Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord

The Third Prince refused to leave and called out again, "Imperial Father!"

The Emperor leaned against the Dragon Throne, closed his eyes, waved his hand weakly, and said, "I am weary, Imperial Son, please withdraw."

The Little Eunuch standing behind the Emperor silently shook his head at the Third Prince, signaling him to know when to stop and not to upset the Emperor.

The Emperor showed no intention of responding to him. The Third Prince, feeling helpless, could only kowtow once more before standing up, "Imperial Father, your son takes his leave!"

The Emperor sat there, squinting his eyes as if asleep, without any movement.

The Little Eunuch gestured silently to him to indicate he should leave.

The Third Prince had no choice but to withdraw.

Just as he walked out of the palace gate, he saw the Second Prince hurrying over, and so he saluted, "Second Imperial Brother, long time no see."

The Second Prince, initially with his head down and in a rush, heard the voice, looked up, and upon seeing the Third Prince, paused for a moment, "Third Imperial Brother, did you also come to see Imperial Father?"

The Third Prince glanced around mysteriously and said, "Second Imperial Brother, you may not know yet, but Imperial Father is sending the two of us to the border to fight."

Due to the sudden escape of the Fourth Prince, the Empress being confined to the Cold Palace, the Second Prince has turned into an orphan, idly staying in his residence every day until someone from the Imperial Palace came to say the Emperor summoned him.

The Second Prince was somewhat taken aback since his Mother Consort passed away; the Emperor hadn’t summoned him.

The Princes of the Imperial Family are indeed pitiful; without powerful maternal family support, the Emperor wouldn’t even bother to see you.

Conversely, like the Fourth Prince once was, he was a favored son like no other.

Yet now the Fourth Prince is utterly ruined. The reason for this is partly due to his practice of Evil Cultivation, but the main reason is the downfall of the Prime Minister. With the Empress losing her influence, the fall of the Fourth Prince was inevitable. In his prime, he became too arrogant, offended many, so now that he’s fallen, naturally grudges and resentments were avenged.

As for those who were close to the Empress before, diligently bootlicking, all they can do now is snicker.

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter—such is common in the Imperial Palace. Once the Empress fell, all those people went over to Noble Consort Wang’s side.

The Second Prince, known for his exceptional martial arts among the Princes, did not feel terrified upon hearing the Third Prince’s words. With his Mother Consort gone, staying alone in the Capital seemed pointless; it might be better to venture out, perhaps to earn merits and later strive for succession in a fair manner.

The Second Prince expressionlessly offered a hand salute, "Thank you, Third Imperial Brother, for informing me, thank you."

After speaking, without turning back, he strode inside.

"Oh my, there’s actually someone who doesn’t fear death! Hmm, not bad, didn’t expect to find a strong backbone in the Royal Family." The Third Prince turned around to watch the Second Prince’s silhouette, nodded in satisfaction.

Finally, regretfully exclaimed, murmured to himself, "Oops, forgot to tell Second Imperial Brother that Imperial Father is currently resting, let him wait for a while before entering. This time, Second Imperial Brother is sure to get a scolding."

As a matter of fact, it did not go as the Third Prince thought. When the Second Prince entered, the Emperor was intently reviewing memorials to the throne.

The Second Prince kneeling on the ground, kowtowing and paying respects to the Emperor, then spoke, "Your son greets Imperial Father."

The Emperor put down the memorial, wasn’t truly tired earlier, just didn’t want to discuss that topic with the Third Prince, so he pretended to be asleep.

The Emperor: "Imperial Son, no need for formalities, rise!"

The Second Prince: "Thank you, Imperial Father."

The Emperor sized up the Second Prince, noticing he had noticeably lost weight compared to some time ago.