My Emperor Father Can Read Minds

Chapter 283: Talking Nonsense Again

If you ask whether Eighth Prince actually has any plans… then to say he doesn’t is definitely false!

Eighth Prince does have plans!

He definitely has!

But having plans is useless; the most crucial thing is that Father Emperor must have them too!

Before knowing that Ninth Brother was deeply favored and entrusted with important responsibilities by Father Emperor, Eighth Prince actually thought his position in Father Emperor’s heart was quite good.

After all, he had already established his own residence outside the palace, and Father Emperor still sent teachers to tutor him as always. Such treatment wasn’t even given to Eldest Brother and the others!

If Father Emperor didn’t value him or have expectations for him, how could he be treated so specially?

Of course, that was without comparison.

Eighth Prince sighed again.

The little regard Father Emperor had for him now looked utterly insignificant compared to Ninth Brother.

Handling state affairs!

Father Emperor even let Ninth Brother handle state affairs!!!

Besides the Crown Prince, no one else was even allowed to touch such matters!

Eighth Prince felt uneasy. The more he thought about it, the more bitter he felt inside, and the more bitter he felt, the more depressed he became.

After all, the Crown Prince candidate Father Emperor wanted was Ninth Brother, no one else.

If it were someone else, Eighth Prince might still feel grudging and want to compete, but for his own dear Ninth Brother, how could Eighth Prince compete with him!

Sigh.

Since he couldn’t compete, he could only feel depressed inside.

The depressed Eighth Prince sighed repeatedly while some clueless people kept loudly calling out affectionately:

“Eighth Brother~ Eighth Brother, where are you? Come out quickly…”

Eighth Prince’s ears were almost turning calloused from hearing this. He clicked his tongue and called the attendant beside him, “You go, go get that disgraceful fellow over here!”

All he knows is shouting! Wait until Eighth Brother’s not around one day; let’s see how he manages on his own!

Eighth Brother himself sat in the waterside pavilion, waiting for Wei Yu to come over excitedly, but he didn’t even glance at him.

Wei Yu, showing no tact, sat down next to Eighth Brother with a big grin and said:

“Hehe, Eighth Brother, I knew you were the best. You didn’t speak just now, so there must’ve been a reason why you didn’t hear it, right? I understand, I understand. Here, I’ve divided the tasks for you — all good tasks that will help train your abilities. I believe Eighth Brother, you definitely can handle them.”

Eighth Prince: …

He had a hundred things he wanted to complain about, but since the person was polite, he really couldn’t say such shameless nonsense like Wei Yu.

He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said to Wei Yu:

“I’ve already said, these are state affairs Father Emperor assigned to you. They belong to you, not me! Don’t shove your work onto me! Understand?!”

“I don’t understand.”

Wei Yu shook his head, looking sad, “Eighth Brother, have our brotherly feelings really become so faint? Back in the palace, we even borrowed each other’s essays; now, just after a year, you want to separate so strictly from me? It really makes your little brother’s heart cold…”

Whether or not his heart was cold, Eighth Prince couldn’t tell, but he certainly felt quite frustrated.

Eighth Prince snapped, “I told you, those are state affairs! Are brotherly feelings important? Or are state affairs important? Huh?! You want me to be… Father Emperor’s…”

Wei Yu interrupted him unexpectedly, “Father Emperor knows.”

“W-what? Wait!” Eighth Prince was stunned. “What did you say? Father Emperor knows?”

Wei Yu smiled and nodded, “Yeah, Father Emperor knows about this. I told Father Emperor myself, so Eighth Brother, you can rest assured.”

Wei Yu wasn’t lying; he truly told his dad.

If his father didn’t know, he wouldn’t have taken official documents out, right?

Eighth Prince paused and stared at Wei Yu for a long time, “…Father Emperor didn’t say anything?”

“What could he say?” Wei Yu laughed, putting an arm around Eighth Brother’s shoulder.

“We’re all Father Emperor’s sons. As sons, isn’t it natural to help our old man reduce some of his burdens? Eighth Brother, you’re just overthinking. I bet you haven’t been paying good attention to Father Emperor these days. I see the old man’s hair has turned quite white — all because of the state affairs exhausting him.”

With his words, Eighth Prince’s focus immediately shifted.

He frowned and anxiously asked, “Is Father Emperor really exhausted?”

“Of course! You think I’d lie to you?”

Wei Yu said seriously, “Others might not care about us, but we have to be clear about our own matters! You and I have always been filial sons as the sun and moon bear witness. We can fool outsiders with all kinds of nonsense, but we have to be clear what’s in our own hearts!”

“Little brother cares about Father Emperor’s health, so he wants to help lighten Father Emperor’s burden. And Father Emperor feels comforted by little brother’s filial heart, so he trusts little brother!”

Wei Yu looked at Eighth Prince with sincere eyes, “Little brother is like this, so Eighth Brother must be the same, right?”

Eighth Prince: …

He fell silent, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Should he say Wei Yu was talking nonsense again, or should he say he lacked filial piety and didn’t want to touch that pile of official documents?

Eighth Prince’s mind wasn’t full of holes like a hornet’s nest. The only reason he remained clear-headed when dealing with Wei Yu was because of how well he knew him over the years!

From childhood to now, eating, drinking, even sleeping — they were almost always together. Any fool would know what colors a childhood playmate’s poop would be when he squirms his butt…

Seeing that Eighth Brother wasn’t speaking, Wei Yu blinked and, without any shame, continued to ask:

“Eighth Brother, what’s wrong? Don’t you care about Father Emperor’s health at all? Don’t you want to help Father Emperor share some burden?”

Eighth Prince looked at him deeply, then pushed away his hand, “Shut up. I think your care for Father Emperor’s health is fake. What you really want is for me to help you handle official documents!”

Eighth Prince was no fool. Regardless of whether Father Emperor knew that Wei Yu was passing official documents to him, he himself never heard Father Emperor personally command him to handle state affairs.

This was clearly Father Emperor cultivating Ninth Brother. Since Eighth Prince wasn’t part of Father Emperor’s plan, what business did he have meddling?

Eighth Prince didn’t want to be hated.

Well, after all that talking, it was all a waste of breath.

When Wei Yu was exposed by Eighth Brother, he was unashamed but pitifully lowered his head and said aggrievedly:

“Ah, fine, blame little brother for being self-righteous. I thought Eighth Brother cared for little brother, but it’s just such a small matter, and Father Emperor doesn’t mind, but Eighth Brother does. If I had known you didn’t welcome me so much, I wouldn’t have come today…”

Eighth Prince was silenced.

He took a deep breath again, then reached out, “Give it here!”

He would help!

Wouldn’t it be okay if he helped!

Wei Yu was immediately delighted, hurried off to find Fang Sheng, “Fang Sheng, quick, quick, bring it over! Hurry up and give it to Eighth Highness. Don’t keep my Eighth Brother waiting!”

Eighth Prince: …

What sins has he committed to get such a brother!

He wanted to cut all ties and break brotherhood!

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