It’s so sudden!
It all happened so suddenly!
Last winter, the tenth prince died in the Jingshui Lake, and this spring, the fifth prince suffered the same misfortune and was forced to lose his fertility.
What is going on?
Yan Cheng keenly smelled the scent of an impending storm, and felt that the entire imperial city seemed to be shrouded in a thick haze, making people feel extremely depressed.
As the eunuch spoke incoherently due to nervousness, Yan Cheng and the officials who gathered around him gradually figured out why the fifth prince had become such a situation.
To be precise, the fifth prince did not completely lose his male ability, but he could no longer have children.
Last night, the Fifth Prince suddenly vomited blood and fainted. As soon as the palace gate was opened today, the people from the Fifth Prince's Mansion hurried into the palace and invited the imperial physician to go to the Fifth Prince's Mansion for treatment.
The elderly doctor not only diagnosed the poison that the Fifth Prince had been poisoned with last night, but also found out that the Fifth Prince had used a large amount of infertility drugs.
Moreover, this sterilizing drug is the same one that the former emperor of Nanyou Kingdom was poisoned with.
The already evil Emperor Nanyou personally proved that there was no antidote for this medicine, which meant that the Fifth Prince would never have children again.
As a result, the fifth prince was naturally excluded from the candidates for the crown prince.
Not to mention the common people of the world, even the civil and military officials in the court could never accept that Daxia would have an emperor who was unable to have offspring.
As for the two children that the Fifth Prince originally had...
Who can guarantee that they can live safely and smoothly to adulthood?
After figuring out the whole story of "the fifth prince is dying", the officials dispersed.
The news spread like ripples. Yan Cheng knew very well that before today was over, the entire capital would know about the fifth prince's unfortunate experience.
Walking on the way out of the palace, Yan Cheng's heart became heavier and heavier, and his tense expression revealed his inner solemnity and worry.
Another one was eliminated.
The life born in this palace is so fragile and so vulnerable.
The eldest prince was born with a foot disease and was destined to have no chance of becoming emperor from the beginning.
The second prince's maternal family was of high status, and Taifu Yin had many students all over the world. The second prince had enjoyed great success when he was young, but he and his maternal family fell into disgrace in his youth.
The fourth prince was born healthy and had a bright future, but he died of a sudden illness just when his career was getting established.
The fifth prince was married and had children, but he was suddenly diagnosed with a sterilizing drug, and it was impossible for him to have his own children in this life.
The Sixth Prince had his cheek scratched and one of his hands bitten off by a brown bear in the hunting ground.
The tenth prince fell to his death on the ice of the Pure Water Lake in winter.
By now, there are only three, seven, eight, nine and eleven princes who have the potential to succeed to the throne.
Among them, there must be someone who will benefit in the end, that is, the mastermind hidden behind the scenes.
Yan Cheng knew clearly what he had done, and he was very sure that he was not the mastermind behind it.
The Seventh Prince...
It is impossible for my brother to be like this, and it will not be Concubine Yun Shu behind my brother.
The original book once described in detail the psychological activities of Concubine Yun Shu when the princes lost their competitiveness one after another.
At that time, she was also full of doubts, wondering who the person was.
Therefore, she is not the mastermind behind the scenes. She is just the villain in public.
Similarly, the Ninth Prince and Yang Guifei were not the masterminds behind the scenes; they were the protagonists in the open.
And the Eleventh Prince...
He is too young, and it can't be him. The Yan family knows Yan Zhaoyi's character very well.
Then, there is only one candidate left...
Yan Cheng stood alone on the long and deep palace road, feeling as if his whole body was immersed in the freezing cold sea water.
The Third Prince...
Third brother...
It can only be him!
How could it be him?
Yan Cheng found it hard to believe this speculation. His shoulders kept shaking, his eyelids slowly drooped, and his thick eyelashes covered the complex emotions surging in his eyes.
Ever since returning to the royal family, Yan Cheng has always had a very good impression of the Third Prince. He never thought that the Third Prince would be the mastermind behind everything.
Deep in his memory, the Third Prince has always been an extremely gentle person.
Every time Yan Cheng was with him, he would feel a warm feeling like a spring breeze.
The Third Prince would not hesitate to take in his younger brother who was unable to return to the palace because he had missed the time, and would arrange the best guest room for him, serve him the best food, and assign the best servants to entertain him.
When he went out hunting, he would also remind his brother not to go to dangerous places, and if anything happened, just come to him;
He would also patiently and carefully teach his younger brother how to behave when he first entered the court;
He will...
In short, in Yan Cheng's heart, the third prince has always been an extremely gentle, kind and considerate brother.
How could the Third Prince, who is like the warm sun, be the cruel and ruthless mastermind behind all this?
Yan Cheng shook his head violently, as if trying to get rid of this terrible idea from his mind.
But the next moment, reason took over again, and his eyes became extremely clear and firm.
No! After all, there is no solid evidence.
He couldn't rashly accuse another person of such a serious crime based solely on his own subjective speculation.
Only when he finds evidence that the Third Prince is the sinister and vicious mastermind behind this, can he completely put his worries to rest.
After returning to Prince Yong's Mansion, Yan Cheng heard a more complete version of the farce in Prince Li's Mansion told to him by Leng Yan.
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