novelraw Chapter 1451 - 1535: What a Good Dog
Chapter 1451 - 1535: What a Good Dog
Qinghe asked, "Mother, what do you want me to do?"
He knew in his heart that his mother wouldn’t have called him to the study for no reason and said such things.
Sure enough.
"You have always been the son I am most proud of, but as the eldest son of the Xiao family, you must carry many burdens. Now the situation for the Xiao family is becoming increasingly grim. You may have to make some sacrifices."
This so-called sacrifice referred to pleasing both sides. On one side, it was to get close to the Ninth Princess’s faction. If the Ninth Princess ascended the throne in the future, if the Xiao family were not protected, if he caught the Ninth Princess’s eye, he could also safeguard the Xiao family.
On the other side was the Eighth Princess.
At the time, very few people knew that the Eighth Princess secretly had the support of Elder Yunzhe of Medicine Valley. Though unremarkable among the princesses, she gained an advantage in the fight for succession due to this support.
According to Mother Xiao’s intention, Qinghe’s initial targets were the Eighth Princess and the Ninth Princess. However, just as he deliberately approached the Ninth Princess, he changed his mind...
It was at that time he first met Dong Baowei and saw that shadow beside the Ninth Princess, the one with Innate Divine Strength who was loyal only to the Ninth Princess, who managed the Secret Department for her and did all the bloody deeds — Baobao...
Even now, Qinghe still recalls, at that time the young girl was still very young. She was unlike the three-headed, six-armed figure rumored outside. Yet, her peculiar ugliness, with a face full of pockmarks, black and skinny, made her extremely eye-catching, an ugliness impossible to ignore.
Under his mother’s orders, Qinghe conducted a series of research on the Ninth Princess before taking action, learning about her preferences, and knowing that although she had many male favorites in the palace, none had truly won her heart. She despised those who tried too hard to please her. One of the most famous incidents in her backyard was when a male favorite insulted her Commander of the Secret Guards, Dong Baowei. His words merely implied Dong Baowei’s deformed body and ugly appearance, but the Ninth Princess made an example of him.
One hundred lashes; how could the delicate male favorite withstand that? In the end, his buttocks were shattered, and his body broken in two. Since then, no one dared to speak ill of Dong Baowei.
Qinghe knew the Ninth Princess disdained the weak, and if he appeared too soft, she would look down on him, so he went against the grain. Regardless of the Xiao family’s situation, at least on the surface, he was still the eldest son of the Xiao family. Even opposing a princess was no big deal since the position of Princess Royal had yet to fall on the Ninth Princess.
At an auction, he seemed to deliberately cause trouble, openly raising the price on anything the Ninth Princess fancied, determined to outbid her. The first time, he only received a warning, but the second, third, fourth times, as the incidents increased, the Ninth Princess grew exasperated with him, yet she could do nothing about it.
Then, one late night, he was troubled because the Ninth Princess was impenetrable, only to suddenly be attacked by an assassin.
The opponent was clad in Black Night Walk Clothes, yet even with a masked face, that petite figure revealed their identity.
It was the shadow beside the Ninth Princess!
What a good dog!
At the time, he thought this, dodged the killing intent, and fully played the role of a playboy, which also drew Ah Lian and others to protect him. Seeing the situation escalate, she had no choice but to retreat unwillingly.
Later, Qinghe found out that everything was done on that person’s initiative, not at the Ninth Princess’s behest, out of excessive loyalty. Too foolishly loyal, unable to endure him continually bothering the Ninth Princess, causing her distress. That’s why she secretly did this.