Chapter 48: Surge of Murderous Intent
Shen Yuexi sat in the swaying carriage, with a stern face since the convoy set off.
I told you, Xiao Beiheng is the prince of Qi after all, how could he detain her just for a small prescription?
After many twists and turns, it turns out that this person already knew her identity.
But how did he know?
Reasoning wasn't her strong point. But she had nothing to do sitting in the carriage, with Leng Shuang and Xia Lan, the two maids across from her, watching her. Since it wouldn't make any waves anyway, she might as well give it some thought.
Since Xiao Beiheng knew that she was the deposed Crown Princess, he naturally knew that the person in Daliang Village must be Xiao Zhuo. And since the Emperor was hunting Xiao Zhuo, the Prince of Qi had every reason to kill Xiao Zhuo and bring his head to the Emperor to claim credit.
So Xiao Zhuo hadn't come yet. Could it be that Xiao Beiheng had already sent someone to kill him? Although Xiao Zhuo was powerful, he was still wounded by an arrow. What if dozens of people rushed over...
Could it be that Xiao Zhuo’s head is in the convoy now, and they are on their way to the capital?
And Xiao Beiheng has been hiding it from her all along, leaving her alone in the dark?
Thinking of this, Shen Yuexi stood up suddenly and said to Leng Shuang: "I want to see His Royal Highness, right now."
Xia Lan raised her hand to stop Leng Shuang from opening her mouth, and said with a smile:
"Miss Shen, please don't try this. Last time I let you see His Royal Highness, you turned around and locked me up in the county jail. If I let you see His Royal Highness again, I don't know what tricks he will play. I'm very scared."
Shen Yuexi turned her pleading gaze towards Leng Shuang: "I just want to ask His Royal Highness one question, I promise not to run away."
If Xiao Zhuo is really dead, at least let her see him.
Leng Shuang said coldly: "I'll look after her, it's okay."
Xia Lan glanced at Leng Shuang and said with a smile: "Are you suddenly so understanding? She was the one who caused you to break your hand, and you actually..."
"Stop talking so much! She's a guest of His Royal Highness," the cold words blew across Xia Lan's face like a chill wind, freezing her smile. Leng Shuang patted the wall of the carriage, "Stop!"
As soon as the carriage stopped, Shen Yuexi hurriedly got out and ran towards the carriage of Prince Qi. Leng Shuang and Xia Lan followed closely behind.
There were guards with swords on both sides of the Prince of Qi's carriage. When they saw Shen Yuexi running towards them, they immediately formed a human wall to block Shen Yuexi's way and drew their swords out of their sheaths.
"Let her speak." Xiao Beiheng's voice sounded in the car.
Since the prince had spoken, the guards sheathed their swords and made way for Shen Yuexi.
Shen Yuexi walked to the car window and said nervously, "Your Highness, I have something to ask and I need the answer right away."
A fair, slender hand elegantly pushed open the car window, and Xiao Beiheng revealed his face. He met Shen Yuexi's eyes, paused for a moment, and suddenly smiled:
"Xiao Zhuo?"
Shen Yuexi nodded and asked with difficulty: "Is he... still alive?"
Xiao Beiheng raised his eyebrows, retracted his gaze, and left his profile to Shen Yuexi: "This prince does not know."
"What do you mean?" Shen Yuexi couldn't help but raise her voice, "Didn't you send anyone to look for him?"
"No."
Shen Yuexi was stunned. Xiao Beiheng actually said that he didn't send anyone to look for Xiao Zhuo. How could this be possible?
Doesn't he want to kill Xiao Zhuo?
"The only thing this prince is sure of is that he will come to find you. Now... I am even more certain of it," Xiao Beiheng sat up straight and said to the maid holding the car window, "Please lower the window."
Shen Yuexi took a step back.
No wonder Xiao Beiheng wanted to detain her, he wanted to use her to lure Xiao Zhuo out. But if he didn't want to kill Xiao Zhuo, why did he lure him here?
"Your Highness, what do you want to do with Xiao Zhuo?"
"What?" Xiao Beiheng's low laugh echoed in the car, "Of course, we're going to kill him."
Damn, after all the twists and turns, he still wants to kill Xiao Zhuo.
But now she at least understood that Xiao Beiheng really wanted to kill Xiao Zhuo. But whether it was because he disdainfully or because he felt unsure, he didn't send people directly to Daliang Village to look for her. Instead, he used her as bait to lure Xiao Zhuo to her.
"Miss Shen, it's time for us to go back to the carriage." Xia Lan and Leng Shuang stepped forward and greeted her.
Shen Yuexi responded and walked to the front of the convoy with two maids, looking back at the prince's carriage.
Lin Kui, who was in the carriage, listened attentively to the footsteps outside as they gradually faded away. After a while, the convoy started moving again.
He asked Xiao Beiheng, who was sitting opposite him, with some confusion: "Your Highness, why are you so sure that Xiao Zhuo will come?"
Xiao Beiheng put down the teacup in his hand and said:
"From her eyes."
"From her eyes?" Lin Kui was confused and subconsciously repeated Xiao Beiheng's words.
"You didn't see it, so you naturally don't understand. But this prince saw it." Xiao Beiheng picked up the exquisite shark skin scabbard next to the seat, grasped the hilt, and gently pressed the spring. "That's the look in someone's eyes."
"Aren't they husband and wife?" Lin Kui became even more confused.
Isn’t it normal for couples to care about each other?
"How could that be? Shen Yuexi was sent to the Eastern Palace on the day of Xiao Zhuo's wedding. Before that, the two had never even met once, so how could there be any relationship between them?"
Lin Kui seemed to understand something: "Your Highness, your discerning eye is as sharp as a torch. I am ashamed to be inferior to you."
"Perhaps Shen Yuexi herself doesn't know that she feels differently towards Xiao Zhuo, but Xiao Zhuo definitely knows." Xiao Beiheng held his sword horizontally and slowly drew it from its sheath. "Xiao Zhuo will come to save her. Isn't that certain?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the convoy suddenly stopped again.
There were hurried footsteps, followed by a guard's voice outside the car window.
"Your Highness, Miss Shen said that there are herbs needed for her prescription in the nearby woods, and she wants to go and collect some."
Lin Kui looked embarrassed and said to Xiao Beiheng, "This Shen Yuexi is thinking of running away again."
What surprised him was that Xiao Beiheng was not angry, but instead showed a dangerous smile.
Whenever His Royal Highness smiled like that, Lin Kui felt uneasy. He knew that the cruelty in his master's heart was beginning to surge again.
Xiao Beiheng put the sword back into the scabbard with a click and asked:
"How many miles are we away from the county seat now? Where are we?"
"Twenty-five miles, this is a desolate mountain and wilderness, with no human habitation." The guard reported outside the carriage.
"Go tell her that this prince agrees that she can go, and Leng Shuang will accompany her."
Xiao Beiheng put down his sword and took the magpie-painted precious bow and quiver from the other side of his seat.
This bow was specially made by a skilled craftsman at the request of the King of Qi. Its range is half that of an ordinary bow.
Lin Kui couldn't figure out what his master was thinking, so he quickly said, "Master, Shen Yuexi is very troublesome. What if she runs away?"
"No," Xiao Beiheng hooked the bowstring with two fingers and gently pulled it, making the bow back make a creaking sound, "This prince's arrows never miss a target."
Lin Kui's expression changed drastically. He stood up and said, "Your Highness, are you going to shoot her?"
"That's right." Xiao Beiheng smiled and stood up. "If Xiao Zhuo wants to save her, it's best to do it before this prince shoots that arrow."
"But...but what if Xiao Zhuo didn't come?"
"Not coming?"
Xiao Beiheng released the bowstring, and a "bang" sound was heard, frightening the maid next to him and making her tremble all over.
"Then Shen Yuexi will definitely die!"
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