The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1267: Outsmarting Oneself!

Chapter 1267: Chapter 1267: Outsmarting Oneself!

"Uh."

Zhen Wu was choked by his own prince’s words.

The next moment, he figured it out.

Just as he had thought earlier, that maid had been with Princess Consort Yi for many years; how could she possibly say such things to a stranger like him? Even if it was mentioned inadvertently, it was impossible.

The only possibility was that the girl did it on purpose, deliberately telling him a "fact" that wasn’t true, so he would pass it on to his master and mistress!

Damn it!

They were really treating him like a sick cat—did they think he was as foolish as they assumed?

Or...

Thinking back, he really was quite foolish—in fact, he came straight to his master and mistress without any hesitation.

"Prince Mo, Prince Yi is quite clever, isn’t he?"

Here they hadn’t even brought the Fifth Young Master into the mansion, yet there was Prince Yi, along with Princess Consort Yi, stirring up this drama!

"Smart people can be outsmarted by their own cleverness," Lin Caisang commented with a curved red lip.

These people, each one believing themselves to be the smartest in the world, had forgotten the saying, "There’s always someone smarter, there’s always a higher sky!"

"Miss Lin is right, I shall take care of the matter," Zhen Wu agreed, and then he left.

"Brother Molian, what’s your take on this?"

After Zhen Wu had left, Lin Caisang turned to Sui Zimo again and asked.

"Too clever for their own good!"

Sui Zimo uttered four words indifferently.

They want them to believe Wu’er is just a son of Prince Yi’s Mansion? Little do they know, this act by Princess Consort Yi has already ruined that.

"It seems, the identity of the Fifth Young Master isn’t that simple," Lin Caisang said, raising her hand to her chin.

If he was just a child from Prince Yi’s Mansion, Prince Yi and Princess Consort Yi should have simply worked on improving relations with the National Teacher Suyang. Why would they need to put on such a show before them?

Or rather, why did the Emperor, having several children to choose from in Prince Yi’s Mansion, set his sights only on the youngest, the Fifth Young Master, and place him in the National Teacher’s care?

What did that represent?

"Seems like finding out the Fifth Young Master’s identity won’t be so simple. It looks like we’ll have to bring the person over to our side first, and the rest, we shall discuss later."

"Jiang Zuo."

Sui Zimo called out, and Jiang Zuo immediately entered.

"Prince Mo, what are your orders?"

"Select a boy of similar stature to Wu’er from the palace and send him to Suyang," Sui Zimo instructed.

"Brother Molian, you mean..."

Hearing his command, Lin Caisang arched an eyebrow, looking at him.

He meant they could skip the hurdle of poisoning Suyang to send Wu’er over to Prince Mo’s Mansion and directly replace the Fifth Young Master with someone else to bring him to Prince Mo’s Mansion.

But wouldn’t that arouse suspicion?

Not to mention the Emperor’s men watching over the National Teacher’s residence for any news about the Fifth Young Master, Prince Yi’s Mansion’s duo wouldn’t just disregard Wu’er’s prolonged stay in the National Teacher’s residence, right?

"Prince Mo, we can find someone, but the Fifth Young Master is still the Fifth Young Master—replacing him outright might be difficult," Jiang Zuo added as well.

"Difficult?"

Sui Zimo cocked an eyebrow and glared at Jiang Zuo.

"What does it have to do with you?"

"Uh."

Jiang Zuo was choked by his own prince’s words.

Indeed, what did it have to do with him? Even if Wu’er changed his appearance, it was up to Suyang to explain to others, and it had nothing to do with him at all.