After rebirth, the daughter of the marquisate went crazy

Seeing the Fifth Prince frozen in thought, Shen Mingxiu's eyes flashed with coldness. "Fifth brother, this matter may soon be reported back to you. You should keep quiet for now. Alas, I underestimated the power of the Zhenguogong Mansion. If Yanzhou City is also lost, there will be no need to win over the Zhenguogong Mansion. Fifth brother, we must make a long-term plan."

"Think about it carefully, I'll go back first."

Shen Mingxiu patted the fifth prince on the shoulder and left, leaving the fifth prince standing there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

The fifth prince didn't know how he returned to his palace. Liu Yufeng and Liu Yutang were waiting for him anxiously in the palace.

Seeing him return in a distraught state, the two exchanged glances and approached him, asking, "Your Highness, I heard that Prince Zhuang has been found. Does that mean you can no longer lead the troops?"

The fifth prince said nothing and just sat there blankly. The two brothers thought that the matter was settled, which was why their cousin looked so distraught. Since the matter was already a foregone conclusion, there was no other way but to accept it.

The two Liu brothers spoke to comfort him, "Your Highness, since the matter has been settled, there is no need to be sad. Besides, the Northern Territory is not a place for people to stay. It is better not to go there."

"Yes, Your Highness, those reckless men in the army are not so easy to win over. Even if you become the commander-in-chief this time, if they don't obey you and don't listen to your orders, it won't be worth it if something unexpected happens. There will always be opportunities in the future. It's better to stay in Kyoto City for safety. If this matter gets to my aunt, she will definitely not agree, and you will be angry."

The Fifth Prince seemed to have suddenly come to his senses and looked at his two cousins. "What do you two cousins ​​think of the Fourth Prince?"

The two brothers of the Liu family were racking their brains to think of ways to appease the Fifth Prince, but unexpectedly he suddenly asked an irrelevant question that confused both of them.

"Your Highness, are you referring to His Highness the Fourth Prince?"

The two brothers looked at each other, and saw confusion in each other's eyes.

The Fifth Prince nodded solemnly, "Yes."

Seeing his serious expression, the two men took his question seriously. After pondering for a long time, Liu Yufeng finally spoke, "Your Highness the Fourth Prince, I don't really understand you. Although Your Highness said that the Fourth Prince is on your side and has indeed helped you a lot, I don't know why, but I always feel that the Fourth Prince is not that simple."

Liu Yutang nodded. "Yes, I feel the same way. You said that the Fourth Prince had no intention of seizing the throne. After his biological mother passed away, he was raised by my aunt. He is very grateful to you and my aunt, so he is helping you. However, I sometimes feel that the Fourth Prince is a little hard to understand."

The fifth prince looked at the two of them, his expression becoming more and more solemn.

Why had he never considered that there was something wrong with Shen Mingxiu's behavior? Was it because he had always been by his side like a lackey, and he had never considered him a rival?

Or was he deliberately showing his weakness, pretending he had no such intentions? What if he were in Shen Mingxiu's shoes? Did he really have no intention of seizing the throne at all?

No, not only does he have it, he will also be determined to get it!

The fifth prince's face turned pale with fear. He was such a fool!

He was so panicked that he couldn't hold the teacup in his hand. It dropped to the ground with a bang and shattered into pieces.

"Your Highness!"

The two brothers of the Liu family stood up in astonishment, "Your Highness! What's wrong with you?" Why did he suddenly look so panicked and frightened?

Is this what happened!

The Fifth Prince clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "I've been tricked by Shen Mingxiu!"

The Liu brothers looked at the Fifth Prince in horror, "What does Your Highness mean?"

The Fifth Prince's voice was tinged with rage, "Shen Mingxiu not only wants to seize the throne, he also wants to step on me to climb up!"

It's not that he doesn't want that position, it's that the power behind him is so weak that it's almost non-existent, so he only pretends to help me, just to win over his forces to his side!

Even though the Fifth Prince was a bit stupid, he had been raised in the royal family since he was a child. How could he be really stupid?

Shen Mingxiu's mother was an inconspicuous palace maid. She was lucky enough to be favored by the drunk Emperor Jingyou, and Shen Mingxiu was born at that time. She was then given the title of Talented Lady.

But, she was just the daughter of a small county magistrate in Jiangnan. How could she help Shen Mingxiu? What's more, she died when Shen Mingxiu was only seven years old.

Because they were about the same age, and his mother wanted to find him a playmate, she suggested to his father that Shen Ming be raised under her wing.

Unexpectedly, my mother actually raised such an ungrateful wolf!

"Cousin, go and find out immediately whether those court officials who have defected to us are ours or Shen Mingxiu's!"

The Liu brothers understood instantly, their eyes becoming serious. "Your Highness is saying that the Fourth Prince is using you to gain power for himself!"

The fifth prince didn't say anything, but his increasingly ugly expression spoke volumes.

"Let's go and find out!"

The two brothers left quickly.

The fifth prince suddenly remembered something. He quickly stood up and went to his study, looking for something among the pile of books on the desk.

Suddenly, he found an envelope that was casually tucked inside a book. He picked up this ordinary letter and his face became more and more ugly.

He had received this letter five days ago, sandwiched between a memorial sent by his subordinates. It was obvious that someone had put it there on purpose.

The letter said that the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was Shen Mingxiu's man. It was just a nonsensical sentence.

He even laughed at this person and wondered if he was crazy. Even if he wanted to sow discord between him and Shen Mingxiu, such blatant behavior was too stupid. Shen Mingxiu was his man, so even if the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was Shen Mingxiu's man, wasn't he still his man?

Now, he finally understood what this person meant. He was reminding him that Shen Mingxiu was not his man, but his opponent! Not only his opponent, but also his enemy who was playing him in the palm of his hand!

The fifth prince sat weakly in the chair, feeling stupid for the first time.

At this time, in Tingyunju of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, Ye Qingyu was unfolding a secret letter with a dazzling smile of joy on her lips.

This was the first time since the incident at the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion that Wanqiu saw her young lady smile so brightly and cheerfully. It was as if the dark clouds before her eyes had dispersed, and the warm sunshine was shining on the cold earth.

"Success!" Ye Qingyu laughed heartily, her laughter feeling free and comfortable.

Wanqiu looked at Ye Qingyu in confusion and asked, "Miss, you are so happy, is there something good?"

Ye Qingyu smiled and said, "Well, yes, finally, there is something good that makes people happy."