The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 470: good calculation
Chapter 470 Good Calculation
The root cause was that the second prince’s rebellion had left a deep shadow in the emperor’s heart. Whenever his son had anything to do with military power, the emperor would easily become paranoid.
Today, Bai Qingyan suddenly learned that Prince Liang was planning to marry Dong Tingzhen by trickery, so she deliberately asked Bai Jinzhi to point out in front of the Crown Prince that Prince Liang might be trying to win over Prince Nandu Xian. The Crown Prince might want to create the impression that Prince Liang was seeking marriage with Dong Tingzhen while being involved with Liu Ruofu, who was already engaged to the fourth prince of Daliang, for the Emperor to see.
Given the emperor’s suspicious personality and his fear of the prince getting involved in military power, he would surely think that Prince Liang wanted to use marriage to gain the support of Prince Xian and Dong Qingyue, who held a large number of troops.
Then… King Liang’s good days are over.
At this time, Daliang was about to negotiate peace with the State of Jin. Even if the emperor was unwilling to let Liu Ruofu marry into the enemy country of Daliang, he would not allow such a scandal to spread and give Daliang an excuse to bargain with the State of Jin.
It made King Liang suffer a loss, but also did not allow him to gain any benefit.
What a good plan!
Originally, Bai Qingyan was planning to make a fuss about Prince Liang violating his ancestral teachings in refining the elixir, but he didn’t expect that the Prince’s Mansion would lose patience and make moves, in waves.
Bai Qingyan looked back at the two secret guards kneeling in the courtyard to report the news, and ordered: “Go back and ask the others to continue to keep an eye on the six people sent out by the Crown Prince’s Mansion. Send someone to report the situation every quarter of an hour. If there is any special situation, report it at any time.”
“yes!”
The secret guard quickly disappeared in the yard. Bai Qingyan pondered for a moment and sent someone to call Lupin over.
Tonight, Lupin was first sent out by Bai Qingyan to deal with the people who spread rumors about Prince Liang and Dong Tingzhen in the Prince’s Mansion. After coming back to report, he had been waiting for Bai Qingyan’s instructions. When Bai Qingyan sent someone to call him, Lupin immediately rushed to Qinghui Courtyard.
“Uncle Ping, thank you for your hard work. You must go to Dong’s Mansion now and make sure to see my uncle. Tell him… If my uncle is at ease, I would like to bring Tingzhen back to Shuoyang tomorrow, so that Tingzhen can accompany my mother and relax and stay away from the capital city which is a troubled place! If my uncle and aunt agree, we will set off at noon tomorrow, and our convoy will go to Dong’s Mansion in advance to pick up Tingzhen.” Bai Qingyan looked at Lupin and said.
“Don’t worry, young lady. I’ll be there right away!” Lupin clasped his fists and bowed, then walked out without saying a word.
It was already midnight, and there were still a few hours until dawn, which was enough time for Bai Qingyan to make proper arrangements.
Bai Qingyan sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard, his fingers gently stroking the edge of the stone table. If the Prince’s Mansion wanted to do something to Prince Liang and Liu Ruofu, Bai Qingyan would help them and make sure that the Prince’s people handled the matter properly without any mistakes.
The best thing is to let that silly girl Ting Zhen see King Liang clearly.
She bent her fingers slightly and tapped the stone table from time to time.
The reason why Prince Liang wanted to attack Dong Tingzhen was simply for the military power in the hands of the Dong family. Regardless of whether Prince Liang and Prince Xian had reached an alliance, there were no deep enough constraints to tie the two together.
Therefore, when the Dong family’s marriage could not be accomplished at the moment, and he and Liu Ruofu were brought together by the prince’s scheme, if King Liang were allowed to make a choice, he would certainly choose Liu Ruofu, the only daughter of King Xian.
As for Prince Xian, it was naturally more attractive for him to become the father-in-law of the King of Jin than to let his daughter marry far away in Liang.
The problem is… Prince Liang’s current strength is not enough to compete with the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince is determined to keep this matter secret, Prince Liang will have no room to resist.
At the moment, Bai Qingyan has two strategies for dealing with King Liang.
One is to let the prince do what he wants and watch him take this opportunity to trample King Liang to death, so that the emperor will dislike King Liang from then on.
Secondly, Bai Qingyan can help Prince Liang and let him marry Liu Ruofu. In this way, the prince will keep a close eye on Prince Liang, who intends to compete with him for the throne but is disliked by the emperor. He will be entangled with Prince Liang and check and balance each other. She will return to Shuoyang to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers, while secretly striving to become stronger.
Only when there are two forces fighting each other in the court, others will not think about the Shuoyang Bai family. Otherwise, the prince will be the only one in power… If he has any intentions that are detrimental to the Bai family, the Bai family will have no room to maneuver.
When the Bai family army and the Bai family become more powerful, it will be time for Bai Qingyan to put an end to King Liang.
Bai Qingyan hated King Liang so much that he wanted to skin him alive and eat his flesh!
It can be a long-term plan for the Bai family, so Bai Qingyan is willing to choose the second method.
She would probably have to meet King Liang again tomorrow and help him, so… she would take action to deal with those people who spread rumors from the Prince’s Mansion, and then the Prince would suspect King Liang.
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The next day, it was still dark.
Prince Liang hurried out of the back door of the palace holding his clothes, his face pale. He was hiding under a tree and putting on his clothes when he heard the sound of horse hooves approaching. He was so scared that he tightly grasped the clothes that he had not yet put on, held his breath and hid behind the tree, holding the dagger for self-defense in his hand, his heart pounding, and he was still in shock.
Just now, when King Liang opened his eyes and saw Liu Ruofu lying beside him, he was so scared that he almost fell off the bed. He held his breath and dared not make a sound. His heart was pounding as he realized that he had fallen into a trap.
When he came out of Dong’s house last night, a woman said to him through the curtain of the carriage… Dong Tingzhen knew that he came to Dong’s house and wanted to ask him out. Originally, King Liang went to Dong’s house to put on a show for Dong Tingzhen, so he followed her without any suspicion. But later, his eyes went dark and he lost consciousness.
If he hadn’t remained alert in his heart, he would not have been able to wake up at this hour.
When he saw Liu Ruofu beside him, he hesitated for a moment and then decided to run away with his clothes. Someone was scheming him… and they would definitely not let him marry Liu Ruofu smoothly, especially at a time when Daliang was about to negotiate peace with the State of Jin, which would only make his father dislike him.
“Your Highness Prince Liang, there is no need to hide, come out!”
King Liang was startled. This was… Bai Qingyan’s voice.
How did she know he was here? Could it be that… Bai Qingyan had set him up?
Bai Qingyan’s gaze fell on the exposed corner of King Liang’s clothes. He raised his cold eyes and clenched his fists tightly to restrain his murderous intent.
“Your Highness Prince Liang, I have to go back to Shuoyang today, and I don’t have time to stay here with you!”
Bai Qingyan’s voice came again. King Liang gritted his teeth, stood up, put on his coat, tied his belt, hid the self-defense dagger behind his waist, and came out from behind the tree.
Seeing Bai Qingyan slowly getting off the carriage, King Liang put away his frightening hawk-like gaze and looked at Bai Qingyan with a pitiful look: “Princess Zhenguo, this matter… could it be that you set a trap to harm me?”
“If I set a trap to harm you, I will never let you leave the palace… I will report the matter to His Majesty!”
After Bai Qingyan finished speaking, Lupin ordered his men to drag out the three assassins from the Prince’s Mansion who were not on the list. Those three were already dead.
King Liang’s face turned pale. He shifted his gaze away from the three assassins and looked directly at Bai Qingyan, who seemed to be smiling.
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