The next morning, the sun shone on the leaves, making them sparkle. After everyone had breakfast, the emperor and Shen Meimei boarded the carriage and prepared to embark on a new journey.

At the same time, in the Forbidden City, a glimmer of hope ignited in the heart of Hongli, who was imprisoned in the clan residence.

He knew very well that the emperor's departure from the palace was his last chance to turn things around. If he could seize this opportunity, there might be a turnaround.

During the emperor's travels, the fifth prince Hong Zhou was in charge of regents, and he was assisted by ministers such as Zhang Tingyu and Li Wei.

However, on that day in the capital city, it suddenly started to rain heavily, and raindrops as big as beans hit the ground.

The wall of the clan palace could not bear the weight of the heavy rain and finally collapsed.

Hongli looked at the sky outside the high wall, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

"This wall has fallen. Is it some kind of hint from heaven? The emperor is not in the palace. If I seize power now, won't my chances of success be greater? As long as I can control the capital, I will have a firm foothold by the time the emperor returns to the palace."

Hongli was secretly calculating in his mind, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes. At that moment, he made up his mind and began to plan his action.

Li Yu came over to serve carefully, "Fourth Master, please don't stand in the rain. What if you get soaked?"

"What do you know? Getting wet in the rain can make your brain clearer! I've been locked up in the clan house for almost two years, do you know that? I'm going crazy!" Hongli yelled at the eunuch Li Yu beside him.

"Fourth Master, I know you are suffering. If you tell me a way, I will help you even at the risk of my life!" Li Yu knelt down and kowtowed.

At first Hongli was a little hesitant, but now that the wall of the clan house has collapsed, isn't this God's will?

As the master and servant were talking, the fifth prince Hong Zhou came over with a group of people. He heard from the people below that the wall of the clan house had collapsed due to rain, so he hurried over to check on his fourth brother.

"Fourth Master, Fifth Master is here, please be careful with your words!" Li Yu reminded.

As expected, when Hong Zhou saw Hong Li standing in the rain, he quickly asked several eunuchs to hold umbrellas for him:

"Fourth brother, why are you standing in the rain? Be careful not to catch a cold! The emperor is on a secret visit and the clan residence has collapsed. It is no longer suitable for living.

I am thinking about letting Fourth Brother return to Prince Bao’s mansion first, but I will have to inconvenience Fourth Brother. I will arrange a few guards to guard him and wait for the Emperor to come back before making a decision.”

When Hongli heard that he could live back in his own palace, he was naturally overjoyed. It was indeed God's will, and it was like a dragon escaping from trouble.

He cupped his hands and said, "I will follow Fifth Brother's arrangements. Thank you very much!"

When Zhang Tingyu heard that Hongzhou had released Hongli directly, he became anxious, so he wrote a memorial and sent it to Shengjing at an express speed of 600 miles.

In Prince Bao's mansion, Hongli took out the list of some of the people he had made friends with in the past and looked at it carefully.

Li Yu was serving on the side, "Fourth Master, now that you have come out, let me go out and contact those people from before to help you!"

Hongli shook his head, "Don't be so anxious. The situation is unclear right now. Those people are simply unreliable. Only those who take the initiative to come to us can be trusted!

The emperor has few children, and my sixth and seventh brothers are still young, so there is no need to worry! No matter how you calculate it, the position of the crown prince is mine!"

In the Shengjing Palace, the emperor opened Zhang Tingyu's urgent memorial and immediately turned pale with anger.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Shen Meimei stepped forward to support the emperor, fearing that he would fall.

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