Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne-Chapter 231 - One Hundred Eighty

The emperor got into the mood, twisting his waist and hips while singing a cheeky little tune. He didn’t know when he had pulled off his belt, then tied it around his head.

Without the constraints of the belt, his robe naturally opened. The emperor danced for a while, finding the robe cumbersome, so he danced and undressed at the same time.

Seeing the emperor take off his clothes, the ministers naturally took off their clothes as well. A group of people, bare-chested, danced wildly and inelegantly.

Zhao Yao was dumbfounded. After a while, he picked up his jaw and asked in shock to the Fourth Prince, "Fourth brother, where are we now?"

The Fourth Prince had a stiff expression, with his mouth slightly twitching, he said, "Just ignore them."

He added, "After we finish eating, we’ll go back to the tent." The scene in front of him was really... unbearable to look at... Better to avoid it.

Zhao Yao stared in surprise for a while, then fixed his curious gaze on the emperor and them.

"Fourth brother, has father let himself go?"

"Let himself go?" It was the first time the Fourth Prince had heard this term, he was slightly stunned, then he understood what it meant. He thought tenth brother’s description of father’s behavior was spot on. "You’re right."

In the middle of the grass, the emperor had none of the demeanor of a monarch. He was playing wrestling with Shen Hu.

Zhao Yao clicked his tongue in his heart: this might be father’s true nature.

"Fourth brother, should we join them?" The Crown Prince and the Third Prince had both joined in.

The Fourth Prince said disdainfully, "No need to join them." Dancing bare-chested was an indecorous act the Fourth Prince couldn’t bring himself to perform.

Actually, Zhao Yao didn’t really want to join either.

"Then, fourth brother, let’s just watch them dance." Zhao Yao said, grinning, "Watching father and them dance is really amusing." He decided to draw what he had just seen to joke about it with his father later. freёweɓnovel_com

"Father and them won’t be finished for a while, so after you’re done eating, we’ll return to the tent to rest."

The emperor and the others were having a blast, they definitely wouldn’t stop anytime soon.

The Fourth Prince worried the emperor and the others might make even more inappropriate moves, thinking it’d be better to take Zhao Yao back to the tent sooner.

Remembering the Fourth Prince didn’t quite enjoy such lively scenes, Zhao Yao sped up his eating.

By the time Zhao Yao and the Fourth Prince finished their meal, the emperor and the ministers were still dancing. Their moves were becoming more extravagant and increasingly comical.

The Fourth Prince wasn’t in a hurry to bring Zhao Yao back to the tent, instead, he took his hand for a walk to aid digestion.

Earlier, during the evening meal, Zhao Yao ate a lot—two plates of venison, two lamb legs, and two rabbit legs. He also ate a few pieces of bread.

Seeing him eat so much, the Fourth Prince feared Zhao Yao might have an upset stomach when sleeping, so he took him for a walk around the tent.

After walking for an hour, the brothers returned to the tent.

As soon as they returned to the tent, the Fourth Prince pulled Zhao Yao to read books together.

Zhao Yao’s biggest reason for not wanting to sleep in the same tent with the Fourth Prince was the fear that the Fourth Prince would make him study.

As expected.

"Fourth brother, isn’t spring hunting supposed to be for fun? Why do we have to read at night?"

"Reading should be done daily, not abandoned." The Fourth Prince reached out and pinched Zhao Yao’s little face, "Not reading for a day and you forget it, understand?"

Zhao Yao pouted and said, "I don’t want to understand." Why must he study while on a hunting trip?

The Fourth Prince gently knocked on Zhao Yao’s small head, "Read."

Zhao Yao let out a heavy sigh, "Alas... I’m so unfortunate, having to study on a hunting trip."

The Fourth Prince poked Zhao Yao’s cheek, deliberately putting on a stern face, saying, "Read properly."

Zhao Yao pouted and muttered something under his breath, then picked up the book and began to read.

Outside the tent, faint sounds of laughter could be heard.

Although he had slept all afternoon, Zhao Yao was still tired before the late hour.

The Fourth Prince took Zhao Yao to wash up together.

Zhao Yao leaned on the Fourth Prince, holding his face in his hands, saying, "Fourth brother, tell me a story from the ’Spring and Autumn Annals.’"

The Fourth Prince knew Zhao Yao had recently been reading the "Spring and Autumn Annals." "Sure, I’ll tell you a story from the ’Spring and Autumn Annals.’"

Zhao Yao listened for a while and fell asleep.

The Fourth Prince had Wei Mian leave one candle lit, putting out the rest.

"Tonight, be vigilant," the Fourth Prince specifically instructed.

Wei Mian understood the Fourth Prince’s meaning, nodded solemnly, and said, "Rest assured, Your Highness, I will be attentive at all times."

The Fourth Prince trusted Wei Mian’s work very much, so he said nothing further.

At this point, the excitement on the grass outside the tent had also concluded.