The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 393: The Eldest Prince’s Ambitions Laid Bare
The opponent and enemy I’ve been yearning to quietly resolve for many years suddenly died without any effort.
How could the Eldest Prince not be happy?
But isn’t he being a bit too arrogant?
The person is dead, after all he had a noble status when alive, and he was his brother too. Why laugh so loudly? Is it polite?
Jun Ning was agitated by that piercing laughter, she got up and hurried to the Eldest Prince, raising her palm towards him.
But before her palm could fall, her slender wrist was caught by the Eldest Prince.
"Ah Ning, you should be nicer to me, the big brother, otherwise, when I ascend the throne in the future, I might send you off for a political marriage..." the Eldest Prince said with a smile. "You don’t want that, do you?"
As it stands now, with the Crown Prince dead, the most likely person to become the new Crown Prince is indeed the Eldest Prince.
His confidence isn’t arrogance, but assurance.
However, Jun Ning wasn’t buying it.
Jun Ning sneered and said, "My marriage has already been arranged, there’s no need for you, big brother, to worry absurdly."
Eldest Prince: "An arrangement can also be changed. As long as you and Mr. Qi aren’t married yet, everything can still change."
Jun Ning narrowed her eyes, "Big brother, do you take the Imperial Decree as a joke? Or do you disregard the Emperor’s decree? Do you harbor treasonous thoughts?"
"Ah Ning, you mustn’t speak so recklessly! Please be cautious with your words..."
Jun Ning sneered repeatedly.
The Eldest Prince, playing with the Jade Ring on his finger, said, "Recently, big brother wants to keep you as a guest at the mansion for a while, what do you think?"
Jun Ning smiled, but it looked more like a grimace than a smile, "... Why ask me? Do I have any choice in the matter?"
Absolutely not.
The Eldest Prince pretended to ask for her opinion, but it was merely to inform her of his decision.
The Eldest Prince also smiled, but his smile was the complete opposite of Jun Ning’s — he was genuinely amused by her words.
After laughing, he said, "Of course not."
"Someone, take the princess down to rest."
The Eldest Prince ordered Jun Ning to be taken away and also dispatched a group of household soldiers to keep watch.
Jun Ning’s residence was surrounded tightly, impenetrable even for a fly.
As for the Crown Prince’s body, the Eldest Prince ordered it to be carried into the palace — he wanted to meet Emperor Yongning immediately.
...
On the first day of being detained at the Prince Mansion.
Jun Ning didn’t eat a single meal; she sat in front of the vanity, staring out at the overcast sky, sitting in a daze all day.
On the second day of being detained at the Prince Mansion.
No one knew what methods the Eldest Prince had used, but even in death, the Crown Prince was deposed, his funeral was simplified, and he was not allowed to be enshrined in the Imperial Mausoleum. The Crown Princess Consort and their two children were also demoted to commoners.
Upon learning this, Jun Ning couldn’t hold back and cried for an entire day.
Her eyes were so swollen they looked like peaches, almost unable to open.
On the third day of being detained at the Prince Mansion.
The Crown Prince was buried; some mourned, some rejoiced.
The one who mourned was Jun Ning; her tears had run dry, and she couldn’t cry anymore. She was left with only sorrow. She worried about Jing Shu’s future, Song Er’s current safety, and the Crown Princess Consort’s grief...
She was so overwhelmed with sorrow that she couldn’t even lift her head.
The one who was happy was the Eldest Prince.
The Eldest Prince came to see Jun Ning wearing luxurious garments, his elderly face once again brimming with vitality, looking immensely pleased.
He spoke a lot to Jun Ning, but Jun Ning didn’t respond to a single word.
Jun Ning sat quietly at the vanity, looking at her haggard, sickly face in the mirror, lost in thought.
Next, the Eldest Prince continued to babble on, but she didn’t listen to a single word.
Seeing this, the Eldest Prince found it boring and left.
On the fourth day of being detained at the Prince Mansion.
Jun Ning didn’t wait for an Imperial Decree calling for her, but at night, she waited for Ye Ying to mobilize the entire Qianji Pavilion to rescue her alone.
The power of Qianji Pavilion was not to be underestimated, and though the Eldest Prince hailed from a military camp and the household soldiers were handpicked, his forces were notable too.
The two sides clashed and a fierce battle ensued.
Blades flashed, blood flowed like a river.
Ye Ying and the Prince Mansion’s household soldiers fought bloodily until late at night, finally nearing Jun Ning’s living space.
Covered in blood, Ye Ying rushed into Jun Ning’s room, not caring whether he was dirty, he carried Jun Ning and ran outside.
Seeing him drenched in blood, Jun Ning didn’t know if it was his or the enemy’s. She wanted to ask, but the sounds of battle drowned out her voice.
The surroundings were too chaotic, too bloody...
Jun Ning could only hold her hands up, not daring to touch any part of Ye Ying’s body carelessly.
Under the protection of Qianji Pavilion’s Death Warriors, Ye Ying brought Jun Ning back to Qianji Pavilion.
Safe at last, he finally felt his heart relax.
Looking at Jun Ning, his lips moved a few times, wanting to speak, but he flipped his eyes and fainted.
"Someone, call a doctor quickly... bring several..."
Jun Ning ordered for doctors to be found to treat both Ye Ying and the injured.
Before dawn, nearly all doctors hiding in the Black Market were brought to Qianji Pavilion to treat the injured.
This mission to rescue someone from Qianji Pavilion came at a heavy toll.
They lost two elders, nearly a hundred people died, and two hundred were wounded to varying degrees.
With a total of just over five hundred people at Qianji Pavilion, suffering so many casualties was indeed a heavy loss.
Jun Ning, with a face full of worry, busied herself with settling the wounded.
As for the deceased, after they were buried, Jun Ning personally led people to distribute Silver Coin to their families, ensuring their families could live peacefully for the rest of their lives.
...
In the palace.
After the Crown Prince’s inexplicable death, Emperor Yongning was forced by the Eldest Prince into doing various undesired things, and overnight seemed to have aged many years.
His hair turned completely white, his legs were clumsy, and even walking a few steps was challenging.
Upon hearing about the night-long massacre at the Prince Mansion, he couldn’t sit still and, despite his aged, hard-working weary body, paced back and forth.
"Bao’er... how is my Bao’er? Is she hurt?"
"Did the Eldest Prince protect her well?"
Emperor Yongning was very anxious.
Xiao Lizi comforted from the side, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Master Daoji once said the Princess is a person of great fortune, wherever she is, the nation prospers in peace, and nothing bad will happen."
Emperor Yongning shook his head, "This time is different."
The Crown Prince suddenly died, and not in a decent way — supposedly caught stealing something at the Prince Mansion.
Although the Crown Prince was already dead, the Eldest Prince forced him to depose the Crown Prince and simplify his funeral.
The Crown Prince’s family was all demoted to commoners.
The Eldest Prince’s ambition was already exposed for all to see.
And Jun Ning and the Eldest Prince have never gotten along; should the Eldest Prince find himself imprisoned, he wouldn’t even be able to protect himself, let alone Jun Ning.
"Quick, quickly send people to find out, dispatch more people, and see where Ah Ning has gone?"
Just as he spoke, the Eldest Prince arrived.
Outside, he claimed he had an urgent matter to discuss with Emperor Yongning.
Emperor Yongning let him enter.
"Father, your Ah Ning is not dead, she is in my hands right now. However, if you want to see her, you must first agree to one condition of mine..."
