PFC Chapter 174 Catching a turtle in a urn
Chapter 174 Catching a turtle in a urn
"So, what do you think the Prince thought after reading those letters?"
Yu Bai and He Shan huddled together and whispered to each other as they moved away from Xie Yan's tent.
"What else can we think?" He Shan patted Yu Bai on the shoulder and said, "I never thought that after so many years of blood ties and sharing joys and sorrows, we still couldn't overcome the word 'suspicion'."
"Alas, the imperial court is heartless!"
He Shan sighed, "I suppose the prince must be heartbroken after seeing those letters."
"Yes, how heartbroken His Highness must be right now," Yu Bai sighed as well.
He Shan sighed softly, "Although the prince didn't show it in front of us, I know that he must have kept all his sadness and hurt to himself."
"So we must find a way to make him happy!"
"Makes sense!"
After pondering for a while, Yu Bai finally decided to seek He Shan's opinion, "But, is there any way to make the prince happy?"
"kindness……"
Upon hearing this, He Shan rested his chin on his hand, pondered for a while, and then suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "That's it!"
"You wouldn't believe it, when I went in just now, I accidentally saw Young Master Xie groping the Prince. The scene was...tsk tsk tsk..."
"I'm afraid the only one who can make the prince happy right now is Young Master Xie."
"It's better than..."
He Shan winked at Yu Bai knowingly, "Let them get married soon!"
"what?"
After a moment of surprise, Yu Bai was filled with respect for him and said, "It seems like a good idea. As expected of Brother Heshan, you're the best!"
"That's right, don't you even know who I am?"
He Shan patted his chest. "There's no time to lose. Let's go find the remaining people and discuss this in detail. We must hold a grand and unprecedented wedding ceremony for the Prince!"
Meanwhile, inside Xie Yan's tent—
Chu Ling, whom the guards assumed was silently suffering, pulled Xie Yan into his arms and held her close.
He buried his face in Xie Yan's neck, took a few deep sniffs, and chuckled softly, "The nuisance is gone, let's continue."
Xie Yan ignored him, flipped through the secret letter on the table, and raised an eyebrow as expected after reading its contents.
"After reading the contents of these letters, do you still have the heart to do this?"
Chu Ling chuckled softly, lifted his head from Xie Yan's neck, and looked at the letters following Xie Yan's hand. He said, "No one knows my brother better than I do."
"Do you think that since he ascended the throne, how many people have attacked me in his presence, and how many people have advised me to seize power?"
Chu Ling's gaze darkened, and he gently stroked Xie Yan's cheek, saying, "But my brother has never wavered in his resolve. He firmly believes that I would never harm him."
"The same goes for me."
"Moreover, the position of Crown Prince was something neither of us wanted, so we had no choice but to draw lots to decide who got it."
Thinking of Chu Heng's expression after he drew lots, Chu Ling couldn't help but chuckle with schadenfreude.
As it turns out, fighting wars is indeed much easier than being an emperor.
Xie Yan: "..."
You guys are something else.
"Besides, even if he really wanted to take action against me, he would never cooperate with foreign enemies."
Chu Ling chuckled and hugged Xie Yan's waist tightly, then bounced him a few times with his legs before saying, "However, this is indeed a clever scheme."
"But the prerequisite is that I really do distrust my brother."
Xie Yan chuckled helplessly, "Indeed, after all, the mastermind probably never imagined that you two brothers would turn out like this."
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."
Chu Ling's eyes flickered, and he curled his lips into a playful smile. "Let's get back to business."
"Wait……"
Three days later——
Dark clouds obscured the moon, plunging the world into gloom.
In the darkness, two armies were quietly advancing toward a camp.
They were all dressed in heavy armor, with patterns symbolizing the Great Jing army on their armor.
The two armies moved swiftly and soon reached their destination.
After both sides had completely surrounded the camp, the leaders exchanged glances.
The next second, both armies were simultaneously commanded to rush inside.
The camp was pitch black, and for some reason, there wasn't a single guard in sight.
Several tents were blown open one after another, but those who rushed in to kill all returned empty-handed.
The camp, which was bustling during the day, was now deserted except for these intruders!
"No! I fell into a trap!"
The army leader then realized what was happening and quickly ordered everyone to retreat, but it was too late—
A burst of fire suddenly rose from the distance.
In the blink of an eye, the flames, like a long snake, quickly snaked their way to this spot, completely enveloping the entire camp.
Surrounding the flames were several fully armed troops.
The people in the camp wanted to charge out, but before they could take a step, they were blocked by the wall of people surrounding them with sharp blades.
And standing at the very front of the crowd was none other than Chu Ling, who had "come back to life".
After an incense stick burns—
Chu Ling sat in the tent, looking at the three people bound below him, and curled his lips, but said nothing.
He simply threw a stack of secret letters in front of them.
It wasn't until they saw the letters that the three realized their scheme had already been exposed.
No wonder they gave it to Eunuch Li so easily when he went to ask for grain; they were waiting for him here.
Chu Ling looked around at the three people with their various expressions and asked, "Is there anything else you want to say?"
"Hmph, didn't you see it all? What else is there to say!"
The moment he finished speaking, Eunuch Li looked at Chu Ling with a twisted expression and shouted loudly, as if he wanted everyone to hear him.
"Let me tell you, your achievements overshadow the emperor's, and you have repeatedly overstepped your bounds and acted disrespectfully towards him! I'm afraid you've long harbored rebellious intentions, which is why His Majesty has ordered me to come and join forces with a few loyal ministers to eliminate you!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Ling simply smiled indifferently and said, "So, you mean, it's my brother who wants to kill me?"
Seeing that Chu Ling's expression remained unchanged, Eunuch Li sneered a few more times and stared intently at Chu Ling, saying, "Didn't Your Highness see? These secret letters are stamped with the Emperor's private seal."
But upon hearing this, Chu Ling seemed to have heard a joke, and shook his head with a smile, saying, "This chapter is indeed forged exactly, without any flaws."
"However, you probably don't know this, but when my brother took his personal seal to crack walnuts last year, he accidentally chipped a corner off."
Everyone present: "..."