Chapter 85 [Recruitment] (Subscription Request)
Royal study room.

"Your Majesty, your son pays homage." The second prince knelt down and saluted.

Emperor Qing is sharpening his arrows.

Everything is ready, draw the bow, nock the arrow, and aim.

With a sound of arrow, it hit the heart of the armor.

But it bounced off and did not penetrate.

The armor-piercing arrow failed again.

After more than ten years, Emperor Qing has almost gotten used to it.

"Tell me what's going on."

Emperor Qing sat down again and continued to sharpen his arrows.

He was determined to get the armor-piercing arrow.

This is an important weapon against Wuzhu.

It is also an imitation of that mysterious weapon.

Emperor Qing had witnessed the horror of Ballette's power with his own eyes in the past.

For years, he had wanted to make a replica.

But, thinking about it carefully, he could only imagine that it was a kind of bow and arrow.

Apart from this, he couldn't think of any other possibility.

"Your Majesty, I request to be granted marriage." The second prince stated his purpose.

Hearing this, Emperor Qing paused slightly and looked at his son.

Marriage?

In just a moment, Emperor Qing knew that the Second Prince was going to cause trouble.

After all, he was preparing to find a princess for the prince and choose an auspicious date for the wedding.

The second prince actually requested for a marriage at this time.

There is no such thing as a coincidence.

It must be the rhythm of causing trouble.

"Which daughter do you like?" Emperor Qing continued to sharpen his arrows and asked without raising his head.

The old eunuch stood not far away, bowed slightly, and said nothing.

At this time, his best attitude is to play deaf and dumb and not interrupt.

Eunuch Hou has served Emperor Qing personally for many years and is very perceptive.

His judgment of occasions is also extremely accurate.

"I request a marriage, but not for myself, but for the Crown Prince." The Second Prince added.

Emperor Qing had indeed not expected this and it was somewhat unexpected.

All along, the actions and methods of both the Crown Prince and the Second Prince were within his expectations.

Because many things and many methods were left over from his past activities.

So, you can see through it at a glance.

with no doubt.

But today, the second prince gave him a very strange feeling.

Moreover, this was the first time that the Second Prince's actions exceeded his expectations.

For a moment, Emperor Qing was confused.

But I didn't think much about it.

"What suggestions do you have for the selection of the Crown Princess?" Emperor Qing finally glanced at him seriously.

Emperor Qing previously thought that the Second Prince came for him to arrange a marriage.

Moreover, the most likely candidate to be proposed is the female general in the East Palace.

This is what Emperor Qing expected.

He also felt that with the Second Prince's means and scheming, he would definitely say so.

In fact, before this, according to his own plan and the backup plan he had prepared, the second prince did think so.

It was exactly the same as Emperor Qing's guess, without any deviation.

However, today I went to Yishiju and had a meal.

So, all plans have been slightly adjusted.

When the words came to my lips, they suddenly turned into something else.

Please grant him marriage, Your Majesty. His target is Qiu Zhu.

This has three benefits.

First, the second prince can gain a ninth-rank master and his strength will be greatly increased.

Second, the prince lost an arm.

Third, it would severely embarrass the Crown Prince.

As for whether Emperor Qing would agree to grant the marriage, the Second Prince already had an idea.

Recently, the prince has become too powerful and needs to be properly suppressed and warned.

Therefore, he was 50% sure that Emperor Qing would agree to his request for marriage.

But now, after having a meal at Yishiju...

He has now become a puppet in the hands of the prince.

If you are not careful, your life will be in danger. Therefore, this plan had to be abandoned.

It can be said that this plan died in the womb before it was implemented.

Sometimes, the Second Prince couldn't help but wonder if the Crown Prince had already noticed his plan, so...

Whenever he thought of this, the second prince shuddered.

This prince is really scary.

Calculate everything, including people's hearts.

After witnessing the horror of that kind of elixir, the Second Prince now thinks that anyone around him is the Crown Prince's spy.

He couldn't trust anyone, no matter who it was.

There was one thing he was basically certain of, and that was that the prince had already placed countless spies around him.

Over the years, the prince knew all his plans before they were implemented.

Thinking of this, he felt a chill in his heart that went straight to the top of his head.

At this moment, the Second Prince finally understood that all the six ministries in the court were working for him...

But it's all an illusion.

Those people might have all been recruited by the prince.

However, in order to create a balance, all of them were transferred to his name.

So, actually.

Except for himself, everyone else around him is basically a spies.

The second prince felt that he might have to open one eye and close the other when he slept at night...

Afraid!

Everyone around him, except himself, is a spy.

Just asking are you afraid?
Now, everyone he looks at is considered the prince's man.

However, he still had to do as the prince said and cause trouble for him.

The trouble had better be as big and as difficult as possible.

Creating trouble for the prince is something he is very familiar with.

You don't even have to act or pretend.

So, the second prince came up with a great idea at the first moment.

Since we can't suppress the prince, we might as well send him to the top.

in short.

The more power the prince has, the more disadvantageous it is for Emperor Qing.

Therefore, by doing this, the Second Prince was creating an opponent for the Crown Prince.

And this opponent is Emperor Qing!

"Your son feels that Ye Ling'er of the Ye family is a lady with a gentle manner. In terms of her family background and talents, she is the perfect candidate for the Crown Princess." said the Second Prince.

The prince's power is already very strong.

If the Ye family and that grand master are added in.

In the entire Kyoto, the prince's power will reach its peak.

It is also a threat to imperial power.

This is exactly the effect the second prince wants.

Sure enough, after these words were spoken, Emperor Qing also looked at the Second Prince deeply.

The second prince was kneeling on the ground with his head lowered, and it was impossible to see the expression on his face at the moment.

"We must ask the Crown Prince for his opinion on this matter, Crown Prince Xuan."

"Yes!"

Eunuch Hou took the order and left.

Kyoto garrison, Ye Mansion.

"Dad, what did you say?" Ye Ling'er was shocked when she heard the news.

His father Ye nodded and said, "The news just received from the palace cannot be false.

At this time, the prince should have gone to the imperial study."

Ye Linger was silent for a moment. "How could the news from the Imperial Study spread so quickly?"

“That’s well said.

They were still discussing it, and even before the matter was settled, the news had already spread.

“There is only one explanation, Your Majesty, this news was spread deliberately.

Or maybe, His Majesty didn't even think about stopping the news from spreading."

Ye Zhong said.

"What should we do then?" Ye Ling'er frowned slightly.

"What do you think of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Ye Chong asked.

Ye Ling'er opened her mouth, seemed to be about to say something, and ultimately said nothing.

Sleepy, she got up and ran out the door.

"where are you going?"

"Go to the royal villa." Ye Ling'er's voice came from afar.

(End of this chapter)