How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

Therefore, Xie Chengze had no choice but to rely on himself.

But not enough.

Sheng Shihuai could keenly sense that Xie Chengze's desire to seize the throne had not yet reached its peak. Even the Second Prince did not know what the process of seizing the throne should be. He was like a baby who shouted that he wanted to run, but actually did not even know how to crawl.

But it doesn’t matter, he can teach him step by step.

How about starting by... letting him know that he is not of royal blood?

"Your Highness, there is a secret letter."

That day, when Xie Chengze was having a rest, Hu Lai hurriedly brought him a letter. Xie Chengze opened it and glanced at it, his expression suddenly became serious.

"It's a letter from the wet nurse." Xie Chengze held the letter tightly and glanced at Hu Lai with a long gaze. "It says it's related to my life experience."

This look was indeed meaningful, and it involved such a taboo as one's life experience. Hu Lai's heart trembled, and he quickly bowed his head and stepped back a few steps. "What did your highness say? I have caught a cold these days, and my ears are not working well!"

Xie Chengze smiled maliciously, walked to Hu Lai's side, and deliberately whispered in Hu Lai's ear, "About my background... Sir Hu, what background can I keep secret?"

mess:……

Your Highness! You are really trying to drag me down with you!

Xie Chengze did have this intention. After all, in the original novel, Hu Lai had the ability to identify people by their bones. As early as when he defected to the Second Prince, he had already seen that the Second Prince was not of Emperor Jian's bloodline, but a descendant of Lord Shao Changqing.

But the second prince was not aware of this, and Hu Lai did not reveal his true colors.

What Hu Lai didn't know was that the Second Prince had already known this secret. In the complete memories that Xie Chengze inherited, someone had already secretly told the Second Prince the truth and had been threatening him, saying that as the emperor's son, he had no choice but to fight for the throne. If he couldn't defeat the crown prince, he would kill his brothers when he ascended the throne.

The Fourth Prince has the Jiang family's protection, so he might be able to escape the disaster, but the Second Prince has no support from his mother's family, so he will only end up with a tragic death.

The second prince believed these claims, which is why he has been targeting the crown prince over the years and wants to seize the crown prince's throne.

In the original novel, Sheng Shihuai's reminder only made the Second Prince more determined to rebel, and he had no choice but to cooperate with Sheng Shihuai.

"Let's go, Hu Lai." Xie Chengze grabbed Hu Lai's collar as he tried to escape, smiling mischievously, "It's boring to go alone, come with me."

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Follow the plot? What plot? Is it the plot of rebellion that you planned?

……

The place agreed upon in the letter was the restaurant where Concubine Hua often took the Second Prince to dine.

This was also the restaurant where the Second Prince first met Wuhen and Wuji.

Stepping up the stairs, Xie Chengze slowly walked into the private room. The moment he opened the door, the memory of Wuqianwutui came back like a tide.

He could clearly feel the mood changes of that gentle and cheerful child at every moment. It was clearly a memory from childhood, which should have become blurred as he grew older, but now it was as clear as playing a movie.

It was as if the original body and the second prince had constantly recalled and chewed on these memories, which not only had not been eroded by the years, but had instead made them vivid and clear.

He could also remember the look in Concubine Hua's eyes when she picked up food for him, which was full of maternal love and nostalgia, mixed with deep love for him and that person.

"Your Highness!"

Just as Xie Chengze was feeling these emotions, the voice of a middle-aged woman suddenly interrupted his emotions. Xie Chengze turned his head and met the gaze of the woman who looked like a wet nurse in his memory.

After Concubine Hua died of illness, she disappeared and many people thought she was dead, but in fact, she faked her death and escaped from the palace.

She has been hiding her identity for these years and has not dared to go near the capital. This time she took Sheng Shihuai's job because her son was in debt from gambling. She had no choice but to agree to the other party's conditions and come back to tell the second prince her true life experience.

This is also the first time that the second prince killed someone in the original text, in order to prevent the secret from leaking out.

"Second Prince, is that you?"

The middle-aged woman stood up from the wooden chair and looked at Xie Chengze from a distance. She looked at Xie Chengze with a slightly cautious gaze, as if she was testing something.

Xie Chengze considered it for a moment, then nodded gently, "Yeah."

"Your Highness, Your Highness..."

The middle-aged woman rushed over excitedly, her eyes fixed on Xie Chengze's face. She wanted to touch him with her hands but due to her low status, she could only timidly wander around Xie Chengze, looking for traces of the gentle child she was at that time in Xie Chengze's every brow and eye.

"It's really you, you're back..."

"Your Majesty is right. You will definitely come back, you will definitely come back!"

Completely different from that person, whose eyes always hid vigilance and hatred. Even if it was hidden very secretly, she, who had been feeding the little prince for several years, could still see it.

But the little prince in front of him was completely defenseless, and his clear and innocent eyes were the same as before.

The nurse's hands trembled with excitement, "Your Highness, do you still remember the Queen?"

Xie Chengze nodded, but he felt a little confused. The plot was a little different from what he had expected. In the original novel, the meeting and conversation between the wet nurse and the second prince was very cold. The wet nurse told the second prince's life experience as if she was doing official business, and then she was killed by people sent by the second prince.

How can I treat myself...

Is it because I look kind and a good person?

"Your Highness! I have something important to tell you!" The nurse glanced at Hu Lai and her expression suddenly became serious. "Please send outsiders away."

Xie Chengze looked back at Hu Lai and said, "Nanny, it's okay. He is a trustworthy person."

"This...Okay, I believe in you, Your Highness." The nurse nodded, pulled Xie Chengze to sit down, and then said, "Your Highness, I should have been dead. I have survived until now just to fulfill the queen's last wish and see your return..."

"Until a while ago, someone found me and said that if I told you your true life story, he would give me a large sum of money."

"This person has bad intentions. Your Highness, do you know who he is?" the wet nurse said worriedly.

"Forehead……"

Xie Chengze was silent for a moment.

The plot seems to be really off track. Why did the wet nurse suddenly turn against us?

In the original book, the nanny never said these words!

"You don't have to worry about this." Xie Chengze didn't answer her question. After all, for her, the less she knew, the safer she was. "Please tell me in detail about my life experience."

The nurse was silent at this time, pursing her lips tightly, not knowing what she was thinking. After a long time, she relaxed her brows and smiled gently at Xie Chengze. She stared at Xie Chengze closely, as if she wanted to imprint his face in her heart, "My little prince, what is your real life experience? It's just some rumors back then. The person who wanted to make the rumors come true is worthy of death. My little prince must be on guard."

Xie Chengze was stunned, and a sense of discomfort flashed through his heart.

She lied.

In order to protect his "little prince".