In the Crown Prince's Palace.
Jin Mian listened as Qian Renxue finished recounting the events that occurred in the Imperial Study.
He couldn't help but complain in his heart.
As expected.
No matter which World it is.
As long as it involves the royal family.
Most emperors harbor wariness toward the Crown Prince in their hearts.
Xue Beng, that fellow, clearly committed such a serious mistake.
In the end, he was actually just placed under house arrest.
He didn't even receive a single beating.
And he was confined within Prince Xue Xing's estate.
What's the difference between that and a vacation?
Qian Renxue seemed to have guessed Jin Mian's thoughts and said with a bitter smile, "Alright, don't think about it anymore. The royal family is just like this; they don't care about the lives of others at all. What they care about is a system of checks and balances."
"Besides, wasn't our plan to make Xue Ye disappointed in Xue Beng and suspicious of Xue Xing?"
"For us, the objective has already been achieved."
The two had discussed it beforehand.
If they used thunderous methods to kill Xue Xing and Xue Beng.
It would surely arouse Xue Ye's suspicion.
The first person he would suspect would definitely be Xue Qinghe.
If that old fellow happened to find any traces or clues.
Then the plan to usurp the nation would completely fail.
Even if they could kill Xue Ye and subdue the Tiandou Empire through forceful means.
Setting aside their reputation for a moment.
Facing an army of a million.
Spirit Hall would inevitably suffer heavy losses.
Therefore, if they wanted to eliminate Xue Xing and Xue Beng without leaving any future troubles, it could only be done when Xue Ye was full of suspicion and disappointment toward those two.
After hearing this, Jin Mian nodded slightly.
"Fine, let's leave this matter as it is for now. We should also move on to the next step of the plan."
"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I sent that letter."
The old man should have received it by now. So much time has passed, why hasn't he come yet?
"So slow. If I had known, I should have sent the letter to Great Grandfather."
At this moment, he really missed the mobile phones from his previous life, known as thousand-mile voice transmission devices.
As well as the internet, which was hailed as the connection of all things.
If he had those two things, he wouldn't need to use the old-fashioned carrier pigeons to transmit messages.
But that damn system, with its current check-ins.
It basically gave very little in terms of such technological advancements.
Most of it was cultivation materials or rare and precious treasures.
Thinking of this.
Jin Mian decided.
When he returned this time, he would start researching it himself.
He couldn't always rely on the system's rewards.
Before his voice had even faded.
A hearty voice rang out.
"Stinky Kid, bad-mouthing your grandfather behind my back again."
"Complaining that I'm late? If I had come earlier, wouldn't I have interrupted the date of you two... or rather, you three?"
Jin E appeared at some unknown time atop a rockery in the courtyard.
His face was full of smiles.
His eyes darted back and forth between Ye Lingling, Qian Renxue, and Jin Mian.
He thought to himself.
As expected of his grandson.
Look at him.
Not only does he have a girl on each arm, but he can also manage the relationship between the two women so well.
Thinking back to when I... Uh, never mind, a brave man doesn't boast of past glories.
In short.
As his biological grandfather.
He naturally hoped his grandson could marry a few more women.
That way, he could have more children.
After all, the Jin E clan currently had a very sparse population!
He urgently needed his grandson to spread the family foliage.
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