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Chapter 952: The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (74) Members can add more

Chapter 952: The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (Seventy-four) Members can add more

The Third Prince looked at the First Prince helplessly and continued, "Brother, I haven't finished. What I meant is that since you organized the horse race, you certainly don't want any accidents to happen at the racecourse, otherwise you will be the first to be suspected. It's unlikely that Fourth Brother's injury was caused by you."

The eldest prince nodded slightly, thinking that the third prince was sensible, but he also disliked the third prince. He hid behind the prince every day, and he didn't think that the third prince really submitted to the prince.

The eldest prince demanded, "Then who do you think did it? Did you do something bad and now you're watching me and the crown prince fighting?"

The Third Prince quickly waved his hands and said, "Of course it wasn't me. What I mean is, could it have been someone close to the Fourth Prince?"

The emperor motioned the third prince to explain in detail.

"Father, after Fourth Brother got into trouble, I wanted to avenge him, so I sent people to investigate who had a grudge against him. Surprisingly, I discovered that Fourth Brother couldn't control his temper and liked to whip servants. The bodies of servants were often carried out of the mansion, including some concubines of low status. The turnover in the mansion was very high. Fourth Brother was injured, so there's no guarantee that someone close to him didn't hold a grudge and want to take revenge on him."

The emperor tapped the table lightly, his expression somewhat surprised. He seemed to have not expected that his fourth son was a tyrannical person behind the scenes. Such a person could not become emperor, otherwise there would be endless troubles.

The emperor asked, "Do you have any doubts?"

"After much investigation, I discovered that two people had died in the Fourth Prince's mansion the day before my fourth brother's accident. One was a concubine who had recently gained favor, and the other was a guard who patrolled the mansion. My fourth brother suspected that they were having an affair, and even suspected that the baby in the concubine's belly was the guard's. However, I found out that it was actually Concubine Wu who was secretly plotting to get rid of the concubine who was threatening her. I also discovered that the concubine actually had a long-lost sister, Qiao Lu, the head maidservant of the Fourth Prince's wife.

Also, my fourth brother has recently been preparing to request that the son born to Concubine Wu be named Crown Prince, but you rejected the request. The Fourth Prince's wife and my nephew Yuwen will inevitably have objections."

The emperor was a man who was afraid that the princes would seize power. When he ascended the throne, several princes rebelled, so he delayed conferring titles on the princes. He detained them all in the capital and did not even give them fiefdoms.

However, the princes are all old, and the prince's power is growing very fast. In order to balance the power, the emperor intends to confer titles of kingship this year, and the princes of each princely palace will also be canonized at the same time.

If it weren't for the incident at the Royal Stables, the emperor would have been planning to confer the title of prince on his sons in the next two days.

The Crown Prince actually felt somewhat guilty about the evidence presented by the First Prince. After all, some of it was true, unlike him, who had temporarily pinned the blame on the First Prince, which was somewhat insufficient evidence. Now that he was in a state of decline, the Third Prince's disruption was exactly what he wanted. His eyes lit up, and he continued, "Third brother, what you said makes sense. My nephew Yuwen is eight years old, but Fourth brother is not planning to ask for him to be crowned Crown Prince. When Fourth brother got into trouble, I saw that Fourth brother's wife wasn't very sad. Her tears weren't as heartbroken as Concubine Luo's."

As the Fourth Prince's consort, she was fully capable of drugging Fourth Brother's horse. It seems the servant she brought with her that day was one named 'Qiao Lu'. Whenever Fourth Brother gets into trouble, the Emperor always favors his children. Aren't the ones who benefit the most the Fourth Prince's consort and Yu Wen, the legitimate son, the most likely to benefit?"

The eldest prince nodded after hearing this. "That seems to make some sense. Anyway, it wasn't me who harmed Fourth Brother, so please stop throwing mud at me, Crown Prince. Third Prince is truly remarkable. He knows everything that goes on in Fourth Brother's mansion. I wonder how many spies he has planted?"

The Third Prince's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Big Brother, you misunderstood me. I didn't plant any spies in my brothers' mansions. I discovered this by accident."

"Oh, if you say no, then so be it. Today you have impressed me."

The Third Prince did not refute the First Prince. He simply bowed to the Emperor and said, "Father, this subject is only speculating. The truth still needs to be investigated by the Dali Temple."

The emperor rubbed his brows. The more he investigated, the more people were involved. Should he continue investigating?

"You must be tired, go and rest for a while."

The emperor ordered people to take the princes to rest. There were many rooms behind the imperial study, which were prepared for the court officials and the emperor to discuss matters all night and unable to leave the palace.

As the moon slowly retreated and a red light could be seen across the horizon, the emperor received new news.

"You mean, Prince Consort Zhou's sister, Zhou, sent people to the eldest daughter of the Song family's manor to assassinate a maid, but they were caught red-handed, and the assassins were sent to Jingzhao Prefecture?"

The emperor slept for two hours, and when he heard the news before the morning court session, his tone was filled with confusion. What was going on?

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