Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman!-Chapter 274 - 272: Getting Involved with the Hu People

If the Sixth Prince could handle this Zhao Heng by himself, he wouldn’t have thought about using the young Emperor’s methods this time.

But as it stands, the young Emperor clearly won’t fall into his trap, so the Sixth Prince can only leave with regret.

After the Sixth Prince had left, the young Emperor’s lips couldn’t help but curl up slightly.

The old fox still wants to compete with me? If it were the old me, I might have fallen for your scheme.

Or rather, if I didn’t know Zhao Heng’s identity, if I didn’t know he’s a Hidden Guard, then I might have eagerly taken this opportunity to eliminate him.

But now, that’s absolutely impossible.

Heh, this is something I never expected, that the formidable Imperial Camp I dreaded so much isn’t an enemy after all.

From this, one can see how far-sighted my late father’s arrangements were.

Speaking of the Sixth Prince who left the Imperial Study Room, his previously kind smile vanished as soon as he stepped out.

What replaced it was a face full of gloom.

From the interaction just now, he had basically inferred a possibility that Zhao Heng was definitely not as simple as he had imagined.

It’s very likely that he has connections with the young Emperor.

Otherwise, why would the other side miss this chance to remove his powerful henchmen?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, so much so that the Sixth Prince was already thinking about how to eliminate that man at all costs, as Zhao Heng could not be allowed to remain.

He had hoped to take this opportunity to bring him down, but never expected such an outcome. Nevertheless, this revelation at least allowed him to see the man’s true colors.

How exactly to deal with him would require careful planning after returning.

After all, he’s not the Emperor; he can’t directly dictate someone’s life or death.

Of course, that very position is also what he aspires to the most.

If possible, he truly desires to sit there and experience the feeling of having the power of life and death in his hands.

"Send more people, make sure young Lin’s safety is secured."

Looking at the closed door, the young Emperor said to Ying Yi standing behind him.

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, additional personnel have already been specially assigned, Lin will definitely not encounter any danger," responded Ying Yi.

Hearing this, the young Emperor nodded in satisfaction.

Meanwhile, Lin Yi arrived at the Glazed Tile Shop, and as soon as he saw the bustling crowd of traders from various mountains, his eyes lit up.

There are people from everywhere here; someone might have seen this totem.

So, he summoned the Shopkeeper and handed over a totem pattern for him to keep an eye out.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the Shopkeeper held the totem scroll, he immediately frowned and fell into deep thought.

This sudden reaction made Lin Yi startled. Could it be, has he seen this totem before?

If he hadn’t seen such a totem, why would he show such an expression?

Seeing the Shopkeeper in thought, Lin Yi did not interrupt, but simply sat quietly waiting.

It wasn’t long before the Shopkeeper carefully put away the scroll in his hand.

Then he looked towards Lin Yi with a hesitant look.

"If you know something, do not hesitate to speak."

After hearing Lin Yi’s words, the Shopkeeper nodded:

"My lord, this scroll does look familiar to me.

I recalled just now that a few days ago, I seemed to have seen such a pattern on the wrists of some barbarians."

These words stunned Lin Yi. Barbarians? How are barbarians related to this?

However, with the mention of "barbarians," Lin Yi suddenly realized.

No wonder this totem looked familiar. It turned out to belong to the barbarians.

It wasn’t that he had seen barbarians after time traveling here, but he had seen such patterns in the future.

After all, in the future, all 56 ethnic groups are united, so the patterns and writings from various places are shared.

Therefore, during his travels in the future, Lin Yi had also seen such similar totems; he just hadn’t remembered it instantly.

Now, combining the Shopkeeper’s words with his knowledge from the future, Lin Yi was able to confirm it.

But now, he was puzzled as to why barbarians would appear in the Capital City.

Moreover, the Shopkeeper had actually seen barbarians—could it mean that these barbarians had come to his shop?

The Shopkeeper quickly bent down to explain Lin Yi’s doubts:

"Yes, my lord, it’s those barbarians.

A few days ago, a group of people came to our shop.

Though they were dressed like sons and daughters of the Central Plains, their distinguishing eyes and faces made it clear to me at first glance that they were a group of barbarians.

Furthermore, I had instructed someone to follow them afterward.

We found out that they went to the Glazed Shop in the middle, behind closed doors."

As the Shopkeeper narrated, Lin Yi also recalled.

When he was refurbishing this shop, the Shopkeeper had told him about another Glazed Shop in the east.

However, this Glazed Shop hardly ever opens throughout the year, and when it does, the items for sale are very few.

More importantly, this shop does not belong to people from You Country or the Central Plains but to the barbarians.

Even though there have always been tensions between the barbarians and You Country, with regular conflicts and friction at the border.

No one has prohibited them from selling their wares here.

After all, the glaze is too rare, and if these barbarians didn’t come over, obtaining glaze would become even more unfeasible.

Both princes of the household are great admirers of the glaze, which is why such a group of barbarians were allowed to open a shop in the Capital City.

Now that he knew their identity, Lin Yi also had some understanding of why that group would attack him.

Most likely, this time when the barbarians came with the glaze, they discovered that a new Glazed Shop had opened.

And after their investigation, they found that the glaze was priced much lower.

This was tantamount to indirectly stealing their business, giving them ample motive to want Lin Yi dead.

He was puzzled, though—were these barbarians really so bold here?

Even if they were formidable, this was still the capital of You Country.

...End of Chapter...