Chapter 1625: Coda! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

”Your Highness, it's a letter from the Fifth Prince!”

Xu Keyi glanced at the letter and was immediately very interested.

”It's about the Jade Consort Xiao matter. The Fifth Prince wants to know what is going on with Jade Consort Xiao.”

Wang Chong was cultivating while seated on his throne, and after hearing this, he couldn't help but smile. After leaving the prison, the Fifth Prince had only been able to suppress his curiosity for a few days.

”He still couldn't wait!” Wang Chong softly chuckled as he immediately rejected the idea. ”Tell the Fifth Prince that he can keep guessing. I won't tell him.”

The Fifth Prince was merely asking out of curiosity, but he was still a Prince. Knowing too much was not necessarily a good thing.

”It's about time. Let's go!”

Placing the Fifth Prince's letter on the table, Wang Chong stood up and began to head out.

Inside the hall, Cheng Sanyuan and Xu Keyi smiled at each other. Although Wang Chong hadn't said where he was going, everyone already knew.

When leaving the residence, Wang Chong did not use his ordinary royal carriage, but instead boarded a rather unremarkable one. This carriage circled around the city before finally stopping in front of an ordinary house in the eastern part of the capital.

There was a secluded yard here, and bamboo had been planted in one corner, tall and straight, exuding vitality.

A little stream flowed past the bamboo, and standing next to the stream was an elegant and graceful woman who was seemingly waiting for someone.

Upon seeing that familiar figure, Wang Chong smiled and went up to greet her.

”When did you get here?” Wang Chong asked as he walked up with Cheng Sanyuan and Xu Keyi.

The woman by the stream suddenly turned her head, revealing her cold and beautiful face that exuded nobility. This was clearly that 'Jade Consort Xiao' that the palace had recently announced to have died by drowning. Upon seeing Wang Chong, Jade Consort Xiao seemed slightly panicked and startled.

”King of Foreign Lands, why have you appeared here? Impudent! Should you not kneel before this consort?”

Jade Consort Xiao seemed both shocked and furious.

While Wang Chong remained silent, Cheng Sanyuan and Xu Keyi were on the verge of exploding in laughter.

”Enough!”

Wang Chong shook his head, apparently helpless against this woman's mischievous nature.

”The harem incident is over, so there's no need for you to use this face anymore. Miyasame, you should go back to your original appearance.”

There was only one person so close to their group that Wang Chong called 'Miyasame'.

Sure enough, after Wang Chong had spoken, the woman's face began to ripple like water, revealing another, even more alluring and cold face—the face of the assassin from the Eastern Islands, Miyasame Ayaka.

Miyasame Ayaka was one of Wang Chong's earliest followers, but unlike the others, Miyasame Ayaka had originally tried to assassinate Wang Chong but was later recruited.

Later on, because of some problems back in the Eastern Islands, Miyasame Ayaka returned to her home. Now that everything was resolved, she had finally returned to Wang Chong's side.

In truth, Miyasame Ayaka had played a significant role in assisting Xue Qianjun and his army of tens of thousands of soldiers in occupying the Eastern Islands, and had been vital to the progress they had made as of late.

”Young Master, I did well, right?”

Miyasame Ayaka smiled. Although Wang Chong was now a King, even more illustrious than a marquis, Miyasame Ayaka still called him 'Young Master'.

”Not bad! I've troubled you this time. How did you handle things in the palace? You didn't leave behind any evidence, right?”

Wang Chong's smile faded as he began to talk business.

”Young Master, be at ease. Although my ninjutsu is not as impressive as Young Master's techniques, it is a secret art that has been passed down through the Eastern Islands for hundreds of years, and whether it was entering the palace or leaving the palace, I was extremely cautious and meticulous! No trace was left whatsoever!”

As Miyasame Ayaka spoke, her mind recalled the scene from before.

”The palace is constantly changing and difficult to predict, and there's danger at every step. The Fifth Prince is humane and filial, and though prone to infatuation, he is not a fickle person. He strictly cleaves to the principles of sovereign and subject, father and son, and will never overstep them. In the Imperial Palace, the only person with the motive and drive for such a scheme is the First Prince!”

When the news that the Fifth Prince had been arrested arrived at the King of Foreign Lands Residence, everyone had gathered together for a meeting, and the mood had been oppressive. But Wang Chong had a suspect for the schemer from the very start.

But even so, they still knew nothing about the situation in the palace, so there was no means of discussing any countermeasures.

”The First Prince has been scheming for a long time. For him to suddenly act now, he must be planning to push the Fifth Prince into a dead end. The Imperial Clan Court is no ordinary place. If my guess is correct, no matter what happens, the First Prince will leak the news to the Imperial Court, upon which the Fifth Prince's reputation will be destroyed and he will lose any right to the throne. We don't have much time. Miyasame Ayaka, follow me to the palace and be ready for my order at any moment. We will respond according to the situation!”

The situation had been urgent and there was no time to waste. Not even Miyasame Ayaka had known what Wang Chong was thinking.