Upon hearing this, Yinreng nodded with satisfaction and then said, "You are still young. There are concubines in the harem to attend to your illness, so it is naturally not your turn."
On second thought, "Once Grandfather's condition improves, you younger generation can go and take care of him."
The old man is getting on in years, and perhaps having his grandchildren by his side during his illness would make him happier.
"Okay, I'll arrange some candidates now."
Yinreng was taken aback. "What do you mean by arranging candidates?"
Aren't they Wenxi, Hongyu, and Hongxi? Are there any others?
Wenxi said somewhat embarrassedly, "I have a good relationship with Chuxue from the Fucha family. I was originally planning to hold a flower-viewing banquet in the next few days and invite her to the palace. Now that Grandfather is ill, we can go together to take care of him."
Yinreng pondered for a moment before realizing who Chuxue was. "Your twelfth aunt?"
Wenxi nodded.
"That's a good idea. Go and prepare it."
Watching Wen Xi leave quickly, Yinreng shook his head with amusement.
"My lord, the princess is truly filial," He Yuzhu interjected.
Yinreng smiled bitterly, "This child is probably too lonely. In the backyard, besides her and Hongxi, there are no other children. Father Emperor does have children in his harem, but those of similar age don't interact much."
He Yuzhu thought about it and realized that he had a playmate before, but now that playmate was dead, he was really lonely.
For a moment, neither the master nor the servant spoke.
"Where is Hongxi?"
He Yuzhu lamented for the young prince.
Whether his master is free or busy, he always thinks of the young prince.
"It seems the young prince is with the eldest prince." He Yuzhu wasn't entirely sure.
"Call them both over."
He Yuzhu accepted the order and returned, followed by two handsome brothers.
“Father.”
"Second Uncle."
The two brothers entered the room, bowed, and then sat down to the side at Yinreng's gesture.
"I was thinking that when your grandfather's health improved, I would arrange for one of your younger princes or princesses to attend to him. In reality, it would just mean that you spend more time with him so that he could be happier while he was ill."
Hongyu and Hongxi exchanged a glance. "No problem, we will definitely handle this matter well."
Yinreng was very satisfied to see how well the two brothers understood each other.
"This matter doesn't just refer to the two of you. If there are suitable playmates, we can take this opportunity to bring them into the palace, which would also be an honor for their family."
Yinreng's words were quite clear; he essentially wanted the two brothers to bring their partners or trusted confidants into the palace to make an appearance before the emperor.
If word gets out that this child served the Emperor during his illness, his status at home and among his classmates will rise accordingly.
The two brothers were even happier to hear this.
"Thank you for your guidance, Father and Second Uncle."
As the three were talking, He Yuzhu walked in from outside. "Master, Tenth Master has arrived."
Before he could finish speaking, Yin'e burst in from outside. "Second Brother, as expected, someone went to find Eighth Brother."
As soon as Yin'e finished speaking, he noticed his two nephews, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with what he was saying. He simply sat down to the side and looked at He Yuzhu, saying, "Bring some tea for me."
He Yuzhu immediately went to serve tea and water.
When Hongyu and Hongxi saw that Yinreng had important matters to discuss, they got up to leave, but Yinreng stopped them.
“You’re all grown up now, so since we’ve all come across this, let’s listen to what’s going on together.”
Seeing this, Yin'e became even more unrestrained.
“It was someone from the Guo Luo Luo clan who contacted the Eighth Prince. I don’t know exactly what they said, but that person disguised himself as a guard and sneaked in. If I hadn’t been so sharp-eyed, I definitely wouldn’t have noticed.”
[As expected of Guo Luoluo, she's probably doing this to vent her anger for Eighth Aunt and Zhuo Ling, and also to put down the arrogance of the other uncles.]
[Hmph, how shameless! Their own daughter has repeatedly made mistakes, and the Emperor hasn't even issued a decree to punish her—that's already showing them great respect! Yet they still dare to stir up trouble.]
Yinreng was also very angry.
If it was Guo Luoluo who was pulling the strings behind the scenes, then everything makes sense.
Whether it was for Guo Luoluo Minglu or Zhuo Ling, they might have had reasons to do so. But why didn't they consider Consort Yi and her son?
Seeing that Yinreng remained silent, Yin'e became somewhat anxious.
"Second Brother, what do we do now? Father is unconscious. How can we resolve this? Should we tell Grandmother?"
Yinreng glared at him, "You think of telling the old lady about such a small thing? If I can't even handle this, I shouldn't be the crown prince. Let's talk to the fifth and ninth princes about this first, and then have them talk to Consort Yi."
Yin'e finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He was really depressed ever since he discovered that it was Guo Luoluo who had done it.
He was closest to Lao Jiu, and he really didn't want Lao Jiu to be implicated in this matter.
"They can't possibly finalize all their plans with just one meeting. Keep a close eye on the Imperial Clan Court, and also send someone to keep an eye on the Guo Luoluo clan. They're contacting the Eighth Prince at this critical juncture because they probably want to use him for something. Hopefully, it's not poisoning him."
Hongxi looked at Yinreng in shock.
[Ama's guess was spot on, absolutely right. Now it seems that Eighth Uncle's poisoning was likely a conspiracy with Guo Luoluo, and it's likely that Guo Luoluo provided the poison.]
"Send men to thoroughly check everyone who enters and leaves, and make sure to search them. If anyone is found carrying poison, arrest them on the spot."
Yin'e nodded heavily.
"What about Fifth Brother and Ninth Brother?" Yin'e looked at Yinreng expectantly.
"I will go and tell them."
Inside Yikun Palace, Consort Yi was furious as she looked at the letter in her hand.
Dongxue dismissed the other servants and then advised, "Your Highness, as long as our master didn't get involved, there's no problem. It's the second branch's scheme anyway, and it has nothing to do with us."
Consort Yi slammed a teacup down. "But we're all from the same family after all. Do my second uncle and his family really have no consideration for others? Just because their child's reputation is ruined, does that mean the entire Guo Luo Luo clan should be ostracized by the royal family?"
Winter Snow sighed as well.
"They think they've done something foolproof, but who knows if the Crown Prince and the Empress Dowager have already received the news."
Upon hearing this, Dongxue's face changed. "Your Majesty, what should we do? If this matter comes to light, we'll be finished."
Consort Yi stared at the letter in her hand for a long time, as if she had finally made up her mind.
"Please invite the Crown Princess over."
Yinreng was surprised to learn that Consort Yi had given Sanguanbao's letter to the Guarjia clan, but after thinking about it, he understood that she was trying to protect herself.
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