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Princess and the General - Chapter 153

Published at 24th of March 2021 10:29:05 AM


Chapter 153

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Should Return to Our Country(Part Three)
“Hmph, Yin Yan, that old thing, this prince underestimated him!”

Kun WuShang sat in his carriage and left the palace. The carriage that he rode in today was different from usual. This was a carriage sent out by Emperor Ning.

It had been specially prepared for him to enter the palace as a “witness.” It was related to the matter of providing the poison.

It was just that Kun WuShang never thought that it would not be Yin Shuo who would confront him, rather, it was Yin Yan.

He casually felt the interior furnishings of the carriage. Compared to his carriage, this was far more luxurious.

Eastern Ling was wealthier than Western Kun. A carriage that was randomly selected to go out and pick someone up was better than the one that he, a prince of Western Kun, rode in. It was truly enviable.

Chi Gan rode in the carriage with him and was soaked in sweat even though it was still winter, “Seventh prince, be a little satisfied. Is it not enough that you toppled one of Eastern Ling’s prime ministers? It’s fortunate that your testimony proved to be vital and Emperor Ning did not assign any of the blame on you. Otherwise, adding on that previous matter of you going to steal military secrets from Marquis Gu’s Manor, I fear that we would not be able to return to Western Kun!”

Chi Gan thought back to the earlier situation in the palace. He was both afraid and a little joyous.

Though they had not succeeded in starting a war between the two countries, nor did they manage to obtain any useful military information, they were able to topple one of Eastern Ling’s prime ministers. This could also be considered a good bounty!

“Don’t worry. I already have an understanding of the way that Emperor Ning handles things. He doesn’t dare do anything to us. As a ruler, this person is too indecisive and views harmony as most important. It’s such a pity that Eastern Ling’s great lands fell into the hands of such a mediocre ruler.”

His pupils darkened slightly, “If not for Gu HuaiJiang, our Western Kun would have already crushed Eastern Ling’s border under our iron heel, and this great piece of land would have become ours!”

Chi Gan said: “Seventh prince, Eastern Ling has suddenly lost a prime minister, thus the court will definitely be in turmoil. Shouldn’t we take advantage of this chance to do something?”

“No, we should return to our country.”

Compared to Chi Gan’s surprised delight, Kun WuShang was rather disinterested and suddenly brought up returning to their country.

Chi Gan nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

This seventh prince really behaved strangely, antagonizing him at every turn. Who knew what exactly he was plotting.

“Seventh prince, we finally managed to topple a prime minister. Wouldn’t leaving now be a waste?”

Ku WuShang glanced at him and earnestly said: “The prime minister was not tripped up by you, nor was he tripped up by this prince. He chose to fall on his own.”

Chi Gan did not understand, “What does that mean?”

Kun WuShang decided to simply make it clearer for him, “The one who asked me for the poison was Yin Shuo. The one who wanted to kill Gu ShuBai was also Yin Shuo. Have you still not figured it out? Yin Yan, for the sake of protecting his son, did not hesitate to give up his position as prime minister. He and Gu HuaiJiang have been at odd for half of their lives, so how is it that he can willingly give up so easily now?”

Chi Gan came to a sudden realization and nodded, “So Prime Minister Yin still has a successor? No, he does not interact much with the people in court. If not for his excellent work, he would not be able to maintain his position as prime minister. Who would take up the mantle as his successor?”

Kun WuShang sneered and lifted the curtain to look outside. On this night, the street was illuminated by the lanterns that could be found all over.

“Such a beautiful night, I wonder if Yu Fu came out to look at the lanterns.”

He muttered to himself. Chi Gan could not hear him clearly and also brought his head closer to look out, “Seventh prince, what did you say?”

With a whoosh, Kun WuShang let the curtain down, nearly dropping it on Chi Gan’s head.

“I said that you’re stupid. Think about it a little. Yin Yan does not interact much with the people in court, but Yin Shuo interacts a great deal with people in court. I am certain that the successor to the position of prime minister is Yin Shuo. Yin Shuo has been schemed against by this prince. Do you think that his first action as the new prime minister won’t be to go against us?”

“Will he really become the prime minister? Then what are we still waiting for? Let’s go back and pack our things tonight!”

“There’s no rush.”

Kun WuShang suddenly shouted, “Stop the carriage!”

The carriage stopped, and he leaped out. Chi Gan anxiously shouted from behind him, “Seventh prince, where are you going?”

“I’m going to Marquis Gu’s Manor. You go back and tidy up your things first!”

Kun WuShang waved his hand without turning back. He moved nimbly and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Chi Gan let out a sigh and sat back down inside the carriage.

“Let’s go and quickly return to the posthouse. This official has been an envoy for a long time and must return. This is my first time having such a stirring experience as an envoy. Next time, even if this official is given one hundred times more courage, I still would not dare to come and serve as an envoy with the seventh prince again!”

While the carriage headed toward the posthouse, Kun WuShang arrived outside Marquis Gu’s Manor, and the guards outside looked in his direction.

He had no choice but to retreat to a safe distance.

Now, everyone in Marquis Gu’s Manor recognized him and would keep a close eye on him when they saw him. They would not even allow him to get close to the manor.

Under normal circumstances, this would be fine, but he was about to leave Eastern Ling. He did not know when he could see Yu Fu again.

Leaving like this, he felt unreconciled.

He stood and waited outside the manor, thinking that it would be great if Yu Fu happened to come out of the manor.

But after waiting for so long that his hands and feet started to feel so cold that he could only retain some heat by rubbing his hands together, he still did not see anyone come out.

He self-mockingly laughed.

“Since coming to Eastern Ling, she has learned the ways of Eastern Ling’s women, very rarely going out. How could she happen to come out at a time like this? Even if she went out tonight to look at the lanterns, she probably left a long time ago.”

He glanced at the gate a couple more times to ensure that Yu Fu could not possibly walk out through the gate then left.

Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice, “Gu Xiang and Gu Yi, those damn brats, took Yu Fu out to see the lanterns and didn’t bother to call me. In their eyes, only eldest brother exists. Have they forgotten about me, their second brother?”

Kun WuShang moved to the side of the road, and Gu JiuGe rushed by his side on horseback.

He squinted his eyes and looked in the direction that Gu JiuGe had gone. Over there, there were colorful lanterns. It was the direction of the main street.





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