The Fourth Prince was very aggressive, and Empress Qi, the Third Prince, the niece of the late Empress Dowager, Princess Concubine Virtue, and her Second Prince were all up to something. But the two of them did not make any big moves, but kept making a cheap shot, a cheap trick. They were all hoping that the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince would kill each other first.
The Emperor was still in good health, and the Crown Prince might have to live in fear for many more years.
He was not sure if he could make it.
Shao Yunduan had not thought much about this - he could just leave with his daughter-in-law, but that was not going to happen now.
He had let down his daughter-in-law.
He was going to make it up to her.
On the surface, Shao Yunduan was helping the Crown Prince inspect the granaries in Hebei, but, in fact, he was heading towards the Crown Prince's mansion in Miyun County to deal with the reservoir.
