Chapter 782 All Belongs to You (1)
Things seemed to have changed beyond recognition overnight. The originally envisioned endless glory turned into countless troubles in just a moment.
Wang Bi and Shen Dongling had never imagined that Huangfu Hao would be murdered by the Crown Prince. They had no idea what had happened. Although the Crown Prince's guards had insisted that the Crown Prince had not attacked Huangfu Hao and that he was already dead when the Crown Prince arrived at Yifeng Pavilion, Huangfu Hao's guards seemed to believe it.
The misunderstanding had already occurred, let alone a bloody misunderstanding, and so what followed were shocking charges.
Shen Dongling tried her best to remain calm on the surface, and comforted Wang Bi: "There must be some misunderstanding. It will be fine as long as the misunderstanding is resolved." But her heart was sinking into the abyss.
To outsiders, it seemed that Wang Bi had found the incense and gifted it to the crown prince, and that the crown prince had invited Huangfu Hao to taste the incense together. This was the source of the bloody incident, and Wang Bi was the cause of the disaster. Even if Wang Bi had nothing to do with the incident, the royal family's wrath had implicated so many people, and it was impossible for Wang Bi to escape unscathed.
Furthermore, even if the prince was lucky enough to prove his innocence in the end, it was Wang Bi who proposed the incense tasting incident first. Because of Wang Bi's suggestion, Huangfu Hao died, and the State of Qin would certainly not let it go. The prince's ally also died. How could the prince not vent his anger on Wang Bi?
So no matter how you look at it, Wang Bi, the scapegoat, cannot escape.
Wang Bi had obviously thought of this as well, his expression grim. He was calmer than Shen Dongling, and simply said, "Let's go back home first and visit the Crown Prince's residence to find out what happened."
How could Huangfu Hao have died out of nowhere? Who killed him? And why did Huangfu Hao call out the Crown Prince's name? The complexity of this situation is truly baffling. Regardless, we must first understand what exactly happened before we can find a solution.
The driver turned his horse and headed towards the city. Shen Dongling suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "Why haven't I seen Fifth Sister?"
Wang Bi was stunned.
You have to know that the reason the Crown Prince used this strategy was for Shen Miao. Shen Dongling calculated the time and arrived at Yifeng Pavilion at about the same time as Shen Miao, so that they could chat and show their "sisterly love." They stopped here for a while. Logically, Shen Miao and the others should have arrived here as well. However, the mountain road in the suburbs made it clear ahead, and there were no other carriages in front or behind.
Why didn't Shen Miao come?
Wang Bi only knew that Shen Miao was the cousin of Shen Dongling's third wife, and that she was favored because of Shen Xin's power, but privately he knew nothing about Shen Miao's character. Shen Dongling, however, had witnessed Shen Miao's methods of dealing with the second and third wives, and her heart sank.
If Shen Miao hadn't come, how could it be such a coincidence? Could it be that Shen Miao knew that something would happen today? No one in the world has the ability to predict the future. Could it be that... this matter is related to Shen Miao?
No matter how powerful she is, how could she kill the Crown Prince of Qin so easily!
Wang Bi heard Shen Dongling's words, but misunderstood what she meant. He said, "Yes, if Miss Shen Wu was here, things would probably go more smoothly!"
Wang Bi thought that with one more person, he could share more of the blame. If Shen Miao was present, Emperor Wenhui would not be too hard on him for Shen Xin's sake. However, if he was the only one to be punished, it would seem unfair. In order to show fairness, Shen Miao's presence would save Wang Bi a lot of trouble.
He said, "Let's go back to the mansion first. Miss Shen Wu might have already gone back. Let's see what happens to the prince first."
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