The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

On the one hand, Wanyan Gu understood the gloomy nature of Wanyan Sen. On the other hand, Wanyan Gu sensed something was amiss.

"Speaking of which, ever since Lord Youming and His Royal Highness the Night King spread the rumor that Wan Yansen had led assassins to infiltrate Zhongyue, I've been sending people back to the country to inquire about Wan Yansen's situation. Why haven't I received any effective response? And why did Wan Yansen only appear in public recently?"

Wanyan Gu muttered to himself, his brain working several times, and he soon figured it out.

"The reason why we didn't find Wan Yansen before was because someone was deliberately blocking any news related to him. Firstly, Wan Yansen himself had already made preparations and blocked any related news and whereabouts in advance. Secondly, other people were deliberately hiding and blocking any news about Wan Yansen."

Tu Shan asked, "Second Prince, which possibility do you think it could be?"

Wanyan Gu said: "The first one is possible."

He had left Nantai a few months before and had seen Wanyan Sen from a distance. He had been investigating Wanyan Sen's whereabouts for the past month, but had learned from his spies in Nantai that Prince Sen had been recuperating and secluded, rarely going out. It seemed Wanyan Sen had been prepared, preemptively scheming to escape Nantai.

Wanyan Sen came to Zhongyue to cause trouble secretly. If he succeeded, he would return to Nantai and then declare that his retreat was over.

It doesn’t matter if I failed, I can just say that I ended my retreat early and came to Zhongyue.

No matter which possibility it is, Wan Yansen can always find a good excuse and pretext with the reason of "retreat" - his whereabouts are unclear, and his intentions are unclear!

Wanyan Gu figured it out and paced back and forth in the room. He figured out Wanyan Sen's sinister intention to change the order, and also figured out Wanyan Sen's false claim of "recuperating in seclusion" in order to sneak into Zhongyue safely.

But why do I always feel like something is wrong?

Tu Shan didn't understand why Wanyan Gu still looked so pensive and depressed, so he could only remind him, "Second Prince, perhaps the Night King and his wife know more information. The Sixth Prince's reappearance is the work of the Night King."

Wanyan Gu's eyes lit up, and he stamped his feet and sighed, "It's a pity that I can't make friends with the Night King. Even if I wanted to be the Night King's younger brother, I don't have the qualifications!"

Not long after he finished speaking, one of Wanyan Gu's personal guards brought him a letter.

This was a letter from the Night King's Palace's Cold Shadow Guard, but it didn't have a specific signature. It simply said, "Two stars accompany each other, making it difficult to tell true from false."

Wanyan Gu was stunned and fell into deep thought for a long time. The other subordinates also frowned, not knowing what this sentence meant.

Wanyan's bones ached terribly, so he asked someone to add some spices into the incense burner. Then he squatted in front of the large gilded incense burner and inhaled the fragrance emanating from it.

The strong smell of spices stimulated his nerves and also made his headache symptoms better. Wanyan Gu felt that if he didn't behave well in front of Ye Wang and Yun Mujiu, he would not have the face to lick their backs.

After a while, a crazy howl was heard.

"God!"

"What's wrong with the Second Prince?" Tu Shan asked cautiously. For a moment, he wondered if the Second Prince had gone mad from thinking too much.

"Oh my God!" Wanyan Gu went crazy. He slapped Tudan's shoulders hard and hugged Tudan tightly. "I figured it out!"

"Why is there something wrong?"

"Because I've never discovered a truth far more important than the change of order! It turns out there are actually two Wanyan Sens, one a prince in the court, and the other a death warrior in the martial arts world!"

"I understand now. Wan Yansen lied about being 'in seclusion'. On the one hand, he wanted to block any news related to him. On the other hand, he was afraid that the bombshell news about the two Wan Yansens would be discovered!"

"What do you mean?" Tudan asked for advice.

Wanyan Gu cursed "Damn it" again, but kindly explained, "If he hadn't been in seclusion, he'd still be alive and kicking in the Nantai court. And yet, this Night King, Zhongyue, showed up with a Wanyan Sen in his clutches. If two Wanyan Sens showed up, wouldn't that expose the shocking news that there are two bastard Wanyan Sens?!"

Tu Dan was shocked by the news, his face full of disbelief. Wanyan Gu was so excited that he danced with joy and said admiringly, "The Night King is indeed worthy of being the renowned God of War of the Star-Moon Continent. He has unearthed such a hidden truth."

"Second Prince, what should we do next?" asked a secret guard subordinate.

"Of course, I'm going to find a way to cling to the Night King and his wife!

...

Apart from the situation of the princes and princesses outside the palace, there was also some chaos in the inner court.

Emperor Haolian realized later that the Night King had already shown signs of rising, and gradually realized that he had been deceived and manipulated by the Night King for a long time.

For example, Ye Xiaohan had long been secretly being treated by Yun Mujiu with remarkable results. Ye Xiaohan was suspected of pretending to be a Nantai person and wiped out the emperor's assassins and their lair who had participated in the assassination of the Night King. Ye Xiaohan used the discovery of a mineral vein in the suburban Liumu County to mislead the emperor's people so that they could not find the true whereabouts of Doctor Wu and his daughter. Ye Xiaohan was suspected of being the black-robed man who assassinated the Dragon Staff Guards and the Imperial Guards who were tracking down Doctor Wu and his daughter in the suburbs of the capital. Ye Xiaohan was suspected of deliberately blowing up the mineral vein on his way north to track down the assassins of other countries, so that the court could not pick up the leaks in the rear. These events constantly refreshed Emperor Haolian's cognition, and made this narrow-minded emperor even more resentful, his spirit was damaged, and his condition became more serious.

Through the intentional hints or revelations of the Night King, Emperor Haolian has gradually realized many truths that have caused him to collapse.

Similarly, the wise queen also realized these very possible truths, and gradually realized that the prince had long been severely suppressed by the Night King. For example, the prince was seriously injured by a group of men in black at night and was left with only his life.

At this time, even the queen who had lived in the harem for many years, no matter how good she was at planning and strategizing, had to admire the Night King for his brilliant strategy, wit and quick wit, which was unmatched by anyone.

"What a talented person! He only appears once in a hundred years on the Star-Moon Continent!"

After the Queen finished her heartfelt words, she curled her red lips into a wicked smile and said, "But, I wonder, if the Night King knew Yun Mujiu's true identity, would he still be as smart, calm, and rational as usual?"