Yixiu is reborn, fights against her elder sister, and becomes the queen mother

When talking about the Fourth Prince, Zhang Tingyu paused, "The Fourth Prince is very talented and has very unique insights into state affairs. From what I have seen, the Fourth Prince's way of dealing with things is most like the Emperor's."

If the prince were to implement new policies, it would inevitably harm the interests of old ministers and old aristocrats, and these people naturally would not want to do so.

The Second Prince and the Crown Prince are in the same boat. They have tried to test each other before, but the Second Prince has no such intention at all, and even told the Crown Prince about it afterwards.

The Third Prince is stupid and is no match for the Crown Prince and the Queen. If he were to become the future Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty would probably be on the verge of destruction.

Now the only person who can fight against the Crown Prince is the Fourth Prince. Although his mother is of very humble origin, it would be a different story if he could marry a wife from a very capable family.

Zhang Tingyu was the emperor's confidant. He had guessed that the emperor had long been dissatisfied with the prince, so he deliberately took advantage of the situation to say something.

The Emperor nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile, "The Fourth Prince is indeed doing things in a reliable manner. Come, pass on my decree to confer the title of Prince Bao on the Fourth Prince and to give him the position in the Ministry of Personnel."

This move caused an uproar in the court.

The ministers speculated one after another, could it be that the emperor was thinking of deposing the crown prince and making the fourth prince the crown prince instead?

Gyeongin Palace

"Empress, the Emperor has bestowed upon the Fourth Prince the title of Prince Bao, but the other two princes have not received any honors. Could it be that the Emperor is planning to..."

Jianqiu hesitated to speak. Now was the critical period for the fight for the throne, and there could be no mistakes, otherwise all efforts would fail.

Yixiu sneered. Now that she had already broken off relations with the emperor, there was no point in pretending to be loyal to her husband.

She and the emperor have been married for many years, and she can see through the emperor's little thoughts very clearly. The emperor is taking a gamble.

The baby in An Lingrong's belly has not been born yet, so there is always a 50% chance of it being a boy. In addition, with the sorcerer presented by Longkodo, the emperor is planning to forcibly extend his life for a few years and change the birth to that of his youngest son.

As for promoting the Fourth Prince now, one reason is to divert all the attention of himself and the Crown Prince to the Fourth Prince. The two sides are fighting and both are injured, and the Emperor can take this opportunity to find something to hold against him.

Even if An Lingrong gave birth to a girl, the emperor could take this opportunity to take back power.

But I'm sorry to disappoint the emperor. He doesn't have much time left to live. Even if he struggles again, it's just a death struggle.

"From this palace, it seems that the emperor is still too idle. Go and tell Noble Lady Nian to pay a proper visit to the emperor."

Yixiu raised a cruel smile at the corner of her mouth and said in a dark tone.

East Palace

Longkodo twirled his beard and said to the Crown Prince with a smile, "Your Highness, now that the Emperor has made the Fourth Prince the Prince of Bao, Your Highness must make plans early."

The prince curled his lips and said slowly, "My fourth brother is talented and capable. As an older brother, I am fortunate to have such a promising brother. Lord Longkodo, please don't say any more."

Seeing that the Crown Prince didn't respond, Longkodo didn't get anxious. He just continued to hint, "That being said, we still need to make plans early. I've heard that many ministers in the court have already joined the Fourth Prince's camp. No, he should be called Prince Bao now."

Upon hearing this, the prince raised his eyebrows slightly and scoffed, "They are just some fence-sitters who change their stance according to the wind. They can't cause any waves."

After Longkodo tried several times, the prince showed no intention of responding to him, which made Longkodo a little annoyed.

In this case, Longkodo could only get straight to the point. "A few days ago, this child, Shuyue, wrote home asking for some nourishing things. I was a little confused at first, but I didn't expect it was because Concubine Fucha had lost her child. Shuyue felt sorry for her and wanted her to take good care of her body. After all, she is still young and will have children eventually."

The Crown Prince's expression froze, and he said with a forced smile, "The trivial matters of the East Palace's backyard have always been handled by the Fucha family. It's not right for them to suddenly hand this matter over to Shuyue."

Longkodo's voice turned colder. "Then I will not play dumb with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince any more. I know my granddaughter well. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really doesn't like her, the Tonggiya clan has other princesses. I just don't know if the Crown Prince dislikes Suyue or the Tonggiya clan's princesses."

Longkodo had put in a lot of effort to make Tonggiya the future queen. Now, the prince's behavior clearly showed that he wanted to make Fucha the crown princess.

The prince looked at Longkodo meaningfully for a few seconds before he said calmly, "What if I don't like it?"

Longkodo was so angry that he was stunned. At this moment, he didn't care about anything else and threatened: "Your Highness, don't forget what's happening in the northwest. If the emperor knows about this, it's unknown who will be the crown prince. If I marry the daughter of the Tonggiya family to the fourth prince, he will be so happy.

The Fourth Prince is of ordinary birth. Although he is now favored by the Emperor, the aristocratic families are still watching and will not easily take sides at this moment.

Now, those who extend olive branches to the Fourth Prince are either from declining families or some ministers with little influence. If at this moment, Longkodo promised his daughter to the Fourth Prince as his principal wife, the Fourth Prince would definitely agree.

The prince curled his lips and spoke in a casual tone, directly exposing Longkodo's threat.

"The matter of the prince marrying a legitimate wife ultimately depends on the emperor's decision. You and I have no say in the matter."

He was afraid of Longkodo, and so was the emperor. The emperor had already been resentful of Longkodo for marrying Tong Jia Suyue to him.

If Longkodo promised his unmarried princess to the Fourth Prince as his wife this time, the Emperor would probably have ordered Longkodo to be executed without him having to do anything himself.

"Your Highness, please don't turn your back on me... Although Tong Jia Su Yue is a daughter carefully nurtured by my Tong Jia clan, she is not the only daughter in the Tong Jia clan. If we push her too hard, it will not benefit any of us. As for Nian Gengyao, Your Highness, please handle it as you see fit!"

After saying this, Longkodo left angrily.

The prince waved to Longkodo in a nonchalant tone, "Lord Longkodo, you haven't even bowed to me yet, and you're leaving like this?"

Longkodo's face was like a palette, red then blue, blue then purple, and purple then green.

His wrinkled old face turned purple and blue, like an old eggplant hit by frost.

Longkodo had no choice but to turn around and bow to the prince, "I'm leaving now!"

Longkodo bit the lip of his tongue and almost squeezed it out from between his teeth, which was enough to show how angry he was at the moment.