Chapter 779 Killing (4)
But he had to do the whole thing, so no matter how dissatisfied Huangfu Hao was, he had no choice but to agree.
Yifeng Pavilion is located in the suburbs, some distance away from the city of Lidingjing. They have to set off almost at dawn. After arriving in the suburbs, there is still a long mountain road. Fortunately, a wealthy family specially repaired a lane for horse-drawn carriages, otherwise it would be much more difficult to walk. Even so, it still takes a while to reach Yifeng Pavilion.
Huangfu Hao had his guards remain halfway up the mountain while his only son went forward. It wasn't for any other reason, but the note specifically instructed him not to bring guards with him. The more guards there were, the more unnatural this "marriage" would seem. Besides, the Crown Prince would arrive early and had important matters to discuss with Huangfu Hao, so too many people would be inconvenient.
Huangfu Hao wasn't afraid of any accidents. Firstly, the Crown Prince would undoubtedly have other guards stationed there, so there was no need to worry about assassins. Secondly, the Crown Prince wouldn't attack him. With so many people watching, even those at the Prince of Qin's residence knew he was there to keep the Crown Prince's appointment. If anything happened to him, the Crown Prince would be held responsible.
Therefore, Huangfu Hao calmly left the guards behind and went up by himself.
However, there is no medicine for regret in the world, and Huangfu Hao soon paid the price of lifelong regret for his conceited decision.
As Huangfu Hao was walking up the mountainside, the Crown Prince and his guards were also walking towards Yifeng Pavilion from another road. The two of them just happened to be walking one in front of the other, with a small gap, but because they were not on the same road and in the same direction, they had just missed each other.
Two incense sticks later, Huangfu Hao arrived at Yifeng Pavilion.
There was already someone sitting in the pavilion of Yifeng Pavilion. When he saw Huangfu Hao, he immediately stood up. It was the Crown Prince.
Huangfu Hao was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected the Crown Prince to arrive before him. In this case, the time requested on the post didn't seem so unacceptable, since the other party had arrived earlier.
He looked around and said, "Why haven't the others come?"
Since we are about to start a "love at first sight" drama, how can we start it if no one else is here?
The prince smiled and said, "No hurry, no hurry. I asked you to come so early today because I have something to say to you alone."
Huangfu Hao felt a little strange, but he didn't think much of it. His guards were on the mountainside and could easily get here. Seeing that the prince's guards were all by his side, he knew nothing would go wrong. He asked, "Please speak."
The Crown Prince walked over to Huangfu Hao and stopped, saying, "Brother Huangfu, aren't you surprised why I called you here so early today, and why I asked Brother Huangfu's guards to stay on the mountainside?"
"Maybe there is something very important to discuss." Huangfu Hao was a little impatient to play witty remarks with the prince. Now that they both had reached this point, there was no need to hide anything they wanted to say.
"Brother Huangfu, don't you think this is like an attempt to silence someone?" asked the prince.
Huangfu Hao laughed heartily and said, "Joking is not your style."
The prince did not answer. Huangfu Hao turned to look at him and his heart skipped a beat.
The Crown Prince's expression was calm, and he didn't move. But it was this very calmness that suddenly gave Huangfu Hao a deep sense of unease. He felt a chill run down his spine. But...why did the Crown Prince want to silence the witnesses? Unless the Crown Prince could kill every servant in the Prince of Qin's mansion, he would be implicated. Furthermore, Huangfu Hao still couldn't figure out why the Crown Prince wanted to kill him.
But before he heard the answer, he saw the prince's eyes flash slightly. Huangfu Hao was startled and subconsciously dodged to the side, barely avoiding the silver sword light that Dangxiong stabbed from behind.
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