Who is this Narsel? His father, Narfo, was originally a prince, but was punished for a crime, and Narsel was demoted to a duke.
However, Li Chenjiao remembered that this Prince Ping was not very old; at least in Li Chenjiao's memory, this Prince Ping was not yet married.
She turned around and asked.
The one who answered was Granny Lin, who knew more about these members of the imperial family: "This servant remembers that this Prince Ping was born in the 29th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, so he's only thirteen years old this year. The original Prince Ping died early, but this one is quite the little tyrant, not inferior to our Fourteenth Prince. Although Prince Ping has a fiery temper, he's very easygoing with the palace servants. When I was working in the flower room, I even received a reward from him."
Judging from Lin Mama's tone, this Prince Ping is not bad?
Yes, he's only thirteen. He probably hasn't even settled down yet; he's just a kid.
She remembered that the Fourteenth Prince was only fifteen years old, and she did look somewhat like him, but the Fourteenth Prince probably wouldn't get beaten by the Crown Prince.
Li Chenjiao wasn't particularly concerned about how Prince Ping had angered the Crown Prince, but when Lin Mama mentioned Prince Ping's age, she curiously asked if he was married.
With a temperament like that, I wonder whose daughter will suffer.
When Lin Mama heard Li Chenjiao ask about this, she showed a complicated expression: "This Prince Ping only inherited the title two years ago. Last year, His Majesty personally issued an imperial decree to arrange a marriage between him and the second daughter of the Cao family, the Minister of the Court of State Affairs. I heard that His Majesty also raised the family's banner and changed their surname to Cao Jia."
Li Chenjiao blurted out, "So that means Prince Hecheng is his brother-in-law?"
However, the fact that the daughter of the Cao family was chosen shows how much the Emperor dotes on this Prince Ping.
Granny Lin responded, then seemed to remember something else: "But the wedding is still a few years away."
After asking a bunch of random and unimportant questions, Li Chenjiao finally remembered to ask Xiao Luzi, who was standing beside her, if he knew the reason.
What was the reason why the Crown Prince hit this Prince Ping?
Xiao Luzi shook his head in frustration: "This servant is useless. I heard that Yuqing Palace is under tight security. Even Consort Tongjia came to question us personally, and it's impossible to find out any more information."
Hearing this, Li Chenjiao nodded understandingly: "It's already quite an achievement that you were able to find out all this. Go and rest for a while."
After all, it was an outside matter, and besides, Fourth Master wasn't at home at the moment. Li Chenjiao just listened to it and didn't care too much about it.
She still muttered to herself, puzzled, "No matter what, he's still the Crown Prince. What heinous crimes must Prince Ping have committed to provoke the Crown Prince, who isn't even fully recovered from his illness, to take action personally? If he was really angry, why didn't he just have his servants do it?"
The strangest thing is that His Majesty had ordered before the New Year that the Crown Prince was unwell and should not be disturbed by outsiders. So why did Prince Ping go to Yuqing Palace? Could it be that he has some good relationship with the Crown Prince?
This sounds like it might be fake.
At first, I thought it was just a joke, but upon closer inspection, it was full of flaws.
Perhaps only the Prince of Ping and the Crown Prince themselves can truly know the inside story.
What exactly is the inside story?
By February, the Emperor had already arrived in Jinan. By the time the news of the Crown Prince's angry beating of Prince Ping reached the Fourth Prince, it was already the eighth day of the second month. He had already visited Pearl Spring and Mount Tai in Jinan and was now inspecting the dike construction in Suqian.
The princes accompanying the group this time included Prince Zhi, the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, and several younger princes.
The fact that the Fourth Prince was able to receive the letter was largely thanks to Prince Jian, Yarjiang, because the Thirteenth Prince was also with him this time.
After reading the letter, the Fourth Prince simply folded it without changing his expression and burned it in front of the candle. Only then did Su Peisheng dare to approach: "The messenger said that I heard that Consort Tongjia was not punished too much in the end, but only comforted Prince Ping."
Fourth Master raised his hand to brush away the ashes: "What else did you say?"
Su Peisheng lowered his voice: "The secret agent reported that the Crown Prince was furious and almost coughed up blood. The imperial physician who treated Prince Ping said that his right arm was broken. Fortunately, his face was not disfigured, but he has many other minor injuries on his body."
Fourth Master seemed somewhat incredulous: "The Crown Prince really made a move?"
Fourth Master didn't really believe that the Crown Prince would take action himself, but now that Su Peisheng spoke so convincingly, he barely believed it: "Serve me pen and ink."
He wanted to write a letter back to the capital.
The Fourth Master was writing a letter when he suddenly remembered something: "Your Master Li hasn't written a letter?"
Su Peisheng became much more cautious when he heard the Fourth Prince's tone: "Both the Empress and the Princess Consort have sent letters. As for Master Li... this servant does not know."
The Fourth Prince glanced at him, said nothing, and continued writing his reply.
Su Peisheng was undecided for a moment and could only silently grind the ink.
After Fourth Master wrote a reply and put it away, Su Peisheng quickly took it.
"Send him back first thing tomorrow morning and let Dai Duo go home to rest for a while. Don't slack off with Master Li in the manor. Report back everything that happens in the capital as usual. Tell Yarjiang'a to thank him on my behalf."
At this critical juncture, Yarjiang Agan wrote to him to report the news. Fourth Master understood this, but he did not refuse.
The Fourth Prince also wrote a letter to the Crown Prince, which was essentially a message of concern, but he did not inquire about the Crown Prince and the Prince of Ping.
The next day, the imperial procession continued its journey. It seemed that the Emperor intended to continue south, and in a couple of days, they would travel by water to Suzhou.
As usual, the Fourth Prince waited outside the Emperor's tent early in the morning. When he arrived, the Third Prince was also there, but the Third Prince's face was a little dark at this moment.
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