On the night of the broken engagement, the paranoid prince came to me crying and asking for my statu

However, all the twelve princes have extraordinary abilities. Although they are of different ages, their ambitions are equally great.

As a result, various problems arose between the princes' fiefdoms, including plagues and river embankments being washed away during the rainy season.

The fighting between the princes directly brought disaster to the people.

The officials initially blamed each other, but later on they protected each other. By the time the old emperor found out, it was already too late to save the situation.

The princes were competing with each other, and the palace seemed calm, but in fact it was also turbulent. The concubines who gave birth to or adopted princes all wanted to secure a good future for their children.

The concubines fought openly and secretly, and eventually killed the old emperor. Because the old emperor did not issue a will to determine the crown prince until his death, the twelve princes turned the internal fighting into an open one, and Linwei was torn apart all of a sudden...

With the lessons of the previous dynasty, after the Yuan Dynasty unified the territory of Linwei, the first thing it did was to set the rules for choosing a crown prince. The general meaning was: give priority to the eldest son and the legitimate son. If the eldest son is not the legitimate son, then the legitimate son will be the first choice; for others, the ability and character must be considered...

When the princes reach a certain age, there is no need to rush to confer titles of nobility and fiefdom on them. Instead, they can set up their own residences and then "inadvertently" test them.

Therefore, during the nearly two hundred years since the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, although most of the princes of successive dynasties had mediocre qualifications, there were many who were kind-hearted and benevolent people praised by the people.

At this time, the Third Prince's Mansion was brightly lit.

"If we act according to the plan, there will be absolutely no problem." Su Jincheng smiled ingratiatingly and stood in front of Murong Qian, half hunched over like a servant.

"I just don't know what you think, Your Highness?"

The candlelight in the house flickered.

Murong Qian pondered as he stroked his chin which had a slight gray stubble, and looked at Su Jincheng with a more inquiring look.

"Can you really prevent Su Kang from making a fuss?"

Hearing this, the smile on Su Jincheng's face became more genuine.

"As long as the Third Prince can seize the opportunity at the palace banquet."

Murong Qian slowly narrowed his eyes, as if thinking about the feasibility of Su Jincheng's suggestion...

Su Jincheng felt a little uneasy when he looked at her, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva, "Your Highness..."

"it is good."

Murong Qian seemed to have made an important decision. He sat up straight again, and even looked at Su Jincheng with no more inquiring eyes.

"If your plan works, I will reward you handsomely when I succeed."

Others may not know, but Murong Qian knows it very well.

The emperor said that he was rewarding people according to their merits at the palace banquet, but he did not mention a word about Su Kang's wife and children moving out of the Changping Marquis Mansion.

Many ministers in the court looked at Su Kang with the intention of joining in the fun. They were probably thinking that without the Marquis of Changping Mansion, Su Kang would never be able to cause any trouble again. The so-called reward according to merit was nothing more than "offsetting the merits and demerits". Not pursuing the offense of Su Kang's family against the Marquis of Changping Mansion would not help Su Kang much either.

but...

Many people overlook one point, based on his father's temperament.

The approach of "offsetting merits and demerits" simply doesn't work.

Father is promoting Su Kang in disguise.

If he really did what Su Jincheng said, and took Su Sui'an into his backyard as a concubine, and then when Su Jincheng was throwing dirty water on Su Sui'an as planned, he would tell Su Kang what Su Jincheng had done, and take the opportunity to raise Su Sui'an's status...

As time went by, he became the victim, and even won over Su Kang...

Thinking of this, a gleam of light flashed in Murong Qian's eyes.

Su Jincheng was immersed in the joy of his successful revenge on Su Sui'an and did not notice the change in Murong Qian's expression at all.

The two never dreamed that when they were secretly plotting against Su Sui'an, they themselves would become part of someone else's plot.

royal palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

"Is everything you said true?"

Emperor Mingqing's brows were gloomy and his tone was calm.

"Whether it is true or false, the emperor will decide for himself."

Fu Jingrong was still relaxed, without a trace of guilt on his face.

It was as bright as day inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The light from the bronze lamp tree was projected onto Emperor Mingqing's face, and under the obstruction of the mountain of memorials, a large shadow was cast, covering up the look in his eyes.

"I underestimated the third brother, but..."

Emperor Mingqing turned the topic back to Fu Jingrong, "Jingrong, you are not young anymore. Since the third brother has made such a bold arrangement, and you are so clear about Su Kang's situation, why don't I just go with the flow and give you Su Kang's daughter."

Fu Jingrong lowered his head. Compared with his relaxed attitude just now, he was obviously a little nervous at this moment, and even his tone was tinged with a bit of urgency.

"Your Majesty, Jing Rong is just following his father's orders to sort out the complicated forces in the capital. As for marriage, Jing Rong has not thought about it at all..."

Emperor Mingqing narrowed his eyes slowly, "I heard that you also have a childhood sweetheart in your fiefdom, why don't you bring him here?"

Speaking of "childhood sweethearts", a hint of panic flashed across Fu Jingrong's eyes.

"That girl is just from a small family, not as good as the noble families in Beijing. If Jingrong wants to marry her, he must marry a noble girl in Beijing so that she can be worthy of the status of my Dingbei Palace."

This is arrogant and ignorant.

If someone else said something like this, Emperor Ming Qing would definitely think that person was putting on a show in front of him.

But Fu Jingrong...

Since returning to Beijing, there have been loopholes in everything I have done...

Emperor Mingqing looked at Fu Jingrong with eyes that gradually deepened, and he had a plan in mind.

"I will thoroughly investigate the matter of the Third Brother."

After a pause, he asked Fu Jingrong again in a calm tone, "You...really don't want to marry Su Kang's daughter?"

Fu Jingrong gritted his teeth.

"No one can determine whether Su Kang is truly innocent in the Yumen City incident."

"I approached Su Sui'an only to take the opportunity to observe whether Su Kang really broke with the Changping Marquisate as the rumors said."

Emperor Mingqing nodded in agreement. "A real man should put the interests of the country first. If Su Kang and Su Qishun dare to act in front of me, I will not let them off easily. As for the third brother..."

Emperor Ming Qing sneered, as if he was really angry with Murong Qian, "If he dares to do such a bastard thing under my nose, I will naturally not let him stay."

Fu Jingrong didn't say anything else.

When Emperor Mingqing mentioned his "childhood sweetheart" again, he responded with a few vague remarks and then left.

It was not until the eunuch came to report that Fu Jingrong had left the palace that Emperor Mingqing erased all expression from his face.

He indifferently ordered the eunuch beside him.

"Send someone to Yancheng to inquire about the daughter of the cloth merchant. If it is true, bring her here."

The eunuch withdrew in response.

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