Chapter 1489: Let’s Retreat Quickly
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Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The guard shouted in horror as he ran, “Your Highness, something bad has happened!”
Prince Luoyang, who was in the study, frowned when he heard the news.
Did something happen to Master Shao when he entered the palace? It was impossible, right? The old Emperor had little authority left. As far as he knew, most of it was in the Third Prince’s hands.
Although he knew the situation was disadvantageous for him, he had nothing to be afraid of.
The Luoyang-Shao family used poison. They could easily kill someone quietly. He could kill the Third Prince without a word.
Other than the Third Prince, no one else in the capital could compare to him. He could use the Luoyang-Shao family to take over the Third Prince’s authority.
“Why are you so panicked?” he questioned the panting guard reproachfully.
“The Third Prince… The Third Prince brought people… and surrounded our residence,” the guard stammered. In fact, he was frightened.
Who would have thought that the Third Prince, who had been a rebel, would return to the capital in such a short time?
Moreover, he even brought people to surround the Prince Luoyang Residence. The guard did not know why.
“What?!” Prince Luoyang was alarmed.
Regardless of how unwilling he was to admit it, he realized that Master Shao’s trip to the palace had failed.
He never imagined that while they had plotted against the old Emperor, they had forgotten to account for the Third Prince. He was the oriole that caught them off guard.
He and his grandfather thought the Third Prince would keep an eye on the forces left behind by Prince De or the unfavored Prince Sui.
“Why did he target me?”
He could not understand why the Third Prince would target him. He was only the Third Prince’s cousin in name.
Did the Third Prince already know about the relationship between the old Emperor and his mother? Had he been paying attention to the Prince Luoyang Residence all these years?
Was that why the Third Prince thought of him when the Luoyang-Shao family made a move?
“Your Highness, it is not the time to talk about this. Shall we retreat quickly?” Prince Luoyang’s advisor had arrived with the guard.
“You should have known that the Third Prince had his eyes on you when something happened to the Shao family in the capital. I’ve reminded you.”
He closed his eyes and repeated what he had already told Prince Luoyang. He had mentioned that he had to be wary of the Third Prince and Prince Zhan Yun after something happened to the Shao family in the capital. Otherwise, he would let the Shao family target these people first.
In any case, the Shao family used poison. Even if they could not completely destroy these people, they could at least prevent them from retaliating, right?
However, Prince Luoyang had refused to listen. He believed that the Third Prince would not discover his ident.i.ty.
“Yes, yes. Let’s go quickly. Let’s go now.” Prince Luoyang immediately sobered up and nodded quickly. “Si Yu, follow me to the secret pa.s.sage immediately.”
He could not care less about anything else. He would escape first and come up with plans later. There was no need to care about his grandfather, Master Shao, since he could not even handle such a small matter.
With that, he pushed the guard away in a panic and prepared to leave the Prince Luoyang Residence with his advisor, Si Yu.