Shocked! The salty concubine was spoiled by the cold prince

Chapter 199 This Is Not Playing House

"Brother Xu, are you really unwilling to help me?"

The eighth prince's eyes became moist, and what he said was not unwillingness, but unable.

He obviously knew it. Pei Xu knew what he would face and didn't even think of helping him.

It can even be said that Pei Xu also wanted him to die.

In this huge palace, no one can save him, and no one will save him.

"Eighth Prince, I have made my point very clear."

Pei Xu still maintained the attitude of a subject, but his meaning was very clear. He refused to help the Eighth Prince and disdained the exchange of benefits that the Eighth Prince brought him.

But this is also normal, after all, Pei Yunqing can promise more.

Adults, care more about interests than anything else.

What's more, their age difference is too big, and they have only met each other a few times, let alone any feelings for each other.

The eighth prince's eyes became more and more sore. He had been living cautiously since he was born, fearing that he would die inexplicably one day. Now he had finally lived to the age of twelve, but encountered such a thing again.

But he didn't know that twelve years old is not considered young in ordinary people's society.

There are already people getting married at the age of fourteen, and at his age, if someone is in a hurry, there are also people who would look for someone to marry first and then get married when they reach the right age.

Therefore, in Pei Xu's eyes, he was not a poor and innocent child, but another jackal that was about to grow up and might bite a piece of flesh from him.

Pei Xu's father has suffered a great loss, and he will definitely not follow in his footsteps.

"You are Prince Su, and you hold military power. Even my father wouldn't completely disregard your wishes, let alone my fifth brother. You can help me if you want, Brother Xu. Why don't you?"

The Eighth Prince questioned him, and he clenched his fists tightly.

At this moment, he naturally did not want to anger Pei Xu, but he knew very well that this was his last chance, and he had to say everything before Pei Xu became completely impatient.

Once Pei Xu left here, he would never be able to say such words again.

Pei Xu knew that a child born in the palace could not be a naive child who knew nothing, so he was not surprised to hear such words.

"Eighth Prince, why would I risk offending the Fifth Prince by agreeing to help you? I believe you know very well why the Fifth Prince won't let you see His Majesty. Even His Majesty is now under someone else's control, and I'm just a subject. Is it wrong for me to want to protect myself? People are profit-driven, and so am I. I won't recklessly give up everything just because you call me Brother Xu. This isn't playing house, and I'm not a naive child, and neither are you, Eighth Prince. You understand very well that everything I say is right."

Pei Xu never treated the Eighth Prince as a child, even though he was still a little thin and did not have the stature of a teenager.

A prince without a mother, not loved by his father, yet able to grow up quietly to the age of twelve, there is no way he could be a simple and innocent child.

"Brother Xu, you are right. So what do you want? What do I need to do to impress you and let you help me?"

The Eighth Prince did not refute Pei Xu, because he knew very well that every word Pei Xu said was right, and he had no point to refute.

"Eighth Prince, no matter what you pay, it's a losing deal for me. Don't waste your breath. You are a smart man. Instead of wasting time on me, you should think carefully about what you should do. If the Eighth Prince has the last laugh, he can also control me in this way."

Pei Xu had spoken openly, and the Eighth Prince knew that he had no right to persuade him any further.

"In that case, I won't bother Brother Xu anymore."

The eighth prince said dejectedly, he knew that he could not beat Pei Yunqing. After all, his start was a hundred times more difficult than Pei Yunqing's.

It was precisely because of this that Pei Xu felt there was no need to support the Eighth Prince.

He simply let Pei Yunqing kill the Eighth Prince, and he could kill Pei Yunqing openly under the pretext of rescuing the emperor.

At that time, the emperor had no sons alive in the world. What would be the use even if he was successfully rescued?

Pei Xu would never let him enjoy himself any longer. He should take responsibility for what he had done.

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Pei Yunqing was very unhappy when he learned that the Eighth Prince had actually stopped Pei Xu.

"Xiao Ba, you are so disobedient. I have already told you that the emperor is in poor health and needs to rest, and I have a lot of things to do. You should not cause me trouble. But you have to appear in front of Pei Xu at this time. Are you trying to use him to deal with me?"

Pei Yunqing brought his men to the eighth prince's residence, but only asked them to guard the door while he met his brother alone.

When the Eighth Prince decided to stop Pei Xu, he knew that this matter would definitely reach Pei Yunqing's ears, so he had been waiting for him to come.

"Fifth brother, you misunderstood. I don't have such thoughts at all."

The Eighth Prince did not have such an idea at the beginning. He just wanted to find a way to survive.

But no one was willing to give him a chance to live, everyone wanted him to die.

But why? Is it because he is young?

The eighth prince was unwilling to accept this, but he had not lived enough and wanted to continue living.

"I'm just worried about my father's health and want to see him, but why are you trying to stop me?"

The eighth prince's tone was calm, and he seemed to be really just worried about his father's health.

But Pei Yunqing knew his brothers too well. They were blood relatives. How could one of them have a genetic mutation and not covet the throne?

It's just that I was young and had no choice.

If the Eighth Prince was the same age as him, he would definitely be competing with him on equal terms now, and would definitely not be speaking to him the way he is now.

"Xiao Ba, I'm doing this for your own good. Father is in poor health, and you've been weak since childhood, so it's best that you two don't meet."

Pei Yunqing spoke in a high-sounding manner, but he forgot that he had also pretended to be sick to avoid death for many years.

"When Father gets better, I'll take you to see him."

Pei Yunqing would of course allow the father and son to meet, but the prerequisite for all this was that the emperor was sensible and willing to write him an abdication edict. After he ascended the throne, he would restore his father and brother to freedom.

Before that, none of them should try to do anything tricky.

"Fifth brother, are you telling the truth?"

The Eighth Prince seemed to be convinced by his reasoning, but both brothers knew that this was not the case at all.

However, Pei Yunqing still nodded.

"Of course."