The Chief Minister's Ferocious Wife

539  He Won't Be Able To Live For That Long

By the time Zhao Chuchu caught up to Xie Heng, the sky had already turned dark.

"Who are you?" The moment she got near, one of the soldiers protecting the supplies yelled, "Stand there. Do not get any closer!"

"I am Zhao Chuchu. I came to look for Xie Heng," Zhao Chuchu stopped and said.

Xie Heng immediately came over when he heard her.

"Chuchu, why are you here?" Xie Heng walked over to Zhao Chuchu. His eyes were filled to the brim with gentle, loving emotion. "Did something happen over at the Dynasty Duke's troops?" he asked.

"No, I heard that you were hurt. I came here after seeking permission from the Dynasty Duke. Where are your injuries?"

"I'm fine."

Zhao Chuchu actually already knew that Xie Heng was alright. The "injuries" were all just light scuffs for others to see.

But since Xie Heng wanted to put on a show, Zhao Chuchu had to help him.

"Hold on."

Xie Heng said to the soldier who had yelled at Zhao Chuchu just now, "This is my wife. The emperor asked her to join the army as a military doctor. She came by the orders of the Dynasty Duke."

The soldier's face turned red as he said, "Mrs. Xie, I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. Please forgive me for my actions just now."

"That's fine. You were just performing your duties."

"Thank you for your generosity, Mrs. Xie."

"I'll go check on my husband's injuries first."

"Yes, please, Mrs. Xie."

Xie Heng held Zhao Chuchu's hand, and they went to his carriage.

That's right. After he was "hurt," the magistrate arranged a horse carriage for him so he wouldn't need to suffer a bumpy horseback ride.

"They already launched an attack?"

"Yup, they couldn't wait."

"Where are those people?"

"They died in the hands of the 'bandits.'"

Zhao Chuchu frowned and said, "The emperor wants us both dead... Not surprising. Just look at his sons. Only the Third Prince is still human."

"If he were a wise ruler, the imperial harem incident wouldn't have happened," said Xie Heng as his expression turned cold.

In his previous life, if he didn't destroy the Great Prince together with Xie Yan, it was difficult to imagine how the Great Prince would ravage this dynasty.

"But if we survive, he still has other ploys, right?"

"He wouldn't be able to live for that long."

Zhao Chuchu was a little surprised. "Are you planning to overthrow him?"

"What are you thinking? That's Junjun's father. I won't do that to him." Xie Heng poked her forehead lightly and said, "It's the Great Prince. The emperor hasn't appointed a crown prince yet. He is the eldest son, so he has the best chance of taking the throne."

"Sick bastard."

The emperor couldn't bear to kill him, yet he was trying to kill the emperor.

"Does the Third Prince know about this?"

"No."

Xie Heng didn't plan to tell Xie Yan either.

Of course, Xie Yan could very well find out himself.

Zhao Chuchu could tell what Xie Heng meant.

Since Xie Heng said it this way, she had no reason to interfere.

The emperor was an overly suspicious person. Even if she saved him, he might think that they set the whole thing up to win him over. The emperor might even take out his anger on the people of Lengshui Village.

It's probably a good thing for him to die early.

"Stay with me and take care of me for this period."

Xie Heng changed the topic. He was looking into Zhao Chuchu's eyes throughout the conversation.

Zhao Chuchu nodded and said, "I was planning to do that. Since I'm here already, I won't return to the Dynasty Duke's troops. It makes no difference if I go back after reaching the Tianlang Checkpoint.

"But Da Lang, have you made arrangements for the destination?"

"Yes."

Looking at the date, the "merchants" had probably arrived at their destination.

Xie Heng wouldn't let the emperor have any reason to charge him.

On the contrary, sending Zhao Chuchu to the Tianlang Checkpoint would only accelerate his own death.

The rest of their trip was a lot more peaceful.

Of course, that was just relatively speaking.

The bandits that kept popping out of nowhere were highly annoying.

Xie Heng didn't spare any mercy for them. Instead, he killed all the bandits that he could and handed them over to the local government.

Reports kept being sent back to the Imperial City. As the emperor looked at reports of his men dying one after another, he was furious.

However, he was in the Imperial City. Therefore, there was nothing that he could do to harm Xie Heng, who was far out in the northwest.

Xie Heng could fight... The emperor felt like he had been lied to and cheated.

There's a saying: When an emperor gets mad, millions will die for his anger.

As he continued to fail at killing Xie Heng, the emperor's desire to kill him grew. This was humiliating for him.

But the emperor still had some semblance of pride. He couldn't just order Xie Heng's execution. Otherwise, who knows what the historians would say about him?

As he thought about the relationship between Xie Yan and Xie Heng, the emperor felt really uncomfortable.

So he started thinking about the Great Prince, who was currently grounded.

The Great Prince had always been really good at pleasing the emperor. Although he was worse than Xie Yan in the emperor's mind, the emperor still liked him quite a bit.

The emperor released the Great Prince.

After being grounded for quite a long time, the Great Prince was filled with hatred toward the emperor.

On top of this, the Great Prince had heard that Xie Yan had been entering the emperor's palace rather frequently. So, naturally, this made him feel very threatened.

He thought about a lot of things.

People often say that a truly capable man must be capable of being evil. Once he gets that throne, he will have supreme power. Otherwise, he would have to depend on that biased father of his.

Even if Xie Yan died, there was still Xie Jun. The Great Prince felt that it was time for him to fight for what he wanted.

Before entering the palace to meet the emperor again, he had a very long private meeting with his closest advisor.

When the Great Prince went to the emperor, he kneeled on the ground and started crying. He complained that he was tricked by the former duke and lied to. He didn't know what kind of person Sikou Zhendong really was. So he begged for forgiveness from the emperor.

The emperor immediately softened his attitude toward the Great Prince.

After reprimanding him a little, he forgave the Great Prince.

From then on, the Great Prince appeared in front of the cabinet again.

After the incident, the Great Prince seemed to have really changed for the better.

He no longer tried to pick fights with Xie Yan in everything he did. Instead, he became humble and started asking Xie Yan about things that he didn't know. He even became friendly toward Xie Jun.

The emperor was delighted by his change.

But Xie Yan felt that something wasn't right.

It's easier to move a mountain than to change a person. Xie Yan didn't believe that the Great Prince had changed for the better.

The Great Prince had always felt that the throne rightfully belonged to him. However, Xie Yan was the biggest threat to the Great Prince right now. How could the Great Prince possibly coexist with him peacefully?

There was definitely something strange going on.

But Xie Yan couldn't tell what the Great Prince wanted to do. So all he could do was take extra precautions to protect Xie Jun lest the Great Prince try to assassinate him.

But on the surface, he pretended to be good brothers with the Great Prince.

The emperor became even happier. He rarely even reprimanded the Great Prince anymore.

Everything that was happening in the Imperial City was within Xie Heng's control.

When the Great Prince was once again commended by the emperor, Xie Heng and Zhao Chuchu arrived at Ganning City, a city close to the Tianlang Checkpoint.

They were supposed to hand over the supplies here.

The supplies officer at Tianlang Checkpoint came over to receive the convoy.

"Sir, please, save me!"

When the supplies officer arrived, a soldier in the convoy suddenly ran out and kneeled in front of him. He said, "There's something that I need to report. Please protect me, sir."

"What are you doing?!" yelled the supplies officer. "Don't you know that you're supposed to report to your direct superior?"

"No, sir, if you don't save me, I will die in the hands of Official Xie. Those supplies, they, they're all fake..."