Chapter 447 Caught in the Act (First Update)

The Crown Princess's expression changed: "What are you going to do?"

Prince Ning said fiercely, "He knows about our affair. If he tells anyone, you know the consequences!"

The Crown Princess... of course she knows.

She wasn't married into the royal family for the first time; she knew the royal laws and regulations by heart.

Adultery within the royal family is a serious crime. At best, it results in imprisonment; at worst, it leads to stripping one's status and demoting one to a commoner. If the emperor is even more enraged, it is not impossible for him to order one's death!

but……

The Crown Princess hesitated for a moment when she saw the Crown Prince, who was dazed after being thrown to the ground by Prince Ning.

Prince Ning shouted, "What are you hesitating for! Are you gambling on how much sincerity the Crown Prince truly has for you? What illusion has his boundless tolerance for you in the past given you that makes you think he would still forgive you even after you've betrayed him like this?"

That's right, that's exactly what the Crown Princess planned.

When a person indulges themselves without any limits, they develop the illusion that they can be forgiven for anything they do.

She didn't go to close the door, but Prince Ning did!

The door slammed shut behind her, her pupils contracted sharply, and she looked at him in disbelief: "Do you know what you're doing?"

Prince Ning approached her, looking down at her: "Wen Linlang, you've been in the same boat as me for a long time. You can't clear your name, and you can't escape it."

Wen Linlang shook her head blankly, her eyes glistening with tears, whether from resistance or fear, it was hard to tell.

She shouldn't have come to this.

She is the most talented woman in the Zhao Kingdom. She possesses unparalleled wisdom and stunning beauty. She is no ordinary woman; one day she will transform from a fish into a dragon and become a phoenix among men.

"Alright, Linlang, if you can't bring yourself to do it, I won't force you. Just leave now and leave this to me." Prince Ning's tone suddenly softened. He patted the Crown Princess's shoulder, gazed at her intently, and took her hand, saying, "It was my oversight. Your hands shouldn't be used for these things. They are clean."

The Crown Princess's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Prince Ning said, "You may leave."

The Crown Princess opened her mouth: "You..."

Prince Ning glanced at the Crown Prince, who was struggling to hold his forehead, and said, "He will wake up soon. Trust me, I will handle this cleanly and will not implicate you. Go back to the palace immediately and don't worry about anything else."

The Crown Princess's eyes welled up with tears.

Prince Ning smiled and said, "Trust me this once, okay?"

The Crown Princess withdrew her hand, held back her tears, turned around, and walked blankly toward the door.

Behind them came the muffled groans of the Crown Prince's stumbling footsteps.

She closed her eyes, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

Prince Ning's voice rang out slowly: "Second brother, from childhood to adulthood, your elder brother has always given in to you. I gave you the position of Crown Prince, the Eastern Palace, the famous bow you loved, and the Ferghana horse you cherished. If only you had just left, why... why did you examine your elder brother's arm? You've put your elder brother in a very difficult position, do you know that?"

The prince was in a daze.

He knows a little martial arts, but he's not very proficient.

Even if the effects of the drug were still present in Prince Ning's body, he could still easily crush him.

The Crown Prince vaguely heard what Prince Ning said, but his mind was a little slow to process it.

Prince Ning removed the Crown Prince's token, looted his belongings, and picked up the dagger that had fallen to the ground: "I'm sorry, second brother. I've given way to you for so many years. It's time for you to give way to me this time."

As he spoke, he gripped the dagger tightly and stabbed it towards the prince's neck.

In the blink of an eye, a stool came crashing down on his head with tremendous force!

He was knocked to the ground without any warning.

The Crown Princess, trembling, threw down the stool she was holding and helped the Crown Prince up from the ground: "Your Highness! Your Highness, wake up!"

The Crown Prince was badly hurt when Prince Ning threw him; when he opened his eyes, his whole head was throbbing with pain.

The Crown Princess pulled him up, put his arm on her shoulder, and helped him walk out step by step.

But she hadn't taken more than a few steps when a large hand suddenly grabbed the back of the Crown Princess's head. She cried out and was pulled into Prince Ning's arms.

Without her support, the crown prince collapsed to the ground with a thud!

Prince Ning stared intently at Wen Linlang: "Wen Linlang, how dare you betray me? Do you know what the consequences of betraying me will be!"

The Crown Princess felt as if her scalp was being ripped off, tears streaming down her face from the pain. Yet, her words were anything but polite: "I'm not the only one who betrayed you! Didn't Princess Ning betray you too? She colluded with Gu Jiao to oppose you, and you punished her like this too!"

Prince Ning... of course not.

He didn't lay a finger on Chu Yue.

Prince Ning and Chu Yue got married five years ago. At that time, Prince Ning was twenty-one and Chu Yue was eighteen, both of them were at the most beautiful age in their lives.

Unfortunately, Prince Ning already had Wen Linlang in his heart.

A stunning dance at the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, a lively game of chess in the Imperial Study—the young woman's extraordinary talent and beauty, her cloud-like hair and flower-like face, had already caught his eye.

"Your Highness, didn't you bring an umbrella? Here, this is for you."

The girl had bright eyes and white teeth, a voice like heavenly music, a warm smile, and a clean and pure gaze.

When she looked at him, her eyes seemed to be shining.

Her mischievous smile as she left, innocent and charming, captivated his entire heart.

He probably didn't find out until much later that she was Xiao Heng's fiancée.

Prince Ning said coldly, "She has never provoked me!"

The Crown Princess looked at him with pity: "Who do you think gave you that umbrella back then! It was Chu Yue! She asked me to bring it to you!"

The Chu family's daughter fell in love with Prince Ning, who had no chance of becoming emperor, and refused many suitors to marry into Prince Ning's household. In the end, it was all a misplaced love.

It's not entirely accurate to say that Wen Linlang never had any feelings for Prince Ning, otherwise she could have refused to bring him an umbrella. But it's also not entirely accurate to say that she had too many feelings for him.

She was simply used to winning people's hearts, but she didn't expect that Prince Ning's heart was poisonous.

This man is nothing like the gentle and harmless person he appears to be; he is a smiling tiger, hiding a knife behind his smile and a wolf in sheep's clothing.

By the time she realized this, it was too late to back out.

The Crown Princess's words stunned Prince Ning for a moment; if it weren't for such a crucial moment, he might have remained stunned for even longer.

He quickly regained his senses, grabbed the Crown Princess's hand, and forcefully shoved the dagger into her grasp: "Fine, since you're unwilling to leave, then you may do it yourself!"

The Crown Princess struggled and shook her head.

However, she was no match for Prince Ning. Prince Ning grabbed her wrist, forcing her to point the knife at the Crown Prince's heart.

Wen Linlang used her last strength to fight against Prince Ning.

She cannot kill the Crown Prince!

Empress Xiao and Marquis Xuanping will tear her apart!

At least Prince Ning has the protection of the Zhuang family and the Empress Dowager, but what does she have!

All she has to rely on is the Crown Prince's favor and her status as the Crown Princess. If she loses even that, she will be completely powerless to turn the tide!

"Your Highness—you must leave quickly—"

The Crown Prince finally regained some consciousness, and he watched in horror as Prince Ning grabbed the Crown Princess's hand and stabbed at him.

He didn't know where the strength came from, but he kicked the two of them to the ground.

He then scrambled and crawled toward the door.

But before he could even cross the threshold, Prince Ning forcibly pulled him back.

The crown prince looked at him, trembling all over: "Big brother..."

Prince Ning grabbed him by the neck and raised the knife in his hand.

"stop!"

A familiar, furious shout came from the opposite corridor.

Immediately afterwards, a tall and imposing figure swept through the air, snatching the Prince of Ning's sword with one hand and grabbing the Crown Prince from the Prince of Ning's grasp with the other.

It's the Dragon Shadow Guard!

Even if Prince Ning hadn't been drugged, he wouldn't be a match for the Dragon Shadow Guards.

The Dragon Shadow Guards subdued Prince Ning in an instant, and then found a suitable place to settle the limp Crown Prince, leaving him stunned on the spot.

The emperor walked in with a livid face, accompanied by Eunuch Wei and Gu Jiao.

Prince Ning knew that Gu Jiao would bring people to "catch the adulterer," but he thought that person was the Crown Prince. He never expected that his father, the Emperor, would also be drawn in.

To be precise, she brought him here herself!

The emperor's expression was extremely cold. He clenched his fists tightly, and even with all his strength, he could not stop his body from trembling.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would believe that these brothers had fallen out like this!

This is his most beloved eldest son!

It was the pride of his life!

It is true that he made Qin Chuye the crown prince, but if Qin Chuye was really incapable of shouldering the responsibility, he had seriously considered that he might make Qin Chuhan the crown prince before his death!

But now... look at what this eldest son has done!

"Treason!"

The emperor slapped Prince Ning across the face!

(End of this chapter)