Chapter 208 208 Agrees to the Wedding Date
"Ahem..." Yin'e coughed lightly, glancing left at the Third Prince and right at the Fourth Prince, before hesitatingly saying, "Um... Third Brother, Fourth Brother, when you get married..."
Before he could finish speaking, the Third Prince interrupted with a strange expression, "You're not planning to stuff these awful goat milk pastries into my and Fourth Brother's wedding, are you?"
Seeing that Yin'e and the Ninth Prince both nodded in agreement, their expressions saying "That's right, that's exactly it," the Third Prince's face suddenly darkened, and he gritted his teeth, saying hatefully, "You actually wanted to ruin my wedding, didn't you? Tell me, was it the Ninth Prince's idea?!"
Ninth Prince: ?
"I..." The Ninth Prince's phoenix eyes widened, his anger rising, and he was about to start cursing when Yin'e grabbed him and stopped him from uttering any foul words.
Pulling back the Ninth Prince, who was about to explode with anger, Yin'e explained with a wry smile, "Third Brother, you've really misunderstood. Even if Ninth Brother and I are reckless, we wouldn't cause trouble at your and Fourth Brother's wedding. We just wanted to take this opportunity to promote our goat milk powder."
With his eyes slightly narrowed, the Third Prince's dark expression did not improve; he merely glanced at Yin'e and the Ninth Prince with a suspicious look.
Glancing at the Third Prince's unpleasant expression, Yin'e realized something and quickly assured him, "The pastries that will be sent over will be different from those that haven't been deodorized today. I guarantee there won't be any problems!"
At this point, Yin'e pursed his lips and couldn't help but mutter under his breath with a resentful tone, "I already told you, Ninth Brother and I were planning to use a strategy of building suspense before making a move..."
However, the Third Prince had too explosive a temper and started making a scene before the "suppression first" process was even complete. This forced Yin'e and the Ninth Prince to reveal their entire plan in advance in order to control the situation, making it unnecessary to use any more tricks.
Third Prince: Is it my fault?
He had already largely believed Yin'e's explanation, but the Third Prince was not so easily convinced. He just stubbornly snorted, "Who knows if what you said is true or false? I've only seen these pastries that still have the fishy smell of goat milk that you sent, but I've never seen any normal ones."
"Your maternal grandmother always keeps goat milk pastries on hand, you've had them before." The Ninth Prince curled his lip impatiently. "Pastries made with goat milk powder do taste a little worse than those made with fresh goat milk, but people who aren't picky can't tell the difference at all, so what's there to worry about?"
"Besides, most of the desserts served at weddings are just for decoration. Who would actually eat them or care about the taste? Why are you so nitpicky about these little details? I don't usually see you being this critical."
The Third Prince was already being stubborn and deliberately picking a fight, so now he had nothing more to say.
But the Third Prince did not immediately agree to the matter. He looked up at Yin'e and the Ninth Prince, who were standing in front of his desk, and suddenly smiled strangely, asking in a low voice, "What benefit do I get for doing you this favor?"
"Marriage is a major life event. If I use my one and only wedding as a backdrop for your business, as a stage for your grand performance, I won't get any benefit from it. Wouldn't that be doing all this work for nothing?"
With a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, even though Yin'e knew the Third Prince's usual character well, he couldn't help but complain, "Third Brother, you really don't suffer any loss at all!"
Not only Yin'e couldn't help but complain, but the Ninth Prince also snorted and turned his head away to mutter under his breath, "What a shrewd schemer!"
Despite his initial grumbling, Yin'e quickly cheered up and said with a grin, "Third Brother, does that mean you've agreed? As long as Ninth Brother and I offer you satisfactory benefits, that's fine, isn't it?"
The Third Prince neither agreed nor refuted, but simply chuckled, "I haven't suffered any loss." This matter would definitely go through the Imperial Household Department, and if anything went wrong, someone could always be found to investigate and give him an explanation. In any case, the Third Prince would not suffer any loss.
This wasn't exactly a polite remark, but considering the past verbal exchanges between the Third Prince and the Ninth Prince, the Third Prince's behavior was unusually agreeable.
Yin'e couldn't help but turn his head to look at the Ninth Prince, his face showing an expression of "I knew it, I knew it," and he raised his eyebrows and winked at the Ninth Prince with great pride.
After exchanging glances, both Yin'e and the Ninth Prince had a deep smile in their eyes, and then they both chuckled softly.
They knew that the Third Prince was easy to talk to right now, and the timing was perfect.
If it had been six months earlier, Yin'e and the Ninth Prince would not have dared to bring this up.
At that time, the Third Prince's elder sister, Princess Rongxian, had just been engaged to Urgun of the Balin tribe. The Third Prince was very unhappy and was like a firecracker that would explode at any moment. Naturally, Yin'e and the Ninth Prince would not be foolish enough to provoke the Third Prince or provoke him at that special time.
But things are different now. Ever since Kangxi arranged a marriage for the Third Prince in July (the Fourth Prince's wife had already been chosen), and set the wedding date for the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince to get married together on the 16th of August, the Third Prince has shaken off his depression of the past six months and become more energetic. He even seems to have become quite radiant.
In the words of the Ninth Prince, the Third Prince was so happy that he was dizzy and even changed his personality, no longer being sarcastic and petty.
At this point, the chances of successfully "scheming" against the Third Prince would be relatively high. Even if the plan failed and the Third Prince did not agree, it wouldn't necessarily lead to a complete falling out between Yin'e and the Ninth Prince and the Third Prince. The Third Prince, in a good mood, would most likely not hold a grudge.
The Third Prince was so happy not just because he was going to marry a princess, but because the royal family valued establishing a family and career. Only after starting a family could the Third Prince leave the Imperial Study and go to court to perform his duties, just like the First Prince.
Even though the Third Prince is still young and cannot enter the Six Ministries for training for the time being, it is still a good thing for Kangxi to assign him more tasks.
Having official duties allowed the Third Prince to leave the palace and cultivate his confidants; by taking on more duties and doing them well, he could gain the Emperor's favor and rewards, and truly establish himself in the court.
Not for himself, but for his elder sister who was married off to Mongolia, the Third Prince had to fight for it. Only by establishing himself as the Imperial Prince and raising his status in the court could he support Princess Rongxian, who was to be married off to Mongolia.
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