Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 703 - 702

Purple Jade, after asking Hou Ling all the details of the matter, became suspicious. She decided that she had to tie up the loose ends and remove all traces; otherwise, the outcome wouldn’t be good, contradicting her original intentions.

Hou Ling bit his lip and said, "Sister, this was my idea to begin with, so why should you clean up after me? I, Hou Ling, ask for your guidance!"

He knelt down.

Purple Jade was somewhat surprised and looked at him intently.

"Hou Ling comes from a humble background and doesn’t have any real skills, although he knows a bit of kung fu and has some small cunning, it is all self-taught," Hou Ling lifted his head and said, "Sister, if you could offer some guidance, I would erect a Longevity Plaque for you."

Purple Jade chuckled, "We are not that different in age, why would you erect a longevity plaque for me? Are you trying to jinx me?"

Scratching his head with some embarrassment, Hou Ling said, "Then, should I buy you a Golden Hairpin?"

"Little guy, a Golden Hairpin is not something you just give away!" Purple Jade shook her head with a speechless expression and said, "Forget it, just follow me, and learn whatever you can. If you handle this matter perfectly, it will be settled."

Hou Ling immediately became joyful, telling Purple Jade to go back to the inn first, while he went home to speak with his family.

Purple Jade urged him to be quick, as cleaning up this matter was better done sooner rather than later; otherwise, once Wen Congrui realized what was going on and followed the traces back to them, it would be too late.

Hou Ling knew this as well and hurriedly left and returned.

All of this did not escape Ah Jiu’s notice; upon hearing Tang Shi’s words, he frowned.

"You go help Purple Jade with the cleanup," Ah Jiu ordered, "Whether the traces can be erased is not important, what matters is that we pull all the strings in our direction."

That way, even if Wen Congrui started investigating, the inquiry would end up pointing only towards him.

He did not want the Wen family to know that Wufu was involved in this.

Tang Shi promptly set out to do as instructed.

"Your Highness," Yuan Ye hesitated.

"Speak your mind," Ah Jiu said indifferently.

Yuan Ye then said, "If Wen Si traces this back to us, could it reveal your identity, Your Highness? If it does, I’m afraid he will use the diplomatic relations between the two nations as leverage!"

If Wen Congrui was clever and traced things back to him, he might think about the state of diplomatic relations since an outbreak like the swine fever epidemic, left unchecked, could lead to disastrous consequences. Even if there was no trouble now, wouldn’t the higher-ups think one step further?

Now, the discovery was timely and there was no issue, but what if the epidemic broke out? How many would die? How many would be affected? Epidemics were always unstoppable, and once they erupted on a large scale, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"Peace between Beiyan and Nanyue has already been shattered and won’t last much longer!" Ah Jiu spoke calmly, "Even if he traces it back to me, it doesn’t matter. Doesn’t Nanyue have their spies in Beiyan too? And between a transparent plot and a secret one, which is easier to see through? Wen Si knows this. I am not afraid of him learning that I am behind this."

Yuan Ye pursed his lips and said, "I was overly concerned."

"It doesn’t matter," Ah Jiu’s gaze shifted from the book to the window outside, where a tree was beginning to sprout new buds, and said, "It’s just that I don’t want her to be troubled by these trifles, I want her to be at ease."

"What about the Lu Family..."

"No need to act against the Lu Family. Since she had no intention of taking lives, let it end there. The Lu Family is no longer a threat!" Ah Jiu declared.

"Yes."

"As for that boy named Hou Ling, keep an eye on him. If he has potential, give him some support. The more people we have in Nanyue, the better," Ah Jiu said with a calculating gaze.

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