Chapter 2268: Chapter 2268: Equal Rivals
Long Rui’s voice wasn’t loud, but he used his inner strength. Not only everyone present, but the entire imperial palace could hear him clearly as long as they hadn’t fallen asleep.
"What? What did the War Prince say? This creature is the Fourth Prince?"
The Imperial Experts and the Imperial Guards present were stunned. They couldn’t imagine that this creature was actually the usually genteel Fourth Prince.
No, the Fourth Prince was obviously blind in one eye.
However, the creature before them, despite its terrifyingly black and red eyes, had eyes that were perfectly fine. How could it possibly be the Fourth Prince?
"War Prince, you have mistaken. This creature is not the Fourth Prince; he is a demon." The leader of the Imperial Guards, standing beside the Emperor, couldn’t help but speak.
Having offended the Emperor earlier, the leader of the Imperial Guards wanted to make amends, especially after seeing the Emperor’s face turn extremely dark when he heard the War Prince call the creature the Fourth Prince.
To please the Emperor, the leader of the Imperial Guards deliberately denied the War Prince’s words loudly.
Although the creature wears clothes identical to the Fourth Prince’s, both red, the Fourth Prince is blind in one eye. How could he be this creature?
It’s absolutely impossible that he is the Fourth Prince.
The leader of the Imperial Guards was also convinced in his heart that this creature was not the Fourth Prince.
In response to their doubts, Long Rui did not explain and loudly said to the Fourth Prince, "Fourth Prince, the Emperor is here. You should just confess! You are the demon."
"Imperial Father?"
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince quickly turned around and, indeed, saw his imperial father not far away, surrounded by a large group of Imperial Guards, with the Emperor staring at him intently.
Beside the Emperor, the little eunuch shrieked harshly, "Brazen demon, the Emperor is here, why don’t you quickly kneel and beg for mercy?"
Deep down, the Fourth Prince was very much afraid of the Emperor. He glanced up, seeing the Emperor’s eyes fixed on him. His hand trembled, and with a clang, the knife fell to the ground as he involuntarily took a few steps toward the Emperor.
Unexpectedly, an Imperial Expert immediately had a sword at his neck and shouted, "Bold villain, do not approach the Emperor."
The other Imperial Guards, seeing that the Fourth Prince had put down his weapon, immediately surrounded him, with a dozen swords and knives pointed at his neck.
At this moment, the Fourth Prince found escape impossible.
The Emperor, seeing that the demon had been caught, was overjoyed and took a few steps forward.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, two people jumped down from the tree, startling the Emperor, causing him to take a few steps back involuntarily with panic written all over his face.
Others, seeing this, drew their weapons and stood in front of the Emperor.
"I greet the Emperor." Long Rui nonchalantly bowed his hands, performing a superficial salute to the Emperor.
When the Emperor steadied his gaze and saw it was Long Rui, he breathed a sigh of relief, though anger and embarrassment followed, which he dared not express openly.
"It’s so late, why is Beloved Minister Long still in the Imperial Palace?" The Emperor feigned ignorance of Long Rui’s pursuit of the demon into the palace.
The Emperor was angry that Long Rui had just thrown dirt onto the Fourth Prince, claiming that the grotesque demon before them was the Fourth Prince; it’s no wonder he was upset.
Long Rui was clearly at odds with the Royal Family, deliberately tarnishing the Fourth Prince, which meant tarnishing the Royal Family. Analyzing layer by layer, the Emperor concluded that Long Rui was simply at odds with him.
Thus, in his heart, the Emperor hated Long Rui.
Just because he won a few battles, does he think he can share power equally with him, the Emperor? It’s simply daydreaming.
