Chapter 48 The Charlatan Imperial Advisor Was Captured by the Dark-Faced Tyrant 06
"However, if you have any requests, please feel free to make them. As long as they are not too excessive, I will grant them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Hanzhou regretted it.
Yu Sheng then pressed on, saying, "If the aura of a true dragon could assist in the rain-praying ceremony, it would be twice as effective. Therefore, Your Majesty and I will probably need to make a trip together at that time."
Xie Hanzhou: I knew he was up to no good.
"What is Your Majesty hesitating about? Is Your Majesty preoccupied with state affairs?"
"Your Majesty's uncle, Prince Anyang's son Xie Tingsheng, is quite good. Your Majesty even personally took him under your wing and taught him. He may be of great use."
He naturally understood Yu Sheng's meaning; it was an intention to have Xie Tingsheng oversee the country.
He killed most of the royal family members when he ascended the throne, leaving only his own uncle and the ambitious Prince Ning, Xie Weiyan.
However, his royal uncle never concerned himself with court affairs. He had taken the princess to travel to various countries long ago and had not returned for many years.
The only one left in the family was the eldest son in the capital, so he simply took him in and raised him.
After all, his royal uncle was even jealous of his own son; otherwise, he wouldn't have packed up his son and sent him to him in the middle of the night while he was in Jiangnan.
That was back when the late emperor was still alive. Now Xie Tingsheng is already eighteen, so perhaps it's time to train him a bit.
Xie Hanzhou nodded in agreement, "The Grand Preceptor's thinking is indeed thorough."
"Your Majesty flatters me."
Xie Hanzhou looked at the chessboard on the table and couldn't help but feel interested. "I wonder if the Grand Preceptor would be willing to play a game with me today?"
"Your Majesty, please."
Yu Sheng, playing white, made the first move, followed closely by Xie Hanzhou, playing black.
The two were locked in a fierce battle on the chessboard, while Steward An watched from the side and then shook his head.
To be honest, he really didn't understand the current situation. Was it His Majesty or the Grand Preceptor who had a better chance of winning?
Xie Hanzhou raised his eyebrows in surprise.
He had heard that Yu Sheng was an excellent chess player, but he never bothered to play chess with others. He thought that Yu Sheng was just pretending to be good and was afraid of being exposed.
Looking at it now, they do seem to have some real strength.
It seems he was wrong before.
If Yu Sheng knew what he was thinking at this moment, she would definitely nod in agreement.
After all, the original owner of this body didn't know how, but the Imperial Advisor has long since been replaced.
In the previous world, he certainly would have.
The two fought fiercely on the chessboard until noon, while Steward An had long been dozing off.
Xie Hanzhou frowned as he looked at the chessboard filled with black and white pieces, and finally put down the piece in his hand. "I have lost."
"I never imagined that the Imperial Advisor's chess skills were so superb!"
"It's alright, it's alright, I only won by a narrow margin."
Yu Sheng looked up at the sun and extended an invitation, "It's noon, Your Majesty, why don't you stay and have lunch with me?"
Xie Hanzhou wanted to refuse, but for some reason, he changed his mind and said "okay" instead.
Manager An only woke up at this moment, secretly rubbed his sore legs, and then followed the two.
Xie Hanzhou was clearly distracted during the meal.
He kept glancing at Yu Sheng across from him, his mind a jumbled mess.
He ate the meal with great discomfort, seemingly afraid that Yu Sheng would discover something, so he left in a hurry, looking as if he were fleeing in panic.
Watching Xie Hanzhou leave in such a hurry, Xiao Cui asked in confusion as she tidied the table, "My lord, why did His Majesty seem to be fleeing in panic? You're not some monster, why would His Majesty need to do that?"
"Who knows?" Yu Sheng murmured softly.
888: "Heh, your master is more frightening to him than floods and beasts. After all, he can still fend off floods and beasts, but he really can't fend off a fairy's electric shocks at all."
Yu Sheng sneered repeatedly.
"Bye-bye, have I been being nicer to you lately, or have you gotten too cocky again?"
888: Of course, you have both.
"Sheng Sheng, although you seemed scary, had a bad temper, and were smelly when we first met, and you liked to threaten me all the time, I found out that you are actually a very gentle person after we got to know each other better!"
888 continued talking to himself, completely unaware of Yu Sheng's increasingly dark expression.
"I have a bad temper? And I like to threaten you?"
"Uh... I just misspoke," 888 tried to defend herself, even attempting to change the subject by betraying Xie Hanzhou.
“Sheng Sheng, that bastard Xie Hanzhou is thinking about pornographic garbage while cursing you as insidious and vicious! He even thinks you cursed him to be like this.”
888: I'm sorry, Lord God, he'll find out sooner or later anyway.
Yu Sheng let it go for the time being.
He then gave a cold laugh.
Okay, very good! You're casting a spell, aren't you?
Yu Sheng smiled sinisterly, making 888 shrink back as much as possible.
That's terrifying! It's been so long since I've seen Yu Sheng like this. I'm actually... kind of looking forward to it. Let's fight! Let's fight! Let's fight!
After Xie Hanzhou returned to his palace, he sent someone to the Prince of Anyang's residence to announce that Xie Tingsheng was to oversee the country. Upon learning of this, Xie Weiyan was furious.
"What makes Xie Tingsheng so special?!"
"What right does a mere prince, unloved by his father and mother, have to ride roughshod over me?"
"Xie Hanzhou, you are truly remarkable. You would rather let Xie Tingsheng, that good-for-nothing who hasn't even grown up yet, oversee the country than let me, the king, do so."
"He doesn't even have a throne, so why, why, why?!"
"Xie—Han—Zhou—if you're so heartless, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Xie Weiyan, his face grim, suddenly called out, "Ning Yi!"
A bodyguard dressed in black appeared, knelt down and bowed to Xie Weiyan. Xie Weiyan beckoned, and the bodyguard leaned forward and put his ear close to Xie Weiyan's.
"You're doing this..."
The guard looked at him in horror. "Your Highness, are you really going to do this?"
Xie Weiyan gritted his teeth. "This is the only way I can... Remember, do not reveal your identity at that time. You should know the consequences of betraying me."
The guard shook himself, received the order, and then disappeared from the spot.
It's unclear what Xie Weiyan said to the guard, but it caused him to show such a terrified expression.
"Xie Hanzhou! Yu Sheng! Ha..."
Yu Sheng, far away at the Imperial Preceptor's residence, couldn't help but sneeze. He asked 888, "Is it that dog Xie Hanzhou missing me?"
888 hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Finally, he said helplessly, "No, it's that Prince Ning is planning to send people to assassinate you and Xie Hanzhou on the way!"
Yu Sheng hummed in agreement.
I had long suspected that Xie Weiyan would make a move.
After all, with the emperor absent, the most qualified person to oversee the country should be Prince Ning.
But Xie Hanzhou chose the heir of the Prince of Anyang to oversee the country, no wonder he was furious!
That's fine. Since he's going to make a move, he'd better pray he does it cleanly, otherwise, if he gets any leverage over him...
888 thinks this kind of world is the most suitable for Yu Sheng. With Yu Sheng's cunning and treacherous nature, he will definitely thrive there.
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