Capítulo 1854: Chapter 1854: Substitute
Yesterday, he received a secret report saying that soone had encountered a man in another region who closely resembled the War Prince before his face was disfigured.
The Emperor was greatly shocked upon hearing this, unable to sleep the entire night. He hurried to the War Prince’s Mansion early in the morning.
The Emperor’s intentions were so obvious, and the Imperial Physician was no fool; he imdiately understood that the Emperor’s true intent was elsewhere.
So, he instructed the steward to remove the Prince’s mask.
The steward felt anxious; offending the Prince was no small matter. However, with the Emperor’s gaze fixed upon him, he dared not disobey. Reluctantly, he stepped forward, trembling, and removed the mask from the Prince’s face.
A hideously ugly face was revealed before everyone.
The War Prince’s face defies description—it was full of pits and scars, each raised and the skin seemingly burnt, sumd up in one word: ugly. So ugly, a little kid would cry for three days upon seeing it.
The War Prince’s face could compete with Ox-Head and Horse-Face of the Underworld, truly living up to the na of Ghost King.
Seeing the War Prince’s appearance, the Emperor was relieved, thinking the person spotted by his informants rely resembled him.
After all, with so many people in the world, it’s understandable for one or two to look alike.
Imperial Doctor Zhang looked seriously at the Prince’s face and checked his pulse again, firmly diagnosing that the War Prince indeed caught a cold.
This dispelled all doubts for the Emperor, who then pretended to give an order: “Since that’s the case, Imperial Physician, you must prescribe dicine well for the Prince. Once he recovers, I shall reward you greatly.”
“Yes, I abide by the order.”
“Hmm!”
After giving his orders, the Emperor turned to leave with Eunuch Li.
As long as the War Prince was disfigured, the Emperor felt much more at ease. After all, throughout history, no Emperor had been disfigured. Even if Long Rui had the ability, he wouldn’t dare act impulsively.
The steward was in trepidation, sending the Emperor off.
As soon as their figures disappeared, Imperial Doctor Zhang imdiately stood up, walked to the door, and furtively peered outside. Seeing no one around, he shut the door with confidence.
He turned back to the bedside and roughly patted the man on the bed: “Alright, enough with the act. You really think you’re the master, huh!”
The man on the bed opened his eyes and exclaid, “Oh, scared to death! Why did the Emperor co?”
“Struck by paranoia, I suppose.”
It’s well known that the current Emperor is particularly suspicious, especially towards so ritorious ministers in court, fearing their achievents might overshadow him, and often suppressing them.
Of course, the War Prince was an exception. Not only did the Emperor not dare suppress him, but he also tried to flatter the War Prince, frequently sending beauties to the War Prince’s Mansion.
“Lucky you were here today, otherwise we would have been exposed.”
“No need for thanks; we’re all serving the Prince.”
As it turned out, this Imperial Doctor Zhang was loyal to the War Prince, having long been lurking in the palace, waiting for opportunities to assist the Prince. Since the Prince got poisoned by Gu, it was thanks to his repeated help that the Emperor’s suspicions were dispelled.
Imperial Doctor Zhang said worriedly, “When exactly will the Prince return? The Emperor’s suspicion is getting worse.”
“I’m even more anxious than you; I’m living in fear every day as this stand-in.”
This man wasn’t truly the War Prince; he was rely one of the Prince’s subordinates. Whenever the Prince had urgent matters to attend to, he would assu the Prince’s identity, staying in the War Prince’s Mansion to avoid arousing the Emperor’s suspicion.
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