Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 219 - 214: The Free-Spirited Young Master

"You want to go to your fief?" Ye Ling looked up from a desk full of memorials, furrowing his brows at his younger brother.

"Just to have some fun, I haven’t been there yet. I heard the fief is by the sea, and I want to see it." Ye Qiu clung to his elder brother’s leg, acting coquettishly.

"No." Ye Ling refused sternly.

"I want to go." Ye Qiu, pouting his lips, threatened, "If you don’t let me, I will sneak off by myself."

"You dare!" Ye Ling angrily raised his eyebrows, but seeing that stubborn look on the boy’s face, he knew he wasn’t just talking nonsense, he truly dared.

This was exactly what troubled Ye Ling the most. This boy, relying on his fondness, was fearless of heaven and earth, yet every time he thought of teaching him a lesson, he couldn’t get angry looking at his coquettishly cute face.

What could he do? The imperial brother he had spoiled himself, he had to continue to spoil him for his lifetime, even if it meant kneeling.

Ye Ling, trying to keep his temper, reasoned with him: "You are still too young. Wait a few more years, then I won’t obstruct wherever you wish to go."

"I don’t want to." Ye Qiu pouted, acting spoiled, while Ye Ling covered his chest thinking, here it comes, the young boy is acting spoiled again.

"Imperial brother, please let me go. I promise I’ll be careful. Or else, send a couple more guards with me, there’ll definitely be no issues. I am a prince, who would dare to trouble me in this world?"

Ye Ling was still hesitant. Travelling far is not as easy as just talking about it. Even as a prince, there are too many uncertainties, and the world is not as peaceful as it seems on the surface; he truly did not want his brother, still a child of six or seven, to face such risks.

But seeing the resolute face of his imperial brother, he knew that if he did not agree, the boy might very likely sneak off alone, which would worry him even more.

"Then you must promise not to be naughty and not wander off from the guards’ sight." Ye Ling instructed him seriously.

Ye Qiu raised his face, smiling cheerfully: "I promise!"

Ye Ling sighed helplessly upon seeing this. Oh well, the imperial brother has always been a free spirit, and the suffocating Imperial Palace indeed couldn’t contain him. If it came to it, he would simply secretly send more Hidden Guards and take along a couple more Imperial Physicians to ensure his safety.

No sooner had Ye Qiu gotten his elder brother’s consent than he was saying goodbye the next day to the Empress Sister-in-law and the Crown Prince and Second Prince, not even minding the Second Prince’s tear-stained little cheeks, and headed south in high spirits.

Ye Qiu’s fief is in Fujian, known since ancient times as a land of fish and rice, which shows how much Ye Ling loved his youngest brother by awarding him this land.

Ye Qiu’s trip to his fief was not merely for pleasure. The disloyalty of Prince Nan has not been a one or two day affair. In a past life, one of the big reasons for Ye Ling’s quick downfall was due to Prince Nan falsifying tax reports and fostering a private army. Ye Qiu was heading south to unveil Prince Nan’s underlying schemes while he was still on the rise.

Ye Ling had not anticipated that Ye Qiu’s departure would last for three years, and upon his return, he brought back evidence of Prince Nan’s conspiracy.

Seeing the naughty little rascal from before transformed into the graceful young man today, Ye Ling was filled with mixed emotions.

"You finally decided to return." The first thing Ye Ling did wasn’t to pursue Prince Nan’s crimes, but to grab Ye Qiu and start spanking him after pulling down his trousers.

Only when his buttocks began to feel waves of pain did Ye Qiu react, his face instantly turning red.

He was actually spanked by having his pants pulled down? Ye Qiu couldn’t believe it! Fortunately, there were no others in the Imperial Study Room at the moment, otherwise Ye Qiu would have died of shame.

"Elder brother, I am all grown up now." Ye Qiu, his face flushed, struggled to pull his pants up and glared at Ye Ling resentfully.

Ye Ling, fearless and even more furious, retorted, "You’ve become so daring! Daring to investigate Prince Nan at such a young age." Ye Ling knew well the dangers involved and felt both distressed and reassured; the little boy he once held in his arms had grown up and now shared his elder brother’s concerns.

But still, he ought to have been more careful about his own safety! This was one of the reasons Ye Ling was angry; the Imperial Brother could have simply shared his suspicions, instead of risking himself.

"Elder brother, see, nothing happened to me!" Ye Qiu licked his face and clung to Ye Ling’s arm, acting coquettishly, causing Ye Ling’s heart to involuntarily soften.

"Next time, I will be more careful, and won’t do it again."

"There’s a next time!" Ye Ling glared at him. Three years had passed, and Ye Ling’s authority had only increased. Ye Qiu shuddered with fear, quickly added that there would be no next time, which finally made Ye Ling let him off.

Seeing Ye Qiu embracing him carefreely and acting spoiled, Ye Ling suddenly realized, thankfully, he was still his carefree Imperial Brother. However, he wouldn’t let this rascal leave the capital so easily next time; if he disappeared for another three to five years, he would be scared to death.

With ample evidence in hand, Ye Ling promptly ordered the Great General to lead troops south, and within a year, under the secret conditions provided by Ye Qiu, Prince Nan’s influence was completely eradicated.

"You seem very anxious." Ye Qiu looked at Li Xiaolian with a pseudo-smile.

Li Xiaolian, startled by Ye Qiu suddenly getting close, nervously knelt down to greet him, her mind hazed, wondering if her family in the Southern Land was safe.

She also secretly panicked, wondering why the Emperor knew about Prince Nan’s treasonous plot? Why didn’t she know?

"Who are you worried about?" Ye Qiu looked at her with a quasi-smile, just a mere jester. Now that Prince Nan’s affairs were resolved, he lost patience keeping a pawn at his side.

"Your Highness, I am worried about my family." Li Xiaolian nervously replied, but then reassured herself remembering she hadn’t slipped up these years.

"Old Man Li? Isn’t he perfectly fine at the Imperial Mansion? What’s there to worry about, or do you have other family members?"

Li Xiaolian’s heart skipped a beat: "Your slave does not understand what Your Highness means."

"Enough of pretending, ever since you designed that scene with Zhang Yun intended for me to witness, I knew your goals weren’t simple," Ye Qiu said with a cold laugh.

"Your slave doesn’t understand, please enlighten me, Your Highness," Li Xiaolian continued to argue while becoming incredibly anxious inside. How could it be possible? Prince An was only six years old at that time, how could he know their plan?

"You must be very curious how elder brother found out about Prince Nan’s treason, let me tell you, the evidence was provided by me," Ye Qiu laughed lightly, clearly but a ten-year-old child, yet seemingly knowing everything.

Li Xiaolian stared in disbelief, she had almost always been at Prince An’s side for the past three years, how did Prince An find out about Prince Nan’s treason? How did he get the evidence?

But Ye Qiu would no longer tell her the truth. Li Xiaolian died with her eyes open in disbelief, but at least, she died alongside her "grandfather" Old Man Li.

After clearing the Hidden Guards around him, Ye Qiu became increasingly unconstrained, relying on his elder brother’s indulgence. He frolicked and enjoyed his days leisurely every day, even the united complaints of the Imperial Censors could do nothing to him.

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