Quick Transmigration: The Green Tea Mistress's Guide to Seduction - A Master's Handbook

"I will leave Changfeng and Xinping to you then. Be careful in the palace," Prince Shen instructed.

"I'll go with you." Xie Qingyu shook her head.

Just as Prince Shen was about to refuse, Xie Qingyu interrupted him, saying, "If he wants to take action, he will definitely hope that he can't enter the palace. Ideally, by the time you arrive, everything will have been settled. So he will definitely try to stop you from entering the palace that day. The best way is for you to take me to the palace to pay respects to my mother."

Prince Shen knew that Xie Qingyu was right. If he wanted to enter the palace without alerting the enemy, he needed an excuse to stay.

The method Xie Qingyu described was the simplest and least likely to arouse Ling Wang's suspicion.

But he still wanted to refuse.

Seeing that he was about to shake his head, Xie Qingyu immediately said, "Even if you don't take me with you, if this matter fails, do you think I can live alone? It's the same wherever I am."

Xie Qingyu had no other intention at this moment; she simply didn't want him to face that scene alone—father and son turning against each other, brothers killing each other.

It's best for her to be by his side at times like this.

Only when two people have gone through major events together can their relationship take a deeper step forward.

"it is good."

Xie Qingyu eventually persuaded him.

The palace women might not know about the changes in the previous dynasty, but the Imperial Concubine definitely knew that Prince Ling was going to do something. She heard that when they came, she refused to see them and told them to leave quickly.

Now that we're already in the palace, it doesn't matter whether we see her or not.

As Xie Qingyu turned to leave, she even tried to look into the house.

"Stop looking, she's not here."

Even now, Prince Shen remained calm and composed, speaking to Xie Qingyu, "You'll see him soon."

The two women left the Consort's residence and went straight to the Emperor's residence, while the eunuchs and maids following behind dared not utter a sound.

Even before one reaches the Emperor's Taiji Hall, one can already sense the chilling atmosphere emanating from within.

Prince Shen glanced at it from afar, then took Xie Qingyu to a remote palace. After moving it somewhere, a secret passage as tall as a person appeared in the abandoned house.

"Let's go, let's go to the main hall and watch a good show first."

The passageway, deserted for so long, smelled terrible, and there were countless forks in the road. Xie Qingyu followed closely behind Prince Shen, and it took about fifteen minutes to reach their destination.

Although Xie Qingyu had a vague idea in her mind when she entered the passage, she was still shocked when she and Prince Shen reached the end and could clearly hear Prince Ling's voice.

Prince Shen actually knew about this passage that led directly to the emperor's sleeping quarters.

There were probably fewer people present than Xie Qingyu had imagined.

Only the sound of the emperor coughing softly could be heard.

"Father, just tell me the location of the Imperial Seal. Your current health is really not suitable for you to continue to worry about state affairs."

At this moment, Prince Ling still seemed to be thinking of the Emperor.

"Second Prince... cough cough cough, you're really something." The Emperor's words at this moment were not a compliment.

The Emperor laughed as he spoke, "Xinzhi, I know all my sons want me dead, but I never expected you to..." The Emperor almost fainted but still insisted on finishing his sentence, "You actually want me dead too!"

The Imperial Concubine probably felt that the situation was already settled, so she didn't care about anything else.

"Why wouldn't I want to? I've wanted you dead for twenty years!" The Imperial Concubine was somewhat hysterical. "You separated me from my beloved, disregarded my feelings and forced me into the palace, where I've been stuck for twenty years in this tiny place. How could I not hate you!"

The emperor on the bed stared wide-eyed, seemingly not expecting that the concubine with whom he usually had a close relationship would have such thoughts.

"So you... so you've always hated me." The emperor gasped for breath, finally spitting out a mouthful of blood.

His cloudy gaze swept over the Imperial Concubine, who was unusually serving him soup today, and then over the composed Prince Ling standing to the side, as if he were recalling the warm and cozy times he had spent in the Imperial Concubine's palace over the years.

He always thought that no matter how intense the struggle for the throne was, the Imperial Concubine had never tried to whisper sweet nothings in his ear like others had, because she was thinking of him and didn't want to put him in a difficult position.

It turns out she wasn't afraid of making things difficult for him; she clearly wanted him dead too.

"The Imperial Seal..." The emperor, hearing no sound from outside the main hall, realized with alarm that the situation seemed to have been settled.

Prince Ling took a step forward, as if he wanted to hear more clearly.

The sound of the mechanism turning drew the attention of everyone in the room.

Caught off guard, Xie Qingyu emerged from behind Shen Wang.

The Imperial Concubine's pupils widened, seemingly not understanding why Prince Shen had come out from the inner room.

"Second Brother wants the Imperial Seal. What does he want it for?" Prince Shen asked casually, seemingly unaware of the unusual atmosphere.

“You…” Ling Wang looked at the secret passage behind him, and then at Xie Qingyu beside him.

I don't understand why these two people are here.

"Why isn't Second Brother saying anything? The Imperial Seal is a national treasure, oh~" Prince Shen exclaimed as if suddenly realizing something, "Second Brother, are you perhaps trying to force me to abdicate?"

Prince Shen's blunt words enraged Prince Ling. "You!"

Prince Shen ignored him and continued, "Second Brother, it's probably useless for you to ask for the Imperial Seal, isn't it? This kind of thing is only proof when it's in the hands of the royal bloodline. Second Brother, you..." Prince Shen smiled, "I don't think I should call you Second Brother."

The emperor on the bed fell silent the moment Prince Shen emerged.

He became excited when he heard him say that and looked at King Shen.

"I forgot, Father doesn't know yet, but this is the evidence of love left behind by the couple you separated back then."

"Shut up!" the imperial concubine shouted, but it was too late.

After finishing speaking slowly, King Shen looked at their expressions.

The Consort's face was filled with anger and hatred, Prince Ling's eyes were filled with panic, and the Emperor was filled with shock and disbelief.

"You, you, you..." The Emperor pointed at the Imperial Concubine but couldn't utter a single word.

"Why is Your Majesty so shocked? Otherwise, you know that the Imperial Concubine has been so fond of Prince Ling but has been extremely negligent towards Prince Shen all these years. Haven't you thought about the reason?" Xie Qingyu added.

“Prince Ling is her son with her beloved, while Prince Shen is your son. The reason she hates Prince Shen is because of you.” Xie Qingyu didn’t mind stabbing the emperor in the heart at this moment.

This is to express my indignation on behalf of King Shen.

The panic on the Consort's face was the best proof, and her recent confession of hatred for the Emperor added a convincing reason to this fact.

By the time she realized what was happening and wanted to argue, it was too late.

Ling Wang suddenly calmed down.

"So what if I'm not?" Ling Wang wore a hypocritical yet confident smile. "Only I can leave here today."