The little dark guard who travels between two lives

The second prince remembered that his mother and he had obeyed the orders of King Cheng and had always been humble and modest in the palace. In order to ascend to the throne, his mother obeyed King Cheng's orders and did many things secretly in the palace according to King Cheng's arrangements.

My mother had been telling me to keep a low profile, and King Cheng had promised to help them succeed in the palace. In the past few years, I had been following the Crown Prince, not competing for anything. I was obviously studying harder and practicing martial arts better than the Crown Prince, but why did I always have to be restrained and give in to the Crown Prince?

Over the years, he quietly revealed his talents little by little in the court, followed his father and the crown prince in his work with a respectful attitude, without being arrogant or impatient, and gradually accumulated a good reputation in the court.

But King Cheng said he was secretly helping me, but I never saw him do anything that would benefit me. My mother had also secretly asked King Cheng about this.

King Cheng replied nonchalantly, saying that he had been secretly helping the Second Prince to win over court officials, but it must not be seen by others to avoid criticism.

King Cheng also told the mother and son not to be anxious and to wait patiently. But after waiting for so long, they got this result.

Now they are asked to help the eldest daughter of the Qin family become the Crown Princess. What is King Cheng thinking? Is he helping the Crown Prince or himself?

Moreover, he could not bear to watch Qin Qingyan marry the prince. Because the second prince had always liked Qin Qingyan, the eldest daughter of the Qin family.

Ever since the eldest lady returned to the Qin Mansion, she has been suppressed by her younger sister. The second prince has always disliked that crazy girl Qin Xinhe. She doesn't look like a lady from a noble family at all. She has been pretending to be stupid and foolish since she was a child, hanging out with the fourth prince to eat, drink and have fun. She has been learning nothing in school all day long. Apart from practicing martial arts, she is not good at poetry or singing.

Although her sister came from the common people, she was well-educated and proficient in poetry and songs. When she talked to her about calligraphy and painting, she had some unique insights.

Unfortunately, it was precisely because of the elder sister's outstandingness that she aroused the jealousy of her younger sister. The second prince saw Qin Xinhe being lukewarm towards Qin Qingyan in the palace more than once. Her attitude towards her elder sister was even less affectionate than towards her evil friend, the general's daughter Liu Han.

The second prince felt very sympathetic towards Qin Qingyan, and was worried that she would be ostracized and lonely in the palace by her sister. The second prince always took the initiative to chat with Qin Qingyan. There were many times when Qin Qingyan was grateful for the second prince's help while crying to him about being ostracized and isolated by her sister.

Even after hearing this, the Second Prince could not vent his anger on Qin Qingyan's behalf. After all, Qin Xinhe was favored by the Emperor and the Empress in the palace, and the Second Prince did not dare to cause trouble for Xinhe.

The second prince could only comfort Qingyan in a soft voice, telling her to come to him if she had any difficulties in the palace. He would definitely help her.

The second prince always felt that he and Qin Qingyan were a pair of poor little people who shared the same fate. Although she was a legitimate daughter, she was suppressed by her younger sister, and he was suppressed by the prince because he was a bastard with talent.

The second prince has always been secretly in love with Qin Qingyan. He has always wanted to wait until he gets married to marry Qin Qingyan as his princess.

This was not only because he liked her, but also because although Qin Qingyan was not as favored as Qin Xinhe, she was born in the prime minister's family and was the daughter of a powerful official in the court. The meaning of marrying her was naturally different.

And now, the woman he loved in his heart was going to be the crown prince's consort, and King Cheng also wanted his mother to help him in the palace. The second prince felt furious when he thought of this.

Seeing her son's unhappy face, Concubine Xi didn't know what he was thinking. She just went forward to comfort the second prince and said, "In fact, what King Cheng wants to do, mother, I don't think he is really trying to match the crown prince and the eldest daughter of the Qin family."

The second prince was stunned, then asked: "Mother, what do you mean by this?"

Xibin lowered her voice and said, "If King Cheng really wants to bring the eldest daughter of the Qin family and the crown prince together, he can just go through the procedure of selecting the crown princess. But do you know how King Cheng arranged it?"

The second prince did not speak, waiting for his mother to continue. Seeing that her son did not cooperate with her, Concubine Xi sat beside him in frustration and continued to speak in a low voice:

"King Cheng said that there will be a banquet in the palace in a few days. It is a banquet specially held before the selection of the prince's consort. The purpose is to let the princes and the candidates meet and get to know each other."

"Although the two young ladies of the Qin family are not on the candidate list, they will always be present at the palace banquet. The eldest young lady of the Qin family will be arranged to enter the palace on that day, and someone will take the young lady to a place, and the prince will also be led to that place."

"What King Cheng wants us to do is to wait for the two of them to enter the arranged place, and then find ways to lead everyone there, so that everyone can see the ugly deeds of the Crown Prince and Miss Qin. Do you think this is a kind matchmaking?"

The second prince was shocked: "Mother, you are right, right? Why would King Cheng arrange it this way? He..."

Xibin smiled strangely: "According to my guess, King Cheng wants the crown prince to do something shameful in the palace and become infamous. Son, I think if this is accomplished, it will definitely be beneficial to you."

The second prince was still puzzled: "My son doesn't understand, what exactly is King Cheng trying to do by doing this? At most, it will ruin the reputation of the crown prince and Miss Qin. The crown prince may still marry Miss Qin for his reputation. Didn't father meet Concubine Shen by chance in the palace..."

Xibin patted her son quickly and said, "Ah, how can a son talk about your father's affairs behind his back? That's different."

Seeing her son's puzzled expression, Xibin thought that her son was still young and could not think of many things, so she continued to explain it to her son with some pride: "Silly son, can't you see that the prince likes the second daughter of the Qin family?"

The second prince was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "It seems to be a bit like that."

Xipin smiled: "I, your mother, can see it very clearly. As long as the two girls from the Qin family entered the palace, the prince only had eyes for Xinhe and never looked at Miss Qingyan. I can see it, and the Queen can certainly see it too. However, the two girls from the Qin family are not on the selection list this time. Do you know why?"

The second prince was even more puzzled: "Logically speaking, the Queen will definitely find a wife and family for the prince to rely on. The Qin family is powerful in the court and should be a good candidate."

Xipin smiled even more proudly: "Son, you are right, but you don't know that the Queen treats Xinhe as her daughter. She will not be willing to let Xinhe enter the palace. Our Queen has always longed for a lifelong couple! How could she bear to let Xinhe enter the palace to live such a life."

"Although the eldest daughter of the Qin family is also a member of the Qin family, she has a poor family background and has lived in the countryside for many years. In addition, because of Xin He, the Queen doesn't like her. So this time, the two girls of the Qin family were directly eliminated from the selection list."

The second prince asked, "No wonder the crown prince has been so unhappy these past few days. What does this have to do with King Cheng's arrangement?"

Xipin sneered, "If the Crown Prince and the eldest daughter of the Qin family succeed, it will prove that the Crown Prince did not listen to the arrangements of the Queen, and there will be a rift between mother and son. As for the eldest daughter of the Qin family, she entered the palace peacefully, but was defiled by the Crown Prince. How do you think the Emperor should explain to Lord Qin? Isn't there a rift between the monarch and the minister?"

"The more Mother thinks about it, the more she feels that King Cheng's move is brilliant! It kills three birds with one stone. How wonderful!"