Chapter 216: The King Wants to Conspire with the Marshal

"Your Excellency Prince, you are joking. This is not some special tea!"

Ge Long sat down next to Xue Xing and said, "The special tea can only be drunk by His Majesty. This Marshal was once rewarded with a cup by His Majesty and found it delicious, so he asked someone to find this tea that is very similar to the special tea."

"But this tea is delicious but cheap. Someone, serve another expensive tea that will be worthy of the prince's status!"

"Yes."

The steward responded immediately and ordered the servants around him to take away all the teapots and cups on the table and replace them with new tea.

Goron made a gesture of invitation, "Your Highness, please try this again."

Xue Xing picked up the teacup again, took a sip, and praised: "Well, it's really good!"

Ge Long asked, "I wonder what the prince has to do in my Marshal's Mansion?"

Xue Xing sipped his tea and said calmly, "This king wants to work with the Marshal to achieve a great cause."

"Oh~"

Ge Long asked with great interest: "Prince, please tell us about it."

Xue Xing got straight to the point and said, "Marshal Ge Long, do you want to drink the special tea provided by His Majesty openly?"

Ge Long chuckled, "Of course I do, but I believe that if I assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince well, he will definitely reward me after he inherits the throne."

Xue Xing shook her head and said, "That's not necessarily true. From what I've observed, our prince has his own ideas and is not someone who can be manipulated by others."

"Marshal, you hold the military power. Although the Spirit Hall has been ready to make a move in the past two years, they still dare not act blatantly. So for the Crown Prince, your military power is not a good thing for him!"

Ge Long's eyes suddenly became sharp, but he still smiled faintly and said, "It's good that Your Highness has his own ideas."

"I wonder what the prince thinks of the marshal holding military power?"

Xue Xing knew that Ge Long was testing her.

He said frankly: "I am old and don't have much of the spirit of young people, but the prince is different. He is still young and definitely wants to have the military power in his own hands."

Hearing that Xue Xing did not call himself the king, Ge Long knew that he was speaking the truth to him.

He joked: "I remember that we are about the same age. If you are old, then I am almost the same!"

Xue Xing said: "So all we want is a stable life."

Ge Long blew the tea foam and asked, "Since you want to seek stability, why do you want to cooperate with me?"

Xue Xing glanced at the servants around her.

The steward at the side immediately said to the servants tactfully, "All of you go down."

After he finished speaking, he also followed him out, leaving Ge Long and Xue Xing alone in the main hall.

After all the strangers had left, Ge Long said directly: "Prince, just speak directly. Since you have seen the special tea, there is nothing to hide between us."

Xue Xing put down the teacup and said seriously: "The deaths of those princes are all related to the crown prince. I'm not sure about the avalanche, but the other princes are definitely related to the crown prince!"

"And I had offended the crown prince with Xue Beng, so once he inherits the throne he will definitely not let me go. Rather than being remembered by others I would rather sit in that position myself."

"After all, I am Xue Ye's biological brother and have the right of inheritance. Those nobles won't say anything, but I don't have the real power to overthrow the prince."

"So you are replaceable to the prince, but you are irreplaceable to me, Marshal. This is why I came here today to seek your cooperation!"

In fact, Ge Long knew that what Xue Xing said was right, but after all, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe was the rightful heir to the throne.

Although Xue Xing, as Xue Ye’s younger brother, also has the right of inheritance, it is not so legitimate!

If you want to support someone, you would definitely want to support a legitimate successor. After all, no one wants to be criticized.

But if his life or status is threatened, Goron will choose to defect.

Xue Xing knew that Ge Long's heart began to hesitate and waver, so he took the opportunity to redouble his efforts.

He looked at Ge Long and said with a wicked smile: "This king still has one sincerity, that is the Crown Princess."

When Ge Long heard the word "Crown Princess", his eyes instantly lit up.

Xue Xing continued, "Today at the Tiandou Royal Academy's battle building, I saw the marshal staring at the Crown Princess without blinking!"

"If the Crown Prince fails to inherit the throne, the Crown Princess will be just an ordinary civilian, and the Marshal will be able to take her into his possession!"

Xue Xing's words really touched Ge Long. In fact, it didn't matter to Ge Long who he supported!

Moreover, compared to Xue Xing, Prince Xue Qinghe is not so easy to control.

Xue Xing is a prince without real power, so he is easier to control.

But no matter how excited Ge Long was, he would not agree to cooperate with Xue Xing so quickly. He still wanted to wait and see.

He said to Xue Xing, "My Lord, I will definitely consider what you said today and give you a reply in seven days. How about that?"

"it is good."

Xue Xing stood up and said, "Then I will wait for your good news. I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate and work together for a great cause!"

Ge Long also stood up and nodded with a smile.

He personally escorted Xue Xing to the gate of the mansion, and the steward immediately followed the two out.

After watching Prince Xuexing's carriage leave.

Ge Long instantly stopped smiling and said to the steward behind him, "Whoever served the special tea today, kill him immediately!"

Oh shit!

This Marshal embezzled tea that only Emperor Xue Ye could drink, but he actually served it to the guests so carelessly.

Fortunately, the one who came today was this powerless prince. If it was the crown prince or His Majesty himself, once this special tea was served, it would be a disaster!

What's the point of keeping a servant who is so careless in his work!

Hearing Marshal Ge Long's words, the steward trembled and said, "Yes, Marshal."

After saying this, he turned around and walked towards the servants' quarters.

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The next day.

Qingluan knew that Yueying had no competition today, so she was busy from the afternoon until late at night yesterday.

Yueying was so tired that she didn't even want to move a finger. She slept until this afternoon.

After the girl finished washing up, the two of them went to the cafeteria to eat something before going to the battle building.

Inside the battle building.

By the time the two arrived at the battle building, the first round of the re-selection battle was almost over.

At this time, the three education committee members and three judges were counting the people who advanced and formulating the competition system for the second round.

Dugu Yan, who was standing on the stage, saw Yueying and the handsome senior walking down to the fighting stage.

Her eyes lit up, and she immediately walked to Yueying and laughed, "From yesterday afternoon until now, you two have been so amazing!"

Yueying made a "tsk" sound and squinted at her.

Dugu Yan said: "Zhu Qing and the others have successfully entered the second round, but the six from the original second team have also advanced."

Yueying said indifferently: "If you want to advance, then advance. Like what the prince said, you're asking for trouble even if you advance!"

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