Chapter 306: You are useless even if I give you the chance
"Master Wei, you need to provide evidence for what you say. I have no grudge against you, so why would I harm you?"
Prince Ying couldn't say the Crown Prince was the mastermind behind Wuyou Pavilion, so he could only deny the harm. As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Lingze rushed over and grabbed him by the collar: "This ecstasy incense is addictive. When it hits, it's like millions of ants crawling through your bones, making life worse than death. Your Highness deliberately had this incense used on me, wasn't it just to control me?"
Wei Lingze was furious and was not polite to King Ying. King Ying's neck was strangled and the guards of the palace immediately appeared and surrounded Wei Lingze.
Seeing this, Wei Lingze became even angrier and threw Prince Ying against the wall, holding him tightly with his arms.
Prince Ying lived a life of luxury, and unlike Lan Shu, he was not as tough and thick-skinned. After being pushed by Wei Lingze, he immediately rolled his eyes.
"Your Majesty..."
One of the guards yelled, ready to charge forward with his sword raised. Lan Shu quickly stopped him, "Don't be impulsive. There's just a misunderstanding between the prince and Young Master Wei. Just clear it up. Otherwise, if things get out of hand, none of us can afford it."
Yes, although Wei Lingze was suspended, he is still the eldest son of the Wei family. If anything happens to him, Prince Ying will not care about his life-saving grace and will definitely send them to the Wei family to apologize.
The guard who rushed to the front retreated silently.
Wei Lingze didn't care about these things and only pressed Prince Ying: "Where is the antidote? If Your Majesty refuses to give me the antidote today, I don't mind dying with You!"
Prince Ying's neck was stuck so tightly that he had difficulty breathing, let alone speaking.
Lan Shu persuaded the guards to stop, then turned to Wei Lingze and said, "Master Wei, didn't you like the Ecstasy Incense before? It's not a poison, so where's the antidote?"
Lan Shu's neck was pinched, and her voice was hoarse and unpleasant. The words she said sounded more like some kind of curse, announcing that Wei Lingze had stepped into purgatory and there was no turning back.
Wei Lingze grew increasingly angry, and tightened his grip on Prince Ying's neck, demanding, "Will Your Majesty give me the antidote?"
Prince Ying's face turned from red to blue, and he was about to die. The familiar itch once again wrapped around Wei Lingze through the cracks in his bones.
Ever since he discovered that there was something wrong with the incense, Wei Lingze began to reduce the frequency and duration of his use, trying to quit it, but it had no effect at all.
The addiction attacks are getting shorter and shorter, and each time they occur they are more painful.
This time, it only took a moment for the itchiness to spread throughout his body. Wei Lingze began to sweat coldly, and his hands and feet began to become weak and powerless.
Noticing Wei Lingze's change, Prince Ying suddenly pushed him away.
Wei Lingze was pushed and staggered a few steps before falling to the ground.
"Come here, take him down!"
King Ying gave the order quickly, but his neck had just been pressed too hard by Wei Lingze, so he only made a very weak sound.
Master Wei, this opportunity is right in front of you, but you are really useless...
Lan Shu felt a pang of regret in his heart, and quickly stepped forward to support Prince Ying, while changing his expression to anxious, "Prince, are you okay? I was so worried just now."
Lan Shu's voice was hoarse, like someone was crying at a funeral.
Prince Ying kicked him angrily.
If this idiot hadn't sold the Ecstasy Incense to Wei Lingze and lured him to the palace, how could something like this have happened today? And just now, the guards were about to step forward to save him, but were stopped by this idiot.
Although he was out of breath just now, his ears were not deaf.
Lan Shu was kicked and fell flat on his face, but he seemed to be used to being treated like this. He rolled nimbly on the ground and quickly got up and came to Prince Ying's side. He lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, I brought Master Wei here today because I have a plan that will help you to have smooth financial paths and rest easy in the future."
Prince Ying didn't believe Lan Shu had any good plans. He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence: "Tell me, if you don't say it well, I will have your head chopped off today!"
Lan Shu was not afraid. She quickly took out the incense she had just bought at Ningxiang Pavilion and handed it to Prince Ying: "Don't be impatient, Your Majesty. Smell this first."
Lan Shu opened the box and fanned the scent toward Prince Ying. "This is Ningxiang Pavilion's popular incense invigorating fragrance. It's only ten taels of silver a box. It smells exactly like the ecstasy fragrance the prince asked me to sell, and even the effects are almost the same," she said.
Prince Ying didn't take it seriously at first, but after hearing what happened next, he reached out and snatched the incense and examined it carefully.
The incense was not made by King Ying, but was given to him by Li Huaijing. Li Huaijing said that the spice of the incense was extremely rare and precious. Although it could make people feel ecstatic, it could not be sold in large quantities and could only be sold at a high price to the nobles in Hanjing.
Over the years, Li Huaijing has privately sent gifts to King Ying to discuss business, and King Ying has gained a lot of benefits from it, so he trusts Li Huaijing quite a bit.
This intoxicating incense was made by someone hired by Li Huaijing. After using it, Prince Ying found it to be really good, so he asked Lan Shu to sell it in Wuyou Pavilion. Apart from giving a portion of the profit to Wuyou Pavilion, Prince Ying got 60% of the remaining profit, and Li Huaijing only took 40%.
King Ying was very satisfied with the way he got the lion's share of the profits, and judging from the early sales, this was indeed a very profitable business.
But not long after the Soul-Stirring Incense was sold, Princess Baohua died, and Wei Lingze also came to the door. Now he appeared and sold the same Refreshing Incense, but only ten taels of silver a box. This matter is very strange no matter how you look at it.
Prince Ying's face darkened. Lan Shu continued, "I've already checked. Ningxiang Pavilion is the dowry shop of the Grand Tutor's Madam. This refreshing incense was given to the shopkeeper by the Grand Tutor's Fourth Young Master, Li Jixian. In just a few days, they've sold dozens of kilograms of it. Your Highness, I'm afraid that Master Li has second thoughts about you."
Lan Shu's last sentence was very meaningful, but he only said this and did not continue.
Prince Ying's face turned very ugly.
Li Huaijing said that there was an extremely rare spice in the Soul-Stirring Incense. Prince Ying had only obtained five kilograms of incense so far, but the shop in the Taifu Mansion sold dozens of kilograms in one go. It was obvious that Li Huaijing had deceived Prince Ying and was holding a large amount of spices, waiting to make a fortune after taking the position of City Maritime Envoy.
Prince Ying had previously wanted to help Li Huaijing get rid of Shen Qingyuan, but now it seems that Li Huaijing is using Prince Ying as a pawn for a little bit of profit.
After figuring out the cause and effect, Prince Ying was so angry that his chest heaved violently. At this time, Lan Shu whispered in his ear again.
"Your Highness, Young Master Wei went to Wengzhou with Li Jixian, but he knew nothing about it. It seems that the Imperial Tutor's Mansion doesn't consider him one of their own. Now that Young Master Wei has come to us for help, why don't you win him over and monopolize this incense? In the future, the Wei family will be able to help you protect yourself. Wouldn't you be able to rest easy then?"
Prince Ying just thought Lan Shu was as stupid as a pig, but now he felt that Lan Shu was still somewhat useful.
Prince Ying quickly calmed down and looked up at Wei Lingze who was curled up on the ground.
At the same time, Chunxi received A Li's report and frowned: "You said Wei Lingze followed Lan Shu to Prince Ying's Mansion?"
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