The Peasant Wife Is a Lucky Charm

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

In the end, the Public House opted to deploy agents to quell these rumors. However, at this critical juncture, the Public House hesitated to directly confront the General Manor and expose them. The fear stemmed from the potential repercussions, as they were wary that provoking the General Manor might lead to drastic actions.

Given their current lack of absolute power, it seemed unwise to engage in a direct confrontation with the General Manor.

On the other side, the General Manor also found the situation perplexing. The individuals spreading the rumors left them questioning allegiances. Could they be descendants of the previous dynasty? Logically, this seemed unlikely.

The nest of the previous dynasty’s descendants had been unintentionally destroyed by Su Bin. While their leader had managed to escape, he was in a precarious situation, making it improbable for him to dispatch someone to the capital to spread rumors.

Yet, the rumors weren’t entirely baseless—they contained elements of truth. The Public House did harbor ambitions of creating a pliant emperor, but lacking sufficient strength, they were hesitant to provoke the General Manor.

Amidst this confusion, the General Manor had no time to conduct a thorough investigation into the rumors.

Following the Third Prince’s escape from the palace, he made no contact with the General Manor, and the agents sent by them failed to locate him. The General Manor pondered on the Third Prince’s well-being, knowing only that he remained with his master somewhere in the capital.

Despite the new emperor’s public proclamation of pardoning the Third Prince, covertly, he mobilized numerous operatives to search for him, with the clear intent of elimination upon discovery.

The Third Prince, having eluded the Imperial Mausoleum, still lingered in the capital for one reason—his injuries were too severe for him to venture any further.

Yet, the lingering question remained: why hadn’t the Third Prince and his master disclosed their hiding place to the General Manor?

The old general, sleep eluding him for over half a month, sighed deeply. “Perhaps we made a grave mistake.”

Their error lay in overestimating the late emperor’s prowess, assuming he could effectively eliminate the Public House. Unfortunately, the plan backfired, resulting in the late emperor’s demise without achieving the intended goal.

In the past, the General Manor and the late emperor maintained an amicable relationship. The Third Prince’s mother, a favorite concubine of the late emperor, facilitated communication. However, the dynamics had shifted dramatically with the advent of the new emperor.

Now, the new emperor and the General Manor were at odds. No pretenses were made; upon ascending to power, the new emperor immediately charged the Third Prince with regicide—a direct confrontation with the General Manor.

Reflecting on the situation, the old general lamented, “Had I known this would happen, I should have heeded the Third Prince’s warnings.”

The Third Prince had forewarned, “Don’t expect the Emperor to advocate for us! Don’t expect the Emperor to displace the Crown Prince!”

Had the late emperor possessed the autonomy to decide, the Third Prince’s mother wouldn’t have met an untimely demise in the palace. The Third Prince wouldn’t have been subjected to poison at a tender age, compelled to leave the capital.

He wouldn’t now be facing allegations of regicide with a death sentence hanging over him, a situation the late emperor couldn’t elucidate.

When Meijiang Prefecture City fell victim to assassination, the Third Prince had relinquished hope in the late emperor. He understood survival and revenge rested solely on his shoulders.

He chose to conceal his strength, biding his time for a strategic resurgence. The General Manor, however, disagreed with the Third Prince’s approach. They maintained that leveraging the emperor’s authority to overthrow the Public House was the swiftest and easiest path.

They had actively collaborated with the late emperor, employing every possible means to gather evidence of the Public House’s transgressions. Regrettably, these efforts only hastened the late emperor’s demise.

This might be a key reason why Lin Yue refrained from informing the General Manor. He harbored a disdain for the General Manor, blaming their incompetence for the unraveling of their plans.

Beside the old general, the strategist offered counsel, “General, your loyalty to His Highness is unquestionable. His Highness will surely comprehend your actions. Moving forward, consider heeding His Highness’ counsel more often.”

The old general, known for his stubbornness, sometimes dismissed the counsel of those around him without a second thought. Only time would reveal if he would be more receptive to the wisdom offered by His Highness..