The Phoenix Reborn Book II

Chapter 24 Why Can the Sixth Prince?

Emperor Weixin was stunned to hear the question. Other than Huang Yade, Empress Mingmei, Wang Qiuhua, as well as the Zhou royal party themselves, no one else knew of this yet. The man turned his head towards Huang Yade, throwing a mute question.

Huang Yade grasped the look that Emperor Weixin had given him, he immediately understood that the Emperor thought he had told Qing Gangtie this. A small slab was shown by the Minister of Defense.

After all, Huang Yade was a Shi royal official in charge of maintaining the security of his country. The Emperor should not have to ask to know that the man was unlikely to divulge this kind of important information.

Seeing that Huang Yade gave a sign that she was not leaking about this, Emperor Weixin became even more vigilant.

Who would have leaked this plan of Emperor Weixin to Qing Gangtie? Could it be that Qing Gangtie had some connection with the Zhou kingdom?

However, what kind of relationship was able to make Emperor Zhou divulge the thing that Emperor Weixin had clearly warned him to keep secret before the right day arrived?

If only the Emperor knew the truth.

“Your Highness, I have been serving by your side for a long time. Mind you, do I still not understand?” Qing Gangtie said, not wanting to say that he knew this directly from the message sent by Qing Shan, the Zhou Emperor. “I was lucky to meet Mingwei Junzhu at Huang's residence, Junzhu had told some interesting things about his experience when he first arrived at the court,” he continued.

Hearing this, Huang Yade was the first to react. The man's forehead was furrowed and his brows were furrowed. ‘When Huang Miaoling had a chance to talk about the incident to Master Qing?’ thought. However, he did not voice his question because he knew it was impolite to question the Great Master who was the guest of his residence. It would be best to browse through this when returning to the residence.

On the other hand, Emperor Weixin immediately understood Qing Gangtie's intentions. Now, it began to make sense how Qing Gangtie could end up with the conjecture that Wang Qiuhua would be married to Prince Qing Zhuang. The Great Master must have been aware that in order to bring down Mu Buhui and break Li Hongxia's wings back then, Emperor Weixin was forced to follow Huang Miaoling's play and borrow the name of Zhou's kingdom, damaging their reputation in the eyes of the people of Shi kingdom. Thus, the only proper means of redemption is to forge a bond between their descendants.

Linking the fate of the descendants, it could be interpreted as a form of sincerity.

“Since Great Master Qing has known, then I will not hide this either.” Emperor Weixin smiled, feeling that Qing Gangtie was indeed an extraordinary person. Just from Huang Miaoling's short story, the old man could deduce an action that the Emperor would take. “That's right, I'll marry my daughter to Prince Qing Zhuang. Does Professor Qing have a response?”

Qing Gangtie smiled. ‘And the Emperor knows that I am not that great.’ Then, he took out a scroll and gave it to Emperor Weixin. “Please Your Majesty read this.”

Emperor Weixin received the scroll and immediately read the contents. Slowly, his expression turned dark. He immediately rolled back the letter and threw it at the heating furnace that was by his side, letting the paper quickly burn.

At once, the atmosphere of the room turned tense.

“Large Teacher Qing, where did you get the letter?” emperor Weixin asked in a deep voice. “The truth ... can it be ascertained?”

Huang Yade frowned, not understanding what Qing Gangtie and Emperor Weixin were really talking about. He was a little surprised because before allowing himself to read the letter, the Emperor had first burned the scroll.

A secret that even Huang Yade should not know, it must be related to the royal family.

As Huang Yade watched Qing Gangtie, she realized that Huang Liqiang looked calm. This indicates that his grandfather knew something about the matter that the Emperor and the Great Master were talking about.

‘Grandfather knows, but I can't know? What the fuck?’ inner Huang Yade, felt a little annoyed that she was left behind. Then his brain started working. ‘I did not see Huang Miaoling speak two eyes with Great Master Qing. However, the man mentioned his name in the presence of Emperor Weixin.’ Huang Yade's temples twitch. ‘What do not-don't .. The little girl has something to do with this?

While Huang Yade was being messed around with various conjectures, Qing Gangtie replied, “Write a hand on the letter, I'm sure Your Majesty can recognize it. Regarding the truth, time should give an answer.”

After speaking enigmaticly, Qing Gangtie finally spoke of the past when she served alongside the Emperor along with Huang Liqiang. Huang Yade who was in the room was very confused, not understanding why the conversation had suddenly changed direction to be so. Even more bizarre, Emperor Weixin himself showed absolutely no reluctance to spend time for the past ‘remembers’.

About an hour later the four men were in the room. Huang Yade who had always been firm and serious while working couldn't help but yawn clandestinely. After all, he was a man, not a woman. Spending time talking nonsense like this was not something he was fond of.

Ah, wait. Did Huang Yade just insult the elders and the Emperor as a woman?!

The next second, the drowsiness that attacked Huang Yade instantly disappeared when he heard the voices of some bodyguards exclaiming, “Protect the Emperor!”

Huang Yade immediately turned his gaze towards the door, his gaze filled with vigilance. ‘What happened?’ thought. At that moment, he realized that the three people who were in the room with him had different reactions.

Instead of being surprised like Huang Yade, the expression painted on Emperor Weixin's face was simply. Next to him, Qing Gangtie looked calm with a comforted look. The latter, Huang Liqiang, the old man showed an expression.

Amazed?

There was the sound of heavy armor and heavy footsteps approaching the room. Huang Qinghao came to enter the room, showing that there were many guards outside who were on standby.

“What's up?” asked Emperor Weixin in a gloomy tone.

Huang Qinghao put on a serious expression and knelt down on one leg. “Report, Your Honor. There's an intruder.” His hand was stretched out and revealed a throwing weapon. “This weapon is directed right at the palace buffer pole. It seems, it's a warning.”

Huang Yade blinked his eyes a few times, slightly in disbelief that someone was so crazy. Sneaking into the Emperor's palace just to give a warning? Does that person not want his life anymore?

No, rather, what was the point of drawing attention?

“Great General Huang, take your troops to the East Gate. Vice General Huang could bring some of the palace troops to guard the West Gate,” Emperor Weixin's orders.

Hearing the Emperor's order, Huang Qinghao was slightly surprised. Huang Yade who understood his father's thoughts also reacted the same.

The Minister of Defense asked, “Your Majesty, guarding? Wouldn't it be better to ‘search’ or ‘pursue’ that intruder? What if an intruder attacks one of the princes or a respectable concubine?” The man felt something strange.

Huang Qinghao put on a warning face, aware that the way Huang Yade spoke seemed presumptuous. His son could question Emperor Weixin's orders. Even if he was considered the brain of the Emperor, but Huang Yade should not forget the fact that he was only a subordinate and not someone with an equal standing with Emperor Weixin.

Although he was aware that the view thrown by his father was meant to commemorate him, Huang Yade ignored him. “Your Majesty?” again, he saw the Emperor only silent.

Emperor Weixin closed her eyes for a moment, looking like she was thinking. A few seconds later, the man finally said, “Command the Sixth Prince to bring the rest of the palace troops to look for the intruder.”

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Another hard blow was fired by Huang Yade at his poor desk. Wei Shulin grimaced helplessly, not understanding what was actually flowing in his cousin's brain. How could a Huang Miaoling be the mastermind of all the chaos that occurred today?

In any case, Wei Shulin could only see Huang Miaoling as a victim. On the contrary, compared to the First Miss Huang, Huang Wushuang was more precisely said to be the mastermind.

Huang Yade dictated all the awkwardness that was going on in his mind. ‘Fill Great Master Qing's letter, the Emperor's order to send the Sixth Prince to look for an intruder and not Jieli nor Father, he said, and Huang Miaoling as well as the Fourth Prince who got into the trap of Li Guifei and the Fifth Prince.’ An expression full of anger was painted on Huang Yade's face. ‘Good, Huang Miaoling. This time, you really acted beyond my expectations.’ Then, his forehead creased. “Only for that one simple thing, he was determined to make his marriage to Young Master Liang as well as his close relationship with the Fourth Prince a bet?”

‘Cousin Brother, what are you talking about?’ Wei Shulin really wanted to ask that. However, he did not dare to make a sound when he saw the look on Huang Yade's face that was so ‘-colored’.

‘Not quite right, it makes no sense!’ screeched Huang Yade inwardly as she stood up from her chair and began to ruffle through some of the documents on her desk. ‘All this is just for the sake of finding out who is the enemy in the blanket and depleting the resources of Wang Wuyu and Li Guifei? No, there's something else!’ Then, Huang Yade's actions stopped abruptly. ‘Why ... The Emperor can remember the Sixth Prince in a crucial moment?’

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A/N: Guess dong, guess!! Until here still no one can arouse? It has started to really look padahaaal, already a lot of cluenya thrown here and there wakakakk