The Curious Play 6 The Perfect Schemes. .

Lord Xu Fan of Minister in finance was walking anxiously back and forth in fifth prince manor. 

Fifth prince was known as "Prince Wezhang"* the fifth son of Emperor Xin of Chu to Empress Xu, not until later,when they knew his real ident.i.ty.

He could no longer wait any further, he had an important matter to discussed with his nephew. When he heard a footsteps, he eagerly walked towards the door to meet its owner. .

Fifth prince entered. He almost drag him inside but he walked pa.s.s on him.

"Where have you been?" His eyebrows almost meet with a trace of annoyance in his face. "What took you so long?"

"What happened Shūshu?"* he asked ignoring the old man, he sat himself in his chair and asked his uncle to do likewise. "Is something happened?

"Nothing much!" His voice sound sardonic."besides I found your question, very inappropriate. You should have asked, what will happen rather than what happened, Isn't it?"

"I already heard the news!"

"And?"

"What do you want me to do?" Though he remained calm but there was a slight trace of anger in his voice."Even if I want to kill the b.a.s.t.a.r.d, could I just simply do that with out being suspected by his Majesty?" He shook his head."its better said than done!"

"Mind your head. .and try to put some sense on it!" Lord Xu sat down heavily in the chair opposite to him. He suddenly felt tired talking to his idiotic nephew."We could not touch him, atleast not yet! but that doesn't mean we could not cut off his wings!"

He wondered if he made himself wrong when he choose to support him instead of the other princes. .

"Im already working on that!"

"When were you going to make a move, when its already too late? The Crown Prince has already got the Yan family in his back!"

"We cannot afford to offend the Yan family, is that what you supposed to mean?"

"Finally! I thought there is nothing in your head besides women. .

"I will take that as a compliment, Shūshu" he's getting bored and a bit annoyed talking to the old man. "We don't have to be in haste, we just have to do it the right time!"

"Why don't we kill the girl. . .

"No. !" He interupted him imperiously. Someone has to do that for us! He almost said but restrain himself. 

If she's lucky enough, then being my empress would not be a bad thing! He thought.

"Then. .what is your plan?" He asked with a trace of annoyance in his voice. "We could not just do random things!

Getting old is quiet scary, we become insensible and useless! He said to himself pertaining to the old man. 

"Just manage the Imperial treasury properly. .while im going to steer some troubles and make them quiet busy for a while." He said while putting a white piece of stone in the board."We have to send my dear brother away. .and make sure he won't come back!"

He appeared to be composed and gentle but who would have known that deep down he's actually cruel.!

"How were going to do that?"

"We can't but his Majesty can! We just have to put him on dilemma between his favorite son and favorite subject!"

"Hǎo. .Hǎo!" He laughed wickedly.

"Either way it will turn in our side, if huángshang* will send Duke Yan* then the Crown prince will not surely sit, Am I right?"

"If we want to win, we have to think like winners, right Shūshu?"

Then it won't be too late to s.n.a.t.c.h Duke Yan's daughter "Princess Ye'er" away from his stupid brother. .he  wants her, though Duke Yan's eldest daughter has already submitted to him but she was rather had a lowly status and no strong family background.

He keep this things secret into his uncle's knowledge, it would be too dangerous if he knows to much. He had some plans on his own that he thought , best to be keep for himself.

"Hǎo. .Hǎo!" His laughters echoed in the four corner of the hall.

"But let me remind you Shūshu, we cannot touched those people that we want. .they're our chess piece."

He said while putting a black stone in the board opposite to the white stone he had put earlier.

"Lets focused first on how we're going disposed the crown prince. .getting them out of the picture won't be a problem when they become useless."

"What about huánghòu?* Should we informed her . .

"Don't. ." He deliberately cut him off. "I mean. .I don't know how mŭhòu* will react about this, were not going to inform her, not until we succeed."

"Then what were going to do?"

"We'll take in slowly. .slowly!" He said. "Shūshu, you should be careful while talking to mŭhòu shes very sensitive" 

let me see how mother and son will turn and fight each other! He thought grimly.

"And don't worry about something else just do what I said" he gives a discreet laughed."I already had someone in Yan's manor" 

"I thought we could not. .

"It doesn't mean we could not get one from inside. . Don't worry, she's very reliable. ." 

Its true than Yan family had the toughest security measure that runs through out their generation, no spy could be planted or even penetrate in them with out getting caught in an instant.

But no matter how tight their security is when the one comes from inside it will be useless.

"Hǎo. .Hǎo!" He said while holding his beard. Now his doubt has been cleared! He is right after all.

They both laughed happily. !

Note:

(Not until later) means when fifth prince "Prince Weizhang"  real ident.i.ty was revealed. In will be on upcoming chapter. t.i.tled "Secrets and lies in the palace"

Shūshu*  honorific name for uncle

huángshang*  simplified chinese                                  name for emperor

huánghòu*     Empress 

mŭhòu*            honorific name for royal                                 mother

Duke Yan*   Prime Minister Yan Wu His real Ident.i.ty and relations.h.i.+p with his   Majesty will be revealed on the

UPCOMING CHAPTERS  

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