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Chapter 394 - 394: Talk To The Crown Prince
Chapter 394 - 394: Talk To The Crown Prince
Chapter 394: Talk To The Crown Prince
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Xiaoxiao blinked. “Do you think he went to look for the Crown Prince?”
Rong Yan felt that it was very likely. “As the Crown Prince, he actually ignored his people for his own selfish desires. He’s simply a joke.”
Xiaoxiao suggested, “Should we expose them?”
Rong Yan shook his head. “Although I really want to, with the Yan Family’s current power, they probably have a way to avoid it even if we submit this letter. The Crown Prince has been working hard for many years, and he’s not a brainless person. He must have thought of a way to escape responsibility for colluding with Chernan long ago.”
Xiaoxiao nodded. “You said that this letter isn’t the Crown Prince’s handwriting. This should be one of the backup plans. Then who should we give the letter to?”
Rong Yan smiled. Xiaoxiao had already guessed his plan before he said anything. That’s right, he specially came to the Xiongnu to hand the letter to the person who deserved it.
He said, “Cheryan.”
It was just as Xiaoxiao had thought. The First Prince, Chercha, could make Chernan listen to him obediently, so he probably already had other evidence against Chernan. Hence, these letters were not of much use to him.
It was better to give it to Cheryan. If he was really an unfathomable schemer, he would definitely let this evidence play its role.
Chercha liked to “convince people with virtue” and had already successfully turned many of Chernan’s allies. If Cheryan interfered now, Xiongnu would probably be lively for a while.
As for whether Cheryan was too scheming and his methods were even more ruthless—what did this have to do with them? No matter how fiercely they fought, this was also internal strife in Xiongnu.
Seeing the letter that suddenly appeared beside his pillow, Cheryan’s heart skipped a beat. If the person wanted his life, would he have already been beheaded?
However, when he read the contents of the letter, he smiled again.
Although he did not know who had secretly taken action, these things were indeed very useful.
Chercha was working hard to devour Chernan’s faction, and he, Cheryan, had been hiding until now. He finally had a chance to show his claws.
On the way back, Xiaoxiao asked Rong Yan, “How do you think Cheryan will use those letters? Anyway, I don’t think he will take them out directly.”
Rong Yan thought for a while. “Maybe I’ll contact the people in the letter secretly and make them submit without batting an eyelid.”
For example, on the surface, Xiongnu and the other patriarchs who had been promised wealth and power by the Second Prince, Chernan, had switched sides because of the First Prince’s virtue. However, in fact, they were loyal to the Third Prince, Cheryan, because they had been threatened.
Xiaoxiao applauded. “Good show, good show.”
“This way, we can make them more chaotic. Only then can Great Xia develop more easily.”
In that case, she and Rong Yan went to a few iron mines in Xiongnu and left traces of the princes on the spot. The quantity of their traces was even and fair.
Just as Xiongnu was arguing internally about who had ill intentions, Xiaoxiao, Rong Yan, and the others had already seen the majestic city gate of the Imperial Capital from afar.
Chernan watched unhappily as Xiao Ran, her husband, and Rong Yan each had a Clairvoyant. They chatted as they looked. “Ah Yan, did you see the city wall? I saw the patrolling soldiers on the city wall.”
Rong Yan replied, “Is there a celebration in the city today? Why are there so many people at the gates?”
Gu Chang’an said, “Unfortunately, the city gate is too high. I can’t see if your favorite snack shop is open.”
Xiao Ran said, “It’s okay. You can go home and make it for me.”
Up until now, Chernan seemed to not know Xiaoxiao’s identity at all. If Chernan really did not know about Xiaoxiao’s relationship with the Xiao Family, it would be a rather impressive ability.
In order to let him continue in this state and because they hated the way he looked at Xiaoxiao, the three of them had the same goal and did not let him have the chance to meet Xiaoxiao.
Of course, the specific method was not to make Xiaoxiao avoid him, but to send people to follow Chernan at all times very openly and not give him the freedom to run around.
Chernan had some complaints about this, but Xiao Ran said, “Thank God I didn’t secretly kill you.”
“Actually, it’s not that difficult to find someone to pretend to be a Xiongnu assassin. Anyway, everyone knows that your relationship with your brother is bad.”
Rong Yan added, “I hope you know that everyone here hates you to the core.”
It meant that even if he died on the way, the others would only help cover up and confirm that he was killed by the Xiongnu.
It was unknown if it was because of this threat, but Chernan was still considered cooperative on the way. He did not run around and look around. He actually gained weight from walking and stopping.
It was mainly because he had a good appetite. He ate everything he was given and ate a lot! If she hadn’t used her space to eavesdrop, Xiaoxiao would have suspected that he was deliberately freeloading.
It was a very normal night. Xiaoxiao sneaked into Chernan’s place on a whim when she was bringing Rong Yan to continue familiarizing himself with the various operations in the space.
Initially, they did not plan to enter the house, not because of any privacy issues, but because Rong Yan felt that if that bastard’s clothes were disheveled and Xiaoxiao might accidentally see him naked.
However, just as they were about to leave, they realized that there were a lot of voices in the room. If they listened carefully, they could tell that Chernan was talking to the advisor who had been disguised as a guard.
As the prince of a country, Rong Yan had learned Xiongnu language in his class, so he could translate as he listened.
Chernan’s advisors asked, “Are we really going to send a surrender letter to the Emperor of Great Xia?”
Chernan only cared about sneering.
Someone in the staff said, “I don’t believe that Great Xia can really recover so quickly. Just the food supply alone is a problem. Back then, when the Southern Barbarians fought over, they specially chose to burn the granary. It’s said that their reserves for more than 10 years have been burned away. Even if Great Xia has been doing well every year in the past few years, it’s impossible for them to be so rich!”
“That’s right. I also suspect that the people of Great Xia are deliberately mystifying things!”
Chernan said, “Then let me take a look with my own eyes. At the same time, I’ll have a good chat with the Crown Prince of Great Xia.”
“Now that Chercha has won the hearts of the people, someone needs to bear the responsibility for Xiongnu’s defeat. If I go back now, I will only be stripped of my qualifications as the heir, but if I can do something big in Great Xia…” “Hmph, I’m still the rightful heir!”
Since he was going to find trouble with the Crown Prince, Rong Yan and Xiaoxiao were happy to see it happen.
The Yan Family’s actions could be considered to be watertight. Even though they knew about the Crown Prince and Chernan, they could not find any evidence. It was different when Chernan came. They did not believe that the Crown Prince was not flustered at all when he colluded with outsiders to betray Great Xia.
When people panicked, flaws would naturally appear.
In the past, Rong Yan would still be worried that Chernan would really cause trouble, but they had Xiaoxiao’s precious space and were confident.
It was another good day. When they were about to reach the Imperial Capital, Xiao Ran and Rong Yan arranged for the army to set up camp and prepare to rest for the night. There were mountains, rivers, and forests nearby, so they really did not have to worry about food and drink.
Let’s have a picnic!