Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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The hunt became a mess because of this unexpected assassination.
The princes ordered their guards to patrol the camp and were on alert. The young ladies from the noble families huddled together in fear, as if the assassin was going to jump off the mountain at any second.
There were also a few noble ladies who tried to rush into the princes’ arms, taking this opportunity to show their weak side, and maybe they could squeeze out the current crown princess and become the new crown princess.
Within the time it took for the crown prince to burn an incense stick, he caught three women who fell in front of him. He was helpless and had to call the fifth prince to help him count the number of people and reorganize the guards.
The third prince was a playboy and unreliable. The second prince was relatively low-key and normal, but now he was seriously injured and lying in an open carriage. Among the princes, only the fifth prince was the most shrewd and capable.
The fifth prince knew that his eldest brother, the crown prince, was so mediocre that he would be flustered and overwhelmed when faced with such a matter, so he smiled and poured a cup of tea for the crown prince: “Brother, you have been busy all day, it is normal for you to have a headache. Even gods cannot work non-stop like this. Why don’t you take a break and let me do it for you?”
The prince heaved a sigh of relief: “In that case, I’ll have to trouble you, Fifth Brother.”
The smile on the Fifth Prince’s face faded as he left the tent. He acted decisively and issued an order that anyone who dared to shout and disturb the people would be punished. He also divided the guards into three groups: one group went up the mountain to investigate the assassin’s traces, one group escorted the young ladies of the noble families back to their respective homes, and one group stayed behind to guard. He sent a few more people to the palace to report the matter, and soon the chaotic camp was rectified.
Then he called an attendant and asked, “Whose family is the young master who hunted the Snow Wolf King today from?”
The attendant replied, “Your Highness the Fifth Prince, he is the third son of Ning Wang’s Mansion.”
The Fifth Prince looked towards the noble sons gathered around the campfire, and his gaze immediately locked onto the young man in the black and red narrow-sleeved hunting suit.
The reason was simple: the young man had an outstanding temperament and stood out from the crowd.
The people around him were noisy, like a dozen chickens flapping their wings in panic, but he stood alone in the crowd, not even raising his eyelids, looking calm and indifferent.
With this appearance, he didn’t look like an ordinary noble at all but rather had some elements of a royal child.
The fifth prince couldn’t help but look at the young man several more times.
The fifth prince walked over and smiled at Lu Huan, “Congratulations, heroes really do emerge from youth. If I remember correctly, the third son of Ning Wang’s Mansion is only fourteen years old now.”
Lu Huan handed the straw lantern to someone else, raised his eyes, and said, “Your Highness the Fifth Prince, thank you for the compliment.”
This was not the first time he had seen the Fifth Prince. The last time he went to meet the Minister of Revenue as the genius doctor of Yong’an Temple, he saw the Fifth Prince’s horse in the stable of Zhong Ganping’s mansion and guessed that the Fifth Prince was also behind the screen.
The assassination of the Second Prince this time seemed shrouded in mystery, and it was unclear whether it was done by bandits or the rebels, but Lu Huan guessed that it was probably neither. Instead, it was – either the Fifth Prince who did it, or the Second Prince himself was the thief crying “stop thief”.
Of course, according to Lu Huan’s guess about the Fifth Prince, although the Fifth Prince was only a few years older than himself and the youngest among the princes and he looked innocent, but in fact he was very scheming. He should not failed to have thought that if the assassination failed, he should be the first to be suspected. Therefore, he may have other plans. When the Second Prince led the investigation to him, he would most probably produce evidence to make the emperor think that the Second Prince directed and acted the scene himself in order to frame his brothers.
Of course, who won the game at that time would have nothing to do with Lu Huan.
There were undercurrents among the princes in the capital, and the situation was dangerous. He had no intention of getting involved in these things, but that person –
That man was a hermit who came and went freely and was proficient in mechanical devices and mathematics. Why did he suddenly want to save the second prince today?
Was he… standing on the side of the Second Prince?
Or did he not take sides with either force and simply saved people out of kindness?
If he was on the side of the Second Prince and wanted to support him to ascend to the throne, then, why had he been helping him these days? Could it be that he was trying to train him and let him gain a foothold in the capital, and then lend a helping hand to the Second Prince out of gratitude?
Yes, that person laid so much groundwork to let him gain prestige in the capital as a miracle doctor. It shouldn’t be without purpose.
But if you think like that, then many other things that person did were completely purposeless… For example, that bowl of birthday noodles, for example, taking care of him…
Or maybe, saving the Second Prince today was not planned, but just a spontaneous act. Out of kindness, the man rescued the Second Prince when he saw him injured and falling to the ground…
However, the wound on the Second Prince’s chest, the powder was spread so evenly—
Lu Huan felt a sharp pain in his heart when he thought of it, and a trace of depression flashed across his eyes. Was it just a casual rescue? Why did he pour so much golden medicine with such concern? Did he apply it with his hands? Or what? He even pulled open the Second Prince’s robe and smeared it on his skin…!
Was he afraid that the second prince would bleed to death, so he left the lantern for the guards to find him as soon as possible?
This was clearly not just a casual rescue! Rather, it was a caring act! … It was no less than the care he had given me that night to help me get rid of my high fever.
——So, will there be anyone else next?
It turns out that person’s eyes weren’t just on me?
…I am not unique, but just one of many?!
Lu Huan didn’t know what that person’s purpose was, but no matter whether that person saved the second prince because of the former or the latter, he felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head and something important had been taken away from him. He felt a little breathless… He even felt anxious and jealous because of it.
When Lu Huan looked gloomy, the Fifth Prince couldn’t help but look at him a few more times. The moment the young man raised his eyes, the Fifth Prince actually felt that he was somewhat similar to his handsome and stern father.
But how was that possible?
The fifth prince suspected that it was because the camp was too dark and he had seen it wrong. He smiled and said, “After the assassination incident is over, the emperor should give rewards for the Qiuyan Mountain hunting in ten days. Before that, you should think carefully about what reward you want.”
After saying this, he turned around and congratulated the other noble children.
The hunting ended here, and someone from Ning Wang’s Mansion went to report the good news, saying that Lu Huan had won the first place. The entire Ning Wang’s Mansion was stunned. They had never expected that Lu Huan could actually break through the siege in the Qiuyan Mountain hunting and win first place!
Hunting the Snow Wolf King was not an easy task, especially since the Third Young Master had just turned fourteen and was still a teenager. Although everyone in Ning Wang’s mansion knew that he was much stronger than the First and Second Young Masters, that he was extremely strong when carrying a bucket and could shoot arrows through the air when the examiner came to test him, they did not know that he could actually hunt the Snow Wolf King because there was no other comparison and no opportunity for him to hunt!
…But the old lady was from General Zhenyuan’s Mansion. When General Zhenyuan was young, he pacified the frontier and was brave and good at fighting. Could it be that the third young master inherited General Zhenyuan’s bloodline?
The old lady naturally thought so too. She had previously felt that none of her three grandsons had inherited the martial arts value of the Zhenyuan General’s Mansion, but now… she was immediately overjoyed and excited.
She had originally sent Lu Huan to the Qiuyan Mountain hunting, naturally hoping that he would get in touch with the Second Prince. But today, the guards came back to report that Lu Huan had not had any conversation with the Second Prince during the hunting at Qiuyan Mountain. She was very disappointed and blamed her own grandson for being too angular and not understanding how to make friends at the court!
But she never expected that what this illegitimate grandson achieved was far beyond her expectations, and he actually won the first place!
…In this way, not only can he make friends with the Second Prince, but he may even be favored by the Emperor on the day of the reward!!
The old lady was overjoyed. If it wasn’t for the fact that she couldn’t make it too public and let other families see it, and that she couldn’t get out of bed for the time being due to rheumatism, she would have wanted to set up a banquet for her illegitimate grandson. But even so, she immediately asked the nanny beside her to send some clothes to Lu Huan as a reward and express the old lady’s congratulations on her behalf.
The wife of Ning Wang and the two brothers Lu Yu’an and Lu Wenxiu who were lying on the bed were naturally furious again.
But that was another story.
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