Chapter 99

The Second Prince held back from pulling his sleeve away from Consort Yu Zhao’s hand. Upon hearing her mention the fake death drug, the Second Prince’s eyes flickered slightly.

“Do you really want to leave?”

Consort Yu Zhao immediately nodded eagerly, giving her life and sincere feelings without hesitation to the Second Prince in front of her.

The Second Prince pretended to ponder for a moment before nodding, “It’s not impossible.”

This statement lit up Consort Yu Zhao’s eyes.

“Shen Lang, can we leave as soon as possible? I really don’t want to stay by that dog Emperor’s side for another moment.”

Seeing Consort Yu Zhao treating the Second Prince as her savior, Qiao Jiaojiao shook her head secretly.

[“This silly woman, does the Second Prince even have a fake death drug? Even if he does, he won’t give it to you. If you dare to take his drug, it will be the last time you close your eyes!”]

Meng Guxue, upon hearing this, had already quietly covered her mouth.

This Consort Yu Zhao was obviously Emperor Yong’s favored consort, yet she seemed so infatuated with Shen Lang!

Would Shen Lang really save her and take her away?

If Shen Lang really kept such a vixen by his side, wouldn’t her position be very dangerous?

At this point, Meng Guxue was still entangled in her emotions.

“Alright,” the Second Prince replied indifferently.

Consort Yu Zhao was overjoyed. At this moment, she pulled on Liu Lu beside her and eagerly asked, “Shen Lang, Liu Lu has been very good to me. Can she come with us?”

Liu Lu didn’t expect Consort Yu Zhao to really want to take her away. Her heart suddenly felt sour, and her eyes turned red.

But she wasn’t as infatuated with the Second Prince as Consort Yu Zhao was. She was much calmer.

Using the fake death drug was too dangerous. If the play became real, everything would be lost.

Since the Second Prince had decided to get rid of Consort Yu Zhao, her close maidservant naturally couldn’t stay.

He nodded slowly, “It’s much easier for palace maids to leave the palace. She can leave the palace early and wait for you.”

“Liu Lu, that’s great!”

Consort Yu Zhao’s eyes curved with joy, her face already showing anticipation for the future life.

“Shen Lang, when do you think I should leave? Do I need to poison that dog Emperor before leaving?”

“Unfortunately, I can’t get close to the Crown Prince. Otherwise, I would have dealt with him too. This way, Shen Lang could have peace of mind!”

Qiao Jiaojiao heard this and knew it was bad.

[“That silly girl’s mentality is already outstanding among children, but she can’t resist her love for her Crown Prince brother!”]

[“He’s definitely going to show his emotions now!”]

Qiao Jiaojiao’s mind had just reached this point when she heard the creaking sound of branches breaking from the bushes where the silly girl was hiding.

The Second Prince was suddenly startled by the sound. In this critical moment, he immediately shouted sternly:

“Consort Yu Zhao, how dare you speak such treasonous words! That is my father and brother. I will never allow anyone to harm them!”

Consort Yu Zhao clearly also heard the strange sound. Her heart trembled violently, and she immediately fell to the ground, begging for forgiveness:

“Y-Your Highness, I… I was temporarily confused. I beg Your Highness to spare my life!”

With the sudden turn of events, Meng Guxue was already stunned, frozen behind the tree, not moving an inch.

At this moment, Qiao Jiaojiao couldn’t help but admire the Second Prince.

He noticed someone eavesdropping, but instead of going to catch the person immediately, he sternly reprimanded Consort Yu Zhao, clearly stating his position.

By doing so, regardless of whether he could solve the eavesdropper, even in the worst-case scenario of today’s private meeting being exposed to Emperor Yong, he would have room for rebuttal.

Such mentality, such reaction, truly made people feel fearful!

And this Consort Yu Zhao was quite clever as long as she wasn’t facing the Second Prince directly.

She responded instantly to the Second Prince’s sincere words, even shouldering the blame herself!

[“Tsk tsk, truly deserving of being the male lead who laughs last, so clever and cunning!”]

[“Look at Meng Guxue trembling in fear, looking confused. At most, she’s just a tool for the male lead to make money. Compared to the male lead, her intellect is like being beaten with a stick.”]

The Second Prince listened carefully for a while, but there was no movement from the bushes.

His eyes flickered slightly. It seemed that the person hiding in the dark was in a weak position. Otherwise, they would have already come out to accuse him!

He wasn’t sure how much the person had heard. Since they didn’t dare to come out, he might as well take this opportunity to completely expose himself!

With that in mind, the Second Prince looked down at Consort Yu Zhao on the ground and said coldly,

“Consort Yu Zhao, I spared you because you resemble my mother to some extent. But who knew you would harbor such malicious intentions, wanting to harm my father and brother!”

“I’m telling you, if you speak out of turn like this again, I will drag you to my father and let justice be served!”

After saying this, he immediately showed a comforting expression to Consort Yu Zhao, who looked frightened. He silently mouthed, “Figure out a way to deal with him.”

Tears filled Consort Yu Zhao’s eyes as she silently nodded, then sobbed softly,

“Your Highness, have mercy! This concubine dare not! This concubine absolutely dare not!”

The Second Prince brushed his sleeve angrily. “Consort Yu Zhao, handle your own affairs!”

After that, he left with a stern face, as if he hadn’t heard the slip just now.

Meng Guxue heard the Second Prince’s intention to leave and was scared stiff, turning around to leave quickly, her steps hurried and panicked.

For some reason, she felt endless fear in her heart, feeling that if she were discovered eavesdropping, she might also lose her life!

As the Second Prince turned to leave the artificial hill, he originally wanted to hide in the shadows and wait until Consort Yu Zhao dealt with the person before leaving at ease.

But with a casual glance, he unexpectedly saw a skirt flash by!

The Second Prince’s heart jumped. It turned out that there was more than one person eavesdropping in the dark!

His heart pounded rapidly. This time he had been too careless!

Not only had Consort Yu Zhao not dealt with it, but she also missed two tails!

This was why he didn’t want to meet Consort Yu Zhao in the palace. It was too dangerous with so many eyes and ears!

But since Consort Yu Zhao was covering for him, he decided to take down the woman who had escaped first!

Judging by the color of the skirt, if he guessed correctly, the eavesdropper should be Meng family’s Meng Guxue, right?

If it really was her, he wouldn’t rush to eliminate her. After all, she held three crucial formulas!

With that in mind, the Second Prince’s pace quickened slightly as he stepped out to follow.

Meanwhile, Consort Yu Zhao stood up with lingering fear in her heart. Thinking about the person hiding in the bushes who could threaten her and Shen Lang’s lives, her eyes suddenly became determined, and a hint of fierceness appeared on her face.

The next moment, without warning, she lifted her skirt and agilely ran to the cluster of bushes, fiercely pushing aside the leaves to reveal the innocent face behind.