Chapter 426
Chapter 426 A Flower for You, Two Cuckoos in Shu
"Yes, yes, it's him!" Two guards exclaimed hurriedly. "Mr. Bond, do you know the Young Prince too?"
"Oh, yes, of course, I know him. I often walk inside and outside the palace; how could I not know the Young Prince? He and my family's Wangcai (TL: A popular dog’s name) have even sworn brotherhood and burned yellow paper together." Lin Wanrong chuckled twice. "Do you know where the Young Prince and Lady Seo have gone sightseeing?"
"I'm not quite sure about that, but I saw their carriage heading towards the North Gate. They might be seeing the spring scenery," one of the guards replied.
‘Seeing the spring? Damn it, I think it's more like 'enjoying' spring.’ He had the imperial decree to flirt with girls, yet Seo Jang Geum had gone on a date with the Young Prince. Although the young palace lady had no immediate ties with him, the displeasure was certain.
"Brothers," Lin Wanrong said, nodding solemnly, his expression grave, "According to the regulations set by the emperor himself in Chapter Nine, Section One Hundred and Eight, Subsection Ten, Clause Five of our secret spy work code, I have inquired information from you today. To ensure that state secrets are not leaked, you must—" Lin Wanrong's face turned vicious, and he drew his hand menacingly across his neck, sneering coldly, "I assume you've both heard of the ways we secret spies operate. Dismemberment, sky lanterns, human-skin drums; which one do you prefer?"
The two guards shrank back, their faces pale and limp as mud. "Mercy, sir, mercy!"
Lin Wanrong steadied them, his face showing compassion. "However, since we met today, we must have fate. I won't do those ugly things. But if anyone leaks the news of my coming, well, I won't do something as cruel as the sky lanterns, but making a human-skin drum is quite interesting—"
He gave a dry laugh, and the two guards, cold sweat dripping, nodded their heads like pecking chickens. "Rest assured, sir, rest assured. We would rather die than leak a word."