Chapter 324 (2/2)

”No,” Ji Man resolutely said, ”This one has no other ties. The only two words in my heart are getting revenge. As long as Your Majesty will grant me the opportunity to kill my enemy after your goal has been reached, this one is willing to offer my life in sacrifice.”

Her greatest enemy wasn't Marquis Moyu. It was the new emperor that was so high above everyone. By herself, no matter how hard she tried; she didn't have the power to kill him.

Zhangjun Prince couldn't stop himself. He heartily laughed for a spell, then he stroked Ji Man's face, and said, ”You're a real treasure.”

On the side, Wu Yong s.h.i.+vered. He lowered his head and stayed silent.

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After returning to the inn, Ji Man hastily walked to her room. She wanted to change her clothes so that she could go scout out the marquis's estate.

Wu Yong had followed her over and was now standing at her doorway. He hesitantly knocked on her doorframe to get her attention. ”Brother Ji.”

”Hmm?” Ji Man turned her head. Seeing that it was him, she quickly said, ”Brother Wu, you can come inside to talk.”

Out of all Zhangjun Prince's advisors, Wu Yong had the highest level of scholarly learning. He was also the person that had given Ji Man the recommendation that she had need back then, so she was very courteous towards him.

”I couldn't help feeling worried after listening to that conversation during the carriage ride, so I came here to give you some advice.” Wu Yong sat down at the table. Looking at her, he said, ”I still don't understand. Why do you have such a deep enmity against Marquis Moyu? Did you turn to Zhangjun Prince for help for the sake of revenge?”

Ji Man pursued her lips. It was true that she wanted revenge, but it was more accurate to say that the new emperor was her first target. However, she couldn't say those words aloud.

Seeing that Ji Man was staying silent, Wu Yong thought he had guessed correctly. He sighed and said, ”I've been at Zhangjun Prince's side for a long. I more or less know most of his plans. You also said that Marquis Moyu was a good knife. Even if His Highness achieves success, do you really think that he would be willing to break his knife?”

Ji Man shook her head. ”He won't.”

Confused, Wu Yong asked, ”Then, why are you going to work so hard to try to enter Marquis Moyu's household? It can't be that you want to a.s.sa.s.sinate him, right?”

He was joking, right? Marquis Moyu knew martial arts. Regardless if she tried using physical force or poison, her fighting ability was basically nothing. How could she possibly dare to try to a.s.sa.s.sinate him?

”Brother Xiong, don't worry. I won't do something that stupid.” Ji Man didn't know how to explain herself to this kind-hearted uncle. She could only say, ”First, the collective interest is more important than an individual's interest. I naturally won't do anything that that unfavorable to His Highness. The reason I'm going there is because I want to instruct Marquis Moyu's heir in order to establish a bridge for the future by working towards a closer relations.h.i.+p with his son.”

She didn't know what Wu Yong was thinking, but after little while, it looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

He patted her shoulder and said, ”When the Heavens place a great responsibility on a great man, you'll have to endure more suffering than normal. His Highness is a person that remembers kindness and favors. Since you're willing to help him so much right now, when he succeeds in the future, he'll definitely reward you with many benefits.”

”Of course, of course.” Ji Man had a smile pasted on her face as she sent him off. She didn't let out a long sigh until after she closed the door and locked it. Then, she continued changing her clothes.

In contrast, Wu Yong was sighing as he left to go look for Zhao Zhe.

Translator Ramblings: Originally, I thought Zhao Zhe was stupid for thinking that Ning Yuxuan can be so easily swayed by love. But, from Zhao Zhe's perspective, he lost to the third prince partially because the late emperor loved n.o.ble Consort Nie. Zhao Zhe grew up with seeing that Nie Clan got away with a lot of stuff because the emperor favored her over his legitimate wife, the empress. If an emperor can be swayed by his feelings, it's reasonable to think that idea might work on Ning Yuxuan too.