Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1493: Legend of the Hidden Sea 13

Prince Yongrong had been busy for half a year, and finally had time to come to the Qinghe Palace to visit. He brought a great piece of news, "You killed two successive princes of the Linzi Palace, so I spread rumors in the Linzi Palace that you are the nemesis of the Linzi Prince's position, which made many people in the Linzi Palace who wanted to take the position of the prince hesitate."

"Moreover, my people have also found out that some of Prince Linzi's subordinates also think that he is very likely to be of no use, so the water that we couldn't intervene in before has now been taken over by someone on their own initiative!"

Yes, in the past, Emperor Zhenshun had only one daughter, and Prince Yongrong had few children. Only after Prince Linzi got married did he have nearly twenty sons and daughters combined. Of course, the court officials would be biased in his favor.

But the current situation is that Prince Linzi has many children, but none of them is useful. Xiao Jinyue feels that she should have a child, so she does not reject the poor scholars arranged for her by Emperor Zhenshun, and directly enters the palace with the information.

Now, because of his excellent carpentry skills, Zang Hai was allowed by Emperor Zhenshun to serve concurrently as Langzhong of the Ministry of Works' Construction and Maintenance Department, which is also a fifth-rank official. He was even often summoned by Emperor Zhenshun because of his carpentry skills, and he was a newly-risen celebrity in the capital.

When Xiao Jinyue walked into Hanzhang Palace, he saw Emperor Zhenshun standing closely with a very handsome fifth-rank official, pointing at the carpentry work in front of them.

Most of the time, Xiao Jinyue didn't mind being considered unruly by others, so when Zang Hai knelt down to state his identity and greeted her, she waved her hand and asked Zang Hai to leave.

But Emperor Zhenshun suddenly had an idea and said, "Yuer, you want to find a beautiful princess whose parents have both passed away. I think Doctor Zang is very suitable!"

Xiao Jinyue was speechless and directly refuted Emperor Zhenshun: "Father, do you want to listen to what you said?"

"He has a beautiful wife hidden in his house. Although my daughter doesn't care who the princess is, she can't be someone she already has a crush on. Otherwise, won't my daughter have to deal with his resentment?"

When Cang Hai heard Xiao Jinyue say that he had a beautiful mistress in his mansion, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

He didn't have a beautiful woman in a mansion, but it was also true that he hid Dongxia Zhizixiang Antu in a dark room in his basement.

He had long known the power of Xiao Jinyue, the only princess in this dynasty who was crowned a queen for her great achievements, but he had only just now faced her power.

After just one encounter, no matter whether it was the previously majestic Marquis Pingjin, or the seemingly approachable King Yongrong who actually concealed power in every move, they were no match for Xiao Jinyue's casual words and coquettish demeanor!

At this moment, Cang Hai realized belatedly what Xiang An Tu's identity as a hostage meant to the Great Yong court. He also realized belatedly that Xiang An Tu must know Xiao Jinyue, the King of Qinghe. Even if they had no friendship, they should have met several times every year.

He didn't know what was in his mind at the moment. His pounding heart was reminding him that he had developed evil intentions towards this prince, whom he had only met for the second time today.

Emperor Zhenshun had no idea that Zang Hai had been thinking so much, and he continued the topic cheerfully: "You are not Doctor Zang, how do you know that he has a beautiful woman in his golden house? Don't let some preconceived ideas ruin a good marriage."

Emperor Zhenshun had hinted at this, and Zang Hai quickly defended himself: "Your Highness, you are joking. Since my master passed away, no one has taken care of the household affairs..."

Cang Hai knew how to defend himself better than anyone else. At least Emperor Zhenshun really felt that Cang Hai met Xiao Jinyue's two conditions, and it seemed that Cang Hai was not opposed to marrying into the family, otherwise he would just have to admit that he had a beautiful woman in his house.

Xiao Jinyue originally wanted to choose one of the people she had adopted and trained over the years to be her princess. At least she wouldn't have to worry about the other person's loyalty or that he would take the opportunity to cause trouble. However, Emperor Zhenshun became more and more optimistic about Cang Hai, so much so that she wanted to directly expose Cang Hai's identity as the son of Kuai Duo.

Zang Hai learned from Zhuang Luyin that his second enemy was Cao Jingxian, and his third enemy was the Queen of Dongxia, Mingyusuti, so he imprisoned Xiang Antu in a dark room in the basement of his house. On the one hand, he wanted to try whether he could lure Mingyusuti to Dayong, and on the other hand, because he had been getting to know Xiang Antu these days, he knew that Xiang Antu was a very good person, but his martial arts skills were really beyond reproach, so he didn't want to let Xiang Antu go to add more manpower to Dongxia.

However, after he returned home that day, he went to the dark room to find Xiang Antu to inquire about Xiao Jinyue's news.

Xiang Antu had always discovered that Zang Hai treated her more like a friend, without much romantic affection, and he even used her mostly. Now, seeing his hidden shyness when he asked about Xiao Jinyue, she felt a pain in her heart.

Xiang Antu is not someone who cannot afford to lose, but Xiao Jinyue is not just anyone. Back then, she was canonized as a princess by Emperor Zhenshun. With Xiao Jinyue, a legitimate princess, in front of her to compete with, she suffered a lot for the rules of the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues.

Obviously, a proper princess doesn't need to learn those cumbersome and disgusting rules!

Next, when Xiao Jinyue came of age, she actually offered the strategy of getting the wool, which had a great influence on even Dongxia. She admired him, was wary of him, and was jealous at the same time.

Xiang Antu turned away, not wanting Canghai to see her crying. After she calmed down a little, she still revealed her jealousy towards him as soon as she spoke: "Xiao Jinyue is a talent. If she was born in my Dongxia, maybe she could surpass my sister Mingyan Yinshu and become the crown prince of Dongxia. In the future, she would take over the throne of Dongxia and lead Dongxia to Shanhaiguan and occupy your Dayong."

"But it is precisely because of her existence that I, the Dongxia hostage and the unworthy princess of Dayong, am humbled by her!"

"She is the most legitimate princess of Dayong. Even though there are rumors that she killed the Queen Mother's grandson, the first prince of Linzi Palace, she remained unscathed. She even transformed herself from a princess of the palace to a princess."

"And as the princess of Dayong, she doesn't have to learn those stale and stinking rules like me. But I, who am in the same class with her, must learn the best!"

As Zang Hai listened, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, feeling inexplicably proud of Xiao Jinyue. At the same time, he felt sorry for Xiang Antu who had come to the capital alone as a hostage.

However, he soon remembered that he was whipped twice by the young Xiang Antu on the street, leaving indelible scars.

In this regard, he could only look nonchalant and said insincerely: "But Your Majesty is my Princess of Dayong, and you deserve to be supported by the people of the world..."

Xiang Antu really hated the way Zanghai looked when he died!

If she doesn't love him, then don't love him. After all, they were friends sincerely for a period of time. Besides, the only thing she hid from Zang Hai was the recovery of the Guixi!

Xiang Antu reiterated, "My mother couldn't have been the one who killed your father. If we had been able to send people to the capital in winter and summer to kill such a big family, I wouldn't have had to wait until five years ago to use His Majesty's excuse to leave the Zhi Palace and open the Zhenlou."

"And I want to retrieve the seal, not because I want to avenge Dongxia, but because the seal is very ominous. The last time I used the seal, it was because Dongxia was in danger of extinction, and the conditions for using the seal were also very harsh. Otherwise, how do you think I became a hostage?"