The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day-Chapter 948 - 532: Unbearable Back Pain (Second Update)
The palace attendant looked at the Prince’s demeanor, feeling somewhat helpless.
After everyone else left this afternoon, the Prince was alone in the rear garden catching butterflies, which took quite a while.
Actually, the Prince was quite skilled, catching many butterflies quickly, but none seemed to be the one he liked. He finally caught a blue butterfly.
After catching it, he initially ordered the servants to put it in a jar, but just as they moved to do so, the Prince stopped them.
In the end, he reached out and picked the butterfly himself.
It was visibly disdainful.
After finally catching butterflies, the Prince directly ordered someone to prepare his bath.
He really did not like touching small animals.
After bathing and having dinner, everyone returned to their rooms, but the Prince kept pacing in the Minister Mansion, making decisions and then hesitating numerous times.
After at least the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the palace attendant couldn’t help but remind him.
"Let’s return." An Luming suddenly instructed.
The palace attendant shook his head helplessly.
Followed the Prince back to the room.
...
Bai Residence.
Bai Moyi had been lying at home after receiving corporal punishment, not daring to move.
It’s said that his body was still covered in bruises and scars.
When Bai Mowan returned to the mansion, Bai Moyi’s wife, Liu, cried in front of Bai Mowan, which naturally filled Bai Mowan with extreme hatred.
Bai Moyi scolded Liu a few times, and she had to leave first.
Inside the room, it was just Bai Moyi and Bai Mowan.
"Wan’er, why are you out? Did His Majesty let you out?" Bai Moyi’s face was still somewhat pale, and he couldn’t help asking.
"I’m worried about you, so I came out to see." Bai Mowan looked at her brother’s appearance, feeling deeply pained, "It was my miscalculation that caused you harm, got you punished by Xiao Jinxing."
"I don’t blame you, Wan’er, don’t overthink," Bai Moyi hurriedly said, "The opponent was too cunning!"
"Indeed, An Ning was craftier than I imagined," Bai Mowan’s face showed undeniable hatred as she mentioned An Ning, "Back in Muge City, I saw with my own eyes that her body was different from normal, never expected to fall into her trap again."
Bai Moyi at this moment wished he could kill An Ning!
"So what do we do next?" Bai Moyi asked, "Initially, our plan was to first bring down An Ning from the Empress position, then she can’t be Empress and would be forced out of the Imperial Palace, and you would seize the opportunity to get close to His Majesty; then we connect inside and out, but now the plan failed."
"So the soft approach is useless," Bai Mowan gritted her teeth.
"And how do we proceed?"
"By sowing discord," Bai Mowan enunciated.
"What do you mean?"
"Xiao Jinxing is certainly going to take action against our Bai Family," Bai Mowan affirmed, "He’s just looking for the right opportunity, and we must act before him."
"I’ll immediately have someone, mobilize the troops back."
"No, Xiao Jinxing has already sent people to watch us. Once we prepare to mobilize troops, he will certainly be on guard. Even with military power in our hands, we can’t guarantee victory, not for a moment can we be careless with Xiao Jinxing."
"Then what should we do now?" Bai Moyi was very anxious.
Eager to raise troops now and overturn Xiao Jinxing’s regime.
"I just said, we must sow discord. Sowing discord is naturally to gain influence."
"His Majesty has been in power for so many years, and I’ve been at the border with little interaction with the officials. You’ve been deep in the palace, how can we possibly gain influence within the court?" Bai Moyi expressed his worry, feeling somewhat frustrated, "Even those ministers who pleaded for me that day did so out of respect for our father, for our Bai family’s service to the country. And they stood from a fair standpoint; if we now try to secretly pull strings, it’s impossible, and potentially a memorial could be sent directly to His Majesty accusing us of plotting rebellion!"
Bai Mowan nodded.
Bai Moyi’s consideration was indeed comprehensive.
Thinking about these days of recuperation, he’s thought through a lot.
She said, "I never intended to rope in those ministers who pleaded for us that day; moreover, the more stable they seek, the less likely they’ll engage in anything disrupting the court. Instead, we should target others."
"But how can we’re certain which ones we need to recruit?"
"Xiao Jinxing has concubines aplenty, many sent by ministers’ relatives, confined deep within the palace, never favored, and Xiao Jinxing now exclusively favors An Ning. Think about it, would those ministers have complaints?" Bai Mowan coldly, "Importantly, Xiao Jinxing never demands ministers send women to the palace for selection; meaning, these ministers sent their women voluntarily. What’s their intention? Naturally, to rise in ranks and wealth, speaking plainly, these are ambitious and aspiring individuals!"
"You’re suggesting we first recruit these individuals!"
"Yes, pull in some people from the court to become our strength. Once we have influence within the court, we’ll have greater leverage to seize Xiao Jinxing’s regime."
"Okay." Bai Moyi nodded eagerly.
"After gaining influence, we then need to figure out how to create trouble for Xiao Jinxing," Bai Mowan smiled coldly.
Bai Moyi looked at his sister with excitement.
"The more chaos, the more likely Xiao Jinxing might make mistakes. Once he makes a mistake, we can seize the opportunity to act and capture it all!" Bai Mowan could almost imagine the thrill of victory!
After living a reborn life, she never intended to seize power herself.
She always thought Xiao Jinxing was trustworthy, but little did she know that once men have power, they change.
Just like Xiao Jinsen.
She used to be so foolish, entrusting everything to others!
From now on.
Everything she has will only be in her own hands.
If anyone dares to threaten her interests, she will absolutely retaliate tenfold!
If Xiao Jinxing really ends up in her hands one day, she will definitely make him feel worse than death!
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Minister Mansion.
The next day.
An Ning got up, feeling a bit of back pain.
She practiced calligraphy for too long yesterday afternoon.
By the time she realized, it was already dinner time.
It must be said, under Xiao Jinxing’s support, her calligraphy really made tremendous progress.
She walked out of the courtyard to take a stroll.
Loosen up her muscles.
Xiao Jinxing had risen early to review memorials.
Rumor was even earlier, people from the palace had sent memorials over.
Xiao Jinxing truly was a workaholic.
An Ning stretched her body.
A servant reported that Song Yanqing and Xie Ruotong had arrived.
An Ning didn’t delay and went to the main hall.
"The Minister greets Empress." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Song Yanqing and Xie Ruotong knelt down together.
An Ning initially wanted to rise and help them up.
Bending over, An Ning felt a sharp pain in her waist.
Sitting posture while writing calligraphy yesterday must have been wrong.
Thinking this, she saw the meaningful looks from Xie Ruotong and Song Yanqing.
