Chapter 198 - 198 Chapter 198, Lia's Performance
198 Chapter 198, Lia’s Performance
In the Third Prince’s Palace, the ministers knelt before the simple tomb, crying at the body in white mourning clothes.
The Third Prince was going to be buried tomorrow, but they didn’t even know who the murderer was.
The First Prince and the Eldest Princess were the most suspicious, but unfortunately, they did not have the ability to take revenge.
“Before the leader passed away, he asked us to take good care of the Third Prince. But now, he was assassinated by a despicable man. We must avenge the Third Prince.”
“That’s right. We’ll avenge the Third Prince!”
“Revenge!”
This group of people was all old courtiers who had followed the Third Prince’s mother here and were not very loyal to Tetumtan.
When the Xiongnu Tribe defeated them, they had no choice but to rely on them.
But now that the leader’s successor was dead, they had no direction, and only hatred was left in their hearts.
“I think it’s better to find a force to follow. The First Prince is a good choice!” An old official in red said with his eyes half-closed.
“What are you saying? The First Prince might be our enemy, and it’s delusional to rely on him!”
“That’s right. It’s already kind of us not to kill him. He wants us to submit to him?”
The proposal was immediately met with strong opposition.
The people present were not fools. The First Prince was most likely the murderer, although they could not rule out the possibility the Eldest Princess had directed and acted out a good show.
However, the First Prince was definitely more suspicious. This was an undeniable fact.
Now that he proposed relying on other forces, some loyal ministers were naturally unwilling.
“Do you think I’m willing to do so? But since things have come to this, I have no choice but to rely on other forces. Do you want to make yourself a king? Otherwise, when the First Prince ascends to the throne, no one will be able to escape.” The red-robed old official immediately said with a righteous tone.
These words silenced everyone.
The master that they had followed had died, so they were now rootless duckweed.
Even if they didn’t have to rely on the First Prince, they had to choose one. Otherwise, they wouldn’t even have the chance to stand on a side when someone inherited the throne.
The newly appointed King would definitely eradicate his dissidents, and they would become his targets.
“No matter what, I still don’t agree to join the First Prince’s camp, at least until the real murderer is found.” Another blue-robed old official stood out and said.
The blue-robed old official’s words immediately resonated with the crowd. It was clear how important he was to them.
Just as this group of people quarreled, they suddenly heard that the Sixth Princess had come to offer her condolences to the Third Prince.
Lia came in with her two attendants, lit three joss sticks, and bowed.
Her actions touched the Third Prince’s loyal subjects.
“From the beginning until now, only Tetumtan had come for a visit, and the rest of his brothers and sisters seemed as if nothing had happened.
Even if he died, no one was willing to come and pay their respects to the Third Prince.
Family ties were worthless in front of them.
Therefore, now that Lia was here, everyone could not help but change their opinion of the Sixth Princess.
No matter if she was sincere or not, at least Lia was willing to come and pay her respects.
That was enough.
“Third Brother, don’t worry. Lia swears by the God of the Prairie that she will catch the murderer who tried to kill you and bring his head to your grave to pay respects.” Lia’s gaze was firm as she raised three fingers and swore.
“Thank you, Sixth Princess. We are willing to follow you as long as you help avenge the Third Prince!” The old official in blue hurriedly took the lead and knelt down.
The God of the Prairie was their totem, and they couldn’t go back on their words.
It was as if they had found their backbone. If they could bring Lia to the throne, whether it was the First Prince or the Eldest Princess, they would be able to get their revenge.
“Who knows if she’s telling the truth? Everyone, don’t be fooled by her. She might be the one who killed the Third Prince.” Seeing that most of the people were ready to follow Lia, the old official in red immediately jumped out to object.
“Hmph! This Princess is not interested in you at all. I just want to help my Third Brother take revenge, but you didn’t treasure it and immediately jumped out to object. Doesn’t this mean that you know something? Catch him!” Lia was smart and immediately thought of the reason.
Even if this old official in red did not agree to follow her, he should not have jumped out now and accused her of being a murderer.
Even a fool would know that the most suspicious people were the First Prince and the Eldest Princess.
“The Sixth Princess is right. He just said he wanted to follow the First Prince.”
“Capture and interrogate him!”
“Everyone, attack together!”
Only then did the crowd realize that the person in front of them was most likely the First Prince’s man. If they caught him, they might be able to interrogate him about the assassination.
“Where are you running to?”
When Lia saw that the old official in red wanted to escape, she immediately pulled out her three-foot-long Qingfeng Sword and disappeared from where she was like a ghost, instantly appearing behind him.
Buzzzzzz!
The sword energy instantly tore through the air and directly entered the back of the old official in red. The other party immediately lost all signs of life.
She was not prepared to capture him alive. Even with the support of her forces, she felt that she was still at a disadvantage and was not in a good position to fight the First Prince head-on.
It was best if this person died, or she would have to face the First Prince’s anger directly.
But what Lia did not know was with He Chuan’s strength, even if all the experts of the Xiongnu Tribe attacked him together, they might not be his match.
Her understanding of He Chuan was too shallow.
“Thank you for killing the traitor, Sixth Princess. From now on, we will respect you!” The blue-robed old official was also a senior and experienced man. How could he not know what Lia was thinking? At that moment, he no longer mentioned the matter of the First Prince.
“We are willing to pledge our loyalty to the Sixth Princess!”
The other people present also expressed their opinions.
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The Sixth Princess, Lia, had successfully taken over the Third Prince’s forces.
There was a huge wave of disdain in the Xiongnu Tribe. This meant that Lia’s feathers gradually plummeted and she had her own force. She had more bargaining chips in the fight for the successor.
Tetumtan was very satisfied with this.
He had already heard about what had happened that night. Only Lia was willing to pay her respects to the Third Prince so that she could take over the Third Prince’s forces.
The Eldest Princess didn’t say anything and even came to congratulate him.
Because in the Eldest Princess’s opinion, Lia’s appearance would help her share the burden.
In the past few days, whether in public or private, the First Prince had been making trouble for the Eldest Princess, and everyone knew that he wanted to get rid of her.
“Damn it, this little slut actually dared to steal my things. This King will make her unable to live or die.”
He had painstakingly set up a scheme to assassinate the Third Prince, but it was all for Lia in the end. How could the First Prince tolerate this?
He swore that he would kill Lia and make her die more miserably than the Third Prince.
“First Prince, don’t be anxious. This matter is indeed unexpected, but fortunately, the power has not fallen into the hands of the Eldest Princess!” Gurdan persuaded.
He had just killed the Third Prince, and now he was going to kill the Sixth Princess, Lia. Wasn’t he not putting the King, Tetumtan, in his eyes?
It was not good for their follow-up plans.
“Hmph! Isn’t this your plan? You’ve repeatedly assured this King that it is well planned.” The First Prince was extremely displeased with Gurdan.