Chapter 52

The Crown Prince hurried to the study, and the eunuch beside the Emperor immediately came forward, bowing and saying:

“Your Highness, His Majesty is resting. What brings you here?”

The Crown Prince furrowed his brows suddenly. “Resting? Didn’t Father summon me?”

The eunuch looked bewildered. “This… no, I’ve been standing guard here, His Majesty has been in the study the whole time, and hasn’t summoned anyone.”

The Crown Prince was first taken aback, then his face suddenly changed color, muttering under his breath, “This is bad!”

The eunuch was startled by the Crown Prince’s expression and hurriedly asked, “Your Highness, what’s wrong?”

The Crown Prince turned and left, the purple hem of his robe fluttering, not even caring about his demeanor.

Seeing this, the eunuch knew it was a big deal!

He dared not be negligent and immediately pushed open the door to the study.

When the Crown Prince hurried to the study, what greeted his eyes was such a terrifying scene.

He saw the Western Prince carrying Qiao Jiaojiao, fleeing in a stumbling manner, and behind them, Di Zaiying, who was originally elegant and dignified, now looked ferocious, holding a bloodied needle like a grim reaper.

The Crown Prince’s heart trembled suddenly, and in his urgency, he could only pull down a piece of purple jade hanging from his waist and shoot it out as a hidden weapon.

“Ah!”

The purple jade hit Di Zaiying’s forehead squarely, and he screamed in pain, feeling as if his skull had shattered from the intense pain.

He held his forehead and screamed wildly, the black blood from his hand smearing on his face, becoming even more terrifying.

Qiao Jiaojiao watched closely. The purple jade came fiercely and accurately. She could tell that the person who shot the hidden weapon was a master!

[“Did the Crown Prince do it? Does the Crown Prince know martial arts?”]

Qiao Jiaojiao was astonished!

[“No way, it wasn’t mentioned in the original! And if the Crown Prince really had such martial skills, why would he die so inexplicably?”]

Qiao Jiaojiao was murmuring to herself, when a pair of powerful hands suddenly picked her up.

“Little Xi, don’t be afraid, is Jiaojiao okay?” The Crown Prince’s gentle voice mixed with a hint of fear sounded.

“Brother! Look at sister, she was fiercely stabbed by Mr. Di with a black needle, it must be poisonous!”

“That needle… that needle was supposed to hit me, but my sister took it for me!”

“Sob sob sob, what should we do, brother, I’m so scared for my sister!”

Qiao Jiaojiao glanced at the silly and sweet one on the ground, who was tightly holding onto the Crown Prince’s sleeve, crying and sobbing.

Qiao Jiaojiao looked back and saw that there was no one else in the study at this time.

So, the purple jade just now was really sent out by the Crown Prince!

So the Crown Prince’s martial arts skills are so strong!

Qiao Jiaojiao discovered the secret that was not written in the original, feeling excited and anxious at the same time.

[“That dog author didn’t reveal everything even with the God’s perspective, and the Crown Prince’s sudden death hasn’t been explained until the end!”]

[“Now, I can only rely on myself to slowly dig out the truth!”]

Di Zaiying was rolling on the ground, holding his head, and when he heard the words of the Western Prince, he suddenly screamed, “Monster! The Qiao family’s daughter is a monster!”

The Crown Prince, upon hearing about the poisoned needle, felt dizzy in front of his eyes.

If anything happened to Qiao Jiaojiao in the palace, he would be held accountable!

Thinking of this, he couldn’t care about anything else, and pulled open Qiao Jiaojiao’s collar.

The clothes were pulled down to the shoulder, and the Crown Prince looked down, the baby’s skin was smooth, with fuzzy fetal hair, rosy and soft.

There was absolutely no injury!

Could it be that Little Xi remembered wrong in the panic, and actually, the injury was on the other shoulder?

The Crown Prince was about to check again when the Western Prince suddenly exclaimed, “Great! Sister is really okay!”

He remembered vividly that just now, Di Zaiying’s attack landed on Qiao Jiaojiao’s right shoulder, and it was with full force.

Even if the weapon was a needle, it would leave a wound, especially on the delicate skin of Qiao Jiaojiao.

At this moment, the Western Prince couldn’t help but recall the inexplicable scene on the bed just now.

It seemed that no matter where Mr. Di stabbed Qiao Jiaojiao, she had no reaction, but Mr. Di would have corresponding wounds on his body.

No wonder Mr. Di called Qiao Jiaojiao a monster…

Qiao Jiaojiao watched as the silly and sweet one suddenly froze, feeling a tremor in her heart.

[“In order to save his life just now, he couldn’t care much, and ended up revealing the effect of the rebound charm to the silly and sweet one!”]

[“This kid is clever, he probably has realized it by now. If he tells the Crown Prince or someone else, will I really be treated as a monster and burned to death?”]

“Little Xi, are you sure Jiaojiao was stabbed with a poisoned needle?”

After checking Qiao Jiaojiao’s shoulder and finding nothing unusual, the Crown Prince still felt uneasy.

The Western Prince lowered his gaze slightly, a hint of contemplation flashing in his watery eyes, before looking up with a simple expression:

“Brother, the situation just now was too critical, and I might have been mistaken. As long as Jiaojiao is fine, that’s all that matters!”

Qiao Jiaojiao was suddenly startled by his words.

[“Is he really scared or… is he covering up for me?”]

[“He’s only six years old, just a little brat, how could he understand so much twists and turns?”]

Qiao Jiaojiao was full of surprise and doubt. Could children in ancient times mature so early?

The Western Prince lowered his head slowly, a guilty expression appearing on his innocent face as he pulled at his sleeve, silently repenting in his heart: “Brother, I’m sorry, you taught me that children should be honest, but I lied to you.”

“Jiaojiao is very special, she must be a little fairy from heaven, that’s why Mr. Di couldn’t hurt her.”

“I’m not afraid of Jiaojiao, she saved me just now, but if I tell others, they’ll treat Jiaojiao like Mr. Di did.”

“Monsters will be burned, will be beaten to death, I can’t let Jiaojiao fall into that situation!”

Thinking of this, a determined look appeared on the Western Prince’s tender face.

“Jiaojiao protected me, so I’ll protect Jiaojiao!”

At this moment, a large group of people came from outside, led by the eunuch.

“Your Highness! Your Highness! Are you alright? Oh my, where did the guards of the study go?”

The eunuch hurried into the study and was startled to see Di Zaiying, who looked ferocious on the ground.

“This… this, isn’t this Mr. Di! Your Highness, what’s going on?”

The Crown Prince’s face was grim. He adjusted Qiao Jiaojiao’s clothes tightly and said coldly:

“Di Zaiying concealed a weapon, attempted to assassinate the Western Prince within the palace walls, unforgivable crime! Take him down! I will personally interrogate him!”

“Hiss—”

As soon as the words “assassinate the Western Prince” were spoken, the eunuch and his guards gasped in shock.

This was a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations!

“Quickly! Take him down!”

At the eunuch’s command, the Imperial Guards rushed forward and lifted the frantic Di Zaiying.

Di Zaiying struggled violently, still shouting, “Monster! The Qiao family’s daughter is a monster!”

The Crown Prince’s face grew colder.

“Silence him!”

“Summon Mr. and Mrs. Qiao into the palace. Miss Qiao was frightened in the palace, and I must give them an explanation!”