Chapter 454 If You Don’t Tell the Truth, I Won’t Help You
The annual banquet in the palace finally ended at the hour of Hai.
This annual banquet was very successful. Yuan Tianchen was particularly happy, and the Crown Prince of Dongchu also praised Dajin highly.
Yuan Tianchen rewarded many people. In fact, the National Master's Palace received the most generous annual gifts, even exceeding Shangguan Jinglan's Kunning Palace and Yuan Huaihong's.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, everyone left in groups of three or four.
Yuan Huaihong rested for a while in the side hall and then went out to Yingcui Residence. They still had to discuss things for tomorrow night.
When he went out, he found that it was snowing outside and the stars did not appear. He then realized that tonight, Li Suining would not be able to finally confirm whether their plan would succeed.
He shook his head helplessly, and was shocked to find that he was different from before.
How could he have known the outcome of everything he had done and every plan he had made over the past decade or so? He had truly been spoiled by the little girl.
When they arrived at Yingcui Residence, Jing Da Ying had naturally gone to bed long ago. Only Yuan Xiaonian attended today's annual banquet.
He saw that the light in the next room was on, so Yuan Xiaonian must be waiting for him.
Sure enough, when Yuan Huaihong walked in, he saw Yuan Xiaonian sitting on a chair, who had obviously been waiting for a while.
"I'm late." Yuan Huaihong said with a curl of his lips.
"How did you do it?" Yuan Xiaonian asked in a deep voice, looking at Yuan Huaihong with scrutiny in his eyes.
"What?" Yuan Huaihong sat down opposite him.
"Don't play dumb with me," Yuan Xiaonian lowered his head and leaned closer. "What Fuxing said to the emperor is almost exactly the same as what happened tonight. How did you do it?"
Yuan Huaihong had long guessed that someone would be suspicious, not just Yuan Xiaonian. Shangguan Jinglan was probably also puzzled at this time, and might even have called Wenren Li over.
"Just think of it as... I have someone in the Dongchu delegation." He said in a relaxed tone.
"Stop fooling me." Yuan Xiaonian didn't believe it. Today, he observed carefully and did not see Yuan Huaihong having any contact with the people from the Dongchu delegation.
Seeing that Yuan Huaihong had no intention of speaking, he threatened coldly, "If you don't tell the truth, I won't participate in tomorrow's operation."
"You, you," Yuan Huaihong shook his head helplessly, "You're participating in tomorrow's event for Xiao Suining, aren't you?"
"But I know that you want to help Li Suining more than I do." Obviously, Yuan Xiaonian had grasped his weakness.
Yuan Huaihong smiled bitterly, "Okay, I'll tell you the truth, actually... it's Feiyun Sect."
"Feiyun Sect?" Yuan Xiaonian frowned, feeling a little unbelievable. "You're not saying you're the Sect Master of Feiyun Sect, are you?"
Yuan Huaihong shook his head, "The leader of Feiyun Sect is mine."
It was actually Li Suining who reminded him about the Feiyun Sect. He also knew that the leader of the Feiyun Sect was actually Xiao Wu, the third son of the Bai family, but he was not going to say it.
He believed that at least this excuse could scare Yuan Xiaonian and the Kunning Palace.
Sure enough, although Yuan Xiaonian was in the East Palace, he knew a lot about the outside world. He naturally knew about Feiyun Sect, but he never thought that Feiyun Sect actually belonged to Yuan Huaihong. It was incredible.
He still underestimated his brother.
"You don't have to look at me like that." Yuan Huaihong saw the vigilance in his brother's eyes. "I'll say this one last time. I have no interest in the position of Crown Prince. I... will definitely leave."
Yuan Xiaonian retracted his gaze and sneered, "You're kidding, but who cares? Even if you own the Feiyun Sect, you won't be my opponent. The position of the Eastern Palace will definitely be mine."
"Then congratulations in advance to my brother for getting what he wanted." Yuan Huaihong smiled indifferently.
"How confident do you think we are about tomorrow's matter?" He quickly calmed down and his expression became more serious.
Yuan Xiaonian thought about it and made the number eight. "Eighty percent, what do you think?"
Yuan Huaihong nodded in agreement, "I think it's about the same. I hope there won't be any trouble."
"So timid?" Yuan Xiaonian couldn't help but sneer, "Does our Crown Prince always do things with absolute certainty?"
"How is that possible?" Yuan Huaihong smiled and shook his head, and couldn't help but think of Li Suining again. He was indeed too dependent on his sister Suining's ability to observe the stars, and this was not acceptable.
He forced himself to think calmly, then asked Yuan Xiaonian, "What do you think... is the biggest hidden danger?"
"If I say you are a lucky star, would you believe me?" Yuan Xiaonian looked over with a smile.
Yuan Huaihong frowned. He hadn't really thought that Fuxing would cause trouble. "But doesn't she... also want to help Sister Suining?"
"Maybe, it's just an intuition," Yuan Xiaonian spread his hands, "I always feel... this lucky star is incomprehensible and unfathomable. I can even say that this girl... is always a dangerous existence."
Yuan Huaihong nodded and said nothing more.
Yuan Xiaonian added, "Have the people from Feiyun Sect keep a closer eye on Zuo Sixian's movements. If we can more accurately determine who he has brought with him, then we should have a better chance of success."
"Well, don't worry, I will." Yuan Huaihong knew that Xiao Wu would definitely take action, and now he could only hope that there would be no other changes.
The two of them talked about some details about leaving the palace tomorrow. Yuan Xiaonian naturally planned to escape, since no one would notice his absence anyway. Yuan Huaihong was in some trouble, but fortunately, Xiaotuanzi had already found a reliable way for him in advance.
Soon, Yuan Huaihong secretly went back.
At noon the next day, Yuan Huaihong fell ill.
He called Eunuch Cao over and said, "Maybe it's because of the wine and the cold last night, I have a terrible headache this morning. Eunuch Cao, please tell my father that I will temporarily return to the East Palace to hide. I can't let the disease spread to the Crown Prince of Dongchu."
"Okay, Your Highness, I will tell the Emperor right away. Also, I will make arrangements with the people in the Eastern Palace right away..." Eunuch Cao looked worried.
"No need. Doctor Wen examined me and prescribed some medicine. He said all I need is a good rest. Jinxi will be with us, and having so many people around will only make it more noisy."
Yuan Huaihong has already greeted Wen Yuanzhang.
"Okay, okay, then Your Highness the Crown Prince should have a good rest. I will go and deliver a message to the Emperor and the Empress." Eunuch Cao hurried away.
Yuan Huaihong ordered Jinxi to go back to the Eastern Palace with him.
The East Palace was empty at this time. After he entered the bedroom, he immediately changed into Jinxi's clothes and prepared to find Yuan Xiaonian to sneak out of the palace together.
Jinxi was a little scared. "Your Highness, are you sure the Emperor or Empress won't come? If they find out, my life will be in danger."
"Don't worry, they won't come." Yuan Huaihong was very sure. He had asked his sister Sui Ning to ask Xingxing in advance.
"That's good." Jinxi was still skeptical, "Your Highness, you must come back soon!"
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