northernbook Chapter 260 Cooperation Plan
Chapter 260 Cooperation Plan
"Good job." After the military meeting, Kong Yiche was kept behind by his father. He sat at the lower end of the conference table, listening calmly to his father's praise.
"I just don't understand, how did you two manage to contact each other and form a united front when things were so tightly sealed off?" Kong Yiche asked.
Sitting at the head of the table, Kong Ling clasped her hands together, her eyes hidden behind her glasses, and revealed a relieved smile: "This is not important to you. Now that you understand the current situation, just do your job well and cooperate well."
"Understood, Father." Kong Yiche stood up, preparing to leave.
"I have to admit, you have a good eye." Hearing his father say this, Kong Yiche stopped in his tracks, his entire back stiffening.
He didn't turn around, but heard his father continue, "That lord returned to the Ocean Empire without stopping. He's frighteningly astute."
"She won't ruin your plans, so please put away your suspicions." Kong Yiche turned around, his face cold. He had almost never disobeyed his father, but his condition for conceding was not to involve Jiang Yu.
"You've really misunderstood me," Kong Ling smiled. "I just feel sorry for you."
"She is barely good enough for you, and if she becomes your wife, she will certainly be your equal."
“Her husbands are all extraordinary people, and I’ve long since stopped being blindly confident. It’s not that she’s good enough for me, but that I’m not good enough for her.”
"You're being overly modest." Kong Ling tapped the table with her long fingers, her voice suddenly lowering and becoming seductive.
"The alliance is only temporary. With the power of my Kong family, there is no need for us to do all the work for others. Even the king of the Forest Empire at his peak could have rivaled the Pope of the Aurora Empire."
"Perhaps she prefers the warm and spring-like Forest Empire to the frigid Aurora Empire."
Kong Yiche pursed his lips, looking at his father with a complicated expression: "You really are thorough in your investigation." You even know Fan Qingyin's intentions regarding the papacy.
"There's nothing I can do. You're my son. If I don't think about you, who else should I think about?"
Kong Yiche chuckled softly and looked directly at his father: "Father, please don't say such things again in the future."
When Kong Yiche returned to his residence, his servant immediately appeared before him: "As you instructed, we have delivered the comforting gift for Miss Daisy who was frightened at the banquet, and we have also spread the news that you secretly inquired about Miss Daisy's preferences and that you secretly instructed your confidants to oppose His Majesty's decrees at the meeting."
“Very good, there’s one more thing.” Kong Yiche’s eyes flashed with struggle, but he still continued firmly, “Take back all the undercover agents that were planted in Hollandpur.”
"Commander!" The servant looked up in surprise. No one knew better than him how much his commander cared about that lord. Withdrawing the secret agents meant ceasing all attention and completely cutting off firsthand information.
"The Regent is more cautious than you and I imagine. His Majesty's open provocation of me against him will only make him lower his guard by a tiny bit. I'm afraid he'll follow the trail and bother Lord Jiangyu."
Kong Yiche smiled wryly: "Being disturbed is never a happy thing."
“But you…” The servant wanted to say more, but was interrupted by the hand: “It’s not like there’s no other way.”
"Find a few merchants to support Lord Jiang Yu's business activities. They need to be loyal to us but whose contact information cannot be traced."
The servant said nothing more, agreed, and left.
Kong Yiche sighed. She was worrying for nothing. Her husband could have protected her very well. Even she herself could tell the situation was treacherous from just a brief glance. He was really superfluous.
But he simply couldn't bring himself to completely relinquish control. Just as his father said, he was truly indecisive and beyond redemption.
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"Father, are you relieved now?" Daisy said smugly as she flipped through the poetry collection in her hand.
This poetry collection is out of print; it's a manuscript by her favorite poet, and it would be impossible to find without a lot of effort. A-Che put in much more effort than she had imagined.
Tyne did not attend the absurd banquet, but every detail was under his close surveillance. Every word spoken, every expression made by the people present, and even their movements were reported to him by designated personnel.
He was indeed overly cautious. What could he possibly doubt about a child he had raised himself? He was indeed as foolish and absurd as he thought.
He had once suspected the Kong family, but now it seems he had overreacted; how could the Kong family possibly choose such a partner?
Before he came to power, the Kong family had too many opportunities to overthrow the old master and establish themselves as kings, but they never intended to do so.
Tyne scoffed. A family of foolishly loyal foxes. The old fox was getting old; though they were the same age, he lacked the ambition of the young fox. The young fox was still too inexperienced to be a threat.
Moreover, he also has a beautiful daughter who is as lovely as a pearl.
It is believed that the Confucius family had already weighed the pros and cons and knew which side to take.
“He does seem to care, so I won’t interfere with your feelings anymore,” Tyne finally said.
"In some ways, you should thank the king."
"Why should we thank him?" Daisy rolled her eyes and asked with disgust.
"If he hadn't absurdly invited Lord Jiangyu, I wouldn't be sure if Kong Yiche would still have feelings for him. But this time it's clear that there's nothing between him and Lord Jiangyu."
Tyne chuckled: "Jiang Yu is no match for you. She fled back to the Ocean Empire in a panic. She has no interest in Kong Yiche and doesn't want to get involved in your mess at all."
"Hmph." Daisy felt a little disgusted when she thought of the other person's outstanding appearance and refined demeanor. "I don't know what A-Che saw in her back then. She is quite smart, but she is too cowardly."
"But A-Che should have figured it out by now, since he hasn't talked to her much!" Daisy said, hugging the poetry collection in her arms and smiling happily.
"Father, you promised that the Forest Empire would belong to you, and A-Che would belong to me!"
Tyne burst into laughter: "Once I ascend to that position, what is a mere Kong Yiche? I will make all the young heroes of the three great empires fall at your feet and be at your disposal!"
Daisy blushed with excitement: "Then I wish Father great success in advance!"
In the dark and gloomy palace, the guards at the door of the king's bedroom lowered their eyes and looked disdainful. The king's peculiarities were known to all, causing the spies planted by the regent, both openly and secretly, to frown in disgust.
"What's gotten into him now? Red wine yesterday, milk today, spilled everywhere. It's incomprehensible that a king would make his residence and body stink every day!"
The guards whispered among themselves, "I wonder how she can stand it."
"Ugh. They're together every day, what can't they stand? It's despicable, they're worse than animals."
Lady Julie lay on the King's bed, her face expressionless, letting out increasingly loud gasps. The King lay quietly, seemingly performing in response.
She suddenly heard the king sobbing softly and felt a few tears fall on her. The king felt guilty for his embarrassment and for her sacrifice.
poor child.
She reached out and stroked his hair, offering him silent comfort. She was here, and the former king and queen were watching over them from heaven, surely protecting the poor child and ensuring his revenge.
Let her bear all the consequences.
“Aunt Julie, just a little longer, it will be soon,” she heard the young emperor say softly.