What Bad Intentions can the Yandere Crown Prince have?-Chapter 249 - 245: What Are You Doing

Tao Fen glanced at Tang Ziqian, then at the room. He saw the little girl struggling to free a hand to pat the young man on the back, as if comforting him.

Such a beautiful scene...

Tao Fen acted decisively and raised his voice, "General Tang!"

Tang Ziqian turned his head, saw him, and out of courtesy nodded slightly, "Brother Tao!"

"Is General Tang here to see the Second Miss?" Tao Fen asked knowingly, glancing at the room again.

What kind of person is Tang Ziqian? Could he not see this? His face immediately darkened, and he strode towards his sister’s residence.

As he reached the door, the room door happened to open.

His little sister, wrapped in a white fox fur, stood charmingly at the door, her round black eyes clear and innocent, "Ah, brother, why are you here?"

Behind her, the Crown Prince had a cold expression, his gaze dark, seeming to blame him for coming—

Still blaming him for coming?

Tang Ziqian’s face grew even darker, "What are you doing?"

Tang Xiaobai blinked, "Organizing maps!"

Isn’t it like this every night?

Initially, brother would also frequently come by to check, just like a parent catching young love.

But she and the little scion were really just organizing maps, at most chatting a bit.

What else could they be doing?

Even if they just hugged earlier, it was because the little scion was too moved, a very pure hug.

Tang Ziqian’s suspicious gaze moved between his sister and the Crown Prince, passing between them, and walked up to the desk. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

On the desk were only the Crown Prince’s writings, no maps drawn by Tang Xiaobai.

"Where is the map?" Tang Ziqian frowned at his sister.

Li Mu picked up the map that had accidentally fallen to the ground and handed it to Tang Xiaobai.

Tang Xiaobai held it up in front of Tang Ziqian, "It’s here!"

"Why did it fall to the ground?" Tang Ziqian scanned between them with sharp eyes.

Tang Xiaobai recalled and said, "I was showing it to Ah Xiao, and he didn’t hold it properly!"

Li Mu nodded indifferently, "I didn’t hold it properly."

"Right, right!" Tao Fen somehow ended up at the door, nodding in agreement, "Ah Xiao didn’t hold it well, I saw it too!" That kid was just busy hugging the girl; how could he hold it well?

Sigh, it makes me want to get married too...

Tang Ziqian still didn’t believe it and looked at Tao Zi.

Tao Zi’s skills were much lacking, his head down, face flushed, almost buried in his chest.

Clearly something is up!

But he couldn’t say anything publicly at the moment, so he could only glare fiercely at Li Mu.

One must admit, those in power can’t have thin skin.

The Crown Prince, despite his youth, was already thick-skinned enough, and when glared at, he coldly returned the gaze, appearing particularly justified.

This made Tang Ziqian momentarily confused.

Had he really overthought?

"Ah, brother?" Tang Xiaobai, unable to bear this caught-in-the-act atmosphere, cleared her throat, trying to divert Tang Ziqian’s attention, "Why did you come looking for me so late?"

Tang Ziqian looked at her coldly, "You know it’s late too?" He gave Li Mu another warning glance.

"Oh... we’re almost done, Ah Xiao was just about to leave!" Tang Xiaobai replied.

Tao Fen clicked his tongue.

The little junior sister really knows how to lie with her eyes wide open.

Tang Ziqian nodded and said, "Don’t leave the team tomorrow, Dafei River is not far from the Turkic Capital, back then Father and I were focused on pursuing Murong Yun and his son, and didn’t attack the capital, there might still be remnants."

Li Mu was indifferent, "Insignificant remnants, hardly worth mentioning!"

Tang Ziqian sneered, "If you want to go, go, but Xiaobai is not allowed to!"

Li Mu frowned and was about to speak when suddenly his sleeve was tugged. Looking down, he saw the little Miss Tang signaling him with her eyes.

Though unwilling, Li Mu closed his mouth.

Tang Ziqian snorted.

So what if he’s the Crown Prince? He still has to mind the little sister’s mood?

With this thought, Tang Ziqian’s expression softened slightly, "The Tuyuhun Crown Prince is in our hands. If the old ministers of the capital find out, they might send people to rescue him—"

Before he finished, a commotion erupted outside, with faint sounds of questioning and fighting.

"Has someone come to rescue already?" Tang Xiaobai asked in surprise.

Just after asking, a soldier reported from beyond the wall to Tang Ziqian, "General, a dozen people were spotted outside the post station, and have been captured!"

...

At first, they assumed they had captured some rogue remnants of the Turkic forces.

But when Tang Xiaobai walked out with her brother from the post station, she saw a not unfamiliar face.

"Vice General Zhu?" Tang Xiaobai exclaimed in surprise.

It was actually Vice General Zhu Juyuan of the Lintao army!

The five armies in Shanzhou were all under Tang Ziqian’s command for this operation.

Among them, the Lintao army was the first army that Tang Ziqian had led. Initially formed by drawing from Tang Shigong’s troops, Tang Ziqian later recruited his own soldiers into it.

In other words, this army was the core of Tang Ziqian’s direct forces.

Tang Ziqian set out on this expedition with the Lintao army as the main force.

However, Vice General Zhu Juyuan was responsible for staying back in Shanzhou; how did he end up here?

And looking so disheveled?

Tang Xiaobai gazed at Zhu Juyuan in shock and doubt.

He was still clad in the Lintao army’s military uniform and armored attire, but the red tassel on his helmet was gone, and one arm guard was missing. Due to today’s rain, he was muddy all over, looking like a defeated general.

Military generals, when in armor, are inconvenient in kneeling, so they often salute with a fist in the palm.

But upon seeing Tang Ziqian, Zhu Juyuan was so agitated that he dropped to his knees with a thud, "Young Master! You’ve finally returned!"

Before he could finish, he choked up and suddenly burst into loud sobs.

Though it wasn’t quite appropriate, Tang Xiaobai found his crying a bit noisy, instinctively stepping back, only to bump into Li Mu.

Li Mu steadied her, saying, "This person is suspicious, he should be stripped of his armor and questioned!"

Ji Yuankai, the main general of the Lintao army, arrived upon hearing this and his face changed, "This is Vice General Zhu of my Lintao army. Young Master Qin, if you do not recognize him, please speak cautiously!"

Though they had traveled together for over a month, Tang Ziqian had not introduced Li Mu to his subordinates.

It was difficult to introduce him: Should he say this was the Crown Prince supposed to be confined in the palace, or the Emperor’s new favorite Qin Xiao who should be fighting at Yanmen Pass?

They simply classified him as part of the Second Miss Tang’s escort team.

The Crown Prince seemed to enjoy this role too.

But as the leader of the Second Miss Tang’s escort, he was hardly qualified to comment on military matters.

So, Ji Yuankai felt quite displeased with what Li Mu said earlier.

However, Tang Ziqian agreed, "Strip off the armor and bring him in for questioning!"

...

They stripped off his armor and confiscated his weapons.

In the end, they spared some face for Zhu Juyuan by not searching his body, which would have been tantamount to treating him as a prisoner.

Zhu Juyuan didn’t react much. Once brought back in front of Tang Ziqian, he dropped to his knees again with a thud, raising his face filled with grief and indignation, "Young Master, Shanzhou, Shanzhou—"

"What happened to Shanzhou?" Tang Ziqian’s gaze tightened.

"Shanzhou... they’ve all rebelled!"