Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 237 - Princess Consort Your Senior Brother

Chapter 237: Chapter 237 Princess Consort, Your Senior Brother Comes to Visit

Chapter 237 -237 Princess Consort, Your Senior Brother Comes to Visit

Jun Yuyan had achieved a great military victory this time, not only reclaiming the city but also capturing the Second Prince of the Xiongnu alive.

No matter how much the Emperor disliked him, he would have to reward him handsomely for his achievements, as all the people of Great Yan were watching.

The Third Prince, of course, was not pleased. He had thought that Jun Yuyan’s assignment to the Frontier Pass would involve years of tough battles, keeping him away from the center of power, and even if he could return, he would have no chance at the throne.

Who could have expected that Jun Yuyan and General Fu and the others would suddenly win such a decisive victory, leaving the Xiongnu with no chance to retaliate? Now, the people of the Capital City were all praising him, calling him the War God Prince.

The brilliance of the other princes was completely overshadowed by Jun Yuyan.

The Third Prince, already harboring jealousy in his heart, suddenly heard from Yin Zhu that Princess Consort Ling had framed Su Jin, a palace maid close to his mother, and speculated that he had an illness which she intentionally did not treat, moreover, she had told this to the Second Prince. He became even more resentful.

Seeing his expression, Yin Zhu added fuel to the fire:

“If it weren’t for Princess Consort Ling, how could the Second Prince have possibly known? Before the Zhuo family fell into trouble, I would often see the Second Prince and Princess Consort Ling meeting in secret in the capital. Though they had little to do with each other after marriage, who knows what their private relationship is like. Princess Consort Ling must be helping the Second Prince against you.”

“Princess Consort Ling must be feeling quite proud now. Prince Ling has won a victory, and she has earned a good reputation by donating grain and meat. Who knows, when Prince Ling returns, she might even incite him against you, especially since you are the Emperor’s most beloved son. Whether she wants to help the Second Prince or Prince Ling to be Crown Prince, the first one she needs to remove, is you.”

The Third Prince’s countenance grew increasingly grim.

“You’re right, that woman is not a good person; she used to have a birthmark on her face, utterly ugly, and although she’s got a stunning appearance now, her heart is as venomous as that of a snake. Annoyingly, she’s quite capable, with a knack for business and an excellent ability to amass wealth. In the future, whether she helps Prince Ling or the Second Prince, it will be a big problem for me!”

“Indeed, who would have thought that a previously insignificant ugly woman could have such great abilities?”

Thick jealousy flashed in Yin Zhu’s eyes, here one moment and gone the next. She continued:

“While Prince Ling has not yet returned, getting rid of her would solve the problem once and for all. I heard that Prince Ling is very fond of her; it would also give Prince Ling a taste of losing someone he cherishes.”

The Third Prince laughed, lifting Yin Zhu’s chin.

“Yin Zhu, you hate Prince Ling so much? I remember you once seemed quite enamored with Prince Ling. At that time, I wanted you to be a concubine, but you refused outright, could it be because you had feelings for Prince Ling? ”

Yin Zhu hurriedly replied, “How could that be possible? Back then, I was just young, and I’d just returned to the Zhuo family not long ago. I wanted to spend more time with my parents, so I hadn’t thought about marriage. In fact, ever since Your Highness saw my body by accident, I’ve always regarded myself as your person.”

“Really?” The Third Prince’s eyes brightened.

He hadn’t expected that Yin Zhu wasn’t infatuated with Prince Ling, but had had him in her heart all these years.

Seeing Yin Zhu nod shyly, the Third Prince’s face showed satisfaction:

“Good, considering you’ve only cared about me, I will surely help you take revenge for the Zhuo family. You want to eliminate Princess Consort Ling, I will help you do that. Tell me, do you have any good plan to lure Princess Consort Ling out of the Prince Mansion? She has already stopped leaving the Prince Mansion for many days now, claiming it’s due to pregnancy discomfort.”

Yin Zhu smiled faintly, “Your Highness may not know that Divine Doctor Miao from the south, who comes from the same mentor as Divine Doctor Zhai, will be arriving in the Capital City in half a month. There will be ways to lure out Divine Doctor Zhai and Princess Consort Ling by then.”

“Oh? Good, leave this matter to you to handle. I’ll wait for your good news, and you can arrange for the manpower needed from the mansion as you see fit.”

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As he spoke, the Third Prince took off the Jade Pendant from his waist and handed it to her.

In Prince Rui’s Mansion, seeing this Jade Pendant is like seeing Prince Rui himself. Anyone in the mansion can be dispatched by Yin Zhu at will.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed.

Kai Xuan grew exceedingly quickly. It was only two or three months old, still a juvenile wolf, but its limbs were agile and shapely, and it moved so silently that now its size had reached an adult’s thigh. Its ears were pointed, reacting instantly to any sound, very alert and clever.

“Kai Xuan eats so much, why does it just grow bones and not flesh? Some puppies are plump and cute when they’re small.”

Chun Tao said with a smile, Kai Xuan was somewhat cute only when it first arrived at the Prince Mansion. Now, it seemed to have shot up, its face even appearing sharp, as if it had hit an awkward stage.

Murong Jiu couldn’t help but laugh, “I heard Third Brother say that Kai Xuan’s wolf pack is made up of very large wolves that dominate the prairie. Kai Xuan should be much bigger than ordinary wolves in the future, so it started to grow its body early. Isn’t that good? Later on, it might even stand taller than you.”

Chun Tao’s mouth gaped open, “It can grow that big? Then it will definitely be impressive in the future!”

Impressive it would be, but it would probably scare those timid ladies and young misses into losing their color at its mere appearance.

Murong Jiu planned to let it grow a bit more before releasing it back into the wild; after all, it was a wild wolf, and the mountains and prairies were its home.

Kai Xuan was still young now, and she had heard that wolf packs would bully solitary wolves. Moreover, with its snow-white fur, it would face even more rejection from the pack. Only when it became powerful enough to dominate on its own, and conquer the pack to become the wolf king, would it be the right time to set it free.

When that time came, she would ask Jun Yuyan to accompany her to release Kai Xuan.

Thinking of this, she asked Chun Tao what day it was today.

“Today is the twenty-fourth. Tomorrow is the day of ‘great snow.’ It’s strange, usually the Capital City would have already had its first snow by this time, but it hasn’t fallen yet today. But it’s also good, the Prince is coming back soon. If it snowed, the army would be freezing!”

Chun Tao spoke with excitement, and Murong Jiu also smiled knowingly.

If there was heavy snow this winter, the coming year would be a year of abundant harvest. She hoped that Jun Yuyan could return before the snowfall.

By her calculations, at most another ten days or so, Jun Yuyan and her family would be back.

After the war at the Frontier Pass had ended, there was still much aftermath cleanup. Seven days ago, Jun Yuyan sent word that the army had already set off on their return to the capital.

The Second Prince of the Xiongnu had been escorted to the Capital City.

At that time, the Xiongnu would send diplomats to the Capital City to ransom the Second Prince and bring compensation.

The reason for not counterattacking the Xiongnu was that further north lay the vast prairies, sparsely populated, and occupation would be meaningless, for the Han People had a different way of life than those nomadic tribes.

It was better to let the Xiongnu fill the national treasury with gold and silver as compensation, along with cattle, sheep, and warhorses. This move would cut off the fundamental strength of the Xiongnu, leaving them struggling to survive and no longer daring to invade Great Yan.

Because Jun Yuyan and her brothers were about to return, and none of them had been injured, Murong Jiu had been in a great mood recently, even eating several more bowls of rice than usual.

At this moment, Steward Lin came to report, “Princess Consort, there is a man outside who claims to be your martial brother here to see you.”

“Martial brother?”

Murong Jiu’s eyes narrowed.