Xin Yeheng was still reading in his room, but he always felt that it was eerily quiet outside. Moreover, he couldn't calm his mind. He got up, opened the window of his room and looked out, but saw nothing. All he could see were the stars. Such beautiful stars, yet he had no mood to appreciate them.
"Brother Emperor, Sister Xuan, when on earth will you take action?" He had waited for so long and didn't want to wait any longer. Xin Yeheng tried his best to suppress the impulse to kill Qiha'er. No, he couldn't act rashly. Doing so would expose their plan prematurely. He must hold on until Xin Zizhao and Wei Shuxuan came!
He closed the window again, not wanting to care about what was going on outside. He sat down at the table and resumed reading his military books.
Before leaving Fenghe Hall, Wei Shuxuan repeatedly instructed Grand Tutor Li, "Grand Tutor Li, you hide here in Fenghe Hall and don't come out, okay? It's going to be very dangerous outside later. Both His Majesty and I don't want you to get hurt. If there's really a fight later, we'll try to stay away from Fenghe Hall."
"Okay, okay, okay. There's a cellar in Fenghe Hall. This servant will hide in it. Your Majesty and you don't need to worry about this servant."
Hearing Wei Shuxuan's words, Grand Tutor Li felt extremely touched. He reached out and held Wei Shuxuan's hand. "You two should also be careful in everything."
"Got it. We'll be back soon."
"Good. This servant will wait for the two masters to return triumphantly in Fenghe Hall."
After coming out of Fenghe Hall, Wei Shuxuan and Xin Zizhao first went to the Imperial Study to retrieve the seal of the Yulong Kingdom, while Wei Wei and Xin Shang were asked to go and help Ge Zian.
The bright stars dotted the dark - blue sky. The starlight shone on the palace. A dense crowd gathered in the moat of the palace. Although the starlight was beautiful, it was not as brilliant as the moonlight.
Wei Shuxuan and Xin Zizhao quietly sneaked into the Imperial Study. Wei Shuxuan's night vision was not as good as Xin Zizhao's, so she left the task of searching to Xin Zizhao. Xin Zizhao wasn't afraid at all. He actually took out a fire starter from his bosom. Wei Shuxuan was astounded and asked him in a low voice, "Aren't you afraid of being discovered if you light this?"
"Of course not. Just light it. Anyway, we have Zian outside."
When Xin Zizhao said this, Wei Shuxuan thought it made sense. So the two of them searched in the Imperial Study by the light of the fire starter. However, they ransacked the whole Imperial Study but still couldn't find the seal.
"We didn't find it. Did the Eleventh Prince and Qiha'er put it away?"
"Then is it in Huaman Palace?" Xin Zizhao and Wei Shuxuan glanced at each other, immediately put down the things in their hands and quickly left the Imperial Study.
"What did you say?" Xin Yeheng looked at the soldier reporting to him excitedly.
The soldier was stunned for a moment but still continued to answer Xin Yeheng's question. "Your Majesty, Ge Zian and Ge Long'an have led the Ge Family Army in. What should we do?"
"..... You don't need to do anything. Just wait on the side. By the way, Qiha'er doesn't know about this yet, does he?" Xin Yeheng turned to look at the soldier.
"Since Your Majesty said that we should report any matter to you immediately, General Qiha'er doesn't know about this yet."
"Good. You may step down first. Tell Captain Zhang not to act rashly. I have my own plan."
"Yes! This subordinate will take his leave first!"
Xin Yeheng put down the book in his hand and couldn't help laughing. Tears even welled up in his eyes. He finally waited for this day to come. He had wanted to get rid of Qiha'er for a long time.
So Xin Yeheng found a sharp dagger in his room and quietly hid it in his wide sleeve. Then he went to find Qiha'er. Maybe it was because it was his first time killing someone, he felt a bit nervous. The beating of his heart almost echoed throughout his chest. Although his hands and feet were a bit weak, he still tried his best to grip the dagger tightly.
The distance from his room to Qiha'er's room seemed rather long. Xin Yeheng felt as if he had walked for a long time before he finally arrived at Qiha'er's room. He raised his hand and knocked on the door. Qiha'er's somewhat lazy voice came from inside, "Who is it?"
"It's me."
Hearing Xin Yeheng's voice, Qiha'er then lazily said, "Come in."
The room door was closed. Xin Yeheng slowly turned around and sat down beside Qiha'er. Qiha'er propped up one leg and was eating snacks. "What's up? It's really rare for you to come to me on your own initiative, Xiao Heng."
"I have something to tell you."
"What is it?" Qiha'er wasn't very interested and just kept eating his snacks. So he didn't notice the dagger in Xin Yeheng's hand at all.
"I won't be controlled by you anymore!" As the voice fell, when Qiha'er reacted, the dagger in Xin Yeheng's hand had already stabbed into his waist. Qiha'er quickly covered the bleeding wound and looked at him with an incredulous look in his eyes.
"Y - you... were you already awake?"
"Yes, I've been awake for a long time. I really have to thank Brother Xin Shang's slap for waking me up!" Xin Yeheng accused Qiha'er.
"Hahahahahaha..." A mouthful of blood spilled from the corner of Qiha'er's mouth. "Xiao Heng, I didn't even notice that you're so good at acting. You're really a good talent, hahahahahaha..."
Xin Yeheng thought Qiha'er was simply a madman. He was still saying such things when he was about to die. "What are you talking nonsense about? I'm telling you, Xin Zizhao and his queen are already in the palace. This place has been surrounded by the Ge Family. You and your elite soldiers can't escape."
He turned around and was about to leave. Just then, Qiha'er asked him, "Do you hate me very much?"
"..... I do hate you. I hate you for controlling me and hurting my brothers and the people I respect the most. But I hate Sima Tianhai even more for using me and trying to get the Yulong Kingdom! I won't let him go!"
Saying this, Xin Yeheng left Qiha'er's room and returned to his own. He lifted the bed board, opened the secret compartment inside and took out an object wrapped in a yellow cloth. As soon as he opened it, a faint white light flowed out, illuminating the whole room.
The real seal of the Yulong Kingdom would emit a faint white light on a dark night. This was the genuine one, while the seal in Qiha'er's hand was just a fake made by Xin Yeheng. As for how he knew, of course he asked his father and had someone carve a fake seal early on, reserving it for the day when he seized power.
Xin Yeheng wrapped the seal again and planned to take it out of Huaman Palace.