Fourth Prince was so irate that he flung his cup in wrath, striking the butler, and cursed, "Do you have the brains of a pig? That item can only be obtained by Lin Yi throughout the entire Imperial City. If you manage to bring it here, wouldn't the crime of theft be confirmed?"
The butler, scared out of his wits, scuttled away in a rolling crawl.
Sitting in the comfortable chair, Fourth Prince momentarily forgot the unpleasantness of the day.
"Report, Prince! A secret message has arrived from the Border!" a servant announced.
It had been a long while since he received a letter from Eighth Prince. Fourth Prince couldn't wait to open it but was stupefied after reading it.
Eighth Prince was actually planning to offer the National Treasury reserves to Lin Yi, using it to buy him over, and putting forward the absurd assertion that whoever wins over Lin Yi will rule the world.
Fourth Prince's nose was bent out of shape in fury.
