The next day, the Third Prince of Beiyan, who lived at the post station, received a mysterious letter. He opened the envelope, glanced at the contents, and suddenly a sly smile appeared on his face. He said sinisterly, "Shangguan Yunting, you are so unpopular. Not only do I want you dead, but someone in your own royal family wants you dead too."

"Whether it's the eldest prince from yesterday or someone else, no matter who it is, as long as our goals are the same, it will benefit this king."

He looked at the letter solemnly for a moment, then destroyed it, quickly wrote a letter, handed it to his guard, and ordered: "He Lin, give this letter to the servant who just delivered it. Be careful not to let anyone find out."

"I obey my orders."

Grand Prince's Mansion

Qin Jiang had been waiting for news in his room since he had sent the letter. At this moment, the eldest prince came over and asked hurriedly, "Sir, has the letter been delivered?"

"Waiting for news."

The eldest prince listened with some worry. After all, he was walking under the eyes of his father, and if he made any mistakes, the consequences would be disastrous.

But he thought that getting rid of Shangguan Yunting was the same as getting rid of Shangguan Rui, and he would then find a way to seize the military power of Youzhou. With 100,000 troops from Youzhou and 100,000 troops from Yizhou in his hands, and 200,000 troops at his disposal, he had no reason to worry about not accomplishing his great cause.

"Is that person reliable?"

"Grand Prince, please rest assured that the man is absolutely reliable. He should have news by now."

Just as he finished speaking, Prince Yin's guard Su Feng came in to report, "Master, someone has delivered a letter."

The eldest prince quickly opened it and took a closer look, then handed the letter to Qin Jiang. "Sir, you see, Rong Zhang is very cautious, afraid that the news is fake. He also wants the formula of the bomb. Father has kept it secret and won't let anyone know the formula. This prince can't even see a hair of it. I'll go get the formula for him."

"He should be careful. After all, in our Da Qi territory, even if he is stupid, if he dares to trust others easily, his life will be in danger if something goes wrong."

"Do we really have to reveal our identities? That would be too dangerous. Besides, I don't have the bomb formula, and even if I did, I wouldn't give it to him. After all, if he took it back and made a bomb, it would be to target Da Qi. As a prince of Da Qi, how could I plant hidden dangers for the future? If my father knew, I would chop this prince into pieces."

"You know how much the Emperor hates those who betray him. What if I even give the enemy the formula for the bomb? He can use it against me and hand it over to the Emperor. I'll have to wait for his verdict."

Qin Jiang pondered for a moment. "We can keep our identities secret. He doesn't know who the other party is anyway. Besides, he doesn't know the authenticity of the bomb formula. Even if we give him a fake formula, he won't have the time to verify it. He won't know the authenticity of the formula until he returns to Beiyan. If he wants revenge, it has nothing to do with us."

"What do you mean?"

Qin Jiang whispered a few words in the eldest prince's ear. After hearing it, the eldest prince's eyes lit up and he nodded in praise.

"Sir, that's a good idea. Even if we find out that this prince has nothing to do with the case, we can still get rid of the Ninth Prince and the Second Prince without any effort. It's a good thing to kill two birds with one stone."

"Is that what we're going to do? Anyway, I don't know the formula for the bomb, and neither does he. I'll just write a random recipe for him. He won't know if it's true or not, and it will be too late for him to verify it when we get back to Beiyan."

"This prince will reply now."

"Don't be impatient, Your Highness. Such an important decision requires at least two or three days of careful consideration. If you reply immediately, he will undoubtedly doubt the truth of the matter."

"Sir, you are indeed very thoughtful. With you, I have no worries about achieving my goals."

"Grand Prince Miao Zan."

Sunlight streamed through the windows onto the gorgeous carpet.

At this time, a beautiful woman approached slowly, followed by two servants. She was noble and elegant, stunningly beautiful, and exuded a noble aura in every gesture.

She walked to the eldest prince and bowed slightly, "I pay my respects to Your Highness."

The eldest prince smiled and said, "Princess, what do you want from me?"

Qin Jiang stood up and saluted the eldest prince's wife, "Your Highness greets you, my wife."

The eldest prince's wife smiled and said respectfully, "Mr. Qin, there is no need to be so polite. I am deeply grateful for your help to His Highness."

"You are so polite, Princess Crown Princess. I have something to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

"Take care, Mr. Qin."

Seeing Qin Jiang leave, the eldest prince's wife quickly pretended to be worried and said, "Your Highness, my third brother Yanchen was arrested by the patrol camp and taken to the prison. Mother sent the housekeeper to the patrol camp to ask for his release, but Ji Yanheng refused to release him. Mother sent someone to ask Your Highness to rescue Yanchen."

"Even if he's a bastard and a playboy who only cares about eating, drinking and having fun, he's still our father's son. Mother can't ignore him."

"How did Chu Yanchen get captured by the patrol battalion? Didn't he introduce himself? How dare the patrol battalion capture the son of the Prince of Chu's mansion? They're really becoming more and more outrageous."

"I heard from the servants that it was because Yan Chen offended Princess Furong that she ordered the patrol battalion's Ji Yanheng to arrest him. Now the patrol battalion refuses to release him. If this gets out, my Chu Palace will become a laughing stock in the capital."

"Don't worry, Princess. I'll send someone to the patrol camp. Even if Ji Yanheng only obeys my father, I don't think he would dare to refuse me this favor."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"Princess, we are husband and wife. Husband and wife are one. We prosper together and suffer together."

"Shu Feng, go to the patrol camp and ask Ji Yanheng for the person."

"I obey my orders."

An hour later, Su Feng returned. "Master, I'm incompetent. Commander Ji won't release us. He says Master Chu, in broad daylight, forcibly abducted a common woman and molested the princess. The Northern Yan envoys are in the capital now, and if word gets out, it'll ruin the image of Great Qi. So, we have to wait until they leave before we can release them."

The eldest prince's expression suddenly changed when he heard this. He said gloomily, "How much dignity can a mere princess have? This must be an order from the emperor's uncle. Otherwise, Ji Yanheng wouldn't dare to oppose this prince."

The eldest princess worriedly asked, "Will Yanchen suffer in prison? After all, he has never suffered such torture since he was a child."

"They didn't dare to punish Chu Yanchen. They only imprisoned him because of the order of the Ninth Prince. Moreover, the Northern Yan envoys are in the capital, and the patrol camp is also following the orders of the emperor."

"It would be better to let him stay in jail for a few days to reflect on his actions. If he continues to disregard the law, he will sooner or later bring disaster to the entire Chu Palace."

"When my father finds out, he will definitely blame my mother for not helping him. He has always felt that he owed him and didn't bring him along to teach him personally, which is why he has become like this."

"Although Chu Yanchen is a concubine's son, he is also the third son of the Chu Palace. If this gets out, it will definitely affect the reputation of the Chu Palace."

"Then what should I do? I can't ask my father to release the person just because of a dandy boy. What will my father think of me? And if my father knew that Chu Yanchen did such a thing under his nose, his life would be even more miserable than it is now."

"Your Highness is absolutely right. I will return to my mother now."

"It's all the fault of that troublemaker Princess Furong. I will remember you."

"Princess, don't be angry. There will be plenty of opportunities to settle accounts with her in the future."

"I'm waiting to see what happens to her."

Second Prince's Mansion

He sent someone to investigate the Sixth Princess's favorites and came back with, "Master, the post station is heavily guarded by the Imperial Guards. Our people have no way to start. Please punish me, Master."

The second prince was so angry that he kicked the guard in the chest, knocking him to the ground. He then quickly stood up and knelt down.

"A bunch of losers who can't even get close to the post station, how can you be guards?"

The guards knelt on the ground and dared not say a word, and Ye Chen stood beside them and did not dare to make a sound.

After the Second Prince calmed down, he sat there in deep thought.

Ye Chen quickly comforted him, "Master, we don't need to inquire about the Sixth Princess's preferences. The eldest prince has already married a wife, Prince Mu is already engaged, and the Third Prince will only be sixteen this New Year. It's a foregone conclusion that you will marry the Sixth Princess."

The Second Prince stared for a moment and said indifferently: "I hope so!"

If I can marry the Sixth Princess of Northern Yan, and with the secret help of my three uncles, I will gradually make a name for myself in the court. I hope my father will see my strength and sincerity.

For the next two days, the eldest prince pretended to be hesitant.

It was not until the third day that he wrote back to Beiyan, saying that he was the second prince and wanted to cooperate with him, and attached a forged bomb formula.

Rong Zhang at the post station was not very happy when he saw the bomb formula. He was wondering whether the formula was true or not. After all, not everyone could get the formula of such an important weapon.

As far as he knew, the Second Prince of Da Qi had no status in the court, so it would be difficult for him to get such an important formula.

At first, he was just testing the other party's sincerity, but he didn't expect the other party to introduce himself and present the recipe, which made him even more suspicious about the authenticity of the recipe.

However, they had a common goal. Killing the glorious King Mu would be a loss to the entire Da Qi and Youzhou military camp. If he died, the conquest of Youzhou would be imminent.

Thinking of this, the authenticity of the formula was not that important to him. After all, his goal was to bring the people who developed the weapons back to Beiyan for his own use.

He sent people to urge the emperor to negotiate when to start. After the negotiation was completed, he planned to bring Princess Furong back from Da Qi to Bei Yan. There would definitely be many dangers on the way back, but for the sake of the throne, it had to be done no matter how difficult it was.

He also replied to the eldest prince, asking him to help him when necessary.

After receiving Rong Zhang's letter, the eldest prince secretly laughed in his mansion. Rong Zhang was just like that. His plan was foolproof and he just had to wait for the results to be inspected.

The success was like killing two birds with one stone, and he was looking forward to the next good show.

At this time, undercurrents were surging in the palace, and people with different thoughts were still constantly planning and strategizing. It seemed that the struggle in the palace would never stop.

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