Chapter 311 He suffered? He deserved it!

Prince Ning glared angrily at his son: "Do you think that apart from Yancheng, the other guards aren't my men?!"

"I don't care, I just don't want Yancheng!"

Xiao Qingyuan certainly didn't want Yan Cheng. Yan Cheng's martial arts skills were too high, and he couldn't beat him at all. He could put up a fight against other guards, but he couldn't put up a fight against Yan Cheng at all.

He turned his head, looked at the large group of guards surrounding him, and randomly selected ten.

"I want them! Also, Shen Wantang is coming with me!"

Princess Ning was shocked: "No! Tang'er can't go with you. If you want to leave, go by yourself. Your father and I will not stop you!"

"I have no hostages. If my mother and father change their minds, I'll definitely be stuck here again!"

"No! This time, your father and I won't stop you. Release Tang'er now!"

"real?"

"Of course it's true! How could I joke about Tang'er's life?"

Xiao Qingyuan, holding Shen Wantang hostage, left the palace. He was relieved to see that all ten guards had followed him out and that a carriage had been prepared for him.

He glanced at Shen Wantang and frowned when he saw that she, as a hostage, was calmer and more composed than anyone else.

Why isn't she crying? Why isn't she yelling at him?

Were they terrified? But that doesn't seem like it.

Could it be that she trusted him and knew he wouldn't hurt her?

Seeing him looking over, Shen Wantang finally spoke: "Can you release me now, Your Highness?"

Xiao Qingyuan hesitated for a moment, but in the end he sheathed his sword and released her.

Then, he boarded the carriage and headed towards the Duke's mansion with his guards.

Princess Ning pulled Shen Wantang to her side and asked anxiously, "Tang'er, are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Shen Wantang shook her head: "No, Mother, I'm not injured, I was just a little frightened."

Princess Ning hugged her tightly: "Good child, you've been wronged. Yuan'er was really outrageous. Don't be afraid, this won't happen again!"

Prince Ning also felt that his son had gone too far this time, and his tone was filled with remorse: "Tang'er, when Yuan'er comes back, I will definitely discipline him properly and make him apologize to you."

Princess Ning patted Shen Wantang on the back and comforted her, saying, "That scoundrel will definitely be punished when he gets back. Your father and I will avenge you! Come on, let's go back to the manor first. It's cold outside, don't let you get too cold."

Shen Wantang nodded, said nothing more, and followed her inside with her head down.

Princess Ning personally escorted her back to her courtyard. Before leaving, she suddenly remembered something and asked Shen Wantang, "Tang'er, I noticed that Yuan'er still has two needles stuck in his head. Did you put them in him?"

“I was the one who pricked him. Mo Ji came to me and said that the young master had fainted again, so I went to treat him. I didn’t expect that the young master was faking it. I had just pricked him with two needles when the young master took out a knife and held it to my neck. I reminded the young master that the needles had not been removed yet, but the young master refused to let me remove them.”

"That's serious! Will it damage his brain? He's not very bright to begin with, we don't want to make him even more mentally challenged!"

"No, it was just to help the young master clear his stagnant blood and qi; it's nothing serious."

"Then I'm relieved!"

Princess Ning breathed a sigh of relief and left with her entourage.

The room fell silent.

Shen Wantang sat for a while, then instructed Du Juan: "Go find a craftsman to make me a few more silver needles. The two on the young master's head are probably gone forever."

"yes."

Du Juan responded, then asked her softly, "Princess Consort, if the silver needle is stuck in the Prince's head and not removed, will anything really happen?"

"Nothing major will happen."

Shen Wantang involuntarily touched her neck, the cold, sharp sensation of the blade still seemed to linger, and her skin was slightly stinging: "However, there will still be some minor issues."

"What small matter?"

"Hmm, the young master might have a headache for a few days."

Du Juan felt a little relieved when she heard that this would give Xiao Qingyuan a headache for several days: "It's not your fault. Anyway, it was the young master who forbade you to pull it up. The consequence of not trusting you is that he suffers on his own! He deserves it!"

Qin Xin took the ointment and applied it to the red marks on Shen Wantang's neck while angrily saying, "The young master only has Huayi in his heart now. I don't know what kind of bewitching potion that girl Huayi gave the young master, that he could first accompany her home for the funeral, and then make the young master take the young master's wife hostage in order to save her!"

"The Crown Princess works so hard managing the household and has treated the Crown Prince's illnesses several times. It's one thing for the Crown Prince not to be grateful to her, but how could he hurt her like this! He's so cruel! Your skin is red from his knife cuts, and it looks like it's about to bleed!"

"Once this happens, people will be spreading rumors about the Crown Princess again. There are already so many rumors going around, and the Crown Prince just won't stay quiet. Isn't he just deliberately giving others something to talk about?"

Shen Wantang listened to the two maids' complaints and disdain for Xiao Qingyuan, but didn't take it too seriously. Firstly, Xiao Qingyuan hadn't actually lost his mind and hurt her, and secondly, Huayi didn't have the guts to encourage Xiao Qingyuan to do such things.

She knew very well what Huayi wanted: she wanted Xiao Qingyuan's favor, and she wanted Xiao Qingyuan to belong entirely to her.

As for Xiao Qingyuan accompanying her home for the funeral, this was probably not what Huayi wanted, because it was too conspicuous and subverted the master-servant relationship, and it would not do her any good.

Xiao Qingyuan's use of a knife to hold her hostage had even less to do with Huayi; it was just a bad idea that suddenly popped into Xiao Qingyuan's head.

Just then, Granny Chai returned with Qiyu and Shuxiang.

"Princess Consort, we have already inquired. It was Second Young Master Gu who sent his personal servant to deliver something to the Prince, which is why the Prince suddenly went mad."

After Granny Chai finished speaking, Qi Yu stepped forward with a wooden box and said, "Princess Consort, look, this is what Second Young Master Gu sent."

Shen Wantang glanced down and knew it was a painting or a garment. She couldn't help but shake her head: "With so much blood, Second Young Master Gu is deliberately trying to provoke the young master, as if he's afraid the young master won't come after him to take the person away."

Qi Yu couldn't help but ask, "Princess Consort, is this really Hua Yi's blood? Did Second Young Master Gu hit her? If she's bleeding so much, isn't Hua Yi about to die?"

Qin Xin and the others were all stunned. Although they disliked Hua Yi very much, they felt an indescribable sadness and depression upon suddenly hearing that she might have been beaten to death.

Seeing that their expressions had become serious, Shen Wantang knew that they might feel a sense of shared sorrow.

She shook her head and explained the bloodstains on the clothes to the maids: "The color of these bloodstains is dark and deep, and the smell is also very fishy. With this amount of blood, the smell of human blood cannot be so strong. Moreover, it has been so long, and some of it has not yet coagulated. Human blood is thick and would not have not coagulated after so long."