webnovelfull Chapter 353 At this point, they were a family.
Chapter 353 At this point, they were a family.
Zhen Chenhao hesitated for a moment, and Zhen Chenyao immediately noticed something was wrong.
“If things have come to this point, and the elder brother still cannot be honest with his younger brother, then the younger brother will take his leave, and the elder brother can pretend that the younger brother never came today.”
Zhen Chenhao quickly stopped him and said:
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that it's a very important matter. It was entrusted to me by the Empress in the palace, so of course I have to keep it a secret."
It's my older sister again. What has she done this time, and why is she keeping it from me? Does Father know?
Zhen Chenyao squinted slightly and said:
"Oh, it was ordered by a concubine in the palace. What did she order? Does Father know?"
At this point, it's time to say that since he's his own brother, he won't harm the Zhen family.
Zhen Chenhao opened the window first, peeked out and looked around, then closed the window and walked over, lowering his voice to say:
"The Empress has ordered me to recruit a group of people to train soldiers."
"what?!"
Zhen Chenyao felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He thought about it over and over again, but he never dared to think about it at all.
"Keep your voice down."
Zhen Chenhao quickly went to pull Zhen Chenyao away.
"Brother, are you out of your mind?! How could you possibly agree to this? This is a capital crime punishable by the confiscation of our property and the extermination of our entire clan! Are you trying to kill our whole family?!"
Zhen Chenyao said in a low voice, gritting his teeth.
Zhen Chenhao stubbornly insisted:
"Her Majesty said that this was to leave something for our nephew so that he could compete with the other princes when he comes of age. It was not about rebelling, so I agreed."
Zhen Chenyao had never thought that his elder brother was so stupid. Once others discovered that he was training troops in secret, who would care what he was doing? Would the emperor ask him if it was for rebellion or something else?
Zhen Chenyao had an even worse premonition.
"Brother, why are you in such a hurry today? Is it because the person who ran away knows about the military training?"
Zhen Chenhao was intimidated by his younger brother's imposing manner and felt a little guilty, so he unconsciously raised his voice.
"I'm just not sure if he knows or not."
My steward is a brainless idiot! Drive these people into the mountains; my training troops are there. Who knows if they've heard anything? If they have and tell Jia Hu, we'll be exposed.”
Mentioning Jia Hu, Zhen Chenyao suddenly had a good idea. He might as well suggest that his elder brother kill Jia Hu. This way, he could use someone else to do the dirty work without getting his hands dirty, and the matter could be resolved.
Zhen Chenyao immediately said anxiously:
"Brother, to be honest, I investigated this Jia Hu before, and he has some extraordinary qualities."
Zhen Chenhao said:
“I know what you’re talking about, but why are you investigating him for no reason?”
Zhen Chenyao pretended to be wronged.
"Although my second sister doesn't like me, she is still my sister, the eighth prince, and my nephew."
I've heard that this Jia Hu of mine is a bit extraordinary, and he's even on the Crown Prince's side, so of course I'm anxious and want to investigate his background."
Zhen Chenhao was momentarily speechless. He knew his younger sister had never liked their second brother. She felt that his birth had made her the center of attention, leading to her continued indifference towards him. He never expected that her second brother would secretly be plotting to help the Eighth Prince.
Touched, Zhen Chenhao patted Zhen Chenyao on the shoulder.
“Brother, I know your feelings. If we can get through this calamity safely, I will definitely tell the Imperial Concubine and make her change her opinion of you. We are siblings after all.”
Zhen Chenyao cursed inwardly. Now that they were family, they suddenly remembered they were family when it came to execution. He had to figure out a way to extricate himself from this mess if things couldn't be resolved.