Xihe: “…”
There was no way to refute Song Mo's words.
So, from that day on, Xihe could see the prince appear in the courtyard every now and then, and occasionally a few ministers would come, mostly familiar faces, and occasionally a few strangers, and they all talked about some matters in the court.
If they happened to meet, Xihe would silently add tea and water.
At first, the ministers looked at her for a few seconds, but after seeing her more often, they bowed and called her "Miss Yue'er". Xihe returned the courtesy.
The prince had gentle features and a faint smile always on his lips, but it was different from the casualness that Song Mo could see with his naked eyes. It was obviously the face of a person in a higher position, and he would only take it off occasionally in front of close people.
Once, it seemed that the emperor had done something strange again, and the prince's faction suffered a huge loss.
As soon as the courtyard gate was closed, several ministers who came in in plain clothes immediately sighed and started complaining. The prince comforted them in a humble manner, which made the ministers feel embarrassed. However, after the discussion was over and the ministers left, the prince threw the teacup in his hand to the ground with a "bang".
"Master, calm down!"
The eunuch immediately knelt on the ground.
Song Mo's hand holding the teacup also paused, and he couldn't help but look at him.
The prince snorted coldly, his brows etched with a stern expression: "Zimo, I think there is no need to wait any longer, ascend as soon as possible..."
The rest of the words were not spoken, but the meaning was self-evident.
Song Mo remained silent, while Xihe was dumbfounded. He thought to himself that they had to board this pirate ship whether they wanted to or not, and the prince had never thought of leaving them a way out!
After hearing this, if I fail in the future, I will be skinned alive even if I don’t die.
Xihe felt a little embarrassed. Under the eunuch's trembling gaze, he stepped forward and picked up the broken teacup. "Your Highness's illness has not yet recovered. It is better to avoid getting angry, so as not to affect your recovery."
The prince was stunned for two seconds, then suddenly burst into laughter.
Patting Song Mo's shoulder, he said, "Zi Mo, when it comes to calmness, you're not even as good as Yue'er."
Song Mo smiled bitterly: "Yue'er has been raised in seclusion and doesn't understand too much about hierarchy. Your Highness has always been kind to her, so she naturally just thinks that her brother is in trouble and is worried about your illness. But I am different..."
Who knows whether your attitude will remain consistent later even though you are so reckless now?
The prince continued to laugh, but after a while he stopped and looked at Xihe: "Yue'er is smart. If I had a sister like you, I would wake up laughing every day."
Xihe was extremely apprehensive and said, "Your Highness is so kind."
After that, the prince became more relaxed in the courtyard, but he became gentle and elegant again once he left the courtyard.
Song Mo and the prince planned day by day, and the situation in the court was changing. The emperor's health was getting worse, and several princes were constantly making small moves. Many decisions, whether they were willing or not, were transferred to the prince's hands.
As soon as the prince got it, he held on to it tightly and then handed it over to someone he trusted.
The emperor was furious and suspected that the prince had drugged him, so he ordered a thorough investigation. However, what he found pointed directly to the sixth prince, the fifth prince, and even involved the harem.
"How dare you! How dare you!"
The emperor was furious and immediately arrested the two princes and the concubine.
When the concubine who had been favored recently was arrested, her face was covered with tears and she cried bitterly, saying that she was wronged. However, the evidence was irrefutable and the emperor kicked her in the heart: "Bitch! I will kill you!"
The two princes were pierced through the heart with a sword on the spot and demoted to commoners.
The emperor showed no mercy to anyone who dared to take his life. If the ministers and clan members had not come to plead for mercy, the two princes would have died on the spot. Even so, they were still frightened to the point of incontinence.
The emperor was extremely afraid of death, so he posted a notice to find famous doctors all over the world and also invited many monks and Taoists into the palace.
Refining elixirs and medicines, chanting scriptures and listening to Buddhist teachings, the palace was filled with a foul atmosphere.
The ministers lamented: "Absurd, absurd!"
The prince watched coldly, and then began to gather the ministers without hesitation. Now the situation was becoming more and more obvious, and the ministers could see clearly that except for a few who were involved with other princes and wanted to make a bold move to gain the credit of following the emperor, most of them had joined the prince's camp.
At this point, the prince's family was in power.
However, the prince still had a hard time. Various natural disasters occurred in various parts of Yue State, and he was busy and exhausted every day.
Before one crisis is over, another one arises. News comes from the border that barbarians often invade the border and a major war may break out.
The Yue Kingdom had not been able to fight for many years. When this news came back, the ministers were indifferent and said disdainfully: "He is a defeated general, not worth mentioning. General Weiyuan is making too much of a fuss."
This news was brought back by General Weiyuan of the Shen family.
General Shen was immediately dissatisfied when he heard this: "Do you know the situation on the border or does my Shen family know it? Pancheng has always been a battleground for military strategists. Once it is lost, the consequences will be disastrous. Your Highness——"
He bowed and looked at the prince: "My son is definitely not the kind of person who speaks nonsense. I hope you can investigate it thoroughly."
All the civil and military officials in the court stopped talking and looked at the prince, waiting for him to make the decision.
The prince pondered for a moment and said, "We'll discuss this later."
After the court session, he went straight to Wutong Alley and handed the letter to Song Mo.
After Song Mo finished reading, he put it down after a while and looked at the prince.
The prince placed his hands on his knees and said, "I remember you once told me about this."
Song Mo clenched his fist, coughed lightly, and nodded. "When I left the temple, the temple master told me three hexagrams: fate, fate, and people. The first 'fate' is my fate, the second 'fate' is God's fate, and the last 'people', I think, refers to the subjects of this world."
The prince nodded and said, "Zisang has also told me about this."
Song Mo nodded: "All three hexagrams are bad, but they reveal the meaning of turning the tide."
"I was destined to die young. Before the old abbot passed away, he said I wouldn't live past twenty. However, the day before yesterday, I just celebrated my twentieth birthday. I haven't thought clearly about this destiny, but the word 'people' is right before my eyes, Your Highness."
Looking at the prince: "This matter should be taken seriously."
The prince nodded: "I understand."
After the prince left with a heavy heart, Xihe sat in front of Song Mo and asked, "You won't live past the age of twenty?"
Song Mo heard this and a smile slowly spread across his face. "That's what the old abbot said. He also left a message, telling me not to leave the mountain, otherwise I'd die faster. But two years ago, the abbot calculated again and said that a turning point had appeared, and then he kicked me out."
"But I didn't expect that not only would my life be saved, but my leg would also be healed."
Holding his chin, he looked at Xihe intently: "Yue'er, you are really my lucky star."
Xihe: “…”
She didn't agree with this, but it was true that everyone's fate had changed.
Last month, at Mrs. Song's strong request, she followed her to attend the flower viewing party. At the banquet, young ladies from various families competed with each other to show off their talents. However, after walking around, she did not see Chen Piaopiao.
Later, she made special inquiries and found out that the young lady had gone to the border.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
