I insist

Chapter 207: A Huge Scandal

at the same time.

Yu Huailin disguised himself and entered the East Palace. He gave a private talk to the Crown Prince, which surprised the Crown Prince, who raised an eyebrow in surprise.

The Crown Prince looked at the person before him, smiling as he looked down at the wealth of knowledge in his mind, and couldn't help but ask, "Jia Zhen, is there something you need to do when you come in at this time?"

"Your Highness, I have investigated some matters that I believe Your Highness will find very interesting, which is why I have specially sent them over for Your Highness to review."

Yu Huailin's words caught the Crown Prince's attention. He put down the memorial in his hand, raised one hand and gestured in Yu Huailin's direction, indicating that the other party should hand over what he had investigated.

When Yu Huailin lowered his head and handed the item in his hand to the Crown Prince, he explained in a low voice how he had discovered it, thereby dispelling any doubts the Crown Prince might have about him.

Yu Huailin knew very well that as long as the Crown Prince read what he had handed over to the other party, he would definitely become suspicious of him. After all, it was strange that a poor scholar like him would know about such scandalous affairs within the royal family if he, the Crown Prince, did not.

The Crown Prince lazily opened the memorial presented by Yu Huailin and quickly skimmed through its contents. His expression changed drastically in an instant.

He slammed the memorial down on the desk. Just as the Crown Prince was about to ask why Yu Huailin knew about this, he remembered that Yu Huailin had just explained where he got the document.

Thinking of this, the Crown Prince's eyes were filled with surprise. He pressed his tongue against the roof of his mouth and said in a deep voice, "I never imagined that my father and the Empress Dowager would have an affair!"

Seeing this, Yu Huailin knew the time had come. He put his fingertips together, bowed to the Crown Prince, and smiled as he told the Crown Prince his opinion.

"Your Highness, shouldn't we take some action?"

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince raised an eyebrow and looked at Yu Huailin, asking in a deep voice, "What do you mean by that?"

Yu Huailin clasped his hands together and said, "Your Highness, think about it. I heard that the Empress Dowager is only about five years older than the Emperor. That proves that they had an affair when they were young. I just don't know why she became the late Emperor's Empress."

"I think if we don't take action soon, the situation will be very unfavorable for us if the Emperor and the Empress Dowager have an affair in the future."

Although the crown prince thought it made sense, he still hesitated.

He thought about it and decided to discuss the matter later.

After all, this is a huge scandal, and if it gets out, it will do me no good; on the contrary, it will do me a lot of harm.

Seeing this, a shadow crossed Yu Huailin's eyes. He became the Crown Prince's strategist not because Xiaobai provided him with the position, but because the Crown Prince did nothing about it.

He secretly clenched his fingers, then thought for a moment and continued, "Your Highness, we really need to take action as soon as possible!"

"Your Highness, you may not know this, but there are rumors in the palace that someone can cure infertility. I heard that the Empress Dowager has already sent people to look for them."

Yu Huailin paused, feigning a puzzled expression, "I've calculated the time; the other party may have already taken care of the Empress Dowager's health."

"Who can cure infertility?" the crown prince asked, frowning.

Yu Huailin knew that the Crown Prince cared about this matter, so he did not hesitate to mention Song Miqiu's name.

After all, the news that Song Miqiu could cure infertility had been circulating in the palace for several days. It was likely that Song Miqiu wanted to use this reputation to do something, so why not just make use of it?

"Song Miqiu?"

The Crown Prince was truly surprised that Song Miqiu could treat infertility.

"Your Highness, have you not considered that if the Emperor and the Empress Dowager had a child, your position as Crown Prince would be in jeopardy?"

The Crown Prince immediately recalled that the memorial Yu Huailin had just presented contained details of what the two of them had done over the years.

He sneered, his tone full of disdain.

"What, do they actually want a newborn to replace me, the Crown Prince? They're thinking way too simply!" the Crown Prince said sarcastically.

He had fought for this position for a long time, standing out among several princes before finally securing it.

If what Jia Zhen said is true, and the Emperor and Empress Dowager want the child born to the Empress Dowager to inherit his position as Crown Prince, then he can let them experience what it's like to lose a child!

"Jia Zhen, besides these matters, do you know anything else?"

Seeing that the Crown Prince was becoming increasingly concerned about this matter, Yu Huailin secretly curled up the corner of his mouth. He lowered his head, and the Crown Prince could not see his expression at all.

"Your Highness, I have shown you everything I could find out. There is nothing else I really don't know."

As he spoke, Yu Huailin paused, perhaps thinking about how to answer. He looked up at the person in front of him and whispered to the Crown Prince that there was another way.

"However, if I know someone, I must know many things. Your Highness, you might as well start with her."

"Who?!"

Yu Huailin straightened his back, looked at the person in front of him, and said the person's name as he spoke, "Consort Shu".

“She knows many things. If Your Highness still has any doubts, I think you can ask her.”

He stood there, watching the Crown Prince rack his brains over this matter. Yu Huailin smiled sarcastically, but when the Crown Prince looked up at him, the smile on his lips vanished instantly.

Yu Huailin was too lazy to stay there any longer. He exchanged a few words with the Crown Prince and then made an excuse to leave.

The Crown Prince watched Yu Huailin's retreating figure with a dark look in his eyes. He immediately summoned his personal guards and said coldly, "Investigate Consort Shu and her past relationship with Father Emperor and the others!"

Although the guards didn't know why they were investigating Consort Shu and the others, they still nodded in agreement.

The Crown Prince looked down at the memorial that Yu Huailin had just handed over, which he had spread out. Every word on it was a reminder to the Crown Prince that he had something on the Emperor.

Although the emperor's actions appear arrogant according to the memorial, he probably doesn't want to be constantly advised by court officials on this matter.

If things don't work out with the Emperor, the Crown Prince knows those ministers and will definitely try his best to get close to the Empress Dowager, hoping to get rid of her so that the Emperor can give up on that idea.

The fact that Yu Huailin handed him this intelligence at this time was undoubtedly a timely help.

During this period, he was troubled by the throne. Now that he had the evidence against the emperor, the crown prince was not afraid that the emperor would dare to do anything to his power.

If he really does it, the Crown Prince might as well teach the Emperor a lesson about what it means to never let someone else have leverage over you.

His fingers unconsciously rubbed the traces of the characters on the fold, feeling the texture of the characters.