Soetu did not notice the coldness in the Crown Prince's eyes, but assumed that the Crown Prince shared some of the same thoughts as him.
"Your Highness, we must make preparations in advance while the Fourth Prince is still young and inexperienced."
The Emperor will soon allow the Fourth Prince to attend to official business in the court.
You can take the Fourth Prince with you on errands, so that he won't develop his own power base. You can also assign him some thankless tasks.
"We must suppress the Fourth Prince, but we can't be too obvious about it!" Soetu said smugly.
"Lord Suo has really gone to great lengths for me!" the Crown Prince said coldly.
"This is what a servant should do. This servant will serve the Crown Prince with his life and will not allow anyone to threaten you!"
"But you're talking about my own brother. You actually want me to take action against Yinzhen?" The Crown Prince looked at Suo'etu.
“Your Highness, the brotherly affection you cherish now may become the knife that wounds you the most in the future. You cannot be soft-hearted!” Soetu said with great sorrow.
"My fourth brother grew up following me, and I taught him everything. Now his talent is even more outstanding than that of my eldest brother and third brother."
If it weren't for the fact that I am the Emperor's legitimate son and was made Crown Prince by him early on, my fourth brother would probably be the most suitable candidate for Crown Prince.
If in the end Father Emperor chooses my fourth brother to sit in that position, I will have no complaints. I can only say that I am not as capable as others. At that time, I will do my best to assist my fourth brother!
I have said long ago that the position of Crown Prince does not belong to me alone; whoever has the ability should take it!
We are all descendants of the Aisin Gioro family, and the Aisin Gioro empire needs to be protected by us brothers.
"Whoever among us takes that position will treat the other brothers well, not kill them all," the prince said with a firm gaze.
"Does the Crown Prince really believe so strongly in the brotherhood you speak of?" Soetu asked disdainfully. Throughout history, there have been countless instances of royal brothers fighting and even killing each other.
"I firmly believe that without you petty people who try to sow discord between us, the bond between us brothers will only grow stronger!"
You always whisper in my ear, telling me to be wary of my eldest brother and to watch out for my fourth brother.
Meanwhile, Mingzhu, standing beside her elder brother, kept urging him to compete with Gu for the position of crown prince.
"With you all by my side, my elder brother and I are afraid that one day we might truly become enemies!"
"Hehe! Hehe! It seems this servant has been meddling in other people's business! This servant has even become a villain in the Crown Prince's eyes."
"Regardless of anything, I am still the Crown Prince's elder. Is this how Your Majesty teaches the Crown Prince to question his elders?"
Soetu scoffed at the prince's talk of brotherhood, and he didn't believe in it at all.
“Elder? What you have done is like that of an elder to me? And you have no right to question Father’s teachings to me.”
Moreover, I've come to understand today that what you value isn't me, but my status as the Crown Prince.
Don't say it's all for my sake. You're trying to protect my position as crown prince and continue the glory of your Hesheli family, or more accurately, the glory of your Suo'etu.
I am the Crown Prince of the Qing Dynasty, the son of the Emperor, not a puppet in your hands. Don't even think about using me to give you power!
"I can tell you this clearly: you'd better not do anything suspicious, otherwise, once I sit on that throne, I will definitely make an example of you!" the Crown Prince said, approaching Suo'etu.
Seeing that the Crown Prince didn't seem to be joking, Suo'etu's heart pounded.
Looking at the Crown Prince now, he felt a little gratified. The Crown Prince had grown up and was no longer someone he could control. As expected of someone personally trained by the Emperor, he was just as decisive and ruthless as the Emperor.
Seeing that the atmosphere between the two had reached a freezing point, Suo'etu tried to ease the tension by saying, "I wonder what brings the Crown Prince to my residence today?"
At this moment, Suo'etu realized that the Crown Prince had not come to discuss the Fourth Prince's matter with him at all.
"Was Ulanara Rouze involved in spreading rumors to slander He Xue?" the Crown Prince asked coldly.
Soetu realized that while the Crown Prince was angry when the topic of the Fourth Prince was brought up earlier, he was now furious. It seemed that what Consort Hesheli had said was not untrue.
"Since Your Highness already knows, this servant will not say anything more!"
If your feelings for Suhetai's daughter are just those of a normal brother and sister, then that's fine.
Suhetai holds considerable military power; you must not get too close to him, or the Emperor will become suspicious.
Your current position is secure; you do not need Suhetai's support.
However, if you have feelings for Suhetai's daughter that go beyond brotherly and sisterly affection, I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible, because His Majesty will not allow you to marry Suhetai's daughter.
The Emperor trusts you now, but that doesn't mean he will always trust you, especially now that you've become involved with military power. Doing so will only make the Emperor wary of you.
Besides, Suhetai's daughter is young. Are you going to wait until she goes on a talent show?
The Emperor has already arranged a marriage for the First Prince, who will be married next year. You should also hurry up and get married, as the position of the eldest grandson must come from Yuqing Palace.
“My elder brother got married earlier than me, so his child will definitely be born first. Are you going to stop my elder brother’s child from being born?” The Crown Prince felt that Suo’etu had become somewhat ruthless in his pursuit of the position of “Crown Prince”.
"Your Highness, those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles!"
"This isn't just being careless about details, it's utterly insane!" The Crown Prince slammed his fist on the table.
"Does Your Highness view this servant in such a way? This servant did all this for your sake!"
"For my sake? You sent people to maliciously slander He Xue for my sake? You sowed discord between me and my eldest and fourth brothers for my sake?" The Crown Prince questioned Suo'etu in a fit of rage.
"Grand Uncle, I can tell you clearly today that I am determined to marry He Xue! I will wait for her!"
"Yinreng, are you crazy? Don't you know what you're doing?" Soetu looked at the Crown Prince in shock.
"I know perfectly well! I will only marry Xue!"
Looking at the Crown Prince's expression, Suo'etu knew that if he insisted on stopping the Crown Prince, it would only make the Crown Prince more determined. So he decided to change his approach and have both sides compromise.
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