The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1417

Chapter 1417: 690 Assassinate Nangong Li! (Double Update)

In the carriage, a trusted guard advised Nangong Li cautiously, "General! That’s the Imperial Palace! We cannot act rashly! Why not choose another day? Or perhaps wait for him to come out later!"

Nangong Li let out a cold snort, "Wait for him to come out? Don’t you know who he’s seeing today?"

The trusted guard said, "Know, know, His Majesty the King."

Nangong Li spoke irritably, "If Xiao Liulang reveals to His Majesty what we’ve been doing trying to kill him these past years, you and I won’t live to see tomorrow morning!"

The trusted guard said, "His Majesty might not necessarily believe him!"

Nangong Li said coldly, "What if he does? In this world, you can guess anyone’s thoughts, but the only exception is our Dayan’s King, whose mind you can never fathom. He acts in peculiar ways, completely without any pattern, to say he’s tyrannical, yet he might overlook a country child urinating on his shoes. It sounds unbelievable, but it’s what I’ve seen with my own eyes."

The trusted guard was dumbstruck.

Nangong Li continued, "If you think that the King shows mercy to children because of this, he also once personally ordered the execution of a cowherd boy."

The trusted guard was completely at a loss for words.

There were many rumors about the King, but after all, they were only heard through the grapevine and couldn’t be completely trusted. They hadn’t expected their own general to have witnessed the King’s madness firsthand.

No wonder there was another name for the King among the people — the Mad King.

Nangong Li said, "Now do you understand why I can’t take this risk? Even if there’s a one-in-a-million chance that Xiao Liulang could persuade the King to believe him, I, your general, cannot wager my life and reputation on that one-in-a-million."

The trusted guard saluted, "Your subordinate understands, General. This mission is dangerous, allow me to assassinate him instead!"

"Dangerous?" Nangong Li smiled meaningfully, "Xiao Liulang really went to great lengths to see the King, but does he think he’s completely safe by doing so? He’ll soon realize that killing him in the Imperial Palace will be a hundred times easier for me than killing him outside!"

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The carriage swayed gently as it entered the inner city.

The furthest Gu Jiao had been in the inner city was Tianqiong Academy for Women, and she hadn’t gone beyond that, not knowing what it was really like.

Seeing the carriage stop, he approached with a beaming smile and asked, "Are these the masters and students from Tianqiong Academy?"

Master Wu lifted the curtain, alighted from the carriage, and greeted him politely, saying, "I am Wa Cheng from Tianqiong Academy."

The eunuch spoke with a pleasant demeanor, "Ah, so you are Master Wu, I’ve long admired you. This humble servant’s surname is Li, and you may simply call me Li Sande."

Master Wu wouldn’t take someone else’s politeness as leverage for arrogance; he smiled and saluted, "It turns out to be Eunuch Li."

Li Sande’s smile widened, "Then please, Master Wu and all the Young Masters, alight from your carriage; this humble servant will guide you into the palace."

Gu Jiao and her party got out of the carriage.

Among them, Li Sande only recognized Mu Chuan, to whom he greeted with a beaming grin, "Young Master Mu, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other."

"I..." Mu Chuan clearly didn’t recognize Li Sande.

Li Sande said with a smile, "This servant previously served in Baohe Hall and was only transferred to the imperial front before the New Year. I have seen Young Master Mu from afar during the Lantern Festival banquet."