Lanqin glanced at Fourth Master, almost excitedly revealing that her sister really did come from another dimension, but ultimately she held back.
"I simply enjoy reading some Western books, and since Doctor Liang has traveled abroad before, I inquired about Western countries with him, which is how I learned more," Lanqin said.
Fourth Prince, without suspecting anything, said, "Qin'er, Fourteenth Prince might be planning a coup!"
Lanqin was drinking tea when she heard the Fourth Master suddenly say that. She was so startled that her hand trembled, and she looked at the Fourth Master in surprise and said, "Fourteenth Master?"
“He’s secretly keeping a lot of private soldiers! The Eighth and Ninth Princes are secretly providing him with military pay. Even the one in Yikun Palace wanted to secretly look at what was behind the Zhengda Guangming plaque.” The Fourth Prince’s face darkened. “These are all true. The spies I planted in him have lost contact and I’m afraid he’s discovered them.”
Lanqin felt her fingers trembling slightly. She remembered that there was no record in historical materials about the Fourteenth Prince, Yinti, forcing the emperor to abdicate.
"Your Highness, the Emperor's health is currently poor. If the Fourteenth Prince causes such a scene, it will only worsen the Emperor's condition," Lanqin said in disbelief.
“I’m afraid he can’t afford to worry about all that now. My informants have lost contact with him, and I can’t monitor his movements at all. If he raises an army in the Northwest to force the emperor to abdicate, we will be completely unprepared. Father is currently recuperating at Changchun Garden, and Mother is accompanying him. They would never expect that the Fourteenth Prince would do such a thing,” the Fourth Prince said. “We have no choice but to immediately ally with Nian Gengyao. Fortunately, Shilan has given birth to a prince, so we should inform him. The timing is perfect. Let him lead his troops north immediately and garrison Tongguan. As long as we hold that position, the Fourteenth Prince’s troops will not be able to get out.” The Fourth Prince devised a plan.
Lanqin felt a chill run down her spine. If the Fourteenth Prince and the Fourth Prince were to actually come to blows, neither Emperor Kangxi nor Consort De would want to see it. But now, the two brothers were clearly at a point where tensions were about to break out.
"Master, is there any way to prevent the Fourteenth Prince from sending troops? I suppose he won't rashly send troops, after all, Father is still alive. If he sends troops, it would be treason. The Fourteenth Prince has always been filial, he shouldn't do something so outrageous." Lanqin advised.
"But what is his intention in secretly amassing troops?" Fourth Master said with a dark look. "No matter what his intention is, we still need to make preparations. Otherwise, if he really sends troops and marches in unimpeded from the north, the defenses of the capital will not be able to withstand his two or three hundred thousand troops."
Lanqin blinked a few times and said, "Your Highness, if you can avoid fighting, then you should. Brothers killing each other is never a good thing. Father and Mother will be very sad if they find out."
Fourth Master nodded. He was also undecided. Now that Fourteenth Prince was far away in command of 200,000 troops, it was indeed like a fishbone stuck in his throat, causing him constant pain, but he was helpless.
Sometimes, the Fourth Prince wondered why Emperor Kangxi would do such a thing, forcing the Fourteenth Prince to lead so many troops far away from the capital. What was the purpose of doing this?
"I want to see what's written on the imperial edict behind that 'upright and righteous' plaque!" Fourth Master said.
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