Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the front!"

Lou Yao listened to the messenger at the door and subconsciously looked at Wu Wei and Lin Bang.

Wu Wei and Lin Bang both showed a surprised expression.

After all, in theory, urgent reports from the front lines should have come to them, so why did they arrive here directly?

However, they soon realized that Lou Yao also had informants on the front lines.

And it was quite obvious that they hadn't received any news from the front lines.

Lou Yao's information network is much better than theirs.

After the messenger saw that the message had reached Wuwei and Linbang, he paused for a moment and then fell silent.

Lou Yao waved to the messenger.

The messenger walked up to Lou Yao's ear and whispered the message.

After saying that, Lou Yao said with a gloomy expression, "Since he has already made a move... Wuwei, Lin Bang! Go and get rid of him for me."

Wuwei and Linbang looked at Lou Yao with blank expressions after hearing her words.

Have absolutely no idea what's going on.

"Empress Dowager... what's wrong?"

Lou Yao then said to the messenger, "Go tell them what's happening at the front."

The messenger bowed slightly: "Generals, the Southern Seal of Shanshan Kingdom has formed an alliance with Bairda and handed over control of Chaoxia City to Bairda."

“Byrdal issued a decree to pacify the people, promising a large sum of money to recall many of the scattered troops of Gaochang Kingdom.”

"Byrdal also used trickery and large sums of money to turn your army's generals against you. Currently, your army is in a state of panic, and many have already accepted his money..."

...

The messenger relayed the message they had received.

After hearing this, Wu Wei and Lin Bang looked extremely grim.

Lou Yao said, "I know very well what kind of people Nan Xi and Bai Erda are. They couldn't have come up with so many methods... The person who could have come up with these methods must be Xiao Ce!"

Wu Wei and Lin Bang, their faces grim, asked, "What's going on here..."

Lou Yao waved her hand and said, "You don't need to explain to me... I know him better than you do. I only acquiesced before because I was afraid he would cause trouble, and told him not to come here... I originally wanted to give him a way out... but he insisted on asking to die!"

As they spoke, Wuwei and Linbang, their faces grim, tried to explain.

Lou Yao continued, "Stop explaining! I want him dead! Understand?"

Wu Wei and Lin Bang nodded as they looked at Lou Yao's sinister expression.

"Your Majesty, we understand!"

Lou Yao continued, "You don't need to report to me anymore, you don't need to have any reservations... Give them a beating... Beat them!"

Wuwei and Linbang nodded.

Lou Yao said, "Your most important person is Xiao Ce..."

Lou Yao said with deep regret, "I should have gotten rid of him sooner..."

Wuwei and Linbang stood still.

"Go and..."

Wuwei and Linbang exchanged a glance: "Mother, rest assured... we will definitely not let you down..."

Lou Yao looked at them and said, "I believe in you..."

Lin Bang thought of something and said to Lou Yao, "Mother, if we want to deal with Xiao Ce, conventional methods may not be feasible... So, we will use some schemes, and we will have some contact with Xiao Ce."

Lou Yao listened to Lin Bang's words and gave a cold smile. Her eyes were fixed on Wu Wei and Lin Bang with a meaningful look, and she said with a half-smile, "Are you sure you can match him when it comes to scheming?"

Wu Wei and Lin Bang didn't avoid Lou Yao's gaze. After a moment of silence, they said, "Even if it's not... we still have to find a way to make it be. If it is, we don't stand a chance of winning if we confront them head-on..."

After Wuwei and Linbang said that, Lou Yao asked in surprise, "Was it my mistake not to get rid of him first...?"

Neither of them spoke.

Lou Yao then said to the two of them, "Don't be afraid. Just use the method I gave you. I will trust you completely..."

The two nodded after hearing Lou Yao's words and then fell silent.

Seeing this, Lou Yao waved her hand, seemingly a little tired, signaling the two of them to leave quickly.

After watching Wuwei and Linbang leave, Lou Yao seemed to come back to her senses.

He called out to a palace servant beside him, "Go and call the instructor over."

A worker standing nearby listened and nodded repeatedly.

A short while later, the instructor arrived and bowed to Lou Yao.

Lou Yao asked the coach, "How's the person you're training doing?"

The instructor bowed to Lou Yao and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, everything is proceeding in an orderly manner... However, Your Majesty, you should know that the training of these assassins is not something that can be accomplished overnight; it takes at least three to five years to achieve this."

Lou Yao nodded and didn't continue. Instead, she changed the subject and said to the instructor, "I didn't call you here today to talk about this..."

"Did Wuwei and Linbang just come back? Have you met?"

The coach nodded and said without any concealment, "I've met them, and they gave me good news... they won their first battle!"

Lou Yao gave a wry smile: "It seems you didn't meet just now."

Lou Yao then recounted what had just happened.

After speaking, Lou Yao stared at the coach's face, but she couldn't glean anything from his expression.

Seeing this, Lou Yao continued speaking to the instructor, "Instructor, so now do you know what I'm going to do?"

The instructor nodded and asked Lou Yao, "Do you want me to get rid of him?"

Lou Yao's eyes lit up slightly, and she nodded: "That's right, you're smarter than them... Can you do it?"

The instructor nodded to Lou Yao: "Of course, no problem... but I need time to prepare... and I can't guarantee how long... I can only follow your advice and do my best. After all, Xiao Ce is surrounded by many experts... assassinating him won't be easy."

Lou Yao said to the instructor, "Of course I know that... As long as you agree, the deal is 90% done!"

The coach nodded: "Then do you need me to lead the team personally, or..."

Lou Yao said to the coach, "Of course you'll lead the team yourself... To be honest, of the three of you, you're the one I trust the most!"

The coach smiled faintly; his expression didn't change much...

"Then, First Lady, is there anything else you need to explain?"

Lou Yao shook her head: "No more! You should go as soon as possible... I've realized that to win this war... it all depends on whether we can eliminate Xiao Ce."

The coach nodded without saying anything more, then turned and left.

As Lou Yao watched these people leave, she seemed to mutter to herself, "Master, can we trust these three people?"

Then a person came out from behind a screen on one side.

The man said to Lou Yao, "No problem, you've got their lifeline in your hands now... they'll just obediently agree to your demands..."

Lou Yao nodded: "Then why didn't they tell me about Xiao Ce's danger from the beginning... so I could prepare? They must have known!"

One of the men who stepped forward said calmly, "They may have held onto a sliver of hope before... but now that Xiao Ce has personally intervened, they can't hide anymore."

As he spoke, the man continued to Lou Yao, "Moreover, with so many spies you've planted, they'll know about any slightest disturbance before you do..."

"Master, thank you so much! If it weren't for you... I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to handle this." Lou Yao said to the person beside her.

The person beside him smiled faintly and waved his hand: "Thank me after we achieve our final goal. It's too early to thank me now..."

Lou Yao watched the group leave, saying, "I hope they have a successful trip!"

...

Xiao Ce was in a room, leisurely reading a book.

A scantily clad woman knelt beside Xiao Ce, helping him peel grapes.

How leisurely! This woman was sent by Nanxi to serve Xiao Ce's daily needs.

Xiao Ce did not refuse, mainly because the woman was beautiful and had a good figure.

Xiao Ce is a man, and he still has his own preferences in many things.

Xiao Ce named him Manman.

There was no other meaning behind it; it was just because one of his secretaries in his previous life was also named Manman.

Just as Xiao Ce was eating the grapes that Manman was peeling with her delicate hands.

There was a knock on the door. After hearing the knock, Xiao Ce called out to the outside.

Hu Yidao opened the door.

"It is His Majesty Nanxi who is looking for you."

Xiao Ce raised his hand, signaling him to call the person in.

Hu Yidao nodded and soon brought Nan Xi over.

Xiao Ce did not let Manman leave.

When Manman saw Nanxi coming over, she seemed a little uneasy and wanted to leave.

Xiao Ce said to Manman, "You can continue with your work, you don't need to leave."

Seeing this, Nanxi also said, "That's right, Manman, you continue to serve her."

He then turned to Xiao Ce and said, "Your Majesty, King of the Northern Desert, are you satisfied?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "That's right, I really do need a girl like this by my side. Your Majesty, Nanxi, you've put your heart into this..."

Hearing Xiao Ce's words, Nan Xi happily said, "Then, Your Highness, if you like it, I'll..."

Before Nanxi could speak, he waved his hand with a smile, interrupting her, "Forget it... This woman, one is enjoyable... but having her with many is just suffering!"

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Nan Xi was stunned for a moment, then smiled knowingly, understanding the unspoken meaning behind Xiao Ce's words.

Xiao Ce changed the subject and said to Nan Xi, "You didn't come here just to give me a follow-up visit, did you?"

Nan Xi was taken aback by Xiao Ce's question: "A return visit?"

Xiao Ce smiled at Nan Xi and said, "It's just a follow-up call about Manman's usage, right?"

Nanxi then realized that Xiao Ce was joking, and he laughed even more exaggeratedly.

Waving his hand, he said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, you are quite humorous... I'm not here for a follow-up visit, but I am here because I really have something to do with a woman."

Xiao Ce was somewhat surprised to see this: "Is it related to women?"

Seeing Xiao Ce's puzzled expression, Nan Xi smiled and asked, "That's right... Your Highness, everyone knows you are incredibly insightful... So, can you guess what it is?"

Xiao Ce pondered for a moment, then instead of answering Nan Xi directly, asked, "Are the things I arranged going smoothly?"

After Xiao Ce changed the subject, Nan Xi followed up on Xiao Ce's question.

"Your Highness, I was just about to tell you all this... Everything has gone too smoothly..."

Nanxi then told Xiao Ce the news she had received from the front lines.

Xiao Ce nodded after listening, then his thoughts jumped around dramatically as he asked Nan Xi, "Is it true that Bairdda wants to give her daughter to me?"

Nan Xi was taken aback at first, then remembered that she had just asked Xiao Ce to guess...

Nanxi's eyes widened as she asked Xiao Ce, "Your Highness... how did you do that?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said to Nan Xi, "Is this difficult? You said this matter is related to a woman...it's definitely not you who came to deliver my woman..."

"The only person who wants to send me a woman must be someone whose interests are currently tied to mine. That person is Bairdda, so I asked you about the situation at the front... From what you said, everything is going smoothly at the front... I guessed that Bairdda must have discovered my abilities and wants to win me over."

“I have everything I need, while all he has and can offer is his beautiful daughter.”

After listening to Xiao Ce's analysis, Nan Xi was filled with admiration; his face practically screamed "admiration!"

"Since Your Highness is aware of this... may I ask you... do you agree?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "I agree...why not?"

Seeing that Xiao Ce agreed so readily, Nan Xi asked him, "Your Highness, I thought you would refuse... Then I'll go and reply to them."

Xiao Ce said to Nan Xi, "Oh right, I forgot to mention a prerequisite. Could you go and find out about it for me?"

Nanxi asked in confusion, "Prerequisites?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "That's right, but was that girl there voluntarily?"

Without a second thought, Nan Xi replied, "Of course it's voluntary. I know Gulimiza; she's a very independent woman. If it wasn't her choice, no one could have made her do it..."

Xiao Ce nodded in satisfaction: "That's good..."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce asked Nan Xi, "Aren't you curious why I agreed so readily?"

Nan Xi nodded: "Your Highness is right, because you don't seem like someone who can be seduced by beauty..."

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "That's not right. I'm not a monk, I'm a normal man... how could I not be interested in beautiful women? The reason I agreed was to put Bairda of Gaochang at ease. After all, many things in the future should be done on the basis of mutual trust."

"Besides, since a young and beautiful woman likes me, I don't mind having another woman! It's a win-win situation, isn't it?"