The general's wife knows medicine

Chapter 193 Let's add another fire

Mu Jintang and Tang Peipei had just arrived home when a secret guard came to report.

"Master, there is news about the Dark Tower."

Mu Jintang and Tang Peipei were both delighted and asked, "Did you find anything else?"

The secret guard shook his head slightly and said in a serious tone: "My lord, according to our people's secret observation, the third prince and his adviser often enter the third prince's bedroom together in recent days, and sometimes they even stay out all night. My subordinates became suspicious, so they went closer to investigate, but found that there was a secret mechanism under the bed in the room, and the two disappeared from here. However, we have been searching for a long time and have not been able to find the switch to operate this mechanism. In desperation, we have to return first and report this to the lord." After hearing this, Mu Jintang waved his hand gently, signaling the secret guard to withdraw for the time being.

"It seems that the secret room is under this bed." Tang Peipei said.

"It seems to be true." Mu Jintang responded to Tang Peipei's words thoughtfully.

Seeing that he was frowning and thinking about something, Tang Peipei didn't intend to disturb him, so she said something and went back to the yard to wash up.

I've been tired all morning, so I need to eat something good at noon to replenish my energy, and then take a nap in the afternoon. After all, maybe it won't be long before I can get a good night's sleep.

Mu Jintang returned to the study and called the secret guard again, asking, "Tell me about the Third Prince's daily routine."

The secret guard said respectfully, "The Third Prince is the same as the other ministers in the morning. He gets up at 3:30 am, washes up, and goes to the palace. He stays in the study until 9:00 pm, when he returns. He stays in the study until lunch, when he goes back to his room for a nap. He goes out at 5:00 pm, and does not return until 10:00 pm. After he comes back, he stays in his room and does not go out again. In the past, he would have one or two maids sleep with him, but recently, only that gentleman has entered the Third Prince's room."

Hearing him say this, Mu Jintang felt relieved. He thought that he was worried about the news of the 100,000-strong army being leaked.

It seems that during the day, one can only enter the Third Prince's bedroom during the two time periods: after the morning court session and from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

If you want to be absolutely sure, you can only sneak in in the morning after the Third Prince goes to court. This way, you won't be easily discovered.

However, there is a smart gentleman in the Third Prince's Mansion, and he must be asked to lead that person away in advance, otherwise things could go wrong.

If he was discovered, he would be able to escape safely with his martial arts skills. However, that would alert the enemy. If they moved the evidence, it would be extremely difficult to find them.

This time, he has to do it himself, so he has to think of a foolproof plan.

On the other hand, the third prince thought that no one knew about the secret building in the mansion, so he didn't put too much energy into it.

The secret building was set up by the master himself. If it was not closed in advance, even if he found a place to go down, he would be in danger of death. So he was not worried at all that his evidence of crimes would be discovered.

What's more, only he and his master knew about that place. All the craftsmen who built the secret building had been secretly executed by him, and there would definitely be no third person who knew about it.

What he was worried about now was that his 100,000-strong army had been discovered, and he had to transfer people quickly.

However, to transfer a number of one hundred thousand people is extremely difficult.

"The poison has now penetrated deeply into our father's lungs. It is impossible for him to survive. Why don't we add fuel to the fire and make him die sooner, which will also complete our father-son relationship." The third prince said viciously.

The gentleman did not speak, and seemed to be thinking about the feasibility of the third prince.

"I wonder what ideas Your Highness has?" Another strategist, Huang Zhi, asked somewhat flatteringly.

Huang Zhi never got the hang of studying, but he had some cunning ideas. He failed in the imperial examinations many times and never made it to the top. However, when he wanted to give up, he accidentally met the third prince. He thought that if he could enter the prince's mansion and get the credit for following the dragon, he would be able to get a place in the future even if he didn't take the imperial examination. So he used his own cleverness and recommended himself to the third prince's mansion as a counselor.

Huang Zhi knew that his intelligence was limited and it was difficult for him to compete with other talented people, so he chose a different path - flattery. He was good at observing the expressions of the Third Prince, and could always accurately capture the preferences and moods of the Third Prince, and offer sweet words at the right time, making the Third Prince happy and smiling.

Huang Zhi often praised the Third Prince for his wisdom and talent, and praised every decision he made. He would also skillfully cater to the Third Prince's interests and hobbies, and discuss various topics with him, making the Third Prince feel very happy to be with him. With this flattering method, Huang Zhi gradually gained the Third Prince's trust and love, and became his right-hand man.

However, for those gentlemen who possess true wisdom, Huang Zhi's behavior is simply the act of a despicable person and is truly contemptible.

Although Huang Zhi acted in a despicable manner, fortunately he did not do anything to harm the interests of the Third Prince, so Mr. Huang just turned a blind eye to it.

The third prince looked at Huang Zhi and felt very satisfied, because he particularly appreciated Huang Zhi's tactful attitude.

In contrast, the master often talked to him in a tone of teaching, which made him quite unhappy. After all, he was a prince, and the master was just an adviser in his mansion. If he did not value the master's intelligence, how could he tolerate someone daring to be so impertinent in front of him?

The third prince spoke as if he was telling gossip: "A few days ago, news came out from the palace that someone saw my father's favorite concubine Shu seem to be involved with a guard. Tell me, if my father knew about this, would he be so angry that he would die on the spot? Hahahaha~" He was full of anticipation for that scene.

The gentleman who had been silent the whole time couldn't help but frowned, thinking secretly in his heart that this matter might need to be investigated further.

He had heard before that although Concubine Shu had no children, she was very much favored by the Emperor. Now that the Empress had been banished to the cold palace, Concubine Shu was in charge of the harem. Except for not having the title of Empress, she exercised all the rights of the Empress.

Any smart person would not choose to collude with the guards after achieving such a status.

What's more, based on his analysis of Concubine Shu, she was not a brainless woman. She could even be said to be somewhat intelligent, otherwise she would not have fought with the Queen for so many years. Now that the Queen had been sent to the cold palace, she was holding all the power.

Huang Zhize smiled and said quickly: "Great! Your Highness, this is a great move. It is like killing people without being seen. It can achieve the goal while allowing you to watch the fire from the other side. It is really a great move! Your Highness is wise!"

After hearing Huang Zhi's flattery, the gentleman frowned even more tightly.

But when the Third Prince heard that someone agreed with his opinion and praised him so much, he was already overjoyed.

The gentleman wanted to persuade him, but when he saw the smug expression on the Third Prince's face, he thought about it and decided not to say anything more.

Forget it. If I try to persuade him now, I'm afraid it won't produce any results. I'd better find someone to check it out myself first.