And then there's that old bastard Xiao Jin, who's been hogging such a beautiful girl like Xi'er. I've disliked Xiao Jin for a long time.
The fact that the all-out encirclement plan could proceed so smoothly is, of course, largely thanks to his good maternal grandmother. Tsk, the Empress Dowager is still too naive.
Xiao Heng became increasingly excited, his skin turning a light pink. He couldn't wait to enjoy some tenderness with the beauty.
This was the person he had been longing for for five years, a full five years!
It's a pity that this beauty was knocked unconscious and couldn't react to him.
Just as Xiao Heng was about to take another step, a voice came from the loudspeaker that connected the basement to the main house.
"Heng'er, Heng'er!"
Is it the mother?
Xiao Heng's lustful eyes gradually regained a sliver of clarity. Why was his mother here? Had news from the palace leaked out beforehand?
They planned to make it so that people would discover the palace had become a ghost town a day later, so that the ministers would find out that Xiao Jin was not attending the morning court, thus allowing them to conveniently clear themselves of suspicion.
However, he needs to go and see for himself to find out the truth.
Thinking of this, Xiao Heng straightened his robes, covered Song Lingxi with a thin blanket, and then left with peace of mind.
...
Upon reaching the outer room, he indeed saw the eldest princess waiting for him in the main seat, her face full of impatience, as if she was getting impatient.
Xiao Heng's eyes flickered, somewhat puzzled as to what the eldest princess was anxious about, but he didn't show it.
"Mother, what happened that makes you so anxious?"
Xiao Heng was confident that his plan was flawless and would not be leaked, so he was not worried at all.
Besides, he has now acquired a new beauty, Xi'er, whom he has been longing for day and night, and he is so happy that he has forgotten all about home!
"I just received news that 100,000 troops are surging towards the capital. Heng'er, do you think it's possible that General Xie is not dead?"
The princess's face showed no trace of a smile; she had received concrete information.
Moreover, the commotion was so great that it alarmed the entire population of the capital, and she had a bad feeling.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Heng also suppressed his thoughts. He knew that there was a kind of emergency communication signal flare in the military camp, and the only person who could have such a thing was Xie Changling, who had just returned from the border.
Could there be some that slipped through the net?
Xiao Heng still couldn't believe it. How could Xiao Jin miss such a good opportunity to kill Xie Changling?
"Mother, don't worry, I'll have someone go and take a look."
"Where did you come from? Didn't we send out all our guards?"
The eldest princess quickly seized on the loophole in his words. She was now suspicious and paranoid. After so many years of painstaking planning, if all of this were ruined by a mere bodyguard...
"Xiao Heng, tell me the truth, have you not acted according to my plan?"
"Mother, I—"
Xiao Heng was speechless. The princess wanted to kill everyone in the palace, but how could he bear to do that to Xi'er? So he secretly kept a portion of his troops hidden away.
"Slap—" The princess's hand landed hard on Xiao Heng's face, and soon, Xiao Heng's face swelled up.
"You good-for-nothing, more likely to ruin everything, tell me, what have you been doing behind my back this time?"
The eldest princess was truly angry this time; no, she was utterly disappointed in Xiao Heng.
This is a serious matter, a capital offense of treason. In a life-or-death situation, you're going to desert me?
"You can decide the rest yourself. I think you can't handle the country if I hand it over to you. Sooner or later, someone else will take it from you."
The princess turned and left. Xiao Heng wanted to speak up to stop her, but he didn't know what to say.
He clenched his fists tightly, stood still, and waited for a while before deciding to send someone to inquire. Perhaps his mother was just worrying too much.
...
The Prime Minister's Residence.
The prime minister stroked his beard, listening to the servant's report, his hand movements pausing.
"You mean, the entire army of 100,000 went to the palace?"
"Yes, sir, I am certain I did not misread it, and the people of the capital all know about it."
"hiss--"
The Prime Minister immediately sensed something was wrong. Could it be that Changling was plotting a rebellion?
What he didn't know was that someone was indeed plotting a rebellion, but it wasn't his son who was plotting it; it was someone else entirely.
He immediately became uneasy, his old heart pounding wildly, and he could only wait until the morning court session the next day to see the final result.
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