"I always feel uneasy. Go find some strong people among the people and train them in secret."
The secret guard thought about it carefully and was suddenly shocked. Could it be that he was planning to seize power and usurp the throne?
"Your Highness, what are you planning to do?"
Du Changming simply picked up the teacup in his hand and smashed it hard on his head.
"What do you, a servant like you, have the right to control what I want to do?"
The secret guard felt that he had touched the prince's weak spot and kowtowed in apology.
"Get out of here! Do your job well. If you make any mistakes, you'll be beheaded!"
Meanwhile, Sheng Mingyu returned to the Anguo Mansion. The housekeeper glanced at him and wondered why the prince was so different from before. He seemed much more distant from him.
The housekeeper gritted his teeth and couldn't go on like this.
He went to look for Sheng Mingyu, but he didn't expect that he was not in the front hall. After asking, he found out that he was in the study.
"Your Highness, may the servant come in?"
When Sheng Mingyu heard the butler's voice, he just said, "Come in."
The butler pushed the door open and walked in.
He had been in the Anguo Mansion for nearly twenty years, so Sheng Mingyu did not expose him, but quietly took away all the power in his hands.
"Your Highness, have you misunderstood me recently?"
"Butler, what are you talking about? How could I possibly care about you?" Sheng Mingyu remained calm.
"Over the years, I have been diligently working for the Duke of Anguo's Mansion. I really don't know how I offended His Highness to make him treat me like this..."
Seeing the butler putting on a show, Sheng Mingyu couldn't help but expose him, "Oh, aren't you someone's spy? I didn't say it directly, just to give you face. Now, you don't even want face anymore."
The butler was shocked and sat down on the ground.
It turns out... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows everything. No wonder he treats him like that, and yet he still has the audacity to come to him.
"Your Highness, that was my fault in the past, but I haven't sent An Guo for a long time..."
"Shut up! If you have committed the same mistake in the past, it is infidelity!" Sheng Mingyu interrupted him.
The butler kowtowed heavily, begging for Sheng Mingyu's forgiveness.
"You should be someone from the Prince's Mansion, right?"
"I don't want to deceive Your Highness. A few years ago, I was indeed a member of the Crown Prince's Mansion, but later on, Your Highness treated me so well that I became His Highness's servant."
"Then could you please tell me why the Crown Prince..."
The butler's heart skipped a beat. "Your Highness! I have already admitted my mistake."
"If you know what's good for you, I'll give you the choice to retire and return home. I'm saving your face."
The housekeeper felt guilty towards Sheng Mingyu and Duke Anguo, and was willing to resign and return home.
This matter was immediately spread clearly to other people in the Anguo Mansion.
"Have you heard? It seems the butler will be leaving tomorrow. Why is that?"
"Today, the butler came to the study to see His Highness. His Highness looked very unhappy, and then the butler..."
At this moment, Mo Zhu came out and said, "If you dare to gossip again, watch your tongue!"
When the maids and servants heard this, they immediately covered their mouths and knelt on the ground with a plop, "Master Mozhu, we know we are wrong. Please don't tell His Highness!"
They trembled, fearing that their tongues would be cut off in the next second.
"Hmph, then watch your words and actions!" Mo Zhu snorted coldly.
At this time, in the Prince's Mansion.
"What did you say? Are you sure the butler wants to resign and return home?"
Du Changming couldn't believe it. After all, the housekeeper was still young. If nothing had happened, how could he return home?
"You can go meet him, or bring him to the palace. I want to ask him in person. After all, he has been lurking in the Anguo Mansion for me for ten years."
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I understand."
In the dead of night, a man in black clothes shuttled through the darkness and appeared in the Anguo Mansion.
The housekeeper was about to leave at night when he felt that there seemed to be someone outside.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw a man wearing a fox mask appear in front of him.
The man grabbed the butler, covered his mouth and left.
The butler felt dizzy and seemed like he would faint at any moment.
I finally got a chance to catch my breath and found that the surroundings were very familiar, like the Prince's Mansion.
"Are you someone close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to see you."
The housekeeper just wanted to turn around and run away. He didn't want to come to the Prince's Mansion. Every second here was like torture.
"Do you hate this place so much? I've been very kind to you!"
Du Changming appeared in front of him, staring at him coldly, trying to see something from his eyes.
The butler couldn't help but take a step back. "Greetings to His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince. I am a humble servant, so how could I..."
"Heh, your identity has been discovered by Sheng Mingyu, right? What have you discovered over the years?"
The butler plopped to his knees and said, "They work very hard."
After hearing these six short words, Du Changming knew that this person had already protected the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.
How could he not be angry when he worked so hard to train someone who ended up becoming someone else's lackey?
For a moment, neither of them spoke a word.
"How about this, you return to the Prince's Mansion and become the housekeeper?"
The housekeeper was shocked. How could this be possible? Sheng Mingyu had been very kind to him and had even saved his life.
"I'm truly sorry, Your Highness, I'm already old and can't continue..."
Du Changming no longer wanted to talk, "Get lost."
The butler stood up from the ground, bowed and said goodbye, and finally left without looking back.
"Your Highness, would you like to remove this thorn? This person knows too much."
"He's just a half-buried man. What threat can he pose to me?"
The butler returned to the door of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, took a look, and knocked gently. Standing at the door was the new butler.
This butler was originally his apprentice.
"Master, why do you look so lonely? Did His Highness say something?"
"Nothing, go inside and help the master get the package out."
The apprentice nodded and went into his room.
It was clean and tidy inside, and there was a package on the table.
The apprentice picked up the package and carried it on his shoulder.
"Master, is this the package you wanted? Are you planning to leave tonight?"
"Well, I no longer have the face to see His Highness. You must serve His Highness well from now on and never betray him."
Seeing the direction where the housekeeper was going, Mo Zhu took out a piece of dogtail grass from his mouth and threw it aside, then walked towards Sheng Mingyu's study, "Your Highness, the housekeeper has left."
"Did he meet with the prince tonight?" Sheng Mingyu's expression was as clear as a mirror.
Mo Zhu nodded, "Your Highness is right, but the steward gave up helping the prince."
He followed the butler all the way and discovered quite a bit.
"Give up helping the prince? Even if he doesn't give up, he won't be able to stay here."
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