What Bad Intentions can the Yandere Crown Prince have?-Chapter 313 - 309: Who Says He Is Qin Xiao

The painted beams touched by flying clouds, the glazed tiles reflected the sun.

In a split second, a cold gleam flashed by, and blood splattered onto the white stone steps.

Within a manor in the eastern suburb of the Capital City, the light of blades and shadows of swords tore apart the picturesque mountains and waters.

Tang Xiaobai, aware of her limitations, pulled Pingyang Princess to stand far away.

Mo Huan did not participate in the battle but stayed by her side to protect her, which she understood.

What she could not understand was why Qin Rong did not participate in the fight either.

Tang Xiaobai glanced at her, suspicion in her heart.

Wasn’t the one locked inside Qin Rong’s younger brother?

Concerning her biological brother’s safety, how could she not care?

If she didn’t care, why would she bring in so many skilled people to rescue him under such pressure?

But if she did care...

It’s not her practice of moral coercion, but clearly Qin Rong is also skilled in martial arts, so why didn’t she rush in to save him?

While puzzled, Qin Rong suddenly said, "We can go in now!"

Tang Xiaobai was startled, turned to look at the manor, the battle had ended.

This bloody rescue was unplanned, and Tang Xiaobai hadn’t had the chance to change into more suitable clothing.

As her embroidered shoes, adorned with He Pu Pearl, stepped on the stone steps in front of the door, the blood quickly seeped into the satin surface.

Qin Rong glanced down at her shoes and suddenly grabbed her waist, swiftly leaping over a few of the courtyards where the battle marks were too severe.

Upon landing, the commanding officer who saw them step forward to report, "The person has been found!"

The frail and handsome young man, supported by soldiers, slowly walked over.

Thinking that this was truly Qin Xiao, Tang Xiaobai could not help but stare at him intensely.

In splendid attire, with delicate and enchanting features, it’s clear he was someone with a special status just by appearances.

Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but compare him to the little ancestor.

With rosy lips and white teeth, a face like a lotus, even in silence, there was a sprinkling of laughter.

In comparison, although the little ancestor was also beautiful, there was a hint of aloofness and gloom, an unlikable personality.

If she had met these two simultaneously, there would be no mistaking them.

Somehow, she never met Qin Xiao at Duke Yan Mansion.

After Qin Xiao stopped, his watery eyes curved slightly into a smile, "So it was Sister who came to rescue me." But his gaze wasn’t on Qin Rong to her left, but instead to her right.

Tang Xiaobai instinctively turned her face to look right.

Her gaze swept over the gathered servants in the garden, when suddenly, she saw a young servant about ten years old raise his head.

In a flash, a thought crossed her mind.

Something’s not right!

Tang Xiaobai rushed forward abruptly, crashing into Qin Xiao.

"Bang!"

They collided and fell to the ground together.

Mo Huan came following, with a blade blocking hidden weapons, and a dagger flying from his sleeve struck the attacking young servant directly.

Tang Xiaobai looked up and saw, letting out a sigh of relief.

"How is it?" Qin Rong arrived in a hurry with a worried expression, reaching out to pull her up but only grabbed her.

Tang Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, then suddenly felt a sharp pain in her ankle, cried out, and without steady footing, tipped over.

Qin Rong hurriedly supported her and asked anxiously, "Where are you hurt?"

Tang Xiaobai cried tears of pain, "Twisted my ankle..."

Though she had experienced hardships in life, she had never felt such pain.

From childhood to now, Tang Xiaobai had suffered very few injuries, and this twist made tears fall from pain. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Qin Rong gave her a complex look and then carried her out.

Tang Xiaobai looked back with teary eyes, "Hey—"

"You’re crying like this and still concerned about others!" Qin Rong said irritably.

Tang Xiaobai wiped her tears and said, "These are physical tears from pain, it’s not like I wanted to cry."

Seeing Qin Xiao getting up with the help of Pingyang Princess and standing firmly without signs of injury, Tang Xiaobai felt relieved and didn’t speak further.

Qin Rong carried her all the way to the carriage.

When she sat down, she accidentally put a little force on her foot, and Tang Xiaobai gasped in pain.

She wanted to see how swollen her ankle was, just lifted her skirt, and it was pulled down by Qin Rong.

"Second Miss Tang! Can you be mindful of your graceful demeanor as the daughter of Duke Mansion?" Qin Rong glared at her.

"No one can see inside the carriage." Tang Xiaobai didn’t understand why she was angry.

No one else had come out yet, it was just her and Qin Rong in the carriage.

"Am I not a person?"

Tang Xiaobai was dumbfounded.

"Didn’t I say, the Crown Prince had arranged everything properly, if identity couldn’t be proven, then directly stage a coup, why did you rush out to save people?" Qin Rong’s tone was unfriendly, seemingly with some resentment.

Tang Xiaobai paused, looking at her for a couple of eyes, and said, "Wang Maozhao is dead. If the Empress Dowager had a stroke, she might be incapable of testifying. The Crown Prince’s Tutor, Xu Lang, resigned last year and disappeared from the Capital, so Qin Xiao cannot afford any more slip-ups, otherwise, there will be no one to prove he is the actual Crown Prince." Pausing for a moment, she added, "A coup is the last resort. If he ascends the throne later, his position would be less legitimate, making his path more difficult. If I can help him a little, I’ll help him a little."

Qin Rong stared at her ankle for a while, asking, "He kept it from you, and you’re not angry?"

Tang Xiaobai shook her head, "I’ll wait for him to explain first before deciding whether to be angry or not."

Qin Rong gave a light cold sneer, saying nothing.

Tang Xiaobai looked at her, always feeling something was strange, and asked, "Sister Qin, were you scared just now?"

Qin Rong glanced at her and said, "For helping him, even your life is expendable?"

Tang Xiaobai smiled awkwardly, "Not to that extent... I just didn’t know if that person was about to attack me or Qin Xiao, so I pulled him along to dodge—" saying this, Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but ask the question she had been holding in all this time, "Even if I was intentionally saving Qin Xiao, you needn’t be upset, right?"

After saving the female lead’s brother, shouldn’t the female lead be tearfully grateful?

Qin Rong chuckled lightly, lazily leaning back against the carriage wall.

"Who said he’s Qin Xiao?"

...

When the assembled ministers outside Liangyi Palace were summoned back inside, they saw that the youth who claimed to be the Crown Prince was already standing beside the throne.

Rong Jiaojiao stood with a solemn demeanor, looking every inch the Crown Prince.

Li Shu’s heart skipped a beat, "Your Majesty—"

"The Crown Prince is my own nephew, how could I not know him!" The emperor interrupted Li Shu, gazing heavily at the ministers below.

He didn’t know how many among them had defected to Li Mu, nor could he ask.

He couldn’t take that risk.

"It was I who allowed the Crown Prince to study and join the army under the name of Qin Xiao, to overturn the case for the Qin family, and to investigate the death of Empress Xiao’ai—"

Li Shu’s hand clenched tighter and tighter.

The ministers also showed surprise on their faces.

The situation just now was clearly different, what had the young man secretly reported to make the emperor compromise like this?

"Today, the Crown Prince is restored to his position, and may be moved to the Eastern Palace on an appointed day—"

"Your Majesty!" A person stepped out, loudly interrupting.

Previously, Prince Jin identified the one as a false Crown Prince, some were doubtful, and now though the emperor affirmed the Crown Prince’s identity, there were still candid and neutral officials questioning, "Your ministers once personally sent the Crown Prince’s entourage out of the capital, please first welcome the entourage from Ren Zhi Palace back to the palace for a clear discernment!"

The emperor remained silent, casting a glance at Li Mu.

Then, there was an urgent report from outside the hall: "Your Majesty! The Heir of Prince Changshan escorts the Crown Prince back to the palace!"