Who Touched My Tail!

5.9

5.9 – How could this man be so stupid? He didn't even know how to seize an opportunity!

translator: xiin
editor: BlueBug & alamerysl

"May I inquire about Your Excellency's name?" Bai Changyan had gathered his wits together, and his usual temperament naturally returned. His smile was gentle and warm, but if he was as simple and warm as he appeared on the surface, he would never have been able to occupy his current role as the Prince's leading scholar.

His future had been planned out right from the start. He has known the Prince since childhood, and assisting the future Emperor was the ambition he had carried with him from a young age. To be a great Prime Minister like his father was his lifelong goal.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

Unfortunately, this famous talent was now stepping into a deep pit. The pit didn't contain much, but it was so beautiful that people could not help but immerse themselves in it, unwilling to leave.

The person currently digging the pit looked at Bai Changyan's smile and lifted his own lips. "I'm just a small servant in the General's Palace. Bai gongzi does not have to be so courteous; I can't afford it."

Xue Ling used the same teapot from earlier to prepare a cup of tea for him before raising his hand and motioning for him to sit down. "I heard that His Highness the Prince sent someone to send things to Mao City nearby. If I have guessed correctly, Bai gongzi should have come regarding these matters?"

Sure enough, this side had also been concerned about their store. Bai Changyan had some guesses in his mind, but he pretended to be casual as he said, "It seems that this time, the Princess is determined to suppress His Highness the Prince?" The two of them were here representing their backers, and since the other party had spoken so clearly, how could Bai Changyan not understand what he was thinking?

Xue Ling had been smiling the whole time, and when he heard him say that, he simply blinked his eyes as his smile took on a slightly naughty edge. "What is Bai gongzi saying? The Royal Princess is His Highness' youngest aunt, why would she go and make trouble for His Highness?"

"Oh?" Bai Changyan had also looked into this before he came. Regarding this matter, it seemed that what the Royal Princess was doing really had no relationship with them at all. It was only a sudden guess on his part, but there was no reason for her to suddenly attempt to press them down on one of their big projects.

The Royal Princess was younger than the Prince, and the Prince had not interacted much with this little aunt of his. Their relationship was only at the level where they would stop and say hello when they passed each other. "Although it does not seem to be able to unrelated, for the Royal Princess to do this is quite coincidental and one cannot help but be suspicious." Only Bai Changyan would be able to link these matters together; even Wenren Yingyue would only think that it was bad luck and not consider that someone might be targeting her.

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After all, going against the Prince in order to target her did not seem worthwhile no matter how one thought about it.

Plus, she had a good impression of the Royal Princess, and really did not think that such a stunning and beautiful woman would purposely trick her.

In fact, this beauty did love to play tricks, and he had no intentions letting this slide as a coincidence. Xue Ling's hand tapped on the table as he laughingly continued, "It truly was not a coincidence. Her Highness the Princess specifically went against your business. Only, it was not for the sake of going against His Highness the Prince, but for another purpose."