The emperor also felt sorry for his younger brother and gave him many beautiful women, but none of them could have children. So the emperor thought it was because of his younger brother and sent imperial physicians to treat his infertility many times.

How come there's another daughter out there!

The emperor and his entourage were surprised and couldn't help but turn their gazes to the crying palace maid, observing how much she resembled Prince Rong.

They were interrogating the young palace maid in the Eastern Palace. At that moment, behind a corner of the wall outside the palace, the Minister of Works and the Minister of Revenue were peering over the wall, listening intently to what was happening inside.

They were stunned when they heard Chuanwen's heartfelt words that the little palace maid who seduced the Crown Prince last night was the daughter of Prince Rong!

If that's true, then the Crown Prince and the palace maid are cousins! That would be incest!!

The two, who had only come to hear some gossip about the Crown Prince's romantic affairs, were now numb. Would the Emperor kill them to silence them?

"My lords, what are you doing? Why don't you go inside?"

A voice came from behind them, and the Minister of Works and the Minister of Revenue jumped up in fright. When they turned around and saw who it was, they were even more frightened!

"Prince Rong?!"

The two swallowed hard; the Minister of Works was nearly scared out of his wits. "Prince Rong, why have you come to the Eastern Palace?!"

His voice trembled, leaving Prince Rong completely bewildered. However, Prince Rong still smiled and raised the gift box in his hand, "The Crown Prince has moved to the East Palace, and I have come to deliver a congratulatory gift."

It's just moving house, why do I have to give gifts?

The Minister of Works and the Minister of Revenue looked surprised and a hint of doubt crept into their eyes; they had come empty-handed!

Seeing their confusion, Prince Rong smiled and said, "It's never a bad thing to be overly polite."

Prince Rong was always cautious, especially when it came to matters concerning the emperor and the crown prince. He was eager to show his loyalty and submission in every way, fearing that if he failed to do so, the emperor would suspect him of having rebellious intentions.

However, the Minister of Works stopped Prince Rong, who was about to step inside, and said, "Your Highness, why don't you wait a while before deciding whether to go in?"

Prince Rong gave the two of them a strange look. What's wrong with these two? They're acting so strangely.

"Is something wrong between you two? Let me make this clear first, I'm not going to put in a good word for you, and there's no way I can stop you!"

Prince Rong, with a righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor, quickly pulled away from the Minister of Works' hand and kept his distance from the two men.

"If you do something wrong, you have to bear the consequences. You can't just run away from it. Besides, I know my elder brother quite well. He is a wise ruler, one of the most outstanding in history..."

The Minister of Works and the Minister of Revenue watched quietly as Prince Rong rambled on and on, truly seizing every opportunity to flatter him.

To avoid arousing the emperor's suspicion, Prince Rong would have a son and then throw him away! He'd have a son and then throw him away! The worst part was that the emperor kept feeding him beautiful women, and Prince Rong couldn't resist, so he kept favoring them. And the women's bellies kept getting pregnant, one after another—wasn't that putting him in a difficult position?!

At this moment, Chuanwen also dug out the details. She was enjoying the gossip, but Prince Rong outside the wall was struck dumb. His cheerful mouth froze, and his head suddenly went blank.

The warm sunlight was instantly extinguished by the cold wind, leaving Prince Rong feeling chilled to the bone, his hands holding the gifts trembling as if he had Parkinson's disease.

"Who...who's inside?"

Prince Rong mustered all his strength to ask the question, and the Minister of Revenue looked at him with pity, saying, "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be that girl from the Changxing Marquis's household."

It was indeed that girl. Prince Rong suddenly felt completely exhausted. He didn't even bother to pick up the gift he had dropped. He leaned against the wall and started walking back. The Minister of Works stopped him again. "Prince Rong, where are you going?"

Prince Rong glanced at the Minister of Works, his eyes filled with terrified tears. "My brother knows I've fathered so many sons. What if he suspects I harbor rebellious intentions? I... I must flee for my life..."

The Minister of Works had a complicated expression. Um, is this the point?

Everyone thought you couldn't have children, and the emperor kept sending imperial physicians to your house!

So you're not incapable of having children, you just give birth to one and then abandon it!

The Minister of Revenue stepped forward, somewhat hesitant, but finally asked, "Um, Your Highness, were you aware that a palace maid drugged the Crown Prince last night?"

Prince Rong shook his head. "I haven't heard of it, but... what does this have to do with me?"

It wasn't him who ordered the palace maid to do it. He doesn't want to get involved in this mess right now; he just wants to escape.

The Minister of Works and the Minister of Revenue exchanged a glance, both seeing the determination in each other's eyes. That has a very important relationship with you!

"The maid from the Marquis of Changxing's household said that the palace maid is your daughter!" the Minister of Revenue kindly explained.

Daughter? Prince Rong was stunned. His Qinghuan was staying at home, spending all her time with that wretched prince from the Western Regions since yesterday. When did she come to the palace?!

"Impossible!" Prince Rong denied it outright. "My Qinghuan would never do such an incestuous thing!"

The Minister of Works and the Minister of Revenue had no doubt that it was Princess Qinghuan who did it, but, "Prince Rong, you only threw away your son? You never threw away your daughter?"

"No!" Prince Rong denied it again. His daughter wouldn't arouse suspicion from his elder brother, so why would he throw her away? It's just a pity that he has no luck with daughters. He has already thrown away seventeen or eighteen sons, but he has only given birth to one daughter.

Inside the palace, the emperor was furious and had a headache. What did the tenth prince mean? Did he suspect him just because the tenth prince had many sons? Did having many sons mean that his sons were successful?

He even threw away one child after another. If people found out, they would think that this emperor was extremely intolerant! How could he let his younger brother throw away his own child to save his own life!

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