Chapter 2551
The reason they had never gone to the War Prince’s Mansion to cozy up was that they were afraid of drawing The Emperor’s eye—The Emperor had always deeply hated the War Prince.
The War Prince’s Mansion was even more riddled with The Emperor’s informants.
If they made any move at all, The Emperor would definitely know at once.
So, no matter how they courted Ministers in court, they didn’t dare try to win over the War Prince.
Now they’d finally run into Xuexue, so of course they wouldn’t let this chance slip by.
After the formalities were done, everyone sat down.
The Eldest Prince drank a few sips of tea, wanting to speak yet holding back.
Xuexue could tell, so she stood up to take her leave; Noble Consort Wang didn’t try to keep her, and had a palace maid lead her to a side hall to rest.
"Noble Consort, Eldest Prince, Xuexue will take her leave."
"Go on, you’ve been tossed about all day, the Princess Consort of War Prince must be tired." Noble Consort Wang waved her hand with a smile.
Just as Xuexue’s figure vanished, the Eldest Prince blurted out impatiently, "Mother Consort, have you heard? The Second Prince and the Third Prince are going to the Frontier to fight."
Noble Consort Wang’s smile vanished at once, her expression turning dark: "If they like going, let them go. Maybe they’ll die on the battlefield, and there’ll be two fewer in the struggle for the throne. As the saying goes, the more incense burners, the more ghosts—let them go."
The Eldest Prince looked worried: "One’s going as Marshal, the other as Vanguard. With so many soldiers protecting them, how could they die that easily!"
Noble Consort Wang thought for a moment, then suddenly said in a gloomy tone, "Send a few of our own people along with them, find an opportunity... and then..."
Noble Consort Wang leaned close to the Eldest Prince’s ear and muttered a few words.
The Eldest Prince listened and nodded along. "Mm, good, good!"
"I refuse to believe they’ll make it back alive," Noble Consort Wang said coldly.
After hearing Noble Consort Wang’s plan, the Eldest Prince grew extremely excited: "Empress Mother, your son will go arrange it at once."
The Imperial Noble Consort nodded. "Mm, be careful, don’t let it be discovered. Pick a few sharp-witted people to go."
"Your son obeys!"
"Go."
"Yes."
The Eldest Prince left Forget Worries Palace in high spirits.
Because in a few days the Second Prince and the Third Prince were going to the Frontier to fight, word was spreading all over the Capital; the common folk were all puzzled—since foreign enemies were invading, why wasn’t The Emperor sending the War Prince, but instead sending the Second Prince and the Third Prince?
On the streets, in the tea house—everywhere you could hear the people heatedly discussing...
"What on earth is The Emperor thinking? The War Prince is a War God who makes enemies tremble at the mere mention of his name. As long as he takes the field, there’s no battle he can’t win. The enemy only has to catch sight of him and their legs go weak; the war is already thirty percent won. Why isn’t The Emperor sending him to fight? Instead he sends the Second Prince and the Third Prince—they’ve got no experience in war. It’s really baffling."
"Exactly! What is The Emperor thinking?"
"He’d better not ruin Moli Country. When disaster comes, it’s us common folk who’ll suffer."
"That’s right. If the enemy forces their way into Moli Country, life for us will be miserable."
"What is The Emperor thinking?"
"Who knows?"
Just then, a few fast horses came galloping down the main street. The man in the lead shouted loudly, "Make way for the War Prince! Clear the road, clear the road, hurry and clear the road!"
Someone recognized him—it turned out to be the War Prince’s Personal Bodyguard, Long Yi, calling out.
The common folk hurriedly stepped aside.
The several fast horses flashed past, their speed astonishing.
"What’s going on with the War Prince? I’ve never seen him this fiery and rushed before."
"Are you stupid? Moli Country’s going to war, and The Emperor isn’t sending him. Of course he’s anxious."
"True enough. Sigh! When your merit overshadows the ruler, a Prince’s days aren’t easy either!"