The Valued Lady is Truly Dominant

Chapter 1234: Another Breakdown

Xia Houzhe left the secret chamber and returned to the study in the Prince Mansion, shouting at the servants attending to the study."Get out of here, all of you!"

The servants immediately scattered in fear.

Ever since the Prince Mansion was sealed, the Prince’s mood had been more unpredictable, with maids and servants disappearing from time to time. They never knew when it would be their turn.

Entering the study, Xia Houzhe vented his frustration once more, standing in the chaotic study, his handsome face twisted and distorted.

"That old geezer, that old geezer, thinking he can burn bridges after crossing them, he’s dreaming." Xia Houzhe angrily tore a piece of ancient painting into shreds.

"Master, please calm down."

A guard with an honest face knelt before him; this was his confidant and close guard, Li Xin.

"Calm down? How do you expect me to calm down? Who knows if that old geezer is currently plotting how to sacrifice me to gain a chance of survival. Ha, sacrificing me for a brighter future? He’s dreaming! If I can’t have it, they can forget about having it as well." Xia Houzhe’s face was menacing, his eyes wild with madness.

Li Xin looked on in silent alarm, saying gravely, "Master, things haven’t reached that point yet. If you can’t remain calm, I must offend you."

Xia Houzhe glared at him.

"Master, the Prince Mansion is still being watched, and your every move is being monitored. Do you really want all your years of planning to be in vain?"

Xia Houzhe composed himself, took a deep breath, and said, "You’ve heard it too. It’s not that I disregard years of friendship, but they disregard it. I was wrong, and I’ve conceded, yet they still demand more from me? Are they seriously considering replacing me with that sickly Chu Ze?"

He thought of what the old man said about the Princess resembling his father, and then the servant named Zhang Zhi suggesting that Chu Ze be reinstated and have a child.

Indeed, if Chu Ze returned to this position, he would rightfully become Prince Min, naturally enabling him to become a true couple with the Princess and have children, a perfect plan on both noble bloodlines.

Bah, wishful thinking!

Don’t they consider if Emperor Chu would agree?

Xia Houzhe was overflowing with anger, contemplating that he could be discarded at any moment, his mindset shattered.

"Old fool, you are heartless, so I will be unjust." Xia Houzhe looked at Li Xin: "Is this old fellow still being searched for outside?"

Li Xin was startled: "Master, you mustn’t."

Xia Houzhe coldly stared at him: "What, do you also wish to choose this old fool, to serve a new master?"

Li Xin knelt down, saying, "I wouldn’t dare; my loyalty is solely to you, Master. If the gentleman is exposed, you too will be in danger, and if he is gone, those old subordinates may not..."

Upon hearing this, Xia Houzhe was once again infuriated: "They are my father’s old subordinates, not Ning Family’s. Am I not my father’s son, or is Ning Hongde?"

Li Xin felt a pang in his heart.

Xia Houzhe gritted his teeth and said, "Li Xin, if we do nothing and truly become discarded, it costs them nothing. At best, they will do as they say, let Chu Ze be reinstated, then have the Princess bear a child, while I become nothing but a pawn for Emperor Chu."

"Master, didn’t the gentleman also say he doesn’t have much time and can’t possibly raise another master-to-be?"

"Do you believe that? He doesn’t have time, nor does the Ning Family? I don’t believe he’s wholeheartedly reviving Xia Country. Who knows if the Ning Family already has a new master prepared."

This, this was conspiracy theory.

Xia Houzhe paced in the room: "We cannot sit and wait for death; I must think, think carefully."