mtl008 Chapter 393 The Yun Family Falls into a Trap (1)
Chapter 393 The Yun Family Falls into a Trap (1)
"Prince Zhuo? You are Prince Zhuo Lu Yingxing!"
Locked alone in that deep and endless dark room, isolated from the outside world, with only a few faint candlelights to keep him company, Tan Zhaozao became extremely unstable, restless and irritable, as if he was a ghost unwilling to be lonely in the night.
Suddenly he was kicked to the ground, "How dare you! You actually called the prince by his name."
The strip of cloth in front of him made him feel as if he was still in a dark dungeon. The pain in his body seemed to be a catalyst for emotional catharsis. Tan Zhao suddenly burst into tears, which were a mixture of anger, fear, helplessness and unwillingness, as if he wanted to vent all the grievances he had felt during this period.
His cries echoed in the room, mournful and desperate.
Mrs. Tan was the first to burst out crying when she heard the cry. Her eldest son, who was always known for his calmness and steadiness and was the pride of the family, was now breaking down and crying like a child? It was unbelievable. She almost screamed and begged for mercy, no longer showing any of the dignity of the city lord's wife in the past, "Prince Zhuo, please have mercy on him and spare his life! Don't hit him, don't hit him, wuwuwuwu! Please, please let him go... wuwuwu, my son!"
Shen Yu was speechless.
She looked at the man who was suddenly lying on the ground crying, and thought, "Auntie, you are still blindfolded, which eye did you use to see us beating people?"
With a sigh, she said with a headache, "Take down the strips of cloth. Don't let Mrs. Tan think that we abused her son."
Tan Fuyao's eyes had long been accustomed to the light. She had been looking at her elder brother quietly, crying quietly, without explanation, consolation, or emotion.
Since being put on the chair, Tan Daixue has been sitting there obediently, trying her best to block out everything around her. She keeps convincing herself that it won't happen to me, it won't happen to me, until she heard her eldest brother's cry, and then she truly realized how close death was to her.
Until the cloth in front of her eyes was removed, Tan Daixue slowly opened her eyes, and she felt the strong light. Her vision adapted well. When she heard the door closing, she turned her head mechanically and saw that the door was closed from the outside. She breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it was no longer that stone chamber.
She stared to the right, only to see Prince Zhuo and the princess sitting on the same chair, with a closeness to each other that did not allow anyone else to interfere.
Standing beside them was the inspector from that day, with a tall and majestic figure. She had seen the other few people before, and they were all the most useful confidants in Prince Zhuo's mansion.
Their faces were calm, with a barely perceptible annoyance in their eyes, as they quietly watched the mother and son hugging and crying, the kind of eyes that looked at ants... She just thought, how stupid she was to have provoked these people.
The princess suddenly frowned, and a hint of anger flashed in Prince Zhuo's calm eyes, "Xiao Fan, tell them to shut up."
The man named Xiao Fan nodded, went over and tapped his mother and brother twice, and the crying stopped abruptly. He did not step back, but stood beside them waiting for instructions, giving people a feeling of remoteness and indifference.
Perhaps feeling her gaze, Xiao Fan suddenly looked up, and their eyes met. Tan Daixue clearly saw the murderous intent in his eyes. She immediately buried her head between her legs, trying to wrap herself like a cocoon on the chair.
Shen Yu ignored the others. She looked at Tan Fuyao who had been sitting at the right side and said calmly, "Miss Tan, since you said that you are more valuable alive than dead, then please prove your value!"
Tan Fuyao came back to her senses immediately. She had just turned her gaze away from her eldest brother and turned back to meet Lu Yingxing's warning eyes. She actually understood what King Zhuo meant. Was he asking her not to waste his wife's time?
She tried her best to stay calm, clearing her mind of all plans, and couldn't help but glance at her terrified mother and elder brother. She admitted that Prince Zhuo's tactic of killing the chicken to scare the monkey was effective, and she was afraid.
She took a deep breath, and when she spoke again, she was full of respect and obedience, and spoke concisely, "My Lord, Princess, I don't know where to start, so I will start with the Tan family's plan for Princess Zhuo. If you have anything you want to know, please ask directly."
Looking at the princess sitting on the chair with a curious look on her face, she inexplicably felt a sense of security. "The Tan family doesn't want power to fall into the hands of others. Since we knew that Prince Zhuo's return was irreversible, we began to save ourselves. The position of the prince is impossible, and the only position we can get is the princess. Princess Zhuo is from Luocheng. At first, we wanted to use this as a weakness to attack and let the people of Zhuocheng think that the princess is from Luocheng. The fact is that we have already taken action. Not long after the two of you got married, Prince Zhuo began to spread rumors that if the prince married a princess from Luocheng, she would not be on the side of the people of Zhuocheng... I believe Mr. Wu has heard about it."
Wu Zhong, who was named, nodded to everyone and said, "It is true."
Lu Yingxing looked worried, "Why didn't you report it?"
Wu Zhong paused before tentatively speaking, "Didn't the prince strike back immediately?"
Seeing his bewildered look, she continued, "At the time, this rumor was just a flash in the pan. I just received the news, and the prince sent back the composting method contributed by the princess. Not long after, he sent sugarcane seedlings. I thought... Could it be... Wasn't it to calm the matter down?"
Shen Yu was also stunned. It was really too much of a coincidence.
Looking back, that was the first time Lu Yingxing followed her back to the village. In the name of giving her compensation, he not only cheated her of the cooperation in sugarcane planting, but he also offered her a method of making fertilizer... She was so angry when she realized it!
But looking back now, it feels like a lifetime ago?
When she raised her eyes, she met the man's teasing gaze. There was an obvious smile in his eyes. It was obvious that he had thought of it, and an indescribable nostalgia surged in her heart.
The two smiled at each other, and he said, "No! We didn't know about this. At that time, the princess heard that Zhuocheng's grain production was not enough to supply the whole city, and the pass was controlled, so she selflessly contributed this method, hoping to solve the dilemma."
Everyone suddenly understood, and Wu Zhong could not hide his excitement. He bowed and spoke with admiration, saying with emotion, "Princess, you are so magnanimous. We admire you so much! As the old saying goes, 'Good deeds will be rewarded with good'. What I saw today is true!"
His voice echoed in the silence, with a bit of warmth, as if even the air was moved by it. Tan Fuyao never expected it to be like this? She once thought that this was a way to crack it, and she also said that the princess was scheming and used to buying people's hearts.
"And then?" Shen Yu waved his hand indifferently and continued to ask.
Tan Fuyao regained her composure and said, "Then, the Tan family wanted to continue hinting to the people that Prince Zhuo's Mansion needed a native concubine, but I didn't want to be a concubine, so..."
"Oh! Really? You don't want to be a humble servant? You clearly want me to fight with Princess Zhuo, and then you can reap the benefits!"