The brothers Zhao Bi and Zhao Xiu came out of the hall, exchanged a glance, and both disliked each other. They turned around and walked away from Taihe Hall, one on each side. Their uncle, Prince Yong, was standing in front of them, but they only bowed from a distance and did not exchange pleasantries.

Zhao Xiu, like his mother, was very good at avoiding danger and seeking good fortune, but he lacked the courage to take risks.

In comparison, Zhao Bi was much more courageous than him. To control the floods would likely come at a great cost, and he wasn't confident he could become a 'second Yu the Great,' which is why he put on that show, only to have it ruined by Consort De!

Turning the corner and arriving at the corridor, he stopped in his tracks and said coldly, "Consort De!" To ruin his plans was utterly outrageous! But had his mother really miscarried? Was this not part of the original plan?

He paused, and Xiao Ruanzi stopped as well. "Your Highness, shall we still go to Chuxiu Palace?"

"Did you deal with that girl just now?" Zhao Bi asked instead of answering.

A murderous glint flashed in Xiao Ruanzi's eyes. "It's been dealt with."

"That's good. Where is Sun Yun?" he asked, turning to the figure that had just flashed through his mind.

The palace maid who had just come to invite Emperor Mingde had already relayed Consort Ning's words. He hurriedly replied, "Your Highness, in the left side hall, the Emperor wishes to take Miss Sun as an Imperial Noble Consort. Her Highness's opinion is that this matter must absolutely not be done!"

Zhao Bi had spent more than ten years in the palace. Although he had moved out of the palace, how could he forget the tricks he had learned since childhood? He sneered, "Father was very disappointed in me just now. If that's the case, then you can't blame me for being ruthless as his son."

Little Ruanzi didn't know what Zhao Bi was trying to do. Logically speaking, His Highness should have returned to his residence to reflect on his mistakes and then take the opportunity to regain the Emperor's favor.

Zhao Bi sneered and ordered, "Go to the left side hall. It seems that Father Emperor values ​​this Imperial Noble Consort quite a bit, as he has arranged for her to be in the left side hall."

In Dayong, the left is considered superior.

Xiao Ruanzi was a loyal chief eunuch. He was intelligent and, seeing Zhao Bi's determined expression and slightly manic eyes, he quickly stopped him, saying, "Your Highness, in the Emperor's eyes, Miss Sun is already an Imperial Noble Consort. It is not appropriate for you to go at this time."

“This is called taking chestnuts out of the fire. You don’t understand. Father just doesn’t want what Sun Yun has to fall into other people’s hands. Sun Yun will definitely refuse to enter the palace. I am Father’s son. If it falls into my hands, it won’t be considered an outsider.”

He couldn't wait any longer. Zhao Yi had found a gold mine. No matter how unsuccessful he had been all these years, his father had tolerated him. No matter how useless the empress was, she was still the empress who ruled the country. But he had made so many efforts, and his mother had served his father for so many years, yet she was only one of the four consorts. Why?

Over the years, his father must have been secretly mining gold, otherwise why would Wei Tingsi suddenly return with hundreds of thousands of troops? He couldn't wait any longer. Without gold mines and not much money, he had to get what Sun Yun had!

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince is about to go to Jiangnan to control the floods. How easy is it to control the floods? Let's just wait for him to ruin his future. There's no need to go against the Emperor now, Your Highness." Little Ruanzi held Zhao Bi tightly, preventing him from taking the risk.

“If Consort De hadn’t ruined things, Zhao Yi might have been destroying his future, but…” He felt as if a huge rock was lodged in his heart. With the contrast between him and Zhao Xiu, Emperor Mingde would be much more lenient towards Zhao Yi in the future, regardless of whether Zhao Yi succeeded in controlling the floods or not!

The more he thought about it, the more he hated Consort De!

"Your Highness, you shouldn't act so impulsively," Xiao Ruanzi earnestly advised.

Zhao Bi shook his head and angrily said, "Let me go!"

Xiao Ruanzi wouldn't let go; he was extremely loyal and knew that his master's actions were too reckless and dangerous.

"Let go!" Zhao Bi kicked Xiao Ruanzi in the knee. "Sun Yun will definitely not enter the palace. This prince cannot lose this opportunity. If we let her go, it will be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains. She has several forces protecting her!"

He still remembers clearly seeing Sun Yun and the guards all poisoned and paralyzed today, but when he climbed through the window into the side room, Sun Yun showed no signs of poisoning, and even the guards were all full of energy.

The most fatal thing was that Sun Ganzheng couldn't even defeat his granddaughter! When he left the Sun family, he specifically checked and found that Sun Qi was dead, and at the same time, many non-Sun family assassins also died.

Sun Yun had little power in the palace, making him the easiest target to take down.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince and Princess Jun are also in the palace." Xiao Ruanzi had followed Zhao Bi for over twenty years, and even though she hadn't understood Zhao Bi's intentions before, she now did.

His biggest worry was Zhao Shu and the Crown Prince. Judging from today's events, only the Crown Prince benefited. He suspected that the Crown Prince was the mastermind behind it all.

Zhao Bi's eyes flickered. "Find a way to divert the guards from the side hall."

Seeing that Zhao Bi had finally regained his senses, Xiao Ruanzi released him and bowed, saying, "Yes." He had complete faith in his master who was rational.

Zhao Shu was hurrying from Cining Palace to Taihe Hall. The faster she walked, the stronger her unease became.

"Princess, watch your step." Wan Dong noticed that Zhao Shu had stepped on her skirt several times. If she hadn't been supporting her, she probably would have fallen several times already.

"Why is this path so quiet?" Zhao Shu was anxious, feeling that there was something wrong everywhere. The palace path was clearly visible, so it was impossible for enemies to be hiding there, but she couldn't help but think about it.

Su Xiu and Chen Ran exchanged a glance. Su Xiu said, "Princess, there is no one here, and there is nothing unusual on the ground."

Zhao Shu nodded, but her heart was still filled with extreme panic and anxiety. "The urgent reports from Jiangnan and Shu arrived at the same time. It seems that someone has tampered with this. Why didn't our people notice it at all? It doesn't look like there's going to be a flood. It's really worrying."

Counting the days, she had only been back in the capital for a few days, not a long time, but things were happening one after another, as if someone had planned it all, just waiting for the day to come to crush them, these pawns, one by one.

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