The second prince has been a little crazy since that day when he was taken to the small courtyard next to Zhongcui Palace.

He drags the crown princess with him every day...now she has become the second prince's concubine. The two of them catch butterflies and even catch crickets together.

The second princess was troubled by him and argued with him, but he was jumping up and down, clapping his hands and laughing, and even had a flower on his temples.

Everyone said that the second prince was crazy. From time to time, people would come to Emperor Kangxi and talk about the ridiculous things that the second prince had done recently. For example, competing with children to play with mud, competing with children for desserts, and even the eunuchs planting flowers.

The grass would be disturbed by him playing with it with his hands, making it impossible to do any work.

Emperor Kangxi listened silently, without commenting. Recently, he went to Zhongcui Palace to look for Concubine Rong more frequently. Occasionally, when passing by the courtyard where the second prince lived, he would stop and look into the distance for a while.

Concubine Rong saw everything.

One day when the third elder brother and San Fujin went to Zhongcui Palace to pay their respects to her, she whispered to the third elder brother while San Fujin was taking the children to play in the yard: "Why am I looking at the emperor?

The guy in the yard still has some thoughts."

While speaking, Concubine Rong pursed her lips toward the yard next to Zhongcui Palace, her meaning self-evident.

The third elder brother disagreed with this: "If he really had some thoughts, he would not have deposed him as the crown prince. You know, when Huang Ama was outside the wall for so long, he did not decide to depose him, but in the end he

The palace was immediately abolished. Isn't this the result of careful consideration?"

"...Is that true?" Concubine Rong said hesitantly: "But I always feel that the emperor still has some affection for him." Then she talked about how Emperor Kangxi came here many times and looked into the courtyard from time to time.

Son.

The third elder brother didn't take his mother's words to heart at first.

However, now that the mother-in-law has spoken about Huang Ama's behavior with such certainty, he is a little unsure.

He looked at his wife and children who were playing in the yard and said softly: "Really or not. How about I go over and have a look?"

"That's fine. You go over and take a look and ask him if the emperor has visited him in private, or if the emperor has treated him in any special way recently." Concubine Rong said, "Let's do that. During lunch.

, I left San Fujin and the children to rest in the house. You take advantage of the time in the afternoon when no one is walking around to go see him there. If you two brothers want to chat, that time is the most suitable."

After lunch, the masters of each palace will take a short rest, and the palace people are waiting under the eaves. At this time, there are the fewest people walking back and forth in the palace.

Several people saw the third elder brother going to that courtyard. Even if it was reported to the emperor, they were not afraid. After all, it was only natural for the younger brother to visit his elder brother.

Even Brother Si, who usually doesn't cause trouble, has visited that yard, which is nothing.

However, if there are fewer people walking back and forth, it will be much easier for the brothers to talk.

Even if the prince now becomes the crazy second prince, that won't be a problem. If he has an IQ like a child, it would be easier to use clichés.

Maybe the third elder brother will be able to ask something useful from the second prince, and it will be easier for the third elder brother to deal with it when he faces the emperor.

The third elder brother immediately agreed.

After lunch, Concubine Rong indeed left her daughter-in-law and grandchildren sleeping in the house.

The third elder brother excused himself to go out for a walk and then came back. He stopped for a moment in front of the prince's courtyard, then walked slowly in and stood in the courtyard for a long time.

The sun is a little stronger at this time. But it is autumn now, and even if the sun is shining brightly, the sun will not make people panic.

After he stood in the sun for a while, a delicate little eunuch came out and hurriedly ran to him: "I've seen the third master. Could you please tell me what you left behind here, or why don't you come to see my second master?"

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"Is the second emperor brother in the house now?" the third elder brother asked calmly.

The little eunuch called Qianer: "The second master is waiting for the third master in the house. He told the little one. If the third master comes to find the lost things, the little one should give the things to the third master, and the third master can leave.

Yes. If the Third Master came here specifically to look for him, then he should wait for the Third Master so that the two brothers can talk."

Third Brother's heart suddenly shook, and he suddenly realized that he had made the right move after listening to his mother and concubine's advice to come over.

He strode forward with his legs wide open, rushed straight to the door of the house, pushed the door open and barged in.

It was pitch dark inside the house.

He had just walked in from outside, and his eyes were blurry and he couldn't see what was going on inside the house.

"Close the door." Someone said quietly in the darkness.

The third elder brother turned around and closed the door. He was not used to the darkness now. Based on the approximate position of the window of the house that he had just seen in the yard, he groped over and opened the window a crack.

With a little light, he realized that the second prince was sitting on the edge of the bed with his hair spread out and his clothes disheveled. The quilt on the bed was rolled up into a ball and thrown into the corner of the bed.

"...The second emperor brother was taking a nap just now?" The third elder brother came in a little regretfully, and said hesitantly: "My brother's trip is unlucky. My brother said goodbye." After saying that, he cupped his hands and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute, don't leave yet. I have something to say to you." The second prince got out of bed and walked to the table with his shoes: "I have always wanted to find you to cooperate, but you have never come to see me.

I can’t take the initiative to look for you.”

The second prince wanted to pour a cup of tea, but the pot was empty.

He laughed to himself: "I don't have any tea for you, let's just say this. I have an idea, and I need your help to fully implement it."

The third elder brother subconsciously asked: "Second brother, are you okay?"

The second prince seemed crazy before, and he seemed to be at the age of a child again. He looked abnormal no matter what.

But from the time he entered the house until now, the second prince's words and deeds have been the same as before, very normal, and it doesn't look like there is anything wrong with him.

The second prince laughed loudly: "Of course I'm fine. But I have to be fine. Otherwise, how can others let down their guard against me? How can I kill the boss so easily?"

The third elder brother couldn't help but take a step back: "You mean, the eldest brother?"

"Yes. It's him! That beast!" The second prince suddenly lost his temper, his eyes suddenly became fierce, and he gritted his teeth and said, "If it weren't for him, how could I have reached this point!"

The third elder brother was so frightened that he backed away and leaned against the door.

The second prince smiled quickly and raised his hand to appease him: "Don't worry. What I did was just to completely bring down this bastard Yinyin."

Then the second prince changed the topic and said: "It's just that I have just implemented half of my plan, and I need someone's help to implement the last part. I have been waiting here for someone, and finally I waited for you."

Seeing that he was planning to make him an ally, the third elder brother couldn't help but hesitate: "Didn't the fourth brother come to see you some time ago? Why didn't you ask the fourth brother for help?"

"He can't do it. He has no interest in the throne at all. If I find him, he may not be willing to do it." The second prince shook his head gently: "If I find him and he refuses to help me, this matter will be leaked.

.I need to find someone who is interested in the throne to help me and create a win-win situation with me."

After saying that, the second prince raised his eyes and looked at the third elder brother with burning eyes: "So you are the most suitable."

The third elder brother didn't expect that he would take notice of him. He turned around and said with a hot face: "I don't do anything at all. How could the second emperor think that I am interested in the throne?"

"Let's not use secret words. We just need to understand each other. There is no need to lie." The second prince raised his hand to stop what he was saying and said, "What I want you to do is not difficult. You will understand after listening to it.

"

Then he leaned into Third Brother's ear and whispered something.

The third elder brother opened his eyes wide after hearing this: "This, this can't be done, can it?"

"Why can't it be done?" The second prince was full of confidence: "I have made proper arrangements for this matter, and it will definitely be done!"

As he said that, he sneered again: "A few days ago, I just met Huang Ama by chance. Seeing the eldest prince following him, I got wise and deliberately pretended to assassinate Huang Ama."

He was sure that the eldest prince would definitely use his "assassination plot" to make a case.

And Huang Ama still has a feeling of nurturing him, so she will definitely be more tolerant towards him.

When the time comes, the eldest prince will shoot himself in the foot and be scolded by the emperor.

It's just that he didn't expect that Huang Ama had such deep feelings for him and actually gave up the idea of ​​establishing a heir apparent because the eldest prince slandered him.

But this is not enough.

The eldest prince is very scheming. If in the future the eldest prince can coax Huang Ama to issue a decree to give him another chance to be the crown prince, then the eldest prince will definitely stand up and maybe get the title of crown prince.

The second prince firmly believed that he would be the one to die by then. With the eldest prince's methods, he would not be spared his life by then.

It's better to make plans in advance and kill the eldest prince.

"At that time, I was so anxious that I allowed the eldest prince to be temporarily grounded, but it was not enough." The second prince said bitterly: "I deliberately continued to pretend to be crazy and stupid, just to bring him down completely!"

The third elder brother was very hesitant.

If this thing can come true, the prince may be restored to power. He will be equivalent to making wedding clothes for the second prince...

The second prince saw the hesitation of the third elder brother: "Third brother, you will not lose in this matter."

He looked at the hesitant look on the third elder brother and smiled: "Think about it, if things go through, I will be the one to reinstate the crown prince. But if things don't go through, you will lose face in front of the Emperor."

The third elder brother's eyes brightened slightly.

The second prince became more and more aware. He clasped his hands behind his back and walked slowly, pacing and saying, "After this incident, even if I can't become a prince again, Huang Ama knows how much effort you have put in for me. I still have a relationship with Huang Ama."

The love of nurturing is there, and while Emperor Ama feels sorry for me, he will also look at you differently and make you the crown prince."

After hearing these words, the third elder brother's whole spirit changed.

"So it's good for you to help me. If you can succeed, I am the prince. I will favor you the most and trust you in the future." The second prince smiled and said: "If I fail, you will have a better chance of winning. Later you

It’s the prince. I think you won’t treat me badly when the time comes. This matter is good for both you and me, so why not do it?”

The third elder brother still hesitated about one thing: "But the emperor's favorite is the fourth brother. If he makes the fourth brother the prince, all our plans will come to nothing."

"It's obvious that the fourth brother has no intention of becoming the heir apparent. Otherwise, why didn't I ask him for help before?" The second prince said with certainty: "He has always been favored, but when I was the prince, he never confronted me tit for tat.

Yes, he even helped me often in previous years."

Speaking of this, the second prince couldn't help but think of that night, when someone was targeting him, the fourth prince couldn't even care about the emperor because of Sifujin's morning sickness...

"Originally, I thought that the fourth child was a threat. It was not until later that I discovered that the fourth child was a man who would even leave the Emperor Ama for the sake of his wife." The second prince said with a smile: "His wish is just to be an idle prince.
To be continued...