The Demon Lords

Chapter 1037: Chapter 247: Eunuch Zhao’s Decisive Blade, Lord Zheng Encounters a Beauty Amidst the Snow

Zhao Cheng became a eunuch.

In his account, he discovered the Princess in a cowshed and then rescued her out of the city.

As for what happened to the Princess in the cowshed or during those days she went missing, Zhao Cheng did not know.

If he didn’t know, then he didn’t know.

Lord Zheng once asked Fan Zhengwen,

how to send the Princess back, what method, excuse, and arrangement to use.

For example, diverting the disaster to the east, blaming it on Qian State’s Silver Armored Guard, or pinning it on the Tian Family whom the Fan Family wanted to trap before.

After all, no matter what, the matter should be handled from start to finish, leaving no flaws for the people at the Phoenix Nest to find.

But Fan Zhengwen’s answer,

was very simple,

just five words, the first two were redundant:

"Lord, it’s unnecessary."

Zheng Fan was stunned for a long time, then suddenly laughed.

Yes,

it’s unnecessary.

Because Xiong Liqing is a princess, she is the younger sister of the Chu Regent, and will, without surprise, be the only full-blood sister of the future Chu Emperor;

At the same time, she will also be the rightful wife of the Qu Clan’s eldest son and the future matriarch of the Qu Clan.

When she returns,

as long as her body is unharmed and she remains pure,

then,

she will still be herself.

She’s not a suspect, she cannot be interrogated. When she stands again on the Phoenix Terrace draped in her Phoenix robes, she will immediately become her high and mighty self once again.

As long as she says one sentence: "I forgot."

No one would dare to press further, not even the rulers of the Phoenix Nest.

"This is a terrifying memory I don’t want to relive or recall, let it all be past."

This reason, even if the Regent personally asks her about this, she can use it to dismiss him.

And in Chu, if the Regent can’t even get an answer, no one else would dare force her.

The matter,

is actually very simple.

The reason Lord Zheng has such concerns is, first, because the blind strategist is not around, missing a counselor who can think from subtle details to the big picture. It’s easy to get into a mental dead-end; ƒгeewёbnovel.com

Secondly, most of his time since rejuvenation has been spent either in war or on the way to war, with his position rising steadily, military merits piling up, and his rank increasing. But the further he fights, the farther he is from the court.

Lacking the baptism of political whirlpools and the environment of a superior, he overly believes in the maxim "political power grows out of the barrel of a gun,"

making it quite normal for Lord Zheng to lack some perspectives and habits of a superior.

Fan Zhengwen is right; if the Princess wants to conceal matters related to the Fan Family and Zheng Fan, no one can pry it out of her.

And if the Princess doesn’t want to hide it,

well,

then no matter how well the scene is arranged, or how excellently the disaster is diverted, it’s all meaningless.

So,

it’s really unnecessary.

Outside Town South Pass, the Yan people’s Lord Jingnan was eyeing eagerly, the front line had just suffered a defeat, but the marriage cannot be delayed.

Precisely when external pressure is more evident, the Regent needs to unite early with the Qu Clan.

Originally, some people would inquire about Zhao Cheng’s background, but after Zhao Cheng castrated himself, recuperating for a week and got out of bed, and donned eunuch’s clothes, no one dared to ask him about what happened in Xiayong City.

When he first castrated himself, he couldn’t get out of bed and relied on his sister to change his dressing, layer after layer, thick and cool, itchy.

Once he could get out of bed, each time he used the restroom, it was painful, and he couldn’t clean properly, it would stain his pants.

But soon, he got used to it, as well as to people calling him "Eunuch Zhao."

He didn’t regret castrating himself, his descendants were important, but not as important as his life. This boy, once trafficked and escaped, surviving by forming a beggar gang, possessed an extraordinary sensitivity and instinct.

He knew, when the Princess asked him what reward he wanted that day, if he didn’t castrate himself, death awaited both him and his sister.

People often say, in the eyes of great figures, lives are like grass;

but Zhao Cheng knew, when common people saw beggars freezing or starving to death on the street, it was akin to seeing a piece of grass by the roadside. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

Anyway, he survived, and he knew many around the Princess cast strange looks at him, thinking he would stop at nothing to climb the ladder, but he didn’t care about their gazes. Zhao Cheng didn’t know the meaning of the word "dignity," but even if he did, he’d think trading dignity for life was worth it.

The group of old servants around the Princess was gone because after the Princess was in trouble, they were all arrested and imprisoned; whether they lived or died was unknown, but certainly, they wouldn’t serve the Princess again.

A new team was dispatched from the Ing Capital Palace, including nannies from the palace, guards, and eunuchs.

The new head eunuch was named Sun; the Princess had Zhao Cheng recognize Eunuch Sun as his godfather. Before the Princess, Eunuch Sun accepted the tea Zhao Cheng offered.

It can be said Zhao Cheng’s path as a eunuch was set, and in half a month, he walked a path others might not complete in ten years.

Normally, Eunuch Sun was in charge of matters at the royal villa, while matters in the Princess’s courtyard were managed by Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng had mixed in the street and led a gang before, having been recruited as an informant by intelligence offices of several states; skills and tactics he did not lack. He quickly organized the dozens of eunuchs and maids in the small courtyard in an orderly manner.