Chapter 46: Comedy, The Guest Who Arrives Uninvited
"Your Highness, there are several guests outside requesting a visit."
Yiwen held a delicately decorated book in her hands, which recorded matters about the world's most precious jewels, and casually instructed the maid to bring them in.
The visitors were renowned jewel craftsmen Yiwen had sent for, preparing for the upcoming Emperor’s birthday, which was also the sacred anniversary of the Austin Empire.
Speaking of which, the Previous King truly doted on his only son, setting the Austin Empire’s anniversary on the birthday of Miles, who was still the First Prince at the time.
It was unclear whether the founding Emperor underground would jump out to beat him if he knew.
"Your Highness, these are several famous masters in the city. The royal family’s jewel supply has also passed through their hands, and this one has long-term cooperation with the Oak Family."
The servant acting as intermediary politely introduced the masters.
Yiwen only glanced at them casually before burying her gaze back in the book.
"Even if it’s the Sixth Princess, you can’t waste our time, can you?"
Facing this nonchalant attitude, one of the craftsmen’s faces grew impatient, speaking to Yiwen in an arrogant tone. Yiwen finally put down the book, stared at the group, then waved her right hand.
"Kafu, please escort this gentleman out, and the gentleman in the middle, please go with the maid to the reception room to wait for a bit. I’ll come over shortly."
Kafu, who suddenly appeared in the room, courteously “escorted” the rude craftsman out of the room. Another craftsman hurriedly left under the maid’s guidance, leaving only the last, somewhat bewildered craftsman standing in place at a loss,
"Kafu, kill him."
As soon as the words fell, the other was suddenly pinned to the ground by Kafu.
As the disguise on his face fell off, the assassin glared at Yiwen in frustration, full of disbelief.
"How did you discover me?"
Yiwen ignored him.
After Kafu snapped his neck with a crack, making him stop breathing, she put down the book and walked out of the room.
Kafu carried the body and slowly left through the window.
The jewel craftsman had already been waiting in the reception room for some time.
"Your Highness Princess Yiwen, can we now properly discuss the selection of jewels? This is a detailed list and information I’ve compiled on all the precious jewels."
The other was clearly well-prepared, not only listing the gift items for the empire’s anniversary and the jewels for the venue setup clearly, but also bringing samples of different types of gems.
Truly a renowned jewel craftsman.
"Very thorough, sir. Now you can let your assassins come out."
Yiwen satisfactorily put away the materials, smiling at the other.
The craftsman’s expression immediately changed, kicking the table away and retreating several meters from Yiwen.
The silvery-white dagger at his waist also fell out.
The surrounding windows suddenly shattered, and several masked assassins with sharp blades rushed into the room.
The jewel craftsman, who had just been polite, revealed a cold killing intent and quickly charged at Yiwen.
The silver sword deflected the other’s dagger. Yiwen, wielding the silver sword, struck down the opponent, then turned to face the several assassins attacking simultaneously.
Kafu descended from above, his iron knuckles instantly severely injuring the group, sending them to the ground.
"Your Highness, the few hiding outside have already been dealt with. They’ve confessed; they were all sent by the Empress. As for this guy..."
Kafu squinted at the assassin, his hands creaking as if the next second those fists would smash into the assassin’s face.
The other’s eyes were full of incredulous fear.
"Your next line is, why was I discovered?"
"Why was I discovered..."
Yiwen pointed behind her.
The assassin, who had just been snapped dead in front of her with a crack, was now smiling, leaning against the corner watching this sudden farce.
Then, in front of everyone, the assassin took off a second layer of mask.
"Because this play was prepared for you from the start."
The squinting-eyed man looked with interest at the assassin, who was struck down and unable to move, his expression shifting from surprise to disbelief, then to a lifeless resignation.
"You were resting in the reception room earlier, but you heard all the sounds from our side, didn’t you? Thinking we would let our guard down?"
"Let me introduce myself. I am Kavita Alamanda, primarily engaged in swindling and deception, also serving as the National Teacher of Eryus, with side gigs including but not limited to: jewel appraisal, mask disguise, stage actor..."
Indeed, the visitor was none other than Kavita, the National Teacher of Eryus who had previously participated in the tri-nation talks.
For some reason, he appeared in the Sixth Princess’s palace, looking like a guest.
What kind of mysterious identity did this Sixth Princess have?
Not only was her maternal family the Grand Duke Ados Caesar of Saito’s, but even the elusive National Teacher of Eryus was invited as a guest to her palace.
No, he had to quickly inform Her Majesty the Empress.
Before he could get the chance to snitch, he breathed his last in extreme fear.
Kavita, finally unmasked, lazily crossed his legs and leaned back on the sofa.
"So, can I start my side job now?"
"No, put the jewel matter aside for now. Let’s first discuss how you received this bounty. I don’t recall specially inviting you here, National Teacher Kavita?"
Yiwen had indeed sent people to find renowned jewel masters in the city, only to end up with one assassin sent by the Empress and one uninvited, cunning, squinting-eyed National Teacher.
Probably only the one who was angrily driven out was truly innocent.
"Don’t be so nervous. I just purely enjoy joining in the fun. Originally, I wanted to check out the famous Oak Family’s auction in Austin, but their most exquisite Ocean Heart Gem was bought."
Kavita somehow obtained the auction’s item list, intending to buy it to take back to his country for research, but the lofty host had beaten him to it.
However, just as he was about to leave, a commotion in a guest room suddenly caught his interest.
Then he only saw a man’s furious figure.
"But this time, I mainly came to give Your Highness the Princess a reminder—your little friend is probably being targeted too."
Yiwen’s expression changed.
She called Kafu and ordered him to hurry to Loka’s side, then warily looked at Kavita, who was half-squinting, looking frail but exuding an unassailable aura.
"Don’t be so afraid, Your Highness the Princess. I’m just a passing good Samaritan, but, well, I do have another piece of information you might be interested in..."
Kavita took the initiative, gently taking the tea from the somewhat flustered maid’s hands, pouring himself a cup, and thoughtfully pouring one for Yiwen and Kafu as well.
"A few days ago, we caught a traitor in our envoy group. According to his confession, we know the Empress has a big plan..."
Kavita looked hesitant to speak, enjoying the curious looks from the two, as if relishing the moment.
"They seem to be planning to make a move against the Emperor..."
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