"Why?" Ninth Master asked.
“Father is still at Changchun Garden. Zhou Tiangang is currently under Father’s great trust, and he will gradually exert influence on Father, making him believe that only by making me Crown Prince can the Qing Dynasty prosper. Right now, I cannot afford to have anything happen to me!” said the Eighth Prince.
“But what is the fourth brother doing out this time? Why did he happen to go to Xuchang? Eighth brother, this is very suspicious!” Ninth Master said.
"Now, I need to have more children to remove the impression that I have no children in Father Emperor's mind! That's the most urgent thing. Ninth Prince, you should also rein in those things," said Eighth Prince.
“Eighth Brother, why do you think so many officials are at your beck and call? Over the years, without any bribes, would they be so devoted?” Ninth Master said. “This is just the beginning. If Fourth Brother ruins this path to wealth, our losses will be far greater than a small amount.”
Eighth Master slowly sipped his tea, pondering Ninth Master's words.
“Eighth Brother, giving up Wang Hui’s order is a small matter, but if we let Fourth Brother come back, he will definitely seize on this matter and make a big deal out of it. In that case, he will ruin the entire road,” Ninth Master said.
"No need to say anything more, let them go. This Wang Hui is simply too audacious. We shouldn't have gotten involved with them in the first place! It's like shooting ourselves in the foot! Make a decisive decision immediately and let go of this Wang fellow. Ninth Brother, do you still want to kill him like this? That would be tantamount to destroying our own Great Wall! Not to mention whether anyone knows his whereabouts, given how much Father Emperor values him, we definitely can't act rashly like this."
After thinking for a moment, Ninth Master saw that Eighth Master's tone was resolute and had no choice but to agree.
"Eighth Brother, I understand. Immediately send men to kill Wang Huiling and then block his route," said Ninth Master.
"Yes, it all depends on you." Eighth Master patted Ninth Master on the shoulder.
“Eighth Brother, Eighth Sister-in-law seems very unhappy about your favoritism towards Chen Shi,” Ninth Master said.
“She doesn’t understand. Father Emperor is already dissatisfied with her. If I don’t have a few more children born out of wedlock, wouldn’t her pressure be even greater!” said the Eighth Prince. “I’m doing this to alleviate her pressure.”
Ninth Master looked at Eighth Master with some astonishment. The ambitious and unconventional Eighth Master of the past seemed to have disappeared. Now, it seemed that Eighth Master had placed all his hopes on Zhou Tiangang. But wasn't Zhou Tiangang someone he had bribed with 100,000 taels of silver?
Ninth Master left, and he had no choice but to do as Eighth Master instructed. He didn't stay to drink or dine either.
The Eighth Prince was still sitting in his wife's room.
"Master, why didn't you invite Ninth Brother to have a meal?" asked Eighth Prince's wife.
"Old Ninth has other things to do, let him go!" said Eighth Master.
"Master, you just told Ninth Brother that you favored Lady Chen because of me?" Eighth Prince's wife couldn't help but ask.
"Did the Fujin hear everything outside?" The Eighth Prince felt helpless. He knew she would send spies to watch his every move!
"I didn't mean it. I just came to ask what Your Highness would like to use!" the Eighth Prince's wife explained.
“That’s right. If you had more sons and daughters born out of wedlock, your wife wouldn’t be under so much pressure!” the Eighth Prince said, looking at his wife. From the first day he married her, he had been very respectful to her. Unlike other princes, he only had three concubines in his harem and almost exclusively doted on his wife.
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