novelraw Chapter 1375 - 1459: Prime Minister
Chapter 1375 - 1459: Prime Minister
Dong Huiying felt a little ticklish as he licked her, and couldn’t help but giggle.
Finally, after a long moment, Haoming reluctantly let her go. But if you looked closely, you could see that the man seemed to have become emotionally involved while licking her; his eyes were almost red.
She couldn’t help but laugh again.
This man was actually quite adorable!!
...
"Bang——!"
In the Capital, there was a sprawling mansion. A woman who appeared to be in her thirties, was dressed in court attire. Her skin was bronze, and though she was a civil official, she looked more like a military general. Her rough and burly stature was even taller and more robust than those typically tall women of Dayuan.
Moreover, she had thick eyebrows and shining eyes, but her lips were quite thin. She slammed her palm onto the table and then glared sinisterly at the trembling subordinate kneeling cautiously on the ground.
"Prime Minister... Prime Minister..." The subordinate swallowed nervously and then reported softly, "That Wolf King, we don’t know where he sprang from, but he suddenly attacked our Secret Department, summoned hordes of rats, and now, the Secret Department is destroyed..."
The woman was the current Prime Minister of Dayuan, appointed after the Eighth Princess took power. As for the previous Prime Minister, his entire family was executed, their bodies already turned to bones.
"Wolf King?" The woman sneered with disdain, "Just a rodent! That thief stole my Beast Pill and now uses it against me? Ha!"
A caustic smile hung on the woman’s face as she played with the White Jade Ring on her thumb, her eyes narrowing wickedly.
"What are the instructions from the Eighth Princess?"
The subordinate glanced at the Prime Minister and then cautiously said, "Her Highness... Her Highness says she trusts Qinghe..."
"Raising a tiger invites calamity!"
The Prime Minister harshly criticized, "Xiao Qinghe is the son of the old Prime Minister. Although the old minister’s entire family was executed back then, three of his sons survived. Collaborating with the enemy and betraying the nation—is this not a grave crime?"
A mischievous smile once again spread across the Prime Minister’s lips, as she seemed to find the situation quite entertaining. "That person was once a profligate in his youth, but grew up to be quite shrewd and resourceful... On one hand, he stringed along that fool Dong Baowei, while on the other, he cozied up to the Eighth Princess. Thus, in that past gambit, regardless of who won or lost, if Ji Jiuhuang won, he’d survive by Dong Baowei’s grace, and if the Eighth Princess triumphed..."
"This person is quite calculating; he has a vendetta against the Ji family, yet the Eighth Princess trusts him implicitly..." The Prime Minister pressed her forehead, seemingly troubled by the matter.
What on earth was the Eighth Princess thinking? But regardless, it’s foolish to keep a son of one’s enemy close, letting him hold the title of Official Husband!
The subordinate glanced surreptitiously at the Prime Minister, then spoke up again to report: "Prime Minister... Over in Dongdi, someone spotted the old Prime Minister’s third son, Xiao Qingyue... He seems to be with the Second Prince, looking for someone."
"Second Prince?"
The Prime Minister frowned again, "Forget it, yet another restless soul. I’m beginning to doubt now, when I initially supported the Eighth Princess, and brought that Miao Girl from Dajin for Lao Ba, was it right or wrong?"
Originally hoping to gain power from supporting the phoenix, aiding the Eighth Princess in ascending to become the new Empress, who knew she’d turn out to be a weak ruler. She seemed to have some cunning and ruthlessness, yet it was only minor trickery.
This one is suited for palace intrigues, but not for ruling the country or bringing peace to the world. Though what I valued back then, wasn’t it precisely this?
It’s just that...