Chapter 510: Shengzai: My Yandere Sister!

And precisely because the old king trusted and recognized Shengzai’s abilities, from childhood onward, whether military or civil affairs, King Ramboza III actively adopted and heeded his suggestions.

Just as in this instance, the old king, based on Shengzai’s prediction, summoned the imperial council and planned to dispatch troops to the border to reinforce Warrior Chief Gajef.

“If it’s Old Three’s prediction, it must be correct. But if we’re sending troops to rescue Warrior Chief Gajef, I believe Shengzai is far more suitable than Prince Baburo.”

After all, compared to Prince Baburo, whose martial prowess is mediocre, Shengzai is the kingdom’s universally renowned genius warrior.

If Shengzai leads the army, I am certain we will achieve immediate victory and rescue Warrior Chief Gajef.”

After a moment’s hesitation, Zanak finally spoke these words.

The nobles who supported him, upon glancing at the second prince, quickly stepped forward to echo his words.

Compared to the arrogant and utterly talentless Baburo, Prince Zanak still had some merit.

It was precisely because of this that he gained the support of Reien Hou , one of the kingdom’s six great noble houses and the most powerful among them.

Reien Hou was not only the kingdom’s most powerful noble, but also among the sea of inept courtiers, a truly capable and influential noble.

In his youth, Reien Hou had even entertained thoughts of usurping the throne, convinced he possessed the strength and talent to lead the kingdom to even greater heights.

Yet during one imperial audience, he encountered the legendary Third Prince and was deeply awed by his bearing and charisma.

From that moment on, Reien Hou understood one thing: as long as Prince Shengzai remained in the kingdom, his usurpation plan could never succeed.

That prince was wise, enlightened, broad-minded, and possessed extraordinary personal magnetism.

In military strategy, civil administration, and interpersonal relations alike, he excelled immensely.

In short, he possessed every quality and capacity befitting a monarch—even upon first meeting him, Reien Hou had been utterly captivated by his speech and demeanor.

The first time he met the Third Prince, Shengzai was only ten years old, yet he saw through Reien Hou ’s ambitions and spoke to him at length.

And because of those words, Reien Hou was profoundly shocked, and came to regard Shengzai as the most outstanding monarch.

The Third Prince was a bastard, theoretically ineligible for the throne, yet Reien Hou , utterly captivated, had repeatedly declared he would spare no effort to help Shengzai ascend to the throne.

After all, if a man had already dared to plot treason, supporting a bastard prince seemed insignificant by comparison.

Moreover, Reien Hou believed that with Shengzai’s own talent and his own assistance, seizing the throne was a foregone conclusion.

For compared to the awe-inspiring Prince Shengzai, the other two princes, Baburo and Zanak, were worlds apart.

Yet what saddened Reien Hou was that when he offered his advice, Shengzai coldly rejected it.

For this prince, whom he saw as born to be a monarch, declared he had no interest in the throne.

Shengzai had no desire for the throne, and terrified by this, Reien Hou abandoned all thoughts of usurpation.

Thus, among the lesser options, as leader of the royalist faction, he ultimately chose the slightly more acceptable Second Prince Zanak.

Hearing Zanak’s words at the imperial council, Reien Hou nodded silently.

Indeed, compared to the brainless and arrogant First Prince Baburo, his choice of Zanak was correct.

For unlike the stubborn and self-willed Baburo, Second Prince Zanak could actually listen, think, and judge.

Recall that just days ago, when he learned someone had advised Zanak to assassinate Third Prince Shengzai, he nearly fainted from fear.

Who was Shengzai? No one understood better than Reien Hou —opposing him was no different from suicide.

Now, Reien Hou only wished to contribute to the kingdom’s prosperity and protect his wife and children, with no desire to court death.

So that very night, he spoke at length with Zanak, even confessing outright that he had once pledged loyalty to Shengzai, only to be refused.

Reien Hou revealed this precisely because he wanted Zanak to understand: Prince Shengzai truly had no interest in the throne.

Shengzai, with both talent and ability, was the kingdom’s treasure and pillar; opposing him would only drive him to their enemy’s side.

Fortunately, after a long night of conversation, the moderately capable Prince Zanak finally awoke, accepted Reien Hou ’s advice, and began repairing and strengthening his relationship with Shengzai.

Later, when Reien Hou and Zanak punished the nobles who had advised Zanak to eliminate Shengzai, they discovered the reason for such a suggestion: the man had overheard a casual conversation between Princess Lana and her maid.

Princess Lana had seemingly absentmindedly joked with her maid: “It seems Father favors Prince Shengzai to inherit the throne.”

As everyone knew, the Golden Princess had always been the old king’s cherished daughter—her words were never baseless.

Hence, the ambitious noble, eager to prove himself, had proposed such a plan to Zanak.

Both Zanak and Reien Hou were intelligent men, and they had some understanding of Lana’s true nature.

At that moment, chilled to the bone, they realized with dread: they had been manipulated by Lana!

Logically, though Princess Lana’s heart was dark, she truly cared for Shengzai—she should never have incited others to strike against him.

Confused, Reien Hou soon sought out Shengzai again and questioned him about this matter.

Upon learning all this, Shengzai could only pinch the bridge of his nose, visibly pained.

“It’s simple: Lana is provoking Baburo and Zanak to attack me, hoping to force me into opposition against them.

She knows I have no interest in the throne, yet she wants me to become king—so she intends to push me into killing my own two brothers out of necessity.

Worried I might actually be harmed, she even came to warn me under the pretense of visiting me last time.

You should tell Zanak to be careful—while I won’t lift a hand against Baburo or Zanak, she may already be plotting their deaths.”

Upon hearing Shengzai’s warning, Reien Hou and Zanak, upon receiving the message, both felt a chill run down their spines.

The kingdom’s Golden Princess was far more deranged and yandere than they had imagined!

(End of Chapter)