"The arrow is already on the bowstring, and we have no choice but to release it." Prince Yinqi opened his eyes and looked into the endless darkness. "To be frank, if one day Father Emperor is gone and he ascends the throne, will I, Yinqi, still have a chance to live?"

Jue Luo sighed in the darkness and said, "Your Highness, it's all because I didn't give you a son sooner!"

Yinqi embraced Jueluo's belly and said softly, "Fujin, what are you saying? Does the Emperor really think that he has refused to promote me because I don't have a legitimate son? There are many others who don't have legitimate sons either. The Crown Prince doesn't have one either."

Lady Jue Luo hugged Yinti back and said, "Your Majesty, I have always felt that I am the happiest. Look at the other brothers and sisters-in-law, which one is favored? Apart from the Eighth Prince, only Your Majesty values ​​the primary wife the most. Although there was that Baoyue in the middle, I still feel that Your Majesty treats me very well."

Yinti paused, sighed, and said, "Fujin, you must believe me. You are still the one I care about most. Although I did have feelings for Baoyue, she was just using me to achieve her own goals. I saw through that long ago. You are the one who is truly my wife."

Jue Luo nestled excitedly in Yin Ti's arms. At this moment, the slight resistance in her heart finally melted away with Yin Ti's honesty.

Meanwhile, Da Hui and Duo Dun searched the estate but still couldn't find the two, so they summoned the steward for questioning.

"The person Your Highness requested has disappeared. What do you say?" Da Hui said angrily, looking as if he wanted to chop the steward up with a knife.

"This, I don't know either. His Highness ordered that they be provided with good food and drink and not to be disturbed." The steward was already terrified and at a loss when he saw Da Hui acting like this.

"So, with so many exits here, does that mean they went out without you knowing?" Dorton asked.

"Yes, if they wanted to go out, we wouldn't know. Neither you gentlemen nor the prince asked us to restrict their freedom of movement." The steward was almost in tears.

"Sigh, I didn't expect those two thieves to get away so quickly. It seems they planned this beforehand!" Da Hui said angrily.

"Let's go back and report to the Prince. Asking him here won't do any good," Dordon said.

Da Hui and Duo Dun rolled and split the stars, rushing all the way to the Prince Heshuo's Mansion.

When the two of them arrived at the Prince's residence, there were already people waiting for them. It was naturally arranged by Yinti, who said that as soon as they arrived, they should be allowed to come in and wait for him.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!" The eunuch with the stickers called softly from the doorway of Jue Luo's bedroom.

"But they're back?" Yinti was indeed not asleep, but Jueluo Shi was already asleep, so he lowered his voice and asked.

"Yes, the two gentlemen are already waiting in the Prince's study," the servant outside replied.

Yinti immediately turned over and got up, but not wanting to wake Jue Luo Shi, he moved quietly and slowly climbed out of bed, put on his shoes and got off the bed.

Yinti groped for his clothes in the dark and put them on by himself. Then he gently unlatched the door and came out.

When he arrived at the study, Da Hui and Duo Dun Gun were discussing the consequences of the matter. Upon seeing Yin Ti enter, they immediately stood up from their chairs.

"Your Highness!"

"How is it? Where are they?" The moment Yinti saw the two of them, he had a bad feeling.

"Your Highness, when we got there, they were no longer there. I reckon they've already run away," Da Hui said.

Yinti felt as if he had been struck repeatedly with a stick; his worst fears had come true. As he left the palace, he suddenly came to his senses; everything had happened so quickly and suddenly. He had been bewitched, believing those two people of unknown origin without even sending anyone to investigate them.

“Your Highness, perhaps they are just afraid that if things don’t go well, you will take your anger out on them, so they’ve just run away,” Dordon said.

"That's highly unlikely. I was being presumptuous." Yinqi had never admitted his rashness to his subordinates before, but this time he had to reflect on his actions. If Emperor Kangxi found out that he had used witchcraft to murder the Crown Prince, how would he, as a prince, possibly handle the consequences?

Silence, a deathly silence!

Yinti suddenly thought of his master, Fucha Fuheng. If he had been there, and discussed this matter with him beforehand, would it have been avoided?

“Your Highness, you can say you don’t know them? Someone is framing you!” Dordon said.

“That’s right, Your Highness, you can simply deny it,” Da Hui added.

"That's the only way. Who exactly set this trap for me?" Yinti asked.

"Could it be the Crown Prince?" Dorton asked.

"Would the Crown Prince use poison to frame me?" Yinti said in disbelief.

"Then who else could devise such a scheme?" Da Hui asked.

“The third son next door doesn’t have that ability. Maybe it’s him?” Yinti said.

"Who is Your Highness referring to?" Da Hui asked.

“Prince Yong!” Yinti gritted his teeth and said those three words. “The fourth prince has always been low-key, but his methods are ruthless. He never does things according to common sense.”

“Your Highness, Prince Yong has always been the Crown Prince’s man. Is he acting on the Crown Prince’s orders?” Da Hui asked.

"What 'Crown Prince's man'? The Fourth Prince is no longer anyone's man. You all see, he's a prince now, and his son is so highly regarded by Father Emperor. We've overlooked this Fourth Brother. We've always kept our eyes on the Crown Prince, but we never expected the Fourth Prince to be even more troublesome than the Crown Prince," Yinti said.

"Your Highness, what should we do now?" Da Hui asked.

"Let's wait and see where those two will show themselves, and then we'll know who's behind this," Yinti said.

"Alright, Your Highness, you should get some rest," said Duodun Gun.

Yinti nodded and told the servants to take his two most loyal subordinates to rest, while he himself couldn't sleep.

"Your Highness, shall I help you to rest?" said Yebuchu, the personal eunuch.

"I can't sleep!" Yinti sighed.

“Your Highness, if you continue like this, the Princess Consort will be worried,” Yebuchu said.

"You lackey, how dare you use the Fujin (wife of the emperor) to intimidate me?" Yinti said.

"This servant wouldn't dare. This servant is just worried that if Your Highness doesn't sleep, you won't have any energy tomorrow. If you don't have any energy, how will you deal with things?" Yebuchu said.

“You servant, you know more than your master!” Yinti said.

Yinti did not return to the Jueluo clan's residence, but instead slept in the front courtyard under the care of Yebuchu. Although he was in bed, he still couldn't fall asleep. He felt a hand reach out and grab his neck.

Who? Who exactly orchestrated this scheme, trapping the dignified Prince Heshuo within its grasp?