The second prince, who had lived for nineteen years, had never encountered such a speechless situation before. These good-for-nothings who were just wasting their lives—wasn't it just a snake? What was there to be afraid of?!
If he went, it definitely wouldn't happen...
Before he could finish his harsh words, his guards carried him downstairs and made him kneel before the White Snake.
He was so close that he could clearly see the human blood on the white snake's teeth, as well as the distinct snake scales.
In an instant, the second prince turned pale with fright and dared not move. He kowtowed repeatedly to Si Jin, pleading, "Elder brother, eldest brother, we are all brothers. How can brothers kill each other? Please spare me, please spare me!"
"But," Si Jin said with some difficulty, "you were just about to kill me. If I let you go now, wouldn't I look like a fool?"
"I was just joking." The second prince's skin was thicker than a city wall. "How could I kill you? Today... I specifically sent Qingyi to be killed by you. If my elder brother is happy to kill her, I'm happy too, hehe..."
"Fine, remember your words." Si Jin laughed: "Since you're so shameless, then... follow my carriage and kowtow all the way to my mansion, and I'll let you go."
So, the whole city saw the second prince kneeling behind the eldest prince's carriage, stumbling and groaning all the way, utterly undignified.
The relentless mockery continued to pour into his ears, causing the second prince to become so enraged that he nearly ground his teeth to powder.
He's a prince! Apart from You Sijin, that bastard who was born of a mother but raised without one, no one dares to humiliate him like this!
He must go back to find his mother. She will definitely find a way to kill this poisonous snake, she must!
Having finally been released, the second prince, without even tending to his wounds, ran all the way back to the palace and threw himself into the queen's arms, bursting into tears.
"Mother Empress Dowager~ That You Sijin is a madman, a viper! He completely trampled me under his feet, waaaaah~ He... he even saved that slut Ji Linyuan! We absolutely cannot let him get away with this, waaaaah~"
"Alright, don't cry, he won't live much longer." The Queen gently wiped the Second Prince's wounds and softly comforted him, "If Ji Linyuan wants to come for help, he must have that white jade ring, but I have already ordered it to be destroyed."
"Without the ring, Ji Linyuan has lost the secret order to call for help. He's essentially a fugitive. If your mother tells your father that You Sijin is harboring a fugitive, then both he and Ji Linyuan will be finished."
After saying that, she affectionately wiped away the second prince's tears: "This child, with your mother here, the throne will be yours sooner or later. Don't cry anymore, it breaks your mother's heart."
… …
Back at his residence, Ji Linyuan was in a bad mood and didn't eat.
With her bloodied right hand clutching the corner of her clothes, she sat pitifully outside the door.
Si Jin sat beside him for a long while before the wolf cub finally managed to squeeze out a few words through his tears: "I'm sorry, young master, the ring... is broken."
He had painstakingly protected it for a month, but the only ring that could have helped him turn the tide was broken.
Seemingly unwilling to accept this fact, Ji Linyuan slowly opened his right hand, which contained some jade fragments and was mixed with a lot of dirt.
Along with the blood, the little wolf cub, who should have been roaming the grasslands in glory, was stained dirty and made so fragile that it seemed to break at the slightest touch.
“Without the ring, I’m a fugitive.” Ji Linyuan said blankly, “My royal uncle had already given an order that I had betrayed the royal family and everyone should kill me. It’s all because I’m too useless.”
As he spoke, he took a deep breath, as if he had given up on something important. Ji Linyuan stretched out his hands toward Si Jin, his eyes devoid of any life or desire to live.
He said, "Young master, you captured me. Go and claim credit for it."
But before the words were even out of his mouth, Si Jin grabbed his hands, quickly hoisted them onto her shoulders, and strode towards the hot spring in the backyard.
"What is the young master doing?" Zheng Sixuan asked in shock on the way.
Si Jin didn't even look at it and replied directly: "Let's go somewhere secluded and bully the little beauty!"
The wolf cub is not as tall or heavy as him now. If he is not taught a lesson now, when will he have another chance?
Thinking this, Si Jin simply swept past the artificial hill that was blocking the view and threw the person into the hot spring pool.
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