"Moreover, if Old Man Zhang was really poisoned and was cured by Doctor Lu, I'm afraid there will be someone watching Old Man Zhang and Zhang Yingzi. With Zhang Yingzi being so stupid, wouldn't it be easy for someone to know about Old Man Zhang's condition?" The saint said, "Separate them, cover up Old Man Zhang's condition and don't let anyone know."

  "If Old Man Zhang is really cured, don't tell anyone about it," said the saint.

  "That may require the cooperation of the Gu Mansion." The prince said, "Originally, we moved Old Man Zhang out of the Gu Mansion and put him in a separate courtyard. The courtyard is well guarded inside and outside, so naturally the news will not be leaked. But what if Old Man Zhang was really poisoned, and the person who poisoned him just used Old Man Zhang as an experiment, and the ultimate target is the emperor. Then our move will undoubtedly make the other party suspicious, alerting them, and we won't be able to find them out."

  "Father, I suspect that the other party is using Old Man Zhang as an experiment. They have calculated that Old Man Zhang is poisoned, and Zhang Yingzi will bring Old Man Zhang to the capital to ask General Gu for help." The prince said slowly, "Now that Old Man Zhang and Zhang Yingzi have come to the capital, we can test whether anyone in the capital, including the imperial doctors, has a way to cure Old Man Zhang."

  "If even the imperial physician is helpless, then..."

  If a saint is poisoned, even gods cannot save him.

  The saint clenched his teeth, took a deep breath, and said, "Summon Zhang Yingzi to the palace in the name of the queen. Tell her that Zhang Yingzi saved Gu Shangqing, and that she is kind-hearted and commendable. She also said that this action has inadvertently contributed to Daxi. I heard that Zhang Yingzi has come to the capital, so I summoned her to the palace to see him."

  "Then let the queen find an excuse to keep Zhang Yingzi here," said the saint. "Zhang Yingzi is vain and brainless. If she is really kept here, I'm afraid she will even abandon her seriously ill father."

  "That's perfect. Then we can see whether Zhang Yingzi is really such a person or whether I have misunderstood her." The saint said slowly.

  "Yes." replied the prince.

  "As for the Gu family..." The saint groaned for a moment, "General Gu and Madam Gu are both smart people. I'm afraid they have already made some guesses, otherwise they wouldn't have come to the Crown Princess to talk about so many things."

  The saint looked at the prince with a half-smile, "Your princess is also a smart person."

  The prince bowed his head, "The Crown Princess has always been loyal to the Saint and Da Xi. She just doesn't want to cause suspicion and misunderstanding, so she never says it. But everything she does is for the Saint and for her son."

  "You don't have to be nervous. I didn't say anything." The saint smiled and said, "The Crown Princess and her grandfather are both people I trust. Otherwise, I would not have chosen Li Zhiyin as your Crown Princess."

  "However, I have always thought that although you are kind to your brothers, you lack other feelings." The saint said, "I didn't expect that you have such deep feelings for the Crown Princess."

  "Father..." the prince said helplessly, "I like the Crown Princess. When I first chose her, I thought she matched my temperament and would definitely get along with me. At least she wouldn't hold me back."

  "Later, before we got married, my son and the Crown Princess came into contact as an engaged couple. The more we interacted, the more fortunate I was that my father had chosen her to be the Crown Princess for me," the Crown Prince said honestly.

  He knew that he had to be honest with the saint and there would still be some hope.

  After being a saint for so long, even he often cannot guess the saint's thoughts.

  We can only treat it with sincerity.

  Sincerity is the eternal secret weapon.

  "The Crown Princess has never let me down." The Crown Prince said, "Whether it's the Crown Princess, General Gu, or Madam Gu, they all want to help my father and me without arousing suspicion. I know this."

  For such a long time, the things Li Zhiyin said to him seemed unintentional, but they were always related to Su Zhier's prophecy and could still help him and the saint.

  How could the prince not notice it?

  Moreover, every time Li Mumu came to the East Palace to meet Li Zhiyin, there would always be some new clues.

  How could the prince not notice it after so many times?   But the prince also knew that Li Mumu and Li Zhiyin did not want to implicate the Gu family and General Li.

  But I also hope to help the saint and him.  

  In fact, it is not easy.

  The two of them had this intention, and the prince did not want them to be implicated.

  "Get up," the saint said, "there is no need to tell them about this."

  The saint curled his lips, "So as not to scare them."

  Even the prince was nervous, let alone Li Zhiyin and Li Mumu.

  "Thank you, father!" the prince said hurriedly, "I have known that father is the most wise saint in our Daxi!"

  The saint's beard trembled at the prince's praise, "Get up quickly."

  The saint's voice sounded much more pleasant.

  You are good-looking, talented, and the most capable son, who praises you as the most wise in front of him.

  Who can stand this?   When the prince returned to the East Palace, Li Zhiyin helped him change his clothes while asking, "Can we have dinner tonight?"

  "Your Majesty, keep it for your use." The prince said as he changed into his casual clothes.

  Li Zhiyin then told the kitchen not to heat up the dishes.

  Seeing the prince looking over, Li Zhiyin explained, "I was afraid that you would miss dinner, so I asked the kitchen to prepare the food and keep it warm on the stove."

  The prince pulled Li Zhiyin over to sit down and said, "Father has sent people to Chong'an to investigate the matter between Old Man Zhang and Zhang Yingzi. Tomorrow, the Queen Mother will summon Zhang Yingzi to the palace because she appreciates her act of saving General Gu, and will find an excuse to keep her in the palace and separate her from Old Man Zhang."

  "Also, father asked Imperial Physician Lu to treat old man Zhang's illness as a poison and try to cure it." The more the prince spoke, the more surprised Li Zhiyin was.

  "Your Highness..." How could Li Zhiyin not understand what the prince meant at this moment?

  The prince smiled gently and held Li Zhiyin's hand. "In the future, you don't have to ask me to find out by myself. If you find anything, just tell me directly and I will send someone to do it."

  "Your Highness has discovered it a long time ago?" Li Zhiyin asked.

  The prince nodded, "You and I are husband and wife, if we can't even discover these, then doesn't it mean that I don't care about you at all on weekdays."

  Li Zhiyin lowered his head and remained silent for a while before asking, "Your Highness, do you blame me?"

  "I know why you concealed it. It's simply because you didn't want to arouse the emperor's suspicion and wanted to protect General Li. But you can't just watch and do nothing. If the prophecy really comes true, you're worried that the emperor and I won't take this matter seriously and will be plotted against." The prince said, "So I can only be careful and remind him from the side without leaving any trace."

  "So, no blame."

  "How could there be no trace? It was discovered by His Highness." Li Zhiyin said helplessly, "It's not just these."

  "What I said and what I did seemed to be leading His Highness." Li Zhiyin said, "Is Your Highness weird?"

  "No wonder." The prince chuckled. "Since you can't say you know, you can only guide me from the side. If you don't guide me, how can you make me do those things without exposing yourself?"