Chapter 544: Thunder Weapons
Chapter 544: Thunder Weapons
In this way, the third brother won the hearts of the people in the north.
This was not what he wanted to see. It would be better if the third brother died on the battlefield.
However, the reality was not as he expected. The third brother not only defeated Beimo in Beiling City and made military achievements, but also made the people of the entire northern border support him willingly.
Thinking of this, the eldest prince felt depressed again. He felt that he had never won the battle with the third prince. This made him very frustrated and unwilling to accept the result.
Another point is that he is also the emperor's son. Why does his father put all his attention on the third son? He often goes to the palace to pay his respects to his father, but he never gets a smile from his father.
"Mr. Jin, Li Mengyue has followed the third brother and is pregnant with his child. The baby has already been born. However, the third brother protects Li Mengyue too strictly. The place she lives in is like an iron barrel. Not to mention the people I arranged, even a fly can't fly in. It is unclear whether Li Mengyue gave birth to a son or a daughter."
Mr. Jin saw that the eldest prince was still hesitating about whether the child born by Li Mengyue was a boy or a girl, and did not mention the key issue at all. He wondered if he would succeed in helping the eldest prince and helping him to sit in that position despite his best efforts.
After all, ever since he became the aide of the eldest prince's mansion, he was not satisfied with everything the eldest prince did. If he had not given him some pointers, he believed that the eldest prince would have killed himself long ago.
But even so, he had to stand on the side of the eldest prince and could not have any other ideas.
"First Prince, didn't you receive the news? The reason why the Third Prince was able to defeat Bei Mo was because he took out the Sky Thunder weapon. It doesn't require many people. One person just needs to throw it out and it will explode in an instant, killing dozens or even hundreds of people."
"Mr. Jin, you don't need to tell me this, I just know it. But I know that many of those things must be the trump cards in the hands of the third brother, and they will never be given to others."
Hearing that the eldest prince was boosting other people's ambitions and destroying his own prestige, Mr. Jin felt as if he was disappointed in his son. He even wanted to shake the eldest prince's head to see if there was water in it. How could he be so stupid.
However, even if he had such an idea in his mind, he would never dare to actually implement it. He could only speak to the eldest prince in a nice way.
"First Prince, I believe you are very clear that on the day when the Beiling City garrison fought against the Beimo, the Third Prince and a woman suddenly appeared on the battlefield, and the woman took out a weapon similar to a thunderbolt. In just a blink of an eye, the situation on the battlefield changed. It was no longer Beimo that had the upper hand, but the Beiling City army unilaterally slaughtered the Beimo soldiers and won the war with a tough attitude."
"Mr. Jin, you mean to say that the woman who took out the Tianlei weapon was Li Mengyue."
Mr. Jin finally felt that the eldest prince's mind had opened up.
"That's right. It was because Li Mengyue took out the Sky Thunder weapon that the Beiling City army, under the leadership of the Third Prince, was able to drive the Beimo people out of the continent."
"How could Li Mengyue, a fallen woman who was driven out, take out a weapon like the Heavenly Thunder? This prince does not believe it."
"Prince, have you forgotten that Li Mengyue has a lot of money? With the Yun family's background and financial resources, it is impossible for them to give Li Mengyue so much money. What's more, Li Mengyue was expelled from the family and all ties have been severed. Since the Yun family didn't give Li Mengyue money, how did Li Mengyue get the money? There must be other ways."
"Of course I know this, but what you said, Mr. Jin, is really unbelievable. You know, even if Li Mengyue was the daughter of the prime minister's family, so what? She was just a boudoir lady who never left the house. Even if she had some talent, outstanding looks, and some money, it was nothing. There are countless beautiful girls with rich families in Beijing."
"Your Highness, you are right. But there is absolutely no other young lady who can come up with something related to heavenly thunder. Li Mengyue is unique. If you, Your Highness, have Li Mengyue's help, you will be more confident in ascending to that position."
Seeing Mr. Jin so confident, the eldest prince had to take it seriously. He didn't think that Li Mengyue had the thunder in her hand, but he didn't dare to take the risk.
Since Mr. Jin said that Li Mengyue really has the ability to produce a heaven-defying weapon like the sky thunder, he has to increase the stakes on Li Mengyue again. It seems that he must find ways to get Li Mengyue.
Even if Li Mengyue gave birth to a child for the third brother, so what? He didn't care. She was just a woman. He had all kinds of women in his backyard. As long as she could help him, he didn't mind giving Li Mengyue a status.
As for the child born to Li Mengyue, if it was a girl, some sacrifices could be made, she could be brought into the mansion to be raised, and then given a dowry to be sent away later. As for the boy, one can only blame his bad luck, because he would not allow the third son's son to live in this world anyway.
After thinking all this through, the eldest prince shared his ideas with Mr. Jin, who made some minor additions and then made the arrangements.
As soon as I finished talking about Li Mengyue, the housekeeper came over to report.
"what's up?"
"Your Highness, the young lady from Prince An's Mansion is here to pay her respects."
"Who?"
It’s not that the eldest prince didn’t hear what the butler said, it’s just that he was too surprised.
"The young lady of Prince An's Mansion."
When the eldest prince heard the words "Miss An's Mansion" from the butler again, he knew he had not heard wrongly.
But how is this possible?
You have to know that he has tried to win over Prince An's Mansion. Although Prince An did not explicitly reject him, he also knew what Prince An meant, which was that he would not stand on his side.
Although he always knew that Prince An's Mansion remained neutral, he was still worried that Prince An's Mansion would favor the third brother.
After all, no one can guarantee when Prince An's thoughts will change. If Prince An really supports the third brother, it will definitely not be a good thing for him.
And he really felt that the Prince An's Mansion was on the side of the third brother. You know, the prince of the Prince An's Mansion, Xie Qichen, is the general of Huaihua in the current dynasty and has been stationed in Beiling City for a long time, and the third brother is the commander-in-chief of the northern army.
Xie Qichen serves under the third brother and had a good relationship with him in the past. In this situation, even if Prince An wants to remain neutral, the future of Prince An's Mansion depends on the crown prince Xie Qichen.
Given the relationship between Xie Qichen and the third brother, he had reason to believe that Prince An's Mansion had already sided with the third brother.
But he was unwilling to give up. The power of Prince An's Mansion was still one of the best in the capital, and it was still very important to him. No matter what, he wanted Prince An's Mansion to stand on his side.
For this reason, when he learned that the old lady in Prince An's mansion was seriously ill and Prince An sent someone to the northern border to ask Xie Qichen to send someone to send his son back to the capital, he became interested and sent people to intercept them halfway. As a result, his people somehow let a seven-year-old child escape from them.
When he heard the news, he killed all the people he sent out. What was the point of raising them if they couldn't even take care of a child?
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