Duan Changge replied in silence. It was not difficult for Duan Changge to help him deal with the Fifth Prince.
Although Duan Changge had already made it clear that he would not fight for the position of crown prince with the other princes, and had distanced himself from the imperial court, and was extremely engrossed in the affairs of the mountains and rivers, there were still powers with Duan Changge.
Duan Changge's matriarch was the eldest daughter of the Military Chief. Although the Wang Clan could not be considered large in Jin Country compared to the Prince Mu's Mansion and the Wei Yuan Residence, they were still one of the four great clans of the Jin Country. After the death of Imperial Consort Shu, the Wang family did not send their second daughter to the palace as a concubine like the other families. Instead, they placed all their attention on Duan Changge.
Just as the Wang family had expected, Duan Changge had safely grown up in the palace, and was extremely talented. Unfortunately, Duan Changge wasn't interested in royal power at all, and became addicted to living a free life.
No matter how the Military Chief tried to persuade Duan Changge, Duan Changge wouldn't listen. In the end, the Military Chief could only follow Duan Changge's wishes.
Other than the Wang family, there were also a few officials in the imperial court who could only listen to Duan Changge, they just admired his personality, and thought that among the princes, Duan Changge was the one who could take on the most responsibility. The most important reason was that these officials were unwilling to be taken over by the Fifth Prince and the Eighth Prince, becoming their lackeys.
When he recalled how the Fifth Prince kept pressing down on him, Duan Changge made a decision. Although he didn't have the intention to fight for the imperial authority, the Fifth Prince had touched his bottom line time and time again.
"Yunfei, your royal brother is willing to lend you a helping hand. "However …"
Duan Changge wanted to say something but hesitated. He was willing to help Duan Yunfei and it was not bad, but he still had conditions.
"Please speak, royal brother." Hearing that Duan Changge was willing to help his, Duan Yunfei was already very happy. As for Duan Changge's request, as long as Duan Yunfei could fulfill it, she would not refuse.
"Yunfei, you also know that royal brother is not willing to become enemies with them, and he is not the slightest bit interested in the throne. If royal brother makes a move, I'm afraid that Fifth Emperor will think that I was the one who obstructed his path, then I won't have a single peaceful day in the future. "
Duan Yunfei understood what Duan Changge meant. Duan Changge wanted to say that he could help him, but he had to do it in secret, not on the surface.
Duan Yunfei did not have anyone in the imperial court to help him, if sshe borrowed the power of the General Wei Yuan, he would pull the General Wei Yuan down with him instead, which was not Duan Yunfei's original intention. If Duan Changge could help them in secret, even if the Fifth Prince found out, he wouldn't be able to find out anything about them.
"Yunfei naturally doesn't want Imperial Brother to take the risk. Yunfei is already very grateful that Imperial Brother is willing to help Yunfei."
Duan Changge thought for a while, if he had to say who the biggest victim in this rumor was, it should be Mu Chuyang or the Prince Mu's Mansion, why didn't Duan Yunfei care about his face, and actually requested for his help?
"Yun Fei, the reason why you're doing this is for Chu Yang, right?" Duan Changge probed and asked, in his heart he thought that once this matter came to an end, he would definitely interrogate Duan Yunfei, and just how exactly did he take advantage of the time that he was not in the palace to betroth himself to Mu Chuyang.
Duan Yunfei's face reddened unknowingly. She picked up the teacup beside her hand and took a sip. But Duan Yunfei forgot that the cup of tea was just poured by Xiao Yang and it was still hot. Duan Yunfei was scalded by the tea, but in order to not make a fool out of herself in front of Duan Changge, she resisted.
This caused Xiao Yang, who was standing at the side, to feel anxious, "My princess, just now, I thought that the weather is so cold, and that the tea should be cold, that's why I brewed a new cup for you. Who would have thought that you would drink it all in one gulp?
Earlier, when Duan Changge had been thinking about how to reply to Duan Yunfei, he did not notice that Xiao Yang had brewed another cup of tea for the two of them.
"Alright, do you still need to hide anything in front of royal brother? If it was really for Chu Yang, royal brother would not laugh at you. " Duan Changge said that he would not make fun of Duan Yunfei, but in reality, he was smiling.
Only Duan Yunfei and Xiao Yang knew why the current Duan Yunfei had not spoken a word.
Even if Xiao Yang was anxious, it was useless. He suddenly thought of the snow outside. Xiao Yang had heard the old wet nurse in the palace say before that clean snow could be used to make tea, but Xiao Yang had never tried this method before.
"Princess, this servant will brew a new cup of tea for you." Xiao Yang picked up the teacup in front of Duan Yunfei and walked out of his room.
Xiao Yang looked at the teacup, and realized that the tea in the cup was still hot. Thinking about how Duan Yunfei drank it all in one gulp, she became worried about Duan Yunfei's throat.
It was still snowing outside, and it was beautiful to watch. However, Xiao Yang was not in the mood to enjoy the snowy scenery. Holding the teacup in his hand, he watched the pure white snowflakes fall into the cup and waited for the outside walls of the teacup to cool down before returning to the inside of the house.
"Princess, the temperature is just right. Please have a sip."
Xiao Yang looked at Duan Yunfei, and Duan Yunfei also saw what Xiao Yang meant, and took a sip from his teacup. As the ice-cold tea entered his mouth, alleviating the pain just now, Duan Yunfei instantly felt comfortable.
After feeling a little better, Duan Yunfei was finally able to speak, "Royal brother, quickly don't tease Yun Fei. This matter involves not only the Prince Mu's Mansion, but also the face of the imperial family. Yun Fei really cannot understand, even if the Fifth Prince wanted to obstruct this marriage, why would he need to use royal father's face to accompany him? "
Duan Yunfei didn't understand, but Duan Changge understood it clearly. As long as the Fifth Prince was able to achieve his goal, then he would use any means possible. It was just like how he was arrogant, yet he personally visited many times for the sake of a Su Yi. But precisely because of the Fifth Prince's ruthlessness, he was able to take Su Yi under him. When she thought about how Eighth Prince would foolishly invite people to visit Su Yi, Duan Changge could not help but find it funny.
"It is not necessarily impossible for royal father to find out what we can find out. In order to protect himself, the Fifth Emperor might have already found a scapegoat, but they do not know who it is. "
"Yun Fei, we need to think carefully and grasp the opportunity for this matter. Before we act, let Fifth Emperor have a taste of the sweetness first.
Duan Yunfei was also thinking the same way. She was prepared to let the Fifth Prince think that her scheme had succeeded and not reveal her intentions, and then give the Fifth Prince a blow on his head.
"Yunfei will listen to royal brother. Yunfei will do whatever royal brother says."