Previously, I only asked Bai Fu to find a way to leak the news that the Prime Minister's residence was on the verge of collapse to the people in the Prime Minister's inner circle; I didn't tell her to provoke Rong Zi!

Upon hearing this, Rong Ning immediately grasped the key point: "Did you ask Bai Fu to tell Miss Xie that the Emperor was going to take action against the Prime Minister's residence?"

"ah!?"

The crown prince was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant, "You know??"

She not only knew, she knew everything perfectly well, after all, it was said right under her tree.

But Rong Ning didn't want to talk about it, so she asked directly, "When did you get so close to Bai Fu? Could it be that she can't be my mother, but will become my sister-in-law?"

The crown prince's face contorted in anger at those words. "What kind of person do you take me for?"

"I'll treat you the same way I treat you!"

That's what you're saying...

The Crown Prince rubbed his temples and explained slowly, "The Marquis of Chengen's mansion wanted to send Bai Fu to the Eastern Palace, but my father and I did not want to let another daughter of the Bai family enter the palace. The Marquis of Chengen's mansion and the Bai family already have one Consort managing the harem. If someone else comes in, we are afraid that it will foster the influence of the maternal relatives."

The Marquis of Chengen's household couldn't understand this, but Bai Fu knew in her heart that she didn't want to enter the palace either, so she came to me herself, expressed her thoughts, and said she was willing to help me.

Rong Ning's eyes flickered. "You're cooperating with her, but she won't enter the Eastern Palace. So what are you going to give her?"

"She wants to go to Phoenix Academy and become a female teacher!"

Rong Ning was startled. Phoenix Academy belonged to the royal family and was the place where princesses of the Southern Dynasty studied. It could be considered the princesses' teacher.

The female teachers at Phoenix Academy have official ranks and are considered female officials in the palace. Once they enter Phoenix Academy, their marriages are decided by the palace, and they are usually betrothed to newly noble officials in the court. Their families have no say in the matter.

This is a good thing for Bai Fu, but it may not be a good thing either.

The prince propped his head up and continued, "I promised her that if she doesn't meet the right person in the future, I won't force her to get married. I want her to stay at Phoenix Academy forever."

"Hmm?" Rong Ning's interest was piqued. "You agreed?"

"Say yes!"

The Crown Prince replied casually, “Why not agree? Isn’t this a good thing? She can choose not to enter the Eastern Palace, I can choose not to marry my cousin, and I can even have her gather information for me and sow discord. Isn’t that great?”

Rong Ning laughed, "That's your own uncle's eldest daughter... The Marquis of Chengen's mansion must hate you to death!"