Even Shen Mubai himself paused for a moment before screaming.
Afraid he would fall, he reflexively grabbed the pig's ear.
Unexpectedly, this terrified the sow even more, causing her to run even faster and charge wildly.
Seeing the pig about to crash into the wall, Shen Mubai screamed in fright, grabbing the pig's ears and yelling loudly.
"Help!"
It was at this moment that Emperor Rongcheng's men rushed in.
However, upon seeing this scene, they were all stunned and speechless with shock.
******
Wanhe Hall.
Shen Mubai was carried back.
His clothes were tattered, his face was disheveled, and he lay sprawled on the remodeled sedan chair, looking utterly dejected.
Moreover, after he entered, the entire hall was filled with a strange smell.
It smelled like animal feces mixed with a fishy stench.
This made Gu Jingchun quietly move to the side, trying to stay as far away from Shen Mubai as possible, afraid that he would pick up that smell.
After being put down, Shen Mubai immediately struggled to crawl forward a few steps before speaking in a tearful voice.
"Father, you must do justice for your son!"
Emperor Rongcheng was surprised to see Prince Rui return in this state. He stood up in astonishment and walked down with a worried expression.
"What's wrong with you all of a sudden?"
How did you end up like this?
Emperor Rongcheng walked up to Shen Mubai and was about to bend down when he smelled the stench emanating from Shen Mubai. He paused and took a step back.
Shen Mubai looked around, first pouting at Consort Hui with a wronged expression, and finally fixed his gaze on Shen Hechuan.
"Father, the Crown Prince has harmed me!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng glanced at Shen Hechuan indifferently, retreated to sit back on the dragon throne, and then asked another question.
"oh?"
"Did the Crown Prince harm you?"
"Then tell me, how did His Highness the Crown Prince harm you?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Mubai immediately took a breath, preparing to recount Shen Hechuan's crimes in one go.
For example, Shen Hechuan secretly replaced Gu Jingchun with that pig, causing him to be attacked by the pig, lose face, and now suffer severe physical pain.
However, he opened his mouth, but then suddenly stopped, unable to utter a single word.
Shen Mubai was truly driven mad by that sow.
He blurted out those words without even thinking. If he were to tell Emperor Rongcheng about this, and the emperor asked him why he had stolen the bridal sedan chair, how would he explain himself?
Isn't this cutting off all their escape routes?
Seeing that Shen Mubai did not speak, Emperor Rongcheng asked again.
Shen Mubai then endured the pain in his buttocks and sat down, bowing respectfully:
"Father, when I went out today, I was accidentally attacked by a wild boar and that's how I got injured."
"Your Majesty, I was just confused by anger and spoke without thinking. I misspoke and it had nothing to do with Your Highness. I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness and Your Highness's understanding."
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan turned around calmly, a smile on his lips, and said something to Shen Mubai.
"Of course I don't mind."
However, judging from your reaction today, brother, the wild boar you encountered must have been quite large. Otherwise, how could you have ended up in such a sorry state?
Upon hearing this, Shen Mubai's face turned pale and then red. Even though he hated him to death in his heart, he could only put on a smiling face in front of him.
"Your Highness is too worried. It was only because I was careless that the wild boar took advantage of my momentary lapse in attention."
It's just that my clothes are a little dirty; I'm perfectly fine.
After Shen Mubai finished speaking, Emperor Rongcheng was relieved to know that he was alright.
He looked at Shen Mubai before continuing, "What a coincidence! Someone said today that you were the one who wanted to harm His Highness the Crown Prince."
Shen Mubai looked up at Emperor Rongcheng in disbelief.
Emperor Rongcheng's gaze fell upon Gu Jingchun.
Shen Mubai then followed Emperor Rongcheng's gaze and looked at Gu Jingchun.
But that one glance made him take a step back in disbelief, sit down on the ground, and shout incredulously.
How did you get here?
Gu Jingchun looked at Shen Mubai and spoke timidly:
“Your Highness, I have now told His Majesty everything you have done. Now you can forget about using me to threaten His Highness the Crown Prince.”
Shen Mubai was completely confused at this moment, and without thinking much, he reflexively blurted out:
"What good would it do to tell the Emperor? With your abilities..."
He paused, realizing something, and turned sharply to look at Emperor Rongcheng.
"Father, I do not understand what this woman means?"
"He is clearly trying to frame me."
Emperor Rongcheng had already realized when Shen Mubai spoke that this matter was inextricably linked to him, so he snorted coldly.
"Miss Gu said that you led people to impersonate His Highness the Crown Prince and forcibly took away her bridal sedan chair."
Upon hearing this, Shen Mubai looked at Gu Jingchun with even greater shock.
I thought to myself, how could he have known about my plan?!
However, while it's true that he stole the bridal sedan chair, he didn't kidnap Gu Jingchun.
After all, who would have thought that there was a pig inside the bridal sedan chair!
Therefore, Shen Mubai quickly shook his head and refused.
"No, no, no, Father, that's not how it is. Your son did not do such a thing. Moreover, I didn't even see her today, so how could I have kidnapped her?"
Shen Mubai kept shaking his head.
Consort Hui, standing to the side, kept looking at Shen Mubai with concern.
She didn't know why, but suddenly had a bad feeling.
Just then, Emperor Rongcheng gestured to Li Ce, who had been kneeling to one side and had gone to investigate, to speak respectfully.
"Your Majesty, I investigated the scene of the abduction today, questioned the local people, and examined various traces such as cart tracks. In the end, all the evidence pointed to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng frowned slightly.
Consort Hui and Shen Mubai breathed a sigh of relief.
Especially Shen Mubai, if he hadn't been looking down, he probably would have burst out laughing.
Even if he prepared a pig for him, what difference would it make? In the end, he would still be punished by Emperor Rongcheng.
He was now quite looking forward to seeing how Emperor Rongcheng would punish her.
If only we could just depose him from his position as crown prince.
In this way, he would be the rightful crown prince, and in the future, he would see who would dare to say a word against him, that he was inferior to His Highness the Crown Prince.
However, Li Ce continued speaking:
"However, I have also discovered through various clues that these pieces of evidence are all questionable."
"After much comparison and investigation, it was discovered that the group's whereabouts were suspicious. Following their trail, we eventually found that His Highness Prince Rui was among them."
"and……"
Li Ce glanced hesitantly at Shen Mubai as he spoke.
Upon seeing this, Emperor Rongcheng immediately warned, "And what?!"
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