Now that he had entered the royal palace, he had to find a way to get close to the monarch and learn some inside information about him.
What Uchiha Hikaru wanted now was to gain the monarch's trust as quickly as possible. If he could become a close minister at the monarch's side, it would be much easier to learn what was in his heart—and bring him down.
Uchiha Hikaru naturally knew that accomplishing this would be far from easy. But he felt that as long as he proceeded step by step, his hopes would eventually come true.
Moreover, when he met the monarch for the first time today, the man had shown no dislike toward him. Uchiha Hikaru thought that was a good sign, and even more reassuringly, the monarch had not doubted his identity.
So Uchiha Hikaru felt that this was a good thing as well. It could give him a good start before he continued with what came next. Otherwise, if he did not get off to a good start, his mood would be terrible when handling the rest.
"Look at you. You've been standing here all this time, yet you still haven't said who you are. How could someone suddenly appear before me for no reason? Although you said your father is King Lin—"
"—I still feel that something is off. Do you have another identity, or some other purpose for approaching me? As long as you confess honestly, anything can be discussed."
In truth, the monarch did not know anything. He was merely saying such things to probe what Uchiha Hikaru was thinking. Of course, Uchiha Hikaru also knew that the monarch did not truly know nothing.
"Your Majesty, what are you saying? How could I possibly deceive you? Besides, under this Great Tang, who