Chapter 399 Overt and covert fighting
The third brother looked at Shang Chunqiu meaningfully, with a hint of hostility in his eyes. If you were to ask who among their brothers and sisters was most like their father, it would definitely be the eldest brother.
Then when my father becomes emperor, the position of crown prince will probably belong to my eldest brother.
The second brother is a good-for-nothing, the fourth brother is a fool who only has eyes for swords, and only the eldest brother can pose a threat to him.
In the past, as the son of the Sword Casting Villa, he could have worked slowly towards his goal, but now it has come to a critical moment. That is the throne, and who wouldn't want to sit on it? Only if his eldest brother dies will his father appoint him as the crown prince.
He has been trying to find ways to get rid of his eldest brother, but he has never had the chance and there is not much time left.
The third brother hid the malicious calculations in his eyes, smiled and bowed to Shang Chunqiu and said: "Big brother is deeply trusted by father and the generals. In the future, we brothers will also rely on you more."
The smile on Shang Fuqiu's face faded slightly, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.
Shang Chunqiu's heart sank slightly when he saw this. His father was suspicious by nature and ruthless. Now that he was in his prime, he was naturally not afraid of losing one or two sons.
It was precisely because he was worried about this that he secretly built good relationships with those generals to avoid being completely passive one day.
His old fox father naturally knew this, but there were not many available people around him, so he could only let himself grow more powerful.
The two of them had many heart-to-heart talks and had hinted many times that the position of crown prince would definitely be theirs, but it was not appropriate to say it explicitly at this critical juncture, in order to avoid causing trouble for other brothers.
The two of them were tacitly aware of this matter, but they were also wary of each other.
Shang Jiansan, who did not understand interpersonal relationships and did not have much military power, was completely excluded.
He opened his mouth, then closed it helplessly as he thought of something, hoping it was just his illusion.
After a few seconds, he moved his ears and seemed to hear his mother's voice. But his mother was still a "hostage", so how could she appear in the backyard?
Until the sound became louder and louder, and clear enough for the other people in the room to hear.
"It must be your mother who brought good news." Shang Fuqiu stood up excitedly.
How could he not be happy? As long as he could get his daughter, he could go straight to Huanglong and move into the Emperor's palace. It could be said that this was the last and most crucial step.
"Something doesn't seem right." The third brother frowned.
After the third brother's reminder, the others also noticed the crying and anxious tone in the voice outside.
"Could something have happened?" This thought came to the minds of several people at the same time, especially Shang Jiansan. The feeling of being pierced by the cold light made him urgently want to escape from this place.
Shang Fuqiu opened the door and pulled the woman in. His dignified face showed dissatisfaction and urgency. "What's the point of crying? Tell me quickly, what happened?"
"He's dead... The second brother is dead!" The woman cried and sobbed. When she saw her husband, she could no longer hold on and her whole body went limp.
Several people were struck by lightning. They thought of countless possibilities, but this was the only one that no one had thought of.
Only Shang Jiansan's face turned pale. He finally realized where the fatal threat came from.
None of them, who had been disciplined by the family since childhood, realized that their little sister was no longer the humble and weak woman who would avoid their gaze and was powerless.