The group walked to the inn in a peaceful atmosphere. The Second Prince and his group who were stationed there hurried out to greet the Crown Prince when they saw him return.
However, when Situ Zhao saw the boss, his expression suddenly turned gloomy.
Aren't they here to encircle and suppress the bandits? Why do they look like they are negotiating?
"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Situ Zhao saluted Situ Yao, his eyes staring directly at the boss, looking him up and down.
The boss just let him watch and didn't feel anything wrong.
But the feeling this person gave him was completely different from the gentle and elegant appearance of the prince.
"Hehe, this is the big boss on the mountain. He has already made an agreement with me and voluntarily submitted to my dynasty. Before he returns to the palace, you two must get along well with each other."
Situ Yao had a smile on his face, and Situ Zhao was not a fool, so he would naturally not rush into the muzzle of a gun.
Having said that, I think he must be very fond of this bandit leader. However, these people are all bandits, so how can they sit at the same table with them, the regular army?
"No, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too proud of me. If the Crown Prince hadn't been willing to recruit us, we wouldn't have had the chance to become good citizens, haha."
The big boss laughed and said this, giving Situ Yao a way out of his previous words, and also actively belittling himself to praise Situ Yao.
Situ Yao was naturally satisfied with this, but when the second prince heard it, it didn't sound quite right.
He, the legitimate second prince, stood before him and refused to curry favor with him or say anything to the good-for-nothing prince.
If I had known that these bandits were so cowardly, if he was the one going up the mountain this time, there would be no need for Situ Yao!
Situ Zhao clenched his fists violently. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He simply said goodbye on the grounds of feeling unwell.
Situ Yao had no intention of keeping him, so he let him go, but the boss felt a little uncomfortable seeing this.
"Someone come here!" Situ Zhao returned to the bedroom and shouted, and immediately a guard walked in from the door.
"What are your instructions, His Royal Highness the Second Prince?"
"Orders?" Situ Zhao sneered. He didn't want to see those bandits today, no, right now!
"Find a few people to go and pick on those bandits. If you can drive them away directly, there will be a huge reward!"
The man understood immediately after hearing this, and quickly said yes and left.
Situ Yao had lunch with the boss and also came out to talk about the country and the people.
The eldest boss came from a business background in his early years, and he didn't know much about governing a country or a family. However, when it came to the business methods of various countries and regions, he could speak very well, and even Situ Yao felt inferior to him.
When the two walked all the way to the backyard, they suddenly heard a noise.
"You are nothing but a bunch of bandits. Do you really think you can become good citizens just by surrendering? Bah!"
A group of people surrounded several people who had just come down from the mountain, and the leader was Situ Zhao.
The people who were surrounded wanted to go out, but were pushed to the ground by the people outside. In particular, Situ Zhao's displeasure with Situ Yao was directly vented on those people.
"How dare you, a bunch of worthless people, show off in front of this prince? I'll trample you to death!"
Situ Zhao spoke more and more forcefully, and the boss could not bear to see his brother being bullied.
Before Situ Yao could react, the boss rushed forward, picked up Situ Zhao with one hand and threw him back.
Situ Zhao suddenly fell on his butt, wailing and pointing at the boss, wanting to kill him!
"Come on! If you have the guts, let's fight one-on-one. What's the point of so many losers bullying a few people?" The boss was so angry that his face turned red. He was about to punch someone, but was stopped by Situ Yao.
Originally, Situ Zhao was almost scared to death, but when he saw Situ Yao standing beside him, he immediately started to show off and asked Situ Yao for an explanation.
"Look! This is the bandit you recruited, Your Highness. According to the laws of this dynasty, what is the punishment for this audacity to attempt to lay hands on the prince?"
Every word Situ Zhao spoke was righteous, and even if Situ Yao was blind, he would not follow his words.
"You are bullying the weak with your numbers, and you still have the nerve to call yourself a prince. Do you have any shame?" Situ Yao looked at Situ Zhao and shouted loudly, with murderous intent towards Situ Zhao in his cold eyes.
If Situ Zhao dared to be arrogant just now, now he can only keep silent and act like a quail.
Situ Yao would really kill him.
"Everyone, behave yourself and disperse!"
After he finished speaking, Situ Yao asked the boss to take his men and follow him.
As soon as he returned to the camp, Situ Zhao went straight to look for Cui Mixue. One reason was because the prince had slapped him in the face, and the other was because Su Mengyan actually came back alive!
"What did you say?" Cui Mixue widened her eyes in disbelief, then suddenly sat down, her eyes dull and she looked away.
He should have killed her at that time to prevent future troubles, otherwise how could she have the chance to live until now.
Now it doesn't matter anymore...
If Su Mengyan says something nonsense in front of the prince, she will be finished!
"Did you really see her come back alive?"
Situ Zhao felt even more unhappy when he was questioned.
"Why would I lie to you? I saw her coming back from the mountain with the good prince."
"If this matter is not dealt with properly, I don't know when it will happen again!"
Situ Zhao's words were full of reproach, and Cui Mixue felt annoyed and simply asked him to stop talking.
"Alright! The most urgent thing now is how to make this matter smooth over. If that woman starts gossiping in front of the Crown Prince, both you and I will be in trouble!"
Facing Cui Mixue's anxious expression, Situ Zhao just laughed.
"What do you mean by you and me?"
"Although we are grasshoppers tied to the same rope, don't forget that you are the one who is mainly responsible this time. What does it have to do with me?"
"You!" Cui Mixue's face darkened. She didn't expect that this guy would actually play the trick of crossing the river and then destroying the bridge. However, he really had nothing to do with this matter from beginning to end.
Besides, she suddenly thought of that day. Although it was she who led Su Mengyan into the forest, no one else saw it. Based on Su Mengyan's one-sided words, even the prince did not dare to do anything to her.
Thinking of this, Cui Mixue suddenly felt a lot more at ease, and she had to go to Su Mengyan immediately.
Su Mengyan was also surprised to see that it was Cui Mixue who came to see her, but she was more wary.
"What brings you here?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Mixue said with a forced smile, "My sister disappeared a while ago, and now that she's finally back, I naturally want to come and see her."
This woman still had the nerve to mention her disappearance! Su Mengyan was frantic in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face.
She knew that this woman had ulterior motives, but now was not the time to conflict with him, so Su Mengyan didn't want to make a big deal out of this matter.
Cui Mixue came this time, probably to test her attitude.
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