Chapter 280

Chapter 280: The monarch is scared off, and the battle for the throne begins!

Translator: 549690339

When Shen lang said that, the monarch’s expression changed.

It was a real change, and not just an act like before. Even his eyes shrank.

This was because Shen lang had already interfered with his family matters.

He really liked Shen lang.

But there must be a limit.

No one was allowed to go beyond this taboo.

Bian Xiao didn’t interfere in his private affairs, neither did Prime Minister Zhu hongzhu, nor the governor of Heishui Grand, yan e.

They could support any Prince, but they could never interfere with ning yuanxian’s personal affairs.

Shen Lang’s words seemed to be accusing the monarch of being unfair.

The monarch was very narrow-minded and would not allow anyone to criticize him.

How could he not be angry when he heard this? You, Shen lang, want to give the credit to Ning Zheng? is this a joke? Are you laughing at me?

“Shen lang, are you trying to interfere with my family matters?” the monarch asked after a while.

Ning yuanxian’s personality was already very distinct. When he was angry, he might not be really angry.

However, when his tone was cold, it meant that he was really angry.

The calmer his tone was, the more furious he was.

Shen lang stopped smiling and shook his head, ” “Your Majesty, can I speak the truth?”

“Please!” The monarch said.

Shen lang said, ” I owe you a lot. When the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu was in danger, no one helped. It was you who did your best.

“This time, it was clearly this subject’s concubine who killed the official of the Supreme Court, but in order to protect my family, the fifth Prince took the initiative to bear the crime of murder.”

As soon as he said this, the monarch was slightly moved.

He had never really cared about Ning Zheng, nor had he really understood him.

If he doesn’t like to be alone, then just ignore him. It’s best if he never appears in my sight.

“Your Majesty, do I need to return the favor?” Shen lang asked.

“If you want to return the favor, use your own things to do so. Don’t take my things,” the monarch said.

These words were very obvious.

Shen lang, you have made a great contribution, and I want to reward you.

But you want to transfer this credit reward to Ning Zheng? That was impossible!

You can do whatever you want with my favor, but you can’t look down on me, or you’ll know what the consequences are.

Shen lang nodded. I understand. This way, I really don’t have anything that I want.

This world was really laughable.

Everyone else wanted to be rewarded by ning yuanxian, but Shen lang was not interested at all.

Ning yuanxian did not finish his sentence. He was going to marry Princess Ning Yan to Shen lang and then make him an Earl.

Of course, it would be the new type of Earl, without any land or private army.

If you, Shen lang, don’t want to be an official, then don’t.

However, if there’s anything in the future, you’ll still have to come out and do it.

In this way, he was tied to him with a kind of kinship, but it did not hinder his carefree life.

Both sides had the best of both worlds.

In the future, the child of Shen lang and Ning Yan would be very successful. In a few decades, a new family would rise.

The monarch had indeed considered everything for Shen lang.

However,

Shen lang was not interested.

Therefore, the king’s flirtatious eyes were really thrown to a blind man, which was the most infuriating thing.

The monarch said, ” if you can’t think of what you want, then you can owe me first. You have made a contribution, so I can’t not reward you. I’m not such a mean and ungrateful person.

You are!

It’s just that you’re special to some people.

Your Majesty, ” Shen lang continued, ” what I’m going to say next will be very, very bold. You might be so angry that you might want to cut off my head.

The monarch’s heart skipped a beat.

Since Shen lang said that, he would be so angry that he would kill someone.

“Tea!”

The monarch gave the order.

The head eunuch, Li Xun, came forward to make a pot of tea for the king.

The monarch took a sip to calm himself down and prepare himself mentally so that he would not be caught off guard.

The head eunuch Li Xun waved his hand, and everyone in the store left.

Then, Li Sun left as well, leaving only Shen lang and the monarch in the palace.

“If you want to die, I won’t stop you. Just say it!” The monarch said. You’ve said it yourself, I might be so angry that I want to kill you. If I really kill you, don’t cry out for your innocence.”

Then, he took another sip of the tea.

He wanted to play with it, but he put it down.

It would not be good if he was too shocked and accidentally broke it.

Shen lang said, ” Your Majesty, you keep saying that I have made great contributions. However, I don’t think I have made any contributions. I am there to take revenge. I said that I would exterminate the SU family.

“Oh!”

Shen lang said, ” I’m full of nonsense most of the time. I can’t even believe a single punctuation mark. However, I and my father-in-law, Jin Zhuo, did not lie at all.”

“Oh!”

“Therefore, Your Majesty and I did not lie.” Shen lang said.

“Oh!” The monarch’s eyes narrowed slightly. These words made one feel comfortable. But why should I feel comfortable? Do you think I care? Am I on the same level as Jin Zhuo?

Shen lang said, ” I was living a carefree life in Xuanwu city. I didn’t want to come to the capital. However, I had no choice. In order to get a Black Tortoise Marquis for my father-in-law, in order to let the Jin family obtain raging tide city, I had to come. For the sake of revenge, I had to come. Su Nan was my enemy and now he is dead. And the next target I want to destroy is the Xue family!”

You’re so f * cking direct.

Do you know that the Xue clan is this one’s absolute confidant?

How many secrets did uncle Wu an, Xue che, do for me?

Do you know that most of the intelligence and secret industries in and outside of Vietnam are all handed over to Xue che?

Do you know how powerful the Xue family is?

The SU clan was powerful on the surface.

And the Xue clan’s strength was completely hidden under the water, and what was on the surface was only the tip of the iceberg.

The power of the Xue family is beyond your imagination, Shen lang.

Shen lang said, ” Your Majesty is very good to me. You are very good at maintaining your health. You might be able to be the Emperor for another 20 years.

As soon as he said this.

Ning yuanxian’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Little evil creature, do you believe that I won’t kill you?

I’m only in my fifties now, and you’re saying that I can be the monarch for another twenty years?

What do you mean by that?

Are you cursing me?

I, ning yuanxian, am so good at maintaining my health. Even if I don’t live to a hundred years old, isn’t it normal for me to be in my eighties or nineties?

I’ll endure, I’ll endure!

I won’t argue with a child.

Shen lang said, ” however, Your Majesty is older than me by a few decades. Once your Majesty passes away, will the Crown Prince let me off? ” Will the third Prince let me go after he inherits the throne? Of course, I can go far away, but will they let the Jin family go? Could it be that His Majesty wants the Jin family to develop in secret, prepare the troops, and then play the game of “the monarch forces the subject to rebel, and the subject has no choice but to rebel”? Was he forcing the Jin clan to rebel? But I’ve already said that rebellion is too tiring. I don’t want to play, and my father-in-law doesn’t want to play even more.”

The monarch narrowed his eyes again.

Shen Lang’s words were already extremely harsh.

Of course, the king could say that he could order the Crown Prince and the third Prince to treat him well and the Jin clan well.

But how was that possible?

No one would believe that.

A person died like a lamp going out.

Once the new king ascended the throne, he would not care about the previous King’s decree.

Take ning yuanxian as an example. He had feelings for the late King, but after he took the throne, he overthrew many of the late King’s government decrees.

The late King had said which people couldn’t be killed, but he had killed more than half of them.

Therefore, no matter if it was the Crown Prince or the third Prince, they would not let Shen lang and the Jin family off.

Needless to say, the Crown Prince was determined to get Jin Mulan.

The third Prince did not have any grudges with Shen lang, but the Xue family and the Jin family were already enemies.

Of course, the monarch knew clearly that the Xue family had let down the Jin family.

In this hatred, the Xue clan had to bear all the responsibility.

Moreover, more than a hundred years ago, the Jin clan had done the Xue clan a great favor.

If not for the Golden universe Earl, the Xue family would have been completely destroyed.

But the king didn’t care about this. Why would he care about right or wrong?

Shen lang said,”Your Majesty, I want to protect myself. Does the Jin family want to protect themselves?” What should I do?”

What to do?

Of course, it was to kick the Crown Prince and the third Prince out of office.

“Therefore, I need to remove the third Prince and the Crown Prince from their positions,” Shen lang said.

The monarch’s body trembled.

You, you really dare to say it.

“Furthermore, I need to help the fifth Prince, Ning Zheng, become the Crown Prince,” Shen lang said.

As soon as he said this.

Ning yuanxian’s eyes were about to pop out.

His entire body was creeped out.

It was as if he had just heard the most absurd statement in the world.

Ning Zheng becoming the Crown Prince and inheriting the throne?

Hahaha!

Hahaha!

Hahahaha!

Was there anything more laughable than this?

Was there anything more absurd than this?

Ning yuanxian even wanted to say something.

Even if our Yue country is going to be destroyed tomorrow, it’s absolutely impossible to hand it over to Ning Zheng tonight.

But that was what he really thought.

Ning Zheng, this son of his, was really too annoying and ignored.

Even if the Crown Prince and the third Prince were finished, he was not willing to hand the throne to Ning Zheng.

But this was no doubt a joke.

The fact that Shen lang was able to say it in this situation meant that he was extremely serious.

That night, Shen Lang’s every word was heart-wrenching.

But ning yuanxian realized that he was not that angry.

That was because Shen lang did not hide anything from him, and that was the most important thing.

More importantly, he really had no ambition at all.

What wrong did he do to protect himself?

What did he mean by “if the Emperor wants the subject to die, the subject must die”?

Of course, ning yuanxian also wanted to be in this state, and even dreamed of it.

However, he knew that it was almost impossible.

It was already very impressive for one out of a hundred officials to think this way.

Ning yuanxian had always used the greatest malice to speculate about others. He always felt that everyone harbored unfathomable motives.

That was why he was especially mean and unkind.

He drank another cup of tea.

“Shen lang, you told me the truth, so I will also tell you the truth,” the king, ning yuanxian said.

“Yes, Your Majesty,”

I already know that ku touhuan went to assassinate your father-in-law, Jin Zhuo, and ku touhuan is Zhuo Yichen, Zhuo Zhaoyan’s adopted brother. He’s the crown prince’s Lackey, ” ning yuanxian said.

Shen lang did not say anything.

“But the one who sent ku Huanhuan to assassinate Jin Zhuo wasn’t the Crown Prince, but the hidden faction,” said ning yuanxian.

I know, ” Shen lang said. therefore, I have no intention of reporting this to Your Majesty.

“No matter how crazy the Crown Prince is, he wouldn’t harm the interests of the State of Yue for the sake of personal revenge. After all, the future of the State of Yue is in his hands. On the surface, Zhuo Zhaoyan is the crown prince’s mistress, but the two of them are not in a relationship.”

Shen lang was silent.

Ning yuanxian said, ” but this time, they framed you at the gate of Xuanwu city. In addition, a few officials of the Supreme Court died in Ning Zheng’s house. Although it was Zhuo Zhaoyan’s scheme, the Crown Prince did tacitly approve it. I know that the Crown Prince is trying to harm you.

Shen lang remained silent.

I know that the Crown Prince is trying to harm you, ” ning yuanxian said. I can protect you, but I can not punish the Crown Prince. Do you understand? ”

“I can’t understand more,” Shen lang said.

The Crown Prince was the young Emperor, the foundation of the country.

Even the king could not easily shake the prestige of the Crown Prince.

A Crown Prince who had lost his dignity would not have a stable position. Even if he inherited the throne in the future, he would not be able to sit firmly.

If the throne was unstable, the country would naturally be unstable as well.

In more realistic terms.

The monarch liked Shen lang, but did he not like the Crown Prince?

Of course I like it!

No matter how much he liked Shen lang, he only treated him as a close friend or a son-in-law.

But could he compare to his most beloved son?

It can’t!

Ning yuanxian’s two favorite sons were the Crown Prince and the third Prince, ning Qi.

The Crown Prince was very much like him.

Ning Qi’s personality was not like his at all, but he had a personality that the monarch did not have, so the monarch also admired him very much.

Both the palm and the back of his hand were meat.

In fact, Shen lang and the Crown Prince were not even in a relationship.

His words were more explicit.

Shouldn’t the Crown Prince frame Shen lang?

Of course, he should!

Previously, the Crown Prince had already sent Zhuo Zhaoyan to make peace with Shen lang, but Shen lang had rejected her.

Since there was no peace, there was only war.

Since the battle had started, would you blame the other party for being too despicable?

No!

In the pugilistic world, one couldn’t help themselves.

The Emperor could protect Shen lang, but he could not stop the Crown Prince or punish him.

In other words.

If Shen lang rejected the request for peace and the Crown Prince still let Shen lang off without taking revenge, the monarch would be disappointed in him.

How could such a weak and incompetent person be worthy of being the Crown Prince?

Therefore, when the monarch found out that Zhuo Zhaoyan had framed Shen lang, he was furious.

I’m not dead yet, aren’t you guys a little too anxious?

You all know that Shen lang is someone I want to protect, but you still tried to harm him?

What do you mean? you don’t put me in your eyes?

However, when he thought about it calmly after the incident, the monarch was somewhat gratified.

The Crown Prince clearly knew that it would anger his father, but he still did it. It could be seen that he still had the courage.

This feeling was very, very complicated, but it was also very real.

The monarch emphasized again,”Shen lang, let me repeat myself. You are the one who rejected the peace treaty between the Crown Prince and ning Qi.” Of course, they’re not really trying to make peace. They’re just saying that I won’t attack you while I’m in power. But I will never punish the Crown Prince and ning Qi for you.”

“I understand!” Shen lang said.

the Crown Prince and ning Qi are both my favorite sons, ” the monarch said. I will never be biased towards you.

Shen lang bowed and said, ” I don’t dare to. I have never thought of relying on Your Majesty to force the Crown Prince and the third Prince to step down. His Majesty is the high and mighty arbitrator, so it’s impossible for him to personally take part in the battle. Otherwise, it would be a disaster for the entire Yue country.”

“It’s good that you know.” The monarch sneered, ” you can’t rely on me to deal with the Crown Prince and ning Qi. Who do you rely on? ” Could it be Ning Zheng?”

Shen lang said, ” that’s right. I’ve said it clearly. I’m going to fight with su Nan. Your Majesty is on this side. However, when I am competing with the Crown Prince and the third Prince, His Majesty can not stand on the side of me. I can’t even compete with the Crown Prince and the third Prince, but Prince Ning Zheng can. Therefore, this subject wishes to assist His Royal Highness the fifth Prince and make him the Crown Prince of Yue country.”

then let me tell you, ” ning yuanxian said with a disdainful smile. even if the Yue State is going to be destroyed, I will never hand the throne to Ning Zheng.

Shen lang said,”Your Majesty, didn’t you hate me to the core?” Didn’t he also want to destroy the Jin clan? It’s clear that people often don’t keep their words.”

As soon as he said this.

Ning yuanxian immediately had the urge to call someone in to kill Shen lang.

Shen lang, you little bastard, are you addicted to slapping people’s faces?

Are you saying that I’m fickle?

Fine, then I won’t change. If I kill you, it’ll be my end, right?

But ning yuanxian took a deep breath.

I’ll endure, I’ll endure, I’ll endure again.

I won’t argue with a child.

Ning yuanxian really felt that all his patience in this life had run out.

Little bastard, take it easy. Be careful, or I’ll really run out of patience and cut off your delicate head.

Shen lang said, ” what I mean is that Your Majesty has never understood the fifth Prince. How do you know that he is not suitable to be the Crown Prince? how do you know that he is not suitable to ascend the throne? ” What I have to do is to assist Prince Ning Zheng, to make him more outstanding than the Crown Prince and the third Prince, and more suitable to be the king of Yue.”

The monarch scoffed.

Your Majesty, ” Shen lang said, ” I want to try and prove it to you. I’m not wrong, am I? ”

prove it then, ” the monarch sneered. but you better remember a few things.

“First, if you are my man, and the Crown Prince and ning Qi want to deal with you, I will not punish them, but I will protect you. But once you assist Ning Zheng, you’ll be participating in the fight for the throne, and any kind of struggle will be normal. When the Crown Prince and Ning Zheng deal with you, even if you’re at death’s door, I can’t protect you.”

Shen lang understood this very well.

Once Shen lang assisted Ning Zheng in the fight for the throne.

As the high and mighty arbitrator, the king could not take part in this, or it would bring great disaster.

The monarch protected Shen lang. To the outside world, did that mean that he supported Ning Zheng? This would give the world the wrong signal.

Therefore, when that time came, it would be up to one’s own ability to fight to the death.

“Second, your young master Shen is too powerful. You actually shamelessly boasted in front of me that you would assist Ning Zheng and let him fight for the throne. Although I find it extremely absurd, that’s your own game, and I won’t participate. If you want to play, then play. Don’t even think about getting the slightest bit of help from me. ”

“I understand!” Shen lang said.

The monarch said,”the five officials of the Supreme Court were killed by your concubine, but Ning Zheng has admitted to the crime, so the crime is now his.” Now that he is locked up in zongzheng temple’s prison, I will not let him out. Young master Shen, you’re a man with remarkable abilities. If you want to assist Ning Zheng in his fight for the throne, then you can help him in prison.”

The monarch’s words were already filled with sarcasm. How could there be a young monarch in prison in this world?

He did not like Ning Zheng to begin with.

If Shen lang did not do this, Ning Zheng would probably be released after a year or so if Shen lang pleaded for him.

But now, Shen lang actually said that he would help Ning Zheng win the throne.

Then, Ning Zheng, you can stay in the Supreme Court’s prison until you die.

Shen lang said,”I understand!” The moment this official expressed his position, the inheritance war had already begun. Your Majesty is already the high and mighty arbitrator, you can’t personally participate in the battle anymore. From now on, I’ll do my best to assist His Highness the fifth Prince and make you see him in a new light. I’ll make you realize that he’s the most suitable person to inherit your Kingdom.”

The monarch didn’t even bother to sneer.

Shen Lang’s declaration was like a country in Africa declaring war on China and sending hundreds of soldiers to defeat China.

It couldn’t even be considered a joke. It could only be considered the crazy words of a certain lunatic.

“Young master Shen, I won’t hold you up any longer. You can go back.”

The monarch asked him to leave.

“I shall take my leave!” Shen lang bowed.

When Shen lang walked out of the door, the monarch said, ” Shen lang, I said that I owe you a favor, and it still counts. You can come and honor it at any time, but you have to remember that you only have one chance.

“I understand,” Shen lang said.

“Get lost!”

Shen lang left the palace.

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It was already late at night after Shen lang left.

The monarch was not sleepy at all, and even the mockery on his face had disappeared.

Li Sun removed the tea and replaced it with calming honey water.

In fact, he would never serve tea to the monarch when it was late, because it was easy to not be able to sleep.

She took a sip of the honey water. It wasn’t very sweet, but had a slight bitter taste.

Some honey was like this, and ning yuanxian liked it very much.

“Li Sun, do you think geniuses are usually crazy?”

“Right?” Li Jing, the chief eunuch, said.

“Then tell me, am I a genius?” ning yuanxian asked.

Li Jing’s sweat started to roll down her face, and her tears were on the verge of falling.

Your Majesty, can you not be like this?

Can you not always give me some death-seeking questions?

If I say no, then I’ll be looking down on the king.

But if I am, then I’m deceiving the Emperor.

Of course, he could also say that His Majesty was a person who specialized in ordering geniuses around, so he was the master of the geniuses.

However, concubine Bian could say this, but Li Sun couldn’t.

old dog! ning yuanxian cursed. He probably knew the answer in Li Xun’s heart.

He was a very mean and unkind person, but there was one thing he was very tolerant of.

For someone she didn’t like, she was really embarrassed.

For example, Ning Zheng, who was clearly his own son, planned to be imprisoned in zongzheng temple’s prison for the rest of his life.

“Old dog, do you know about Kuafu chasing the sun?” ning yuanxian asked.

The eunuch Li Xun nodded. I know. There was a man called Kuafu in the ancient legends. He kept chasing after the sun and died in the end.

Ugh!

The king was speechless.

It was clearly a very meaningful story, but in the end, you told it into a pile of sh * t.

“This also proves that you can’t chase after the sun,” Li Jing said.”You can’t get close to it. Mortals can just worship it.” If they really catch up to the sun and get close to it, they would almost become gods.”

This explanation was awesome.

The monarch said, ” Kuafu chasing the sun is a description of people chasing after an impossible goal. Even if they die of exhaustion or turn into ashes, they will never succeed. And now, someone is going to be this Kuafu.

Of course Li Sun knew who this person was.

To ning yuanxian, Shen Lang’s desire to help Ning Zheng fight for the throne was an overstatement.

Ning yuanxian continued, ” the meaning of Kuafu chasing the sun is that the sovereign is like the sun, and the subjects only need to worship him. Don’t even think about chasing him, let alone getting close to him. At a suitable distance, it will be very warm, but once too close, it may turn into ashes.

Li Sun broke out in a cold sweat again.

It was going to be another death-seeking question.

“Li Sun, do you think I look like the sun?” ning yuanxian asked. If I’m like the sun, then why are there still people who are so close to me without turning into ashes, such as bi an, a little evil beast? But if this one is not the sun, does that not mean that this one is not a true sovereign?”

Instantly, Li sun’s tears fell.

Your Majesty, why don’t you just kill this servant?

This servant really can’t answer these questions.

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Shen lang arrived at the zongzheng Temple prison.

He saw Jin mucong, who was squatting there.

Fat otaku wasn’t that fat anymore. He had actually slimmed down.

Jin mucong was ecstatic when he saw Shen lang, and his voice was trembling.

“Brother-in-law.”

To Jin mucong, his brother-in-law, Shen lang, was omnipotent.

As long as he came back.

Then, everything would be solved.

Shen lang said, ” go back. Have a good sleep. You’ve worked hard.

Jin mucong immediately felt extremely ashamed. He felt that he was really useless and could not do or help anything.

However, to Shen lang, it was more important to have a good heart.

He didn’t really care about useless teammates, as long as they were sincere.

Princess Ning Yan’s beautiful face appeared in his mind again. What kind of stupid teammate are you talking about? You better explain it clearly.

Shen lang saw the big sect Zheng, Royal uncle Ning Yu.

“Greetings, uncle Wang.”

Ning Yu’s expression was dark. He did not like Shen lang at all.

Previously, when he caught Shen lang and Princess Ning Yan in the same bed, he pretended to be blind and said that there was no affair.

To be honest, he wanted to kill Shen lang the moment he saw him.

“What’s the matter?” The sect leader asked coldly.

“I’m here to visit the fifth Prince, Ning Zheng, as per the king’s wishes,” Shen lang said.

If the king knew about this, he would definitely want to kill Shen lang.

You’ve just left the palace and you dare to boast shamelessly. When did I say anything?

“Really?” Ning Yu asked.

“If you don’t believe me, ask the sect leader,” Shen lang said.

Ask my ass, it’s not like I’m letting him go.

I’m just going to visit. Do you think I’m going to ask His Majesty about such a small matter? it’s so late, His Majesty might be asleep already.

“Go, go!” The great sect master waved his hand.

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Zongzheng temple’s prison was worse than he had imagined.

It was even worse than the prison of the Supreme Court.

Because no one had been locked up here for more than a decade, the entire prison was filled with a damp and moldy smell.

The ground was covered in rat feces.

This was a real prison, not some comfortable single room.

It was not a prison that could form a team.

This was the dark and gloomy prison.

Ning Zheng sat in the prison, the expression on his face could be described in one sentence.

Nothing was more sorrowful than a dead heart!

It was impossible for his father not to know the truth of Ning Zheng’s murder. He must know that this was the crown prince’s plot.

However, his father did not have the slightest intention of upholding justice.

He wanted Ning Zheng to be locked up in this prison for the rest of his life, so that he would not embarrass himself when he got out.

Sometimes, Ning Zheng even wondered if he should just die like this.

His parents didn’t like him anyway, and they even hated him.

However, he quickly abandoned this thought.

As long as there was one person in this world who cared about you, you shouldn’t die.

Although there were few people who cared about Ning Zheng, there was definitely more than one person.

During this period of time, even the soldiers in zongzheng Temple prison had not been kind to him.

The son of the monarch was really one of a kind to be able to do this.

At this moment.

Ning Zheng suddenly heard familiar footsteps.

He opened his eyes and realized that it was Shen lang.

Shen lang, you’re back? ” Ning Zheng asked with a smile.

“Yes, I’m back!” Shen lang said.

I’m relieved that you’re here, ” Ning Zheng said. you can help take care of the family. I probably won’t be able to leave this place for the rest of my life.

Shen lang said, ” Your Highness, don’t worry. I will find a way to get you out. However, I have something to tell you officially. Please be mentally prepared.”

“Is there any bad news this time?” asked Ning Zheng. But don’t worry, I can handle it. ”

Shen lang said, ” Your Highness, let’s kill the crown Prince and the third Prince. Then, you can be the Crown Prince! From this moment on, the inheritance war has officially begun!”

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