Ch70 - There were unknown dangers waiting for her in the future (1/2)

5.14 – There were unknown dangers waiting for her in the future

translator: xiin

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In fact, the Prince had quieted down a lot over this period of time and clearly became rather gloomy once the Emperor’s body began to recover. Bai Changyan was busy doing things for him all day, and whenever he had a chance to meet Xue Ling, he would always take the opportunity to complain to him.

Because the Prince ascended the throne early in the original plot, and Bai Changyan also had a relationship with the Princess, the Prince had never done anything towards him, and Bai Changyan had naturally never seen the Prince’s true face. Rather, he always felt guilty over falling for the same person as the Prince, and worked even more diligently.

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But in this life, there was no woman as a buffer in the middle, and as the Prince’s temper deteriorated, the most direct victim was Bai Changyan who had grown up with him and who now acted as his aide. The Prince was hot-tempered, and frequently made rash decisions that could lead to mistakes. But when problems occurred, he would not admit to his mistakes, and so every time the person who was scolded was Bai Changyan.

Bai Changyan came to Xue Ling every time to complain bitterly, and after a while, it was almost like Xue Ling had become his counsellor.

Xue Ling did not make any moves, but the next time Bai Changyan showed up with his list of accumulated complaints, he opened his mouth to ask, “If he isn’t a wise ruler, then why are you allowing him to make use of you?”

This sentence was a direct hit to Bai Changyan. His brain suddenly started to turn, and the entire plot direction began to change.

Xue Ling spoke boldly and gave him a suggestion. “What’s the point of assisting someone who was already set to become an Emperor? If you can help someone who looked hopeless to become a ruler, it will showcase your talent and make the world remember you for thousands of years.”

Bai Changyan’s eyes were bright. He felt like there was some truth to this.

Nevertheless, he still admonished Xue Ling not to say such words so casually. But slowly, his heart was no longer loyal to the Prince, and began to change direction.

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In the original plot, after the Crown Prince came to power, he found and used all kinds of charges in order to deal with those brothers who might steal the throne from him. Therefore, fewer Princes were left alive. If the old Emperor knew of this, he would probably turn over in his grave. Xue Ling had not paid much attention when he looked through the plot, and only thought that the apple truly hadn’t fallen far from the tree. The only difference was that the old Emperor had fought fiercely and did not kill those who did not attempt to fight for the throne, while the Prince directly killed everyone just because of a ‘possibility’ that may exist in the future, completely not placing any value on human life.

The heroine’s influence in this could not be ignored. She borrowed the Prince’s hands to clean up quite a few people, many of whom had wide areas of influence, and the Capital was washed in a sea of blood.

In order to preserve the royal bloodline, even if the Prince was this body’s nephew, Xue Ling would not allow the Prince to live on. The man was too hard-hearted and ruthless, and it would be difficult to deal with him. Fortunately, he saved the old Emperor in time, so he did not need to face him openly and simply borrowed the old Emperor’s hand.

After the old Emperor’s body recovered, Xue Ling slowly arranged for him to come into contact with the prohibited drugs. Luckily, some people in the back palace were not afraid of death and still tried to use the drug. They were caught, and the Emperor ordered a strict investigation. He even began to have suspicions about his own body.

The Imperial Doctor checked, and repeatedly confirmed several times before he finally realized that he had also been poisoned.

His expression darkened on the spot, but in order to discover the truth, he blocked the news and did not say anything.

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The person responsible for investigating this matter for the Emperor was Zhan Shaoxi. Xue Ling had proof that would implicate the Prince, but they lacked witnesses. Although all he needed to do was to seize some people and have his wife hypnotize them before sending them to the golden throne, Zhan Shaoxi was not anxious, waiting until the deadline for the investigation was near and the Emperor was almost beside himself with anger before presenting his findings.

The Emperor was so angry he almost threw up blood on the spot.

Xue Ling was beside him at the time, and it took him a long time to calm down the old Emperor after he had pointed at those things and scolded his son for being an abomination.

The Emperor still had some hope and wanted to see if it had been the Prince making a move himself, or whether someone was using him, but after the matter had been investigated clearly, he was even more disappointed.

The Prince was born in his early years, and the Emperor had been in good health in the past few years. The Crown Prince’s performance had not been very outstanding, so he always felt stifled in his heart and wanted to sit in the ruling position as soon as possible. Making a move on the old Emperor could also be considered giving him an early rest.

The old Emperor flipped the table in the imperial study on the spot when he heard this, and strictly ordered Zhan Shaoxi to find evidence that could topple the Crown Prince within half a month.

This was what Zhan Shaoxi had been busy with during this period. Although Xue Ling could use the system to look into the matter, the man would end up not having to do any work, which would make the Emperor suspicious of their intelligence network. They did not want to accidentally influence the entire situation because of a small problem like this when they were at such a critical moment.

As soon as the delegation for the marriage alliance left, Zhan Shaoxi would impeach the Prince during morning court.

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The main reason for this time’s success was Bai Changyan, who had been encouraged by Xue Ling to change masters. He had thought through things, and seen that as long as the Prince was pulled down, and the position of Crown Prince was empty, several other Prince’s ambitions would come to light and he could select a wise ruler from amongst them.

Bai Changyan has his own ideals and ambitions. The monarch he served must not be a tyrant, but rather someone who could carry the sky for Xi Country and open up a path for the future. Because of this, he had also gone to Xue Ling and suggested that since he would not be inferior to him in the future with his intelligence and wisdom, he hoped that Xue Ling would consider doing good deeds for the country and its people.

Xue Ling was so embarrassed that he pushed the matter around and finally sent him away.

Bai Changyan’s personality had deviated so far from the plot that it had basically collapsed! He had become someone who worried about the country and the people. This kind of morality, and that bunch of words that moved the sky and touched the world, was almost like he was setting up a pyramid scheme.

The arrangements were almost complete, and the delegation that was seeking a marriage alliance arrived at the Capital.

Wenren Yingyue had received the decree that she was to be married a long time ago. These days, she did not stray far from her Palace, suppressing her feelings and planning to pull off a grand scheme and escape by herself while on the road.