"Your Highness, I ask you, is that Princess Rong willing to become my concubine?"
"No, even if she were willing to become a concubine so she could marry the seventh prince, I'm afraid the King of Rong Kingdom wouldn't agree, would he?"
"That's right. Then let me ask you again, since the seventh prince already has a queen, if the princess of Rong Kingdom marries him, could she become his principal wife?"
"Definitely not."
"Hmm! In that case, what do you think is the best way to become the principal wife?"
"Mother, Father also asked me this question. I suggested... either the seventh prince should divorce Ye Qingcheng, or the princess of Rong should choose one of my brothers."
"Yes! That's right. Now that you've thought of it, why don't you understand?"
"Understand?" Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince still frowned slightly and shook his head: "Your subject still doesn't understand."
"You... How could I have given birth to such a blockhead like you? With a brain like yours, how will you inherit the throne if I'm not around?"
The Empress glared at the Crown Prince, her expression one of utter disappointment.
Well?
Upon hearing this, the crown prince's mouth gaped open, looking completely bewildered.
but.
The Empress glared at him for a while, then sighed.
"Alright, let me ask you again, do you think the Seventh Prince will divorce the Princess Consort of Han?"
"Won't."
The crown prince answered without hesitation.
"If that's not the case, then what's the only way for Princess Rong to marry into the Han Prince's mansion as his principal wife?"
"yes…"
"Does Mother mean that Father ordered me to kill Princess Han not out of suspicion, but to help Seventh Prince?"
"That's right, you've finally figured it out. You're not completely stupid after all."
Huh? Upon hearing this, the prince's mouth gaped open once again.
The Queen glanced at him.
"Your father is really good at scheming. On the one hand, he pretends to severely punish the seventh prince, while on the other hand, he secretly helps him."
No wonder... no wonder I was able to easily find out that the Seventh Prince had been summoned to the palace with just a few inquiries.
So this was all part of your father's plan.
"Mother, do you mean that Father deliberately let you find out that the Seventh Prince was summoned to the palace and placed under house arrest?"
Then, under the pretense of summoning me to the palace, I was entrusted with the important task of receiving the envoy, so that I would lower my guard and eliminate Princess Han for him.
His purpose was to ensure that the seventh prince would take the Rong Kingdom princess as his principal wife, thus consolidating his position.
"That's right."
"Hmph, if that's really the case, then Father is far too biased. For the sake of the Seventh Prince, he actually intends to use his son to eliminate the stumbling block to the Seventh Prince and pave the way for him."
No wonder... no wonder he refused to do it himself; he must be afraid that Lao Qi would find out that it was him who did it.
The relationship between him and the seventh prince will sour; the seventh prince will be unwilling to forgive him. Even if he were to actually help the seventh prince then, the seventh prince wouldn't accept him, and he wouldn't be able to pass the throne to the seventh prince.
After hearing this, the Empress nodded: "Yes! That's right."
"Good, good scheme. Such a father is truly disheartening. His scheme has not only dragged me down with him, but also my third and fifth sons."
"Yes! That's why I said that Princess Han cannot die yet."
The crown prince nodded after hearing this, but then frowned again.
"But he instructed me to do this. If I don't do it, how can I explain it to him?"
If this matter is not handled well, then wouldn't I be even more useless in his heart, and he would consider me even less?
After hearing the Crown Prince's words, the Empress gave him another cold glare.
Then she said irritably, "Hmph, so you know you're useless? I told you before that you should keep everything under control before you inherit the throne."
And you? You're constantly indulging in pleasure and acting recklessly. If it weren't for me, the Empress, worrying and scheming for you all these years, you, the Crown Prince, would probably have been deposed long ago.
Hearing the Empress's reprimand, the Crown Prince lowered his head and pursed his lips, not daring to utter a single word in rebuttal.
However, seeing his aggrieved look, the Empress still sighed.
"That's enough. Things have come to this. You are still the Crown Prince. As long as you don't do anything out of line..."
Even if the Emperor wants to depose you and install the Seventh Prince on the throne, it won't be so easy, after all, there are still the court officials involved.
As long as all the civil and military officials in the court support you, your position as crown prince will be difficult to shake.
"Your Majesty is right. Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely cultivate good relations with all the officials."
"Yes! But as you said, the matter of Princess Han was entrusted to you by your father."
If you don't do this, it will be difficult to explain to him. But if you do, once the seventh prince marries the princess of Rong, his status will be even higher.
On one side is the War God Prince of Great Xia, commanding an army of 200,000, and on the other side is the Prince Consort of Rong Kingdom, plus the support of the 300,000-strong Wen family army.
We're even less likely to beat him.
"What? Wen Jiabao's army?"
I've heard that...
The crown prince frowned slightly in confusion.
"Hmm! Didn't you know? Recently, that Princess Han and that Princess Wen Ning have been getting very close. It seems that the two have become sworn sisters and are calling each other sisters."
"Hmm? Even if Mother is like this, what does it have to do with the Wen family army?" The Crown Prince asked with a slight frown.
"I really don't know what to say to you. Your brain is so incredibly dull."
"Huh? Mother, what's wrong with me now?"
"Hmph, think about it, now Princess Han and Prince Wen Ning have become sworn sisters."
If something happens to Princess Han, given Lao Qi's abilities, he'll probably find out it was you as soon as he investigates.
If this matter is traced back to you, do you think Princess Wenning will sit idly by? Won't she stand with the Seventh Prince to condemn you?
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