After leaving the Crown Prince's palace, the Fourth Prince went to look for his other brothers. Prince Heshuo hadn't come for the past few days; Prince Yi should still be with Emperor Kangxi; the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Princes were fine and had already left the palace. The Tenth Prince hadn't come to court either, but the Fourteenth Prince had come and should be in Yonghe Palace at the moment.

After pondering for a moment, the Fourth Prince headed towards Yonghe Palace. He didn't intend to leave the palace, as that would waste time. He would first summon the Fourteenth Prince, and then send someone to fetch the Third Prince. Having made up his mind, the Fourth Prince headed towards Yonghe Palace.

Sure enough, after the court session, the Fourteenth Prince was summoned to Consort De's residence by her maid. When the Fourth Prince entered Consort De's main hall, he saw her talking to the Fourteenth Prince.

"Your fourth brother is here. Let him tell me what you just said. Was it nonsense?" Consort De said to the fourth prince as soon as he entered.

"Fourteenth Prince, what have you done to upset your mother again?" The relationship between the Fourth Prince and Consort De has improved a lot, actually thanks to Lanqin's mediation.

"Fourth Brother, I want to go to the northern battlefield. I heard that those red-haired devils there are causing trouble again, repeatedly messing around on the borders of our Great Qing. Father Emperor is already preparing for war against them." As soon as Fourteenth Brother heard about the war, the warlike genes in his blood began to boil.

Consort De frowned and said, "When fighting outside, there are generals to make arrangements for you, your father. But you, a prince, are going to that harsh and cold place. What if something happens to you? What will your mother do?"

As the Fourth Prince listened to Consort De scolding the Fourteenth Prince, he felt a slight bitterness in his heart. His mother had never scolded him like this before. Was he too sensible? Or perhaps he simply hadn't given her the chance to scold him?

"Mother, Fourteenth doesn't go to war. He stays in the mansion all day arguing with Wanyan. It's really boring," Fourteenth said.

"Wanyan Shi too! She's been married for five years and hasn't even given you a princess! And she's still acting so irresponsibly!" Consort De couldn't help but scold Wanyan Shi. She had long been dissatisfied with this princess daughter-in-law. The fact that the Fourteenth Prince was going to the battlefield was because she, as his primary consort, couldn't keep his heart. Otherwise, why would the Fourteenth Prince be clamoring to go out?

"Mother, Jinzhi is pregnant!" Fourteenth Prince had only been acting coquettishly in front of Consort De and said something random, but he didn't expect Consort De to actually blame Wanyan Shi. He had no choice but to explain.

"What? Lady Wanyan is pregnant?" Consort De stared at the Fourteenth Prince in surprise. The Fourth Prince also looked at the Fourteenth Prince in astonishment. This young couple had been bickering every day since their wedding, and now their bickering had finally come to a conclusion?

"Yes, I was just diagnosed. I was going to tell you later, but as soon as you heard I was going to the north, you started nagging me nonstop, and I didn't get a chance to say anything," said Fourteen.

Fourth Prince glared at Fourteenth Prince with a "resentful" look, actually complaining about his mother's nagging?

"You brat, why didn't you say something so important sooner! Wanyan is pregnant, you absolutely cannot go!" Consort De, in a fit of anger, slapped Fourteenth Prince. However, the expression on her face clearly showed both heartache and joy!

"I knew it! If I told Mother, she would definitely be even more against letting me go!" Fourteen said dejectedly.

"Mother, your son has come because he has something to say to Fourteenth Prince. Why don't you tell me about your son first?" Fourth Prince thought that if he listened any longer, this mother and son would definitely continue their loving banter in front of him.

"Oh, then you can tell your fourteenth brother." Consort De looked at the Fourth Prince's expression and then suppressed her smile.

"Fourteenth Brother, the Crown Prince is ill," the Fourth Prince said.

"I know, he hasn't gone to court for several days," said the Fourteenth Prince.

"Is the Crown Prince so seriously ill?" Consort De knew that the Crown Prince had not attended court for several days, but she did not know that he was so seriously ill.

"It seems the Crown Prince has been afflicted by a venomous insect curse. Imperial Physician Yang is currently with the Crown Prince. To remove the curse, we need a medicinal ingredient, which is the blood of us brothers, blood similar to the Crown Prince's," Fourth Prince said.

Both Consort De and the Fourteenth Prince showed a hint of surprise. Consort De asked, "Fourth Prince, are you sure the Crown Prince is under the influence of witchcraft?"

"It should be! Mother should trust Dr. Yang's medical skills. Father doesn't know yet. I was thinking of not disturbing him, but now it seems I must report to Father. Fourteenth Prince, why don't you go and see the Crown Prince first?" the Fourth Prince said.

A hint of worry flashed across Consort De's face, after all, the medicinal ingredient she had just mentioned was too frightening.

"Okay, I'll go right now!" Fourteen didn't seem to care at all. He didn't think human blood was anything scary. On the battlefield, human heads, limbs, and internal organs could fly everywhere, so losing a little blood was nothing.

"Fourteenth, you must be careful!" Consort De couldn't help but warn.

The Fourth Prince felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this. His mother could never care for him as much as she cared for the Fourteenth Prince!

"It's nothing, just a little blood!" Fourteen said nonchalantly, leaving with a smile on his face.

The two brothers walked out of Yonghe Palace together and then followed the long palace path. This was the first time the Fourth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince had walked together; in the past, they had never walked together after leaving Yonghe Palace. Even when they were going in the same direction, the Fourteenth Prince always went first and never walked with the Fourth Prince.

"Are you really going to the northern battlefield?" Fourth Master asked as they walked.

“Yes. A man should strive to achieve great things; what’s the point of staying here every day?” Fourteen said.

"Wanyan's wife is pregnant. Aren't you going to stay and take care of her?" Fourth Master asked again.

"As long as she doesn't bully anyone, no one will dare to bully her! She has wet nurses, nannies, and maids; I don't know how to take care of anyone," Fourteen said frankly.

“If you want to go, you should talk to Father Emperor. If you talk to Mother, she definitely won’t agree,” the Fourth Prince said.

Fourteen was pleasantly surprised to find that Fourth Prince was actually on his side, and excitedly said, "Then Fourth Brother, please persuade Father Emperor to let me go."

"If Mother finds out, she'll hate me for not being able to keep you!" Fourth Master said.

"Just don't let Mother know what you said, okay?" Fourteen said.

“With Mother’s intelligence, how could she not guess?” Fourth Master said.

“Mother is getting old and always worries. I’m not going into battle alone. Father will definitely support me,” the Fourteenth said.

"Alright, you go to the Crown Prince's palace quickly, I'll go call the Third Prince. The Crown Prince has been poisoned, which is very strange. Let's save him first." The Fourth Prince said when he saw the fork in the road.

Fourteen nodded and strode towards the Crown Prince's Palace.

The Fourth Prince looked at his own brother, who shared the same mother, and then walked towards the Qianqing Palace.

The Third Prince was indeed with Emperor Kangxi, discussing with him the writings of several literary critics from the Ming Dynasty. It must be said, the Third Prince was truly gifted in literature, and Emperor Kangxi genuinely favored this son.