The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1455

Chapter 1455: 711

"He’s just a mere student from Canglan Academy, what does his life have to do with me? Why should I even care?"

After the monarch and the Little Princesses had left, Xiao Hen also led little Jing Kong back to the neighboring Canglan Academy.

Han Ye, the Crown Prince of Han, stepped out from a private room on the second floor of a tea house near Lingbo Academy, intending to go to Canglan Academy to capture someone, when suddenly a guard from the Han Family rode up to him at a gallop, stopped in front of him, dismounted, and reported, "Your Highness, the old master summons you home! There are urgent matters to discuss!"

The old master, the current head of the Han Family, was Han Ye’s paternal grandfather.

Watching Xiao Hen’s retreating figure, Han Ye frowned and muttered, "Lucky for you!"

Han Ye hastened back to Han Family compound without delay.

The Han Family held a solemn family meeting, with the old patriarch, the five family elders, his father, and his uncle all present. They were discussing how to divide up the military power of the Nangong Family.

As the heir of the Nangong Family, Nangong Li’s death had dealt an irreparable blow to the family. Although the old master of the Nangong Family was still alive, his age was advanced. Nangong Li’s elder brother was no good either, and although there were a few outstanding youths among the children and nephews, internal strife had arisen with the Han Family fanning the flames from behind.

In short, the Nangong Family was in complete disarray at this point.

If the chance to divide their military power wasn’t seized now, once the Nangong Family overcame this difficult period and united as one, shaking their position would become much harder.

As a junior, Han Ye didn’t have much of a say in front of his grandfather and the senior elders; he just listened quietly.

His participation wasn’t about offering strategies, but as a future successor of the family, he had the right and duty to be informed of any changes within the family.

A disagreement arose among the old patriarch and the elders. Some advocated for action now, proposing a direct appeal to His Majesty to reassign the Han Family’s younger generation to Nangong Li’s former positions in the military; others suggested waiting and watching, allowing the Nangong Family to recommend their own, while they sabotaged them in secret to solidify the fact of the Nangong Family’s lack of a worthy successor, and then ask the Crown Prince to intercede for the Han Family.

Han Ye thought to himself, what use was this infighting now? If the Crown Prince’s position is not secure, it’s not just the Nangong Family’s military power that would be forfeited, but Han Family’s as well.

Han Ye was someone who could keep his cool, and he didn’t blurt out about Xiao Liulang simply because he felt they were fighting over the wrong issues.

After a full two hours of relentless arguing, spitting fire, the old men still couldn’t reach a conclusion and decided to continue the quarreling the next day.

Once all the elders had left, Han Ye finally set out to return to his own courtyard.

His trusted guard approached with care and reported in a low voice, "Your Highness, an official close to the Crown Prince has come and insists that you visit the Crown Prince’s palace tonight."