The fourth prince thought about it carefully and spoke truthfully.
"My son was indeed angry at the time. The tone of voice of my third brother and Hongger was full of provocation and contempt. However, my son also remembered what my mother said and did not dare to run too fast. However, he did speed up a little, but he did not use much force when whipping the horse. Somehow, the horse suddenly rushed forward."
After hearing what he said, Ye Jun felt relieved.
Someone must have tampered with it.
Seeing Ye Jun’s serious expression, the Fourth Prince also thought of something and his eyes dimmed slightly.
"Mother, do you suspect someone is trying to harm your son?"
"Um."
Ye Jun nodded, stood up and paced back and forth gently.
"But that day, I checked everything that had come into contact with the horse, from feed to the horse's injuries, horseshoes, saddles, and whips. I looked at them all carefully and didn't find anything wrong. It shows that the person behind this put a lot of thought into it and did it in a very covert way."
"So even if mother has suspicions in her heart, she has no evidence, right?" the fourth prince whispered.
Turning to look at his son, Ye Jun nodded guiltily.
The fourth prince immediately said, "Mother, don't blame yourself. Since they wanted to plot against your son, they must have made every possible preparation before they dared to act. It is normal that they could not find any clues for a while. However, your son is lucky and has the support of his uncle, so they did not get their wish."
Seeing the child so sensible, Ye Jun felt both relieved and distressed.
An ordinary child of eleven years old doesn't need to think about so many things.
"I think they won't dare to make any moves during this period. You should rest well and be alert to any unusual things around you. Mother will continue to investigate secretly." Ye Jun sat down and touched the Fourth Prince's head.
The mother and son talked for a while, and then watched the Fourth Prince eat something before leaving.
Although she fell off a horse, Ye Jun came to Zasak this time to represent all the female relatives around Ning Chen, so she had to attend the necessary social events and had to go out now.
Fortunately, considering that the Fourth Prince was injured, the Imperial Concubine must be worried, and the female relatives did not keep her talking for too long.
After lunch, Ye Jun talked to Ning Chen and prepared to leave early.
But just as he walked out of the tent, he was stopped by Dolan who followed him out.
"Your Highness, may I invite you to relax and chat with me?"
Ye Jun turned his head to look at her, knew that something was wrong, and nodded.
"I will certainly not let down the Fourth Princess' kindness."
The two looked at each other and slowly walked to a secluded place with few people.
Dolan got straight to the point.
"Your Majesty, do you still remember that when I was still a young woman, I fell off a horse and injured my face?"
As he said this, he reached out and touched the scar on his face that was no longer clear.
Ye Jun nodded, "That was more than ten years ago."
"Yes, that day I saw His Highness's horse startled, and it reminded me of what happened back then." Duolan's deep eyes darkened a little, "What happened back then was not an accident, just like what happened yesterday was not an accident either."
When she said this, Ye Jun became a little alert.
After their eyes exchanged and Ye Jun felt that the other party had no ill intentions, he spoke.
"Princess, do you have any evidence to prove what you said?"
Duolan retracted his gaze and lowered his eyes slightly. "There is no evidence for the Fourth Prince's matter, but the fact that I fell off the horse was caused by the concubine of the Third Prince Zhuoligetu, and her daughter. My cousin Sudiya wanted to enter the palace to serve the emperor in my place."
Ye Jun had already guessed some of what happened back then, but Sudiya was already dead and was posthumously named Concubine Yu. Duolan would not mention a dead person for no reason, so the focus should be on the third prince.
But Zhuo Ligetu has also passed away.
Seeing the confusion in Ye Jun's eyes, Dolan continued.
"Zhuoligetu had evil intentions back then, and the emperor instructed my brother to get rid of him and secretly supported him. Although this matter was not made clear, Enhejin knew about it. So after he inherited the title, he has always hated my eldest brother and my husband. He has become restless in recent years, and he may also hate the emperor."
There are some things here that Ye Jun really doesn't know.
After listening to Dolan's words, the outline in my mind became clearer.
"So, Enhe Jin refused to submit to the emperor, but now the emperor is in his prime, so it is difficult for him to take action. If he wants to realize his ambition, he can only start with the future crown prince of Nanqi. However, neither I nor the fourth prince paid any attention to him. Then among the remaining princes..."
"I can see that now only the Third and Fourth Princes have any chance of struggling," Dolan added.
Ye Jun's face turned cold, he lowered his eyes and fell silent.
The third prince colluded with Enhe Jin to murder the fourth prince. Ye Jun felt that this issue was a bit heavy.
Firstly, the Third Prince is smart and he must know that Ning Chen dislikes Enhe Jin and intends to suppress him, so why would he choose him
Secondly, the Third Prince was only fourteen years old, and it was hard to believe that he could be so vicious at such a young age.
"Thank you for your reminder, Princess. I will be more careful."
Ye Jun put away his thoughts and spoke softly.
Dolan also bowed solemnly.
"I am also a mortal, and I hope to ensure the safety and well-being of the tribe. If the Fourth Prince succeeds in the future, please be lenient with my family. Of course, if the Imperial Concubine needs anything, I will do my best to help her and the Imperial Concubine."
This is what it means to take sides and surrender.
Ye Jun looked at her deeply and helped her up with his own hands.
"This palace and the Fourth Prince will remember the princess's kindness."
At this point in time, the kids are older, fights are inevitable, and it’s not a bad thing to have more support.
What's more, Ye Jun knew in his heart that he would never form cliques or factions. He just wanted to make one more friend.
Now is not the time when the competition is so fierce that the full support of court officials is needed.
Of course, if she had really found evidence against the Third Prince, things wouldn't have developed to that point.
Since she is unwilling to make a fair fight, don't blame her for directly cutting off the Third Prince and Concubine Yi's thoughts.
After Ye Jun decided to investigate, he went back and ordered people to secretly find out who the third prince had been in contact with these days.
The servants were not enough, so he specially borrowed a guard with excellent kung fu skills from Ye Zhe to help investigate.
It is naturally very easy for a concubine to investigate a prince with a shallow foundation.
Within three days, Ye Jun discovered that the Third Prince often secretly went to see Prince Hongger.
It turns out that he is related to the third prince.
But this alone doesn't mean anything.
After all, we don’t know what the two talked about, and it’s not a big deal for two teenagers of similar age to become friends.
If Ning Chen knew about this at this moment, it would only mean scolding the Third Prince and telling him to stay away from Enhe Jin and others.
Doing so would also alert the Third Prince and make him realize that she has been watching him in secret, and his future actions would become more covert.
Likewise, Ye Jun also knew that if the Third Prince failed the first time, he would definitely try again.
Just keep your eyes on it and wait for the opportunity.
However, what Ye Jun didn't expect was that En and Jin were so bold, and the third prince was so stupid and cruel in his fight for the position of crown prince.