Chapter 85 is not an accident

"We were just talking about how Tong Shiqing's genitals were accidentally hit."

I said, if he becomes impotent, I'll send two male prostitutes to Princess Jia Hui.

"But I'm also worried that Princess Jia Hui and Tong Shiqing are getting along so well, and she might find me a nuisance later," Princess Yongxin interjected.

Xiao Huaijin responded with an "oh".

Xiao Huaijin only found out later that Tong Shiqing was injured. At the time, he was in a hurry to send Song Zhimian back, and he had to call the imperial physician and have someone find Lian Qiao. Xiao Huaijin didn't have time to care about anything else.

He only returned to Linde Palace after seeing that Song Zhimian had been settled.

However, Tong Shiqing was injured... As far as he knew, it must have been done by someone from his father's side.

As for the reason... it must be that Father Emperor doesn't want to see Tong Shiqing!

Now that Tong Shiqing is in this state, Uncle Wang probably won't be thinking of getting him another official post outside the capital!

“No rush. The two of them are all lovey-dovey now, but maybe in a few years they’ll be in a completely different situation!” Song Zhimian interjected.

Princess Yongxin and Xiao Huaijin didn't react at first.

"The 'deaf' I'm referring to is the 'deaf-deaf' in 'deaf-deaf,' not the 'soft-spoken' ...

Princess Yongxin and Xiao Huaijin both responded with an "oh" upon hearing this.

It seems quite apt; over time, even the best couples become deaf to each other when they see one another…

Xiao Huaijin stood far away by the window, then glanced at Song Zhimin's face.

Thankfully, it's not as pale as it was at the beginning.

Although it's still a bit pale, at least there's some color in its lips...

"Song Zhimian, when I ran over to save you, you told me to leave someone alive. Did you discover something?" Xiao Huaijin suddenly asked.

Princess Yongxin and Lianqiao were both startled when they heard this.

Leaving survivors? Does this mean that Song Zhimin's injury was not an accident?

Song Zhimian thought about the scene again and nodded very seriously.

"Those two came specifically for the young prince."

The goal is very clear!

Princess Yongxin was stunned. She looked at Song Zhimian, then at Xiao Huaijin, and suddenly called out to Lian Qiao.

"Let's go out first! They must have something very important to say."

The two of us will stay in the outer room to keep watch!

After saying that, he pulled the reluctant Lianqiao away.

After Princess Yongxin and Lian Qiao left and the door to the inner room closed, Xiao Huaijin sat down in the chair where Princess Yongxin had been sitting.

"Tell me, what did you discover?" Xiao Huaijin asked Song Zhimian.

Song Zhimian carefully moved her hands, which were originally at her sides, to the sides of her head, and turned her face to the side to speak to Xiao Huaijin.

"Be careful!" Xiao Huaijin instinctively wanted to reach out to help, but reason made him pull his hand back.

Song Zhimian forced a smile and gently shook her head.

"Your Highness, it is true that today's events were a setup by His Majesty."

But there are also those who take advantage of the chaos.

According to everyone's opinion, those people were targeting His Majesty, and in order to achieve their goals, they would definitely use all their abilities to serve His Majesty.

This must be the reason why His Majesty has set up this trap today!

But two people went straight for the young prince.

When you told me that something would happen at Linde Hall today, I asked Your Highness about it.

Did the other princes also receive this news?

If other princes with ulterior motives also received this news, wouldn't they secretly plot something?

But why did they target the young prince?

"What good would it do them to harm the young prince?" Song Zhimian asked in a low voice.

Xiao Huaijin looked terrible, but instead of explaining the issue further, he continued to ask.

"Go on, what else did you discover?"

“And another thing is…” Song Zhimian paused for a moment.

"Speak! What else did you discover?" Xiao Huaijin stared at Song Zhimian.

"At the time, I suspected the King of Zhao."

So I did something.

The twelfth prince was sitting a little below the young prince, so I pulled the twelfth prince over.

To others, it might seem like I'm the one protecting all twelve princes.

Actually... I had ulterior motives at the time.

I thought that the twelfth prince was the younger brother of the King of Zhao, and the King of Zhao usually showed him great affection.

If the twelfth prince and the young prince were together, those people would be hesitant to act rashly and would not dare to make any big moves.

but……

One of the two hesitated only slightly before making a move against both the young prince and the twelfth prince.

Therefore, those two people were probably somewhat wary of the twelfth prince, but they didn't really care about him.

This means that the two people were not necessarily sent by the King of Zhao.

"It's more likely that someone else is trying to take advantage of the situation and secretly send people to harm the young prince behind the back of the King of Zhao," Song Zhimian analyzed slowly.

Xiao Huaijin thought of Song Zhimian, who was tightly protecting the young prince and the twelfth prince under her body.

Think back to that scene...

At first, he also suspected it was the King of Zhao.

But then, thinking about it from King Zhao's perspective, it seemed unlikely that King Zhao would do something so directly harmful to the twelfth prince.

That means... there's someone else?

Aside from the Crown Prince and his own side, only the King of Zhao knew this news…

wrong!

There's one more person!

“King Xiao Huaizhun of Wu!” Xiao Huaijin said with certainty.

"The King of Wu?" Song Zhimian was a little surprised.

The Prince of Wu was the least prominent among the princes of the imperial family.

Her mother was Consort Ruan, but in the palace she always followed the lead of Consort Wu.

The King of Wu was also known to everyone as the King of Zhao's lackey.

King Zhao always took King Wu with him in everything he did, and King Wu, in turn, showed great respect for King Zhao...

"It's that guy Xiao Huaizhun! I didn't expect him to be so well hidden!" Xiao Huaijin sneered.

It's that guy, Hsiao Huai-Chun.

At that time, his own people were keeping an eye on King Zhao's side. King Zhao went to change clothes with King Wu, but King Zhao came out first.

The King of Wu returned to the Linde Palace after a while.

Although the twelfth prince was a bit mischievous, he was not a bad person at heart, and both Prince Zhao and Princess Shou Kang loved him.

King Zhao would never act in a situation where there was a possibility of harming the twelfth prince.

The only person who could carry out the attack was someone arranged by the King of Wu.

"But...why would he take such a huge risk to harm the young prince? The success rate is very low, and even if he succeeds, what impact will it have?"

"The Crown Prince is still the Crown Prince! Do they think that the Crown Prince is no longer the Crown Prince without the young prince?" Song Zhimian was still puzzled.

It wasn't that she was cold-blooded, but rather that royal affairs were not so simple.

The Crown Prince is in the prime of his life; having an heir... that's incredibly easy.

Even if the Crown Prince and Crown Princess have a deep affection for each other, they will still have to compromise on some things for the sake of that position.

so……

"On the surface, they were targeting Jue-ge'er."

In reality, they were still after the crown prince.

Song Zhimian, there are some things you don't know, but I can tell you now.

"Do you still remember what I told you back then, that someone had peeked at the Crown Prince's medical records?" Xiao Huaijin lowered his voice.