To outsiders, Prince Yu always appeared unflappable, never showing his anger or joy. His loss of composure this time had to do with a great scheme of his being ruined.
In his early years, he was impulsive and quick-tempered, but after being hammered by the old emperor for many years, he cultivated his deep strategic thinking.
Even so, he held considerable resentment toward the old emperor.
The old emperor was a devotee of the Dao, yet Prince Yu, in private, preferred to retreat into his secret chamber to recite Buddhist Scriptures, often accompanied by a string of prayer beads, which he would finger to calm his unsettled heart when agitated.
Now he fingered the prayer beads within his sleeve, his mood slowly returning to calm.
"Mr. Dai, what is to be done in a situation like this?"
Prince Yu's Mansion had four trusted confidantes, codenamed "Jiangshan," "Blood Shadow," "Nianhua," and "Chasing Deer."
