Chapter 414: Chapter 240 Birthday_2
"Yes." The Eight Prince slapped his left palm with the book in his right hand, his expression somewhat excited as he said, "Go arrange it now and give the childbirth remedy to Princess Consort Dai."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Tomorrow, go see Wang Siqi and inform him of this matter." The Eight Prince curled his lips, revealing a sinister smile.
"Your Highness, aren’t you afraid that Wang Siqi might betray you for his sister’s sake and turn to support Prince Dai?" Yu Hai always felt Wang Siqi was unreliable.
"He wouldn’t dare. If he dares to betray me, neither he nor his sister will meet a good end." The Eight Prince’s eyes were icy, "If he dares to betray, I’ll make their lives worse than death."
Yu Hai was startled by the Eight Prince’s cold demeanor, a trace of terror flashing in his eyes, and he immediately said respectfully, "Yes, Your Highness."
The Eight Prince knocked his head with the book again, "What a waste of these past few months."
"Your Highness, Wang Siqi’s sister wasn’t even of age a few months ago." Yu Hai pointed out the crucial point.
"True."
"Your Highness, if something happens to Princess Consort Dai, wouldn’t Wang Siqi’s sister become the Heir Princess Consort then? Is that really good?" Supporting one’s own nephew for that position would be better, wouldn’t it? After all, everyone chooses someone with whom they have blood ties.
"I misspoke earlier; Prince Dai’s Heir Princess Consort cannot be from the Wang, Xun, or Yuan families."
"Oh? Why is that?" Didn’t Your Highness just say that His Majesty would first let a woman from the Wang or Xun family be Prince Dai’s concubine, and then after Princess Consort Dai passes away, elevate her to Heir Princess Consort? Why did Your Highness just say that Prince Dai’s Heir Princess Consort cannot be from the Wang, Xun, or Yuan families?
"Because neither Marquis Xuanping nor Noble Princess Consort Rong would allow Prince Dai’s Heir Princess Consort to be from the Wang, Xun, or Yuan families. And I forgot something, there are young women in Marquis Xuanping’s Mansion." The Eight Prince said, "Princess Consort Dai also has a half-sister."
Hearing this, Yu Hai seemed to understand, but then again, he didn’t seem to understand.
Never mind, it didn’t matter whether a servant understood or not, as long as Wang Siqi doesn’t betray His Highness.
Seeing the Eight Prince continue reading, without saying more, Yu Hai withdrew.
After reading for a while, the Eight Prince suddenly remembered something, and his face turned sour.
Could it be that Marquis Xuanping and Prince Dai did it on purpose?
Marquis Xuanping wasn’t as astute as Duke Zhen, and Prince Dai wasn’t a smart man, but they wouldn’t be foolish to this extent. Also, Noble Princess Consort Rong was definitely not a stupid woman. Even if she was jealous of Princess Consort Ying, she wouldn’t completely lose her reasoning because of it.
The more the Eight Prince thought about it, the more he felt that Marquis Xuanping and Prince Dai did it on purpose. What were they scheming?
For now, he couldn’t figure out Marquis Xuanping’s and Prince Dai’s intentions, but if Prince Dai could confront Duke Zhen, he’d be more than happy to see that.
The Eight Prince stopped thinking about Marquis Xuanping and Prince Dai and continued with his book.
After a while, Yu Hai came in to remind the Eight Prince that it was late, and time for rest.
"Has Tenth Brother returned to the palace?"
"Yes, returned around the Xu Hour." After giving it some thought, Yu Hai decided to ask, "Your Highness, did the Emperor give Tenth Highness a Token, otherwise how can Tenth Highness come and go freely from the palace?"
"Tenth Brother mentioned that Father once gave him a Token, which he returned to Father, and Father said he could come and go freely from the Imperial Palace in the future, without needing a Token."
"Then why can’t you come and go freely from the Imperial Palace?" Yu Hai felt indignant on behalf of the Eight Prince. However, the Eight Prince could also come and go freely from the palace because the Crown Prince gave him a Token.
"I don’t care." The Eight Prince had long lost any expectations for the Emperor and didn’t care about the Emperor’s opinion of him.
Realizing he spoke out of turn, Yu Hai quickly bowed his head and dared not speak further.
The Eight Prince didn’t blame Yu Hai, calmly saying, "Wake me early tomorrow; I need to go to Kunde Hall to eat longevity noodles with Tenth Brother."
At this moment, in Kunde Hall, after hearing Zhao Yao say he wanted to go to Lingnan in the future, Liang Zhaoyi couldn’t calm down for a long time. She knew it was the best and safest decision for Zhao Yao to grow up in Lingnan, but she couldn’t bear it.
Thinking of her son going to Lingnan in the future, separated from her by a thousand miles, she felt heartache.
"Sigh..."
Gui Xing heard Liang Zhaoyi’s sigh, and asked with concern, "Madam, what’s wrong with you?"
"Yao Yao wants to go to Lingnan in the future, and I can’t bear it..." Lingnan is thousands of miles away from the capital, and historically a place of exile, full of criminals and miasma, posing significant danger.