As Fu Yuheng was reading through the imperial reports, the guards outside the hall informed him that there was a report for a spy. The spy's eyes never strayed from Fu Yuheng's face. His brows remained calm as he called for the spy to come in.
"Your subordinate pays his respects to the Emperor." The spy respectfully bowed and then began to report, "A spy reported that Ninth Prince went to Hu Youshan."
Hearing this, Fu Yuheng's hand that was holding the imperial report faltered slightly. With a slight frown, he immediately placed the imperial report down. "Did you see it clearly?"
"Yes."
"Is that true?" He uncertainly asked again, "Did he really go to Hu Youshan?"
The spy nodded his head firmly, "The truth is, we have seen it with our own eyes."
Fu Yuheng waved his hand, indicating for him to go on, and also instructed him to keep a close eye on Hu Youshan's movements.
If he really went to Hu Youshan, that would be a good opportunity. He had made up his mind to go to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to investigate and see if he had gone to Hu Youshan. If he had, he would naturally think of a reason to explain himself.
He only brought two personal guards with him. When he arrived at Ninth Prince's Mansion, the guard didn't dare to stop him, and allowed Fu Yuheng to enter the inner room. He pretended to inadvertently look around and asked, "Is Ninth Prince in the manor?"
The maidservant nodded and respectfully bowed. "Reporting to Your Majesty, Ninth Prince is in the Residence."
Fu Yuheng raised his eyebrows, but he was suspicious in his heart. There was definitely nothing wrong with the news of the spy, but why would Fu Huaiyu appear in his residence? Did he have another method or a substitute to do things for him? If he knew that Hu Youshan had rushed back in such a short period of time, even he wouldn't be able to make it back in time …
As he was thinking about how he was already in the hall, before he even stepped into the room, he heard a girl's laughter coming from inside. "Your Highness is really annoying." She laughed and laughed. From the sound of her voice, it was obvious that she was a beautiful woman.
"Your Highness, please be gentle …"
These words from inside the woman made Fu Yuheng feel somewhat disgusted, but he did not reveal it on the surface. Since Fu Huaiyu had always been famous, it was normal for his to be like this in the palace.
"Your Highness, the Emperor has come." The maidservant wiped his sweat with embarrassment and called softly towards the room behind them, "Prince, the emperor is waiting for you."
Normally, it didn't matter if the prince liked to play around, but today he was doing it right in front of His Majesty.
The girl's laughter gradually died down, followed by the sound of clothes being put on. Fu Yuheng did not enter, but sat down in the middle of the hall and waited for him. But after a while, Fu Huaiyu walked out untidy clothes, a pair of peach blossom eyes revealed a slight smile, her body still had a enchanting scent.
"Greetings your majesty. Chendi did not know that royal brother would be here. Please forgive me for being late." He cupped his hands in a gesture of apology. A trace of doubt could be seen in his eyes.
Fu Yuheng's gaze did not rest on him. He took the cup of tea from the table and took a sip. He nodded his head in approval. "This tea is brewed pretty well." The corner of his mouth curled up. "Get up."
"We only felt that our future Ninth Prince's Mansion had suddenly become interested and came uninvited." His tone was calm, and his black eyes held a hint of a smile, yet it caused others to feel chills all over their body.
Hearing that, Fu Huaiyu laughed cooperatively, "What are you saying, royal brother? royal brother is the one who brings glory to your humble house when you come to the Ninth Prince's Mansion. "
Fu Yuheng lowered his brows and took another sip of tea.
Seeing him so relaxed, a sense of urgency flashed across Fu Huaiyu's heart, could it be that he already knew about it? He immediately denied this possibility in his heart. How could he be able to see through what had happened so easily?
When he turned around, he saw Fu Yuheng looking at him with downcast eyes, deep in thought. The sneer on Fu Yuheng's lips disappeared in a flash. "What is Ninth Prince thinking?" He casually asked, "I don't intend to go back to the palace for now. Ninth Brother, do you have any ways to entertain me?"
Entertainment? Fu Huaiyu scoffed in his heart, did they think he was a three year old child? However, he still remained respectful on the surface, "Chendi is always bored, so I occasionally play chess to relieve my boredom."
"Good!" We will play with you today! " Chess is like the situation in life, you can see a person's style and character on the chessboard. Fu Huaiyu naturally could not reject these words of his, so he called for people to prepare a chess board.
Fu Yuheng was an unscrupulous person. Every step he took seemed to be extremely casual, but he was not at a disadvantage at all, appearing abnormally relaxed. However, Fu Huaiyu was extremely cautious and did not want him to see through his ambitions. It was naturally uncomfortable to be tied down like this, and he still had to think about the reason why he came to his residence today.
How could he not understand his absent-mindedness? However, he did not expose it, and only said lightly, "This Emperor remembers that you never liked playing chess ever since you were young." Perhaps it was because he had been hiding his true colors since he was a child that he avoided them.
Fu Huaiyu's heart skipped a beat, and then he raised his peach blossom eyes and laughed, "That's right, Chendi's ambition is not here.
Is that true?
But he smiled but did not speak, and the smile on the corner of his mouth seemed to have some profoundness, "I heard that Hu Youshan is not at peace today, and bandits frequently come and go." Fu Yuheng sighed helplessly, as if he was worried about Hu Youshan.
But what Fu Huaiyu heard was not this. Why did he not know that Hu Youshan had bandits? Could they be hiding it? Or was it that he really had discovered something?
He put down the black chess in his hand, and quietly observed's reaction from the corner of his eyes, "Looks like it's time for Hu Youshan to clean up."
Hearing that, Fu Huaiyu's face darkened, the previous relaxed and complacent look was completely gone. The Fu Huaiyu who stopped joking with others was not a simple Ninth Prince, but someone with immense ambition.
Fu Yuheng's black eyes narrowed dangerously. He looked at the sky and got up. "It's getting late. It's time to return to the palace."
After absentmindedly sending Fu Yuheng off, he immediately sent a message to Hu Youshan, informing him to be careful. If he did not have spies in Hu Youshan, why would he come and probe? The more he thought about it, the more worried Fu Huaiyu became, and he immediately called for Zhu Yan.
The current Zhu Yan was no different from her usual self, she was dressed in red, although his eyes were indifferent, there was a hidden tenderness in his eyes.
"Is there anything abnormal happening recently?"
"Not at all." Her answer was always concise, which also made Fu Huaiyu feel very comfortable. Recalling what Fu Yuheng had said today, he was secretly worried. "You must be more careful when you do things today. Don't let anyone else find out about this."
What he was most afraid of was that Fu Yuheng would catch him red-handed and destroy his plan.
Zhu Yan heard the seriousness in his tone and could not help but ask, "Your Highness, did something happen?" Not only was she worried about their plans, she was even more worried about what dangers he might encounter …
Naturally, Fu Huaiyu would not talk about this with her, he only shook his head, and ordered coldly, "Just do your own things."
It wasn't that he didn't want to say that he didn't trust her, but even if he did, it wouldn't do any good.
Zhu Yan did not pursue the matter any further, and her eyes revealed a slight sense of loss, "Yes."