Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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“I can!” Situ Hanzhu said with renewed confidence.
“Do you know what this decision means?”
“I know, to give up my surname and family!” Situ Hanzhu said.
“No regrets?”
“No regrets.”
Yun Qianyu looked at Yu Jian and said, “Yu Jian, what do you think?”
Yu Jian knew that Yun Qianyu was paving the way for him. A person like Situ Hanzhu was hard to come by!
“Yu Jian will listen to my elder sister.”
Yu Jian turned to Situ Hanzhu and said, “Today, I bestow upon you the imperial surname. From today onwards, you will be called Murong Hanzhu.”
Hanzhu knelt down to express his gratitude and said, “Thank you for bestowing the surname, Your Highness!”
“Get up! Tomorrow, I will send someone to take you to the armory. From now on, the armory will be in your hands.”
“Your subordinate will not fail Your Highness’s trust.”
After Hanzhu got up, he knelt down in front of Yun Qianyu.
“Two years ago, I was saved by you, Master, so only now am I alive. I should have served you for life to repay your kindness. But now you have given me the life I’ve always longed for. Your kindness makes me even more indebted to you. Since you are wholeheartedly supporting His Highness the Crown Prince, I hereby swear to be loyal to him for life. As long as I am here, the Crown Prince’s armory will be his strongest support.”
At this point, Han Zhu raised her head, tears welling in his eyes as he looked at Yun Qianyu.
“After I rise, I can no longer be loyal to you, Master. I kowtow in gratitude for your saving my life and nurturing me.” Han Zhu finished speaking and kowtowed three times to Yun Qianyu.
Yun Qianyu rose and helped Han Zhu up.
“All good things must come to an end. Meeting is fate, so cherish it; parting is the end, so face it with equanimity. Your talent shouldn’t be buried. Follow Yu Jian closely! Perhaps this is the ultimate purpose for Heaven to make you endure so many hardships.”
Han Zhu nodded in agreement, wiped away his tears, and stood behind Yu Jian.
“Hanzhu, you’re leaving tomorrow. Tonight, destroy the mechanisms in the Golden Palace, but don’t let it be obvious on the surface. Can you do that?” Yun Qianyu asked.
“Yes, Your Highness, don’t worry,” Han Zhu replied.
“Good, go!” Yun Qianyu had Feng Ran accompany Han Zhu.
Yun Qianyu then said to Yu Jian, “Go see your palace.”
Yun Qianyu glanced at Gong Sangmo, implying, “Are you coming with me or going back?”
Gong Sangmo glanced at Yu Jian, who had clearly rejected him today, and said, “I’ll go see too.”
The three of them went to Yu Jian’s palace together.
The secret passage was beneath Yu Jian’s bed. With a gentle push, Yun Qianyu moved the entire bed two meters to the left, lifting up a whole white jade brick beneath it. Below that was a smooth, unblemished bluestone.
Yun Qianyu pressed her ear to the brick and immediately heard a hollow, drawn-out sound. She stood up and asked Gong Sangmo, “The passage is very long. Do you have a way to open it?”
Gong Sangmo called out to Sanqiu, who was hidden in the shadows, “Sanqiu, call Yiri.”
Yun Qianyu’s lips twitched slightly upon hearing Yiri’s name, and she turned her head away.
Yiri arrived quickly, his face bearing a five-tenths resemblance to Sanqiu, but even more serious.
“Master.”
“See if you can open this bluestone,” Gong Sangmo said, pointing to the bluestone brick on the ground.
Yiri carefully examined the bluestone brick, then bent down and gently tapped it. After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Yiri stood up.
“It cannot be opened intact. There should be a self-destruct mechanism installed in the passage. If we force it open from this side, the mechanism on the other side will activate, and I estimate the entire passage will be destroyed.”
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