Chapter 422

“He Jingyan’s men are good, but we are not bad. Why does First Prince boost other’s morale and destroy our own people’s prestige?”

Counsellor Mo, who had been watching on the side, took a sip of tea and helped Xing Chen. He probably knew what Ke Jie was thinking.

After he spoke, he glanced at Xing Chen, as if asking him to continue to explain.

Xing Chen was surprised. He had not been a friend to Counsellor Mo before.

It was great that Counsellor Mo was willing to help him.

However, before Xing Chen could speak, Ke Jie suddenly pinched the space between his eyebrows and said, “Since Counsellor Mo thinks it’s reasonable, I won’t make things difficult for you. You’d better be careful in the future. Don’t underestimate the enemy.”

Ke Jie was in need of talents now, so he didn’t think too much about it. In addition, he trusted the judgement of Counsellor Mo.

“Yes, I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you for forgiving me.”

Xing Chen was hugely relieved.

“You can leave now. I want to be alone.”

Ke Jie looked very tired. Things were against him these days, and he was ordered to go back home. He was agitated.

“Yes.”

Xing Chen knelt down and retreated. He glanced at Counsellor Mo, who was walking in front of him, and quickly followed.

“Thank you for your help, Counsellor Mo.”

Counsellor Mo just glanced at him in a bad mood. “I was sleepy, and I didn’t want to waste time with Ke Jie. I didn’t intend to help you.”

He said these disrespectful words in a very natural way.

It made sense. Counsellor Mo’s family was dignified in Country T, so his status was not much lower than First Prince Ke Jie. After all, his family was one of Country T’s four major families.

Xing Chen was embarrassed and could only watch Counsellor Mo leave.

‘Since Counsellor Mo has a high status, it’s weird of him to work for First Prince. He is the eldest son of the Mo family, and he will be the head of the family in the future!’

‘Is he thinking about his future? Does he want to support First Prince to be enthroned?’

Although Counsellor Mo said he was sleepy, he glanced around when returned to his room. When he saw that no one was around, he quickly closed the door and dialed a number.

He said, “Father, I don’t have any news of His Majesty. It seems like Ke Jie has no clues as well. Should I continue to stay with him?”

The person on the other end frowned before saying, “Continue to stay with First Prince. In a few months, the time limit for the acting emperor will come to end. First Prince is in a hurry to investigate the whereabouts of His Majesty. Otherwise, he won’t be enthroned at ease. Remember, if there is any news of His Majesty, you must bring him back. Right now, only our family can protect His Majesty.”

When mentioning that “only our family can protect His Majesty”, the man on the other end of the phone sighed deeply. “It’s been more than ten years. If the Gong family is still alive, we will be able to know where His Majesty is.”

“His Majesty will be fine, for God is always blessing people with good wills. When His Majesty disappeared, someone witnessed that he was protected by some ministers. The Gong family might be one of them.”

“But it’s been more than ten years. If the Gong family is still alive, why don’t they bring His Majesty back?”

They both fell silent again. The Gong family was slaughtered on the day the Emperor disappeared. No one knew what had happened back then.

“Alright, don’t talk too long on the phone, lest you are being monitored. Be careful.”

“I know, Father. You’d better be careful there too. The current situation is not good for our family in the country.”

“Okay.”