Early morning. Phoenix Palace.
Zhong Daolong sat at a spacious and luxurious oval desk, handling documents, while Chen Fenglei attentively served tea and water, periodically offering pastries. Zhong Daolong had a habit of working while snacking, and the order of the snacks was particular.
After a sweet bite, the next must be something lighter or bitter, like matcha or chocolate flavor.
Otherwise, he would feel sickened.
He was a man who craved novelty with every bite.
After Zhong Daolong had finished endorsing all the documents on his desk, he took a big gulp of the black tea that Chen Fenglei handed him, then heaved a sigh and said, "You’ve been holding back all morning, so tell me, what’s the urgent matter you need to report?"
"I knew I couldn’t hide it from the King," Chen Fenglei said with a chuckle. "It’s not really an urgent matter, just that last night the guards reported some information. They said they found the mastermind behind the attack on the Princess in the Old Land..."
Zhong Daolong slammed the teacup onto the table with a bang, shattering the expensive Ru Kiln cup that had been crafted after a rain, splattering tea that spread across the smooth, mirror-like surface of the Moon Crystal Stone desk.
Zhong Daolong glared at Chen Fenglei and shouted angrily, "How is this not an urgent matter? What would be, then?"
"Who did it? Have they been captured? I really want to see, who had the audacity to harm my daughter..."
"Your Majesty, please don’t be angry..." Chen Fenglei wiped the tea off the table with a towel while explaining, "Just listen to my explanation. After that, you can judge the situation... If it were urgent, wouldn’t I have reported it to the King immediately?"
Zhong Daolong thought it made sense; Chen Fenglei was always prudent and reliable, unlikely to make such a grave mistake.
His anger subsiding, he spoke, "Then tell me, what exactly is going on."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Chen Fenglei signaled for the servants to bring fresh tea, and he explained while standing beside, "Actually, this matter also involves that youth from the Old Land, Tang Fei..."
Chen Fenglei recounted the information he knew in detail, then looked at Zhong Daolong and said, "Your Majesty, as you see, the Princess has already captured the people... and even avenged herself..."
Zhong Daolong tilted his head and looked at Chen Fenglei, asking, "What? From what you’re saying, you seem skeptical that the Yan family father and daughter are the true masterminds behind the Old Land case?"
"I wouldn’t dare," Chen Fenglei bowed deeply.
"You wouldn’t dare? Your attitude has already clearly shown that, yet you say you wouldn’t?" Zhong Daolong scoffed coldly, "Do you think the Yan family father and daughter would be foolish enough to act against Xiu Xue at this time?"
"Yes," Chen Fenglei nodded, "Even if the Yan family father and daughter were truly the masterminds behind the Old Land case, shouldn’t they be keeping a low profile at this time? Who would come out and admit they’re the mastermind behind this case?"
Zhong Daolong pondered for a moment, then asked, "So, Xiu Xue has taken over the Yan family’s assets, and then gave the Yan family two corpses?"
Zhong Daolong wasn’t much concerned about those assets, it was the tactics...
"Not exactly corpses, according to Dalith, the Yan family father and daughter couldn’t endure the interrogation... during the brain-machine’s information extraction and examination, they had a severe rejection reaction..."
"So, they’re essentially vegetative, aren’t they?" Zhong Daolong said annoyedly.
People below always liked to complicate simple things. A clear three-word description could have expressed it, but they had to use a bunch of jargon.
"Hahaha... Your Majesty is wise."
"Did Xiu Xue handle this all by herself?"
"It’s said that the Princess left Tang Fei fully in charge..."
"Hmm..." Zhong Daolong pondered for a moment, then said, "You suspect he was the one leading this case?"
Chen Fenglei hastily denied, "I wouldn’t dare. I think it’s still the Princess who led, with Tang Fei assisting... He’s new here in New Star, unfamiliar with everything, how could he handle such complicated relationships?"
Zhong Daolong nodded, "That does give those people an opportunity."
"Isn’t it also an opportunity for the King?" Chen Fenglei said with a smile.
Zhong Daolong nodded, "Carry out the plan we agreed upon earlier."
"And Xiu Xue... what has she been busy with recently?"
"She’s been busy looking for schools," Chen Fenglei laughed, "The headmaster of Imperial First Military Academy, Shang Xiulin, has already come crying to Phoenix Palace several times, complaining that the Princess follows him everywhere, goes wherever he goes... and even goes to his house to eat every day, nearly driving his wife mad..."
"Wow, that’s a lot, isn’t it?" Phoenix looked at the long row of documents on the table and said, "The Yan family really went all out this time."
"Wanting people and money too, where’s such a good deal?" Tang Fei said. "We can’t let the Yan family take all the advantages, can we?"
Phoenix flicked her long hair with a quite charming air.
She glared at Tang Fei and said, "I heard that when the Yan family father and daughter were carried out, they were already unconscious."