Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 562: Chapter 294: Revenge_2

"It’s not like the Fourth Prince personally killed anyone." Zhao Yao said with a meaningful expression, "This is just the beginning."

"Your Highness, your decision to go to Lingnan was correct." Tong Xi suddenly expressed.

Zhao Yao knew what Tong Xi was thinking and replied irritably, "Why do you think I agreed to go to such a godforsaken place like Lingnan for my second uncle?"

After speaking, he realized he hadn’t sent a response yet. He quickly sat back down, picked up a pen, and wrote a letter. After finishing, he tied it to Xiao Jin’s leg, instructing Xiao Jin to deliver it to He Lianfang.

He Lianfang was reading a book when he heard Xiao Jin’s call and hastily retrieved the letter from its leg.

In the letter, Zhao Yao wrote: He speculated that the group of Southern Wei people led by Wuwei was responsible for killing the Yuan family’s second son, and that they would next target Yuan Han. Following that would be Prince Chen.

His speculation matched He Lianfang’s thoughts.

He Lianfang was about to respond when a shadow silently appeared. He paused and then took the letter from the figure who had suddenly appeared. After reading the letter, he smiled cryptically: "Interesting." He then instructed the figure, "Follow the Princess of Annan, and save her if she’s in danger."

The shadow spoke in a raspy voice, "Shouldn’t we just take her away?"

He Lianfang replied, "No, wait until she’s in danger and desperate, then rescue her and escort her back to Annan Country."

The shadow nodded, then asked, "What about Prince Zheng? The third prince?"

"Keep watching him, don’t alert him," He Lianfang instructed further, "Also, keep a close watch on Annan Country."

"Yes, my lord."

The shadow waited for a moment, seeing that He Lianfang had no more instructions, silently vanished again.

He Lianfang wrote down the information he had just received and sent Xiao Jin to deliver it to Zhao Yao.

After reading the letter, Zhao Yao’s expression changed dramatically.

Tong Xi, noticing this, felt a nervous jolt and displayed a panicked expression: "Your Highness, could it be that the legitimate heir of the Yuan family has also been killed?" Could the Fourth Prince have killed both the sons of the Marquis Jingyang at once?

"No, the Princess of Annan escaped from Third Brother’s mansion." Mentioning the third prince, Zhao Yao showed undisguised disdain.

"What did Prince Zheng do?" Tong Xi guessed with horror, "Could he have whipped and mistreated the Princess of Annan?"

"It’s possible." Zhao Yao sneered, "With Third Brother’s cruel nature, there’s nothing he wouldn’t do."

"The Princess of Annan is truly pitiful." Back then, Prince Zheng drugged her and forced her to marry him as a concubine, living a very unhappy life, even considering divorcing him. Now, she was abused again, forcing her to flee from the Prince Zheng Mansion. Prince Zheng is nothing short of a beast.

"Second Uncle said he would secretly help her and safely escort her back to Annan Country."

"That’s really good news." Tong Xi suddenly muttered, "It’d be great if the Fourth Prince could kill Prince Zheng." He still remembered how Tong An was mistreated by Prince Zheng to the point of attempting suicide by jumping into a well.

"The Fourth Prince won’t make a move on the Wang family for now, so he won’t take drastic action against Third Brother either." Should he take action?

"I believe Prince Zheng will face retribution, and once the Princess of Annan returns, she’ll definitely seek revenge against Prince Zheng."

Zhao Yao thought Tong Xi’s idea was too naive, dampening his spirits: "What do you think a princess can accomplish on her own?" Possibly, when she returns to Annan Country, she’ll be sent back to Great Zhou, back to Third Brother’s side.

"Your Highness, are you just going to let Prince Zheng go like this?"

"If the Princess of Annan is smart, she will understand that a gentleman’s revenge is never too late." Zhao Yao thought the Princess of Annan wasn’t particularly wise. Once she returned home, it was unlikely that her father and brothers would cherish her. Without the protection of her maternal family, she might be returned to Third Brother.

If her maternal family protected her, she should endure for the time being and carefully plan her revenge against Third Brother. If she impulsively sought revenge, it would not end well.

Zhao Yao thought the Princess of Annan might act rashly. To punish Third Brother, and for the gold mine of the Princess of Annan’s maternal family, he needed to write to his second uncle, asking him to have someone help the Princess of Annan devise a revenge plan.

After Zhao Yao finished writing the reply, Tong Xi reminded him that it was late, urging him to rest quickly.

Considering he would meet with Mr. Meng tomorrow, it would be rude to be constantly yawning due to exhaustion, showing disrespect to Mr. Meng. He obediently went to rest.