The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1213 - 1213 593 Unleash the Ultimate Move (Second Update)_3

Chapter 1213: 593 Unleash the Ultimate Move (Second Update)_3 Chapter 1213: 593 Unleash the Ultimate Move (Second Update)_3 Is it that someone still dares not to open the door?

“Maybe the manor is too big, and the people inside can’t hear us. You go in and have a look.”

“Yes!”

“Don’t damage other people’s property.”

“Understood, Pharmacist.”

The guards pushed open the courtyard door, which wasn’t locked from the inside; their actions probably didn’t constitute forced entry.

“Is anybody there?”

The guards searched around the manor while calling out loudly.

However, after making a round, the guards were baffled: “Pharmacist, there’s not a soul in the manor!”

Princess Xinyang sat up abruptly: “What do you mean there’s not a soul?”

The pharmacist from Yan Country looked at her in astonishment: “You’re awake? Is this manor yours?”

Princess Xinyang, ignoring the soreness in her body, bit down on her teeth, dismounted from the carriage, and upon entering the manor, found it to be just as the guard had said—empty.

“How can this be? Where is everyone?”

Princess Xinyang furrowed her brows and stood rooted to the spot, her mind racing. A sudden change came over her face as a thought struck her.

“This is bad! We’ve been tricked!”

Outside Capital City ran a moat which could be navigated by boat, stretching from the west city gate to the south city gate; the journey downstream took but an hour.

Outside the south city gate, dozens of cargo ships made landing one after another.

“Who goes there?” The city guard halted the caravan.

The leading businessman smiled and handed over his travel permit and a heavy bag of gold: “I’m in the cloth business, and this silk here has come all the way from the south.”

The guard pocketed the gold, and after meandering around the long column of carts, inspected two of the crates, indeed finding silk.

“All this silk is yours?”

“Yes, it is all mine.”

“We’ll need to inspect every vehicle.”

“Of course, by all means, check!”

With each passing carriage, the guard would randomly pick one crate to inspect, sometimes the top crate, sometimes the bottom. No matter the crate selected, it was filled with silk.

“Alright, you may pass,”

said the guard.

“Aye!” The lead businessman cheerfully led his caravan into the city.

And there, in a Tea House close to the city gate, an elder and a man in a black robe sat opposite each other in a second-floor room overlooking the street.

The two peered through the window at the caravan on the road below.

The lead businessman subtly nodded at the elder.

Understanding the gesture, the elder smiled knowingly, took a sip of tea, and said, “Princess Xinyang probably didn’t expect that we would play the Empty City Strategy on her, eh?”

The man in the black robe replied with satisfaction, “Grand Tutor Zhuang is truly resourceful, I admire that.”

Grand Tutor Zhuang waved off the compliment with a smile: “General Nangong gives me too much credit. Had you not trusted me with the information that Xiao Liulang is indeed Xiao Hen, how would I have thought to keep a close watch on Princess Xinyang?”

General Nangong said, “This Princess Xinyang is quite formidable; she actually guessed why we couldn’t make a move in Capital City and even lured out our Changfeng Envoy. If we hadn’t withdrawn early, the Envoy would have found us out by now.”

The Changfeng Envoy served the royal household of Yan Country, and although the Nangong Family was powerful, they dared not confront the royal might.

Grand Tutor Zhuang declared boldly, “Now that she’s lured the Changfeng Envoy away, you’re free to take action within Capital City.”

General Nangong spoke with profound implication, “I didn’t even tell Qin Fengyang, my niece, Xiao Liulang’s true identity, but I told you, Grand Tutor. It proves that my bet was right; you indeed are a more suitable ally than Qin Fengyang.”

Grand Tutor Zhuang chuckled, “I’ve eaten more salt than they have rice. Teaming up with me, General Nangong, will not disappoint you. They think that once I lose the imperial edict, I’ll meekly surrender. Hah, if they make my life difficult, I’ll make sure no one has it easy! I want to see what the Empress Dowager will do once Xiao Hen is in my grasp. Between the Emperor and Xiao Hen, let’s see whom she chooses to save!”

“If she saves the Emperor, she betrays herself, offends the Gu Family, and also Princess Xinyang and the Marquis of Xuanping. But if she saves Xiao Hen, she commits regicide, betraying both the royal family and all under heaven!”

“With Princess Xinyang trapped outside the city and Marquis Xuanping away at war, General Nangong, this is an excellent opportunity for you to strike. Even the heavens are aiding you!”

“Indeed, joining forces with Grand Tutor Zhuang was the right move,” General Nangong said with satisfaction. “After our success, I want Xiao Hen’s head, and the girl’s too. She killed one of my top men; I must avenge him.”

Grand Tutor Zhuang calmly smiled, “Rest assured, they are all yours, General Nangong!”

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