The Captivating Crown Prince

(13) Eunuch Hai's Concern

Inside the Crown Prince’s study, Shang Wuxin was leaning back on her chair, while Chief Hai knelt below. He didn’t know why he was suddenly summoned. The crown prince hadn’t uttered a word since he’d come in and he couldn’t begin to guess the prince’s thoughts these days. However, whenever he saw his lonesome figure, Chief Hai found the sight even more heartrending than the constant weeping of his previous self.

“Get up.” Shang Wuxin opened her eyes and pointed at a chair as she said, “Sit.”

“This servant…” Chief Hai meant to decline. He was a mere court eunuch, what qualifications did he have to sit just like his master. His master was still so kindhearted. Thinking so, Chief Hai’s eyes got a little moist. Even if the crown prince was fearsome, a demon able to kill without a blink, Chief Hai would keep seeing him as a compassionate person.

“Sit!” Shang Wuxin insisted lazily. She had been practicing without a break for the last few days. She had not only integrated the original body’s martial arts as her own, but even added her previous life’s most despotic techniques of the Shang clan into the mix. Her current ability could be considered outstanding. Though not the best, it could rival most. But what made Shang Wuxin slightly helpless was the original’s poisoned body, which presented a very difficult problem. Moreover, she had been poisoned from birth, while in her mother’s womb. Her Imperial mother Qiu had also perished because of that poison.

Shang Wuxin was well aware she had to detoxify, but fortunately, the poison was slow-acting, so she didn’t need to worry excessively. Furthermore, her martial arts had already managed to suppress it. Though it was harmful to her body and it would be dangerous when the toxin flared up, Shang Wuxin was indifferent.

Eunuch Hai sat down nervously, but his eyes were full of joy. His expression was exactly like a father looking at his own child. Towards him, Shang Wuxin was also a lot more patient and indulgent. From a certain aspect, it could be said that Eunuch Hai was blindly loyal, and she needed those types of blindly loyal people by her side.

“Eunuch Hai, as My personal servant, This Prince has a question for you. Are you hiding anything from Me?” Shang Wuxin peered at his pair of eyes, that were obscured by fat and showing through a small gap. Her expression was indiscernible.

Eunuch Hai slid down from the chair and knelt on the ground, his voice strained. “Crown Prince… Anything this servant does is for Your sake. This servant will never do anything to harm You!” He knew the current crown prince was extremely astute, but he didn’t expect it to be to that extent. But was that sort of shrewdness good or bad, Eunuch Hai worried at heart.

“Speak.” Shang Wuxin didn’t have any emotional reaction to Chief Hai’s words. Being loyal was fine, but moving around without her knowledge was as good as betrayal. She didn’t need people making decisions for her.

“While she was alive, the Empress had a group of extremely loyal attendants. After her death, this servant immediately gathered them in secret and trained them for a very long time, thinking they could provide protection in the future, in case You encounter a mishap and need to escape.” Eunuch Hai reported as he wept.

Shang Wuxin felt somewhat gratified in place of her predecessor. In those kinds of circumstances, there had actually been someone willing make plans for her so many years ago. She couldn’t help feeling happy.

“Switch all the manservants and guards in the residence with our own people. Since you’ve raised them for so many years, and also trained them, it’s time to put them to work.” Shang Wuxin’s lips curled with a touch of laughter.

She didn’t need to worry about those people’s loyalty, because they were originally favored by her Imperial mother and were later guided in practice by Eunuch Hai for so long. The extent of their loyalty didn’t warrant any doubts. And she just happened to be in need of staff now. Although her own people had already received a decent training, it was still quite far from her standard. Eunuch Hai had simply resolved that issue.