Transmigrating into a Big Villain in the Book

Chapter 5

Chapter 5: The Visit to Yuliang County

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Ke Ruan noticed the shock in his eyes, feeling a little complacent.  

"Your highness."

Ke Ruan nodded and said, "It's late. What's the matter?"

"Tomorrow I will leave for Yuliang County, and I'll send one of my best men to protect you. You have nothing to worry about."

Protect me?

Ke Ruan's finally realized that Lin Qingye was following around so as to protect him. But why did he need protection in a safe lace like the royal palace? 

Wait!

Yuliang County？

"General Lin, what did you just say?" Ke Ruan repeated just in case that he had misheard. 

Lin Qingye said, "The magistrate of Yuliang County reported that there were mountain bandits. The emperor ordered me to go to take care of it."

Ke Ruan paused and swallowed. He recalled that in the book, there was the plot that said when Ke Ruan knew Lin Qingye was heading to Yuliang County to wipe out mountain bandits, Ke Ruan insisted on going with him and bringing all the princes along despite the strong objections from the emperor and the ministers. 

What's worse, Lin Qingye didn't survive this time. The whole country mourned his death. They couldn't figure out why such an intelligent and brave general, a martial art master who had defeated countless enemies, could be killed by several mountain bandits, while the prince Ke Ruan didn't even have a scratch and was saved by the soldiers the emperor sent over in the end. 

People from all over the country suspected that General Lin died because he needed to protect the young prince who was so naive and ignorant and insisted on going with the General. If it were not for him, General Lin would have lived. 

Ke Ruan knew what he had to do. He nodded and said, "Okay. Go have some rest."

Lin Qingye looked at Ke Ruan, feeling a little bit strange. Was he being delusional? Or the prince did seem like a different person. 

After Lin Qingye left, Ke Ruan asked his exclusive eunuch to come and said, "Go to my father's resting palace with me."

Chen Zhong was serving at the Yangxin Hall. Seeing Ke Ruan hurridly came, Chen Zhong walked forward and saluted, "Your Highness." 

Ke Ruan nodded, "Is Father sleeping?"

Before Chen Zhong could say anything, the emperor's tired voice came from inside the YangXin Hall, "Is it my son there?"

Ke Ruan replied, "Yes, Father."

"Come in."

Chen Zhong opened the door for Ke Ruan. He stepped into the hall, and found that Ke Zhan was still reading the memorials. Ke Zhan's hair had turned grey because of overworking and worries, even though he was just in his 50s. Ke Ruan, who was 15 years old, however, knew nothing about what it meant to be the future emperor. 

"Father." Ke Ruan went up and kneeled down.

It was the first time for Ke Zhan to see his son being so courteous. He asked, "Get up. What happened? Why is it that you're being so polite today? Do you like that new teacher this much?"

Ke Ruan blushed. The original Ke Ruan must have driven a lot of teacher crazy and made them leave. 

"Father, General Lin told me that you were going to send him to Yuliang Country to get rid of those mountain bandits."