Chapter 249 Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here?

The moment he saw that it was oil, Yu Youning frowned.

If Governor Fu really came to rescue his daughter, why would he think of using fire attack?

The fire is cold-blooded and merciless. If it really starts, it will be an indiscriminate attack, and Fu Wan'er's life will be in danger.

So, either this Governor Fu is truly selfless and is willing to kill these bandits even if his own daughter will die.

Either what Village Chief Chen said was true, and Governor Fu had received the news and knew that Fu Wan'er had been rescued, and he came here just to silence her.

Chu Huaixu looked up at Yu Youning on the roof, and couldn't help but admire her in his heart.

Youning is so awesome!

With a light jump, he reached the high roof.

Although I haven't seen Youning take action along the way, I can imagine that Youning must be very powerful now!

Huo Qingchen didn't think too much about it. He looked at Yu Youning with curiosity, "Youning, what did you see? What's going on outside?"

Yu Youning leaped up like a flying bird, landing lightly on the ground without making a sound. "We're surrounded! There are many people outside, holding bows and shields, and the arrows are wrapped in oil-soaked cloth. It looks like they're going to attack with fire."

When Yu Wencheng heard Yu Youning's words, his expression changed instantly.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still here. If a fire really breaks out, wouldn’t His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be in danger too?

"I'll go check it out right away!"

Yu Wencheng said this and quickly headed towards the village entrance with a few people.

Huo Qingchen frowned even tighter, "I always feel like something is wrong..."

Yu Youning nodded in agreement, "I think so too!"

As the two were talking, Fu Wan'er came over and said, "I want to go out and take a look! The person outside might be sent by my father to rescue me!"

She would never believe what the bandit Village Chief Chen said!

That's her father!

How could her father, who had loved her for many years, want her to die?

Seeing Fu Wan'er walking out in a hurry, Yu Tingwan had no time to stop her and could only hurriedly follow her.

Yu Youning and Chu Huaixu looked at each other and followed.

At this time, at the entrance of the village, Yuwen Cheng was looking at the person opposite with a grim face.

Behind the group of people holding shields, a middle-aged man with a beard said with a gloomy face, "These are bandits. What they say is all sophistry. Don't listen to him. Shoot now!"

Fu Wan'er came out at this time. She looked at the middle-aged man with tears in her eyes, "Father!"

Fu Chenliang looked at Fu Wan'er with a look of surprise on his face, "Wan'er?"

Fu Wan'er was extremely excited, tears glistening in her eyes, and her voice was choked with sobs. "Father, it's me. I've been rescued! All those bandits have been captured. They're inside. They're my saviors!"

Originally, Fu Wan'er thought that Fu Chenliang should be very happy to know that she was rescued.

But after a long time, she still couldn't see a smile on Fu Chenliang's face, she could only see that his eyes became more complicated.

After a long moment, Fu Chenliang spoke in a deep voice, "Wan'er, I know you're kindhearted, but you can't be soft-hearted towards the bandits. They kidnapped you first. Even if you regret it now and want to repent, it's too late. If you don't kill them, other people will be killed in the future."

Fu Wan'er looked at Fu Chenliang in disbelief. "Father, what are you talking about? I just said that they are not bandits, they are the ones who saved me! The bandits have been caught and can be brought to you now!"

"Wan'er, I know you're still young and you definitely want to keep living. But you've read so many books, you must know that death can be as heavy as Mount Tai or as light as a feather."

Fu Chenliang said this and closed his eyes in extreme pain.

But when he opened his eyes again, there was only determination in them.

"ignition!"

Following his order, someone immediately took out a tinderbox and set fire to the oilcloth on the bow and arrow.

Seeing this scene, Fu Wan'er staggered and almost fell to the ground.

When Village Chief Chen just said that, he didn't believe it.

But now it seems that what Village Chief Chen said is true!

Her father, the father who had loved her since she was a child, actually wanted to kill her at this moment!

"Why?"

Fu Wan'er tried hard to stand up straight and looked straight at Fu Chenliang.

"Father wants to kill me. I admit it. I just want to know why. Can you tell me, Father?"

Fu Chenliang sighed, "You really already know it. I knew that in this world, only the dead have the strictest mouths! Fortunately, I brought people with me, otherwise it would have been a hidden danger.

You are going to die anyway, and since you want to know the reason, as a father, I can only satisfy you.

Wan'er, you are a widow remarrying, do you know what this means?"

"What does it mean?" Fu Wan'er was still puzzled. "I've been a widow for three years, and you've always advised me not to dwell on the pain of the past. You also said you would find me a good man so that I could live a happy life in peace.

At first, I had no intention of remarrying. It was you who persuaded me over and over again that made me agree. But why did you disagree after I agreed?

If you really don't agree, just tell me directly, why do you want to kill me in this way?"

As Fu Wan'er said these words, her eyes became redder and redder, tears welled up in her eyes but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

Fu Chenliang sighed, "Wan'er, don't blame your father. This wasn't my intention. I sincerely hoped you could live a good life, so I advised you to get married."

But I didn't expect that the court was so treacherous and unpredictable, and your marriage just happened to coincide with the new policy."

"What new policy?" Fu Wan'er looked puzzled.

"Nan Zhao has already started implementing widow remarriage and divorce for women. Although Dayong hasn't started yet, there are already rumors of this happening in the court. The implementation of new policies will always affect the interests of some people."

The more Fu Wan'er listened, the more puzzled she became. "But what does this have to do with me? Although Dayong doesn't encourage widows to remarry, it doesn't explicitly forbid it either!"

"It's not explicitly prohibited, but widows will soon be encouraged to remarry! You're my daughter. If you publicly marry now, wouldn't that be telling everyone I support the new policy? Then I'd become a target of public criticism, a thorn in the side of many people...

Wan'er, you know, I'm going to be promoted this year. If something unexpected happens at this time, there will be no hope for me to be promoted and return to Beijing! For so many years, I have held you in my hands like a treasure, letting you wear gold and silver and live a carefree life.

I've been so good to you, now it's time for you to repay me!"

Listening to Fu Chenliang's words, Fu Wan'er felt extremely cold in her heart.

What did she hear?

Her father could actually say such a thing!

In order to be able to successfully get promoted and return to Beijing, she was actually forced to sacrifice her life!

Fu Wan'er couldn't hold back any longer, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

After a long while, Fu Wan'er calmed down a little, and then asked another question, "Since you don't want me to get married, you can just tell me directly, why do you have to kill me?"

"Tell you? How should I tell you? Do you want me to tell you that for my promotion, you should never get married and just be a widow? How can I say this? If you knew, how would you look at me? If others knew, how would they look at me?"

Fu Chenliang sighed.

"Wan'er, I have no choice! I can only say that everything is too coincidental! If you had gotten married last year, this wouldn't have happened!"

Fu Wan'er was sad before, but now she just finds it ridiculous.

It is obvious that he is selfish, but he insists on saying that there is nothing he can do.

Fu Wan'er closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, there was only determination in them.

She wiped the tears from her face and said, "You gave me this life. If you want to take it away now, I have no complaints. But they have nothing to do with this matter. Can you let them go?"

Fu Chenliang shook his head without hesitation, "No."

"Why?"

"They already know the truth and have left here. If they tell others about this, what reputation will I have? I can only blame them for showing up here at this time."

"Father!" Fu Wan'er's voice rose. "How could you become like this? You weren't like this before. You loved the people like your own children. Was that all an act?"

"Of course I wasn't pretending." Fu Chenliang laughed. "I love the people like my own children now, but they are bandits! Bandits commit countless crimes and deserve to be punished by anyone. I killed them for the sake of the people. For the people, I even sacrificed my own daughter! I am truly a rare good official!"

After hearing this, Yu Youning could no longer listen.

She rushed out and pointed at Fu Chenliang, "You are not a good official! You are so evil! You want to kill your daughter for your own selfish desires, and you want to burn innocent people to death! People like you will never be promoted, and you can forget about being an official in the future!"

These words seemed to hit Fu Chenliang's lungs.

Fu Chenliang's expression turned particularly ugly. "You little girl dares to point fingers at me. What do you know? You're going to die here, and I'm going to be promoted to the capital soon!"

"hehe."

Chu Huaixu sneered, "Promotion? Do you think you still have that chance?"

Fu Chenliang only felt that the voice was very familiar, but he did not immediately remember who the voice belonged to.

But when he saw Chu Huaixu's face, he was completely dumbfounded.

Your Highness the Crown Prince?

How could it be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

Fu Chenliang closed his eyes and prayed in his heart, hoping that he had seen it wrong.

But when he opened his eyes again, Chu Huaixu was still standing in front of him.

He wasn't mistaken! It really was the prince!

Three years ago, he went to Beijing to report on his work and met the prince. He would definitely not make a mistake!