"I don't know what the Minister of Works was thinking. He was a native of Daxia, with a family, a wife, and children. Yet, he was bewitched and secretly defected to the Hu people."
When Qu Zhaoyue came to Zhaoyang Palace to pay his respects to Yang Guifei, Yang Guifei told him a few words about the latest news she had just received.
Qu Zhaoyue was already absent-minded, and when he heard Yang Guifei mention the Minister of Works, his eyelids began to twitch uncontrollably.
He was extremely reluctant to let Yang Guifei know that he had been cooperating with Tang Xilu without telling her, and that his plan had ultimately failed.
He knew that if Yang Guifei knew that he had joined forces with Tangxi Lu to frame the court officials of Daxia, she would definitely call him stupid.
——You are the prince of Daxia, and Daxia will be yours in the future. What benefits will you gain from joining forces with Nanyou to get the court officials who will work for you in the future?
——My mother would definitely say that.
Qu Zhaoyue didn't care about it.
Since Prime Minister Xie cannot be used by him, what's wrong with him destroying him to prevent him from helping other brothers?
——My mother will definitely not understand his thoughts and will only think that he is a traitor.
So, he abruptly changed the subject: "Mother, do you think that the Emperor will really appoint a Crown Prince this time?"
Yang Guifei did not suspect anything unusual about him, and she put the walnuts in her hand on the table.
Qu Zhaoyue reflexively looked at the smooth and round walnut, but heard her say:
"No! Your father hasn't decided who to appoint as the crown prince yet. He's not ready to share the power in his hands."
Qu Zhaoyue also thought so in his heart, otherwise why would his father delay in establishing the position of crown prince?
"There are only a few candidates for the crown prince. The eldest prince was born with a disability, the second prince has lost his heart, the sixth prince is disfigured and has a broken hand, and the seventh and eighth princes are twins."
Yang Guifei stared at her sixteen-year-old son without blinking, her eyes filled with endless expectations, and she placed all her hopes and dreams on him.
It was as if he had already seen the scene in the future where the mother and son would stand high on the top of Daxia and enjoy the infinite scenery.
"The only ones qualified to be appointed Crown Prince are you, the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Tenth Prince, and the Eleventh Prince. The Tenth Prince's mother is of humble status, and the Eleventh Prince is still very young. They are nothing to be feared."
"The Third Prince and the Fifth Prince are your two greatest rivals."
Perhaps in order to give Yang Guifei an unexpected surprise, Emperor Jingxi never revealed that his preferred candidate for the crown prince was Qu Zhaoyue.
Yang Guifei had no way of knowing that in fact she didn't have to do anything. She just had to watch others fighting calmly and she could smoothly take the honorable position of empress dowager after Emperor Jingxi's death.
In Yang Guifei's eyes, Emperor Jingxi was reluctant to make Qu Zhaoyue the crown prince because he had other plans in mind and wanted to make someone else the crown prince.
As early as when she saw through the scumbag nature of Emperor Jingxi and had to admit that she had chosen the wrong person, Yang Guifei had completely lost her trust in Emperor Jingxi.
She was convinced of the results of her tests and concluded that Emperor Jingxi did not like Qu Zhaoyue as much as he appeared to like, and would not make Qu Zhaoyue the crown prince.
So she made up her mind to grab what she wanted with her own strength.
The position of crown prince must belong to Yue'er.
Ever since her eldest son passed away, Yang Guifei never placed her hopes on that heartless scumbag again.
Qu Zhaoyue's ideas are somewhat different from those of Yang Guifei.
He was also wary of several other princes.
"Qu Zhaoheng and Qu Zhaoyun have the support of the Marquis of Zhenbei, who in turn has the support of many military commanders. If they work together, Qu Zhaoheng and Qu Zhaoyun may be made crown prince."
"…But they are twins?"
"History is always written by the victors. If one of them ultimately succeeds, it's not impossible to erase the rule that twins cannot ascend the throne."
Qu Zhaoyue paused, thinking of her crazy ideas all along, and clenched her fists.
"If they were even more ruthless and eliminated all the other princes except themselves, then Father would be forced to appoint one of them as the crown prince."
Yang Guifei had never imagined the possibility that Qu Zhaoyue mentioned. She was convinced that the twins could not ascend the throne and would not become a danger to her son's path to the throne.
If either of them wants to ascend the throne, he must kill the other first.
Seeing the deep brotherly love between Yan Cheng and the Seventh Prince, she subjectively believed that the two would not kill each other.
As long as they remain twins, they will not pose a threat to the mother and child.
In fact, Yang Guifei was a very stubborn person. Once she made up her mind about something, she would not easily change her mind.
Just like she was moved by King Ping's deep love and affection back then, she was certain that with King Ping's protection, even if she only married King Ping as a concubine, she would be able to live a happy life.
Who could have expected that so many heartbreaking things would happen to her later.
When Qu Zhaoyue mentioned it this way this time, she suddenly realized that the victor can write history, and the twins can also ascend the throne and become emperor.
Qu Zhaoyue added, "And Qu Zhaoqiong, Mother only said that his biological mother was of humble origin, but she didn't say that he was very similar to our father."
"Of all our brothers, he looks the most like our father. His current situation is very similar to our father's when he was a prince. We are both the least noticeable ones."
Hearing him say this, Yang Guifei thought back to the Tenth Prince whom she had never taken seriously.
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