Chapter 230 The Sixth Prince's Consort
Qin Jinzhi returned to the Prince's Mansion.
Yun Ge walked over and said, "Princess, the investigation into the Fang family you asked us to do has yielded some results. You guessed right, Consort Fang is a twin, and she also has a younger sister."
Qin Jinzhi raised an eyebrow. "So the current Consort Fang is Consort Fang's younger sister."
What is the Fang family planning to do?
Consort Fang gave birth to a pair of imperial offspring. Although she was only a consort, given the Fang family's background, that was the limit of her status.
How did the Fang family manage to switch the real Consort Fang with the fake one?
Where is the real Consort Fang now?
"Keep investigating. I really want to know what the Fang family is up to."
After resting for a while, Qin Jinzhi went to Qin Ye's courtyard.
Qin Ye is reading a military treatise.
Upon seeing Qin Jinzhi, he beamed with joy, "My dear grandson is here."
Qin Jinzhi sat down in a chair and asked directly, "Grandfather, what do you think of the Crown Prince?"
Qin Ye raised an eyebrow, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and instead of answering, asked, "What kind of person do you think the Crown Prince is?"
Qin Jinzhi thought for a moment, "I can't figure it out."
Qin Ye chuckled and said, "It's rare to find someone in the capital you can't figure out."
Qin Jinzhi looked at Qin Ye's face and said, "The Crown Prince has sent people to keep an eye on the Empress Dowager. I suspect that the Emperor also has his people around him. Do you think there are any of the Crown Prince's people in our Prince's Mansion?"
Qin Ye said calmly, "There are also people from our Zhenbei Prince's Mansion in the Eastern Palace, it's not surprising."
Qin Jinzhi said to this old scoundrel, "Did you know from the beginning that the Crown Prince had a problem?"
Qin Ye said with a grin, "I just don't believe that old man and the Empress could have a good-for-nothing."
Qin Jinzhi chuckled lightly, "If one day I were to face off against the Crown Prince, who would have a better chance of winning?"
Qin Ye stroked his beard. "It's hard to say what his true intentions are, but we have a lot of soldiers."
Qin Jinzhi smiled, not expecting that the Crown Prince was so highly regarded by her grandfather.
"Let's look at your military treatise."
Qin Jinzhi returned to her courtyard, naturally unafraid that the Crown Prince would find out about what had happened that day.
It's unclear whether the Crown Prince, knowing that his grandmother had prematurely activated the power she had planned for years, regrets that her power would be exposed early, or feels that his niece has stolen what belongs to him.
The Eastern Palace, the Crown Prince's Study.
The Crown Prince asked incredulously, "You mean Granny Zhao suddenly fell seriously ill and died?"
Wang Wei said with a tense expression, "Not only that, Zhao Mama's ex-husband's whole family perished in the fire, and even Zhao Mama's grandson, who was locked in the other courtyard, fell into the well and drowned!"
The Crown Prince laughed out of anger, "Granny Zhao has served the Empress Dowager for decades! How dare Qin Jinzhi!"
Wang Wei's eyes widened. "Your Highness means that the Princess did all of this? Granny Zhao is a long-time servant of the Empress. Doesn't she care about the Empress at all?"
The Crown Prince sneered, "She's a vicious wolf that can bite someone's neck off at any time. In this palace, apart from Father and Mother, she won't care about anyone else."
Wang Wei's expression turned grave. "How could the princess be so ruthless!"
After a while, the Crown Prince's expression softened considerably.
"Very well, only someone like this can help me achieve my goal of conquest!"
Wang Wei said with some concern, "Your Highness, the princess is a sharp blade, but this blade has two sides. If it is not handled properly, it will hurt others and oneself."
The prince's expression returned to normal. "Too much rigidity leads to breakage. Besides, without the Orchid Grass, it's questionable whether this sharp blade can even be handed to me. Forget it, let's withdraw our people. If necessary, I'll have to help my good niece."
Wang Wei's face immediately showed a knowing expression, and then he asked, "After the Dragon Boat Festival, will Your Highness still be going on a tour of Lingnan?"
The Crown Prince waved his hand, "I won't go this year. Tell Lingnan that I will send someone there if anything happens. From today onwards, do not send any messages back to the capital."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take care of it immediately."
Qin Jinzhi was too clever; she could detect even the slightest clue.
He really didn't expect that his mother would activate the forces she had been planning for many years ahead of schedule for Qin Jinzhi's sake.
After all, it had been kept by my side for many years.
If Qin Jinzhi were a man, he would never have allowed her to live to this day.
The Emperor always remarked that Qin Jinzhi resembled him, which is why he knew how terrifying she was.
Even before Qin Jinzhi has grown to her full power, she is already enough to make him wary.
Not to mention his good younger brothers.
This included the sixth prince, who received news from Guanzhong.
Seeing what the letter said, Qin Jinzhi actually sent men disguised as bandits to rob the granaries in Guanzhong.
Is this the threat Qin Jinzhi poses?
That's incredibly audacious, but everyone has already been killed by the Yang family.
The descendants of the Chen family have been torn apart by chariots.
With the death of the Chen family descendant, the wrongful case from ten years ago could no longer be linked to the Yang family.
Qin Jinzhi already knows that the Yang family has colluded with the enemy, and she will be the next to target them.
With Chen Chi's death, the two sides can be considered to have officially started a war.
There was a knock in the Sixth Prince's study, and the Sixth Prince's wife came in carrying soup.
"Your Highness, you've worked hard. I've specially prepared ginseng soup for you."
Upon seeing this, the Sixth Prince said, "You've arrived. My maternal grandfather just sent a letter, asking me to start making preparations."
The Sixth Prince's wife was from a collateral branch of the Yang family, but she was a very intelligent person among the younger generation. Originally, Consort Xian wanted the Sixth Prince to marry into the Cui family, but Yang Xian arranged this marriage for the Sixth Prince.
His maternal grandfather knew the capabilities of the sixth prince, and that the struggle for the throne was particularly dangerous. Without assistance, the sixth prince might not be able to achieve great things.
The Sixth Prince's Consort took the letter and smiled gently. "This Princess Jinzhi is quite a remarkable person. Has Your Highness ever considered winning her over? If she can support you, no one can shake the power behind you."
The Sixth Prince was taken aback. "My maternal grandfather just killed Qin Jinzhi's men. How can I win her over? If that little bastard gets the news, who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause?"
The Sixth Prince's Consort smiled gently.
"It is precisely because your maternal grandfather killed the princess's people that you should be even closer to her."
The Zhenbei Army has always been a supporter of the Crown Prince. If people in the capital were to know that the young master of the Zhenbei Army intends to rely on a wise ruler, everyone else in the capital would surely be filled with unease.
Those who want that position will try to win over the princess, and if they fail, they won't let the power of the Northern Garrison fall into the hands of others.
The Sixth Prince was taken aback. "You mean you're going to feign friendship, create the illusion that the Zhenbei Army is close to me, and have my brothers get rid of her?"
The Sixth Prince's wife shook her head. "We've all seen this princess's abilities. Getting rid of her won't be easy. Besides, our ultimate goal isn't just to kill a princess."
As long as the capital is thrown into chaos by Qin Jinzhi's decision to re-select a wise ruler.
When the time comes, it won't be these princes who will let her go.
As you and I both know, His Majesty is determined to ensure the Crown Prince's ascension to the throne, and the Zhenbei Army is the Crown Prince's trump card.
Do you think His Majesty would allow the princess to switch allegiance to another prince?
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