C137 – Appointment with the Second Prince
by UntamedSArman only slightly revealed He Yishu’s intentions to the Second Prince’s people, and the Second Prince quickly contacted He Yishu personally, hoping to have the opportunity to dine with him.
For this Rune Card bigwig who had recently taken the entire Star Empire by storm, the Second Prince was still very interested in getting to know the other party, regardless of whether he could profit from it or not.
And naturally, He Yishu obediently agreed to the Second Prince’s invitation and set a time and place for the meal.
At noon the next day, when He Yishu and Adrian arrived at the dining place as promised, the second prince was already waiting there.
The two sides naturally exchanged pleasantries first, and He Yishu smiled as he spoke, “I’ve wanted to get to know His Royal Highness the Second Prince since I attended the royal banquet before, only that there was no suitable opportunity at that time, and that’s why I’ve put it off until now.”
The second prince returned the same praise: “I have also long admired Mr. He’s great name, Mr. He’s attainments in rune card production can be said to be unmatched.”
After exchanging pleasantries, it was only natural to slowly get to the point: “Your Highness, I’m flattered; in fact, I didn’t just want to dine with Your Highness; there’s one more thing I want to discuss with you.”
“Mr. He, please speak.” The Second Prince wasn’t the least bit surprised by these words; he was even prepared for it.
Previously, the exchange between the Third Prince and He Yishu at the royal banquet had already caught the Second Prince’s attention, and he had also looked into the matter in private, so the Second Prince already had a guess in his heart about what He Yishu was going to say today.
“I have a very good friend named Qiao An; when I was attending the royal banquet before, I discovered an interesting phenomenon; there are some similarities between Qiao An and the Third Prince’s appearance, and what’s even more interesting is that.” He Yishu looked straight into the Second Prince’s eyes and said word by word, “The Third Prince told me that Qiao An is likely to have a royal bloodline in his body. I wonder if the Second Prince knows anything about this.”
The Second Prince lowered his gaze as if pondering for a moment, then slowly nodded, “I am not hiding from Mr. He, I have investigated this person, Qiao An, and I also know that he is indeed my father’s biological child.”
“Then how does the second prince plan to do it?” He Yishu continued to pursue the question.
The second prince raised his eyes to look at He Yishu and said in a serious tone, “My attitude depends on Qiao An’s intentions; if he wants to become a member of the royal family openly and honestly, or even plot something that shouldn’t belong to him, I’m afraid that I can’t express my approval. But on the contrary, if he has no intention in this regard, then the matter itself is no longer necessary to be revealed.”
“I understand,” He Yishu nodded slightly, his expression seeming to relax a lot. “I’m very happy that the Second Prince is willing to say these words to me, and even though Qiao An isn’t here, I can speak of his decision in his place. After he learned of this news, he chose to give up this identity; this is his choice.”
The second prince raised his eyebrows slightly: “This is probably the best ending.”
“But it’s not certain; has the Second Prince forgotten the existence of the Third Prince? He likewise knows about this matter, and I suspect that the reason why he revealed this information to me before was because he wanted to do something with this matter.” He Yishu sighed disapprovingly, “I won’t hide it from you, Second Prince; in fact, even before I met you, I already knew that you investigated this matter, and that’s exactly what the Third Prince told me.”
The Second Prince’s gaze flickered slightly: “So you are worried that he will use my name against your friend?”
“That’s right, and that’s exactly what I wanted to discuss with Your Highness the Second Prince today; I don’t really want my friend to suffer any harm that shouldn’t belong to him even though he’s already made the right choice.” He Yishu nodded with a serious expression.
The second prince was silent for a moment and said bluntly, “With all due respect, my brother may not really want to harm your friend; he just hopes to pull you into his camp in this way, but if you’re discussing this with me, it’s obviously not possible for me to continue on with his thinking.”
“I can clearly state that I don’t like such a way of pulling people together, and I don’t really want to be pulled into his camp by the Third Prince,” He Yishu shrugged helplessly. “Compared to the Third Prince, who is good at calculating others, I’m actually more happy to deal with a gentleman like the Second Prince.”
The second prince couldn’t help but laugh, seemingly with a bit of self-deprecation, “I shouldn’t really be the gentleman that Mr. He speaks of either.”
“But at least not a hypocrite,” He Yishu spread his hands. “Of course, I’m not praising you for that either; I just want to express that I do prefer dealing with you, and it’s probably not because of how good my senses are for you, but because I do hate that Third Prince.”
The second prince’s gaze became playful: “Mr. He, your attitude is surprisingly… frank.”
“To put it another way, my behavior is actually quite capricious, but as long as it doesn’t affect our continued communication,” He Yishu was indifferent to this; after all, he did have the capital to be capricious. “In the case of already knowing the preliminaries, is the second prince still interested in continuing the conversation with me?”
“Of course.” The Second Prince nodded his head rightfully.
So He Yishu spoke more directly: “Actually, I already have a plan on my side, but I may need you, Second Prince, to help take the blame; do you think it’s okay?”
“Take… the blame?” The Second Prince felt the corner of his eyebrows twitch uncontrollably twice.
He Yishu nodded frankly. “Yes, we have thought of a way to stop the Third Prince from harming my friend, but this matter isn’t suitable for us to directly step in; that’s why we want to ask for the Second Prince’s help.”
The Second Prince’s face revealed an expression that was difficult to describe: “So Mr. He is trying to get me to carry a name, but in reality I don’t need to do anything, is that right?”
He Yishu nodded and added, “It can probably be understood like this, but of course, as long as it doesn’t affect our plans, it’s fine for the Second Prince to do whatever he wants.”
The Second Prince nodded with a complicated expression, “Then, can you reveal your specific plan to me? So I can also respond in time.”
He Yishu first exchanged a glance with Adrian, and only after receiving the other party’s consent did he open his mouth to reply, “Our plan is actually very simple; it’s to monitor all of the Third Prince’s actions, and when he wants to take action to harm my friend, immediately stop him.
“But how do you…” the second prince subconsciously asked back, but stopped in the middle of his words. He looked at Adrian, then thought of Adrian’s father, and naturally understood how He Yishu managed to do this thing, and “I understand; in the event that I am needed to take action, you can contact me directly.”
At this moment, the second prince was suddenly a little envious of He Yishu. Not only did he himself have a strength so powerful that people found it unbelievable, but he also had the entire military department behind him. How many such people could there be in the entire universe?
What was even more rare was that such a person, who clearly had the capital to act recklessly, knew exactly where a person’s bottom line was and had never crossed it.
Such a person, even if he had his caprices, would not appear to be excessive, which made it really hard for people not to feel good about him.
Just as the second prince was thinking this way, he suddenly felt a stern gaze with an obvious chill fall on him, and as soon as he looked up, he met Adrian’s gaze with an obvious hint of caution.
The second prince couldn’t help but laugh at himself in his heart and inexplicably feel a little sour in his heart. He had also had such a person by his side; he knew that he was beautiful enough to shine on the whole world, but he didn’t want others to take a second look.
Thinking of this, the second prince could not help but sigh lightly; his tone couldn’t hide the envy as he spoke: “Mr. He and your lover are a very good match; your relationship must be very good, right?”
Adrian, who had just been releasing cold air, instantly straightened his spine with pride after hearing these words, and at the same time withdrew his cold air and began to release hot air.
He Yishu obviously noticed Adrian’s change; he glanced at Adrian teasingly, then nodded with a smile. “I feel the same way; the only one who can match me in this world is probably him.”
Adrian’s ears turned slightly red, but his back straightened.
After talking about business, He Yishu chatted with the second prince about some unimportant matters and had a fairly pleasant lunch.
Something that made He Yishu a bit surprised: after saying goodbye to the Second Prince, he had just returned to the First Academy when he received a communication from the Third Prince.
“Mr. He, I don’t know if you’ve been as busy as before lately.” The Third Prince’s voice was clearly tinged with laughter, but no matter how he heard it, it seemed to give off a feeling of gnashing of teeth.
He Yishu had already vaguely guessed why the Third Prince was calling, and he smiled as he replied, “Yes, I have indeed been a bit busy lately.”
“It seems that Mr. He is indeed very busy; no wonder Mr. He couldn’t find the time to come when I invited him several times before.” The Third Prince’s words suddenly took a sharp turn when he reached this point: “However, I have just heard someone mention that it was the Second Prince who had asked Mr. He to have lunch with him today at noon, so I guess I must have misunderstood, right?”
He Yishu smiled and replied, “You didn’t hear wrong; I did have lunch with the second prince at noon today.”
The third prince gasped and looked like he wanted to lose his temper, but in the end, he was only silent on the other end of the communication for a while before gritting his teeth and saying, “Since Mr. He is so busy, then I won’t bother Mr. He anymore.”
“Okay, bye.” After He Yishu finished speaking, he smiled and hung up.
Just thinking about the expression on the Third Prince’s face right now, He Yishu’s mood became very good. Moreover, after being provoked by him so much, it was estimated that the Third Prince’s side should take action very soon, right?
Just as He Yishu expected, after determining that it was impossible for He Yishu to join his position, the Third Prince quickly contacted his subordinate, who was hidden in the shadows, and asked him to break the news that Qiao An was the illegitimate son of the royal family.
The subordinate also quickly put this matter into action, posting several posts on the virtual network, and after completing these tasks, he immediately reported this matter in detail to the Third Prince.
This matter made the third prince’s mood, which had been bad for several days, finally improve, and the thought of what kind of face He Yishu would put on after seeing this news made his heart feel a burst of joy.
Unfortunately, this good mood didn’t last long; about half an hour later, the third prince suddenly received a communication from his father.
As soon as the communication was connected, the other party immediately rebuked him, “You really let me down; do you know that you have simply disgraced the royal family this time?”
The Third Prince was scolded in a daze, but in his heart, an ominous premonition arose as a reflex: “Father, what exactly has happened? Did I do something wrong to make you feel displeased?”
“How dare you ask me what happened? Go take a look on the virtual network yourself!” After an exasperated cold snort, the other party directly hung up.
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