HLnovel Chapter 430
Chapter 430
Hearing this, Li Zhiwei lost the urge to read the letter.After all, she was worried that this might be another one of Shangguan Mu's tricks.
If he had really hidden some incurable poison from the Lannuo Kingdom in the letter, wouldn't she be entirely at his mercy?
Having said that, Li Zhiwei tossed the letter to Qinghua, who was standing nearby, and said, Have someone take this letter of unknown origin to His Highness.
Li Zhiwei figured that if there was truly an issue, Xu Heming would definitely help handle it.
Hearing this, Qinghua quickly put the letter away.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Prince Lanhuai asked Eunuch Wu beside him with a smug look on his face, Has the letter been delivered?
Rest assured, Your Highness, this old servant has already had someone deliver the letter to the Li family, Eunuch Wu replied with a smile.
Excellent. Doesn't Xu Heming pretend not to care about his son? I refuse to believe that, with his soon-to-be-wedded fiancee added to the mix, he can still remain so calm.
Prince Lanhuai said triumphantly.
Your Highness is wise. As long as we capture the daughter of the Li family, Prince An will have no choice but to obediently do Your Highness's bidding, Eunuch Wu flattered with a smile.
Have people keep a close eye on her. As soon as Li Zhiwei steps out of the Li family's gates, have her seized immediately, Prince Lanhuai ordered.
However, what Prince Lanhuai did not know was that lately, due to the incident with Shangguan Mu, Li Zhiwei didn't dare to leave her estate at all.
Nor did he expect that Li Zhiwei wouldn't even spare a glance at the letter he had gone through so much trouble to send.
Do not worry, Your Highness. Our people have long been lying in ambush outside the Li residence, Eunuch Wu quickly said.
After all, if this matter was handled beautifully, the Prince would surely reward him.
Has any other useful information come back from Huo Yunxuan's side? Prince Lanhuai actually felt that Huo Yunxuan should still have a backup plan.
It was just that he hadn't told him the truth.
He originally wanted to force Huo Yunzhi to spit everything out, but that idiot probably genuinely didn't know.
Your Highness, Shanzi has already gone to find Huo Yunxuan. If there is any news, it should be sent back immediately. Eunuch Wu hadn't received any message from Shanzi, which meant there was likely no news yet.
Have you sent anyone to investigate Yutu Mountain? Prince Lanhuai was already somewhat impatient to send people to check the situation at Yutu Mountain.
However, his people had gone there a few times without discovering anything.
Moreover, since the land deed was not in their hands, they didn't dare to make any major moves.
Rest assured, Your Highness. If there is any news, this old servant will inform you immediately, Eunuch Wu quickly promised.
I heard that the Third Prince of the Qinling Kingdom has arrived. Have you found out where he is staying? Prince Lanhuai thought to himself, the Qinling Kingdom was a great nation, not something a small place like the Lannuo Kingdom could compare to.
As long as Fuan could marry the Third Prince, the Qinling Kingdom would become his greatest source of support in the future.
As for Princess Fuan having to go to the Qinling Kingdom for a political marriage?
Prince Lanhuai did not care. Even though Princess Fuan was his most favored daughter, as long as she could bring him support, Prince Lanhuai would offer her up without blinking an eye.
There is indeed some news, but, does Your Highness intend to... Eunuch Wu wondered, could the Prince be trying to win over the Third Prince?
But that Third Prince was not so easily won over.
As long as he is willing to agree to lend me a helping hand, I am willing to let Fuan marry him, Prince Lanhuai said proudly. After all, Princess Fuan's reputation for beauty was well-known throughout the capital.
Prince Lanhuai felt that Princess Fuan was the biggest trump card in his hand.
But, what if the Princess is unwilling... Eunuch Wu thought to himself, Princess Fuan had a very proud temperament, so she would likely be unwilling to go to the Qinling Kingdom for a political marriage.
Enough, figure out a way to send him an invitation. Fuan's thoughts are not important. Prince Lanhuai waved his hand, urging Eunuch Wu to get it done quickly.
Anyway, as long as the Third Prince of the Qinling Kingdom agreed to this matter, it would be fine. As for Princess Fuan, since she was his daughter, he had the final say.
As soon as Xu Heming returned to the Prince's estate, he saw Qinghua waiting there.
Qinghua, why are you not staying by your master's side? What are you doing back here at this time? Xu Heming asked, looking displeased at Qinghua for leaving her post.
Your Highness, this servant is under orders from my lady to hand this over to you. Qinghua did not explain further, but instead offered the letter in her hand.
What is this? Xu Heming thought to himself, could this be a letter from Li Zhiwei to him?
But if she had something to say, shouldn't she just have Qinghua tell him directly?
Why go to the unnecessary trouble of writing a letter?
Today, someone unknown slipped this letter outside the door. My lady was afraid it might be a trap and didn't read it, so she asked this servant to hand it over to Your Highness to handle. Qinghua recounted the whole sequence of events.
Xu Heming frowned, wondering who would use such a method to deliver a letter to Li Zhiwei.
What was their purpose?
Xu Heming examined the letter and found no identifying marks.
He then directly tore the letter open.
Your Highness! Qingsong, terrified that it might be poisoned, cried out in alarm.
Xu Heming looked inside the envelope and saw only a thin sheet of paper.
Xu Heming unfolded the letter paper, only to see a single sentence written on it: Your son is in my hands. If you want to save his life, come alone to the City God Temple in the suburbs!
He had originally thought it was some trick played by Shangguan Mu, but to his surprise, this letter was actually sent by Prince Lanhuai.
Xu Heming thought to himself, could it be that Prince Lanhuai was getting anxious because he hadn't played along with his charades lately, and now wanted to capture Li Zhiwei to threaten him?
Your Highness, this letter... Qingsong beside him was very anxious. Seeing the smile on his master's face, he knew someone was going to be doomed.
However, he still couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
Who exactly was the sender of this letter?
A letter sent from Prince Lanhuai's estate. Qingsong, think of a way to leak the news to Prince Lanhuai that Qingshi is safe and sound here in our estate, Xu Heming said mockingly.
He thought to himself, with a brain like that, where did Prince Lanhuai get the courage to plot for the throne?
That child wasn't even his son, yet after all this time, Prince Lanhuai still hadn't figured it out.
However, at this thought, Xu Heming still ordered someone to go and rescue the child; after all, the child was innocent.
Go back and tell your lady that I will resolve this matter and she shouldn't pay it any mind. Fearing that Li Zhiwei would worry, Xu Heming said a few more words to Qinghua before urging her to hurry back and protect Li Zhiwei.
Hearing this, Qinghua nodded repeatedly. She had only come to Prince An's estate as a messenger; whatever the masters said went.
Just as Xu Heming finished assigning the tasks at hand, The Old Princess's people came over to call him to Ci'an Hall.
Considering that his mother usually never summoned him over, and now she had sent someone to invite him, could it be that she had fallen ill again?
At this thought, Xu Heming didn't hesitate and hurried toward Ci'an Hall, afraid that if he arrived late, The Old Princess would suffer more.
After all, the old lady had been in poor health and gravely ill not too long ago.
However, just as Xu Heming stepped into Ci'an Hall, he was hit on the head by something thrown at him.
Xu Heming froze for a moment. If his mother still had the strength to throw things, she was probably fine.