Chapter 368: Killing in the Street
Yu Xiaofang accepted all of them.
Uncle Zhao said that he only needed to provide acupuncture and moxibustion treatment to the emperor as normal and he didn't need to worry about anything else.
Yu Xiaofang deeply agreed with this.
These old foxes, each of them is powerful and has connections, and they are also vicious. Even if he has more tricks, he can't beat them. Maybe he will fall into their trap, so he should just do his job honestly. Uncle Zhao and the others will take care of everything else.
On this day, Yu Xiaofang went to the palace for acupuncture as usual. After leaving the palace, he said goodbye to the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau and the two imperial physicians Zhang and Lin.
Yu Xiaofang got on the carriage and returned to Zhao's house.
However, not long after the carriage left the palace, a large group of people suddenly rushed out from nowhere, blocked both ends of the street, and stopped his carriage!
"His Royal Highness the Second Prince!"
The coachman was an old man that the Zhao family had brought back. He knew almost all the powerful and influential people in the court, and naturally he also knew the second prince.
Hearing the coachman's exclamation, Yu Xiaofang's heart skipped a beat and he quickly got out of the carriage.
Sure enough, he saw the second prince wearing brocade clothes and a jade belt, with a sword hanging from his waist, standing with his hands behind his back, looking menacing.
"Yu Xiaofang, you are so brave!"
"I greet Your Highness," Yu Xiaofang bowed, "Why do you say that? I don't think I've ever offended Your Highness!"
The Second Prince was already fuming, and upon seeing Yu Xiaofang, he thought of the trouble these rumors had caused, and he added fuel to the fire. "Shut up! You have ill intentions, fabricating rumours and slandering my mother, yet you dare to feign deafness and sophistry in front of me? I think you're tired of living!"
Yu Xiaofang's expression was slightly cold. "Your Highness, are the rumors you mentioned the ones that have been circulating recently? I didn't spread those rumors myself. I really want to know where they came from. I want to get to the bottom of it! What exactly happened in the past?"
"How dare you!" The Second Prince drew his sword with a clang, the sharp tip of the sword pointing directly at Yu Xiaofang, and shouted coldly: "If not, who would bother to read such old calendars? It must be because you are unwilling to accept it! Your grandfather killed the Empress Dowager, and your family was implicated by him. You finally escaped with your life, but you are still unwilling to accept it. You want revenge, so you deliberately framed my mother and upset my father! Otherwise, why would there be so much trouble since you came to the capital? I can see that you have no good intentions towards my father, and you may be harboring some evil intentions! A scourge like you will only stir up trouble and harm others if you live. It is better for you to die! Your grandfather killed the Empress Dowager, and no one in your Yu family deserves to live in this world! Today, I will send you to reunite with your family in the underworld and repent! My mother will not tolerate your slander! Die!"
The Second Prince's murderous intent suddenly appeared, and he thrust the sword in his hand towards Yu Xiaofang's chest.
Yu Xiaofang screamed in fright. A strong wind blew over him and he was involuntarily pulled to the back for protection. The Second Prince's sword was shaken by the force and swayed to the side with a clanging sound.
Who else could it be but Zhou Hansheng who ruined his plans?
Zhou Hansheng protected Yu Xiaofang behind him, holding a sword, and smiled slightly: "Your Highness, are you trying to kill someone to silence them?"
The Second Prince's eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth, "Zhou Hansheng! This is none of your business, get out of here!"
Damn it, he should have thought of that sooner!
Zhao Xiang could be a hypocritical villain, but how much better could the Crown Prince be? Don't be fooled by his outward appearance of being honest, tolerant, and open-minded, as if he wouldn't argue with me about anything. In fact, he was already rotten in his heart! How could he not keep an eye on my affairs?
Zhou Hansheng is his man, he must have sent him! This bastard ruined his own business!
Zhou Hansheng sneered, "Your Highness wants to silence someone, and since I've witnessed this, I can't just ignore it. If Your Highness really has any evidence, wouldn't it be better to go before the Emperor and argue? Killing someone privately like this is definitely not right, is it?"
"This king doesn't need your instructions! If you don't get out of here, don't blame me for being rude!"
Zhou Hansheng scoffed, "Why? Your Highness, do you intend to 'accidentally kill' even Lian Chen, the prince of the Duke of Liguo Mansion? Even though Your Highness is a prince, you can't just casually massacre the rich and powerful in the street, right?"
When he was a prince, he dared to kill the prince of the Duke's Mansion in the street. What would happen if he became the emperor?
When attending court, he might order the court officials to be dragged out and beaten to death if they disagreed with him.
"Shut up! What are you waiting for? Capture him for me!"
The second prince roared in frustration.
The guards of the palace were a little hesitant. The man before them was the prince of the Duke of Liguo's palace. Could they really capture him just like that? They were afraid they would be in trouble later.
Before they could decide whether to follow His Highness's instructions, Zhou Hanshengke had already taken action without hesitation. He grabbed the Second Prince, strangled him by the neck, and said with a smile, "Your Highness, I'm sorry. Your palace has too many people and too many experts. I'm not sure I can defeat them all by myself while protecting Doctor Xiao Yu. So, I have no choice but to make this choice. Please accompany us for a while. Once we leave here, I will naturally let Your Highness go. Your Highness, I'm sorry!"
The palace guards were shocked!
"Let go of His Highness!"
Zhou Hansheng chuckled, "Brothers, don't come over here! Anyone who comes over here has bad intentions and wants to harm His Highness! Why don't you think about whether His Highness will reward you or settle accounts after this matter is over?"
After he said this, no one dared to move.
The Second Prince was so angry that his vision went dark. He was about to yell when Zhou Hansheng whispered in his ear, "Shut up! How dare you bully me? Believe it or not, I'll disfigure you and poke out one of your eyes. Then you'll see if a cripple is qualified to be emperor! Ha!"
If the Second Prince had killed Yu Xiaofang in an impulsive act, even if he received a reprimand from the Emperor, what could the Emperor do? Similarly, if Zhou Hansheng had "accidentally" injured him, at most he would have received a reprimand. If he had exposed the matter, he would have been deposed as Crown Prince. Similarly, the Emperor would never have killed him for this.
After all, his barely acceptable behavior could be considered "excusable," but what about me? That would be miserable. How could a disabled person be worthy of aspiring to the throne?
The second prince was trembling all over, his face was ashen and he said nothing.
Zhou Hansheng walked with a grin, asking Yu Xiaofang to follow closely behind him. He whispered quickly in the Second Prince's ear, "Do you really think what your mother and the Yan family did is flawless? What a joke! We were the ones who orchestrated this whole thing, so what can you do about it? You're not naive enough to think that Old Doctor Yu left no evidence, are you? Ha, is that possible? But now isn't the best time to release the evidence. I'll give you a few more days to troll around. Ha, just wait and see."
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