Prince Chen’s wife is said to have roped in talents for Prince Chen, but he would never believe it. After all, Prince Chen was the designated successor to the Emperor and had many capable and outstanding people under him. There was no need to rope in someone with a ’shallow foundation’ like him.
Then, why did Princess Chen do this?
Lin Zheqi couldn’t figure it out, and he stopped obsessing over it. He thought that when his father achieved his great undertaking one day, he would try his best to persuade his father to spare Princess Chen’s life. If that was absolutely not possible, he would find a way to secretly send Princess Chen to some other place. Although she would have to live in hiding and change her name, at least her life would be saved. It could be considered as repaying Princess Chen for her assistance this time.
Zongren Mansion.
After listening to the report from the man in black, Long Yisi (formerly Prince Su) had a grim expression on his face and sternly rebuked, "Idiot!"
The man in black didn’t know who Long Yisi was scolding, so he remained silent with his head down.
Of course, Long Yisi didn’t expect the man in black to understand. He let out a light laugh with an unfathomable tone, "The Emperor and all of us were wrong. It’s Prince Jing who is the deepest hidden wolf, just waiting for us to fight to the death before he profits from the fisherman’s gains. Brilliant! It’s just a pity..." he said, shaking his head.
If his guess was right, Prince Jing must have known about his sister’s and the Ma family’s plan all along, simply standing by and even quietly stoking the flames.
Unfortunately, Prince Jing fancied Princess Chen and didn’t want anyone else to touch her. So he took matters into his own hands—even if the Emperor later questioned him, he could completely absolve himself.
Who knew that Princess Chen would escape the trap and use the ruse of "leading disaster elsewhere" to annihilate the Ma family. Not only did Prince Jing end up with nothing, but his reputation also suffered damage.
The man in black still had his head lowered, offering no response.
"Find a way to inform the Emperor and Prince Chen of Prince Jing’s thoughts," Long Yisi said, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.
Once the Emperor and Prince Chen knew of Prince Jing’s wild ambitions, there would not only be a good show to watch, but it would also be highly beneficial for him.
The man in black respectfully acknowledged the order. After a moment’s hesitation, he said, "My lord, the Ma family has been destroyed. Moreover, some of the people who previously pledged allegiance to us have either shifted to Prince Duan or been quietly roped in by Prince Jing, while others are still undecided. Should we..."
"It doesn’t matter," Long Yisi waved his hand dismissively. "We’re better off without those fickle people. We just need to preserve our own strength. When I ascend the throne in the future, we’ll deal with them slowly."
"As you command!"
"Also, tell Long Fengying if she dares act rashly again, kill her!"
The man in black realized then that the ’idiot’ his master had referred to was Princess Fengying. While he was shocked and doubtful inwardly, his expression remained respectfully compliant.
The master was currently at a low point and should have lain low before taking action. Yet Princess Fengying, with her reckless boldness, actually caused trouble for Princess Chen at such a time. If things had turned out well, it would be fine, but it had ended in total failure. If the Emperor and Prince Chen mistook it as the master’s secret instigation, wouldn’t it harm the master?
Although Princess Fengying was a foolish and ignorant sister born of the same mother as the master, should the master really be so ruthless as to dispose of her?
Facing the master’s decisive killing intent, the man in black couldn’t remain calm. To be precise, he felt a sense of foreboding, but as a mere subordinate whose life was in the master’s hands, he had no choice but to obey.
After the man in black left, Long Yisi walked to the courtyard (the Emperor, taking their kinship into account, did not restrain Long Yisi, but he was not allowed to leave the courtyard) and looked up at the vast sky, lost in thought.
Suddenly, an argument broke out from a nearby wing room. Long Yisi withdrew his gaze and glanced at that room, a trace of disgust and murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
If it weren’t for the Emperor’s edict against the death of those two despicable people; if he didn’t still need them for cover; he would have killed them long ago. Weren’t they and the Xiao family the cause of his current plight?
Meanwhile, Yang Mengchen and Sister Jin had just returned to the gate of the Prince Mansion when two beams of white light and one of gold hurtled straight towards Yang Mengchen.
The guards at the gate were horrified and about to step forward to protect Yang Mengchen when they saw her wave her hand. They obediently backed down but remained highly vigilant.
With a gentle wave of her hand, she dissipated the three forces and crouched slightly to catch Xiao Guai, Xiao Bai, and Xiao Jin, hugging them joyously, "Xiao Guai, Xiao Bai, Xiao Jin, I’ve missed you so much!"
’Master, we’ve missed you too!’ The three animals rubbed against Yang Mengchen non-stop to express their longing. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
After kissing each animal, Yang Mengchen asked in confusion, "How did you come to be here?"
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