Read Novel Full Chapter 703 - 345: Do you want the Tenth Brother to lose me as his Fourth Brother?_2
Chapter 703: Chapter 345: Do you want the Tenth Brother to lose me as his Fourth Brother?_2
Sun Kui shook his head and said, "This servant does not know."
"Don’t you usually have a lot of clever ideas? How come you have none this time?"
Sun Kui said with a forced smile, "Your Majesty, this time I really have no ideas. You can only continue to appease the Concubine."
"I’ve tried to appease her, but it doesn’t work."
"Then you can only wait for the Concubine to calm down or wait for the Tenth Prince to return; then she will calm down."
"That brat Xiao Shi won’t be back anytime soon." The Emperor was troubled, "It’s the first time Xiao Xiao has been so angry; I really don’t know what to do."
Sun Kui thought to himself: Your Majesty, you deserve it!
The Emperor rested his chin on the imperial desk, shaking his head, muttering, "What should I do?"
"Your Majesty, why don’t you have the Hidden Guard escort the Tenth Prince back to the capital?"
"Xiao Shi hasn’t gone to Yangzhou yet; he can’t come back for now," the Emperor said. "Xiao Xiao hasn’t seen her parents for over a decade; this time Xiao Shi is going to Yangzhou to visit her family on her behalf."
"Then you can only continue to appease the Concubine." Sun Kui encouraged the Emperor, "This servant believes you will surely be able to appease the Concubine."
The Emperor lightly tapped his head on the imperial desk, full of distress and helplessness in his tone: "How exactly should I appease her?" The Emperor felt that dealing with women was harder than managing state affairs.
At this moment, Hidden Guard A suddenly walked into the Imperial Study.
"Servant pays respects to Your Majesty."
The Emperor’s forehead rested against the imperial desk, facing down. Hearing Hidden Guard A’s voice, he raised his head, restoring a serious expression on his face.
"What is the matter?"
The Hidden Guard glanced at the red mark on the Emperor’s forehead, his expression and gaze unchanging, reporting respectfully: "Your Majesty, Prince Chu has secretly entered Jinling."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor slightly raised his eyebrow: "Old Fourth went to Jinling?"
"Prince Chu has completed his investigations in Peng City, but he did not find the whereabouts of the stolen copper." The Dark Guard continued to report with a respectful face, "Prince Chu suspects the stolen copper was transported out via the canal, and he also suspects that the Cao Group in Peng City is colluding with the Cao Group in Jinling, hence his entry into Jinling for investigation."
The Emperor smiled with satisfaction: "Old Fourth indeed did not disappoint me."
Hidden Guard A hesitated for a moment and continued to report: "Prince Chu’s entry into Jinling has another purpose, to visit the Tenth Prince."
The Emperor had already guessed this. Prince Chu’s concern and care for Zhao Yao brought a sense of comfort to the Emperor.
"Old Fourth has always been fond of Xiao Shi; even after finishing his investigations in Peng City, he would quietly enter Jinling to visit Xiao Shi before returning to the capital."
Hidden Guard A asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do next?"
"Ignore him," the Emperor said, crossing his hands to support his chin.
Hidden Guard A did not mention Prince Chu again, continuing to report other matters: "Your Majesty, the aristocratic families in Jinling have decided to continue supporting the Crown Prince and Duke Zhen, opposing Prince Jing and the Song Family."
"I’m not surprised," the Emperor said, "What have Old Seventh and the Song Family done?"
"Some families within the Cao Group and Salt Gang are supporting the Song Family, immediately severing ties with the aristocratic families..."
Standing silently on the side, Sun Kui listened to Hidden Guard A’s report, growing more alarmed, his back unknowingly drenched in cold sweat.
The Emperor listened calmly, as if everything was under his control.
"Your Majesty, Li Jue and his group in Jinling believe there are people of Prince Chu’s in Jinling. They are attempting to sow discord between Prince Jing and Prince Chu, wanting Prince Jing to deal with Prince Chu so he won’t have time to deal with them."
"Prince Chu has people in Jinling? How come I’m unaware of this, since when?" The Emperor’s expression was overly exaggerated, even Sun Kui couldn’t bear to watch.
"Prince Chu hasn’t placed anyone in Jinling; this is merely Li Jue and his group’s speculation." The Dark Guard reported with an expressionless face, "It seems they are intimidated by Prince Chu."
"Hahahahaha..." The Emperor burst into laughter, "That Li Jue, relying on his intelligence, has manipulated the Crown Prince and Duke Zhen, disregarding me and the court, but now it seems this is all there is to him; it’s truly disappointing to me."
"Your Majesty, how will Li Jue and his group be dealt with?"
"It’s not time to draw the net yet, we’ll wait a bit longer," the Emperor reclined back, his head on the chair’s backrest, then lifted his legs onto the imperial desk, "Let Old Seventh have some fun."
Sun Kui thought: Letting Prince Jing have fun in Jinling would probably infuriate the Crown Prince and Duke Zhen.
"What has Old Eighth been up to lately, did he go to Peng City?"
"The Crown Prince instructed Prince Wei to remain in Jinling to deal with Prince Jing."
The Emperor nodded lightly and then said nothing further.
Hidden Guard A stood silently, waiting for the Emperor’s next command.
A moment later, the Emperor spoke: "Tell Lao Zheng to resolve the issues in Runzhou."