The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1449: 708 Two Little Bao Buns (Second Update)_2

Chapter 1449: 708 Two Little Bao Buns (Second Update)_2

He emphasized the word “is.”

Gu Chengfeng almost choked to death.

You little brat… Is this how you test your own older brother?

What happened to the promise of being ignorant and unlearned?

So sly; are you trying to reach the heavens?

“Then you try it for me.”

“Don’t you have hands?”

“Mosquitoes might fly in.”

“I’m not going to feed you! If you want to eat, eat by yourself! I’m leaving!”

…

“Hey, we agreed just to try a bite, but you’re on your third mouthful!”

“Shh, don’t yell. My sister will hear and then she won’t let me have any.”

Gu Chengfeng: “…”

…

The Crown Prince of the Han family received a secret summons from the Crown Prince’s mansion late at night.

The Han family was the maternal clan of the Crown Prince, so there was no need to be secretive about visiting the Crown Prince’s mansion.

Unless there was a matter of great importance.

Or to put it more bluntly, something that must not be seen.

The Crown Prince of the Han family met the Crown Prince in his study room. The Crown Prince sat behind his desk, with the doors and windows slightly ajar, while the room was filled with mosquito-repelling incense crafted by the National Master Hall.

This type of incense was graded into three levels, and only the imperial family had the privilege of using the highest quality incense.

It didn’t affect people, only mosquitoes.

The Crown Prince of the Han family bowed and saluted: “Han Ye pays his respects to His Highness the Crown Prince.”

The Crown Prince wearily raised his hand.

Only then did Han Ye see the Crown Prince’s tired face: “Your Highness, have you been troubled by anything recently?”

It must be a grave concern to summon him to the Crown Prince’s mansion in the middle of the night.

The Crown Prince sighed, “I’ve called you over so late because I wanted to talk to you about Nangong Li. Please, have a seat.”

“Han Ye dares not”, Han Ye bowed his hands.

“Enough.” The Crown Prince did not insist; he spoke with a complex expression, “I know how Nangong Li died.”

Han Ye was astonished: “Your Highness knows? Then why—”

The Crown Prince said, “Why didn’t I tell the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment?” He added, “I have my constraints that leave me speechless.”

Han Ye declared seriously, “Han Ye is willing to share Your Highness’s troubles!”

The Crown Prince let out a long sigh, “You must have heard about Nangong Li visiting Zhan Country a few months ago.”

Han Ye remained silent.

The Crown Prince continued, “That’s right, it was I who sent him. The mission was too dangerous, I didn’t want to involve the Han family, so I turned to the Nangong Family instead.”

He was explaining that his trust wasn’t greater in the Nangong Family but rather, the task was simply too perilous.

Whether Han Ye believed it or not was up to him.

The Crown Prince went on: “Nangong Li went to assassinate someone but unfortunately, the mission failed, and he even lost an arm in the process.”

To go abroad to assassinate someone and still fail?

Han Ye puzzled, “The person he went to assassinate was—”

“Xiao Liulang.”

Han Ye was severely shocked.

After a moment, he asked, “Your Highness, why did you want to kill Xiao Liulang?”

“Because he is—” The Crown Prince picked up a brush and wrote down three characters on the paper.

Han Ye felt as if something had exploded within him, “How could… How could he be…”

The Crown Prince said, “Now you understand why I must have him killed.”

An enormous wave of shock surged within Han Ye, more so than when he learned that he had lost the Black Wind King.

He thought of another thing. On the day when Nangong Li met his demise, it just so happened that a ballgame player from the Tianqiong Academy had entered the palace for an audience.

He asked, “Did Nangong Li infiltrate the palace to stop Xiao Liulang from seeing the emperor?”

The Crown Prince replied, “Presumably so. I also heard later that someone from the Tianqiong Academy had entered the palace, including Xiao Liulang.”

Nangong Li had told the Crown Prince the night before the incident that he had seen Xiao Liulang on the Avenue. The Crown Prince instructed him to locate the person, and Nangong Li did find him the next day, although he didn’t have time to report back before attempting to assassinate Xiao Liulang in the palace.

He ended up dying there.

Han Ye then asked, “So was he killed by Xiao Liulang?”

The Crown Prince shook his head, “Xiao Liulang does not know martial arts. I suspect that it was a master hidden among the Princess’s entourage that killed Nangong Li.”

The Crown Prince speculated as such because all of the brocade-clad guards he sent to assassinate the Princess had died. He couldn’t believe there wasn’t a formidable expert among the Princess’s retinue.

Han Ye spoke earnestly, “Xiao Liulang knows martial arts; I just exchanged blows with him today.”

The Crown Prince pondered, “That’s not right, Nangong Li told me that Xiao Liulang was a frail scholar, unable to truss a chicken. He had easily captured Xiao Liulang at the time.”

Han Ye frowned, “Could Nangong Li have been mistaken? Xiao Liulang’s martial arts are not weak, my master Qun Xuan has also fought with him. He praised Xiao Liulang, saying that with a few more years, he might even surpass me.”

The Crown Prince, sharp as he was, quickly realized something was amiss. He asked, “What does the Xiao Liulang who fought you look like?”

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