sinovels Chapter 45 Infiltrating the Prince's Mansion
Chapter 45 Infiltrating the Prince's Mansion
In the courtyard of a private residence, Li Anchan, pale-faced, coughed twice, took the hot water handed to her by Wu Cheng, and sipped it. "Thank you, Brother Wu. I'm alive now."
Wu Cheng asked, "Brother Li, has something happened?"
Although everyone can tell she's a woman disguised as a man, sometimes it's best not to say things you shouldn't.
"We've run into a madwoman." Li Anchan smirked. "To be honest, it was quite unexpected, but she probably won't be able to cause trouble anytime soon."
It's unbelievable! Was that sword fairy so despicable and shameless in her youth?
Throwing lime powder, poison, and hidden weapons—does such a despicable person deserve to be called a sword fairy?
Perhaps she was this kind of woman from the beginning, but she became more concerned about her image in the future, or she was too good at pretending.
I just didn't expect... she actually already had one foot in the threshold of the Innate Realm...
Has she actually found her Dao Heart?
She's not even twenty years old yet...
Li Anchan's eyes held a hint of amazement, then she glanced at Wu Cheng without making a sound.
I should also thank you. If you hadn't stained me black, I would probably still be that weak little princess, instead of the ruthless tyrant who would stop at nothing to win.
Seeing that Li Anchan was unwilling to say more, Wu Cheng didn't press further, but instead changed the subject, "Young Master Li, what are your plans for the future? Will you return to the Northern Kingdom?"
"I have things to do," Li Anchan said, changing the subject and asking instead, "What about you? What are your plans?"
Xue Jianren and the others were unsure whether to speak or not, while Wu Cheng openly recounted the events at the Waiting for the Wind Restaurant.
Li Anchan seemed to understand something. "So that's how it is. No wonder that after I finished fighting with that madman, we each retreated. When I returned there and blended into the crowd, I saw some of the officials leaving. It turns out they had received the news."
She raised her eyes and said, "The timing is very tight, which means that government officials are keeping an eye on the Fenglai Restaurant in advance. They will take immediate action if anything happens there. If you die, it's probably to suppress the news."
Wu Cheng laughed, "After all, I can't die 'directly' in Luoyang."
He paused for a moment, then said, "Young Master Li probably already knows my identity."
Li Anchan smiled without saying a word, then continued, "So, Young Master Wu's next step is to go to the Prince Yu's residence to investigate the situation?"
"Indeed."
In fact, Wu Cheng had already been confirmed to be the magistrate of Luoyang, Qian. Who else could be the one who would require a high-ranking official on the frontier to sacrifice his only son and kill one of his own princes as a pledge of loyalty?
Good second brother, Your Highness the Crown Prince.
Li Anchan said, "In that case, I can take you to the Prince Yu's residence."
Wu Cheng stroked his chin. "Young Master Li, please don't tell me you dug a tunnel directly to the Prince Yu's mansion, and the entrance to the tunnel is right here..."
Xue Jianren blurted out, "Isn't this too dangerous? If the northern barbarians invade, we could easily send some men to infiltrate the city, and then they could just walk straight into Prince Yu's residence from here and behead them!"
Li Anchan smiled but remained silent.
Wu Cheng slapped him aside, saying, "Don't try to use your family's military talent now."
Then he turned to Li Anchan and said, "Young Master Li, can your body hold up? You seem to have been seriously injured in the fight with that person just now."
"Cough...it's nothing serious," Li Anchan said with a smile. "I also have reasons why I have to go."
"In that case, I'll trouble you." Wu Cheng turned around and instructed, "Sister Qingque, you and your two senior brothers stay here to keep watch and wait for our news."
As he spoke, he turned his back to Li Anchan and gave the three of them a wink.
Qingque frowned and glanced at Li Anchan, "But young master..."
"Just listen to me," Wu Cheng decided.
"...Yes." Qingque gripped the umbrella handle tightly and gave Li Anchan a cold look.
Zhou Ke also stopped Xue Jianren, who wanted to speak, and nodded to Wu Cheng, "Junior brother, don't worry."
Li Anchan watched silently with a reserved smile on her face. Then she led the four people to a warehouse where hay was piled up and pulled back the hay to reveal locked wooden boards underneath.
Wu Cheng smirked. "Why does this look so familiar?"
Qingque said calmly, "Young master, have you forgotten that Meigensheng had the same secret door back then?"
Wu Cheng slapped his forehead, "That's right."
Li Anchan asked with a smile, "Are you perhaps referring to the inn at Longmen Ferry?"
Wu Cheng raised an eyebrow. "How did you know?"
"Because we had previously cooperated with that inn, we came to the Southern Kingdom through there this time."
Li Anchan unlocked the wooden board and jumped down first. "Young Master Wu, please."
Wu Cheng turned around and instructed, "If I don't return within half an hour, either go to Hulao Pass to find Senior Brother Xue's father, or rush back to Wentian Sect tonight to get reinforcements."
Qingque lowered her eyes. "This servant will go and find Your Highness."
Wu Cheng didn't refuse, but just smiled and squeezed her hand, "Then, in order to prevent Sister Qingque from being in danger, I will also return safely."
After saying that, he jumped down, leaving Qingque standing there in a daze, gently rubbing her burning hands, two blushes rising on her cheeks.
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Prince Yu, Wu Ju, was resting his head on a maid's lap, enjoying a massage on his temples with his eyes closed. Every now and then, another maid would feed him peeled and seeded grapes that had been chilled in an ice jar.
"Your Highness! We've already got results from the other side!"
Wu Juwen immediately opened his eyes and sat up, then waved for the maids to leave.
After the maids respectfully left, he turned to the middle-aged advisor with a goatee and asked, "What was the result? Is my foolish fourth brother dead?"
The advisor bowed and said, "Your Highness, all the dozens of assassins on the second floor of the Wind Rises building have been killed. According to the coroner's examination, except for one who died from poisoning, the rest were all killed with a single sword to the throat, and... and..."
"And what?" Wu Ju asked impatiently.
"And Mr. Su's head was also found there..."
"What?!"
Wu Ju slapped his thigh, "I told you not to get involved and just reap the benefits, but you all insisted on encouraging me to get involved! Now look what's happened!"
The aide broke out in a cold sweat. "But the plan was sound at the time; it shouldn't have happened like this..."
"What do you mean it shouldn't be like this!" Wu Ju shouted. "My foolish fourth brother clearly has experts protecting him! Why don't we just have the Crown Prince and the Magistrate of Luoyang kill him?"
The advisor said, "Your Highness, the magistrate of Luoyang will definitely not allow the Fourth Prince to die in Luoyang. Even if he is killed, his body will be moved out. Our plan of two tigers fighting over food will still fail."
Wu Ju gritted his teeth, "It's all Father Emperor's fault for being biased! Why didn't he just let that idiot die out there? He even arranged for a master to protect him closely!"
"But the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince are, after all, the only two legitimate sons of the late Empress. His Majesty's actions are out of love for his sons."
"My beloved son?" Wu Ju laughed. "My father has already given up his life at the Garan Temple for the third time the other day. This time, he spent two hundred million to redeem himself. He is devoted to Buddhism and has no interest in such matters."
Inside the cabinet, Li Anchan, huddled together, whispered sweetly in Wu Cheng's ear, "It seems it's not just that Crown Prince, but also this Prince Yu wants you dead, Fourth Prince~"