1636 The Second Princes Trea (1/2)

The Second Prince's questioning had made the Captain of the Imperial City Imperial Guards feel awkward as he did not know how to provide an appropriate answer.

Strictly speaking, the Imperial City Imperial Guards answered solely to the Emperor and could only be redeployed under the command of His Majesty. The act of redeploying the army by anyone else would be in violation of the law.

Yet, the black-clad imperial bodyguard was an important figure who served the Crown Prince. So, they followed his order and surrounded the restaurant in desperation of wanting to please and flatter the Crown Prince. They had never expected to run into and get busted by the Second Prince.

The Captain of the Imperial Guards understood very well that the Crown Prince and the Second Prince were rivals, competing over the throne. For such competition, only until the very end could one tell who the winner would be.

The Second Prince glanced over at the black-clad imperial bodyguard and immediately recognized him to be one from the Crown Prince's side. His eyes continued to wander, and not after long, he had figured out what happened.

Faintly smiling, the Second Prince demanded, ”Captain, without my father's order, you cannot just redeploy the Imperial Guards as you please. I will pretend I didn't see anything here today. Now, leave.”

”Thank you, Your Highness.” The Captain of the Imperial Guards saluted the Second Prince respectfully, then turned around to leave.

He left with his back soaked by cold sweat and his eyes full of fear. He felt fortunate that the Second Prince let him off and did not hold him responsible; if he were to be called to account, he would be in serious trouble.

The Second Prince watched in silence as the Captain of the Imperial Guards left. Without a word, he turned around and started eyeing the black-clad imperial bodyguard with an ambiguous and meaningful smile.

With that smile on his face, the Second Prince asserted, ”If I remember correctly, you are San Huang, the imperial guard who serves my older brother. Why are you here? You should know very well the consequences if others find out that you have redeployed the Imperial City Imperial Guards without authorization.”

The Second Prince's words made the black-clad imperial bodyguard flinch. He knew that if others had found out about this and informed the Emperor, he would be a goner without a doubt. Even the Crown Prince would not be about to save him.

The Second Prince watched as the black-clad imperial bodyguard panicked. He smiled elegantly and walked over to the imperial bodyguard. He then reached out his right hand, patted the imperial bodyguard's shoulder and further whispered something in the imperial bodyguard's ear before walking away.

The black-clad imperial bodyguard was dumbfounded. He did not hear anything - the Second Prince had only pretended to talk into his ear but did not actually say anything.

Seeing that the Second Prince did not mean to take action against him, the black-clad imperial bodyguard quickly turned around and fled towards the Crown Prince's Palace.

Having failed his mission, he certainly had to go see the Crown Prince and to give a thorough account of all the events and especially of the Second Prince's appearance in the end.

The Second Prince walked towards Qingfeng Li and Black Puppy. He spoke when he reached where they were, ”The Imperial Guards should be my father's jurisdiction. I apologize for the inconvenience their unauthorized actions have caused you.”

Qingfeng Li looked to the Second Prince approvingly; the Prince had left a favorable impression in him.

He had already made out from the earlier conversation that the young man before him was the well-renowned Second Prince of the country of Lingyun. What he did not expect was that the Prince would apologize to him for the actions of a captain of the Imperial Guards in such sincere manners.

Qingfeng Li gave a brief smile as he waved his hand and answered, ”That's not necessary.”

With a small smile on his face, the Second Prince inquired, ”I would like to meet Qingfeng Li, I wonder if you know him.”

Qingfeng Li was astonished to find that the Second Prince was also there for him. He also found it a little hilarious that the Second Prince could not recognize him in person since the Prince had no idea what he looked like.

Upon hearing their conversation, the owner of the restaurant hurried towards the Second Prince and addressed respectfully, ”Your Highness, this very person right before you is Qingfeng Li.”