Counterattack of the Cannon Fodder Chambermaid

Untitled Part 132

In the dead of night, the Jing Duke sat behind his desk unmoving. He had remained like this since he received Empress Xiao's secret letter.

Only a single lamp was burning and the light was rather dim. The Jing Duke felt that it calmed his mood.

No one would be willing to have such thoughts, but once they arose, they would be impossible to suppress. No matter what they thought about, or what they encountered, they would involuntarily think—

If they did that, they wouldn't have to be passive and they wouldn't have to put in so much effort.

Especially that Jin Prince. He was watertight, not letting anyone find any clues. He was clearly suspicious, extremely suspicious, but due to his majesty's protection, whether intentional or not, no one was able to do anything about him.

Actually the Jing Duke would have preferred to endure. After all, the other method was far too dangerous. But he also had to consider his grandson's situation.

That child had always been impetuous, and it seemed he couldn't endure any longer no matter how they tried to keep him calm. If his majesty truly stripped him of his position as he said, what would happen? Wouldn't the Jin Prince be getting off cheaply?

Sometimes the Jing Duke wondered if that was the Jin Prince's true intention, forcing the crown prince to the edge of collapse step by step. One the crown prince was impeached, he would be the one that benefitted.

There really wasn't any need to ponder further. The Jing Duke always acted according to his best interests. In his early years as a soldier, he had fought countless battles and knew not to hesitate when a decision needed to be made. As long as there was over a fifty percent chance of success, he dared to go all in.

But since this matter was too big, he needed a quiet environment to slowly steady his emotions, before putting together an appropriate plan....

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Ever since the crown prince opened his mouth and demanded Imperial Physician Zhou's family, Chen Qi had a bad premonition.

Unfortunately his profile was too high, making it impossible to secretly contact Imperial Physician Zhou. He could only feign ignorance as he was excluded. Luckily Imperial Physician Zhou seemed to have other means on his side. Otherwise who knows what could have happened.

Having once again been taken by people into a dark room, Imperial Physician Zhou was no longer surprised this time. He first wondered if Chen Qi or Yang Hui was up to something, but seeing the neat yet oppressive old face, he knew things weren't so simple.

As expected, Imperial Physician Zhou was completely stupefied after the Jing Duke finished speaking.

If he hadn't gotten used to acting due to being watched by Emperor Xi recently, he might have let something slip.

"If you don't have enough time to react properly, just act according to your nature. That way you won't give anything away. Just make sure to watch your words...."

The words of that ordinary looking man suddenly rang out in Imperial Physician Zhou's mind.

He quickly erected his brows and glared, reprimanding: "Jing Duke. You are his majesty's personally conferred duke. You should know such thoughts are enough to have your entire clan exterminated!"

Because Imperial Physician Zhou was too shocked, he wasn't able to steady his shaken mind and the skin on his face started trembling. His lips were also pale, and even his pointed finger couldn't avoid it. Despite forcing himself to stand calmly, he was unable to conceal his panic any longer.