Chapter 67: His Majesty says, 

Zhen 

has no money 

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Prince Fu, Ning Guangshun, took pleasure in the misfortune of the Xie Clan’s eldest son when he came with a personal invitation to the Xie estate. At the same time, he was caught between laughing and crying. Xie Wenyuan had been shrewd his entire life. When he wanted wind, wind would come; when he wanted rain, rain would come. In the end, the very grandson he’d helped onto the throne had left him in a sorry plight. Perhaps this was simply his retribution; perhaps Ning Yu had been born as a wolf that couldn’t be tamed.

Xie Anyi lowered his posture before this prince, but kept all of his father’s words at heart. When Prince Fu heard those words, he lost the mood to laugh at Grand Preceptor Xie. 

Dismiss the va.s.sal lords? Isn’t that just asking for their lives?

Inside the Grand Preceptor’s estate, second steward Xie Laifu was helping Grand Preceptor Xie take his medicine. At the same time, he reported, “Grand Preceptor, the kitchens are already preparing Prince Fu’s favorite tea and pastries. But will he really come?”

Prince Fu had once struggled for the throne with the previous emperor, while the Grand Preceptor had been the main force to helping the previous emperor win his position. To put it bluntly, Grand Preceptor Xie was one of the culprits that lost Prince Fu his throne. Second Steward Xie really couldn’t fathom how Prince Fu would acknowledge his Grand Preceptor.

Grand Preceptor Xie checked the color of the skies outside the window and said, “The prince should be just about arriving. Have my two sons go to the gates and greet him.”

Second Steward Xie hastened to obey. “Yes, this servant will do so now.”

After the length of time it took to burn half a stick of incense pa.s.sed, Prince Fu, Ning Guangshun, appeared before the Grand Preceptor’s gates. Xie Laifu sighed with feeling in his heart. His Grand Preceptor really was something. 

n.o.body could escape from his grasp!