The other prince, Zeng Yi and others, only had one minister, the Minister of Etiquette. If this person was really connected with the Shenlong Sect, facing such a big boss in the court, and based on the world's evaluation of the Shenlong Sect, that prince would never let him.
He knew it. However, Zeng Yi still secretly met with the prince and wanted to ask if the prince had been in contact with any strangers recently.
The answer he got still did not satisfy Zeng Yi. According to the words of the Minister of Rites, except for the prince who was a little impatient because of the appearance of the little princess, there was nothing unusual about him, and the people he came into contact with were all court officials.
"Isn't it the prince? Or is it that a certain official is actually from the Shenlong Cult?... It seems that I have to get in touch with the prince personally and investigate."
After pondering for a moment, Zeng Yi looked at the Minister of Rites and said, "I want to enter the prince's mansion and investigate. Is there any way you can bring me in?"
"This..." The Minister of Rites frowned. The two princes paid great attention to their own safety. Especially after the little princess returned to the capital, the guards of the two princes' mansions had been increased by several generations. This
The two princes rarely leave their mansions. They know the strength of the little princess, not to mention that there are four top-notch masters such as Shaotian beside the little princess.
"Is it difficult to handle?"
The Minister of Rites gritted his teeth and said, "It's not difficult at all, but I just have to humiliate you and act as my bodyguard." As he said this, the Minister of Rites muttered a few words in Zhongyuan's ear.
"Zeng Yi nodded, that's all. It doesn't require him to trust me. I just need to enter his mansion and observe him."
On the same day, the Minister of Rites took Zeng Yi to the prince's mansion. Zeng Yi wore the clothes of a guard and acted as the bodyguard of the Minister of Rites. As soon as he arrived at the door of the prince's mansion, several guards came to greet him, "Sir, come here."
Already."
"Um."
"Who is this?" Those guards were quite dedicated. When they saw Zeng Yi, a stranger, they immediately asked.
The Minister of Rites said calmly: "A distant relative of mine returned from his studies to make a living and is now my bodyguard."
"Oh, that's it. You two adults, please come in quickly."
Zeng Yi followed the Minister of Rites and successfully entered the prince's mansion. As soon as he entered the mansion, a man greeted him, "Sir, the prince has been waiting for a long time. Please come with me."
All the way to a house, the man said: "The prince and several adults are here, please come in!" He opened the door.
The Minister of Rites walked in. Zeng Yi originally wanted to follow him in, but as soon as he took a step forward, two guards immediately took action and grabbed Zeng Yi. Zeng Yi frowned and without saying a word, pushed the two guards away with his backhand.
Man, the two guards were furious, "How dare you!" They instantly drew their swords, but before they could move, Zeng Yi slapped them twice on their acupuncture points. When the guards behind them saw this situation, they immediately drew their sabers,
Rushed forward.
At this moment, a voice came: "What are you doing!"
When the guards heard this, they all stopped. Zeng Yi looked up and saw that the prince came out with several people in official attire. The Minister of Rites looked at Zeng Yi and said, "What's going on?"
"Sir, take advantage of this kid and force your way in!" Before Zeng Yi could answer, the guards immediately spoke.
The Minister of Rites frowned, then relaxed his face and said to the Crown Prince: "Your Majesty, it's a misunderstanding. This is my bodyguard. I accidentally bumped into the Crown Prince's bodyguard. I hope the Crown Prince will forgive you."
"No, my lord, I'm being serious. It's okay if this is a misunderstanding. But your bodyguards are really very skilled. They subdued my two men in an instant."
The Minister of Etiquette smiled: "This is a distant relative of mine. In his early years, he was fooling around in the world. His strength was pretty good. He is a top-notch master. Now that the court is in chaos, I am afraid of accidents, so I called him to take charge of the mansion. That's it.
The situation in the capital is more complicated, and there are even several top-notch masters. I was afraid of accidents, so I originally planned to bring him here to protect the crown prince, but I didn't expect that something like this would happen as soon as I arrived, so I got a little anxious."
When the Minister of Rites said that Zeng Yi was a top-notch expert, the prince's eyes immediately lit up. Both the good and evil factions had nominally withdrawn their disciples. Coupled with the pressure from the little princess's return, he was now short of experts to take charge. Seeing
Zeng Yi had such skill, he couldn't help but smile.
"Your Majesty, you are so kind. With such a master joining us, we will surely achieve great things!"
The Minister of Rites smiled and said: "In this case, if the Crown Prince does not dislike it, let him stay with the Crown Prince to protect the Crown Prince's safety."
"That couldn't be better!"
But at this moment, one of the guards said: "Your Majesty, this person's origin is unknown, I think..." Before he finished speaking, the face of the Minister of Rites turned dark, "If you are worried about his unknown origin,
, then I’d better let him continue to follow me, it’s just me being selfish.”
"Hey, sir, please don't listen to their nonsense. How could your distant relative be a person of unknown origin? Please let me stay with you. I'm sorry for bothering you."
Zeng Yi looked at the Minister of Rites, and the Minister of Rites looked at Zeng Yi and said, "Just stay here to protect the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince will not treat you badly in the future."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Zeng Yi said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
After that, Zeng Yi stood guard in front of the door like a real guard. Although he was guarding outside, Zeng Yi still eavesdropped on the conversations of the people inside. The main content was to discuss countermeasures to deal with the little princess who appeared.
Zeng Yi originally thought that the prince would be very anxious, but although the prince acted a little anxious, Zeng Yi could actually tell that the prince was relatively calm in his heart, "Mader, there must be something wrong with this guy!"
Everyone discussed for a while, but there was no real countermeasure. When the Minister of Rites left, he gave special instructions to Zeng Yi: "When you stay here, you must protect the safety of the prince. Even if something goes wrong with you, you can't
Let the prince have some problems."
"Uncle, don't worry. If you want to hurt the prince, you have to step over my body." Zeng Yi immediately bowed slightly and said.
"Well, that's what you have to do."
...
In the next few days, Zeng Yi stayed at the prince's residence. Through these days, Zeng Yi basically found out the situation of the prince. However, it was obvious that the prince did not trust Zeng Yi very much and only asked Zeng Yi to protect him.
Zeng Yi was not allowed to know many things about his mansion.