An Jingzhi just stayed in the palace, waiting for the day to leave.
Ten years later, the reputation of the fifth prince as a playboy was widely spread among the people.
Since he left the academy, he rarely heard news about other princes.
He only knew that the battle for the throne was becoming more and more intense, but it had not yet affected him. After all, he was just an uneducated and dissolute prince.
But today he heard a piece of news that surprised him greatly. Gu Sangyu said, "The Fourth Prince is dead."
An Jingzhi remembered that in the original owner's memory, the Fourth Prince should not have been in any trouble yet. He asked, "What happened?"
Gu Sangyu's face turned pale, as if she was frightened.
"The Emperor asked us concubines to go today for this very matter."
Gu Sangyu breathed a sigh of relief. There was no one else around them except Xiaowan and Xiaoxizi, who were close to them.
"Obscene harem."
An Jingzhi learned from Gu Sangyu that the reason why the Fourth Prince was sentenced to death so quickly was because someone said that his mother was committing adultery in the harem, and as a result, he, his son, was also suspected by the emperor.
The emperor also found a man from the fourth prince's mother's palace, and the emperor had the man dragged out and fed to the dogs.
Logically speaking, this shouldn't happen. The Fourth Prince's mother couldn't be so stupid. Moreover, this incident had never happened in the original owner's memory in his previous life. Could it be the butterfly effect caused by him?
As they grew older, the struggles among the princes became more and more intense. Those princes had long reached the age to retire, but they all stayed with various reasons, keeping an eye on that position.
A few years ago, the emperor's health became worse and worse, so he appointed the eldest prince as the crown prince.
But within two years, the eldest prince was demoted to a commoner because he was found to be planning to start a rebellion.
The ones fighting the most fiercely now are the Fourth Prince and the Second Prince. As for the Third Prince, he has died after falling into the water.
As to whether it was an accident or not, that's a matter of opinion.
The Fourth Prince used to be the Second Prince's follower. It seemed that after the fight with An Jingzhi in the academy, their relationship became increasingly distant.
The older they get, the more hostile they become to each other. Now it seems that the Fourth Prince is still no match for the more scheming Second Prince, and he has even implicated his own mother.
"The emperor announced to the public that the two of them fell into the water in the palace." Gu Sangyu sighed deeply after saying this.
She became increasingly disgusted with the palace.
It should be said that he hates the emperor in the palace.
He was truly cruel and ruthless. He did not ask for any reason or facts. He could execute any concubine he had once favored, regardless of whether she was wronged or not. He could even be so cruel as to kill his own son.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Fourth Prince must be the Emperor's son. After all, they have many similarities in their eyebrows and eyes. Moreover, when the Fourth Prince's mother was favored, she was just a little maid in the palace. How could she have the opportunity to have an affair with a man?
The emperor simply wanted to save face, so he executed the person.
An Jingzhi frowned after hearing this. The only ones left in the entire palace were the second prince, him, and three underage princes.
The maternal families of the three little princes were all ordinary families and had no ability to fight for power. Moreover, they were still young and could not possibly defeat the scheming second prince.
From this point of view, he has become a thorn in the other party's side, but he is generally recognized as the one who can never ascend to the throne. In recent years, he has been known in the capital as a playboy.
He shouldn't be targeted by the Second Prince.
A few days later, An Jingzhi was summoned by the emperor.
He looked at the aging emperor, who was no longer the cheap father who could chase him in the imperial garden.
It is true that the other party was indeed sorry to the Gu family and his mother. She didn't even come to see him when he was born. But the kindness she had shown him since they met was genuine.
Although there were various calculations behind this, he could not deny that his cheap father sometimes really treated him as his son.
For example, now the emperor knows that he will not live long, so he is making plans for his youngest son with all his heart.
"You will be going to serve as an exile soon. I have chosen a place for you. You can go to Quzhou."
An Jingzhi knew this place. Quzhou was located in the south and was considered a very wealthy place. Its tax revenue was among the top few every year and it was a place that was highly sought after.
"Although it's a bit far from the capital, you won't be back for a few times a year. It's a good place. I'll let Gao Shida and the others assist you. If there's anything, just listen to him and he'll help you."
The emperor held An Jingzhi's hand and gave him many detailed instructions. He also assigned a lot of people to him, fearing that An Jingzhi would not have a good life after leaving Kyoto.
Humans are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless?
He said sincerely, "Father, thank you."
The emperor laughed. "You little monkey, you've been naughty since you were little, and you don't like going to school. In the end, you've become an illiterate prince. If your father doesn't make plans for you, you might be cheated out of your pants in the future."
Since An Jingzhi grew up, the emperor rarely used the name "little monkey" anymore.
What he said was very rustic and not like an emperor at all.
After An Jingzhi returned, he waited wholeheartedly for the show to begin.
However, he also made some preparations in private, after all, the dust has not settled yet.
The Gu family's libraries have been opened all over the country. As long as he comes to power, he will be the local emperor. No matter who the new emperor is, no one will dare to take it.
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