I, the ninth grade county magistrate, scare the empress to tears at the beginning!

The prince's uncle smiled, nodded, and spoke slowly.

"I do have some ideas, but I still need your cooperation."

Zhu Feng smiled and nodded.

"Of course you can, but I'm curious, what solution did you come up with?"

The king's uncle was not stupid. He did not say it directly, but made a request.

"Of course I can tell you, but you must first write an edict, promising that after the matter is accomplished, you will not come to compete with me for the throne. Then, I can tell you."

Hearing this, Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly and said in embarrassment.

"This may be a bit difficult. I at least need to know what you are going to do before I can write the edict."

"Besides, writing these things down is nothing. Even if I deny it, you still won't get anything. Why bother with these things?"

After hearing what he said, the prince changed his mind and felt that there was some truth in it.

After a little hesitation, he finally told his plan.

"It's simple. We can't kill him. If we do that, it won't do any good for us and it will even make us suspicious."

"Let the prince make his own mistakes. In this way, it will have nothing to do with us. Then we can make a big fuss about it, isn't that good?"

After learning about his plan, Yuwen Honghao sighed and looked embarrassed.

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate. After all, he is the crown prince and represents the face of the royal family. This may damage the reputation of the royal family! Besides, you are relatives. Is this appropriate?"

The prince's uncle disagreed, sneered, and his face was full of indifference.

"When he risked my life to protect himself, there was no kinship between him and me. Besides, he is the one who destroyed the royal family's reputation. He will have greater responsibilities, and it will be more beneficial to us!"

After understanding what he meant, Yuwen Honghao didn't say anything more.

In fact, he had roughly guessed it, but he just wanted the prince's uncle to say it himself.

Seeing that Zhu Feng remained silent, the prince became curious and asked.

"What about you? What do you think? Don't you have any idea at all?"

Faced with the question, Zhu Feng shook his head and explained.

"I don't have any ideas. After all, the uncle is close to the crown prince, and the solutions he can come up with are very targeted. As for how to do it, it depends on the uncle. After all, you are the one who gets the most benefit in the end."

The prince's uncle did not completely believe Zhu Feng, he just sneered and reminded him.

"Then you'd better not have any thoughts of playing tricks on me. If you do, I won't be polite to you!"

After saying this, he left without looking back.

After everyone left, Yuwen Honghao frowned and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the prince's uncle is so ambitious that we really can't stay here any longer. Otherwise, we should hurry up and take action. Getting rid of him will be a good thing for us. It will also be easier to deal with the prince. It won't be a difficult task."

Zhu Feng naturally understood this truth, but did not want to take action at this time.

"If we take action at this time, it will not do us any good. Instead, it will cause us trouble. The gain will not outweigh the loss."

"Besides, we can just sit back and watch the fight between the two tigers. After they are both defeated, we can reap the benefits. Isn't that better?"

Yuwen Honghao was a little puzzled and asked doubtfully.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean? According to the current situation, the Crown Prince has the upper hand. By then, the Crown Prince will be trapped. I'm afraid there will be no chance of him turning things around!"

Zhu Feng gave a brief explanation for this.

"The prince looks honest and seems to have no scheming, but in fact, he is very scheming, no worse than the king's uncle. Even if he can't see through the king's uncle's plan and accidentally falls into the trap, he will only be dragged into it and will never be allowed to be at ease!" After understanding this, Yuwen Honghao realized that Zhu Feng was strategizing, which was why he was so relaxed and didn't look anxious at all.

After the prince's uncle returned, he called Zhang Lai over.

"Has the prince behaved in any unusual way recently? Does he have any plans?"

Zhang Lai lowered his head slightly and shook his head.

"No, His Highness has always been very honest and has not made any other moves. I have not seen what he is thinking for the time being."

Hearing this, the prince looked at him suspiciously.

"Are you telling the truth?"

Without any hesitation, Zhang Lai immediately nodded in agreement.

"It's true. I dare not lie!"

Seeing this, the prince's uncle did not continue to ask questions, but snorted coldly.

"I don't think you would dare to do that. You know, I saved your life. Otherwise, you would have died long ago, don't you understand?"

Zhang Lai nodded hurriedly and responded carefully.

After he left, the king's uncle began to make plans.

After returning, Zhang Lai told the prince everything his uncle had said.

In comparison, he still trusts the prince more. After all, the two grew up together and there is still trust.

The prince was not surprised, because he knew that the king's uncle had been monitoring him and wanted to see what actions he would take to cause such a response.

Fortunately, his plan failed. Zhang Lai had already become his side, so it was naturally impossible to rely on him to get information.

The prince had nothing to do, so he went to the imperial garden. As soon as he walked over, he saw a little girl sitting by the fish pond. She took off her shoes and socks and put her feet in the pond to play with the water.

Seeing her like this, the prince was a little curious.

Just as Zhang Lai was about to step forward to stop them, the prince shook his head at him, signaling him not to meddle in other people's business.

After understanding, Zhang Lai quietly stepped aside and did nothing else.

The prince slowly approached, and just as he was about to speak, the little girl heard footsteps and turned around. She was startled to see the prince suddenly appear beside her, and her body unexpectedly tilted towards the pool.

Fortunately, the prince was quick-witted and grabbed her arm and pulled her down.

The little girl quickly knelt down to admit her mistake and begged for mercy.

"Thank you for saving my life, Your Highness. Please forgive me!"

The prince asked with a smile on his face.

"What's your crime?"

She wanted to hide her exposed feet, but there was nothing to cover them, so she could only stand there awkwardly.

Seeing this, the prince smiled.

"It's okay. I see your face is unfamiliar. Where did you work before?"

In response to the question, the little girl replied.

"My name is Ying'er. I have just entered the palace and am not familiar with the palace rules. Please forgive me, Your Highness. I promise that I will never make the same mistake again next time!" (End of this chapter)