The Divine Doctor And A Common Farmer-Chapter 1515 - 1600: Two-Pronged Approach

The Great Commander of the Hidden Guard pondered for a moment, "There is indeed such a possibility."

If it were a few months ago, even knowing the other party was the husband of Marshal Baowei, she might not have easily trusted him. However, over the years, despite being far away from the Capital to protect Your Majesty, they had not missed any details of the affairs in the Capital.

Recently, she received a message delivered by a carrier pigeon, detailing all the happenings within the palace, even recording in detail how Prince Meng had secretly brought Dong Huiying into the palace through a secret passage.

The Great Commander contemplated, "Even though many years have passed, the Marshal is still close to His Highness Ninth. The spies in the Capital reported that the Ninth Princess seems to be gradually regaining consciousness, as if the Gu poison has been neutralized. Though it’s unclear whose doing this was, certainly it’s related to these people."

And since even the Gu poison within the Ninth Princess could be neutralized, does this mean there is hope for Her Majesty the Empress as well?

"However..." The Great Commander hesitated once more, "That eldest son of the Xiao family, Xiao Qinghe, he had ties with the Marshal. Although the Marshal can be trusted, Xiao Qinghe is not trustworthy!"

"Great Commander, I believe that as long as it can wake up Your Majesty, it is worth taking the risk. We should prepare for both eventualities: secretly move Her Majesty first and then test Dong Baowei a little."

The Great Commander pondered this idea and found it rather good.

"Let’s do it this way!"

She also wanted to know whether the Marshal had cut off those entangled feelings of the past.

Xiao Qinghe was born in the wrong gender; if he were a woman, he would have achieved a lot. But such is the situation in the Dayuan Country, which prohibits men from becoming officials, and family businesses are typically passed down to daughters, not sons.

Regarding how Xiao Qinghe was controlled by the Mind-Bewitching Gu while staying beside the Eighth Princess these years, gaining the trust of the Eighth Princess, and the ulterior motives hidden behind him, the Great Commander was well aware.

It’s nothing more than resentment for the past when Your Majesty ordered the confiscation of the Xiao family, loathing how the Xiao family was executed to the last member, and for this hatred, he would even overturn the world if necessary.

A mere man, with not a small ambition, and likewise not a small desire.

This man’s schemes and methods must not be underestimated; however, as an old saying goes, a single strength can conquer ten strategies.

No matter how high this man’s cunning might be, it only takes a knife, a handful of poison, to turn his flesh into dead bones, and there would be no more headaches.

The Great Commander couldn’t help but sigh again, "Unfortunately, Prince Meng is not a strong figure; possessing scheming abilities, yet burdened by heavy thoughts, unfit for such a prestigious position. Although Lao Ba has a sinister nature and talents not comparable to His Highness Ninth nor matched in disposition, at least he can stabilize the realm temporarily."

If not, if Prince Meng had decisive capabilities, what difference would it make if the Eighth Princess had the support of Great Elder Yun Zhe from Medicine Valley, or if she allied with the Ancient Tribe?

If Prince Meng could be reliable and govern this realm, the Great Commander would have eliminated the Eighth Princess back then. The reason she was spared was due to the deaths and madness of the Princesses, and the hidden ailments of Prince Meng and His Highness Ninth, who couldn’t bear offspring. Even if a man consumed the life fruit, it couldn’t help produce Royal offspring...

In other words, the Eighth Princess’s survival until now was primarily to stabilize the national situation.

The court needs someone to take charge, and moreover, despite the Eighth Princess’s numerous misdeeds, she is, after all, a member of the Royal family.

In case of any unexpected event, such as the passing of Her Majesty the Empress, the Great Commander would carry out the original plan: first force the Eighth Princess to leave a seedling for the Royal family, then eliminate her, and then carefully nurture and cultivate the next heir in accordance with the Empress’s past wishes for the Ji family lineage...