Chapter 286 Preparing to Return to Beijing
Zhao Xiang naturally understood what Eunuch Shu meant. He was not asking him whether he regretted it, but whether he wanted to change his allegiance. If he was willing to join the Second Prince's sect, he could return to Beijing soon.
Of course, with his return to Beijing, the prince will be completely humiliated.
Even the former Prince's Grand Tutor abandoned and betrayed him, which shows how unworthy he is of the position of Crown Prince.
Zhao Xiang smiled, his eyes suddenly shining. He looked at Eunuch Shu and said word by word, "Eunuch Shu, you have come at the perfect time. Please tell the Imperial Concubine and the Second Prince that I have my own way to return to the capital. Please don't try to stop me."
Eunuch Shu was stunned and almost suspected that he had heard it wrong.
It took him a while to recover from the shock of wondering if he was hallucinating. "W-what did you say? You want to go back to Beijing!"
If Zhao Xiang really wants to return to Beijing, he might have his own way. Eunuch Shu cannot underestimate him on this point.
But why did he tell me this? Was he really willing to join the Second Prince?
Eunuch Shu's eyes lit up and he became a little excited!
If this is true, then he has made a great contribution to Her Majesty and His Highness!
Zhao Xiang nodded: "Yes, I want to return to the capital. I am a minister of the Great Qin and a minister of the Emperor. I am only loyal to the Emperor!"
Eunuch Shu was in deep thought, then suddenly smiled.
He thought he understood.
Scholars, especially those who stand at the top of the world's scholars like Zhao Xiang, naturally have a sense of arrogance - even if they don't have it in their bones, they cannot lose this arrogance on the surface. This is a common problem among these scholars.
Zhao Xiang is just being stubborn!
Since he said he was loyal to the emperor, it naturally meant that he had left the prince aside.
He also told the Empress and the Second Prince not to interfere, so of course he couldn't lose face if he surrendered.
hehe!
How pretentious!
However, nothing can be hidden from the extremely intelligent Eunuch Shu.
Eunuch Shu felt that his trip was truly worthwhile and that he had made a great contribution.
His chubby white face suddenly smiled like a Maitreya Buddha: "Okay, okay. If Lord Zhao had said this so clearly earlier, wouldn't he have returned to the capital long ago? Why wait until now?"
Zhao Xiang glanced at him and said, "Eunuch Shu, please don't talk nonsense. I haven't promised you anything!"
Eunuch Shu laughed heartily: "Yes, yes, sir, you didn't say anything. What we said is our own, it has nothing to do with sir, hahahaha!"
We are all adults, so we should stop when the time is right and it’s a tacit understanding.
Who says what he thinks like a three-year-old?
That’s a joke!
Zhao Xiang gave him an unfathomable look. What he thought had nothing to do with him. He had said everything he needed to say. What he said was what it was. The rest was a matter of everyone's understanding.
Eunuch Shu smiled and said, "I wonder what Master Zhao's plans are?"
When will you return to Beijing? How will you do it? What are your plans after returning to Beijing?
Without going into specific details, at least give him a glimpse of the situation, right? That way, he'll have something to say to the Empress and the Second Prince when he returns.
How could Zhao Xiang even bother with him? To deal with someone like Eunuch Shu, one only needed to grasp the ambiguity and inscrutability to the end.
"We'll talk about it later!"
Eunuch Shu was clearly very dissatisfied with his answer, but he couldn't say anything. Zhao Xiang didn't want to talk, so could he force him to? What if things got awkward again and Zhao Xiang changed his mind? Wouldn't that be disastrous?
He didn't necessarily need a definite answer, this sentence was also an answer!
He'll just leave it at that.
"Lord Zhao has a plan in mind. We wish you a safe journey, haha!"
"Thank you very much. Zhao also wishes Eunuch Shu a safe journey!"
"Hahaha, same here!"
Eunuch Shu was in a pretty good mood.
Zhao Xiang added, "It's not appropriate for Eunuch Shu to stay here for long. I wonder when he plans to return?"
Eunuch Shu originally came for Zhao Xiang, and now that he had an unexpected gain, he was secretly happy, and the other details were not so important.
Come to think of it, Zhao Xiang was already very capable, so it's no surprise that he was able to carve out a niche here. What's there to investigate? There's no point in investigating!
Of course, he was eager to go back. He had to go back and take a good look to see if there was any shameless little bitch taking advantage of his absence to compete for his favor.
So Eunuch Shu smiled and said decisively: "Our mission has been completed, and we plan to leave for Beijing tomorrow."
Nowhere is worse than the palace, and not as good as being with the imperial concubine.
It would be fine if he didn't have this thought, but once he had it, he wished he could grow wings and go back immediately.
He couldn't stand staying here any longer, so he quickly left with Prefect Min and the others.
Eunuch Shu was so anxious that he couldn't wait any longer, so he hurried back to the provincial capital the next day and then headed north immediately.
Rushed back to the palace to compete for favor.
He believed that the good news he brought back would definitely solidify his favor and make the Imperial Concubine and the Second Prince look upon him with even greater respect. All those little brats who wanted to compete with him for favor were to be sent to one side.
But he didn't think about it at all, because Zhao Xiang didn't agree to anything he asked.
It's all just his imagination.
He never imagined that his trip out of the palace and back to his hometown to worship his ancestors would go smoothly without encountering any obstacles. It was not because he was so favored that no one dared to say anything, but because he was deliberately let off the hook.
Although the reason why he went south to Lingnan to meet Zhao Xiang was at the behest of the imperial concubine, it was hard to say whether there was someone deliberately guiding him behind the scenes.
After all, if Zhao Xiang wanted to return to Beijing, the biggest obstacle would be the imperial concubine and her son.
But he really should go back. The emperor's health has been deteriorating over the past two or three years, and he almost died from a serious illness. The imperial concubine and her son feel a growing sense of crisis, and they become more and more ruthless.
The prince was squeezed by them so hard that he almost had no place to stand and could hardly even breathe.
"This bastard finally left!" Hu Ling cursed and was extremely disgusted with the eunuch.
Zhao Xiang sighed and asked everyone to leave, but Zhao Liya stayed.
"Dad, are you okay?"
Zhao Liya was a little worried.
Zhao Xiang said, "Aya, please arrange things here. We may have to return to Beijing soon."
Zhao Liya was stunned: "Huh?"
Zhao Xiang heard the surprise and reluctance in her tone, and couldn't help but laugh: "Aya, you can't bear to leave this place?"
Zhao Liya, feeling empty inside because of her father's words, nodded blankly and murmured, "Dad, I, I really can't bear to leave this place. I thought, forget it!"
In fact, she didn't necessarily think that she would really live here for the rest of her life after redeeming her sins. Besides, Zhou Hansheng's home was not here. After she married Zhou Hansheng, she would always have to leave here.
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