Chapter 781 Killing (6)

The prince was protected by his guards, dumbfounded. Huangfu Hao shouted that he had harmed him?

This is a joke!

He had only just arrived, and Huangfu Hao was already dead. Why would Huangfu Hao slander him? Wait… The prince's heart suddenly moved. Before reaching Yifeng Pavilion, he seemed to hear someone calling his name. However, he was walking along Beiyin Mountain, so he couldn't hear it clearly. Could it be that it wasn't an illusion, but real?

But how could Huangfu Hao call out his name?

The prince was in a mess, but he still said, "I just arrived here, how could I harm him!"

"You bastard Mingqi, you coaxed our Crown Prince out here, and then in your post, you asked His Royal Highness to keep us here halfway up the mountain, using this as a pretext to carry out this murderous act! If we don't avenge this, the Qin State will have lived in vain!"

The prince was struck by lightning.

He personally wrote the post to Huangfu Hao, in order to make the "love at first sight" drama more natural and realistic. The prince invited Huangfu Hao out to taste the incense, which happened to be a stick of incense that Wang Bi had accidentally found. Who knew that Wang Bi's new wife was "unreliable" and invited her sister to come out to see the novelty. The four of them got together by chance, and what happened next was natural.

But that post never mentioned anything about "leaving one's guards halfway up the mountain"!

A guard stood in front of the prince and said, "Your Highness, we can't hold on any longer. The people on this side are desperate. Your Highness should leave first."

The prince looked up at the guards. Huangfu Hao was clearly dead. The dead could not be revived. The guards, knowing their master was dead, would be accused of failing to protect the prince and face the emperor's wrath, ultimately leading to their own demise. They simply pinned all the blame on the prince, ready to perish alongside him.

Their attacks were brutal, yet the prince's guards, still protecting him, were unable to resist. The prince hesitated. If he left without resolving all the issues, he would almost accept the stigma. But if he didn't leave... looking at the enemy's aggressive approach, the prince didn't know if he could return alive.

He gritted his teeth, glanced at Huangfu Hao lying on the ground, and said with determination, "Let's go!"

People outside still don’t know about what happened in Yifeng Pavilion.

Shen Dongling and Wang Bi were sitting in the carriage, still on its way up the mountain, still some distance from the foot of the mountain. They had only come today to bear "witness," and leaving too early would be a bad idea. Furthermore, the Shen residence was quite far from Yifeng Pavilion. If Shen Miao hadn't gone, it would have been inconvenient for the Crown Prince and Huangfu Hao to talk if they left too early, so Wang Bi had ordered the carriage to deliberately slow down.

Shen Dongling snuggled in Wang Bi's arms and said with a smile, "My husband seems to be in a good mood today."

Wang Bi hugged her and said, "I will feel good after marrying a beautiful woman." Thinking that his status in the prince's eyes would rise again after today, Wang Bi couldn't help feeling very proud.

Although the Yuanwailang's family was fabulously wealthy from their illegal salt business, their wealth was hidden, and they had to constantly be on guard against being discovered and reported by those with ulterior motives, which could bring disaster to the entire family. One must always look forward. In the past, Wang Bi had always taken a steady and cautious approach, but when money was no longer a concern, power became increasingly important.

He also wanted to soar to the sky in one fell swoop.

Wang Bi was the Crown Prince's supporter. Previously, the Crown Prince, despite holding the title of legitimate successor, was relatively unremarkable among the other princes. However, as the other princes vie for power, Emperor Wenhui has placed greater emphasis on the Crown Prince, believing him easier to control. Emperor Wenhui's determination to support the Crown Prince has led to a gradual change in his ways, and his followers, along with him, have also developed growing ambitions.

Plus… Wang Bi glanced at the beautiful woman in his arms. After marrying Shen Dongling, he felt more and more that his previous steady and cautious approach, while reliable, ultimately made it difficult to achieve success. What was the point of enduring for decades until everyone was old?

Shen Dongling, however, was quite agreeable to him, always seeming to inspire him to do things he hadn't dared to think of before. Wang Bi felt very fortunate. Now, as long as Shen Miao's plan was successful, the Crown Prince's succession to the throne would be even more certain. If one person succeeded, everyone else would benefit, and he would finally be able to make it.

Just as he was thinking about it, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Wang Bi lifted the carriage curtain and asked, "What's going on?"

A guard came running over. Wang Bi recognized him; he was one of the crown prince's close associates. The crown prince had sent this guard to communicate with Wang Bi several times before, so Wang Bi was quite familiar with him.

But at this moment, the man's face looked really bad, and his clothes were a little disheveled. He waved at Wang Bi and said, "Master Wang, something has happened."

Shen Dongling was stunned when she heard this in the car.