Chapter 211

C211 – Is It Appropriate?

The huge mansion had suddenly turned into a dead land. It was imaginable what kind of commotion it had caused in Ye City. Even the officials in the imperial court were discussing it.

The murder took place in the night. The people around did not hear anything. However, when they woke up the next morning, they smelled the pungent smell of blood. Only then did someone follow the smell and see the tragic scene.

Headless corpses fell to the ground in a mess. The blood condensed into a small ditch, and a few stray dogs nearby barked in the surroundings. They wanted to approach, but didn’t dare to.

The screams woke up the neighbors. The Prefecture Lord’s Mansion was located in the middle of the imperial court, and the moment they found out, they immediately reported it to the heavens.

However, the king’s attitude was really intriguing. Although he had ordered people to investigate the case and was extremely furious, he did not take any compensation measures. Even when everyone asked about Old Prince’s whereabouts, King of South Jin did not say anything.

However, King of South Jin still gave the order that no one was allowed to enter or leave the Prefecture Lord’s Mansion. Every night when it was quiet, the people in the vicinity would always hear some strange sounds. Gradually, rumors spread, saying that the family of Prefecture Lord’s Mansion had died with their eyes wide open. They had stayed in the mortal world for a long time and didn’t want to be reincarnated.

After the news spread, many people automatically scanned the outside of the Prefecture Lord’s Mansion. Officials who were old friends with Old Prince had also invited eminent monks to come and visit. They hoped that this place would return to normal as soon as possible.

Within a day, the palace burned down a Huai An Palace. The entire Prefecture Lord’s Mansion outside of the palace was destroyed. Some people suspected that there was some connection between these two incidents, but they couldn’t figure it out no matter how hard they tried.

When Tang Yue heard this news, he was stunned for a long time. “Is this the work of the king?”

Crown Prince Zhao nodded. In Ye City, Who else could have slaughtered hundreds without alerting anyone?

Although Old Prince’s children had withered, there were many descendants of the branch. He had selected a few talented disciples who he wanted to personally train, and in the future, he would become the right-hand man of the Prefecture Lord’s Mansion. These people could bring their families and live here, so the population of the Prefecture Lord’s Mansion had increased.

“This is too terrifying. Did Old Prince really collude with Madam Ying?” Tang Yue couldn’t figure it out. As a woman favored by the king, why would she take a fancy to an old man outside the palace?

If Madam Ying had an affair with some prince, he would think it was normal.

But thinking about Madam Ying’s age, there must be no prince who did not have eyes for her.

“I don’t know if there is an adulterous orphan, but that secret passage does exist. Even if the two of them don’t have an affair, there is still some secret relationship between them.”

That’s right. There were three entrances to the secret passage, but both of them had one bedroom. No wonder King of South Jin had gone mad when he said he didn’t contact anyone.

“I’m afraid that it will take more than a year or two to build such a secret passage. How did Old Prince do it?” If he was really that capable, did that mean that he was against South Jin?

Tang Yue felt a chill all over his body. He could roughly guess how miserable his fate was.

From then on, he knew that this person would never appear in this world again.

“What does the king think of Wang Zixu? Does he suspect that Wang Zixu is not his biological son?” Tang Yue thought about this matter with a normal mind. He felt that Wang Zixu would not be able to live a good life.

“He hid in the ancestral temple and did not come out. He said that he sincerely prayed for the people and Royal Father. Originally, Royal Father had planned to call him back during the New Year Festival and wanted to entrust him with an important task. Who would have thought... Ah, even if Royal Father did not say it on the surface, he would still have a thorn in his heart.”

“But I see that King is not such an irrational person. Wang Zixu’s appearance is somewhat similar to King. It can be seen that he is his biological son, but it is inevitable that he will vent his anger. I think he will not be put in an important position for a long time.”

“That’s true. First Prince looks like Royal Father the most among all princes. He is also the eldest son, so he has been pampered since he was young. But Royal Father pampered him in the past, and he will hate him in the future. A cuckold is not something that can be taken off easily.”

From now on, whenever King of South Jin saw Wang Zixu, he would definitely think of his dead mother. When he thought of that woman, he would naturally think of him and Old Prince. How could he be in a good mood then?

If King of South Jin was in a bad mood, First Prince’s life would definitely not be good.

“Then we can kill two birds with one stone?” Tang Yue was really envious of Crown Prince Zhao’s luck. He had easily defeated their current opponent.

It had to be said that the secret passage had been discovered in time.

“At least for the time being, there won’t be any flies watching us.”

“It’s a pity that the treasures and weapons in the secret passage, why didn’t His Highness bring those things back first?” That was a huge sum of money.

Crown Prince Zhao stared at him with a strange expression. “How did you know that I didn’t bring those things back?”

“Didn’t you say... the king found those things in the secret passage?” The news came from the palace. It couldn’t be fake, could it?

Crown Prince Zhao patted his thigh and asked Tang Yue to sit on it. He then pointed at his lips. When Tang Yue unwillingly kissed them, he said, “A large part of the treasure has the official seal of the previous dynasty. It’s not good to bring it back. I only chose a portion that can be used at any time. And those weapons, I only picked the useful parts. The rest are either rusty or too backward. It’s not very useful at all.”

Crown Prince Zhao blinked complacently. “We can’t just drag a bunch of useless trash back. We’ll just occupy the place for nothing.”

Tang Yue’s mouth twitched. He thought to himself, “You don’t want to bring the trash back and give it to you, Royal Father. Is it appropriate for you to do this?”

Luckily, King of South Jin kept those things in his inventory. It was as if a pie had fallen from the sky. He did not know that those were all trash that his son did not want.

While Tang Yue was mourning for King of South Jin, he also felt that it was not worth it. He had raised so many sons, but none of them were sincere towards him. It was truly sad and pitiful.