"What have I overlooked?" Meng Yi couldn't help but sit up straight. His daughter was indeed good at planning. Many of the schemes over the years were actually orchestrated by her, which made this old father quite impressed.
“We’ve overlooked the relationship between Zu’an and the Empress. There must be something between them that we don’t know about.” Meng Chan sighed. “But who would have thought that the Empress would have such a good relationship with a general under the Crown Princess?”
If it weren't for the Empress and the Crown Princess working together to protect him, anyone else would have been executed and their entire family wiped out for killing Prince Jin.
But now he acts like nothing happened.
Meng Yi frowned slightly: "The previous intelligence reports did not show any connection between the two. Chan'er, why do you think the Empress would protect him so much?"
This is indeed illogical. You have to understand that the Empress and the Crown Princess are now at odds. Since Zu An is a key minister on the Crown Princess's side, he should theoretically be a thorn in the Empress's side.
The initial plan was for the Empress to go with the flow and take the opportunity to eliminate the Crown Prince's supporters.
Even if the empress doesn't participate or do anything, the matter is already settled.
But things took an unexpected turn; instead of helping him, the Empress sided with Zu'an.
Although she did it very discreetly, they were all old foxes; who couldn't see through her intentions?
Meng Chan shook her head slightly: "I suspect that the Empress might be trying to undermine the Crown Princess. Zu An is the Crown Princess's top lieutenant. If she can successfully win him over, it will be an unprecedented blow to the Crown Princess's prestige. With this shift in power, the Crown Princess will no longer be able to compete with the Empress."
"Although we are enemies, I have to admit that Zaun is indeed very capable. He was just a commoner, but in the past two or three years, he has risen to a very important figure in the court. What's even more outrageous is that he has become a high-ranking official. It makes me curious and want to meet this man."
Meng Yi snorted: "That kid is just handsome, but he's a scoundrel at heart. He's also a womanizer, and I heard he has a lot of female confidantes around him. You'd better stay away from him."
"Father, now that you say that, I'm even more curious. What kind of man is he?" Meng Chan's eyes gleamed with curiosity.
Meng Yi: "..."
Seeing her father's face turn as black as charcoal, Meng Chan smiled and said, "Father, what are you thinking? How could I, a princess consort, be allowed to lay a finger on him? I was just trying to pique his curiosity."
"Don't be so sure of yourself," Meng Yi snorted. "Although I don't understand what's so charming about that kid, he seems to know how to please women. Not to mention the Crown Princess dotes on him, even the current Empress does. Sometimes I even wonder if the Empress has been alone in the palace for too long and then saw that Zu'an kid was handsome and dashing, which made her fall in love with him."
"Hmm, that's actually quite possible." Meng Chan fell into deep thought. She had never thought about this before, but now that she was reminded, it was as if a door to a new world had been opened.
“Maybe what?” Meng Yi’s face darkened. “I was just saying it offhand. What kind of status does the Empress have? How could she possibly have that kind of relationship with him?”
"Why is it impossible? Father, you don't understand women." Meng Chan wondered if she should find an opportunity to test this conjecture.
Meng Yi wanted to say something more, but ultimately felt a little awkward discussing these topics with her daughter.
Just then, his expression suddenly changed: "Damn it, the teleportation array has been activated!"
Meng Chan's expression also changed. These legendary formations consume an enormous amount of spirit stones, which are reserved for saving one's life. They would never be used unless something extremely serious happened.
The two hurriedly ran to the backyard, just in time to bump into the Prince of Dai, who was stumbling towards them. Upon seeing them, the Prince of Dai was so moved that he almost cried.
"Chan'er, Father-in-law, save me!"
Meng Chan frowned: "You, a prince, are acting so flusteredly, what kind of behavior is this?"
This guy is going to be an emperor someday, how can he be so incompetent?
The thought of marrying such a guy made her feel a little irritated.
"What happened?" Meng Yi was more rational and knew that something serious must have happened for him to come here like this.
"That Zuan...that Zuan almost killed me." The Prince of Dai thought of how those hands were only a tiny distance away from him when he teleported just now, and in that instant he felt as if he had felt the breath of death.
"How could that be? Your residence is heavily guarded, with so many experts, and I even sent a group of guest advisors over." Meng Yi suddenly hesitated. "Could it be that he brought those teachers from the National Academy? But that's impossible. The National Academy has never interfered in matters of the court."
The Prince of Dai shook his head vigorously, his eyes still filled with horror: "No, he's just one person! Everyone else is finished, they're no match for him."
"Alone?" Even Meng Yi was a little surprised. If it were him, he probably wouldn't be able to do it either.
Princess Dai was taken aback, thinking to herself, "Is that Zu An really that powerful?"
Suddenly remembering something, she hurriedly asked, "What about Mr. Xu? Didn't he make a move?"
"He made a move, but was killed in one strike. He always boasted about how powerful he was, and we spent so many resources supporting him." The Prince of Dai was both frightened and angry.
"Killed in one move?" Princess Dai's red lips gaped open, her eyes filled with disbelief.
The Prince of Dai said with a mournful face, "Strictly speaking, he was defeated without even making a single move..."
Just then, someone came running in a panic: "Master, master, something terrible has happened! Someone has broken in!"
Meng Yi was about to get angry when he heard the first sentence, but he calmed down when he heard the second sentence: "Who, could it be that Zu An?"
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