"First, I definitely couldn't directly expose my eldest brother."
"Father was still healthy. Even if I exposed my eldest brother, the throne wouldn't fall into my hands."
A plan had already taken shape in Xue Beng's mind. In terms of boldness and combat, he could not compare to Qin Qi.
But when it came to scheming and palace intrigue, he had studied them since childhood.
"What do you plan to do?"
Qin Qi asked.
"My greatest enemy is no longer my eldest brother, whose identity has been exposed."
"My number one enemy now is Father. I have to deal with Father first."
"My plan is poison. Poison Father, then shift the blame onto the eldest prince."
"There's no need to prove that the eldest prince administered the poison. We only need to expose his identity."
"Then naturally, the matter will be pinned on the eldest prince."
As Xue Beng spoke of this, excitement gleamed in his eyes.
For all these years, he had been guarding against the eldest prince plotting against him.
Today, it was finally his turn to plot against the eldest prince!
"Good idea. The Emperor is poisoned and collapses, while the eldest prince's identity is exposed."
"That leaves only you, the Fourth Prince. Even if you are a wastrel—"
"You are the only prince left, and Prince Xue Xing is there to look after you."
"The authority of the Heaven Dou Empire will definitely fall into your hands."
Qin Qi nodded. The plan was simple and straightforward, but highly effective.
"The most important part of this plan is the poison. It can't be discovered, but it also can't truly kill Father."
"Father must fall unconscious and become unable to handle state affairs. For that, we can only ask Mister Dugu for help."
Xue Beng looked at Dugu