Adoption brings disaster

Speaking of the relatives of His Royal Highness Prince Yong, I can easily get rid of them, but I'm afraid it won't be so easy for Prince Yong to get rid of me.

I was furious that Prince Yong didn't let me help him with his problems. As soon as I sent away these troublesome relatives, I immediately turned against Prince Yong.

I sneered and said sarcastically, "After all, the children have grown up and their feelings for me have faded. They no longer come to me when they encounter problems, but are still desperately on guard against me. I guess they think I am too controlling and incompetent, or is it really like what your relatives say? I am just an outsider and I have no right to interfere in your family affairs."

After saying that, I pretended to leave again, looking hurt, and said self-deprecatingly, "Oh, no more, no more, I won't be annoying anyone here. I'm old, so I've learned to be sensible, right, Your Highness, the Honorable Prince Yong."

Prince Yong naturally knew what I was upset about, and he also knew that I would be angry. Seeing that I was angry, he also said softly: "I know that this matter will definitely make Qianqiu unhappy, but as a son, how can I make it difficult for my father? Naturally, I have to handle it myself to show my filial piety."

I naturally knew what Prince Yong was thinking, and I didn't make things difficult for him. I just sneered and stopped at the door to watch him continue explaining.

Yong Wan added, "As a son, I've never felt annoyed by my father. Qianqiu, you know that not only am I not annoyed by you, but I can't wait to be close to you every day."

How could I not know these things? I was still very unhappy, and said with a straight face: "That sounds nice, but why don't you tell me why I'm in trouble again?"

Prince Yong said, "After all, Zhang Gelao is your father. You often taught me that people's words are terrible and can melt gold. If I let you get involved in this, it will inevitably cause harm to you."

I didn't react to what King Yong said for a moment, but when I thought about it carefully, I realized that he was talking about my adoptive father.

My situation is really special, so naturally I still feel a little guilty.

Naturally, I didn't dare to say more, so I could only say viciously, "When we were going back home, His Royal Highness Prince Yong insisted on going with me. How come it's been so many years, and you're so forgetful, can't you remember it?"

I was afraid that His Royal Highness Prince Yong would find out something, so I pretended to be aggrieved and said, "After I was promoted to minister and returned home, I lost all ties with my parents and brothers. Now I am a member of the royal family. Your Royal Highness Prince Yong thinks you can sever our relationship with just a few words."

In this era where blood ties and clans are extremely important, even if Qingfu received the grace of the royal family, he would only be separated from the family in name, but he could not break away from it in his heart.

Even because of the special nature of my father-in-law, a rich and idle man, some of him-in-law will even spare no effort to help his own family, hoping that his family can move to a higher level, so what I said is a bit unreasonable.

After hearing what I said, His Royal Highness Prince Yong didn't react for a moment. I sighed, pretending to be affectionate, and added, "Although blood is thicker than water, the bond we've shared over the years is even harder to let go of than blood ties and clan ties. Compared to my family, I hope you live a good life."

I said this sincerely, and my eyes were also extremely sincere. His Royal Highness Prince Yong was naturally very moved after hearing these words.

I feel very guilty. This is not just a matter of me occupying someone else's nest. If His Royal Highness Prince Yong finds out, I'm afraid he will be beaten to death like a demon. Not only will he be beaten to death, I'm afraid he will be burned to ashes and scattered all over the place.

I was a little scared and didn't dare to continue to dwell on this question, so I changed the subject and said, "The security of your palace is not very strict. I rushed in like this, and no one questioned me. If I kill everyone, then you are in danger."

"Father is right." His Royal Highness Prince Yong said it very sincerely, as if I were really his father. It was a little funny and I almost laughed out loud.

His Royal Highness Prince Yong added, "Although the art of disguise is cunning and unpredictable, it is not without flaws. If one is prepared to take precautions, it is not difficult to defeat."

When I heard His Royal Highness Prince Yong say this, I immediately became interested. I looked at His Royal Highness Prince Yong and motioned him to continue.

His Royal Highness Prince Yong naturally told me everything he knew. He said, "No matter how strange the martial arts, they can't escape the flow of the body's true qi. It's just a matter of manipulating the true qi. The most basic disguise is skin-changing, where a prepared human skin mask is applied to the face. This is the easiest to guard against. There are those in the palace who have mastered the clairvoyance. No matter how exquisite the mask, it won't escape their sight."

The method of clairvoyance is not difficult, it just takes a longer time to practice. His Royal Highness Prince Yong is majestic, and Prince Zhenbei takes care of everything for him. It is very easy for him to find a few talented and hardworking people.

This kind of elementary disguise technique is useless against King Yong, let alone ordinary wealthy businessmen and high-ranking officials.

I nodded, and Prince Yong continued, "The intermediate level of disguise is the form-changing technique. By circulating the Qi through the meridians in a special way, one can transform into anyone else's appearance, making it difficult for ordinary people to tell the difference. This method is extremely clever, but unfortunately, the Gu King bred a Gu insect in the early years that has the ability to block the meridians, making the form-changing technique impossible to hide from this Gu insect."

The shape-changing technique is difficult to break, but the flow of true energy leaves its own traces. Not to mention the Gu King's Gu worm, even ordinary masters will always find clues as long as they pay attention.

"The most advanced disguise technique is called Changing the Heart. This disguise technique is the secret technique of the Thousand Killings Organization. As for its principle, we don't know. We only know that this technique can change as the mind wishes. Whether it is appearance or other aspects, there is no difference. It is really impossible to defend against."

I have never understood the principles of martial arts in this world, but this advanced disguise technique sounds difficult to crack, so I am still very curious about it. I am even more curious about how His Royal Highness Prince Yong can prevent this killing technique.

Seeing that I was interested, His Royal Highness Prince Yong naturally explained to me in detail how to prevent Wubusha.

"More than ten years ago, after my grandfather was assassinated by Du Kesha, the military was looking for a solution. However, after Du Kesha was killed by my grandfather, the Thousand Killings Organization went into hiding, and no solution was found. Later, Zhaixing Tower sent a rare stone from outside the domain, which, when combined with a specific formation, was able to break the Yixin method."

I looked at Prince Yong's Mansion, which had many guards but very few experts. I thought for a moment and said, "I think this formation was set up in the palace. No wonder there wasn't even a single person spying on me when I came in."

"Father is absolutely right. If we talk about the safest place in Beishang, it's still the Prince Yong's Mansion. Now that Qianqiu has moved in, I can withdraw those people and keep the entire palace as impregnable as a rock. If the Qiansha Organization dares to come, they will never return."

As Prince Yong spoke, he became more and more talkative, and all he said were serious matters. Outsiders who heard him thought that Prince Yong was extremely filial to me.

But all I could hear in my head were dirty words, and I couldn't turn off the secret voice transmission, which was really annoying.

Fortunately, Ah Er would come in from time to time to deliver some things, so I had some reasons to avoid King Yong.

Seeing that we had been talking for a long time, Ah Er hurriedly brought tea and said, "Your Highnesses, this is new tea that just came from the south. It is sweet, delicious and has a long aftertaste. Please drink some to quench your thirst."

Soon, Ah Er brought some more fruit and said, "Your Highnesses, these are lychees from Lingnan. They were delivered by the fastest horses day and night, and they are very fresh. Your Highnesses, please enjoy some."

Soon after the fruit was delivered, Ah Er brought some snacks and said, "Your Highnesses, these are the snacks made by the previous chef of Qianqiu Pavilion. They are the flavors you like. Please give them a taste and show some respect to the chef."

A'er has never been so attentive and unconventional. When he brought something in for the first time, I didn't suspect anything, but when A'er came in for the third time, I finally realized something was wrong.

It is said that Ah Er was always respectful every time he came in, but when I wasn't paying attention, he would always glance at His Royal Highness Prince Yong anxiously. When His Royal Highness Prince Yong saw him, he would ignore him, and he would become even more anxious.

I naturally know why Er did this. As a father, even if I don't help my son, at least I can't hinder his career. I naturally can't let His Royal Highness Prince Yong waste his time here.

"If Chongguang has something to do, just leave on your own. I'll find a comfortable courtyard to take a nap and wait for you to come back." I came here early in the morning to deal with things, and I'm very sleepy now, I said while yawning.

When His Royal Highness Prince Yong heard that I wanted to take a nap, his eyes lit up, and he said obscene words in his mind, and wanted to take a nap with me.

Ah Er saw this and became anxious. He ignored the rules and said, "His Royal Highness Prince Yong is very filial to His Royal Highness Qianqiu. The best courtyard in our mansion is reserved for His Royal Highness Qianqiu. I have people sweep it every day and it's spotless. If His Royal Highness Qianqiu is tired, I will have someone take him there to rest."

I was indeed very sleepy at the moment, and I didn't understand the affairs of the court, so I took the opportunity to get off the horse and followed the servant to have a rest.

Perhaps I had rejected Chongguang in my mind, or perhaps I really had something important to attend to. King Yong glanced coldly at Ah Er, thought for a moment, and said, "I will sleep with my father later. Now, please help me find a few people to see if they can be of great use."

After saying that, he took my phone and went to the study without caring whether I agreed or not.

After arriving at the study, I entered a secret room where five people were already sitting together talking about something.

"How do you think we should handle this matter regarding Mr. Zhang?"

"This person is not capable of governing the country and is unfit to be a cabinet minister. Naturally, he must be removed from the cabinet."

"Xiao Lang's words do make sense, but arbitrarily dismissing cabinet ministers will probably cause His Royal Highness Prince Yong to be criticized by the world. This is probably not appropriate."

"Mr. Li, you misheard me. I never said I could dismiss a cabinet minister at will," the man said with a smile. He then took out a memorial and said, "Look at this, everyone. Not to mention dismissing him, even if he was thrown into prison, no one would dare to say a word."

The other four people clearly trusted Xiao Lang immensely. After hearing what he said, they didn't even bother looking at the memorial. Instead, they smiled and said, "Since you've already made a foolproof plan, then let's do as you wish."

"Cough cough." Prince Yong pretended to cough twice.

When they heard the sound, everyone looked over and saw His Royal Highness Prince Yong and I standing at the door, and hurried over to pay their respects.

After the ceremony, everyone stood in their seats again, waiting for His Royal Highness Prince Yong and I to sit down. After hearing Prince Yong's words, they sat upright on the chairs and did not mention anything else.

After everyone sat down, they repeated everything they had said before in full.

Prince Yong didn't express his opinion after hearing this. Instead, he tilted his head to look at me and asked, "Qianqiu, what do you think?"

"I know nothing about the political situation, but from what you said, it seems to be correct and should be feasible." I expressed my own opinion in a pertinent manner.

"Brother, you are too modest. If you know nothing about the affairs of state, how could you possibly have won the favor of His Royal Highness Prince Yong?" Xiao Lang said, seemingly politely but actually quite aggressively. "We are unskilled and inexperienced, so I'm sure there must be mistakes in what we've decided. We all work for His Royal Highness Prince Yong, so I hope you'll be willing to offer us some guidance."

"In terms of wisdom and strategy, you are all my right-hand men. You are naturally one in a million, but you are still a little behind Qianqiu." His Royal Highness Prince Yong said sincerely, his eyes full of admiration.

After saying this, he didn't care about what others said, and continued: "However, Qianqiu has a free and easy personality. It is true that he doesn't understand the affairs of the capital, and he knows even less about the affairs of the court."

His Royal Highness Prince Yong praised me highly, and naturally, other people also responded with all kinds of compliments, which made me feel embarrassed. I kept cursing Prince Yong in my mind, saying that he was deliberately praising me to death.

"Brother Qianqiu, do you think that we are stupid and look down on us?" Xiao Lang spoke politely, but his tone was already a little fierce.

Although I don't know why Xiao Lang is like this, since he is Chongguang's right-hand man, I have to be polite to him.

"Chongguang and I have known each other since childhood, so naturally I am different from others. You are all talented people, but don't listen to Chongguang's nonsense. I really know nothing about the affairs of the court."

"Qianqiu, Qianqiu." Xiao Lang muttered my name thoughtfully, then suddenly realized and shouted, "Are you the Qianqiu Prince who uses his beauty to please others?"

After he finished speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing. He looked at me awkwardly and said, "I didn't say that. It's all written in the storybook."

Xiao Lang knew that he had said something wrong, so he quickly shut up and looked at King Yong next to me with a complicated expression, his face full of disappointment.

I didn't react for a moment. When the other four people were scrambling to ease the atmosphere, I finally remembered what he was talking about. I didn't show it on my face, but I was already furious in my mind.

"What on earth is written in the storybook? I haven't been allowed to read it for all these years, but everyone knows it except me. And judging by their behavior, it's not a good thing."

His Royal Highness Prince Yong had not expected things to develop like this, so he could only coax me in his mind while pulling me away. The five people also nodded and fawned on Xiao Lang because he said the wrong thing, and wanted to send me away quickly.

To know what happens next, please wait for the next episode.