Chu Li maintained his surprised expression. "Your Royal Highness, I don't understand what you're saying. What trick?"
With the Omniscient Mirror, he had long noticed that King An had been spying from afar.
He turned his head to look at Zheng Lide and Meng Zhi, frowning as he said, "Commander Zheng, Deputy Commander Meng, I think the two of you should just go back and retire. You've allowed such an assassin to come here openly again, and after fighting for so long, no one actually came to check!"
Zheng Lide and Meng Zhi's expressions were unpleasant, they only lowered their heads and said nothing.
Chu Li scoffed. "I'm curious. Is the Lady so unimportant? You know that there are martial artists who want to assassinate her, but you don't send more martial artists to guard her. Instead, you open the door and put all the burden on me? Could it be that you want to take this opportunity to kill us? "
Zheng Lide closed fist saluted and sighed, "Head Chief, I am useless and really have no manpower to send. His Highness, Princess Song, and Princess Xue all need manpower. Princess Consort has Head Chief on her side. Head Chief's martial arts are outstanding, so we can be assured."
Chu Li laughed coldly. "Relax? If something really goes wrong, who can bear the responsibility? "
He turned his head and cupped his fists, saying, "Your Highness, this one has an idea. … Is Miss Qiu alright?"
Prince An was helping Leng Qiu up and felt her pulse. She had only fainted from the shock, it was nothing serious. She would be fine after taking some calming medicine.
"He fainted from fright. It's no big deal. What's the plan?" He glared at Chu Li coldly. He wanted nothing more than to pull out his sword and chop Chu Li into minced meat, but he held himself back. His gloomy expression returned to normal. "Tell me about it. I'm sure the Head Chief's idea is brilliant."
Chu Li said, "Since we're short on manpower, why don't we ask the Imperial House Protectors for help?"
King An's expression changed slightly. He shook his head. "The Imperial House doesn't have enough manpower either. It's best if we don't disturb my mother!"
Since Xu Ning was not by his side, Chu Li could read his mind.
King An would never hire the Protectors from the Imperial House. Firstly, he did not want the Emperor to think that he was not capable enough. Secondly, he did not want the Protectors from the Imperial House to enter the residence. He did not want the Emperor to find out what he had done and expose his ambition.
Chu Li replied, "How can the Imperial House Protectors lack manpower? Since that's the case, there's only one other option. "
"Speak," King An said faintly.
Chu Li said, "Move the three princesses together. He asked Princess Song and Princess Xue to move over. In this way, the guards of the Prince's Mansion would not be scattered and there would be more martial arts masters coming over. Of course not! "
King An furrowed his brows as he looked at him.
This suggestion seemed to be good at first glance, but he couldn't delve too deeply into it.
The Precious Light Court and Xuanji Court were very far away from each other because they didn't want them to be together. Yet, he suggested that the three of them should be together. He was thinking that the Prince's Mansion was not chaotic enough and had sinister intentions!
Putting the three women together, it was not hard to guess that there would be chaos and the entire Prince's Mansion would not have peace!
At that time, he would become a laughingstock, and he would become the laughingstock of the Divine Capital. His reputation would be ruined in an instant, and his great plan would be ruined!
If he became the emperor, his family would not be at peace. How could the harem be peaceful? How could the world be peaceful?!
Zheng Lide hurriedly said, "Your Highness, this is a good idea!"
Meng Zhi nodded hurriedly, "Yes, this will solve the problem of manpower."
They had thought of this idea a long time ago, but they did not dare to mention it.
His Royal Highness was so smart, he must have thought of it too, but he did not mention it. That meant he did not like it. If they mentioned it, they would be hated by His Royal Highness. Under such circumstances, if they made His Royal Highness unhappy, they would be tired of living.
Chu Li's words made them excited. Finally, someone suggested it!
Divide the manpower into two groups. One group from King An's side, and one group from the three princesses' side. Even if more martial arts masters came in, they would be able to handle it without any mistakes!
No matter what, as long as they could prevent the assassins from succeeding. Then as the commander, he would not be responsible.
The consecutive assassinations had left them badly battered, and they could not raise their heads in the Prince's Mansion. None of the princesses had a good expression on their faces, and even the servants were somewhat rude. They had enough of being looked down upon.
Chu Li smiled as he looked at King An, "Your Highness, if this goes on, our Prince's Mansion will really become a joke. Let's put the rest aside for now, and solve the problem of the assassins."
"Endless assassins, how do we solve it?"
"Kill!" Chu Li said in a deep voice, "As long as we gather our manpower, they will not be defeated one by one. The assassins will not be able to return. If one comes, we will kill one. If two come, we will kill two. Just like this guy!"
He pointed at Zhu Tianshou who was on the ground and scoffed, "If we don't kill him, we won't be able to establish our prestige! … Grandmasters are the foundation of every faction. If a few of them die, I don't believe that the other martial arts factions will dare to come and die! "
King An coldly stared at Chu Li.
He suspected that Chu Li had already seen through Zhu Tianshou's identity, and even after he shouted, he still wanted to kill him, and completely cut off Zhu Tianshou's path of survival. Chu Li was trying to show off his prestige!
Zhu Tianshou had a special skill, he was fast, strong, and had parallel martial arts, which was perfect to restrain Chu Li. There was a high chance that he could kill Chu Li.
He paid a huge price to recruit him. He originally planned to let Zhu Tianshou kill Chu Li in the name of an assassin. If he really could not defeat Chu Li, he would also appear on the spot to stop Chu Li from killing him. He said that he wanted to test Zhu Tianshou's martial arts.
He never thought that the situation would change so quickly. Zhu Tianshou originally had the upper hand, but in the blink of an eye, he had already been stabbed. Just as he opened his mouth, Chu Li's second sword came. There was no saving him!
Although Chu Li did not get anything out of him, with his intelligence, he might be able to find out that something was wrong. He would then kill Zhu Tianshou to teach himself a lesson!
Thinking about this, King An clenched his teeth. His intention to kill Chu Li was even stronger!
The Imperial Residence was his territory. It was not difficult to kill him. If one plan did not work, there were still other ways. He could not let him live!
Zheng Lide and Meng Zhi nodded.
"Your Royal Highness, the Head Chief's idea is feasible!" Zheng Lide said in a deep voice, "Please move the two Princesses to Tianshu Courtyard!"
"Nonsense!" King An scoffed in a deep voice.
Chu Li said, "How can the two Princesses condescend to Tianshu Courtyard? Why not let the two Princesses stay in the courtyard beside mine? They can take care of each other."
"That works too," Zheng Lide said hurriedly.
King An looked at Chu Li calmly, "You mean, let Princess Xue and Princess Song stay on your west side?"
Chu Li smiled, "Of course I can't let the two Princesses stay on my west side. I will naturally stay on the two Princesses' west side. Although this is a little overstepping, for the safety of the Princesses, this is the only way!"
King An said lightly, "If the three Princesses start arguing, can you stop it?"
"That depends on your ability, Your Royal Highness," Chu Li smiled.
"Your Royal Highness …" Zheng Lide and Meng Zhi bowed and closed fist saluted.
King An glanced at the three of them. He rubbed the area between his eyebrows.
Princess Song was soft on the outside but tough on the inside. Princess Xue was tough and shrewd. None of them were easy to convince. It would take a lot of persuasion. He really did not want to use his energy to deal with women. This Chu Li!
"How about this," King An said lightly, "Since the idea was Chu Li's, then let Chu Li do it. The matter of convincing the two Princesses will be left to you, Chu Li!"
Chu Li hurriedly said, "Your Royal Highness, I have to stay by Lady Xiao's side. I really have no time to spare."
"They will still come to visit Concubine Siao. You just need to take the opportunity to convince them. That's all." He turned around and carried Leng Qiu away.
Zheng Lide and Meng Zhi were not in a hurry to follow.
Someone had already come over to clean the courtyard and get rid of the smell of blood. The two of them closed fist saluted and thanked Chu Li.
Within the Imperial Residence, Chu Li was the only one who dared to suggest this.
He was rank one. He had enough confidence to go against the Royal Highness. But the two of them could not. If the Royal Highness had any bad intentions, he could dismiss them or even kill them.
Chu Li said, "Commanders, the one I killed just now, was he a martial arts master that the Royal Highness gathered?"
"About that …" The two of them looked hesitant. They shook their heads helplessly and smiled bitterly.
Chu Li nodded, "I understand. I won't send you off then."
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