The 'innocent' Li Bingchen left the Queen's place unharmed, along with the two guards whom His Majesty the King had given him.
In reality, Prince Li Bingchen has his own guard, headed by Zhang Yang, who had previously accompanied him on outings. However, Zhang Yang and his men are not allowed into the palace. They either accompany Li Bingchen when he goes out, or they can only accompany him once he grows up and has his own residence.
But now, the king has given him two guards who can walk in the inner palace. They may be of average skill, but they can protect him from being bullied too badly by the other children, or make the queen wary of them.
Li Bingchen returned to his residence with his guards and immediately noticed someone moving his artificial rockery and bonsai. He was immediately alarmed.
That's the nest of my own ant guards!
"What are you doing?!" Li Bingchen shouted, rushing to his potted plant in three quick steps, looking quite agitated.
"Fifth Prince?" The person moving the potted plants looked at Li Bingchen and called out softly with a puzzled expression, as if wondering why Li Bingchen was so excited.
Li Bingchen then came to his senses and realized that his reaction had been a bit too extreme. He quickly adjusted his mindset and then looked at the man and said, "This potted plant was a gift from my father. Where do you want to move it?"
In fact, Li Bingchen and the others rarely called the king "Father King" in normal times; they usually called him "Father." This time, they specifically used the words "Father King" for two reasons: first, to explain why they had been so agitated just now, and second, to remind the people in front of them so as not to go too far.
The person moving the potted plant smiled at Li Bingchen and said, "Your Highness, this was just sent by His Majesty the King. I just wanted to put it down."
Li Bingchen then realized that this artificial rockery bonsai was different from the one he had before.
This made them even more anxious.
Where did his potted plants go?
"Where's my original pot?" Li Bingchen forcibly suppressed his worry and fear, but deliberately revealed a hint of dissatisfaction.
The person moving the potted plant shook their head and said, "I don't know. When I moved this rockery potted plant over, I didn't see any other potted plants..."
Could it be that someone has discovered us?
Li Bingchen's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a surge of panic, unsure of what to do.
"Your Highness, is that potted plant very important? Does it have any special significance?" the person who delivered the potted plant to Li Bingchen asked curiously.
Since they are all artificial rockery bonsai, and both were sent by His Majesty the King, they should be similar, right?
"Hmm." Having already realized what was happening, and knowing he couldn't show any weakness, Li Bingchen nodded, trying to appear calm, his mind racing.
"That potted plant was a birthday gift from my father, so it has a special meaning for me." After saying that, he deliberately showed a bit of filial affection.
The person who asked the question felt like they instantly understood. After all, everyone could see that His Majesty the King was devoted to state affairs. When busy with state matters, it was inevitable that he would neglect or overlook other people and things. He didn't care enough about the other princes, let alone the fifth prince, whose position was awkward.
Just then, someone came to call Li Bingchen.
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