Li Ting gave Xiao Sheng many more instructions and also asked Luo Bingqian to assist him.
Luo Bingqian was a smart child. The map of the capital city of Nanchen Kingdom came from the Luo family, so although he had never been there, he was already familiar with the layout of the palace buildings from a young age.
After Luo Bingqian became the Crown Prince's study companion, Luo Nanchuan gave him a general overview of the current situation in Nanchen Kingdom.
He had been well-versed in military strategy since childhood and had studied every battle fought by Li Ting. He had also learned a great deal from the martial arts instructors at the manor.
After coming to Li Ting's side, he worked even harder. Li Ting was overjoyed. Although Luo Nanchuan was always second in the liberal arts, his son was likely to become number one in the martial arts.
Not bad, he did get a good deal.
The Crown Prince and Luo Bingqian encouraged each other and made progress together in their studies.
Whenever the Crown Prince slacked off, Luo Bingqian would urge him on. The Crown Prince, seeing that Luo Bingqian was not much older than himself but had already learned so much, deeply admired him and also tried to learn from him.
The two made rapid progress.
Fan Zu'an was prepared. Leng Yu disguised Fan Zu'an. Fortunately, Xiao Ma'er had grown taller recently, otherwise it would have been much more difficult for Fan Zu'an to disguise himself as Xiao Ma'er.
Fan Zu'an let Xiao Ma'er stay in his courtyard for a day, asking Xiao Ma'er about things to pay attention to in the palace, and imitating Xiao Ma'er's actions and expressions.
That day, Xiao Sheng chose to return to the palace at noon.
Before leaving, the group said their goodbyes in the main hall.
[Father, tell Third Uncle that once he arrives at the palace, unless it's absolutely necessary, he should stay in the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace and not say too much. It would be terrible if he gave himself away.]
[The Crown Prince can throw a tantrum and act recklessly, as long as he can get the Emperor to come to the Eastern Palace. But if the Emperor comes to the Eastern Palace, Zhao Yunwan will definitely come along, and perhaps Xiao Ding and Xiao Yuyan will also go there. We'll need to play it by ear.]
Yes, this is a war without gunfire. Those who go to the battlefield must be on high alert, keeping their eyes and ears open!
After listening to Li Xingran's thoughts, Li Ting gave Xiao Sheng and Luo Bingqian a few more instructions.
He chatted with Fan Zuan alone for a while, and after lunch, he had them get into the carriage and slowly headed towards the capital.
Fan Zu'an wasn't afraid at all. After all, he was a modern person, and those palace intrigues were child's play for him. When "Empresses in the Palace" was all the rage, he even watched it twice.
The weather was hot and humid that day. When passing by Yunhai Tower, Xiao Sheng got off the carriage, asked Fan Zu'an for some silver, and went into Yunhai Tower to buy signature dishes such as venison jerky and roasted chicken, as well as some of the better dishes from the banquet that Li Ting had ordered last time.
Seeing that this young master had an extraordinary air about him, the waiters at Yunhailou carefully selected the best ingredients, prepared the dishes, and packaged them in exquisite food boxes.
It was only a short while before and after.
Neither Luo Bingqian nor Fan Zuan in the car understood what Xiao Sheng was up to.
Just as they were about to reach the palace gate, a torrential downpour began. Upon reaching the city gate, the guards did not question them carefully and let them pass.
It's truly a divine intervention!
Upon arriving at the East Palace, after setting everything away, he told Qianmian what he needed to do that day and asked Qianmian to find a way to stop the Empress for a quarter of an hour.
Then, Xiao Sheng gathered his emotions for a moment, and his expression changed in an instant.
Then, he turned the Crown Prince's Palace upside down.
Knowing the prince's plan, Qianmian replaced the ornaments with sturdy bronze pieces that were less likely to break.
Luo Bingqian pretended to stop him, and Xiao Sheng pretended to push Luo Bingqian down.
All that could be heard was Xiao Sheng calling out, "Mother, Mother! Everyone else has a mother, but where is my mother?"
Upon hearing this, the Empress's people hurriedly went to Kunning Palace to describe the situation in the Eastern Palace to the Empress.
"This scoundrel hasn't gone crazy in a long time. Did he take some kind of mad drug today?" After saying that, Zhao Yunwan hurriedly walked towards the East Palace.
Xiao Ding, who had just finished school, was confused, but seeing his mother's hurried expression, he followed Zhao Yunwan's footsteps. Xiao Yuyan, who had also heard that Xiao Sheng had gone mad, wanted to go and see what was going on.
Before she even reached the East Palace, a palace servant came to report that the Imperial Physician, Dr. Lu, needed to see the Empress. Zhao Yunwan had no choice but to stop and turn back to Kunning Palace.
Upon entering, Zhao Yunwan saw Lu Dacheng looking anxious. "Teacher, what's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, I sent a secret letter to the sect leader a while ago. According to the usual schedule, I should have received a reply the day before yesterday. But I still haven't received it today. I'm worried that the secret letter has been intercepted."
"Oh? Who has the ability to intercept the secret messages from the Moon Apricot Sect? What did you write in your letter?"
"I wrote down several prescriptions for the sect leader to review. I also wrote down our progress in Nanchen in secret, and asked the sect leader to transport the lightning bombs to the border to wait."
The people from the Eastern Palace split into two groups. One group went to inform the Empress, while the other group went to see Eunuch Zheng, who was close to the Emperor, and explained their purpose.
Just then, the emperor overheard this and, thinking that he hadn't seen his son in a long time, decided to come and see for himself how he had gone mad.
Before Emperor Hui even entered the Crown Prince's room, he heard a howl outside the door.
"Damn it! Who tricked me into thinking that learning martial arts and wielding a big sword would make me look powerful? Look at these wounds on my body! How can I be emperor with these scars? Won't the concubines find it unsightly?"
"You unfilial son! Who said you were destined to be emperor? At such a young age, how can you be so preoccupied with concubines? Since you're like this, I'll have to wait until you come of age to choose your crown princess. Which palace servant said those things to you that you picked up? I'll skin them alive!!"
Hearing Xiao Sheng's ghostly wails coming from inside the house, the emperor rushed in. Everyone inside knelt down, not daring to utter a sound.
The emperor, enraged, shouted these words, but suddenly felt dizzy and was about to fall. Fan Zu'an, disguised as a little horse, was quick-witted and caught the emperor.
This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
