I was chased by my sickly junior brother who had two lives

In the study room of the East Palace, the candlelight flickered, and the light and shadow danced restlessly on the wall, as if they were also palpitating for the changes in the court today. The prince, Chen Jue and Chen Jia sat around the desk, and everyone's face was full of fatigue and solemnity.

The prince looked gloomy, his brows knitted tightly, his eyes full of frustration: "In the court today, father still favored King Zhao. We worked so hard, but got such a result. Is everything going to be in vain?"

Chen Jue clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, and his voice was filled with reluctance: "Your Highness, we can't just give up like this. The King of Zhao's conspiracy is obvious, but Your Majesty has been deceived for the time being. The evidence in our hands is solid, and one day Your Majesty will be able to see his true face."

Chen Jia sighed softly. She looked at the Crown Prince and Chen Jue with worry in her eyes. "But now the King of Zhao is becoming more and more arrogant in the court. If we are not careful, we may lose everything. And your Majesty's trust in him cannot be easily shaken."

The prince nodded slightly, his eyes became firm, "You are right, we cannot be defeated by the current predicament. This prince does not believe that the King of Zhao can deceive my father forever." He stood up and paced, his thoughts gradually becoming clear, "We need to re-examine our strategy and see where we can make breakthroughs."

Chen Jue also stood up. "Your Highness, although we were blocked this time, we did not gain nothing. The counterattack of the King of Zhao just proves that he is guilty. The more eager he is to discredit us, the more it shows that he is afraid that we will expose his conspiracy."

Chen Jia walked to the desk and picked up a document. "Yes, all the evidence we found before points directly to King Zhao. But we still need a suitable time for His Majesty to really pay attention to these evidences."

The prince stopped and looked at the document in Chen Jia's hand: "Miss Chen Jia, you are right. This timing is crucial. We can no longer blindly present evidence to our father. We must wait for an opportunity that he can no longer ignore."

Chen Jue pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness, I think we can start with the next move of the King of Zhao. He is now eager to get out of this predicament, so he will definitely make new moves. We should keep a close eye on him and wait for him to reveal his true colors. Then we will present the evidence and his new crimes to Your Majesty."

A gleam of light flashed in the prince's eyes: "Chen Jue, your idea is very good. We must be fully prepared before King Zhao takes action. Not only must we monitor him, but we must also prevent him from attacking us again."

Chen Jia nodded: "We also need to pay attention to our own safety. The King of Zhao slandered us in the court this time, and he might send assassins to deal with us. We must strengthen our defense."

The prince walked to the door and called the guards: "Strengthen the guards of the East Palace. No suspicious person is allowed to approach. At the same time, send people to protect the residences of Chen Shaoqing and Miss Chen Jia."

After the guards took the order and left, the prince returned to the table and said, "Next, we need to analyze the possible direction of the King of Zhao's actions. He has many followers in the court. Will these people cooperate with him to make new conspiracies?"

Chen Jue sat down and picked up a pen and paper. "We can make a list of the Zhao Wang's followers and analyze their movements one by one. We can see which ones have been in frequent contact with the Zhao Wang recently and which ones have been most active in speaking for him in the court."

Chen Jia added, "There are also those who have financial dealings with King Zhao. They are likely to be the financial supporters of King Zhao's conspiracy. We need to find out their background."

So the three began to carefully sort out the information about the Zhao king's followers. They discussed each person's background, position in the court, and relationship with the Zhao king, trying to find clues.

After some research, Chen Jue pointed to a name on the list and said, "Your Highness, this Lord Li is one of the King of Zhao's confidants and is in charge of some of the grain transportation in the capital. His actions have been a little suspicious recently, and the dispatch of grain seems to be a little abnormal."

The prince frowned. "The issue of food and fodder is of great importance. Could he be preparing the supplies needed for the rebellion for the King of Zhao?"

Chen Jia said, "It's possible. We need to send someone to investigate the whereabouts of his food and fodder to see if there are any unusual transportation routes or receiving locations."

Chen Jue nodded: "I will arrange some people to secretly follow Lord Li and see what he is up to."

The prince warned: "Be careful not to alert the enemy. If they find us, we will lose this opportunity."

After Chen Jue left, only the prince and Chen Jia were left in the study. The prince looked at Chen Jia with gratitude in his eyes: "Miss Chen Jia, this time it was all thanks to you and Chen Jue. You have always supported me despite the danger, and I will remember it in my heart."

Chen Jia smiled slightly: "Your Highness, this is what we should do. Ajue and I both hope that the court can be stable and the people can be free from the suffering of war. Moreover, we believe that Your Highness is a wise ruler and worthy of our assistance."

The prince was slightly moved: "Miss Chen Jia, your and Chen Jue's trust is the driving force for this prince to move forward. In this complicated court struggle, with you by my side, this prince feels extremely relieved."

Chen Jia said softly: "Your Highness, the difficulties we are facing now are great, but as long as we are united, there is nothing we cannot overcome. We must maintain our confidence and not be intimidated by the momentum of King Zhao."

The prince nodded: "Well, I will not be depressed anymore. We must be prepared for a long struggle. No matter what means King Zhao uses, we must be able to deal with it."

A few days later, Chen Jue came back to report to the Crown Prince and Chen Jia: "Your Highness, we found that Lord Li transported some of the grain to a secret warehouse outside the capital. The place is heavily guarded and our people cannot get close."

The prince frowned and said, "It seems that there is something wrong with this warehouse. It is very likely that there is a conspiracy of the King of Zhao hidden inside. We must find a way to find out what is going on inside."

Chen Jia thought for a moment: "We can start with the environment around the warehouse and see if there are other ways to observe the internal situation. For example, nearby high ground or hidden passages."

Chen Jue said: "I have sent people to investigate. In addition, we also found that Lord Li had contact with some people from the underworld. These people from the underworld were mysterious and might be hired by King Zhao."

The prince looked solemn, "The King of Zhao is indeed planning something big. He is preparing food and fodder, and gathering people from the martial arts world. Is he planning to start a rebellion in the capital?"

Chen Jia shook his head: "I don't think it's likely that he would rebel directly in the capital. The capital is heavily guarded, and it would be too risky for him to do so. He might be preparing a retreat, or he might have some other bigger conspiracy."

Chen Jue said: "No matter what his purpose is, we must stop him. We can make some efforts to cut off his supply of materials."

The prince nodded: "This method is feasible. But it must be done subtly, and the King of Zhao must not be aware that it was us who did it."

So, they began to discuss how to disrupt King Zhao's grain plan. After some discussion, they decided to use some underworld forces, disguised as bandits, attack the grain transport team, transfer the grain to a safe place, and let King Zhao think it was an ordinary robbery.

After the plan was implemented, the King of Zhao really thought he had encountered robbers. He was furious and ordered Lord Li to strengthen precautions. The Crown Prince, Chen Jue and Chen Jia secretly observed the King of Zhao's reaction.

Prince Zhao paced anxiously in the palace: "Lord Li, what happened? Why did the transportation of grain and grass go wrong? This has a great impact on our plan."

Lord Li said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I have strengthened my precautions. This situation will not happen again next time."

King Zhao frowned and said, "It can't happen again. We don't have much time left. We must prepare as soon as possible."

After the prince and others learned of King Zhao's reaction, they became more convinced that their actions were correct.

Chen Jue said: "Your Highness, we must continue to put pressure on King Zhao to make him lose his composure. At the same time, we must speed up the collection of evidence and strive to expose his conspiracy as soon as possible."

The prince nodded: "Okay, we can't relax. This is just a small victory, and the bigger battle is still to come."

In the following days, the prince, Chen Jue and Chen Jia continued to fight wits and courage with the king of Zhao. They used various means to constantly interfere with the king of Zhao's plan, and at the same time they were looking for more evidence of the king's treason.

Once, Chen Jia found a new clue during the investigation: "Ajue, Your Highness, I found that King Zhao is connected with a mysterious organization. This organization has branches in various places, and it seems to be delivering messages and performing some secret tasks for King Zhao."

Chen Jue's eyes lit up: "This organization may be the key to King Zhao's conspiracy. We need to investigate further to see if we can find their headquarters and key members."

The prince said: "We must be careful about this matter. Since this mysterious organization can be used by King Zhao, it must be extraordinary. We cannot expose our intentions."

So they began to investigate this mysterious organization. After a long period of effort, they finally found some information about this organization, including their activity patterns and possible headquarters location.

In the process, they also encountered many difficulties and dangers. King Zhao seemed to realize that someone was investigating his secret organization, so he strengthened his defense and sent assassins to hunt them down.

Once, when Chen Jue and Chen Jia were out investigating, they were attacked by a killer and had a fierce fight with the killer in an alley.

Chen Jue held a long sword and confronted the assassin: "Who are you? How dare you assassinate an official of the imperial court!"

The killer rushed forward waving his weapon without saying a word. Chen Jue and Chen Jia stood back to back and fought a desperate battle with the killers.

After a hard fight, they finally repelled the assassin. Chen Jue looked at his injured arm and said to Chen Jia, "Sister, we have to speed up. King Zhao has noticed our actions, and we can't give him another chance."

Chen Jia nodded: "Well, let's go back quickly and tell His Highness about this situation."

After returning to the East Palace, the prince saw that they were injured and was very worried: "Are you okay? King Zhao is getting more and more crazy. We must be more careful."

Chen Jue said: "Your Highness, we cannot be intimidated by these difficulties. We are getting closer and closer to the truth. As long as we persist, we will be able to expose the conspiracy of King Zhao."

The prince looked at their determined eyes and was deeply moved: "Okay, I will go with you. No matter how many difficulties and obstacles we face, we must defeat King Zhao and protect the court and the people."

At this critical moment, the Crown Prince, Chen Jue and Chen Jia comforted and encouraged each other, and their faith became stronger. They knew that only by uniting together could they achieve the final victory in this life-and-death battle with King Zhao and bring true peace to the court and the people. In the study of the East Palace, they discussed plans again and again, silently accumulating strength for the upcoming dawn of victory and preparing to meet greater challenges.