He Xue, a modern woman with a keen interest in Qing Dynasty history, felt regret over the fate of the deposed Crown Prince, believing he didn't deserve such an end. If given the chance, she was...
After some thought, the Crown Prince sent someone to summon the Fifth Prince and the Ninth Prince to Yuqing Palace.
The Fifth Prince and the Ninth Prince were shocked to hear that the Crown Prince was looking for them, and they went straight to Yuqing Palace without delay.
"Second Brother, what do you want with us?" Ninth Prince asked after taking a sip of tea.
Although the Fifth Prince did not speak, he also looked at the Crown Prince.
"You must have heard about the matter of Yuqing Palace summoning the imperial physician. I discovered that it was a minor eunuch from Yuqing Palace who poisoned me!"
"Second Brother, how are you? Are you alright?" The Ninth Prince stood up and came to the Crown Prince's side to look him over.
"It's alright!" the crown prince said with a smile.
"Sit down first and listen to what your second brother has to say!" the Fifth Prince said to the Ninth Prince.
"This is what I had someone investigate further after this incident. Take a look!" The Crown Prince handed the investigation results to the Fifth Prince.
The Fifth Prince looked at the paper in his hand, becoming increasingly nervous, and his face turned somewhat pale.
The Ninth Prince also went over to take a look, and his expression was similar to that of the Fifth Prince.
"Second Brother, this is a frame-up, a complete frame-up!" the Ninth Prince immediately said to the Crown Prince.
"Second Brother, I won't explain anything about this matter. We will definitely investigate it thoroughly and give you an explanation!" The Fifth Prince was older than the Ninth Prince, so he was more composed.
He knew that the reason the Crown Prince had summoned them today was that he did not suspect them, but rather wanted them to investigate the matter themselves.
“Very well, I will wait!” the Crown Prince replied.
Before the Ninth Prince could say anything more, the Fifth Prince stopped him with a look.
The Ninth Prince glared indignantly at the Fifth Prince, thinking to himself, "Well done! How dare he stop me! He's really something, just like a blockhead!"
Seeing the Ninth Prince's expression, the Crown Prince knew he shouldn't let him speak, and he didn't know what he was thinking!
"Ninth Brother, just say what you have to say! There's no need for us brothers to hold grudges!" the Crown Prince said to his Ninth Brother.
"Second Brother, we wouldn't do such a thing! It must be some blind fool who framed us! Their aim is probably to sow discord between us!" the Ninth Prince said anxiously.
"I know that's why I called you here. Little Eleven isn't feeling well, so I didn't call him!"
"Second Brother, thank you for trusting us!"
"He Xue has always trusted you, so I trust you too!" The Crown Prince knew how much He Xue valued the Ninth Prince, and he had no reason not to trust someone He Xue trusted.
"Sister?" Ninth Prince was momentarily confused as to what He Xue had to do with this.
The Fifth Prince understood that the reason the Crown Prince did not suspect them was mostly because of He Xue. It seemed that He Xue held a relatively important position in the Crown Prince's heart.
"I heard you've grown a lot of vegetables recently?" The Crown Prince was quite familiar with He Xue and the Ninth Prince's business.
"That's right, Second Brother! Thanks to Sister, our hot pot restaurant is packed every day now!" Ninth Prince's eyes lit up when he talked about business.
"Second brother, I was planning to thank sister properly! But I've been too busy with business and haven't had a chance yet!"
I found a lot more sketchbooks for my older sister. And as she requested, I even found two storytellers!
"What are He Xue's demands? What are He Xue's demands!" The Crown Prince felt it was necessary to find out.
The Crown Prince noticed that the Ninth Prince's expression had turned somewhat unpleasant. He had actually found two more? What a good younger brother he was!
The Ninth Prince, oblivious to the Crown Prince's displeasure, continued to speak eloquently: "My sister's requirements are very simple. In her words, it's just one word: 'handsome'! Two words: 'very handsome'! Three words: 'extremely handsome'! Four words: 'handsome to the point of being ridiculously handsome'!"
My sister said, "A feast for the eyes!" Not only should the food be pleasing to the eye, but people should be pleasing to the eye as well.
We want to provide not only delicious food, but also beautiful scenery!
"Second Brother, the beautiful scenery Sister was talking about isn't scenery itself, but people. Sister said that people can also be a beautiful sight!" Ninth Prince was worried that the Crown Prince wouldn't understand, so he specially explained it to him.
The prince's face was beyond black. "Dismiss those two storytellers!"
"No, my sister hasn't seen it yet! If she doesn't like it, I've prepared two more!" the Ninth Prince said to himself.
"Then you'll see if I tear down your shop!" The Crown Prince gritted his teeth, glaring at the Ninth Prince as if he wanted to devour him whole! He was furious; he hadn't expected the Ninth Prince to be the person he should be most wary of!
"two……"
Before the Ninth Prince could finish speaking, the Fifth Prince covered his mouth, saying, "Second Brother, don't worry, I'll definitely make sure he fires those two storytellers! We'll head back now."
After the Fifth Prince finished speaking, he dragged the Ninth Prince away without waiting for the Crown Prince to speak.