Fierce Consort

Chapter 96

It turned out that the crown prince's group had encountered the second prince's party on their way to rescue the people.

The second prince had been hunting with several noble descendents as they laughed and chatted. Seeing the crown prince making such a fanfare, they grew curious and went to ask about it.

The two of them exchanged hidden barbs. The crown prince was naturally anxious and knew this Luo Jin had probably done something. He was deeply afraid they wouldn't make it in time. The second prince's aides took this opportunity to secretly send people ahead to pass on the message.

The second prince continued to keep the crown prince tied up via questioning. The crown prince also didn't hide things and spoke the truth of the matter. They would have found out sooner or later anyway. He took the opportunity to question if the second prince was trying to delay them from saving people.

The second prince was startled and said they would come along to help.

The second prince was very familiar with this area of the hunting grounds. He estimated that by the time they hurried over, everything would be arranged already. He was naturally confident.

Unexpectedly, when they arrived his subordinates had all been wiped out and those who should have died were alive and well.

The second prince had never suffered such a shock in his life!

He was certainly shocked, but also couldn't help but rejoice. Luckily they had planned everything meticulously, and along with the lack of witnesses it would be hard to find any incriminating evidence against him!

While the crown prince was coaxing Shen Qi, Yan Ting also jumped out. He was both startled and worried as he asked Yan Yan if she was hurt, putting on the appearance of a compassionate father concerned for his daughter. He loudly denounced whoever came up with this plot and cursed them to die horrible deaths. If he knew who was responsible, he definitely wouldn't let them off.

Even though Xu Xiang Rong knew this was a necessary performance, he still couldn't help but feel a little unwell.

Being cursed by someone right in front of them, both Xu Xiang Rong and even the second prince felt some indescribable emotions. Especially since Yan Ting himself had been more or less involved!

Before long, the Zhenguo Duke and Emperor Xi arrived as well.

The emperor's arrival was naturally more awe-inspiring than the crown prince's group.

Emperor Xi was furious. His voice rang out as he ordered for a thorough investigation.

The crown prince hugged Emperor Xi's leg as he cried and scolded himself for being too muddled at the time, almost making a huge mistake. The crown prince's attitude was extremely good and he was showing remorse. Furthermore, the situation was truly dangerous at the time. The crown prince was naturally more important than others. Seeing that he had returned with reinforcements as well as the pile of corpses on the floor and the wolf pack that shouldn't have appeared, Emperor Xi didn't scold him. He felt some sympathy instead.

Since the emperor didn't force the issue and the crown prince acted appropriately, naturally no one dared to mention the crown prince's conduct again.

The Zhenguo Duke's reaction was truly as Empress Xiao predicted. Since his grandson and granddaughter were fine, he naturally wouldn't get further involved. Actually, he was also pretty clear on what had happened. It definitely involved the empress and the senior concubine. The two children were merely in the wrong place at the wrong time.
People below being swept into the struggles of those above. This was something the Zhenguo Duke had seen far too often. He also knew how to handle such matters.