Sickish Prince is Scheming - C301

Within Duke Xuan’s manor.

Manager Wang led the new servants into the mansion, not forgetting to instruct them, “When you come to King Xuan’s mansion, do everything according to the rules. You must not take any more steps and speak one more word; if you offend the prince, then you won’t be able to eat and leave.”

The house attendant who had just arrived naturally felt that everything in the mansion was unfamiliar. Looking around, someone asked, “Manager, may I ask, which of these places are we allowed to go to? What places can we not go to? ”

Steward Wang shot a glance at the servant, “You’re quite the good one, but remember, the backyard is where the wangfei and the ladies live. You can’t go there, and there’s also the garden, so the prince won’t allow anyone to barge in.”

The servant looked around and asked, “Then what is our daily job?”

“Carrying water, chopping firewood, and doing odd jobs.” When Steward Wang said this, he glared at the servant discontentedly. “Kid, have you never come out to work before? Why do you even have to ask me this?”

The servants all had humble and humble expressions: “This little one just came from the countryside, there are many rules that I don’t know about.”

“It’s good that you know this!” Steward Wang loved this kind of kid who had just come from the countryside the most. This kind of person was honest and capable, and didn’t even need to spend much silver. It was really worth it. As he spoke, Steward Wang led his servant to each courtyard of the manor and pointed at the “Jade Pavilion Xuan” before saying, “This is our prince’s study. If there’s nothing important, do not disturb our prince.”

“Yes …” “Yes …” The servant nodded.

“Let’s go. I’ll take you guys to the kitchen to have a look.” As Steward Wang spoke, he led a group of servants into the kitchen. “In the future, all of your important work will be done in the kitchen. You must work hard.”

Everyone followed Steward Wang to the kitchen. The servant who had asked the question looked towards the study and revealed an unnoticeable smile before leaving with Steward Wang.

Midnight.

A figure flashed across the room of the servants in Duke Xuan’s mansion. Soon, they arrived at the ‘Jade Pavilion’, which was the study room. When he arrived near the study and saw that the light was still on, the man quietly went to King Xuan’s window and poked a small hole in the window paper to look inside. This person was naturally Dongfang Hao. Who else could it be other than him?

He saw King Xuan sitting at his desk, reading a letter. After he finished reading the letter, he frowned slightly and moved the light over. Then, he placed the letter on top of the light and saw that the letter had turned into ashes. Then, he turned his face and looked around with a gloomy expression.

Dongfang Hao was afraid that he would find out, so he quickly lowered his head and crouched under the window.

The sound of King Xuan’s footsteps came from inside the study. Dongfang Hao wondered if he was planning to stay in the study or to leave.

At this moment, a figure flashed past in the quiet night. Although that person was wearing a night attire, he was able to see everything clearly under the moonlight. Dongfang Hao held his breath, and at the same time, he dodged towards the big tree outside the window.

The man in black came to the study room, looked around, and clapped three times.

King Xuan heard it clearly from inside the room and said in a low voice, “Come in.”

The door to the study room was gently pushed open. The black clothed man flashed into the study room. Dongfang Hao saw that the person had entered the study room, so he quietly approached.

“What news did you get?” King Xuan asked.

“Reporting to Your Highness, right now Fang Zinan’s army has defeated the enemy’s attacks several times in a row, I’m afraid they will be returning soon.”

King Xuan’s face darkened. After a long while, he asked, “What about Southcloud?”

“She …” The black clothed man hesitated for a moment before replying, “She has already betrayed the prince when she was with Xiao Tian Yuan.”

King Xuan smiled slightly. “I’ve long known about this. Fortunately, I had prepared for this beforehand.”

“Your highness, I wonder what your highness has prepared?”

King Xuan stood up and took a few steps through the study, “Now that the ‘Thousand Revolution Gate’ is in our hands, even if we don’t have South Aurora, we can still accomplish great things!”

“Your Royal Highness, are you saying that ‘Thousand Revolution Sect’ is now under your control?”

“That’s right!” “Do you still remember that there’s a junior brother in the Southern Wasteland who was called Li Guoguo, and bore the name of Geng, who didn’t inherit the Thousand Revolution Sect’s legacy. Now that the Southern Wasteland isn’t in the Southern Wasteland, he directly went to join us, and now our strength has increased by a lot.”

“But …” The black clothed man hesitated for a moment, “If we wait for Prince Rong to come back, then it will be too late!”

King Xuan nodded his head. “I’ve deliberately done all this, but unfortunately the emperor has always been biased against my fourth brother. I originally didn’t want to go back to my side, and as long as he obediently bestowed me the title of crown prince, everything would be negotiable. But now, it seems that he has already passed the testamentary edict on to my fourth sister. I simply don’t have this opportunity, so I had no choice but to make this plan …”

“Your highness, your subordinate has a foolproof plan.”

“Go ahead.”

“Since we don’t know the contents of the testamentary edict, that means the prince has half a chance of being Crown Prince. In any case, since King Ning is already crazy and King Ding is dead, why do we have to rebel? However, when we enter the palace to peek at the testamentary edict, if it really is the prince, then there will be no need for us to get into a mess! ”

Dongfang Hao was still listening at the window.

The black clothed person continued: “Since that’s the case, your highness does not need to bear the infamy of plotting to usurp the throne … Your Highness, what do you think? ”

King Xuan was startled for a moment. “You mean, to peek at the testamentary edict in the imperial study?”

“That’s right!”

King Xuan placed both hands on the table and thought for a moment before saying, “But the imperial palace is tightly guarded. If we don’t succeed, won’t we alert the enemy?”

“Don’t worry, we have the leader of the Dragon Guards. As long as we can get him through, he can just turn a blind eye. This personal friendship with the Prince has always been good. As long as he is willing to transfer the guards to the next class, things will be much easier!”

King Xuan muttered to himself for a while before nodding, “Well then, at this point in time, this is the only way out. We must not fail!”

“Prince, don’t worry.” The man in black stood up. “Since Your Highness has already agreed, who should we send?”

“Could it be that even you don’t know what This King means?” King Xuan sneered, “Since Li Guoguo has joined me now, and has not done anything yet, it’s time for him to show his skills in front of this duke.”

The black clothed man couldn’t help but laugh, “His Royal Highness has thought it through thoroughly. If we succeed in this matter, we can test Li Guoguo’s sincerity, but if we fail, Your Highness can push all the responsibility to him. Who asked him to be a disciple of the ‘Thousand Revolution Sect’, moreover, his master has once charged through the forbidden palace, and was unfavorable to the Empress.

King Xuan chuckled. “You truly are this king’s trusted aide. If this king really ascends to the throne in the future, the position of prime minister will definitely be yours!”

“Your Highness is too polite!” The man in black chuckled.

“I’m not being polite. You are a man of both martial arts and literature. You are worthy of taking on a big responsibility!” King Xuan obviously valued the man in black.

Dongfang Hao heard it clearly from outside. Just who was this black clothed man? How did he know everything about the palace so well, and how did he end up with King Xuan? When he thought of this, he quietly left the study. Since he had already found out about King Xuan’s scheme, there was no need for him to stay any longer. What he needed to do now was to return to the Rong King’s residence to discuss with Shang Guiqing and see if he could come up with a solution!