"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince has fainted."
The eunuch rushed in, speaking hurriedly to the emperor.
"The fourth child has been weak since childhood and cannot withstand any hardship."
As the emperor spoke, he put down his brush and wrote the last stroke, and a powerful and vigorous character was completed.
"Let them all go back and stay in the mansion, obediently copying Buddhist scriptures."
After the emperor finished speaking, he waved to the eunuch, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the portraits of his ancestors hanging on the wall.
Since the death of the crown prince, the emperor has not appointed another crown prince, and the court is in chaos.
He thought to himself, it seems that it is time to choose a suitable person to be the crown prince, otherwise if things continue to be in chaos, the country will be handed over to others.
After the Second Prince returned to his residence, he heard that something had happened in the warehouse, so he hurriedly sent people to check on it.
No sooner had the people sent out left than Li Youran returned to normal.
"Fortunately, you destroyed the coarse salt in time, and things didn't get out of hand. If they had, I'm afraid I would have had to make a trip to Zongren's residence today."
The Second Prince looked at Li Youran with an appreciative expression.
He hadn't expected that Li Youran, despite her young age, would know so much and remain calm in the face of danger. Even a man might not be as capable as Li Youran.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, it was a pity that Li Youran was a woman. If she were a man, she could lend him a helping hand.
But then I thought, what difference does it make whether you're male or female, if you're working behind the scenes?
"Your Highness, the Empress Dowager has arrived. She says she wants to discuss the marriage with the Second Prince's wife."
Upon hearing the steward's words, the Second Prince frowned deeply.
In this situation, it would be a highly disrespectful act for the Empress Dowager's wife to come and discuss marriage.
The emperor's brother-in-law is the empress's brother, so how could he make such a basic mistake at such a crucial moment?
The Second Prince did not believe that the Empress Dowager's visit was solely for the purpose of marriage; there must be another reason, or perhaps it was merely a test of him.
"Please treat them well. The Second Prince's Consort and I will go right away."
The Second Prince nodded to the steward, who quickly left after receiving the Second Prince's instructions.
"Your Highness, be careful, there might be a trap."
Li Youran looked at the Second Prince and whispered a reminder.
The Second Prince nodded at You Ran, thinking to himself that this younger sister was indeed different from others.
If it were any other young girl, upon hearing about the marriage proposal, she would surely blush with embarrassment and turn to run away.
Yet she was able to analyze the matter so calmly at this moment, and her guesses were exactly the same as his.
"I never expected the second son to be so capable, able to produce fine salt in large quantities."
Although the crisis at the warehouse was resolved, the news reached the emperor's ears, who learned that the Second Prince was able to turn coarse salt into fine salt.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of this matter..."
"Ignore it, let it be."
As the emperor spoke, he waved to the official who had come to report the matter.
It is said that the emperor's mind is unfathomable, and the official was also very puzzled as to why the emperor would leave this matter unresolved.
You should know that being able to turn coarse salt into fine salt is a great thing that benefits the country and its people. If the imperial court could master this core technology, it would become very wealthy.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you, Auntie, to make this trip."
The Second Prince spoke politely, and the Empress Dowager's wife curtsied slightly.
"Your Highness is too kind. I have come here to discuss the marriage."
Upon hearing the words of the Empress Dowager, the Second Prince put on a sad and distressed expression, looked up at the Second Princess, sighed, and remained silent.
"Aunt, you may not know this, but Father Emperor has been assassinated and his fate is unknown..."
As the Second Prince's wife spoke, she wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Wow, it's that serious! I thought it was just a few petty thieves who got into the palace, I never imagined it would be like this..."
The Empress Dowager's wife looked surprised and said, clearly she wasn't lying.
After the Second Prince explained the whole story to the Empress Dowager, she looked troubled and helpless.
"In that case, the marriage can only be discussed later."
After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, she took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to the Second Prince.
“Your uncle is unable to come due to other matters, but he misses you very much, so he asked me to bring you a letter.”
The Second Prince's gaze fell upon the letter. He didn't believe his uncle would write a letter specifically to inform him of his longing for him; there must be something else in the letter.
"I am deeply grateful for your concern, Uncle."
As the Second Prince spoke, he took the letter and placed it in his sleeve. The Empress Dowager did not linger and left in haste.
Do you think he genuinely didn't know, or was he pretending not to know?
The Second Prince's wife looked at the departing Imperial Uncle's wife and said with a puzzled expression.
"I think he knows the truth."
"Your Highness said softly, while touching the letter through your sleeve with your hand."
"Young Master Liu?"
Li Youran never expected that Liu Zhiyuan would be waiting for her in the jewelry shop.
If she doesn't come, then Liu Zhiyuan will have to wait here all day.
"Youran... greets the Princess..."
Upon seeing Li Youran, Liu Zhiyuan was very excited and stepped forward, but then hurriedly remembered that Li Youran was now a princess, so he clasped his hands together and bowed to Liu Ren.
"You waited here for me for so long just for this?"
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