Chapter 228 Pei Yanchuan, why are you so hard to kill!
“If my mother knew, she would kill you all even faster,” Princess Ping’an said.
Before coming to Cangzhou, she had hurt her mother's feelings. In the past few days, she had thought things through and realized that Granny Xi was right. She must help her mother get rid of these people.
In order to regain her place in her mother's heart.
“Pei Anqing.” Prince Langya, Pei Yanchuan, said in a cold voice, “I have spared you time and time again because your father once helped me.”
"Looking back now, keeping you around was just leaving myself a potential threat that could kill me at any moment."
"You could have lived a peaceful and stable life, but you chose to take a path of no return."
Pei Anqing remained completely calm; in his eyes, all these people were already dead.
“Pei Yanchuan, you keep saying you’re doing this for my biological father’s sake, then why don’t you ask him for an official title? You adopted me just for your own good reputation.”
"You kept saying you would arrange a marriage for me, but what happened?" Pei Anqing pointed at Jiang Wanning. "In the end, she slept with you and became your princess."
"This position should have been mine. You owe me this. You also took away the person who was supposed to marry me."
"Now that I've regained my position as heir apparent, I'm being ridiculed by everyone, and it's all thanks to you!"
“If the prince hadn’t saved you, you would have starved to death long ago,” Mo Ran couldn’t help but say. “It’s one thing if you don’t remember this kindness, but back then you knew that the prince was in love with the princess.”
"You deliberately approached the princess, and not only that, you also had an affair with your concubine while you were getting close to her."
"What? You've forgotten all of that? You only keep saying bad things about the Prince? You ungrateful wretch!"
Pei Anqing laughed loudly a few times, "Me, an ingrate? Why don't you say he, Pei Yanchuan, is hypocritical?"
"Pei Yanchuan, you really are hard to kill. I've tried to kill you so many times, but I still couldn't. Today, it's time for you to die."
"Don't worry, I will definitely protect this manor and the position of the Prince of Langya for you." Pei Anqing said with a slight smile.
What use is it if Ren Peiyanchuan's martial arts are so high? This is Cangzhou, not the capital.
"My lord, all the men have arrived and have completely surrounded the mansion. Not even a fly or mosquito will be able to escape today," the servant reported as he entered.
"Good!" Li Shengyuan shouted.
He turned to Princess Ping'an and Pei Anqing and bowed respectfully, saying, "Princess, Your Excellency, with just one order, there will be no more Prince Pei Yanchuan and Princess Consort of Langya after today."
The three laughed smugly. Pei Anqing glanced at Jiang Wanning and said arrogantly, "Jiang Wanning, if you had followed me back then, you would still be the Princess of Langya today."
"Blame it on you for insisting on following Pei Yanchuan against me. Then you can go to hell with him!"
"Oh, by the way, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of your maternal grandfather and your parents." Pei Anqing emphasized the word "take good care of."
Jiang Wan Ning sneered, "You think you can kill us?"
"They dare to be so defiant even when they're about to die! Lord Li, why don't you give the order to be strangled on the spot!"
"Yes." Li Shengyuan turned to the guards and said, "Make your move!"
The guard clapped his hands, and instantly rows of bows and arrows were set up on the courtyard wall, and armored soldiers rushed in.
The leader of the soldiers, holding a long sword, strode confidently into the hall.
Li Shengyuan hurriedly stepped forward to greet them, "Lord Ma, these are the traitors who intended to assassinate the princess and this lord. Please capture them immediately!"
The soldier surnamed Ma looked around, his gaze settling on Pei Yanchuan. "Lord Li, are you sure this man is the traitor?"
“Absolutely true!” Li Shengyuan said decisively. “If Lord Ma doesn’t believe what I’m saying, this is Princess Ping’an. I’m sure Lord Ma has heard of her before.”
"I, the Princess, command you to strangle these thieves on the spot!" Princess Ping'an took out her waist token.
"As far as I know, this Princess Ping'an is now a county princess," said Lord Ma.
"Oh, Lord Ma." Li Shengyuan cursed the soldier surnamed Ma a thousand times in his heart, "Do you care whether she is a princess or a county princess?"
"All you need to know is that she is the daughter of the Grand Princess. How many people who offend the Grand Princess's daughter can live long?"
Lord Ma was hoping to climb the social ladder by getting close to the Grand Princess.
This soldier surnamed Ma was the deputy general of Gongsun Xuance, the leader of the Cangzhou garrison. Gongsun Xuance was a straightforward person who didn't know how to be flexible, and his subordinates were the same.
It was embarrassing for a mere soldier to interrogate a dignified prefect like this.
"Lord Ma, hurry up and get started," Li Shengyuan urged again.
The soldier surnamed Ma drew his sword, pointed it at the roof, and shouted, "All soldiers, listen to my command! Capture the traitor!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the soldiers drew their swords.
Just as Pei Anqing, Princess Ping'an, and Li Shengyuan were looking at Pei Yanchuan and the others with smug satisfaction, the soldier surnamed Ma pointed his sword at Li Shengyuan.
The remaining soldiers surrounded Pei Anqing and Princess Ping'an.
"W-what...Lord Ma, what's going on? What are you doing?"
"Naturally, it's about apprehending the traitors."
"Why are you arresting me, the official, instead of arresting the traitors?"
The soldier surnamed Ma looked at Pei Yanchuan, sheathed his sword, and respectfully bowed to Pei Yanchuan and Jiang Wanning, saying, "Greetings, Prince Langya, Princess Langya."
"When...when did you find out?" Li Shengyuan stammered.
He hadn't revealed the identities of these people, and he'd only known them for half a day; how could the news have spread so quickly?
"Lord Li probably doesn't know that the garrison of Cangzhou was once under the command of the Duke of Ying."
"So what?"
Mo Ran suddenly felt that Li Shengyuan was pitifully stupid, and kindly explained, "Then you probably don't know that the Prince of Langya is Xie Chuan, the heir of the Duke of Ying."
"This matter is no longer a secret."
"Moreover, His Majesty has already placed the former Xie family army under the command of the Langya Army. Oh, this was only decided a few days ago, and the decree has not yet been proclaimed."
"However, the message has already been sent to all military camps."
"Your Highness has come here for this very reason."
Upon hearing this, not only Li Shengyuan, but also Pei Anqing and Ping An were stunned.
"What? How is this possible? Why haven't I received any news?" Pei Anqing was somewhat incredulous.
Li Shengyuan knelt down in front of Pei Yanchuan with a thud. "Your Highness, Your Highness, please forgive me. It was all their fault. They forced me to do this."
"I dared not offend you, which is why I listened to the slander of the treacherous officials. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Pei Anqing kicked Li Shengyuan to the ground, picked up the sword that was hanging on the wall, and slit Li Shengyuan's throat with one stroke. Then he pointed the sword at Pei Yanchuan and said...
"Pei Yanchuan, why are you so hard to kill!"
"Today, I will kill you!"
"You think you can take me on?" said the soldier surnamed Ma.
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