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Chapter 336 Common occurrence

After reading it, Hui Chengyuan closed the book and said, "The third prince is Prince Rui. According to intelligence, he is a resourceful man. He must have some outstanding qualities to be chosen by Emperor Zhao."

"He is the only one among all the princes who is married, and his wife is the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Hu, his cousin from his mother's family."

"According to the intelligence, Princess Rui is pregnant. If the child is a boy, he will be the eldest grandson, and he will be one step closer to being crowned the heir."

After hearing this, Yuan Man asked, "Will the Sima family agree?"

Hui Chengyuan lowered his eyes and looked at the booklet and said, "Whoever the Emperor Zhao wants to appoint as the Crown Prince, they have no right to deny it, unless they don't want to live anymore."

"Of course, they won't just sit there and watch King Rui being enthroned."

"So, they are very likely to touch Princess Rui?" Yuan Man moved closer to him.

The table in front of the two of them was just a small coffee table, and they could bump into it if they leaned over slightly.

Hye Seung Won tapped her nose, “Yes.”

"So Princess Rui hasn't left the house since she was diagnosed with pregnancy. She is on guard against them and Prince Heng."

"Prince Rui also gradually withdrew from the court, making everyone believe that he had no intention of competing for the throne. Even the prime minister believed it, so now the prime minister is also ambiguous towards him."

Yuan Man blinked, "Are you and I looking at the same intelligence?"

Hye Seung Won smiled, “Of course I am.”

"It's just that I've seen this kind of thing so many times that I know how to understand what it means."

Yuan Man opened the book again and asked, "Tell me more about it, I'll see if I can understand it."

Hui Chengyuan pointed to the last one and said, "On the surface, this one means that the Emperor Zhao is in good health, Prince Heng rarely goes out these days, Prince Qiong often comes to the palace, and the Sixth Prince has returned to the palace."

"But in fact, it says that Emperor Zhao's poison has been cured, Prince Heng has been punished to reflect on his mistakes, Prince Qiong has gained power recently, and the Sixth Prince has been found."

"And this one says that Prince Heng proposed marriage to the Sima family, but the Sima family did not agree."

"The explanation given is that Sima Jing is the only legitimate daughter of the Sima family, and her marriage must be decided by Emperor Zhao."

"And this is that the second young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion is dissatisfied with her marriage to Zhang Ke, the son of Dingding Marquis Mansion, and has insulted Zhang Ke many times."

Yuan Man listened and clicked his tongue.

"The second young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion must be crazy. If she doesn't want to get married, just cancel the engagement."

"You want to become a nun in the future by insulting your future husband like this?"

"But judging from her personality the last time I saw her, I don't think she can get along with anyone."

Hui Chengyuan flipped through the pages and said, "Their marriage was arranged by their grandfather, and the late emperor himself acted as matchmaker, so it's natural that it can't be cancelled."

"At the time of the engagement, the Hu family was just a local gentry. But now that the Hu family is on the rise and the Zhang family is on the decline, this second Miss Hu looks down on the Zhang family."

"Even if neither party is willing, as long as the royal family does not say anything, the marriage must go ahead."

Yuan Man listened and shook his head, saying, "So, it's better not to arrange any child marriages casually, it will hurt people."

"If these two really get married, they will be a pair of resentful couples."

Hui Chengyuan did not comment on this because this kind of thing is common no matter where you are.

When getting engaged, the elders on both sides thought they had found the best home for their children, but they didn't know that sometimes they were actually giving them shackles.

"Hey, does it say here that Zhang Ke is the counselor of King Rui?" Yuan Man asked, pointing to a piece of intelligence.

Hui Chengyuan nodded, "Yes, Zhang Ke is smart. He won two first prizes in a row. It's not surprising that he became the counselor of King Rui."

"If I can win three first prizes this year and become an official in the imperial court, I will be the most powerful arm of King Rui."

Prince Rui married Hu Chunxi, the eldest daughter of the Hu family, and his counselor was going to marry his sister-in-law. Tsk, Prince Rui knows how to find people.

We are all family. No matter whether we can succeed in the future or not, our interests are tied together. We are not afraid that Zhang Ke will not assist us wholeheartedly.

Yuan Man turned to the information about King Qiong again. The information about him was really pitifully little and too clean. Either this man was pretending, or he was a true gentleman.

"So who do you think is better, King Rui or King Qiong?"

Hui Chengyuan looked at the booklet and said, "Prince Rui's mother is Concubine Hu Shufei, her mother's family is the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the princess he married is a daughter of the Hu family. This is not a good thing for the royal family."

"The Hu family is very likely to become another Sima family."

"And the mother of Prince Qiong is Consort Bai Xian, and her mother's family is the Duke of Guchang's Mansion."

"The Duke of Guchang's Mansion holds military power, but the Prime Minister's Mansion is closely related to many civil officials,"

"So, from an outsider's perspective, the two are evenly matched."

"But I am more optimistic about King Rui."

Yuan Man looked at him in surprise.

"Why?"

Hui Chengyuan pointed at the book and said, "Because Prince Qiong is too clean, he is so concerned about Emperor Zhao's poisoning. It may be out of filial piety, but it is not a good thing for the prince."

"But Emperor Zhao is wary of his cleanliness. The more outstanding and clean he is, the more worried Emperor Zhao becomes."

Yuanman understood what he meant.

"Prince Qiong's cleanliness will only make Emperor Zhao feel that he is hiding too deeply."

Hui Chengyuan nodded, "Yes, either he is really a man without ambition and just wants to be an idle prince, otherwise he can't be so clean."

"However, he is definitely not clean, but hides it deeply."

Yuan Man looked at him and thought of what King Qiong had done shortly after they arrived in Ningcheng.

Apart from anything else, he is very well-informed about the news in Ningcheng.

Moreover, it had only been a few days since Emperor Zhao was poisoned when he found out that Hui Chengyuan had antidote pills. He was truly well-connected.

Hui Chengyuan continued: "No matter which one it is, he is a threat to Emperor Zhao."

"What's more, his mother's family still has military power."

"Unless Prince Rui is gone and Prince Heng is really useless, the Emperor of Zhao will not easily appoint him as the crown prince."

"After all, Emperor Zhao is only forty years old now."

There are several little princes below.

Yuanman shook his head and sighed.

"As expected, there is no father and son in the royal family. Fortunately, you are the only one in your family."

Hui Chengyuan flicked her forehead and said, "Say whatever you want."

"Aren't you the only one here?" Yuan Man patted his hands and flipped through the book again.

At this time, He Le walked in with the evidence he had collected.

"Master, the evidence I collected is actually useless."

Yuan Man looked and saw some letters and tokens, as well as a list of people, all pointing to the Sima family.

Although the Sima family can deny it and say it is a forgery, it is better to have it than not to have it.

"These are good enough, the rest is up to them."

"I won't look at the accounts. Just sort out the gold and silver in the warehouse and keep 30%. I'll take the rest."

Hele bowed and responded, "Yes."

Yuan Man waved his hand and said, "Go and do your thing. We'll sit for a while."

After Hele left, she looked at Hui Chengyuan and asked, "How can we help Jinnan gain a foothold in Ningcheng?"