Chapter 1002: Attractive Throne

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Although she often reprimanded Shao Youyue for not acting like an empress at all and indulged in the beauties of the world, she was actually a little envious every time she reprimanded her.

She wanted to do that too, but she couldn’t do it because of all the responsibilities she had.

Although Emperor Hao was also very emotional, he was more delighted than worried now. “Then as long as you show this edict to him, he will definitely be ashamed and will not commit the same mistake again.

“He is not a person without feelings. He may even in fact feel too much sometimes. Otherwise, why did he not rebel when grandfather and father were in power? Why would he wait till now? Was Emperor Yi’s provocation really that effective?

“At that time, grandfather was muddle-headed and the commoners were not living well. When father was still in power, there were frequent wars, and Da Ling was unstable everywhere. Only uncle’s fief, Jing Yue, was particularly stable. It even became the strong backing for grandfather and father several times.

“It was clearly the best time for him to rebel, whether it was when grandfather was in power or when father was in power. Now that he has rebelled, even if the people in Jing Yue are all loyal to him, they can’t compare to us. It’ll be like trying to crack a rock with an egg.”

“Although that’s reasonable, you can’t,” Empress Dowager Yunzi said.

“Why not?” Emperor Hao asked anxiously.

Empress Dowager Yunzi said sharply, “Because you’re not your grandfather, and you’re not your father. Even if you have a lot of feelings for him, it’s not as deep as your grandfather and father’s feelings for him.”

When Emperor Hao heard this, he felt somewhat dejected.

“No matter what, an emperor cannot underestimate anyone.” Empress Dowager Yunzi continued. “If he really had such deep feelings for his grandnephew, he wouldn’t have been instigated by others to send people to Xinyuan County to murder me. It shows that his feelings for his grandnephew can’t compete with his yearning for the throne.”

Emperor Hao became even more dejected.

Empress Dowager Yunzi continued, “I’m giving you the edict left behind by your grandfather not to show it to anyone, but to keep it safe. It’s best that we don’t tell anyone else about this edict for the time being, especially Prince Ying. We don’t want him to rely on this edict and think that we can spare his life no matter what he does. He might end up doing something out of line.”

“Yes.” Emperor Hao could only agree. “Mother, even without this edict, I will never choose for him to die.’

Empress Dowager Yunzi sighed again.

“Forget it, I originally came back to discuss this matter Vith you because I wanted to resolve this matter privately. I did not take into account that your grandfather and father have a deep relationship with him.

“How about this?

“Have someone secretly send the six a.s.sa.s.sins back to him and tell him that we already know that he did it. As long as he is willing to turn back and not commit such a crime again, we Vill let bygones be bygones and pretend that nothing has happened.

“If he stops, it will be good for him and good for us. If he continues to act foolishly, we will have an explanation for your grandfather and father when the time comes for us to ever see them. Even if your grandfather still has a decree left behind, we will not let him off easily.”

“You’re right. Right now, this might be the best way to deal with it.” Emperor

Hao sighed again.. After a pause, he asked, “Then, shall I give the order?”