Tu Chang'an returned to Prince Huan's Estate at nearly his fastest speed, his expression exceedingly grim.
This time, he had miscalculated!
He had originally intended to force Ye Zhen to yield, yet instead he had angered Ye Zhen and put Prince Huan Ji Ao in an impossible position, unable to advance or retreat.
Especially at this critical juncture of the succession struggle.
Thus, Tu Chang'an had to rush back to the estate at once and discuss countermeasures with Prince Huan Ji Ao.
This concerned Imperial Favor. At the same time, a prince infiltrating and seizing power was precisely the sort of conduct an emperor loathed most. They had to respond immediately, in hopes of minimizing the repercussions.
Tu Chang'an saw Prince Huan Ji Ao at once. After explaining the situation, Prince Huan Ji Ao was not anxious at all. Instead, he began to reassure Tu Chang'an.
"Sir need not worry. Even if that bastard Ye Zhen goes to the palace and meets my Imperial Father, this matter will not have as great an impact as you imagine.
"As for Imperial Favor, there will not be much of an effect either."
Tu Chang'an did not quite understand this. He had studied the human heart deeply, and his judgments were generally never wrong.
Under Tu Chang'an's puzzled gaze, the First Prince, Prince Huan Ji Ao, smiled and explained, "The human heart Sir has studied is that of the common people under heaven.
"But in the entire Primordial Continent, there is only one supreme being like my father. Sir does not understand him quite so well.
"On the contrary, I understand this extremely well."
"The imperial family has no kinship. When my Imperial Father was a prince fighting in the succession struggle, he had long since done everything I am doing now.
"How