The Grand Secretary's Pampered Wife Chapter 729.2: Overprotective Brother

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O R A N G E S T A R

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Y E L L O W S T A R

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G O L D S T A R

[Anne C.] [Nevy] [Roxanne C.]

R A I N B O W S T A R

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T H E S U N

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Despite Old Master Han’s repeated attempts to give the gift, w.a.n.g Xu firmly refused. In the end, after a helpless sigh from Old Master Han, w.a.n.g Xu bid farewell and left.

Gu Chengfeng quietly placed the roof tile back and was about to leave as well.

At that moment, he overheard the conversation from inside the room again.

"Old Master, why didn’t he accept it? Could he have rejected us?"

It was the voice of the middle-aged steward, who had been standing outside in the hallway and hadn’t heard the conversation inside.

Old Master Han chuckled, stroking the antique in the box, "The Crown Prince is still too young. Trying to win someone over by catering to their preferences is a poor strategy. Attacking their weaknesses and seizing control is the superior approach. How could I bear to give this treasure away?"

Gu Chengfeng: Wow, so this old man was trying to get something for nothing.

The middle-aged steward voiced his concern, "But won’t he report our attempt to bribe him to His Majesty?"

Old Master Han sneered, "If he had sincerely accepted it, he likely wouldn’t report it. The Crown Prince considered this when he decided to bribe him. However, I also think it doesn't matter if he tells His Majesty. The former Crown Princess and the Eldest Imperial Grandson are already significant threats to the Crown Prince. If our Han Family did absolutely nothing, that would be even more suspicious. Sometimes, showing a small flaw can make His Majesty feel like everything is under his control, that our Han Family is easy to handle, and not a major threat.”

The middle-aged steward excitedly cupped his hands and said, "Old Master, you are wise!"

Gu Chengfeng's mouth twitched. The Crown Prince’s cunning must have been inherited from your Han Family, right?

Is this how all of you in the Han Family operate?

It really does run in the bloodline!

Gu Chengfeng found the situation quite irritating and really wanted to punch him, but given his current strength, he might find it a bit challenging to deal with the two death warriors outside.

——He absolutely refused to admit that he completely had no ability to fight back.

He decided to call that girl over another day and sack this old man!

Gu Chengfeng went after w.a.n.g Xu.

w.a.n.g Xu had originally planned to return home, but after his conversation with Old Master Han, he decided to make a trip to the Imperial Advisor's Hall.

w.a.n.g Xu had spent several years at the imperial mausoleum, teaching the Eldest Imperial Grandson martial arts, though the latter didn’t manage to learn a single move.

However, they had spent considerable time together, and there were things only the two of them knew. w.a.n.g Xu could immediately tell if the other person was truly the Eldest Imperial Grandson with just a test.

After the carriage had traveled a bit, w.a.n.g Xu frowned and told the coachman, "Stop for a moment."

"Yes." The coachman pulled the carriage to the side of the road.

w.a.n.g Xu got out of the carriage and went to a pastry shop to buy some peach pastries, which the Eldest Imperial Grandson liked.

"Excuse me, is there a latrine?" He asked the shopkeeper.

"There is, in the backyard," The shopkeeper replied.

"Alright, I’ll leave my peach pastries here for now."

"Got it!"

Gu Chengfeng waited outside the shop, but after a long time, there was still no sign of w.a.n.g Xu coming out.

"What’s going on? Did he fall into the latrine?"

Gu Chengfeng decided to go check.

He searched the backyard thoroughly, but w.a.n.g Xu was nowhere to be found.

Gu Chengfeng slapped his forehead, "Not good, he noticed and slipped away!"

"Wait, wait, wait, I can't panic."

“Where could he have gone?”

"He... he... I know! He must have gone to the Imperial Advisor's Hall! He's going to find the Eldest Imperial Grandson!"

Gu Chengfeng kept in touch with Xiao Heng day and night and often listened to Xiao Heng a.n.a.lyze the prominent families and the current situation in Shengdu. Through this exposure, his logical reasoning had improved compared to before.

His temperament had also become a bit more composed.

He took a deep breath.

I won’t panic.

I won’t panic…

Forget it, to h.e.l.l with not panicking!

If he sees Xiao Heng, it’s over!

Gu Chengfeng took off running!

Xiao Heng, hold on! Whatever you do, avoid w.a.n.g Xu! If you can't, just play dead!

w.a.n.g Xu was wearing the official uniform of the Guardian Commandant, so if Xiao Heng saw him, he would recognize him.

But w.a.n.g Xu wasn’t foolish.

Using the pretext of seeking an audience with the Emperor, he entered the Imperial Advisor's Hall. Then, when no one was looking, he dirtied his clothes and borrowed a set of Imperial Advisor's Hall robes from one of the disciples.

In a secluded corner, w.a.n.g Xu tied his hair into a high bun at the top of his head, and at first glance, he looked exactly like an older disciple of the Imperial Advisor's Hall.

"Are His Majesty and the Eldest Imperial Grandson in the Qilin Hall?" He stopped a pa.s.sing disciple and inquired.

His imposing presence made the disciple think he was an unfamiliar senior brother.

The disciple respectfully replied, “His Majesty and the Little County Princess have gone to see the Imperial Advisor. The Eldest Imperial Grandson is in the Qilin Hall.”

"Thank you." w.a.n.g Xu expressed his thanks and stepped toward Qilin Hall.

At this time, it was already the hour of yous.h.i.+(5-7 pm).

In summer, the days were long and filled with sunlight, so it was still quite bright outside.

He reached the corridor of Qilin Hall.

The corridor was empty and seemed deserted, but there were several pairs of eyes lurking in the shadows.

w.a.n.g Xu understood that these gazes came from the Imperial Advisor's Hall's death warriors.

He wasn’t there to kill anyone, and there was no murderous intent on him, so the death warriors wouldn’t attack him.

He searched through the rooms one by one and finally spotted a half-open door at the end of the corridor.

Arriving at the entrance to the room, he could vaguely see a young man sitting with his back to the door at an Eight Immortals table. On the table were flour, bowls, meat filling, and other ingredients.

The young man seemed to be rolling out dough, and his movements were a bit clumsy, clearly indicating that this was his first time doing this.

On a nearby bed lay the injured former Crown Princess, and on a smaller bed next to it was someone else, fast asleep.

w.a.n.g Xu thought to himself, this young man must be the Eldest Imperial Grandson that Old Master Han had mentioned.

There was a secret code between him and the Eldest Imperial Grandson. With just one sentence, he could test whether this person was real or fake.

He needed to act quickly and speak loudly to catch the other party off guard.

With that thought, w.a.n.g Xu suddenly pushed open the door, leaped into the room, and shouted with full force, "The Heavenly King covers the Earth . Upon hearing this, the other person must reply the phrase, “PaG.o.da Suppresses the River Demon (宝塔镇河妖)”. However, this has become a popular joke-ish phrase online, with the latter half being changed into something else.">Tiger——"

Bang!

The young man threw the rolling pin in his hand and knocked w.a.n.g Xu out with one swift blow!

The rolling pin, infused with internal force, returned to the young man's hand after striking w.a.n.g Xu.

Gu Changqing didn’t even turn around.

With his face covered in flour, he clumsily yet diligently continued rolling the dough, saying, "My sister is sleeping. Don’t make noise."

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References

1. — “The Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger (天王盖地虎)” is a secret code between bandits to identify each other. It came from the novel <林海雪原>. Upon hearing this, the other person must reply the phrase, “PaG.o.da Suppresses the River Demon (宝塔镇河妖)”. However, this has become a popular joke-ish phrase online, with the latter half being changed into something else.

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