A Cai's work The Emperor's Phoenix: The Godly Doctor and the Abandoned Concubine ... Volume 1 1855 I'm worried, why hasn't the Ninth Prince come yet?

It was dawn, and the Ninth Prince was calm and unhurried, but the officials of Dongling outside the city were getting anxious. The agreed time to enter the city had almost come, but the Ninth Prince did not show up. What should they do?

"The prince hasn't arrived yet. Could something have happened?" In the past two days, these officials were worried that something had happened to the Ninth Prince in Xiling and that he would just disappear and never show up again.

"Your Highness, this is the imperial city, the imperial city... We could fool them before, but how can we fool them now? We will be exposed as soon as we enter the palace." Not only the officials of Xiling, but also the personal guards of the Ninth Prince were extremely anxious.

"Go ahead and see if there are any traces of the secret guards." Although the Ninth Prince's visible guards and secret guards are two sets of people, they also communicate privately.

Soon, the person who inquired for information brought even worse news: "The Ninth Prince did not show up at the agreed time, and he did not leave the city last night." In other words, they had lost contact with the Ninth Prince, and they did not know whether anything had happened to him.

"Nothing will happen, right?" The guard felt uneasy and looked up at the direction of the city gate, feeling extremely anxious.

"Your Highness, please come soon, or you will miss the opportunity." The official from the Ministry of Revenue was so anxious that he circled around the Ninth Prince's sedan chair.

"Master Chen, please stop turning so fast. It makes me dizzy."

"Even if you try again, you won't be able to get the Ninth Prince out."

"I'm so anxious, I'm so anxious. The time is almost up, but the Ninth Prince hasn't shown up yet. Before, when we met the county magistrate or the governor, we could still say that the prince was tired and didn't want to see guests. But what about now? We've already arrived at Xiling. Can we still say that the prince doesn't want to see guests?" Lord Chen pulled his mustache. The dense stubble had been pulled out by Lord Chen in the past few days, and there was little left.

"Why not? If the prince doesn't come, we can say that he is tired and doesn't want to see guests. Anyway, the two countries are opening markets to each other, and the biggest beneficiary is Xiling. Xiling will definitely not dare to challenge us." Another official slapped his thigh and cheered for his own suggestion.

Lord Chen glared at the man unhappily and said, "You think the people of Xiling are fools. Even if they don't dare to challenge us, they haven't even met the Ninth Prince. Do you think they won't be suspicious? The more we refuse to let them see the Ninth Prince, the more they will suspect something is wrong. If Xiling investigates and finds that the Ninth Prince is not there, things will be troublesome."

Dongling is not so powerful that Xiling dare not fight it. Xiling despises the national prestige of Xiling. Even if Xiling has to sell its country and iron, it will still fight with Dongling. Even if it cannot afford to win, it will still bite off a piece of Dongling.

"Then what do you say we should do?" the man said hesitantly after hearing this.

"What else can we do? We have to pray, ask God to bless us and let the Ninth Prince appear soon, otherwise we will be in trouble." Lord Chen pulled hard again, and a few of the remaining beard were pulled out.

The guard was outside the door. Hearing the conversation between the adults, he exhaled softly and came in and said, "My lords, please don't wait any longer. The prince has not left the city yet. You should think of another way."

"What?" As if they had agreed, several officials turned around at the same time and screamed at the guards in unison: "You said the prince didn't leave the city. Is there something wrong with the prince?"

Lord Chen's body was shaking and his face was twitching. He looked very frightened. The other minor officials were even more frightened. One of them even fainted from fright.

If something happened to the Ninth Prince, it would mean that all nine clans would suffer. How could they not be afraid?

"I don't know. After the prince entered the city, he has been missing." The guards knew that hiding the secret at this time would not benefit anyone. They were all grasshoppers on the same rope and they had to work together to get through this hurdle first.

"This, this is what we should do, this is what we should do." Those who were not scared to death were almost crying. At this time, Master Chen seemed to be more stable. He plucked his remaining beard and asked calmly, "No news about the Ninth Prince, but that doesn't mean that something has happened, right?"

"Yes." The guards answered without hesitation. They knew very well the Ninth Prince's abilities. There were few people in Xiling City who could hurt the Ninth Prince. The Ninth Prince must have been slowed down.

"Very good." Lord Chen nodded vigorously. "The fact that the Ninth Prince is fine means that he is still in the city, but he just can't find a chance to get out. In this case, let's get into the city first."

"Enter the city? How to enter the city? The prince is not here, who will come forward to meet with the Xiling officials?" The other officials looked negative and kept shouting that it was all over.

"Find someone to pretend to be the Ninth Prince. Once we enter the city, the Ninth Prince will be able to reunite with us soon. Then all problems will be solved." Lord Chen boldly made a plan. A timid one asked, "What if the Ninth Prince hasn't come back after we enter the city?"

"Shut up your crow mouth." Lord Chen hit the man hard. "We have arrived at the gate of Xiling City. The time agreed with Xiling to enter the city is almost up. We can only take one step at a time and get through the difficulties in front of us first."

"Master Chen is right." The guard nodded and agreed with Master Chen's opinion. Others could not think of a better way, so they had to accept it. But here comes the problem...

"Who is pretending to be the Ninth Prince?" This is not an easy job, and most people don't have the courage to do it.

"Haha..." Lord Chen laughed evilly, his eyes fell on the guard. The guard thought something was wrong and wanted to run away, but Lord Chen grabbed him and said, "General, don't go. The Ninth Prince is a man of both civil and military talents, tall and strong, and cannot be compared to skinny scholars like us. Please don't refuse."

"No, I don't..." The guard opened his mouth to refuse, but was interrupted by the officials from the Ministry of Revenue who rushed over. The officials from the Ministry of Revenue made full use of their eloquence as civil servants and made the guard dizzy. Without knowing it, he was dressed as the Ninth Prince.

Looking at the formal dress that represented the Regent of Dongling, the eldest guard burst into tears: The civil servants are indeed a group of terrible people. If you deal with them, you will be sold out if you are not careful, and you will have to help them count money.

"Yes, yes, there is a resemblance." Lord Chen stroked the remaining mustache, his eyes narrowed into slits, "Be more energetic, more proud, more arrogant, and more indifferent. Don't move the corners of your mouth, don't blink your eyes, and it's best not to have any expression on your face. Keep your back straight... When looking at people, just look with your chin, it's okay to be a little arrogant."

After Lord Chen's special training, the guard brother pretended to be somewhat presentable. From a distance, with this set of clothes, he could temporarily deceive people who didn't know the Ninth Prince.

"If the prince finds out, he will kill me." The eldest guard wanted to act convincingly, but was afraid of acting too convincingly.

"In an emergency, we have to take emergency measures. The Ninth Prince is wise and intelligent, so he will naturally understand your loyalty. You don't have to worry, the Ninth Prince will not blame you." Lord Chen clasped his hands together, with an admiring look on his face. The eldest guard was so angry that he wanted to slap Lord Chen to the ground.

Lord Chen was talking without any worries. The person pretending to be the Ninth Prince was not him, so of course he was not worried.

Woo woo woo... The civil servants are too cunning. I must stay away from them in the future!