"He was made the crown prince at a young age and has always been arrogant. You don't have to think too much about it. Since he has taken the initiative to distance himself from Xiao Si, just let it go. After all, Xiao Si is also the legitimate son, so it's normal for him to have his own thoughts."
"I understand."
In Yuqing Palace, the Crown Prince stared sinisterly in the direction of Chengqian Palace and the Prince's residence, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
The Empress Dowager was really a good person. She actually coaxed the Emperor into first changing Yinzhen's name to hers, and then made the Emperor make her the empress.
Who in the palace could compare to her now? Not only was she the empress, she also had five legitimate sons and a legitimate daughter who was the most favored by the emperor.
"Your Highness, Lord Suo'etu is here."
"please."
"This old minister greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Granduncle, you don't have to be so polite."
"Your Highness, I will not bother with those empty formalities. I came here to ask what your plans are."
"The Emperor has already made her the Empress, and Yinzhen has become the legitimate son.
I don't believe he's truly following me wholeheartedly now. Instead, I think he's had ulterior motives from the very beginning."
Soetu also frowned. He had thought that Kangxi would make Mu Sili the queen, but he never thought that he would change the jade plate for Yinzhen.
In the past, Yinzhen had always followed the prince as a member of the prince's party. He also thought about persuading the prince to make him an iron-hat king after he came to the throne so that he would have no worries about food and clothing.
As a result, he was first changed into a jade disc, and then the imperial concubine became the queen, and he naturally became the legitimate son. Although this status was lower than that of the crown prince, he was indeed the greatest threat.
Because he is not only the legitimate son, but also has at least eight brothers to support him in the future. How can the lonely prince deal with this?
"I think the same as you do. Rather than being suppressed by the Queen's family and unable to raise our heads, it is better to launch a surprise attack.
You want to destroy them all before they are ready. I know you are reluctant to do so, but those in power must be ruthless, otherwise their position will be unstable.
And you have to think clearly, the Queen now has five sons, and the Ninth and Tenth Princes are on her side. It is better for us to strike first than to fight against the Ninth Prince with one son at a time."
The prince also knew this, but he always felt that he had overlooked something.
Kangxi was indeed not as fond of him as before, but he never stopped teaching him.
Moreover, he did so many things in private, apart from playing and fighting in the study, it is unknown how much Kangxi knew.
What Soetu is discussing with him now is the serious matter of usurping the throne. What if the emperor knew their plan long ago but did not expose it and was waiting to catch them first?
There will definitely be no good end waiting for him at that time, and Soetu, the minister, will definitely be sentenced to death by the emperor, including the Hesheli clan, who will either be exiled or executed.
Even though he was the legitimate son of Empress Yuan and the crown prince personally appointed by Emperor Kangxi, the best outcome for him would be to be imprisoned in the clan house and never see the light of day again.
But if Kangxi didn't know about this and all this was just his own imagination, then once he succeeded, he would be able to ascend the throne immediately.
"Yes, we have to wait until his helper grows up before we take action. However, I am not confident enough to win yet."
"I just need your Highness's opinion. Since Your Highness agrees with this approach, I will take care of the rest. Your Highness does not need to worry about it."
"Thank you very much, great uncle. When I ascend the throne, I will definitely promote you to a higher rank and rank."
"Then I, this old minister, would like to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first. Although I have been preparing for this for two years, I never thought that I would actually use it, so I didn't take it seriously.
But Your Highness, don't worry. In five years at most, I, an old minister, will lead a group of elite soldiers to follow Your Highness."
"good."
The reason why Soetu supported the prince so much was simply because he wanted to control him.
A monarch who kills his father and usurps the throne has only two options if he wants to hide what he has done.
Either wipe out the entire family of those involved, or use a high position to silence them.
And from what he knew, the prince didn't seem like someone who would do something like destroying an entire family. After all, there was still a trace of kindness in his heart.
Once the prince chooses to keep silent, his goal will be achieved, and he will then send a woman from the Hesheli clan into the palace.
In view of the fact that he helped the crown prince ascend the throne, the crown prince will definitely give him a high position.
If they give birth to another little prince, the next emperor will also be a person with the blood of their Hesheli family, and the glory of the Hesheli family will continue for another hundred years.
Very good, very good.
After Soltu left Yuqing Palace, a black figure quickly disappeared into the night and headed towards Qianqing Palace.
"Your Majesty, as you expected, Soetu went to see Yuqing Palace and discussed a big drama with the Crown Prince..."
The person who came was the shadow guard that Kangxi had placed in Yuqing Palace. Ever since he discovered that the prince was misbehaving in the study, he had ordered people to secretly monitor the prince.
So the prince had no secrets at all, and Kangxi even knew some things better than he did.
"So, is he planning to stage a plot to usurp the throne? Blame me for pampering him a little too much, and he can't tell the difference between good and evil in the world.
Since he trusts Soetu so much, let the two of them work together. If he fails one day, don't blame me for not teaching him well.
Yingyi, send someone to closely monitor Suo'etu's every move. I want to know everything about him."
"yes."
After Yingyi left, Kangxi showed a dejected expression, and the image of the prince as a child appeared in his eyes.
When did the prince, who used to be so kind and lovable, and even had the whole world in his heart, change? As his father, he actually had no idea.
By the way, it’s time to deal with his wet nurse. The crown prince of a country is actually being controlled by a wet nurse. Ling Pu’s family must be richer than the crown prince’s Yuqing Palace.
After raising them for so many years, it’s time to close the net. I hope Ling Pu and his wife won’t let me down, otherwise I will be angry.
"Come here, Minister Ling Pu, the head of the Imperial Household Department, and the Crown Prince's wet nurse have stolen items from the Imperial Household... They are to be taken to the prison to await trial. Their families will also be taken to the prison, and their property will be confiscated into the national treasury."
"Yes, I will take someone to do it right away."
Just as the wet nurse was about to smuggle another treasure from Yuqing Palace out of the palace, she was caught in the act by people sent by Liang Jiugong. She was stunned where she stood.
But she soon came up with a countermeasure. She hadn't worked in the palace for so many years in vain, so how could she be frightened so easily!
"My Lord, what are you doing? I am the Crown Prince's wet nurse."
"I'm arresting you. The thing in your arms must have been stolen from Yuqing Palace. Come, take it away."
"How dare you! This is a gift from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How dare you lie like that? Aren't you afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be angry?"
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