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As the emperor's son, the fourth prince has been in a struggle from the moment he was born. When the prince was around, he fought with the prince. The prince fell, and the eldest prince emerged again.

There are actually quite a lot of forces behind the eldest prince. The Yue family, the Zhou family, and the grandfather's family, the Wen Guogong Mansion and the Zhuang family, are all powerful families that cannot be underestimated.

The Zhou family and the Zhuang family have been operating in the capital for several generations and have already formed a relatively strong interpersonal network. In addition, they have experienced changes in the throne and are very cautious and low-key in their dealings. The fourth prince wants to use these two families to deal with the eldest prince. For a while, I really couldn't find any breakthrough.

But Shi Fuxin, the eldest prince's master, was different.

Shennongtang has only been open for about ten years, but it has gained so much reputation on the border, which has already made many people jealous.

In addition, Shi Fuxin is usually competitive and high-profile, and her reputation outside is not that good, so there are many loopholes that can be exploited.

Previously, the fourth prince was concerned about Chu Yao's status as the commander of the Supervision Department and did not want to confront the couple head-on. But after hearing what Dongfang Changqing said about the key role Chu Yao and his wife played in the prince's downfall, he became more vigilant towards the two. vertex.

The prince had been the crown prince for many years and had not made many serious mistakes. With the support of the Wei family and officials, his position was actually very stable. He and the prince had been fighting for many years and had hardly gained any advantage.

In this way, he was easily defeated by Chu Yao and his wife, which made him not frightened and fearful.

If the fourth prince had thought before that there was no need to fight to the death with the eldest prince right away, as long as he slowly disintegrated and weakened those who followed him, but at this moment, he was eager to get rid of Shi Fuxin.

The fourth prince is not afraid of confrontation with the eldest prince head-on, chips against chips, but he is afraid of variables. Shennongtang and Hongyanxiao have risen too fast, and Shi Fuxin is a variable.

The fourth prince returned to the prince's mansion with a lot of worries. Because he had something hidden in his heart, he didn't look kindly on the concubines who came to please him.

Seeing that the fourth prince dismissed the concubine directly, the fourth prince's concubine felt a little happy. However, before she could be happy for a long time, she heard the fourth prince ask: "I haven't seen Mrs. Li for a long time, how is she?"

The smile on the face of the fourth prince's concubine became a little forced: "Ms. Li has been very ill since she had a miscarriage last year. Why did Your Highness suddenly think of her?"

As a couple, the fourth prince is still willing to talk to her about some outside matters: "Chu Yao's wife, Shi, is the boss's master. I want to know more about it. Isn't it that Li's family has a deep relationship with Shi's family?" ."

Hearing this, the fourth prince's concubine's complexion improved a lot: "Then shall I call Mrs. Li over now?"

The fourth prince shook his head, then stood up: "I haven't seen her for a long time, let me sit in her room."

Watching the fourth prince leave, the fourth prince's concubine's eyes flickered a little: "I'm afraid this Mr. Li will regain his favor!"

She knew that after the prince's death, the fourth prince and the eldest prince were fighting in the court. As the eldest prince's master, Shi was naturally the target of the fourth prince's attack.

The unclear relationship between the Li family and the Shi family was enough for the fourth prince to take advantage of.

The maid smiled and said: "No matter how favored Mrs. Li is, the concubine will never be able to surpass you."

The fourth prince has many concubines. Except for those who can bring direct benefits to the fourth prince or are particularly favored, most of them do not have separate courtyards.

The Li family has no power, and Li Fuzhi is not very popular with the Fourth Prince, and now she still lives in the same courtyard with the other two concubines.

"Auntie, take the medicine!"

In the west wing of the courtyard, Li Fuzhi was immersed in embroidering flowers. When she saw the maid coming in with a medicine bowl, she couldn't help but show a look of resistance on her face.

The medicine is too bitter, and she has been taking it for more than a year, but her health has not improved much.

The dowry maid knew what Li Fuzhi was thinking as soon as she saw her face, and immediately advised: "Auntie, only if you take good care of your body can you conceive an heir for Your Highness. Although this medicine is a bit bitter, I have prepared candied fruit."

Li Fuzhi also knew that in order to gain a foothold in the Fourth Prince's Mansion, she must have a child, so she could only accept the medicine bowl helplessly and took a sip as if she was dead.

The maid quickly handed over the candied fruit and said with a smile: "When my aunt is well, she will definitely be able to give birth to an heir for His Highness."

Li Fuzhi ate a candied fruit, but she still couldn't get rid of the bitter taste in her mouth. When she heard the maid talking about children, she couldn't help but think of the child who was aborted last year, and her heart ached.

In order to divert her inner pain, Li Fuzhi picked up the embroidery booth again.

When the maid saw her, she quickly said: "Auntie, you have been embroidering for most of the day. Please rest for a while. The remaining slaves will come to embroider. I will ensure that the hand-in date will not be missed." Hearing this, Li Fuzhi's mood became even more intense. It's very clogged.

She used to be a well-cared-for lady, but now she has been reduced to selling embroidery to make ends meet.

Li Fuzhi recalled the time she lived in Wuchang Bofu. At that time, she was carefree. She only had to dress up and play happily with her sisters. She didn't have to worry about anything.

But the sudden appearance of Shi Zhenghe and his family made those days completely gone forever!
It would be great if Shi Zhenghe and his family had never appeared. She would still be a girl from the Wuchang Bofu family, and would marry into a good family and become the first wife, instead of living in a small courtyard like now.

In her heart, she hated Shi Zhenghe's family very much. Because of this family, her life had undergone earth-shaking changes.

She also felt disgusted from the bottom of her heart that Mr. Li's family was making the Li family worse off day by day and living in a more miserable life.

Faced with Old Man Li and Old Lady Li who were always holding them back, she was unwilling to call them grandparents.

Just when Li Fuzhi was thinking about this and frowning more and more, the maid suddenly exclaimed: "Auntie, your highness is here."

Li Fuzhi regained her senses, looked up towards the door of the room, and saw the fourth prince walking in with a smile, she was extremely surprised and said, "Your Highness, why are you here?"

The fourth prince looked at Li Fuzhi amusedly and joked: "From your tone, it seems that you don't welcome me."

Li Fuzhi stood up in a hurry: "No, no, please don't misunderstand, Your Highness, I was waiting for you to come before it was too late. I was too surprised just now."

The fourth prince walked up to Li Fuzhi and naturally took her hand: "I was too busy a few days ago and I neglected you. I will visit you often in the future."

A sweet smile suddenly appeared on Li Fuzhi's face: "Business matters are important. Your Highness can only think about me, and I will be satisfied."

The fourth prince pulled Li Fuzhi to sit down. The maid hadn't taken the medicine bowl away yet. When she saw the medicine bowl on the table, she couldn't help but ask, "What, your health hasn't been restored yet?"

Li Fuzhi smiled bitterly and said nothing.

When the maid saw her, she hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, my aunt has been taking medicine for almost a year, but she has not improved. The doctor always said that she should take good care of her, but the more she takes care of her, the less energetic she becomes."

After hearing this, the fourth prince said directly to the personal eunuch standing at the door: "Take this prince's note and go to the imperial hospital to find an imperial doctor to come and show it to Aunt Li."

Li Fuzhi was a little flattered when she saw that the fourth prince actually asked the imperial doctor to come over to see her.

Seeing Li Fuzhi looking at him in surprise, the fourth prince stroked the broken hair on her temples and said with a smile: "Your body is what I care about most. After you take care of it, you must give birth to a little prince as soon as possible." Sun."

Li Fuzhi blushed with embarrassment, lowered her head and said "hmm".

The fourth prince expressed concern for Li Fuzhi for a few more words, and then started to get to the point: "You haven't been back to your parents' home for a long time. After the imperial doctor has seen her, you should go back to your parents' home to see her."

Li Fuzhi was surprised that the fourth prince suddenly mentioned her natal family, but she nodded obediently, pretending to listen to the fourth prince.

While stroking Li Fuzhi's hand, the fourth prince continued: "I would like to know about the situation of Shi Zhenghe's family. When I go back, I will ask more about your grandparents."

Li Fuzhi's heart tightened, at this moment she seemed to understand why the fourth prince suddenly came to her room.

"Whatever your Highness wants to know, I will definitely ask my grandparents after I go back."

The Fourth Prince: "Ask them all." He said, looking at Li Fuzhi with a smile, "Shi Zhenghe and his family are getting more and more prosperous now, how come your family is getting worse and worse?"

Li Fuzhi lowered her head uncomfortably.

The fourth prince said again: "I don't like that family, they have no rules, but your family is more popular with me. It's really unlucky to see that family jumping around in front of my eyes. It would be better if they were gone." .”

Li Fuzhi understood what the fourth prince meant. She was probably asked to return to her parents' home this time so that she could find out the news that was detrimental to Shi Zhenghe's family.