"What does Uncle An want to do?"
Although Yinsi hated Marhun very much, he never showed it on his face and even called him "Uncle Prince" affectionately.
A sinister look appeared on Marhun's face.
"Spread the news. When it becomes a hot topic in the capital, someone will stand up for us..."
Apart from anything else, those old men in the clan affairs office will definitely not be able to sit still.
As soon as this was said, many people followed suit.
"Your Highness is right. The Emperor has always favored the Crown Prince, so we can't be the first to step out. We have to muddy the waters first so we can fish in troubled waters."
"Your Highness is indeed far-sighted. Especially at times like this, we must remain calm. Otherwise, all our efforts will only end up helping others and the result will be more than we gain..."
"That's true. Lord Beile still needs to be wary of Prince Zhi and the Fourth Beile. Although the Ninth and Tenth Princes have a good relationship with you, I've heard that they also have a good relationship with the Crown Prince..."
"The Ninth and Tenth Princes must be won over to your side as soon as possible. The Ninth Prince is now the emperor's money bag. If you win him over, Lord Beile will never lack money in the future!"
As the man spoke, his face was full of greed.
When the others heard this, there was a hint of "tacit understanding" in their expressions.
It was as if the money earned by the Ninth Prince was already in their pockets.
"Lord Luo is absolutely right, but we still can't push the Crown Prince too hard. Otherwise, if he turns to those two princes, it won't be a good thing for us."
Yinsi looked at Marhun and others talking seriously, and a hint of sarcasm flashed across his eyes.
Do these people really think that the emperor is just a decoration?
The group chattered for a while, and then realized that Yinsi had not spoken for a long time.
Malhun looked at Yinsi and said,
"What do you think, Lord Baylor?"
A smile appeared on Yinsi's lips.
"Uncle An's idea is good, but I still have some doubts. How did you all get this news today?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and then they all frowned.
Malhun recalled,
"It is said that the servants heard it from outside yesterday evening when they were dealing with the swill..."
The servants who heard the royal secret last night did not sleep the whole night. They found the butler this morning and brought the news to him.
"Hey, Uncle An, was it also spread among the servants in your family?"
The speaker was Chang Ning's second son, Mandu Hu.
"My father got up late today, and the housekeeper brought the news to me..."
Mandu Hu was the second son of Prince Gong, but his elder brother died at the age of twenty-five. He was only sixteen when he died and had no offspring.
Therefore, although Mandu Hu was the second son, his actual status was no different from that of the eldest son.
Marhun's face darkened as he looked at the remaining people.
"What about you?"
"I didn't ask in detail, but when the servant found me, he just told me the story orally. I couldn't wait to go to court. On the way, I thought about it carefully for a long time and realized that the news was very likely true..."
"It seems the channels through which we learned this news are all similar. Someone is fanning the flames!"
Yinsi narrowed his eyes. In just one night, it seemed like everyone in the capital knew about this matter. Could it be that the emperor spread it on purpose?
wrong!
The lazy nature of the Crown Prince's second brother cannot threaten the Emperor's position for the time being. With the second brother in front, everyone will focus their attention on him.
But if the second brother falls, the court officials will immediately focus on the issue of appointing a crown prince, which will not benefit the emperor at all!
So... who could it be?
Yinsi looked at Marhun suspiciously, then looked away expressionlessly.
If Malhun had known about this from the beginning, he would definitely have come to the Beile Mansion immediately to inform him of the news and would not have waited until now.
Thinking of how Marhun had treated his Beile Mansion as his own backyard in the past few months, Yinsi couldn't help but snort coldly.
His wedding was held in Prince An's Mansion, but that didn't mean Prince An could really treat him as the manor's son-in-law and do whatever he wanted with him!
After Yinzhi, Yinzhen and Yinzhi heard the news from their confidants, they scolded their subordinates harshly and then hurried back into the palace.
As a result, at the palace gate, he ran into two other people who had the same idea as him.
"Old Four!"
Yinzhi shouted at the figure in front of him.
Yinzhen turned around and saw the contrasting figures of his eldest and third brothers.
He hesitated for a moment, then turned back decisively to meet him.
“Big brother, third brother!”
Yinzhi's face was gloomy.
"Are you two here because of that?"
Yinzhi's jawline was tense, and his eyes flashed with coldness.
"That incident spread..."
Yinzhen's heart skipped a beat, and he clenched his fists and said with gritted teeth,
"I'm afraid it's not just us, the whole capital has probably spread it!"
Yinzhi looked up at the palace gate not far away.
"Let's go! The current situation is no longer under our control!"
Yinzhen and Yinzhi followed his gaze, their lips straightening.
But in the end, she said nothing and followed Yinzhi out of the palace gate.
The three of them did not go to work, but came to Yinzhi's home.
In the tea room, three brothers sat opposite each other. On the middle table was placed the best pre-rain Longjing tea, and the fragrance of tea filled the air. However, none of the three had any interest in tasting the tea. Instead, they all frowned.
Yinzhi asked,
"Third brother, did you get anything useful from the second brother yesterday?"
Yinzhi told the truth without any expression on his face.
"My second brother didn't give me a direct answer, he just told me 'the facts are there.'"
Yinzhi's face turned ugly.
"How is this any different from a direct admission? It's been ten years since he entered the court on his mission, and not a single piece of news has come out of Yuqing Palace!"
He was also confused. Before hearing the rumor, he never realized that there was anything wrong with this matter.
Yinzhen was very upset about this matter, but he tried to persuade her.
"Brother, there's no point in getting excited now. You should think about how to help your second brother get through this difficult time."
As soon as Yinzhen finished speaking, Yinzhi shook his head and said softly,
"it's useless."
After he returned home yesterday, he carefully recalled the entire conversation with his second brother and found that his second brother was very pessimistic about everything in the world.
Whether he could have children was still in doubt, but Yinzhi could clearly feel that his second brother did not want to have children.
The truth is that he doesn't want to.
It’s possible that my second brother is actually happy to see the situation today.
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