In the eyes of everyone, Royal Princess Leyang's fainting was seen as her unwillingness to face the consequences of hurting someone, so she deliberately pretended to faint.
"Your Royal Highness, this matter has nothing to do with Royal Princess Leyang..."
"Liuli, Gu knows you are always kind-hearted. You don't have to cover up for Aunt," The Crown Prince looked at Royal Princess Leyang, who was lying on the ground, "Fuma, Gu knows you've always loved Aunt deeply. Since Aunt has fainted, please take her back and let her rest."
Xie Fuma performed a deep bow, "Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Royal Highness."
"Gu is not forgiving. Gu just fears that if you all stay here, more people will get hurt," The Crown Prince didn't give Xie Fuma a chance to manipulate his words, and without mercy, he said, "Please leave."
Hua Liuli tugged the Crown Prince's arm down as her eyes met with Xie Fuma's gaze.
That gaze...
Xie Fuma noticed half of Hua Liuli's face peeking out from behind the Crown Prince's arm. His eyelids drooped slightly, concealing all emotions in his eyes. He bowed to the Crown Prince, "I will comply."
He stumbled as he stood up. Then he attempted to bend down and lift up the fainted Royal Princess Leyang from the ground.
"Xie Fuma," an attendant from the Eastern Palace stepped forward to help support Royal Princess Leyang, "We will accompany you out of the palace."
"Thank you," Xie Fuma adjusted his clothes and expressed his gratitude to the attendant from the Eastern Palace.
"No need for thanks," The attendant bowed deeply, respectfully gesturing for them to proceed, "Xie Fuma, please."
Before leaving, Xie Fuma glanced back at the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince didn't look at him, but the little girl in the Crown Prince's arms secretly glanced at him.
Xie Fuma quickly averted his gaze and disappeared at the entrance of the Eastern Palace.
"Fushou Junzhu, are you injured?" The Fifth Prince wanted to approach Hua Liuli to see if she was hurt but was elegantly pulled back by the Consort Shu.
This child really didn't understand. That was the future Crown Princess. What did he, a prince, want by getting so close to her?
Being pulled back by his own mother, the Fifth Prince immediately realized. His concern for Hua Liuli was purely out of admiration for her artistic talent. In the world, there were few who truly understood painting, and Fushou Junzhu was one of them. If something were to happen to her, there would be one less person in the world who understood painting.
Royal Princess Shunan took the opportunity to scold Royal Princess Leyang with a few more words. She thought she would be the only one scolding, but to her surprise, Consort Rong, who usually had little presence, actually joined in.
She looked at Consort Rong in surprise. Did Consort Rong have any grievances with Leyang? They seemed unrelated.
"Mother, don't be angry," Ning Wang smiled innocently, "I didn't take any of Royal Princess Leyang's words to heart."
"She had the nerve to speak ill of others," Consort Rong sneered. Then she looked at her son, who was smiling foolishly, and didn't want to use foul language in front of him. She said, "Crown Prince, Fushou Junzhu, let's have our meal first."
Ning Wang nodded along. His mother was right. No matter how big the world was, eating was the most important thing.
During the meal, Ning Wang praised the Eastern Palace's chef, not only giving them golden melon seeds as a reward but also expressing his desire to bring one of the chefs over to his place.
Consort Rong was worried that her son would upset the Crown Prince, so she tried to signal him discreetly. Unfortunately, Ning Wang didn't understand his mother's intentions. He secretly thought that his mother's eyes seemed off today. After finishing the meal, he would ask a physician to check on her.
"Alright," the Crown Prince said, "Later Gu will arrange for two chefs to go to your place."
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness," Ning Wang felt delighted. It seemed there were benefits to working with the Crown Prince on a regular basis. The Crown Prince was so easy to talk to now.
In a low voice, the Crown Prince whispered to Hua Liuli, "My brothers... they all have... carefree personalities. I don't usually bother with them."
"Your Royal Highness, you are so magnanimous," Hua Liuli sighed, realizing how challenging it must be for the Crown Prince to deal with his brothers.
Being praised for his magnanimity by Hua Liuli, the Crown Prince quickly changed the topic, "I'm not magnanimous at all. You were looking at Xie Fuma several times just now. Don't look at handsome men in the future, or I will get jealous."
"Who's handsome?" Hua Liuli confidently said, "With Your Royal Highness here, who in the world dares to claim to be handsome?"
The Crown Prince looked at Hua Liuli.
Hua Liuli stared back at the Crown Prince without blinking.
"I believe whatever Liuli says," the Crown Prince smiled, "As long as you won't be interested in other men, I will be relieved."
"I was looking at him just now because I felt something was off about him," Hua Liuli explained in a low voice, "The way he looked at Your Royal Highness made me uncomfortable. As someone who grew up on the battlefield, I am sensitive to people's gazes, and he looked at you with ill intentions."
"Don't worry," the Crown Prince's smile became incredibly warm and radiant, "No matter what kind of fox he is, the day will come when his tail is exposed."
The Xie family had a high reputation among scholars in the South. To diminish the influence of the Xie family, the best way was not to confront them directly but to shatter their noble image in the minds of the southern scholars.
Different people required different approaches. Xie Fuma was skilled at acting and concealing his true intentions. To make a move against the Xie family, his disguise needed to be torn apart.
"I need Liuli's help in this matter," the Crown Prince whispered a few words in Hua Liuli's ear, then smiled, "Fortunately, I had you earlier; otherwise, today wouldn't have gone so smoothly."
"It's alright," Hua Liuli understood the Crown Prince's intentions and covered her face with a folding fan, hiding her smile, "Don't worry, it's just about frustrating someone."
"See that?" Royal Princess Shunan, noticing Hua Liuli and the Crown Prince whispering and smiling to each other, reached out and tapped Yao Jiamin on the forehead. "The Crown Prince has a very good relationship with Fushou Junzhu. You're older than her, but you don't even have a fiance."
Yao Jiamin covered her forehead and dodged to the side, pretending not to hear.
Consort Rong and Consort Shu witnessed this scene and had more complex thoughts in their minds. When the news of the betrothal between the Crown Prince and Hua Liuli was announced, they initially thought it was the Emperor's way of strengthening the Crown Prince's position. But seeing this now, it seemed more like the Crown Prince's genuine interest in Fushou Junzhu, and the Emperor helped the Crown Prince propose to the Hua family.
The Emperor truly treated the Crown Prince with undivided attention.
Fortunately, their own sons didn't have any ambition to compete for the throne. Otherwise, they would have already lost before the competition began.
Shortly after Royal Princess Leyang was sent back to her estate, she woke up. She grabbed Xie Fuma's sleeve and through gritted teeth, said, "That little slut Hua Liuli actually pretended to be pitiful in front of me."
Xie Fuma lightly frowned and held Royal Princess Leyang's hand, gently persuading, "I don't think Fushou Junzhu, with her delicate countenance, is a scheming girl..."
Royal Princess Leyang paused and stared at Xie Fuma, "Are you biased toward her because she is Mingyue's daughter? Do you think she's flawless in every aspect?!"
"What are you thinking?" Xie Fuma's expression slightly changed, then returned to normal, "Don't overthink it. I had the kitchen prepare the porridge you like. Have some first."
A chill ran through Royal Princess Leyang's heart. Indeed, after all these years, Xie Fuma still hadn't let go of that slut, Wei Mingyue.
"You rest for a while. I'll go to the study and find a book to read to you," Xie Fuma smiled at Royal Princess Leyang, then got up and walked to the study. He saw A'Da kneeling in the study, his face cold, "Another failure?"
A'Da felt ashamed, "I disguised myself as several different people, but I couldn't gain the trust of the officials at the Ministry of Justice."
Xie Fuma tapped his fingers on the desk, making a resounding sound, "A'Da, I think tonight is the perfect time for Xie Yao to die. Don't fail again."
"Yes," A'Da bowed and said, "This loyal servant will not disappoint Master Xie."
"Fuma, there's an imperial decree from the palace!"
Xie Fuma frowned. At this time, receiving an imperial decree from the palace was probably not a good thing. He knew that his wife had a character of showing off and being impulsive, but he never expected that she would offend so many people in the palace.
However, it's better for her to be foolish. It makes things easier. He wondered how much she hated Wei Mingyue and wanted to cause trouble for her.
He never interfered in battles between women.
Wei Mingyue...
Thinking of that spirited woman, Xie Fuma twirled his fingers.
Unfortunately, she's too clever.
"Xie Fuma?" The messenger boy, seeing Lord Xie's silence, asked in confusion, "Should we prepare the incense table to receive the decree?"
"You immediately make arrangements and have someone attend to Royal Princess's grooming," Xie Fuma snapped back to his senses and said to A'Da, "You may withdraw."
"Yes," A'Da silently retreated. Taking advantage of the distraction of the others attending to Royal Princess Leyang, he slipped out through a side door and blended into the crowd on the street.
The yamen constables of the Jingzhao Prefecture were patrolling the streets and accidentally bumped into A'Da, who was hurrying past.
"Apologies, Daren," A'Da lowered his head and whispered an apology to the constables, then turned and continued walking hurriedly.
"That person..." One of the yamen constables flipped through a thick stack of suspicious individuals' sketches in his hand and pointed to one of them, "A street vendor reported a few days ago that this person appeared suspicious and needs closer attention."
"Report to the officials from the Ministry of Justice and follow him," an experienced yamen constable didn't hesitate and waved to the Ministry of Justice officials not far away.
"Why call the Ministry of Justice people?" a newcomer yamen constable asked in confusion, "Won't we be giving them the credit?"
"For someone of unknown origin like this, what if they have strong martial arts skills and accomplices?" the experienced yamen constable patted the shoulder of the newcomer, "Young man, we're just yamen constables of the Jingzhao Prefecture, not experts from the Ministry of Justice. Leave such important matters to the experts. Small credits are nothing compared to preserving our lives."
"Don't worry, once you've spent enough time in the Jingzhao Prefecture, you'll understand."
Young yamen constable: "..."
Suddenly, he felt a sense of crisis in his future.
With the support of her maidservants, Royal Princess Leyang managed to reach the main hall with some effort. She looked at the officials who came to deliver the decree and greeted them, "This humble sister accepts the imperial decree."
The officials from the Ministry of Rites were extremely busy today and had to come to Royal Princess Leyang Estate to read the imperial decree. They wished they could split themselves in half to get the work done faster, so they didn't bother to be polite to Royal Princess Leyang. They swiftly read out the decree.
Zhao Sancai, who accompanied the Ministry of Rites officials, smiled and, after the officials finished reading the decree, said, "Princess, this decree was personally written by His Majesty. Please take care not to let it be tainted."
If she hadn't just fainted a while ago, Princess Leyang would have almost fainted again at this moment. She tremblingly accepted the decree, "This humble sister thanks His Majesty for his benevolence."
The Emperor actually removed her title as Royal Princess and had the officials from the Ministry of Rites deliver the decree. Thinking that the contents of this decree would be recorded in the imperial archives and could even be passed down for hundreds of years, she felt extremely ashamed.
Didn't her Imperial Brother have an ounce of sibling affection?
"The decree has been delivered. Princess and Fuma, please rest well in your estate. There are many banquets being held in the palace these days, with people coming and going to the capital. His Majesty is concerned about the safety of the Princess and her family, so he has dispatched a team of imperial guards to protect them. Please rest assured, Your Highness," Zhao Sancai flicked his folding fan and said, "This old servant has conveyed His Majesty's message. This old servant will take leave."
Protect them? It was clearly a form of house arrest for their family!
After the officials from the Ministry of Rites and Zhao Sancai left, Princess Leyang angrily slammed the decree onto the incense table, "The imperial family is the most heartless! Imperial Brother is so heartless..."
"Princess, don't let your anger affect your health," Xie Fuma gently embraced her, "Whether you are a Royal Princess or a Princess, in my heart, you will always be the most beautiful woman."
"Fuma..." Princess Leyang held Xie Fuma tightly, "I only have you."
Xie Fuma gently patted her back, his expression tender to the extreme.
As the sky gradually darkened, A'Da approached the teahouse where he had arranged to meet with the other assassins.
"Wait," Several armed guards from the Ministry of Justice stopped him as they scrutinized him from head to toe, "Take him away."
"Daren, what does this mean?" A'Da felt a panic in his heart. Could he have been exposed?
It was impossible. Each time he infiltrated the Ministry of Justice's prison, he always had his appearance changed, bearing no resemblance to his current self. How could he have aroused suspicion?
Where did things go wrong?
Upstairs, several assassins disguised as commoners helplessly watched as A'Da was taken away by the Ministry of Justice's men.
"..."
Information leaked!
Could there be a traitor among them?
Krish728
Author's Note:
The street vendor: The longevity tablet of His Majesty hanging next to the noodle stall seemed brighter today.
In the eyes of everyone, Royal Princess Leyang's fainting was seen as her unwillingness to face the consequences of hurting someone, so she deliberately pretended to faint.
"Your Royal Highness, this matter has nothing to do with Royal Princess Leyang..."
"Liuli, Gu knows you are always kind-hearted. You don't have to cover up for Aunt," The Crown Prince looked at Royal Princess Leyang, who was lying on the ground, "Fuma, Gu knows you've always loved Aunt deeply. Since Aunt has fainted, please take her back and let her rest."
Xie Fuma performed a deep bow, "Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Royal Highness."
"Gu is not forgiving. Gu just fears that if you all stay here, more people will get hurt," The Crown Prince didn't give Xie Fuma a chance to manipulate his words, and without mercy, he said, "Please leave."
Hua Liuli tugged the Crown Prince's arm down as her eyes met with Xie Fuma's gaze.
That gaze...
Xie Fuma noticed half of Hua Liuli's face peeking out from behind the Crown Prince's arm. His eyelids drooped slightly, concealing all emotions in his eyes. He bowed to the Crown Prince, "I will comply."
He stumbled as he stood up. Then he attempted to bend down and lift up the fainted Royal Princess Leyang from the ground.
"Xie Fuma," an attendant from the Eastern Palace stepped forward to help support Royal Princess Leyang, "We will accompany you out of the palace."
"Thank you," Xie Fuma adjusted his clothes and expressed his gratitude to the attendant from the Eastern Palace.
"No need for thanks," The attendant bowed deeply, respectfully gesturing for them to proceed, "Xie Fuma, please."
Before leaving, Xie Fuma glanced back at the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince didn't look at him, but the little girl in the Crown Prince's arms secretly glanced at him.
Xie Fuma quickly averted his gaze and disappeared at the entrance of the Eastern Palace.
"Fushou Junzhu, are you injured?" The Fifth Prince wanted to approach Hua Liuli to see if she was hurt but was elegantly pulled back by the Consort Shu.
This child really didn't understand. That was the future Crown Princess. What did he, a prince, want by getting so close to her?
Being pulled back by his own mother, the Fifth Prince immediately realized. His concern for Hua Liuli was purely out of admiration for her artistic talent. In the world, there were few who truly understood painting, and Fushou Junzhu was one of them. If something were to happen to her, there would be one less person in the world who understood painting.
Royal Princess Shunan took the opportunity to scold Royal Princess Leyang with a few more words. She thought she would be the only one scolding, but to her surprise, Consort Rong, who usually had little presence, actually joined in.
She looked at Consort Rong in surprise. Did Consort Rong have any grievances with Leyang? They seemed unrelated.
"Mother, don't be angry," Ning Wang smiled innocently, "I didn't take any of Royal Princess Leyang's words to heart."
"She had the nerve to speak ill of others," Consort Rong sneered. Then she looked at her son, who was smiling foolishly, and didn't want to use foul language in front of him. She said, "Crown Prince, Fushou Junzhu, let's have our meal first."
Ning Wang nodded along. His mother was right. No matter how big the world was, eating was the most important thing.
During the meal, Ning Wang praised the Eastern Palace's chef, not only giving them golden melon seeds as a reward but also expressing his desire to bring one of the chefs over to his place.
Consort Rong was worried that her son would upset the Crown Prince, so she tried to signal him discreetly. Unfortunately, Ning Wang didn't understand his mother's intentions. He secretly thought that his mother's eyes seemed off today. After finishing the meal, he would ask a physician to check on her.
"Alright," the Crown Prince said, "Later Gu will arrange for two chefs to go to your place."
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness," Ning Wang felt delighted. It seemed there were benefits to working with the Crown Prince on a regular basis. The Crown Prince was so easy to talk to now.
In a low voice, the Crown Prince whispered to Hua Liuli, "My brothers... they all have... carefree personalities. I don't usually bother with them."
"Your Royal Highness, you are so magnanimous," Hua Liuli sighed, realizing how challenging it must be for the Crown Prince to deal with his brothers.
Being praised for his magnanimity by Hua Liuli, the Crown Prince quickly changed the topic, "I'm not magnanimous at all. You were looking at Xie Fuma several times just now. Don't look at handsome men in the future, or I will get jealous."
"Who's handsome?" Hua Liuli confidently said, "With Your Royal Highness here, who in the world dares to claim to be handsome?"
The Crown Prince looked at Hua Liuli.
Hua Liuli stared back at the Crown Prince without blinking.
"I believe whatever Liuli says," the Crown Prince smiled, "As long as you won't be interested in other men, I will be relieved."
"I was looking at him just now because I felt something was off about him," Hua Liuli explained in a low voice, "The way he looked at Your Royal Highness made me uncomfortable. As someone who grew up on the battlefield, I am sensitive to people's gazes, and he looked at you with ill intentions."
"Don't worry," the Crown Prince's smile became incredibly warm and radiant, "No matter what kind of fox he is, the day will come when his tail is exposed."
The Xie family had a high reputation among scholars in the South. To diminish the influence of the Xie family, the best way was not to confront them directly but to shatter their noble image in the minds of the southern scholars.
Different people required different approaches. Xie Fuma was skilled at acting and concealing his true intentions. To make a move against the Xie family, his disguise needed to be torn apart.
"I need Liuli's help in this matter," the Crown Prince whispered a few words in Hua Liuli's ear, then smiled, "Fortunately, I had you earlier; otherwise, today wouldn't have gone so smoothly."
"It's alright," Hua Liuli understood the Crown Prince's intentions and covered her face with a folding fan, hiding her smile, "Don't worry, it's just about frustrating someone."
"See that?" Royal Princess Shunan, noticing Hua Liuli and the Crown Prince whispering and smiling to each other, reached out and tapped Yao Jiamin on the forehead. "The Crown Prince has a very good relationship with Fushou Junzhu. You're older than her, but you don't even have a fiance."
Yao Jiamin covered her forehead and dodged to the side, pretending not to hear.
Consort Rong and Consort Shu witnessed this scene and had more complex thoughts in their minds. When the news of the betrothal between the Crown Prince and Hua Liuli was announced, they initially thought it was the Emperor's way of strengthening the Crown Prince's position. But seeing this now, it seemed more like the Crown Prince's genuine interest in Fushou Junzhu, and the Emperor helped the Crown Prince propose to the Hua family.
The Emperor truly treated the Crown Prince with undivided attention.
Fortunately, their own sons didn't have any ambition to compete for the throne. Otherwise, they would have already lost before the competition began.
Shortly after Royal Princess Leyang was sent back to her estate, she woke up. She grabbed Xie Fuma's sleeve and through gritted teeth, said, "That little slut Hua Liuli actually pretended to be pitiful in front of me."
Xie Fuma lightly frowned and held Royal Princess Leyang's hand, gently persuading, "I don't think Fushou Junzhu, with her delicate countenance, is a scheming girl..."
Royal Princess Leyang paused and stared at Xie Fuma, "Are you biased toward her because she is Mingyue's daughter? Do you think she's flawless in every aspect?!"
"What are you thinking?" Xie Fuma's expression slightly changed, then returned to normal, "Don't overthink it. I had the kitchen prepare the porridge you like. Have some first."
A chill ran through Royal Princess Leyang's heart. Indeed, after all these years, Xie Fuma still hadn't let go of that slut, Wei Mingyue.
"You rest for a while. I'll go to the study and find a book to read to you," Xie Fuma smiled at Royal Princess Leyang, then got up and walked to the study. He saw A'Da kneeling in the study, his face cold, "Another failure?"
A'Da felt ashamed, "I disguised myself as several different people, but I couldn't gain the trust of the officials at the Ministry of Justice."
Xie Fuma tapped his fingers on the desk, making a resounding sound, "A'Da, I think tonight is the perfect time for Xie Yao to die. Don't fail again."
"Yes," A'Da bowed and said, "This loyal servant will not disappoint Master Xie."
"Fuma, there's an imperial decree from the palace!"
Xie Fuma frowned. At this time, receiving an imperial decree from the palace was probably not a good thing. He knew that his wife had a character of showing off and being impulsive, but he never expected that she would offend so many people in the palace.
However, it's better for her to be foolish. It makes things easier. He wondered how much she hated Wei Mingyue and wanted to cause trouble for her.
He never interfered in battles between women.
Wei Mingyue...
Thinking of that spirited woman, Xie Fuma twirled his fingers.
Unfortunately, she's too clever.
"Xie Fuma?" The messenger boy, seeing Lord Xie's silence, asked in confusion, "Should we prepare the incense table to receive the decree?"
"You immediately make arrangements and have someone attend to Royal Princess's grooming," Xie Fuma snapped back to his senses and said to A'Da, "You may withdraw."
"Yes," A'Da silently retreated. Taking advantage of the distraction of the others attending to Royal Princess Leyang, he slipped out through a side door and blended into the crowd on the street.
The yamen constables of the Jingzhao Prefecture were patrolling the streets and accidentally bumped into A'Da, who was hurrying past.
"Apologies, Daren," A'Da lowered his head and whispered an apology to the constables, then turned and continued walking hurriedly.
"That person..." One of the yamen constables flipped through a thick stack of suspicious individuals' sketches in his hand and pointed to one of them, "A street vendor reported a few days ago that this person appeared suspicious and needs closer attention."
"Report to the officials from the Ministry of Justice and follow him," an experienced yamen constable didn't hesitate and waved to the Ministry of Justice officials not far away.
"Why call the Ministry of Justice people?" a newcomer yamen constable asked in confusion, "Won't we be giving them the credit?"
"For someone of unknown origin like this, what if they have strong martial arts skills and accomplices?" the experienced yamen constable patted the shoulder of the newcomer, "Young man, we're just yamen constables of the Jingzhao Prefecture, not experts from the Ministry of Justice. Leave such important matters to the experts. Small credits are nothing compared to preserving our lives."
"Don't worry, once you've spent enough time in the Jingzhao Prefecture, you'll understand."
Young yamen constable: "..."
Suddenly, he felt a sense of crisis in his future.
With the support of her maidservants, Royal Princess Leyang managed to reach the main hall with some effort. She looked at the officials who came to deliver the decree and greeted them, "This humble sister accepts the imperial decree."
The officials from the Ministry of Rites were extremely busy today and had to come to Royal Princess Leyang Estate to read the imperial decree. They wished they could split themselves in half to get the work done faster, so they didn't bother to be polite to Royal Princess Leyang. They swiftly read out the decree.
Zhao Sancai, who accompanied the Ministry of Rites officials, smiled and, after the officials finished reading the decree, said, "Princess, this decree was personally written by His Majesty. Please take care not to let it be tainted."
If she hadn't just fainted a while ago, Princess Leyang would have almost fainted again at this moment. She tremblingly accepted the decree, "This humble sister thanks His Majesty for his benevolence."
The Emperor actually removed her title as Royal Princess and had the officials from the Ministry of Rites deliver the decree. Thinking that the contents of this decree would be recorded in the imperial archives and could even be passed down for hundreds of years, she felt extremely ashamed.
Didn't her Imperial Brother have an ounce of sibling affection?
"The decree has been delivered. Princess and Fuma, please rest well in your estate. There are many banquets being held in the palace these days, with people coming and going to the capital. His Majesty is concerned about the safety of the Princess and her family, so he has dispatched a team of imperial guards to protect them. Please rest assured, Your Highness," Zhao Sancai flicked his folding fan and said, "This old servant has conveyed His Majesty's message. This old servant will take leave."
Protect them? It was clearly a form of house arrest for their family!
After the officials from the Ministry of Rites and Zhao Sancai left, Princess Leyang angrily slammed the decree onto the incense table, "The imperial family is the most heartless! Imperial Brother is so heartless..."
"Princess, don't let your anger affect your health," Xie Fuma gently embraced her, "Whether you are a Royal Princess or a Princess, in my heart, you will always be the most beautiful woman."
"Fuma..." Princess Leyang held Xie Fuma tightly, "I only have you."
Xie Fuma gently patted her back, his expression tender to the extreme.
As the sky gradually darkened, A'Da approached the teahouse where he had arranged to meet with the other assassins.
"Wait," Several armed guards from the Ministry of Justice stopped him as they scrutinized him from head to toe, "Take him away."
"Daren, what does this mean?" A'Da felt a panic in his heart. Could he have been exposed?
It was impossible. Each time he infiltrated the Ministry of Justice's prison, he always had his appearance changed, bearing no resemblance to his current self. How could he have aroused suspicion?
Where did things go wrong?
Upstairs, several assassins disguised as commoners helplessly watched as A'Da was taken away by the Ministry of Justice's men.
"..."
Information leaked!
Could there be a traitor among them?
Krish728
Author's Note:
The street vendor: The longevity tablet of His Majesty hanging next to the noodle stall seemed brighter today.
