My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare! Chapter 421 283: King Rui's Discovery

Jinyang.

Within the county city.

A middle-aged man dressed in coarse clothes stepped out of the Wang family's main gate, extended his thumb, gently wiped his mouth corner, and then lightly rolled off the trace of blood on his thumb.

Though Jinyang was not as prosperous as Chang'an, it was still the second most prosperous county in Daxia. Coinciding with the market day, the main street was overwheld, crowded with pedestrians and vendors.

He walked along the wide street, and people unconsciously made way for him as he passed.

The middle-aged man crossed two streets and entered an inn, pushing open a room door on the second floor where a refined man sat by the window, lost in the view of the street.

The middle-aged man approached the window, hands clasped behind his back, and said, "Victory and defeat are common occurrences, there's no need to dwell on the montary. If you fall here, simply rise elsewhere."

The refined man shifted his gaze and asked, "What did the Wang family say?"

The middle-aged man replied, "The Wang family dreams of becoming royal, but to truly bring those two old foxes down, re words are far from sufficient."

The refined man said, "The Wang family has endured for a thousand years for good reason; unless they were absolutely certain, they likely wouldn't make a move."

The middle-aged man laughed and said, "Success or failure, either way, it was rely a casual move ant to seize the opportunity while fetching you. We couldn't miss it; if not us, soone else would eventually step in…"

He patted the refined man's shoulder, adding, "Although we failed at King Han's, the Wang family has created a better opportunity here. Whether we win or lose is yet to be seen. Let's go, there are new arrangents for you from our master when we return…"

Chang'an.

During this period, the tumultuous case of the Eastern Palace had finally settled.

But the ramifications of the case had yet to conclude.

The Three Provinces had officially decreed that an additional Imperial Examination would be held next year, which would admit three hundred Advanced Scholars.

This examination was an extra session, admitting triple the usual number of candidates.

The students from various academies in Chang'an were ecstatic.

The case of the Eastern Palace was initially unrelated to them, but it could potentially change their destinies completely.

Those who would have ranked beyond one hundred in the usual examinations, utterly without hope of becoming Advanced Scholars, now had a chance to reverse their fortunes.

All thanks to one man.

In recent days, it had beco sowhat embarrassing for the academy students to curse Li Xuanjing.

Similarly joyful were the courtiers who, through this affair, found themselves unexpectedly promoted.

Without doing much, they ingeniously received promotions, becoming substantive officials in the Three Provinces and Six Ministries, bypassing at least ten years of detours—who wouldn't be delighted by that?

If not for the fact that many families in Chang'an were holding funerals, making it inappropriate to be too overt, they would have thrown a three-day feast to celebrate.

However, for the nobles of Chang'an, this half month had been a ti of palpable dread.

Li Xuanjing had executed many among the nobility, and His Majesty had completely ignored the bloodshed; everyone was afraid that they might be next.

But they dared not flee.

It might have been fine had they stayed put, but fleeing could lead Li Xuanjing to accuse them of evading punishnt by escaping, potentially leading to their execution right then and there.

He was certainly capable of such actions.

Following the Ministry of Justice's announcent of case closure, Chang'an witnessed an unprecedented migration of nobles.

Dozens of noble families sold all their assets in Chang'an at low prices and relocated elsewhere.

As long as Li Xuanjing remained at court, they had no plans to return.

This incident had caused them imnse psychological trauma; the power of nobility was supposed to be a privilege, but in Chang'an, even with a Death Exemption Token, they felt no sense of security.

Though Chang'an was incredibly prosperous, allowing one to fully enjoy the beauties of this fleeting world.

But as beautiful as the world might be, one must still cling to life to experience it.

For various reasons, those who couldn't relocate also beca much more compliant, warning their descendants sternly to indulge responsibly within the bounds of the law—anyone who dared to offend would be thrown out of the family and left to the rcy of the Ministry of Justice...

Just half a month, and both Chang'an and the court dynamics had drastically shifted.

From the struggle of the Eight Princes, the situation had transford into a tripartite stand-off.

King Chun, King Gong, and King Rui had beco the remaining Princely Regents, each taking turns to rule for four months.

Behind King Rui were the Cui and Pei of the Six Great Families.

King Rui's mother was a direct

In recent days, both the public and the courtiers had been endlessly debating which of the three princes would co to power.

King Chun Mansion.

Kitchen.

King Chun had a taste for fine food, which was no secret in Chang'an.

The kitchen of King Chun Mansion was even larger than the Imperial Kitchen, and the chefs of the mansion were nearly as skilled as the Imperial Chefs.

At this mont, in the kitchen of the mansion, King Chun tasted the soup with a jade spoon. After savoring it, he shook his head and said, "No, it's fine for , but Xuanjing prefers a lighter taste; he might not like it. Rember to use less salt next ti…"

After shaking his head, he began to taste the next bowl.

This soup was ti-consuming and labor-intensive; it took a whole day to prepare. If there was a problem with the taste, redoing it would delay another day.

Therefore, he had people prepare ten bowls at once.

Choosing the bowl with the most suitable taste, he wrapped it with cotton cloth, placed it in a food box, left the kitchen, and said, "Prepare the carriage; to the Ministry of Justice…"

King Rui Mansion.

Study.

It was already cold in the winter month, but inside the study, the warmth of the stove was enough to prevent any feeling of chill. King Rui was shaking a feather fan in one hand and flipping through the pages of a book with the other.

Thinking about what had happened in the past half a month, he still felt as if he were dreaming.

King Han and King You had abruptly disappeared; those three brothers had also lost their qualifications as Prince Regents.

For years, he had competed with King Han, King You, and King Chun, employing every stratagem, yet the struggles yielded no results. Instead, his own power had diminished.

This ti, he had done nothing, yet he had reached the peak of his life overnight.

As long as he could defeat King Chun and King Gong, he would have no more rivals.

He dared not challenge King Chun.

Li Xuanjing was in full swing; he needed to avoid his edge.

He did not need to challenge King Gong.

With King Gong's intellect, if he beca Emperor, Daxia would surely be ruined in his hands.

Now, all he had to do was wait.

King Chun and King Gong were almost forty, while he was not even thirty.

Youth was his greatest advantage.

The Immortality Technique researched by the Father Emperor seed to be very effective; perhaps he could outlast King Chun and King Gong. Even if he couldn't outlast them completely, he could wait until they were old and frail. By then, he wouldn't need to fight for power…

King Rui continued reading. The page he was on discussed watching tigers fight from a mountain.

Suddenly, King Rui looked up, a flash of insight crossing his mind.

Several tis, he had been manipulated, first by Li Xuanjing's revenge, then by King Han's strikes.

Only a few princes had such capabilities.

He had always thought it was King You who hard him.

Competing with King Han was most advantageous for King You.

It wasn't until both King Han and King You fell that he realized he had overlooked soone all along…

King Gong Mansion.

A richly dressed middle-aged man poured a handful of rice grains into his hand, and a green-feathered thrush imdiately flew over, pecking continuously in his palm.

The man gently stroked the thrush's head. The bird just looked up, then continued pecking at the grains.

Once it finished all the grains, it flapped its wings lightly and soared into the sky.

King Gong dusted off his hands and said softly, "How unpredictable life is…"

In fact, he had always considered King Rui his primary rival.

The Father Emperor was reluctant to relinquish power; the longer ti passed, the more remote the chances beca for King Han, King You, King Chun, and himself to ascend to the throne.

Therefore, he had repeatedly sched against King Rui.

This included pinning the death of Li Xuanjing's son on King Rui, but miraculously, he survived.

It also included the assassination of Li Xuanjing's family; that ti, the sche succeeded, and Li Xuanjing's revenge resulted in heavy losses for King Rui.

The Fengyang County son case involved King Han, Li Xuanjing, and King Rui, prompting a fierce retaliation from King Han against King Rui later on.

However, the events had spun completely out of his control.

The Fengyang County son case had beco a catalyst that led to Wang Hang's downfall, involving the Wang family. Then, King You joined forces with others to cleanse the palace side, Li Xuanjing fought fiercely, King Han and King You were demoted to commoners, the Wang family was decimated, and King Rui beca one of the biggest beneficiaries.

Although the outco wasn't bad, for so reason, he always felt a sense of unease.

Li Mansion.

Li Xuanjing opened a cabinet in his study, wiped each of the several spirit tablets inside, then lit a few incense sticks to place before the spirit tablets.

Housekeeper Wu ca in from outside and said, "Master, a letter has arrived from King Rui Mansion; it's for you…"