Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

Shengjing City, Dongling Court.

Emperor Yingtian sat upright on the dragon throne, his brow furrowed as he gazed down at the arguing courtiers in the main hall. Ever since receiving the letter from the Southern Jing Kingdom, the court had been engaged in a daily debate over the matter, with the pro-war and pro-peace factions evenly matched, neither able to convince the other.

The Third Prince, Chu Yunyuan, stood in the procession, his eyes slightly lowered, his expression humble, as if he was listening carefully to everyone's opinions. In reality, he didn't care whether Dongling and Nanjing were at war or peace. What he cared about was why the news of Chu Yuncang's murder hadn't yet reached Shengjing.

More than a month ago, Chu Yuncang was suddenly injured in a hunting incident and closed his door to visitors. In fact, he was secretly traveling to Jiazhou.

He got the news unexpectedly and was ecstatic, as if someone handed him a pillow when he was sleepy. He couldn't do anything under the nose of his father, the emperor in Shengjing City, but Chu Yuncang was courting death and secretly leaving the capital. Don't blame him for being cruel!

So, he paid a large sum of money to hire an underground assassin organization to assassinate Chu Yuncang. A few days ago, the organization notified him that the assassination was successful and collected the remaining commission from him. Although handing over such a large sum of money made him feel a little painful, it was all worth it to get rid of Chu Yuncang!

The Third Prince quietly glanced in the direction of the Dragon Throne. Chu Yuncang was the biggest obstacle standing in his way of ascending to that position. Now that Chu Yuncang was gone, he was his father's ideal candidate. Despite his mother's family's limitations, he possessed both ability and prestige, having already amassed a significant following among the court officials. He quietly clenched his fists, concealing them in his sleeves. That position was his, firmly in his grasp!

As for the other princes, the third prince glanced around the hall and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

The second son was born to Empress Meng, and naturally had the Meng family's support. However, he was a hopeless idiot, only fond of tinkering with poetry and songs. The most laughable part was that, while his father had allowed all the princes to enter the imperial court for training, the second son chose the Imperial Music Bureau, spending his days hanging out with singing and dancing girls. Empress Meng was practically pissed off by him!

The fourth and fifth brothers, who have already entered the court, are inseparable, like conjoined twins, but both have mediocre abilities but great ambitions. They are often criticized by their father, the emperor, who calls them nothing but a pair of fools!

The remaining brothers were still young, and one was even still breastfeeding in a woman's arms. They posed no threat to him.

Suddenly, a postman came running towards the palace, dusty and exhausted, holding a letter of urgent message in his hand and shouting "Report!"

The urgent report was delivered to Emperor Yingtian, and the more he read it, the gloomier his expression became.

Everyone in the hall held their breath and looked at Emperor Yingtian.

The Third Prince carefully observed Emperor Yingtian's expression, his heart pounding. This 800-mile expedited message must be news about Chu Yuncang! He couldn't help but tremble slightly in his hands. It had finally worked!

Emperor Yingtian looked at the pairs of eyes staring at him, handed the urgent report to the eunuch Fushun beside him, and signaled him to read it.

Fu Shun's shrill voice rang out in the hall. It turned out that Emperor Nanjing had already assembled an army of 50,000 in Cangwu City, and was now marching towards the border between Nanjing and Dongling. At the current marching speed, they would reach the border between the two countries within ten days.

After reading the urgent report, the two factions in the court quarreled even more fiercely.

The third prince stood there somewhat disappointed, he could no longer maintain that humble expression.

Amidst the clamor, Fang Duan, the Prince's Guardian, hesitated for a moment before stepping out of the ranks and shouting, "Your Majesty, I have a petition to submit!"

Seeing that it was someone from the Crown Prince's party, Emperor Yingtian waved his hand, and the eunuch hurriedly took the memorial and presented it to Emperor Yingtian. After reading it, Emperor Yingtian stroked his beard and laughed, "Good! Good! Cang'er really deserves to be my good son!"

He glanced at the ministers in the hall and said, "Over a month ago, the Crown Prince confined himself to his room, claiming illness. In reality, he was following my orders to secretly investigate the prefect's conspiracy to rebel in Jiazhou. Now, good news has finally arrived! Lord Fang, quickly tell the others!"

Fang Duan said in a clear voice, "Yes, Your Majesty! This is a memorial written by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself, and I just received it this morning. Huang Dai, the prefect of Jiazhou, is colluding with Kang Huaiyuan, the deputy general of the Southwest Garrison, to create strange phenomena and bring chaos to the Dongling Empire."

"His Royal Highness has already verified the guilt of these two individuals. Furthermore, they have uncovered hundreds of crimes against Huang Dai, including illegal taxation, oppression of the people, and disregard for human life. All the criminals have been apprehended and are being brought to the capital."

Emperor Yingtian nodded slightly and said in a cold voice: "I will punish such a heinous person severely to serve as a warning to others!" He glanced at the ministers with a sharp look.

The Third Prince froze in place. Chu Yuncang hadn't died, and had even performed a great deed? He was furious, his face livid. That assassin organization had actually deceived him!!!

Emperor Yingtian glanced at the Third Prince and said coldly, "Third Prince, I remember this Huang Dai. You were the one who personally attended the evaluation last year. How come you didn't notice anything when he was such a corrupt official?"

The Third Prince had long forgotten about the yellow and green belts. These local officials were so numerous, all huddled together in front of him, that he couldn't quite remember who was who. But now was no time to quibble, so he knelt respectfully and pleaded guilty, "Father, the matter of Huang Dai was a momentary oversight on your part. I am willing to accept the punishment!"

Among all his sons, Emperor Yingtian was quite satisfied with this one, believing him to be a qualified whetstone. However, if he did not punish him, he would not be able to convince the public, so he said coldly, "Then I will punish you by having you confine yourself to self-reflection for a month!"

Emperor Yingtian's attitude of taking it high and then letting it go lightly made the court officials of the Third Prince's party breathe a sigh of relief. They had already boarded the Third Prince's pirate ship, and they didn't want to capsize so early.

Emperor Yingtian glanced at the court officials who were holding their breath and speaking calmly, "Since the Crown Prince is in Jiazhou and has already dealt with the Southwest Army, let him lead the Southwest Army to fight against Nan Jing this time!"

Although Emperor Yingtian's words decided to accept the challenge, the pro-war party was not happy. They had wanted to persuade Emperor Yingtian to accept the challenge and then recommend their own people to join the war, but now the prince's party had reaped the benefits, and no one could laugh.

The third prince lowered his head deeply so that no one would see his distorted face. Not only did he fail to kill Chu Yuncang this time, but he also allowed Chu Yuncang to make such a great contribution. Even the Southwestern Army was about to be taken into Chu Yuncang's possession. Why?

He crackled his fingers. He had worked hard for so many years to catch up with Chu Yuncang, but now the situation had taken a sharp turn because of this one assignment. He was unwilling to accept this!

……

On the same afternoon, at a villa in the suburbs of Shengjing.

A man in black knelt on the ground, trembling, staring at the screen in front of him with some horror.

A sweet and graceful female voice rang out from behind the screen: "Commander Gu, if Chu Yuncang's people hadn't spoken out in court today, when would I have known that the Jiazhou plan had failed? Would I have to wait until Huang Dai came to the capital and exposed me?"

Commander Gu quickly shook his head and pleaded, "Master, I know I was wrong! It's really because Chu Yuncang didn't use the guards from the Prince's Mansion this time, and he secretly blocked the news, so I couldn't find out anything..."

The woman behind the screen gently put down the teacup she had picked up and teased, "Commander Gu, how did you get to be the commander? How can you be so naive? Is Chu Yuncang a fool who would voluntarily offer his head to you for a chop?"

Commander Gu was speechless and didn't know how to answer.

The woman casually glanced at her painted nails and said softly, "Since Commander Gu can't get any information, these ears are useless. Cut them off!"

Commander Gu was horrified. Before he could shout, someone hiding in the dark corner of the room came out and held him down. With a wave of his knife, he lost both ears.

The smell of blood in the air made people feel nauseous. The woman frowned and waited for Commander Gu to be dragged away. She quickly ordered, "Send out the most powerful assassins! I don't want Huang Dai and Kang Huaiyuan to reach Shengjing City alive!"

Another man in black appeared out of nowhere and said respectfully, "I obey your orders!"

The woman stood up gently, and her maid immediately came forward and put a black cloak on her, and then put on the hood of the cloak. The woman's face was instantly hidden in the darkness and could not be seen clearly.

The woman took two steps toward the door, then suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice, "If Chu Yuncang is alive, it will ruin our plan. Let's see how many chess pieces he has left. Use all that we can. No matter what means we use, we must kill him this time!"

The man in black respectfully accepted the order...