Clearly, what Jiujiu said was very difficult to accomplish, but for some reason, Chen Ya had an illusion that Jiujiu could definitely accomplish it.
Chen Ya looked at Jiujiu and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
Jiujiu looked at Chen Ya, thought for a while and said, "Help me keep an eye on the Regent. Inform me when you find out where his command seal is."
Chen Ya nodded and left again.
After Chen Ya left, Jiujiu began to think about how to get close to the Fifth Prince.
Just like Jiujiu said, the Fifth Prince was known for being benevolent and righteous to outsiders. Unfortunately, the Fifth Prince was like Wang Renyi. He was known for being benevolent and righteous to outsiders, but internally, he was not so benevolent and righteous.
Among the many princes, the Fifth Prince's background was the lowest. He was obtained by a palace maid after the current Emperor was drunk.
However, it was such a coincidence that the palace maid became pregnant overnight and gave birth to a boy.
Because she gave birth to the Fifth Prince, even if the Emperor did not like palace maids, he still made her a concubine for the sake of the Fifth Prince.
However, palace maids were born lowly. Even if they were made a concubine by the Emperor, what was the difference between a concubine without a backer and not having one?
In the palace, any concubine could bully her at will. The palace maids and eunuchs in her palace were all spies of the other palaces. Even her daily food, clothing, and necessities had been greatly deducted by the empress. When she got it in her hands, it was not even one-tenth of her share.
The palace maid was bullied like this, let alone her child, the Fifth Prince.
The Fifth Prince was the son of the Emperor, but because his mother was weak, he was not liked by the Emperor. Therefore, he was a target that everyone in the palace could bully. His elder brothers could bully him, and the little eunuchs and maids in the palace could bully him either openly or secretly.
It could be said that the Fifth Prince grew up under everyone's bullying.
The Fifth Prince wanted to resist, but his resistance was in exchange for other people's stronger bullying.
If he did not explode in silence, he would become abnormal in silence. The Fifth Prince was abnormal.
The Fifth Prince recognized the East Faction Eunuch Wei Shun as his godfather. Then, with Wei Shun's help, he took revenge on all the grievances he had suffered before.
Moreover, in the process of taking revenge, the Fifth Prince's ambition grew bit by bit.
He knew that his status was too low. His mother had no backing and was not favored by the Emperor. Even though he had obtained a position in the court with the help of Wei Shun, if he wanted to obtain that position, there was still a gap.
The Fifth Prince pondered for a long time and thought of a way to make himself a righteous and benevolent person.
The Fifth Prince had suffered hardships before. He clearly understood that to the commoners at the bottom, it did not matter who the Emperor was. What was important was whether the Emperor's appearance would allow them to live a good life.
The commoners were most concerned about themselves, followed by the identity of the emperor.
The Fifth Prince, who had climbed up from the bottom, seemed to be the easiest to approach, but in fact, he was the most difficult to deal with. Jiujiu believed that when the Fifth Prince ascended to the position he wanted to sit on, the first person he would make an example of would definitely be the old eunuch, Wei Shun.
Firstly, Wei Shun's personality was exceptionally cruel because of his handicapped body. He often used his power to commit crimes. Killing Wei Shun would serve as an example to others.
Secondly, the most important reason was that Wei Shun had seen the Fifth Prince in his most miserable state. In order to climb up the ranks, the Fifth Prince had even called Wei Shun his godfather. To the Fifth Prince, Wei Shun was his helper, but also his humiliation.
The Emperor naturally would not leave behind such a blatant humiliation.
Jiujiu wanted to get close to the Fifth Prince, so she naturally could not use the route of flattery. After all, with the Fifth Prince's current status, there were too many people who flattered him. If she went, it would not be good for her.
Therefore, Jiujiu asked Xiao Bai to visit the Fifth Prince in his dreams. She asked him to come to the Heavenly Room of Drunken Spring House. She had something very important to discuss with him.
The first time the Fifth Prince was visited in his dreams, he did not take it to heart. He only thought that it was a hallucination due to his exhaustion. But after the second time, the Fifth Prince still thought it was a coincidence. But after the third and fourth time, the Fifth Prince increasingly felt that this was a hint from the Heavens.
On the fifth day, the Fifth Prince changed into coarse hemp clothes and brought his trusted aide to the Heavenly Room of Drunken Spring House.
After entering the room, the Fifth Prince was startled.
He had thought that the person who could visit him in his dreams for four consecutive days must be a powerful hermit. So when he saw Jiujiu's youthful appearance, he was rather disappointed.
Sensing the Fifth Prince's disappointment, Jiujiu's lips curled up. "Fifth Prince, please sit."
The Fifth Prince was slightly surprised that Jiujiu had revealed his identity, but his face remained calm.
The Fifth Prince sat across from Jiujiu and poured himself a cup of tea. After taking a sip, he slowly asked, "Was it Miss who called me here?"
Jiujiu nodded. "Yes, it was me."
Jiujiu's straightforward admission made the Fifth Prince even more puzzled.
The Fifth Prince looked at Jiujiu in astonishment and asked, "Does Miss have something important to discuss with me?"
Jiujiu nodded. She raised her eyes and glanced at the two people standing behind the Fifth Prince. "I can only talk to you about this."
She wanted the Fifth Prince to dismiss his subordinates.
The Fifth Prince had brought two people with him. One of them was a trusted aide that he had personally groomed, while the other was someone that Wei Shun had planted under him.
The person that Wei Shun had planted was called Wu Qiao.
When he heard that Jiujiu wanted the Fifth Prince to dismiss them, Wu Qiao was worried that the Fifth Prince wanted to leave him alone to discuss something important with Jiujiu. He immediately said, "Master, this woman's background is unknown. It's best to be careful."
Wu Qiao didn't say the rest of his words, but everyone present knew what he meant.
Jiujiu, whom Wu Qiao had called a suspicious person, didn't say anything. She just looked at him expressionlessly. "If I wanted to do it, do you think you would still be standing here?"
There were many ways to kill someone. Did she have to send the two of them away?
Jiujiu couldn't be bothered with a small character like Wu Qiao. She just looked at the Fifth Prince and said, "What do you think?"
The Fifth Prince's eyes were very dark, like a ball of thick ink that couldn't be melted. He looked straight into Jiujiu's eyes. After a moment, the Fifth Prince said, "Leave."
"Master?"
Wu Qiao wanted to say more, but the Fifth Prince had already made up his mind. His voice became even colder. "I told you to leave. Didn't you hear me?"
The Fifth Prince's trusted aide quickly walked out. Wu Qiao wanted to say more, but he didn't want to stand out too much. He could only walk out with a dark expression.
After Wu Qiao left, the Fifth Prince looked at Jiujiu and said, "Miss, can you speak now?"
Although the Fifth Prince's mother wasn't very good-looking, his father was born with good looks. The Fifth Prince had completely inherited his father's face. Even though he was expressionless, he was exceptionally attractive.
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