Chapter 416: Bastard
The prince's hand on the eldest princess' neck tightened inch by inch.
But she still stubbornly pleaded for the prince.
Hu Xin'er said angrily, "Yue'er, what nonsense are you talking about? Haven't you recognized the prince's true face yet?"
"I heard everything! But father has already issued an imperial decree. If the crown prince resists again, he will be killed, right?" The princess said, tears streaming down her face. "Please, don't kill him."
"You care about him so much, but has he ever been sincere to you?" Hu Xiner had never seen the eldest princess in such a miserable state before, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
She said sternly, "Do you know that he deliberately disrupted your wedding banquet? He has been taking advantage of your feelings for him for so many years. And just now, he almost killed Your Majesty. He is simply a heartless scum!"
"But, but he is my brother." The eldest princess shook her head desperately, "He was just confused for a moment. You have to believe him. He didn't mean it..."
"As long as he gives up resistance, we won't harm his life!" Hu Xiner had no choice but to say this.
The eldest princess was strangled to the point of almost suffocating, but she still stubbornly opened her arms, trying to protect the prince who was a head taller than her.
With tears in her eyes, she said with great relief, "Brother Crown Prince, did you hear that? They won't hurt you. Yue'er will protect you."
Even the Duke couldn't help but be moved: "The Princess is usually cynical and behaves absurdly, but she truly treats the Crown Prince with love and care, and it comes from the bottom of her heart."
The prince looked at his sister who was trying hard to protect him, but he couldn't help but sneer, and the impatience in his eyes became even stronger.
"I've known for a long time that you're an idiot," he said with a sarcastic laugh, "but I never thought you'd be so completely stupid. It really makes me feel sick to my heart."
The eldest princess couldn't believe what she heard and froze in place.
The prince felt even more annoyed when he saw her dazed look, and couldn't help but pull her hair hard.
"Ah!" the eldest princess screamed.
"Nangong Jin, what are you doing?" Hu Xin'er was furious. "Don't think we can't do anything to you just because you've taken the princess hostage."
"No!" The eldest princess was in excruciating pain, but she still shouted, "Don't hurt my prince!"
The prince's smile was filled with malice: "Nangong Yue, I've wanted to do this to you for a long time! How can a pig-brained person like you be qualified to be the queen's daughter?"
The eldest princess endured the pain, her voice trembling: "Brother Crown Prince, don't be afraid, Yue'er will protect you. Do you remember? When I was little, they said I was stupid and bullied me, but you were the only one who protected me and gave me cakes to eat."
She thought that the prince was too scared, which was why he became mentally ill and behaved like this.
But the prince tightened his arms viciously, and the eldest princess's feet left the ground, and she almost couldn't breathe.
"Bitch, why are you pretending to be a good sister?" The prince didn't believe what the eldest princess said at all. He said with a gloomy face, "You just want to deceive my trust first and then take the opportunity to escape, right? Tell me!"
The eldest princess's feet kept flapping and her face gradually turned red.
Hu Xin'er couldn't help but grab Mu Qing's arm and said, "No, we must find a way to rescue the princess first."
Mu Qing frowned and said, "Based on the current situation, I'm afraid the Crown Prince will break the Princess's neck the moment we make a move."
"No!" the Duke retorted, "After all, the Crown Prince will consider blood ties, and if he loses the Princess, he'll lose his only bargaining chip with us."
Whether from an emotional or rational point of view, the Duke did not believe that the Crown Prince would really strangle the Princess to death.
But even though the eldest princess is now on the opposite side, Hu Xin'er still regards her as a good friend. How can she not feel sad when seeing her miserable situation?
She said anxiously, "The Crown Prince's current thinking is completely beyond common sense! People like him have long been immersed in conspiracy and intrigue, accustomed to playing with people's hearts. They have become extremely twisted. The more sincere the princess is to him, the more he wants to expose her sincerity and prove that his suspicions are correct."
But the eldest princess was sincere, and the prince could not get the result he wanted, so he would only choose to torture her even more severely.
Seeing that the Crown Prince still didn't let go of his hand, the Duke's brows knitted together. "Could it be that the Crown Prince has another way out, or has he already decided to die?"
The emperor had already lost a son and could not afford to lose a daughter.
Thinking of this, he gathered his energy and prepared to go and rescue the princess personally.
Unexpectedly, just one second before he made his move, the prince let the eldest princess down as if he had timed it perfectly.
The eldest princess couldn't help coughing and took big gulps of fresh air.
The feeling of suffocation and dying still lingered in her body, leaving her with lingering fears.
The prince said coldly: "If you want to save the princess, open the city gate immediately!"
The Duke breathed a sigh of relief and advised, "Your Highness, if you leave the city now, you will be charged with treason. It would be better for you to return with me and explain things to His Majesty."
"Yes, Your Highness, we believe that you have your own difficulties." Some soldiers who had received favors from the prince could not help but shout loudly.
They all couldn't believe that the prince would rebel. After all, the prince now had a huge reputation in the court and the country. Even if he didn't rebel, it was a foregone conclusion that he would ascend the throne in a few years.
The Duke then advised, "Your Majesty has always been kind and generous, and the Princess is protecting you like this. If you return, not only will your life not be in danger, but you can also live a wealthy and leisurely life as a prince. Why not?"
Hearing this, Yin Li felt a little gloating: "Mu Qing, it's really in vain that you saved the emperor. I still have to protect my own son."
Mu Qing didn't say anything, but his eyes were unusually firm and cold.
If the prince is really given the title of King of Wealth and Idleness, the Lu family will definitely kill him as soon as possible!
Fortunately, the prince did not appreciate the Duke's kindness at all.
His eyes were filled with hostility: "I said, I want to leave the city!"
The situation was at a stalemate for a while.
No one could bear the crime of letting a treasonous criminal go, and no one could watch the eldest princess die at the hands of the crown prince.
The eldest princess finally caught her breath, tears streaming down her face. She asked in a hoarse voice, "Brother Crown Prince, why don't you want to go back with us?"
The prince thought what she said was ridiculous.
He said with a mocking look on his face, "Where is the family affection in the palace? The emperor is an old bastard, and what about you? You are all bastards born from his inability to control his lower body! If it weren't for you, how could my mother have died?"
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