"When that little eunuch first came to me, I was scared too."
However, the young eunuch told me that the Tenth Prince was the son of Consort Wenxi, and his status was no lower than that of the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince.
Especially the Fourth Prince. If he hadn't been registered under the Imperial Noble Consort's name, he would have been just the son of a bondservant, and there would have been no chance of him being compared to the Tenth Prince!
Now, if anything happens to the Crown Prince or the Fourth Prince, the Tenth Prince will be the most prestigious.
This servant is worried that this matter will implicate you, but that little eunuch said that this matter will not be traced back to this servant. Even if it is, the Emperor, out of consideration for the three princes, will at most place you under house arrest in Yikun Palace.
"Once the Tenth Prince ascends the throne, given the relationship between him and the Ninth Prince, he will definitely release you!"
Consort Yi looked at the cook, both amused and exasperated, and said, "Should I thank you for thinking of me?"
"This servant wouldn't dare!" the cook said, shaking her head.
"What does this have to do with Ruguo?" The Fifth Prince didn't understand. If what the cook said was true, this matter had nothing to do with Ruguo at all!
"That little eunuch said he wanted to sow discord between the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, so that it would look like the Imperial Noble Consort was trying to poison the Crown Prince."
"He told me to go find Ruguo, who serves the Ninth Princess, and that Ruguo would help me!" the cook said.
"Why doesn't he go find Ruguo himself?" The Fifth Prince felt this was completely unnecessary. The eunuch could have gone directly to find Ruguo, so why did he have the cook go find her?
"This servant does not know!" the cook said, shaking her head.
The Fifth Prince suddenly thought of a possibility: was the reason that little eunuch sought out the cook because he wanted to involve Yikun Palace in this matter?
If that's really the case, then this little eunuch is far too cunning.
"If you were to point out that little eunuch, would you be able to recognize him?"
The cook nodded, "Yes, I can!"
"Ninth Brother, go find Tenth Brother now and have him bring all his men here!" Fifth Prince said to Ninth Prince.
"Okay, I'll go right away!" The Ninth Prince immediately went to find the Tenth Prince.
"Mother, we still need to tell Father about this!" This involves another prince, making things a bit complicated.
"Mother, I'll send someone to invite your father right away!" Consort Yi said to the Fifth Prince with satisfaction, "Yinqi has grown up and knows how to share your mother's burdens! The Empress Dowager has raised you very well!"
Because the Fifth Prince had always been raised by the Empress Dowager's side, she was not as close to him as she was to the Ninth and Eleventh Princes, and she always wanted to make up for it with the Fifth Prince.
But the Fifth Prince had grown up, and the mother and son didn't see each other often. For a moment, she didn't know what to do.
The Fifth Prince felt a little embarrassed under Consort Yi's gaze. "Mother, this is all what I should do. It's my responsibility to take care of you and Ninth Brother, and Eleventh Brother as well!"
"He is truly my good son!" Consort Yi said, her eyes reddening.
The Crown Prince had been in a bad mood ever since the Fifth Prince and the Ninth Prince left.
He Zhu, seeing the Crown Prince on the verge of exploding in rage, dared not even breathe. "What's wrong with the Crown Prince now? He and Princess Xue aren't in the palace either. He'd better not go near the Crown Prince, otherwise, if he angers the Crown Prince, no one will be there to save him!"
The Crown Prince has no mood to do anything right now. If it weren't for the fact that he has to wait for the imperial concubine selection, he would love to marry He Xue into Yuqing Palace right now. He really can't rest easy without He Xue by his side.
Ninth Brother is really something. He just does whatever Xue says. He even went so far as to find a storyteller according to Xue's request. Xue's whole theory is completely absurd.
The Crown Prince took out the hairpin he had just made for He Xue, and then wrote a letter to He Xue.
"He Zhu, get in here!" the Crown Prince shouted to the door.
Upon hearing this, He Zhu hurriedly entered. "Your Highness, what are your orders?"
"Send these to the General's Mansion and give them to He Xue. Wait for her reply before you come back!" The Crown Prince handed the items to He Zhu.
He Zhu looked troubled and said, "Your Highness, what if Princess Xue doesn't reply?"
He Zhu knew He Xue well; if the Crown Prince wrote ten letters, He Xue would be lucky to reply to two.
"Then you just wait until He Xue replies, otherwise you don't need to come back!" the Crown Prince said irritably. None of them gave him any peace of mind.
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