The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 790 A sharp turn
After hearing the order from Prince Liang, the captains of the palace guards and the divine servants who were summoned felt a great headache even though they were used to the prince's willful behavior.

After all, they already knew what the so-called "common prince" was like.

Putting aside his unknown identity as a "prince", that person had close ties with many aristocratic families and clans, and after entering Beijing, he was summoned to the palace by the emperor many times to meet him. There were even rumors that he was appreciated by the empress.

Even Concubine Wang looked at him differently. In order to save his face, she scolded and punished her own nephew in public.

King Liang himself might not mind provoking such a person, but the same might not be true for their subordinates and retainers.

Putting aside other things, if "Sakura Dragon Fairy" Zheng Qingyan came to cause trouble, no one here could guarantee that they could take it on.

What's more, the "Three Wonders Fairy" Duan Mingxue has been following that person...

So the several supernatural power worshippers looked at each other, and finally Xu Qianlin, who was known as the "Thousand Scale Needle", stepped forward and persuaded them with a stiff upper lip:
"Your Majesty, Zhao Chen has many nobles behind him. Even if you want to punish him, you must have a legitimate reason, otherwise you might lose face...

“After all, the Prince of Liang and his princess are friendly with the other party, so there is no guarantee that they will not speak up for him.

"It won't be a big deal if we are humiliated, but it will be bad if you...

What he said was euphemistic, but in fact he was telling Liang Wang Ming Hongyi that if Zhao Chen didn't give them face, they might not be able to defeat the other party.

Although Xu Qianlin only has middle-grade magical powers, he is a descendant of the branch of the Xu family, a noble family in Bingzhou.

The Xu family is best at medicine, and Xu Qianlin himself is also the personal physician of King Liang, assisting him in his daily practice, so his words still carry some weight in Ming Hongyi's eyes, which is why other priests asked him to come forward.

Hearing this, Ming Hongyi glared at Xu Qianlin, then glanced at the other silent priests of magical powers, and couldn't help but become even more angry.

It is outrageous that he, a prince who can control the financial resources of an entire state and is born a noble, can't even do anything to an illegitimate child whose real or fake status is unknown!
But Ming Hongyi knew in his heart that Xu Qianlin's judgment was correct. If Zhao Chen resisted him, then he would most likely be unable to do anything and would have to return in disgrace, and his dignity would suffer an even more serious blow.

As for the official power, whether it was the Six Gates or the Daoguan Office, his face was not as great as the emperor...

As long as the emperor doesn't give the order, no one will touch Zhao Chen.

"Are we just going to let it go?" Ming Hongyi was still a little unwilling, and gnashed his teeth and said, "The Mengxi Garden incident, you told me that it was probably done by the Prince of Xiang or the Prince of Wei, and asked me not to act on impulse, lest they find a handle to falsely accuse me...

"Then even if I want to make a move on Zhao Chen now, I can't... Could it be that among all the possible heirs to the throne, I am the weakest and can only be bullied and cannot fight back?!"

Xu Qianlin also knew that the usually smooth-sailing Prince Liang was furious this time, and if he was not allowed to vent his anger, he would probably continue to make trouble, so he could only say tactfully: "Your Highness, we are not against your revenge, but you have to pay attention to the method..."

Before he could finish his words, Ming Hongyi interrupted him: "Methods and methods? A few days ago, Si Niang proposed to use the power of Prince Xiang or Prince Wei to deal with Zhao Chen... What was the result?

"Not only did Si Niang fail in this matter, but Zhao Chen also gained the appreciation of the Queen and the Imperial Concubine... Is this the method you mentioned?"

His tone was full of sarcasm, and he was obviously very dissatisfied with his own priests who always failed to get things done.

Those who can join your army either have ulterior motives or are spies for others. There are very few who are truly loyal to you. How can you expect us to accomplish anything? Xu Qianlin, who also had his own thoughts, complained a few words in his heart, but on the surface he "passed the buck" and said:

"Maybe it's because 'Yuchan Zhenren' hasn't made a move for a long time?" "After all, whether it's the Prince of Xiang, the Prince of Wei, or that Young Master Chen, they all have the support of 'Dongxuan' Zhenren behind them."

His idea was very simple: If you really want to cause trouble, then take "Master Yuchan" with you, and we rascals will not get involved.

Upon hearing this, King Liang frowned and thought seriously. After a while, he asked the butler Fu Shen beside him, "How many days has the teacher not come to the mansion?"

"Your Highness, the Master has not returned since his house in Fukang Lane was breached. I heard from your nephews that he went to chase after the escaped 'Dinglu'." Fu Shen already knew about this and answered immediately.

"Not quite right... Teacher, you are a real person named 'Dongxuan'. Even if your strength is restricted by the Zhoutian Star Array, it is impossible for you to spend so much time hunting down a few cauldrons...

"I'm afraid the teacher is in trouble." At this point, King Liang's face suddenly became a little anxious, and he ordered his subordinates, "Quick! Bring here Minister Weng of the Ministry of Revenue, President Cen of the Chamber of Commerce, and Master Likong of the Great Xiangyun Temple."

These were the "emergency contacts" that Master Yuchan told King Liang, and he was solemnly told to go and find these people if he lost contact for more than a day.

But he had been preparing to trade the location of the third sealed secret realm with a mysterious man these days and ignored this matter. It was not until he tried to contact his teacher with the secret treasure to no avail that he realized something was wrong.

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Imperial City, Ningyue Palace.

After the eunuch surnamed Cao was granted permission to see the emperor, he quickly came to the emperor and Concubine Ning and reported: "Your Majesty, the Liang Palace suddenly sent people to look for the several clones of that person. I'm afraid that person will soon know about the theft of the 'Sky River Goddess Picture'.

"Should we start our next plan right away?"

Hearing this, the emperor pondered for a while, thinking to himself: "The original plan after the change was to wait a few more days, so that the True Lord would not suspect that his most powerful clone, 'Yuchan Zhenren', who stayed in the capital, was trapped because of the revenge of the Zhang family of the Dragon and Tiger Sect, and the loss of the 'Sky River Goddess Picture' was also an accident...

"But Zhao Chen actually followed Yan Ruyu to Mengxi Garden and took away the 'Heavenly River Goddess Picture' before Yan Ruyu did. This was beyond my expectation... In the original 'script', Yan Ruyu had to enter the 'Mengxi Garden' formation for the second time to get it, and Zhao Chen should have obtained the treasure when investigating the Baishui Gang.

"We have just been trapped, and the 'Goddess Picture' has been lost. Who can guarantee that the other person will not be able to sense it...

"But now that things have come to this, I can only take a gamble."

Thinking of this, the emperor no longer hesitated and told the eunuch named Cao: "Execute according to the previous plan."

"Yes!" The eunuch Cao bowed respectfully and responded.

In fact, he didn't know the whole plan, he only knew what part he had to do.

After the eunuch surnamed Cao left, Concubine Ning said with some concern: "Your Majesty, will there be any problems if we rush so hastily?"

"How can it be possible to be completely foolproof when calculating something like that? Accidents and mishaps are the norm."

(End of this chapter)