Xu He said, "Are you sure the Eldest Prince wasn't among them?"
The steward said, "Yes, Your Highness. Among them were an old man, a middle-aged man, a young man, and two children who looked only about six, plus Li Fa."
However, he saw that Xu He's attention was entirely on Li Fa and the Eldest Prince.
He could not help reminding him, "Your Highness, we should pay attention to that young man. For Li Fa to address him as my lord, could he be..."
"Right, right, right, you're right. Anyone Li Fa calls my lord definitely isn't simple!"
"How old does he look?"
The steward said, "In his early twenties!"
"Early twenties? That's far too young... He probably isn't the backing the Eldest Prince brought into Royal City."
Xu Sinan said, "Aren't there also an old man and a middle-aged man? Could it be one of them?"
The steward said, "Impossible. Those two were far too humble before the young man, just like servants in the mansion."
Xu He said, "Then it definitely isn't them. If they were experts of that level, how could they act so servile before a young man?"
Xu Sinan said, "Should we have the mansion's guest experts probe them?"
Xu He nodded. That was indeed a good idea.
"Have the people outside do it! Don't you keep some men in the separate courtyard? Send them. Even if they fail, it won't be traced back to us."
The steward said, "If they have no identity at all, that won't do either. At the very least, we should give the other side somewhere to vent their anger. Otherwise, with them right across from us, we'll likely be the first ones to suffer."
Xu He was stunned when he heard that, then laughed and cursed, "You old