The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1417 - 1417 690 Assassinate Nangong Li (Double Update)

Chapter 1417: 690 Assassinate Nangong Li! (Double Update) Chapter 1417: 690 Assassinate Nangong Li! (Double Update) In the carriage, a trusted guard advised Nangong Li cautiously, “General! That’s the Imperial Palace! We cannot act rashly! Why not choose another day? Or perhaps wait for him to come out later!”

Nangong Li let out a cold snort, “Wait for him to come out? Don’t you know who he’s seeing today?”

The trusted guard said, “Know, know, His Majesty the King.”

Nangong Li spoke irritably, “If Xiao Liulang reveals to His Majesty what we’ve been doing trying to kill him these past years, you and I won’t live to see tomorrow morning!”

The trusted guard said, “His Majesty might not necessarily believe him!”

Nangong Li said coldly, “What if he does? In this world, you can guess anyone’s thoughts, but the only exception is our Dayan’s King, whose mind you can never fathom. He acts in peculiar ways, completely without any pattern, to say he’s tyrannical, yet he might overlook a country child urinating on his shoes. It sounds unbelievable, but it’s what I’ve seen with my own eyes.”

The trusted guard was dumbstruck.

Nangong Li continued, “If you think that the King shows mercy to children because of this, he also once personally ordered the execution of a cowherd boy.”

The trusted guard was completely at a loss for words.

There were many rumors about the King, but after all, they were only heard through the grapevine and couldn’t be completely trusted. They hadn’t expected their own general to have witnessed the King’s madness firsthand.

No wonder there was another name for the King among the people — the Mad King.

Nangong Li said, “Now do you understand why I can’t take this risk? Even if there’s a one-in-a-million chance that Xiao Liulang could persuade the King to believe him, I, your general, cannot wager my life and reputation on that one-in-a-million.”

The trusted guard saluted, “Your subordinate understands, General. This mission is dangerous, allow me to assassinate him instead!”

“Dangerous?” Nangong Li smiled meaningfully, “Xiao Liulang really went to great lengths to see the King, but does he think he’s completely safe by doing so? He’ll soon realize that killing him in the Imperial Palace will be a hundred times easier for me than killing him outside!”

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The carriage swayed gently as it entered the inner city.

The furthest Gu Jiao had been in the inner city was Tianqiong Academy for Women, and she hadn’t gone beyond that, not knowing what it was really like.

All along the way, she didn’t hide her curiosity, lifting the curtain and taking a good look around unabashedly.

Except for Mu Chuan, who had been to the palace before, it was the first time for the rest of them as well, and they were quite fascinated.

Mu Chuan was more than happy to act as a guide for the group. Pointing to various shops along the road, he introduced each one, saying which shop had delicious candied fruit, and which shop’s pork knuckles were very greasy.

“We’ve reached Changyang Street.” After the carriage took an eastward turn, Mu Chuan became excited for a moment, “Just one more turn and we’ll arrive at the Dayan Gate!”

Although he had experienced entering the palace before, it felt quite different going with family and classmates.

Master Wu was in the carriage ahead, appearing calm but also pricking up his ears to eavesdrop; after all, it was also his first time entering the palace!

“What is the Dayan Gate?” Gu Jiao inquired.

With a sense of pride, Mu Chuan explained, “Being from Zhan Country, you are unaware, but our Dayan’s Imperial Palace has five main gates. The first gate is the Gao Gate, followed by Fengtian Gate, Duan Sect, Taihe Gate, and finally Taihe Gate after that. We are heading to one of the three Grand Halls behind Taihe Gate, the Jinluan Hall, which was originally called Taihe Hall but was renamed later.”

As expected of Shang Country, it had several more gates than the Zhan Country Imperial Palace.

The carriage could not travel too fast on the street near the Imperial Palace, and it took about a quarter of an hour before they finally reached Gao Gate.

The audience with the King today was prearranged, hence there was an eunuch in his thirties already waiting outside Gao Gate.

Seeing the carriage stop, he approached with a beaming smile and asked, “Are these the masters and students from Tianqiong Academy?”

Master Wu lifted the curtain, alighted from the carriage, and greeted him politely, saying, “I am Wa Cheng from Tianqiong Academy.”

The eunuch spoke with a pleasant demeanor, “Ah, so you are Master Wu, I’ve long admired you. This humble servant’s surname is Li, and you may simply call me Li Sande.”

Master Wu wouldn’t take someone else’s politeness as leverage for arrogance; he smiled and saluted, “It turns out to be Eunuch Li.”

Li Sande’s smile widened, “Then please, Master Wu and all the Young Masters, alight from your carriage; this humble servant will guide you into the palace.”

Gu Jiao and her party got out of the carriage.

Among them, Li Sande only recognized Mu Chuan, to whom he greeted with a beaming grin, “Young Master Mu, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other.”

“I…” Mu Chuan clearly didn’t recognize Li Sande.

Li Sande said with a smile, “This servant previously served in Baohe Hall and was only transferred to the imperial front before the New Year. I have seen Young Master Mu from afar during the Lantern Festival banquet.”