Chapter 751 Don't Cut the Hair of the Man on the Roadside (16)

The father and daughter walked for nearly an hour before entering the deep mountains.

Hunter Zhang: "Where are the scissors?"

Miss Zhang handed over the scissors, which Zhang the hunter took and cut the rope tying the bag.

Soon, the Seventh Prince was brought out by Zhang the Hunter. Zhang the Hunter took the sack and handed it to his daughter, saying, "Go downstairs and wait for your father."

Miss Zhang obediently walked down the mountain. Once the hunter Zhang was sure his daughter couldn't see him anymore, he picked up a pair of scissors and slashed the seventh prince's neck.

Blood spurted out, and the previously unconscious Seventh Prince opened his eyes, taking one last look at the world. Zhang the Hunter felt a chill run down his spine from the Seventh Prince's gaze, and the scissors pierced his neck again.

The seventh prince finally closed his eyes in reluctance.

Seeing him breathe his last, Zhang the hunter quickly ran down the mountain.

When he got home, he would tell his daughter not to pick up men on the street. He said that men who come to his door are no good, and that they should save up to buy a servant instead. He would release the man after he had his seed, which was more reliable and safer than picking up men.

On the mountain, the Seventh Prince bled profusely, which soon attracted some large creatures. He was quickly torn apart by wild beasts and died without a complete corpse.

...

Ning Yan acted as a little thief late at night, and when she got back, she slept soundly all day long, and then couldn't fall asleep at night.

He displayed the valuable items he had snatched from the Seventh Prince's confidant, admired them for a while, and then put them back into his divine palace.

Then there were those silver notes, but she didn't have any of them.

After the Second Prince discovered her identity, he secretly sent her many gifts, some valuable, some food, and even some medicine. In short, he was quite good at currying favor. So, I might as well give him these silver notes.

So, late at night, Ning Yan secretly ran out again and climbed over the wall into the Second Prince's courtyard.

Since being cured of the poison, the Second Prince has become more shrewd. He spends most of his time at home, claiming that he is recuperating. After all, the poisoning last time was quite serious, and his body has suffered some damage.

He had just fallen asleep when Ning Yan arrived, and he opened his eyes as soon as she entered the room.

"who?"

"I."

"Miss Ning the Second?"

The second prince got up and lit the candles.

Ning Yan sat down on the stool and took out a handful of silver notes from her bosom. "Did I disturb your rest? If I did, there's nothing I can do. I've brought you some silver."

The second prince took the silver note and looked at it. Good heavens, this really was a gift of silver to him.

His savior was truly extraordinary.

Where did it come from?

"It was with the Seventh Prince when he left the capital. I managed to retrieve it."

Second Prince: ...

The seventh brother was only crippled in that area, not in his martial arts. How could Miss Ning be able to steal things from him?

Moreover, why did she give him the things she stole?

"Doesn't fighting for the throne require money? I'll just consider this an investment in advance."

Second Prince: ...She really wants him to ascend the throne!

"Alright, thank you very much, Miss Ning."

Ning Yan: ... "You're welcome. Remember to bestow upon me the title of princess."

Are you really that obsessed with marrying a man?

"Would you be willing to marry only one principal wife?"

The Second Prince: "How is that possible? Men have been allowed to have three wives and four concubines since ancient times. Besides, I am a prince, it is absolutely impossible for me to marry only one wife."

"All this talk about 'since ancient times' and 'princes' is just an excuse. The main reason is simply that there are too many beautiful women, and everyone wants to marry one of them."

Second Prince: Good heavens, if he remembers correctly, Miss Ning is only thirteen this year, not even of marriageable age yet, and she's already so fond of handsome men?

"I feel like you're even more of a womanizer than I am."

Ning Yan: "Don't talk nonsense. I just want to give all the handsome men in the world a home. How can that be called being a womanizer?"

Just then, a faint sound came from outside the window.

Ning Yan knew someone had arrived, so she got up to leave.

"No need, it's just that the person who was in charge of keeping an eye on Lao Qi has returned. You can listen to what's going on."

Ning Yan sat down again.

"Come in."

The door was pushed open, and a man in black walked in.

He wasn't surprised that there were two people in the room, because he had already heard them talking earlier. Moreover, he wasn't surprised when he saw Ning Yan, because he was the one in charge of investigating the identity of Miss Ning.

"My lord, the seventh prince is dead."

"What? Dead?" Ning Yan and the Second Prince exclaimed in unison.

Ning Yan stole the Seventh Prince's silver and horse so that he would suffer more.

The second prince sent people to keep an eye on him to see if he had any other tricks up his sleeve.

Furthermore, the seventh prince had just been demoted to a commoner by his father, and if he were to die suddenly, his father would likely suspect him.

Therefore, no one touched him.

As a result, he died!

"How did he die?"

The guard then recounted everything he had seen along the way.

Qi Qi: ...You can do that?

The seventh prince, who had been castrated, was almost used as a sperm donor by a hunter's daughter, but when she discovered that he was no longer able to have children, the hunter and his daughter stabbed him to death with two pairs of scissors.

Ning Yan: The Seventh Prince is indeed destined for scissors; if no one picks them up, someone else will cut them!

"Are you sure that when Lao Qi died, no one except that hunter father and daughter saw him?"

Bodyguard: "I confirm."

The second prince breathed a sigh of relief. Didn't that mean no one knew that the seventh prince was dead?

That's good, that's good. This way, Father Emperor won't suspect him anymore.

"Alright, you can go now."

After the guards left, Ning Yan and the Second Prince exchanged a glance, and at the same time, a sentence came to mind: Man proposes, God disposes.

"I investigated the matter of military pay, and the third and fourth brothers did indeed take action."

I feigned illness to deflect the matter, so they definitely can't scheme against me now.

Previously, the Second Prince was working at the Ministry of War, but this illness gave him an excuse to leave.

Ning Yan smiled and said, "As the saying goes, those who survive a great calamity are bound to have good fortune. Keep up the good work, I have faith in you."

The Second Prince's lips twitched, because Ning Yan's tone when she said those words sounded just like the Empress Dowager's—so kind and loving.

It seems he has no choice but to fight for the throne, otherwise he would be letting down his grandmother—no, I mean, his savior.

"You're only thirteen, when did you start studying medicine?"

Ning Yan: "From childhood."

Second Prince: ...Are you very old now?

"To compete for that position, you need a son, but I only have one legitimate daughter and one illegitimate daughter. Do you have any ideas?"

Ning Yan: "Give me your hand, let me take your pulse." It's just a small favor, I'll take care of it for him tonight.

After an incense stick had burned, Ning Yan stopped. "Those imperial physicians are so useless. It's been so long, and your body still hasn't recovered. Bring me a pen, and I'll help you regulate your body. By the way, you don't need to take the imperial physicians' medicine anymore; it's too slow."

The second prince obediently went to get the pen and ink, saying, "Alright, I'll do whatever you say."

Could my health be affecting my chances of having children?

"You're already this weak, isn't it inevitable that you'll be affected?"

But don't worry, after taking my medicine, your body will recover in less than half a month.

But if you want your child to grow up well, listen to me.

"you say."

"It's best if the son is born to the principal wife, so he can grow up and be the safest."