The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1599: 772 A Family of Drama Masters (Second Update)

Chapter 1599: 772 A Family of Drama Masters (Second Update)

The royal guards subconsciously retreated, a kind of instinctive reaction to crisis, which they couldn’t control for a moment.

The Crown Prince clenched his fists.

He had witnessed the young boy defeat a Shaolin Warrior Monk in a soccer match, and at that time, the boy wasn’t as strong as he was now.

What had happened? How had the boy’s strength increased so significantly?

Gu Jiao was actually quite surprised herself, realizing only after she had struck that her strength had largely recovered, nearly reaching half of her previous life’s capabilities.

It seemed that her fight with Han Ye wasn’t in vain.

If another six death soldiers from the Crown Prince’s royal guards were to come, she wouldn’t be as embarrassed as before; she could take them all down!

The situation was bleak, he hadn’t expected the boy to become so powerful, and the men he had brought with him were insufficient… the search couldn’t go on… Damn it!

The Crown Prince’s fists cracked with tension.

Just then, the voice of Zhang Dequan sounded from behind: “His Majesty arrives—”

The Emperor is here?!

The Crown Prince’s expression changed.

The next second, however, a secret joy sprang up within him.

The Emperor’s arrival was perfectly timed. As long as he said an assassin infiltrated the premises, potentially endangering Shangguan Yun and her child, the Emperor would certainly agree to his search.

The Crown Prince gave a meaningful look to the chief of the royal guards next to him, whispering, “You know what to do if we find anything during the search?”

The royal guard chief whispered back, “Understood.”

The Crown Prince looked towards the direction where the Emperor was coming from and continued in a lower voice, “This is our only chance. If we don’t deal with Long Aotian now, once they move him to a safe place to recover from his injuries and he comes back to expose us, we’ll be at a disadvantage.”

The royal guard chief acknowledged, “Your Highness, rest assured, I won’t give Long Aotian a chance to speak.”

When he finds Long Aotian, he would kill him with a single strike!

The Emperor had come at the commotion of the Little Princesses; not even the heavy rain could stop the Little Princesses’ enthusiasm to meet their friends at the National Master Hall.

Palace maids held a large oil-paper umbrella for the Emperor; the Little Princess was held in the Emperor’s arms, her small body concealed under the cloak.

“Are we there?” Her adorable little head peeked out from beneath the cloak.

Seeing the standoff at the scene, the Emperor’s face darkened. He didn’t let the Little Princesses see, but instead handed her to Zhang Dequan, “Take the Little Princess inside.”

“Yes.” Zhang Dequan took the Little Princess, cloak and all.

“Where are we going?” asked the Little Princess, nestled in her cloak.

Zhang Dequan’s expression was serious, but his tone carried a nonchalant cheerfulness as if nothing had happened, “We’re going to find the Little Princess’s classmate.”

The Little Princess complied obediently, “Mm, okay!”

Zhang Dequan carried the Little Princess to Xiao Hen and Little Jingspace’s room.

As Xiao Hen’s life-saving benefactor, Little Jingspace had also earned the right to “recover from his injuries” in the National Master Hall. Changsun wanted to keep the little fellow company, which was known to everyone in the National Master Hall.

In the room, the two little fellows met; face to face, they flapped their small arms like two fledgling chicks fresh from the nest.

“Xiaoxue, you’ve come?”

“Yeah, Jingspace, I’m here!”

Zhang Dequan softly closed the door from the inside.

Outside the Qilin Palace, the Emperor glanced at the tense standoff between the Crown Prince and Xiao Hen and asked in a stern voice, “What is this about?”

Xiao Hen coughed weakly twice; his demeanor completely changed from his earlier defiance in front of the Crown Prince, now looking aggrieved and feeble as he said, “Your Imperial Highness, the Crown Prince is bullying me.”

The Crown Prince nearly choked on his breath.

He finally understood why his nephew had seemed off just now; before the arrival of the Emperor, how spirited and arrogant he was!

The Crown Prince gritted his teeth, “Weren’t you lively enough just now? How come you start playing sick as soon as Father arrives?”

Xiao Hen didn’t deny it, “Isn’t it because nobody was supporting me and my mother just now? If I hadn’t stayed tough, should I just watch you bully my mother?”

The corner of the Crown Prince’s mouth twitched in annoyance; what incredible gall this person had!

Xiao Hen continued his plea, turning to look at the royal guard who had been struck unconscious and bleeding by Gu Jiao. He said pitifully, “Thanks to Young Master Xiao’s timely action, otherwise I would be the one lying there. Young Master Xiao, don’t stand out in the rain, you’re injured too.”

Gu Jiao walked over to Xiao Hen’s side.

The Emperor glanced at the unconscious royal guard, his eyes cooling, then he posed the question to the Crown Prince, “Your royal guard has laid hands on Qingqing?”

The Crown Prince promptly bowed, “Father, please hear my explanation!”

Oh no, how had this boy gotten so skilled at making complaints?

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