397 Succession Problem (1/2)

Yuan Kingdom

Ming Hui looked towards the paper in front of him with a dark gaze. It was one thing for him to accept the role of Yuan Kingdom ruler and a different thing to get a new assignment so quickly.

”Why did I have to do this?” He looked towards Fan Ying.

Fan Ying could only shrug helplessly. He was just delivering a message and not deciding things by himself. How could he possibly know that it would actually give such news?

”That damnable emperor,” Ming Hui rubbed his forehead. He swore in his mind, if that person were to give him another impossible request like this, he would return to the capital straight away and gave him a good beating.

Fan Ying pretended that he didn't hear the other party cursing his own emperor. With the emperor was someone who was supposedly the heaven chosen one, anyone who dared to slight the emperor would surely be punished. However, given he had stayed under Ming Hui these past few weeks, he had come to understand these princes peculiar interaction.

It was something entirely different from the usual customs.

”Prince Ming Hui, it would be better for you to start doing the job,” Fan Ying advised.

Ming Hui glared at the other party, ”Just send the news to your men to build this place. I really wonder why that emperor wanted to impress the princess very much.”

Fan Ying sighed. Building a more advance port was close to impossible for him. He had to search for suitable people to do the job first. Before he walked out from the door, he suddenly remembered a message.

”Princess Hua will come here in a few days. She will come to you once she has arrived.”

Ming Hui stayed still in his seat. What did the little lass need from him? Just a few days before Soujin arrived here before going to the Gu Yue Kingdom. Don't tell him she was already impatient to meet with the other party again after a month and two weeks?

If that was true, she was really impatient. He had waited for almost one year for Fan Lanying and he was still patient…. Well not really, he wanted to meet with that woman so badly. As a husband, he already missed his wife very much.

He wanted to cry. When would he be able to meet with that woman again?

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Gu Yue Kingdom

After spending almost two weeks, Lin Hong finally got more accustomed to the different lifestyle here. Although he had to admit that he missed the Long Kingdom, he felt more comfortable at this place since there was no one who watched over him anymore.

Inside the Long Kingdom, he was known as the one who killed his brother and Lin Family has tarnished name. Although they didn't show it straight away, he knew from their disguised gesture. They didn't dare to show it outright because he was one of Jun Hua's people. Here, almost no one knew about his past, so they didn't give him any misgiving and treated him as their guest.

It was very different and refreshing.

”Do you still miss Long Kingdom?” Tang Xuan noticed Lin Hong was looking towards the garden with such a serious expression, so his interest piqued up.

Lin Hong shook his head, ”It's not that. I surprisingly feel more comfortable here.”

”You will stay here for a long time, so it's good to feel more relaxed and not so stiff anymore,” Tang Xuan smiled, ”But don't be complacent with your situation. You still don't know this kingdom that well.”

Lin Hong nodded his head, ”I heard there is a battle for the throne, is that true?”

”That's true. The first son, the crown prince died around one year ago without anyone knowing the reason. After the mourning period, Prince Liao and Prince Sao start to contend secretly and the emperor hadn't decided who among them would become the next crown prince.”

At first, Lin Hong thought that this place also has a problem because the emperor cannot decide on the crown prince, but it seemed the problem stemmed out from the former crown prince's death. The question might be who among the other two princes could possibly do that and if they did, it was a big crime.