Chapter 1612 - 1612 He Could Use This Opportunity To Catch His Breath

1612 He Could Use This Opportunity To Catch His Breath

Yaoyao glanced at the man out of the corner of her eye. It would be a little awkward to be alone with him at that moment, so she would rather Chen Jin stay.

She asked casually, By the way, did you get any information out of that a.s.sa.s.sin?

Pretending not to notice his masters murderous gaze, Chen Jin answered dutifully, The medicine you gave worked, Your Highness. The a.s.sa.s.sin has confessed that it was all Prince Chens doing.

So it was him? Yaoyao looked at Beitang You, only slightly surprised. Beitang You had already speculated earlier that Prince Chen was the culprit; it was just that the a.s.sa.s.sin had insisted on accusing Prince Jing.

Yes. Beitang You nodded. His expression had returned to normal, and he began to explain to her patiently. I think he grew alert after his failed attempt at ambus.h.i.+ng me, so I sent someone to escort him to the imperial capital secretly two days ago. The news wasnt leaked, but he must have known that I was going to deal with him, hence he sent an a.s.sa.s.sin to attack me. His goal was to s.h.i.+ft the blame to Prince Jing and divert my attention.

He was certain that Id become suspicious of Prince Jing after the a.s.sa.s.sination attempt, and Id delay my plans for him and s.h.i.+ft my target to Prince Jing instead. That way, he could use this opportunity to catch his breath and come up with another plan to conspire against me.

Yaoyao shuddered. Hes a cunning man, thats for sure, but hes outsmarted himself this timeyou didnt suspect Prince Jing at all.

Beitang You put down the Palace Memorial in his hand and pinched his brow. Thats not true. If you didnt happen to have that hallucinogenic that made the a.s.sa.s.sin confess the truth, Id have kept my doubts about Prince Jingeven though I knew it could be Prince Chens plot to s.h.i.+ft the blame away from him.

Yaoyao was dumbfounded.

Perhaps this was the struggle of being an emperorhe had to be wary of everyone.

All of a sudden, she felt that being an emperor was exhaustingthere was not a moment when he could let his guard down.

Then whats your next step? she could not help asking.

Ill beat him at his own game, said Beitang You evenly.

Yaoyao nodded. Thats a good idea. Well trick Prince Chen into thinking that his plan has succeeded, then seize him in one fell swoop once he lets his guard down.

Beitang You chuckled, the fatigue on his face seeming to fade a little. Smart girl! It appears that my future empress is a brilliant strategist too.

Yaoyao recognized the teasing edge in his tone and shot him an annoyed look. Im done talking to you. I need to go back and take a bath.

Beitang You approached her from behind the table. Ill walk you back.

No need for thatmy rooms just nearby. Itd be a ha.s.sle for you to walk me back. Yaoyao hurriedly refused as she eyed the Palace Memorials on his table. Ive wasted a lot of your time talking to you, so you should get back to workdont worry about me. She started to make her way outside, but he grabbed her wrist.

Whatre you Yaoyao stopped short and froze when she felt a cool sensation on her forehead.

Good night, my princess. Beitang You straightened up and smiled at her.

Escort the princess back to her room, Beitang You ordered Chen Jin in a low voice.

Yes, Master. Chen Jin, who had been desperately trying to blend into the background all this time, finally responded.

See you, then, said Yaoyao softly.

See you. Sleep properlydont kick off your blankets, Beitang You warned.

Startled, Yaoyao glanced at him in puzzlement. How did he know she kicked her blankets in her sleep?