The Mute Wife Who Brings Prosperity-Chapter 558 - 525: Severing Ties

Yuanbao took a deep breath to calm himself, then turned around again, his gaze passing over the large stone lion, and finally fixing on Wang Xiaolang. After a moment, he said to Zhao Xi, "I’ll take him back first."

"Song Hao." Zhao Xi stopped him, "If there’s anything, say it here."

"It’s inconvenient."

"There’s nothing inconvenient." Zhao Xi insisted, "Take him inside, and you two can talk alone."

Yuanbao looked at him, "Has Your Highness forgotten? The Divine Soldier Bureau doesn’t allow outsiders inside."

"That’s the past, this is the present." Zhao Xi said, instructing the two Black Clerks, "Take him to the guest hall."

"Your Highness!" Yuanbao exclaimed in a low voice, "Have you ever considered the consequences if the Emperor finds out you let him in?"

Zhao Xi calmly replied, "You’re impulsive by nature; if you take him back and he says something unpleasant, you will surely lose control."

Yuanbao shook him off, clenching his fist again, his eyes bloodshot, "This is my family matter, can’t you stay out of it?"

Zhao Xi, maintaining his tone, "I promised your father I’d do my best to look after you."

"So you’re determined to interfere today, aren’t you?"

"Song Hao, calm down."

"I am calm, and I know what I’m doing." Yuanbao walked down the stone steps, turning his back on Zhao Xi. When he reached Wang Xiaolang, he said in a low voice, "You, come with me!"

"Song Hao!" Zhao Xi hurried down to stop him, "You had mental issues a few days ago, and the doctor advised you not to be stimulated."

"So what?"

"So, you can’t meet him alone. At least, stay within my sight."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Yuanbao looked directly into Zhao Xi’s eyes, "Do you really think by obliging my father’s few requests, you can handle all my affairs and believe yourself invincible?"

"You..."

Unconcerned, Yuanbao pushed aside the two Black Clerks, gripping Wang Xiaolang’s arm fiercely, his eyes filled with more than gloom.

Amidst Wang Xiaolang’s cries of pain, he turned his head to Zhao Xi, "Don’t have anyone follow me, or I can’t guarantee what I might do."

Zhao Xi closed his eyes for a moment, raised his hand to let the Divine Soldier Bureau’s people make way for him.

Yuanbao brought his horse over, and with unknown strength, swung Wang Xiaolang onto it, mounted the horse himself, and sped towards the outskirts of the city.

The Black Clerks looked at each other, their eyes all turning towards Zhao Xi.

Zhao Xi pressed his lips together for a moment, "Prepare the horse!"

...

When Wang Xiaolang came to the Capital, he had already been jostled on the road for half a month. Now, just having arrived, Yuanbao threw him onto a horse again, and his stomach couldn’t take it, he opened his mouth feeling like he was going to vomit.

Yuanbao frowned with disgust, tightened the reins, and after the horse stopped, threw Wang Xiaolang off, dismounted himself.

Wang Xiaolang, without caring for anything else, leaned over the edge of a field, vomiting until the sky spun and earth shook.

Yuanbao, holding a whip, raised his arm and directly lashed it across his back.

Caught off guard, Wang Xiaolang screamed in pain, rolling on the ground.

Yuanbao looked down at him from above, "Speak up, why don’t you continue talking? Weren’t you quite eloquent at the Divine Soldier Bureau just now?"

Wang Xiaolang’s face twisted in agony, cursing, "Yuanbao, you ungrateful beast! Have you no fear your mother will not rest in peace beneath the nine springs for hitting your uncle?"

"Who sent you here?" Yuanbao’s eyes turned cold, his words carrying a compelling aura.

Seeing he was about to be whipped again, Wang Xiaolang’s limbs curled slightly on the ground.

"I have no patience, will you speak or not?" Yuanbao slowly crouched, his handsome face a frosty countenance.

Wang Xiaolang’s lips trembled, he stammered, "I-I didn’t lie, your biological parents were the Da Lang couple, they died right after you were a hundred days old. They were killed by Song Sanlang, who is your recognized father now. Everyone in the Song family knows except you. Song Sanlang feared you’d grow up to resent and seek revenge on him, so he’s been hiding it from you."

Yuanbao’s lips tightened, his eyes growing even colder, "I’ll give you one last chance, who sent you here?"

"Why don’t you believe me?"

Having used all his strength earlier, Wang Xiaolang’s back was severely wounded, and he grimaced in pain, his voice difficult, "Before you were born, Song Sanlang had arranged a marriage with the He family, but he offended He Yumei, forcing that girl into a corner, leaving her no choice but to rely on bandits on Black Wind Mountain. She’s been bitter about the engagement ever since. Later, your parents personally escorted Song Sanlang to take the county exams, and on their way back, they were killed by He Yumei who led people there; they died in his place!"

The hand holding the whip trembled, Yuanbao teetered on the edge of furious rage.

Wang Xiaolang, sensing the improper tide, urgently said, "I swear to heaven, every word is true!"

Yuanbao swung the whip several times, its sound cracking, "I’ll ask you again, who sent you to sow discord!"

Wang Xiaolang screamed in pain, though he loudly shouted, "I didn’t! I didn’t lie! Yuanbao, are you mad?"

Yuanbao’s eyes were sinister, as he raised his wrist, a warm hand clasped his wrist bone.

He turned his head, facing Zhao Xi’s calm gaze.

"Why are you here?" Yuanbao tried to shake him off, but Zhao Xi was skilled, his strength left Yuanbao with no choice but to be restrained.

Zhao Xi’s Adam’s apple moved, "Knowing he’s here to sow discord, why fall for his trick?"

"None of your business!"

Yuanbao’s chest heaved erratically, his eyes bloodshot.

"I can’t meddle in your family matters." Zhao Xi said, "But if you beat him to death, causing a fatality, then it falls under my responsibility."

"He deserves it!"

"If he truly committed a crime, the law will punish him, you can’t use private justice on him."

Yuanbao stared at Zhao Xi’s hand on his wrist, shouting angrily, "Let go!"

"Unless you promise me, calm down, don’t lose your temper."

Yuanbao suddenly sneered, "I never knew, such typically elegant and noble Crown Prince, likes to interfere in others’ affairs?"

Zhao Xi took a deep breath, "No matter what you say today, I will stop you." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Zhao Xi, don’t push me."

"Song Hao, do you realize you seem like a different person right now..."

"I’ve always been this way." Yuanbao interrupted him, "I’ve said it before, this isn’t your concern. If Your Highness worries about being implicated by me, then from this moment onward, let’s cut ties."

"Song Hao!"

"Zhao Xi, how many times do I have to tell you? Don’t meddle in my family affairs!"

Zhao Xi had never seen this side of Yuanbao before, pressing his lips, he slowly released him.

Wang Xiaolang was beaten all over, he crawled towards Zhao Xi with difficulty, pleading, "Your Highness, your highness save me!"

Zhao Xi looked down at him, his tone calm, "As long as you truthfully tell who sent you, he won’t kill you."