Who hurt him?
Of course, it's that despicable Crown Prince and Crown Princess, but can he really say that?
Xiao Wang's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. He thought about how he had been stabbed so many times that his body was riddled with holes, and it was clear that they had done it on purpose!
They knew they dared not tell the truth, which is why they so recklessly stabbed themselves in the back, even ruining his Yoona!
This time, he was the one who first sent people to kidnap Chu's mother and lure Chu Yan up the mountain in an attempt to change her face. If he were to say now that the Crown Prince and his men harmed him, then this matter would definitely be investigated thoroughly.
The Crown Prince must have made ample preparations and obtained evidence. If I say that the Crown Prince did it, he will definitely find out that I was the source of everything in the end.
In the end, although the crown prince will be punished, the one who will suffer the most is himself.
Therefore, he could only swallow his anger deeply.
"I don't know either. I just wanted to go to Zhenguo Temple outside the city to offer incense and pray to Buddha, but I didn't expect to be attacked and faint."
When I woke up, I was in this state. I don't know why those people did this, and none of my property was lost.
King Xiao pretended to be ignorant and said.
He couldn't say that the Crown Prince did it, but he didn't want to let them off so easily, so he deliberately gave such an ambiguous explanation.
If the person who harmed him wasn't after money, then it must be targeting him personally. He's a prince, a powerful figure with the potential to seize the throne.
Those who hurt him naturally felt that he was blocking their way.
Looking at it this way, who else could it be?
Xiao Wang wanted to sow suspicion in Emperor Wenjian's heart. Even without evidence, leaving such a bad impression would be excellent.
Thinking of this, King Xiao's gloomy heart couldn't help but feel smug.
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"Is Your Highness really alright? How is that lowly concubine in the Prince's mansion?"
Outside a small alley, Su Wanshi was pulling a servant from the Xiao Prince's mansion aside to ask him a question.
She dared not visit Prince Xiao at the palace, for fear that he would discover that she had betrayed him and ruined his plans.
That's why she asked one of the servants from the Xiao Prince's residence to inquire, and handed the servant a silver ingot.
"His Highness is alright, he'll recover after a while. The concubine you mentioned, is that Miss Chu? She's in a terrible state; not only was her face disfigured, but her hands were also cut off."
Since waking up, she has been somewhat disoriented, devastated and unable to accept reality. She's now clinging to life, not knowing how much longer she has.
The servant happily pocketed the gleaming silver and carefully recounted everything he knew.
"Really? That lowly concubine is really disfigured and has lost a hand?"
When Su Wanshi heard that Chu Yun had been harmed in this way, her eyes lit up with excitement.
If Chu Yun is ruined or crippled, then Prince Xiao will definitely not like her anymore, and I will have gotten rid of a rival in love.
It's just a little regrettable that now that she's like this, I certainly can't think about swapping faces with her anymore.
After learning about the incredible phenomenon of face-changing, Su Wanshi had considered this idea.
She wanted to switch faces with Chu Yun and stay by Prince Xiao's side, but now that Chu Yun has become like this, it seems unnecessary.
Moreover, with such an ugly face and a broken hand that made him disabled, she disliked him even more.
It seems she still needs to find another way to win Prince Xiao's heart.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Su Wanshi quietly returned to the Chu Prince's residence.
At this time, Xiao Churen had been depressed since he was demoted to a prince some time ago. He had been listless in his residence for several days before he cheered up after being reprimanded by Consort Liu.
As Su Wanshi crawled through the dog hole into the yard, she happened to run into Xiao Churen, who was passing by.
Xiao Churen glanced at the corner of the wall and saw a familiar figure. When he looked closely, he realized it was Su Wanshi.
"Your Highness..."
Su Wanshi didn't expect that as soon as she stood up, she would meet Xiao Churen's cold and curious gaze, which made her tremble in fright.
Where have you been?
When Xiao Churen saw Su Wanshi's guilty look and then saw her crawling in through the dog hole, he knew perfectly well that she was guilty and had secretly run away.
"I... I just wanted to go out for a walk, but Your Highness wouldn't let me, so I had to crawl through the dog hole. Your Highness, I know I was wrong, please forgive me! I was just so bored!"
Su Wanshi clenched her hands, explaining awkwardly and anxiously, before suddenly kneeling down.
"Really? Where did you go?"
Xiao Churen walked up to Su Wanshi with suspicion and stood in front of her, carefully observing her expression.
Lately, he has indeed fallen less in love with Su Wanshi than before, but he can also clearly sense that Su Wanshi is no longer as attentive to him as she used to be.
Shouldn't Su Wanshi like me and try to please me to gain favor?
Why does it seem like you've suddenly become a different person?
In the past, whenever he favored Qi Yinyin, Su Wanshi would either make a fuss or think of other ways to compete for his favor. But recently, when he went to Qi Yinyin's place, he didn't see any reaction from Su Wanshi.
She is not normal.
"I just went out for a walk and stroll around."
Su Wanshi said cautiously.
"Really? Where did you go? Which street did you visit?"
"Your Highness, I truly know I was wrong."
"Why didn't you answer when I asked you a question!"
Su Wanshi tried to get away with it by acting cute, but Xiao Churen suddenly got angry.
She shuddered and could only mumble, "I went to Dongmen Street and browsed the rouge shops."
"Guards, investigate! If you are lying, I will..."
Xiao Churen looked at Su Wanshi with a sinister gaze.
Su Wanshi was horrified; she hadn't expected Xiao Churen to actually send someone to investigate her.
She just made that up; she never went to Dongmen Street!
Seeing Xiao Churen's expression, Su Wanshi's mind raced, and in the end, she could only say in fear.
"Your Highness, I lied. I didn't go to East Gate Street. I went to Prince Xiao's residence to gather information!"
What information did you go to Prince Xiao's residence to gather?
Xiao Churen looked at Su Wanshi with suspicion.
"Your Highness, I'm doing this for you! I know you don't like Wanshi anymore, so I thought I'd do something for you in private. Originally, I planned to tell you after things were done."
But seeing how distrustful you are of me, I have no choice but to tell you in advance. I'm going to check on how badly Prince Xiao is injured. I learned last time that Your Highness was demoted because of Prince Xiao, so I've always wanted to teach Prince Xiao a lesson on your behalf.
So, I secretly followed Prince Xiao, and a few days ago, I finally discovered a secret...
So, Su Wanshi told Xiao Churen how she discovered that Prince Xiao wanted to change his face and how she had informed Su Liluo on the matter.
However, she concealed her true motives, saying that she did this to watch the Crown Prince and Prince Xiao fight each other like the snipe and the clam.
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