515: Chapter 378 515: Chapter 378 Tang Weiguo watched the King’s retreating silhouette, but his thoughts differed greatly, filled with deep concern.
Long Hong’s Dragon Body was ailing; sooner or later, the country would fall into chaos, which was not at all what he wanted.
As Tang Weiguo held his position, he knew that maintaining it was also for his clan’s sake.
Without money or resources, how could he enhance his family members’ cultivation?
In fact, he had been stuck at his current cultivation level for a long time and had been unable to break through, only hoping his son could be more formidable.
He placed his hopes on his son and some of the younger generation, that these scholars could achieve something great.
Liu Xu snorted coldly without giving Tang Weiguo as much as a glance, walking out of the palace arrogantly.
Once outside, he did not foolishly arrange for his own people to get to work straight away but instead called for a meeting with those who sided with him.
Thus, many ministers gathered at the Prime Minister’s Residence for a meeting.
With so many entering the Prime Minister’s Residence, those within and those with well-informed sources received the news, causing many to dare not make any moves.
Liu Xu’s authority was such that without his consent, no one dared to challenge him.
Liu Tao, who was in confinement, was simply busy within his own courtyard.
When Yingzi arrived at the Prime Minister’s Residence, how could Liu Xu’s women not be aware?
Lady Liu heard that a woman had entered, seen her husband, then visited her son’s courtyard, and thereafter settled in another courtyard.
This was a strange woman from the outside, and the housekeeper, Lady Liu, knew this woman was no simple figure.
She did not let this woman come to see her; her husband had allowed this woman to stay in the courtyard and had forbidden her to see Lady Liu.
It was clear the woman was mysterious, and sometimes Lady Liu did grasp some of her husband’s dealings.
The woman’s identity was complex; she wasn’t her husband’s lover, yet she claimed to be her son’s woman.
Yet, the woman’s behavior seemed somewhat improper; if she truly were her son’s woman, how could she use such eyes and gestures to seduce her own husband?
Lady Liu felt that since her husband did not permit her to meet with the woman, it meant he did not recognize the woman’s status.
Therefore, this woman could be a dangerous character.
This wasn’t just a matter of women’s jealousy; her husband was protecting her and had confined their son as well, also sure protection.
Lady Liu’s attitude made Liu Xu’s other women speculate; they mocked Lady Liu on one hand, and her son on the other, yet they only dared to laugh secretly.
“So what if she bore a son?
She birthed a failure; how could he inherit his father’s great undertakings?”
Liu Xu’s concubines, with various thoughts and disdain, could only sneer in private, not daring to speak these words out loud or in front of the Prime Minister.
Strangely enough, among Liu Xu’s many concubines, all stunningly beautiful, none had borne him a child, not even a whisper of pregnancy, making them less womanly and more akin to barren hens.
Desirous of status, yet they lacked the capital to compete.
Yingzi, upon learning that the Prime Minister had convened many ministers for a meeting, did not show herself publically.
She did not leave the courtyard either, only dispatching someone to listen in on the content of their meeting.
The news that Yingzi had infiltrated the city and come to the Prime Minister’s Residence had naturally spread.
And she had already communicated with the leader on that island by the sea.
Within just an hour or two, the message was received and relayed back, instructing Yingzi’s people to remain hidden and continue providing updates.
Without absolute certainty, they continued to hide in the city.
They would not leave the island lightly, for it was their most secret location.
Many of their secret spots in the Cultivation World had already been blown up, resulting in numerous casualties.
Others who were hiding, injured or killed, could only be told to stay put.
An attack was inevitable, and this time they needed to prepare more for the infiltration they had suffered many losses for.
They had to transport more people, weapons, and medicines from their own country.
Wanting to strike again and conquer this country, the plan no longer involved casually eliminating a few people.
They needed to prepare better to execute a grander scheme.
Yingzi received another mission, which required her to marry into the Liu family.
Their next plan was to arrange for more women from their country to marry into all the noble clans of Ancient Xia Country.
After failing so many times before, their mission this time was to control some wealthy individuals in the Cultivation World.
They intended to let internal corruption eat away at them, a task that could be lengthy, for their grand ambition of subjugation.
It was no longer just about a minor country or an island.
Once they took over Ancient Xia Country, their dominance, and the national flag, would change this nation.
They would force the people of this land into servitude, seizing the best resources to enrich themselves.
With her new mission in mind, Yingzi knew that her prior intent to bring Liu Xu and his son to kneel at the hem of her pomegranate skirt had changed; Liu Tao was the root of the Liu family, and all she needed to do was to beguile him.
Yingzi began her schemes.
If she were to become the Prime Minister’s Young Madam, this status would enable her to introduce women from her country to the male heirs of the noble clans as wives.
Like her, these women had already been hiding in the country for a long time.
Their identities were covert, they had mastered the language, the martial arts, and had adopted certain behaviors and customs secretly; if it wasn’t for a leader like her, these women would not even know of Yingzi’s true status, and their cover would not be blown.