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In this palace, the Third Prince only trusted this one eunuch.

Because he was personally raised by this eunuch.

When the eunuch was critically ill and on the verge of death, it was he who pleaded with Emperor Jing'an to bring a royal physician to the eunuch's aid, pulling him back from the brink of death.

Therefore, the eunuch was grateful for his life-saving grace and became even more loyal to him.

In fact, the Third Prince believed that he was very lucky to have met such a loyal and honest eunuch. If it had been a cunning and mean eunuch, he would not have survived to this day.

"Your Highness, this servant will take care of it immediately." The eunuch instructed, "What you have done must have angered the Imperial Concubine and Prince Yu. You must be careful before Prince Yu leaves the capital."

The Third Prince nodded slightly: "Alu, once this matter is over, you can stay by my side and take care of my daily life. You don't need to run errands for me anymore."

He rarely said anything sentimental: "You've suffered a lot with me, it's time for you to enjoy a good life."

"It is already a great blessing for this servant to meet Consort Zhao and His Highness." When the eunuch entered the palace, he did not even have a name. The name "Fu Lu" was given to him by Consort Dong, which meant that he would have both good fortune and prosperity in the future: "My family was poor. My parents cruelly sent me to the palace in order to save my life."

“But the person in charge of castration charges eight taels for it. Where would my family get that kind of money? We even have a written contract. I’ll pay it back slowly once I start earning my monthly allowance in the palace.”

"Fortunately, I was lucky enough to be assigned to serve Consort Zhaoyi. Consort Zhaoyi took pity on me and gave me money for my castration. It's a pity that such a kind person as Consort Zhaoyi left us so early. If she knew that His Highness's suffering had finally come to an end, she would surely be overjoyed."

After saying this, the eunuch wiped his eyes and hurried away.

The third prince felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this. His birth mother had passed away long ago, as far back as he could remember. All the information he had about her came from Fu Lu.

In Fulu's mind, his birth mother was a gentle and kind woman, no different from a fairy in folk tales. Perhaps it was because his birth mother was too kind and too weak that she was killed by Consort Ling.

After Fu Lu left, the Third Prince collected all his thoughts, took out a stack of Xuan paper from the drawer, and went to the Taiji Hall.

He had no close relatives, and therefore no weaknesses.

If Prince Yu wanted to deal with him, he could only start with him as a person.

The best way for the Third Prince to ensure his safety is to stay by Emperor Jing'an's side and prevent Prince Yu from making a move.

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When Prince Yu returned to his residence from the palace, he ordered someone to summon the Grand Tutor to his study.

Even someone as composed as Consort Ling lost her composure due to the Third Prince's subtle actions and almost fell into his trap. Not to mention the bunch of fools in the Ling family, they definitely need to be warned.

After all, Ling Zhongshi was both stupid and greedy. Last time, when the Ling family's Hongyun Shipping Company snatched the Gu family's order in Qingzhou, he deliberately walked into the trap set by the Marquis of Chengen for the Gu family's business, and took the blame for the Gu family's business, almost causing a disaster.

A short while later, the Chamberlain came to the study and asked, "Your Highness, has something happened in the palace?"

"My mother and I are unharmed." Prince Yu instructed, "Go to the Ling family and remind Ling Zhongshi that before I go to my fiefdom, all the shipping companies under his name should stop accepting orders. Take a look at the orders that have already been accepted, and if there is anything unusual, send people to board the ships and search them carefully."

The Grand Master accepted the order: "I will do it immediately."

"Wait a minute." Prince Yu, recalling Ling Zhongshi's behavior, was still somewhat uneasy: "Refund all the orders we've already accepted. Also, for the next ten days or so, have them stay obediently in the manor. If anyone leaves the manor, kill them on the spot."

The Grand Tutor was startled by Prince Yu's harshness and ruthlessness.

On second thought, the Grand Tutor could understand Prince Yu's ruthlessness.

If verbal warnings are ineffective, then bloodshed will be the only option.

This matter concerns the life and death of Prince Yu, so we cannot be careless.

After all, Ling Zhongshi had a long criminal record. In the past, he relied on Consort Ling to put pressure on Prince Yu, who had to clean up his messes. He never took Prince Yu's warnings to heart. Every time, he would promise Prince Yu that he wouldn't do anything reckless again, only to cause Prince Yu another big mess the next day.

However, since the last time Hongyun Shipping Company had an accident while transporting official grain, Ling Zhongshi has become much more restrained.

The Grand Tutor said solemnly, "Your Highness, rest assured, I will explain the consequences to Lord Ling. He will surely understand the implications and will not do anything that is outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant."

After saying this, the Grand Tutor left the study and went to the Ling residence.

Prince Yu leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes slightly, and slowly went through the process in his mind, trying to figure out which part he hadn't thought through enough and which could be easily exploited.

Suddenly, Prince Yu opened his eyes and thought of the officials who followed him.

He was stripped of his power at the morning court session today.

To compensate him, Emperor Jing'an granted him an additional fiefdom.

This reveals some clues: Emperor Jing'an intended to send him to his fiefdom, and this happened right after his marriage and before the appointment of the crown prince.

Those officials who followed him were all cunning old foxes; how could they not see through Emperor Jing'an's intentions?

Someone will inevitably contact him to discuss countermeasures.

Those who come to see him may lose their positions.

because……

"Knock Knock-"

Just then, a knock sounded at the door, and a servant outside said, "Your Highness, the Admiral has arrived."

Prince Yu's face darkened, and he said in a cold voice, "Please let him in."

"Yes." The attendant acknowledged the order and left.

A short while later, the Admiral arrived at the study. Just as he was about to pay his respects to Prince Yu, he heard Prince Yu say, "You shouldn't have come to see me."

The admiral was taken aback, but quickly understood what Prince Yu meant: "Your Highness, the Emperor stripped you of your power in order to send you to your fief. We have not committed any treasonous acts, so the Emperor would not remove all the officials who are close to you from their posts."

He was a military officer in the Three Thousand Cavalry Battalion of the Three Great Camps in the capital, in charge of three thousand cavalrymen, responsible for commanding the army, directing battles, training soldiers, and other related matters.

Although there was a high-ranking official above him, that official was also one of Prince Yu's men.

If Emperor Jing'an relieves them of their duties, won't the Beijing Garrison be thrown into chaos?

Prince Yu, however, believed that this group of military officials were too presumptuous and did not understand what kind of person Emperor Jing'an was.

He said sternly, "Until I send you a letter, you should each do your own job well. You must not contact me or exchange letters with other officials in private." After a pause, he added, "Whoever gets into trouble, you should take care of yourselves to avoid being implicated."

Now that Emperor Jing'an has chosen the Third Prince as his heir, he will spare no effort to pave the way for the Third Prince and eliminate all obstacles.