The Ninth Prince had already woken up when he heard the bell.
He wore a thin outer robe and opened the door to the Moonflower Palace.
Yuan Yao stood on the steps.
The father and daughter met eyes and remained silent for a moment.
After a moment, the Ninth Prince smiled and said, "You little dumpling, are you feeling guilty?"
It's more than just feeling guilty!
Yuan Yao said, "Father, let's go to Huining Palace later. I have something I want to tell you."
I held it in all the way back, and then it took me the whole afternoon.
Now, the little dumpling can't hold it in any longer?
The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "Come in and speak."
After speaking, he looked at the eunuchs below the steps: "I will go to Huining Palace shortly."
"Yes, this servant takes his leave."
The young eunuch wiped his sweat and jogged away.
Moon Palace.
Danqing ladled out the porridge, let it cool, and then arranged the delicate side dishes.
Yuan Yao said, "Father, drink some porridge first to soothe your stomach."
The Ninth Prince is injured and must eat a lighter diet.
Moreover, it's likely that he didn't touch the dishes at the banquet much.
Thinking about the banquet, Yuan Yao still felt a little regretful.
The Empress Dowager died a little too young.
Her money is probably going to be wasted...
The Ninth Prince picked up a spoon, scooped up some porridge, and put it in his mouth: "Today, the Empress Dowager summoned you. What exactly did she say to you?"
Yuan Yao took out the list and token from his pocket and placed them on the table one by one.
The Ninth Prince glanced at it disdainfully: "What is this?"
Yuan Yao pointed to the token: "This is the dispatch token for the assassin organization raised by the Empress Dowager."
An assassin organization raised by the Empress Dowager?
The Ninth Prince scoffed, "She has truly impressed me."
The Empress Dowager of a country spent her days in Buddhist monastery on Mount Fotai, but secretly she was running an assassin organization. It was truly unbelievable.
Yuan Yao said, "The one-eyed man who died was named Hei Ji, and he was the one who managed this assassin organization."
The Empress Dowager said...this assassin organization will now belong to Yao'er.
"Oh?" The Ninth Prince looked at her with great interest.
Yuan Yao braced herself and said, "Yao'er doesn't know why the Empress Dowager is doing this either."
The Ninth Prince nodded: "Then what about this roster?"
The roster...
Yuan Yao quickly reached out and flipped through two pages: "These lists must all be written by the Empress Dowager's people."
Although she had already read it once.
But she still had to act like a three-year-old.
Unexpectedly, the Ninth Prince said, "Little Yao'er, you handled this matter very well."
ah?
Yuan Yao was somewhat surprised: "Father, aren't you angry with Yao'er?"
She's just a child, yet she did something so outrageous. As the Ninth Prince, how could he not do anything about it or have any thoughts about it?
Doesn't he find her terrifying?
The Ninth Prince put down his spoon, raised his hand, and pinched Yuan Yao's chubby little face: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"You are my daughter, what's wrong with being a little smart?"
clever?
She plotted against Hei Ji and the Empress Dowager, yet the Ninth Prince not only didn't blame her, but instead... praised her?
All right……
She was very brave while she was doing it, but she was still quite scared afterward.
She didn't care about others, but she cared about the Ninth Prince.
What if... the Ninth Prince thinks of her as a little monster?
She worried for nothing!
Yuan Yao patted her chest, clumsily picked up her chopsticks, and served some side dishes to the Ninth Prince before saying, "Father, Yao'er made a deal with the Empress Dowager."
The Empress Dowager revealed her influence in court to Yao'er, who promised not to harm Yin Cai.
That illegitimate child?
The Ninth Prince scoffed: "She seems quite attached to that lover."
Who can argue with that?
Unfortunately, it was a tragic love affair.
Yuan Yao asked, "Father, what's the best course of action to deal with that Yin Cai right now?"
"What do you think, Xiao Yao'er?" the Ninth Prince asked instead of answering.
Yuan Yao put down her chopsticks and pondered seriously.
In Yin Cai's past life, he was just an ordinary child who couldn't be more ordinary, and he even lacked food and clothing.
Suddenly, he was taken into the palace and gained a mother, who was none other than the Empress Dowager!
But as soon as they recognized each other, the mother died...
This reality must have had a tremendous impact on him!
Having experienced a life of luxury, how could one possibly return to a life of hunger and deprivation?
Such a person, living with the memories of the Empress Dowager's son, will only face two possible outcomes—
First, they succumb to money and power, becoming useless people who only know how to eat, drink, and have fun for the rest of their lives.
Secondly, endure in silence, grow stronger in secret, and seek revenge...
Yuan Yao shook her head.
She said, "Father, erase Yin Cai's memories and send him out of Daqi."
If Yin Cai were to live with the memories of the past two days, the risk would be too great!
Who knows, maybe the world she lives in is a wish-fulfillment novel about a useless illegitimate child's rise to power?
What if Yin Cai is the male lead?
So, if Yin Cai lives on with his memories, and then the good-for-nothing makes a comeback, wouldn't she and the Ninth Prince, as the main villains, be doomed?
no!
This absolutely cannot happen!
So what if he's the male lead?
Since she's here, the male lead has no choice but to make way for her!
Looking at the little dumpling whose expression kept changing, the Ninth Prince smiled and said, "Let's do as Xiao Yao'er says."
You agreed just like that?
Yuan Yao said happily, "Thank you, Father!"
That's great, the hidden male lead is gone, she can live a few more years in peace.
No need to be a cannon fodder villain anymore!
After finishing his meal, the Ninth Prince pushed the token to Yuan Yao's side: "This thing is useless to me."
Since you acquired it, it's yours.
“This…” Yuan Yao touched the cold token, slightly taken aback: “Father, this assassin organization…”
The Ninth Prince said calmly, "How to tame them is up to your ability; I will not interfere."
Taming the killer?
Oh no!
Tame the assassin organization?
With her??
Yuan Yao puffed out her cheeks: "Yao'er will give it her best!"
As for the method...
First, kill those bastards who almost killed his father, as a warning to others!
After changing into a plain white dress, Yuan Yao was led by the Ninth Prince to Huining Palace.
Inside and outside Huining Palace, all the colored gauze curtains were removed and replaced with white silk.
The palace servants, all dressed in mourning clothes, were silently busy...
Many concubines, princes, and princesses were already kneeling in front of the Empress Dowager's bedchamber.
Unfortunately, no one was allowed to enter the bedchamber...
Upon seeing the Ninth Prince, many people looked up, but after just one glance, they looked away in amazement.
Under the setting sun, the Ninth Prince's hair was tied up with a jade crown, and he wore a wide-sleeved white robe embroidered with cloud patterns in silver thread. The hem of the robe trailed on the ground, and as he moved, silver and gold light flickered faintly.
This seems to be the first time in all these years that he's worn white?
Dressed in all white, the Ninth Prince's fierce aura had dissipated considerably; he now exuded an air of noble aloofness, like the bright moon in the sky…
Many people secretly thought: If only he weren't a eunuch.
The Ninth Prince, with his eyes fixed straight ahead, led Yuan Yao, their long robes trailing behind them, into the Empress Dowager's bedchamber.
He asked coldly, "Where are they?"
The question was directed at the Empress Dowager.
The emperor lifted the curtain: "A-Yuan, go and take a look?"
"What's so interesting about a dead person?"
Despite saying this, the Ninth Prince still picked up Yuan Yao and stepped into the inner hall.
A person was hanging from the beam.
Her phoenix robe was magnificent, and her makeup was exquisite.
Perhaps the manner of her death was too painful, for the Empress Dowager's facial features were already distorted and deformed, making her look ferocious and terrifying.
Even a single glance at it can give you nightmares!
On the ground, a person was lying face down, crying so hard that he was almost speechless.
Hearing footsteps, she concealed the resentment in her eyes, raised her small face, and looked at Yuan Yao with teary eyes: "Sister Yao'er, I have no more royal grandmother..."
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