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Have all the men been sent out?

Yes, they are all skilled fighters,

and they are all equipped with poison pills.

There is one more thing I must report to Your Highness.

The Right Chancellor sent Su Zhiye to personally receive the Prince of Shuo.

When we make our move, should we...

Calm down, Your Highness.

Previously, Young Master Su visited several times,

but was turned away by Your Highness.

He is just someone Your Highness has no use for.

The Prince of Shuo just picked up a bargain.

These ministers claim to be noble and pure,

but in reality, they play both sides.

Even if I had accepted Su Zhiye,

the Right Chancellor would still send other nephews

to curry favor with Yuwen Jingxuan.

You are right, Your Highness.

Tell those men not to hold back.

Once I secure the position of Crown Prince,

even the Right Chancellor

won't dare to make things difficult for me.

Are these the martial arts experts you found?

They laid an ambush all the way,

but couldn't even take down a single person.

Originally, to deal with Su Zhiye and the Prince of Shuo,

we prepared plenty of men.

But there was also a woman traveling with them.

She is highly skilled,

brave, and resourceful.

The ambushes and strategies we designed

were all ruined by her.

A woman?

I've never heard that Yunling knows martial arts.

Could it be the Su family again?

No, it's the little maid who takes care of the Prince of Shuo at the royal villa.

According to the report, the woman is young

and an unfamiliar face.

My good brother

is really getting more and more capable.

Should we activate the spies in the Prince's mansion

to find out exactly who she is?

Sixth Brother.

Since you don't know what's good for you,

don't blame me for being ruthless.

You two,

returning from the palace banquet today,

any interesting stories?

No interesting stories.

But

when my father wanted to assign me a task today,

why did you keep winking at me?

I wanted to advise you

never to accept the task of compiling the book.

But you didn't understand,

and you readily agreed.

I'm so mad at you.

Compiling a book

doesn't involve court politics

or colluding with outsiders.

For Jingxuan, who just returned to the capital,

it's a good thing.

You two don't know.

The compilation of the book has been a mess for months.

It's a hot potato that no one in the court dares to touch.

How could this be?

Originally, His Majesty instructed the Ministry of Rites,

but the officials revered authority,

which angered His Majesty,

and he dismissed several high-ranking officials at once.

Before I set out to welcome you,

someone nominated a few highly respected royal family members.

They followed His Majesty's lead,

but frequently disagreed with the old scholars.

So the matter was shelved again.

So it's hard for me to maneuver in this matter.

I'll inevitably offend people.

If you hadn't returned,

this matter would have been left unsettled.

I guessed Prince Yu would set a trap for you.

I didn't expect that after avoiding the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites,

you'd fall into this trap.

Prince Yu?

Is he the Third Prince who was kind to you

and took good care of you when you were young?

I didn't expect that we couldn't escape the tragedy of brothers turning against each other.

Prince Yu was always the only candidate for the crown prince.

But just as His Majesty decided to appoint a crown prince,

he issued an edict to bring you back to the capital.

He definitely wants to strike first.

Alright.

Now is not the time to lament your brotherhood.

How should we decline the task of compiling the book?

Miss Tang, do you have any ideas?

Why decline?

So everything I just said was in vain?

What?

Discussing Confucianism,

and setting up a lecture forum outside the palace?

That's what Prince Shuo's memorial said.

Did Father agree to it?

His Majesty hesitated at first.

But Prince Shuo said

that the biggest taboo in scholarship is having only one voice.

Today's great scholars belong to a hundred schools of thought.

Naturally, a hundred boats should compete,

and a hundred schools of thought should contend,

to be passed down through the ages.

His Majesty was very pleased,

and immediately ordered his approval.

I underestimated him.

Is there any report from Prince Shuo's mansion?

The day Prince Shuo arrived in the capital,

he sent for a doctor.

It is said to treat a woman's injuries.

A woman?

They are close.

Everyone in the mansion treats her as a master.

But right now, we still can't figure out

what her exact relationship with Prince Shuo is.

We only know that Su Zhiye calls her Miss Tang.

Miss Tang?

Reporting to Your Highness,

Lord Shang has arrived.

Uncle, you came in person.

Is there something important to discuss?

What?

Emperor's fortune?

Since when did Father believe in such illusory things?

As long as His Majesty believes it,

does it matter if it's true or false?

What was the result of the divination?

In just a few days,

he even colluded with the people from Taichang and Taibu.

We have been striving for the Eastern Palace for years.

Now we lose to such absurd remarks.

Your Highness can tolerate it,

but I cannot accept it.

Your Highness,

I have an idea.

We can use this to our advantage.

Uncle, please speak.

You must keep this from Miss Tang.

The truth will come out.

Now there are rumors all over the capital that I am bewitched by a demoness.

The situation is chaotic.

After the court session today,

Father specially kept me to ask about this.

She will find out sooner or later.

I don't know where this evil wind came from.

It's probably your kind-hearted third brother.

Targeting women,

he is really capable.