I Have A Qi Fortune Altar.
Chapter 654: 433 What, Chen Yuan dares to talk back to his mother concubine!_2

Chapter 654: Chapter 433 What, Chen Yuan dares to talk back to his mother concubine!_2

Princess Pingyang gave Chen Yuan a deep look:

“The relationship between Master Li of the Heavenly Patrol Bureau and the Golden Envoy of Qingzhou, Jiang He—could it be that Green Envoy Chen does not know?”

“This, I truly do not know, Your Highness; please enlighten me.”

“Forget it, since the Green Envoy does not know, perhaps it is just Pingyang’s overthinking.” Princess Pingyang smiled faintly and did not pursue the matter further,

From Chen Yuan’s words, she had already discerned what she wanted to know.

She was also somewhat worried for Sima Ke.

A prince who was not yet the Crown Prince had no right to antagonize the Li Family, let alone the Grand Marshal who controlled the military authority of the entire nation; just one word from him could destroy his future.

Chen Yuan was not rootless in the Capital; he had backers.

Otherwise, he would not be so arrogant and unyielding.

If Chen Yuan knew of her thoughts, he would surely say:

With or without backers, his nature would be the same. The primary reason was that Chen Yuan had a choice; it wasn’t necessary for him to see his journey through within the imperial court to the end—this was just the most advantageous route for him to climb upwards.

Of course, unless absolutely necessary, Chen Yuan would not break with the imperial court.

With his current fame and strength, once he broke with the imperial court, it would definitely provoke Emperor Jingtai to pursue him relentlessly at no expense, which was not his wish; the price was too great.

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“What, Chen Yuan dared to talk back to the Empress Dowager!”

Hearing the report from his subordinate, Fourth Prince Sima Ke’s eyes brimmed with rage as he stared at the man bowing before him.

“Replying to Your Highness, the news coming out of the Harem is indeed so.”

The man hurriedly knelt lower, terrified that Sima Ke would vent his anger on him.

“Damn it!!!”

Sima Ke shouted angrily, his face somewhat ferocious, as his intent to kill Chen Yuan intensified!

For other matters, he might not have reacted so strongly, given his Qi Cultivation Kung Fu was still decent. Even if Chen Yuan had been stubborn on the day he insisted on taking Xiao Qingmu away,

he eventually endured it.

But now he could no longer hold back. Since people in the Capital wanted to see him fight with Chen Yuan, then what was so bad about a fight? Did Chen Yuan truly dare to recklessly kill a Prince of the current dynasty?

Sima Ke did not believe Chen Yuan had the audacity to do so.

Yet, he couldn’t grasp Chen Yuan’s vulnerability. Having recently arrived in the Capital, his foundations might seem unstable, but in reality, through his prior actions, he had directly established his authority.

It was as if he had stepped on Sima Ke to gain fame in the Capital.

Moreover, with influential officers like Zhang Yantong of the Heavenly Patrol Bureau as his backing, Sima Ke really saw Chen Yuan as a hedgehog with spikes, untouchable, unchallengeable.

He truly dared to confront him directly!

As for framing and passing the buck, he had considered and even acted upon such schemes. From some confidential intelligence from Qingzhou, he knew that Chen Yuan had eliminated adversaries in Tangshan, seizing power entirely.

The citizens there only knew of Green Envoy Chen, with no regard for the Emperor.

This would have been a good excuse, but alas, someone in the palace had informed him that Chen Yuan had already confessed to the Emperor. Trying to use this matter to find Chen Yuan’s weak spot might even lead to his reprimand from the Emperor.

In fact, Chen Yuan was indeed a cunning man. On the first day he met Emperor Jingtai, he confessed the matter, allowing the imperial court to investigate, with Jiang He in Qingzhou to safeguard it.

The mud simply couldn’t stick to him.

“Your Highness, please calm your anger.”

Several guards of the Prince Mansion quickly said.

Sima Ke’s eyes were filled with gloominess. Since his birth, he had never encountered an opponent like Chen Yuan—superior in strength, outstanding in talent, seemingly stubborn in character, yet with schemes hidden everywhere.

And he also had a significant background to support him.

Now that he had not yet become the Crown Prince, most of the important ministers in the court were still watching from the sidelines; if he was to act, it indeed would be a troublesome matter.

What frustrated him most was the challenge of defeating Chen Yuan!

Initially, he had not taken Chen Yuan too seriously. When the Eldest Prince and the Second Prince intended to befriend Chen Yuan, he was rather indifferent.

But as fate would have it, due to a series of unfortunate events, he was trapped by that wretch Xiao Qingmu and managed to make an enemy of him because of Yang Hucheng’s affairs.

Chen Yuan then came alone to his door, forcefully took Xiao Qingmu with him, causing him great loss of face.

If there was still a chance to redeem the situation, he was determined not to be an enemy of a person like Chen Yuan, at least not before he became the Crown Prince,

he could not afford to be.

But now, having already taken action, he used some minor tactics to confront Chen Yuan, who, however, did not play by the rules but instead severely punished those who disobeyed the orders.

Now the people of the Eastern Imperial City Bureau no longer dared to show any defiance.

As for the higher-ups…

The few Divine Envoys seldom paid him any heed, and while the other Dan Realm Masters might have higher official ranks than Chen Yuan, they could not control him.

But he couldn’t possibly back down now; once he did, those officials who were watching him would surely be disappointed, causing the balance for the position of Crown Prince to tilt in favor of his other two brothers.

Now, with this new issue arising, Chen Yuan openly defied his mother in the Harem; their conflict had grown even deeper…

to the point where it was beyond reconciliation.

Just as Sima Ke was contemplating how to scheme against Chen Yuan, one of his personal guards shifted his gaze and whispered:

“Your Highness… perhaps you could ask Princess Long for her opinion.”

In the eyes of many in the Capital, the current Princess was talented in both literature and martial arts. Had she been a man, the position of Crown Prince might have been easily secured.

Unfortunately, the world ultimately adhered to the rule of male superiority over females.