Chapter 1180: Chapter 1177: Arrogant
“Ah Heng, if it really doesn’t work out, you can take an official post outside the capital.” In this life, Huo Zhengming once again made this suggestion.
Chu Heng was montarily stunned, recalling in his past life how he had left for the Border Pass once more, guarding it for many years before returning to the capital.
“Forget it, as if I never said anything. Being an official outside is even more dangerous; it’s not unheard of for officials to et with mishaps on their journey,” Huo Zhengming frowned, dismissing the idea as he glanced at the envelope, “Then I’ll go to the palace to see the Emperor!”
Huo Zhengming set off for the palace, with Chu Heng following along, waiting outside the palace gate.
At so point, snowflakes began to fall, blanketing everything around in white.
As soon as Huo Zhengming entered the palace, Duke Zheng received the news.
He sat in his study, summoning Madam Tang to him.
“I pay my respects to Your Highness, Prince of the State.” Madam Tang curtsied, her voice soft and laced with seductive charm. She walked straight over, intending to pour him tea.
Duke Zheng stopped her with his hand, his face seemingly smiling as his eyes scrutinized her with a cold intent, “Are you certain that taking action against Chu Heng’s family mbers will leave no loose ends?”
“Does her behavior differ from before?”
“My lord, I belong to you, and the honor of the Duke’s Mansion is my honor. The better you fare, the better I fare. How could I possibly do sothing that would ruin everything?”
“Oh?” Duke Zheng looked at her with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, “It seems the beauty truly likes ?”
“My lord, I’ve laid bare my true feelings before you, and yet you still doubt ?” Madam Tang showed a sorrowful yet ingratiating expression, “If my lord still harbors doubts about , it shouldn’t be long before the people sent to Nanchang County to investigate will return, and then my lord will know whether my words are true or false.”
“If not for Ye Muyu’s interference this ti, Chu Heng’s fate wouldn’t have changed, and the events in my dreams would not have varied as much. But for those unrelated to Chu Heng, the things they do are just as I saw in my dreams.”
Madam Tang knew full well that Duke Zheng was not a man of soft heart; she must make herself valuable to have a good life in the Duke’s Mansion.
Liu Yanzhen narrowed his eyes, placing a hand on her waist, “Nonsense, beauty. I just wanted to make sure.”
“Have you had any new dreams recently, beauty?”
Indeed, Madam Tang dared not claim she knew everything; instead, she chose what to reveal based on the tiline, knowing she had to keep dreaming to stay inford so that Liu Yanzhen would keep her around without resorting to coercion for answers.
The fact was, keeping a woman, especially one with value, was sothing Liu Yanzhen could accept.
“Yes.” Madam Tang knew that Duke Zheng’s move against Ye Muyu was an opportunistic play, yet he hoped to benefit from her in this matter. Despite her reluctance, she understood that choosing this path ant confronting the current circumstances.
“Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.”
Two quarters of an hour later, Madam Tang confidently left the study and returned to her quarters in the Lin family’s estate.
In the study, after she had left, the Young Master of the Liu Family as well as Duke Zheng’s confidant entered.
“My lord, Madam Tang deliberately curried favor with the Elder Princess in secret last ti. This ti, she disobeyed orders and took initiative to go to the Chu family. I fear that with Huo Zhengming’s intelligence, he may have already realized that the incident with the Chu family’s inner mbers was our doing.”
The Young Master of the Liu Family also looked anxiously at his father, having been reminded countless tis by his mother as well as his own daughter of Madam Tang’s arrogance—how she even dared to insult them.
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