"Dad, Mom, it's quite lively here." Mo Qian pulled Zhang Jinxin to look at each stall, buying whatever caught their eye. Mo Zhong carefully watched over them, making sure they didn't get lost in the crowd.
Later at noon, Mo Qian and the other two went to the largest restaurant in Liangzhou City, ordered a table of signature dishes, and had a good meal. Afterwards, they went to a teahouse to drink tea, listen to storytelling, and relax.
I was comfortably lying in the private room on the second floor, listening to the storyteller. The story reached the capital, where the old emperor was critically ill, and the power struggle among the princes was intensifying, with the eldest prince and the second prince clashing most fiercely in the court.
The third prince, subordinate to the eldest prince, concealed his ambitions, biding his time and secretly developing his own power.
During this critical period, the factions of the eldest and second princes were constantly accusing each other, resulting in heavy losses for both factions. When the old emperor regained his senses, he decisively suppressed both princes.
I'm not even dead yet, and you're already trying to take my place? You've got some nerve!
The old emperor had long been aware of the ambitions of the eldest and second princes; after all, it was he who had instigated the rivalry between them—a strategy of checks and balances.
The purpose was also to incite conflict between the eldest and second princes, weakening both sides and paving the way for her beloved third prince.
After all, under normal circumstances, the Third Prince was neither the eldest son nor the legitimate heir, nor did he have the support of the maternal families of the First and Second Princes. That's why the old emperor went to great lengths to preserve the only son left by the woman he loved. He schemed and deceived everyone, but unfortunately, he met Mo Qian.
Before leaving the capital, Mo Qian had made arrangements so that when the First Prince and the Second Prince were confined to their residences and unable to go out, two unsigned letters were secretly delivered to the princes' residences. Thinking of this, Mo Qian couldn't help but smile.
Afterwards, the eldest and second princes used their remaining power to quickly confirm that the facts on the envelope were true.
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