Fourth Prince: "Imperial father, these are desperadoes who are not afraid of the government office. I was worried that in a tangle with them, the Pink Engraved Porcelain Vase might get damaged, which would sadden you."

"My Imperial Son truly understands my heart." Hearing this, the Emperor smiled happily.

The treasure was lost and then regained, so naturally, the Emperor was very pleased and rewarded the Fourth Prince with a considerable amount of gold and silver treasures.

Of course, it wasn’t possible to recover Six Million Taels from the Emperor. His reward to the Fourth Prince was merely symbolic, showing that he held this Imperial Son in high regard.

Spending Six Million Taels to win the Emperor’s favor left the Fourth Prince with mixed feelings, an indescribable taste of joy mixed with a trace of pain.

Holding the Emperor’s reward, the Fourth Prince left the Imperial Palace amidst the envious glances of everyone.

Forget Worries Palace.

Noble Consort Wang heard that during this period, the Emperor was extraordinarily fond of the Fourth Prince, which worried her greatly. Today, she heard that the Fourth Prince had entered the palace and managed to recover the Emperor’s treasure, which greatly pleased the Emperor, who rewarded him with a considerable amount of gold and silver treasures.

Noble Consort Wang was extremely jealous after finding this out. Just then, the Eldest Prince came to the palace to pay his respects, and she started to nag...

"My Imperial Son, even the Fourth Prince won the Emperor’s favor despite having lost an eye. Don’t you know how to make the Emperor happy?"

The Eldest Prince said indifferently: "Mother Consort, what are you worried about? The Fourth Prince has a ruined eye; no matter how he pleases the imperial father, the imperial father will not make him Crown Prince."

Noble Consort Wang also thought so, yet for some unknown reason, she had a vague foreboding in her heart.

"We have waited for the Fourth Prince to be crippled; such a good opportunity cannot be missed. Take some time to visit the Emperor more often, make sure he likes you, understand?"

Eldest Prince: "Understood, Mother Consort."

Noble Consort Wang: "Have you handled what I asked you to do a few days ago?"

"Rest assured, Mother Consort, it’s all done. I had the eunuchs in the palace deliberately meet Xiao Wen on the street and told him about the Empress’s conspiracy. The Second Prince must have received the news and knows that the Empress killed his Mother Consort."

Noble Consort Wang giggled: "That wretched Empress is truly vicious, doing things like murdering the mother and taking the child, yet she expects the Second Prince to protect her and her child. Dream on; I refuse to let her succeed."

Eldest Prince: "Mother, do you think the Second Younger Imperial Brother will fall out with the Empress after learning this?"

"This is hard to say; children raised in the palace are not simple-minded. As long as we deliver the message, we just have to wait for news of the Empress and the Second Prince’s relationship breaking down."

Noble Consort Wang felt somewhat triumphant; the Fourth Prince was crippled, yet the Empress refused to accept reality and schemed painstakingly to have the Second Prince inherited as her own, thinking this would enable her to keep fighting. Let her dream on.

The Eldest Prince nodded, and smiled, "Alright."

Noble Consort Wang glanced at the Eldest Prince and urged: "My Imperial Son, enough talk, hurry and go pay respects to the Emperor!"

Eldest Prince: "Yes, Mother Consort."

............

Rumors swirled around the Capital, claiming the Fourth Prince was a murdering demon. The tales grew increasingly sinister, and now, when commoners passed in front of the fourth prince’s mansion, they acted as if avoiding a plague, not daring to pause for even a moment, sprinting past as if lingering for even a second would lead to being seized by the demon and executed within the mansion.

At this moment, the Fourth Prince was seething with anger, his fury blazing, as he treated the steward to a torrent of invective in the main hall.