What Bad Intentions can the Yandere Crown Prince have?-Chapter 60: The Scent of Intrigue

In the small bamboo pavilion, only Tang Xiaobai and Li Mu remained.

The other three were sent off by Tang Xiaobai after finishing their homework for the day, while she stayed behind to accompany the young master in writing his second set of assignments, and added some extra work for herself as well.

However, both of them were nearly done with their writing, so Tang Xiaobai had the presence of mind to talk about last night’s events with him.

Last night, when the Princess Mansion held a banquet, she certainly did not bring the young master along.

Of course, she didn’t bring Ah Yuan either, so although the young master sounded a bit indignant, his emotions were still stable.

Tang Xiaobai did not raise her head to look, continuing to write as she said, "Yes, he probably thinks we sowed discord before Pingyang Princess, causing the Princess to dislike him now—"

She paused, thinking for a moment.

"Well, he wasn’t wrong!" Indeed, it was she and Tang Jiaojiao sowing the discord, "so he threatened us by stopping the carriage."

"How did he threaten you?" Li Mu asked.

Tang Xiaobai laughed, "He just uttered some harsh words!" She cleared her throat, mimicking Zhao Jing’s tone, "Mind your own business, or I won’t be lenient!"

See how considerate she was, filling in Zhao Jing’s blanks!

But Li Mu frowned, unable to laugh.

That day in Jinchang Village, Zhao Jing acted ruthlessly and decisively, proving he wasn’t someone who just said harsh words without action.

Then what was his reliance?

Although the Emperor wouldn’t dethrone Zhao Jing for the Duke Yan Mansion, he wouldn’t assist Zhao Jing against the Duke Yan Mansion either.

Tang Xiaobai hadn’t heard a peep from him for a while and looked up to see his serious expression, curiously asking, "What’s wrong?"

"Second Miss should still be cautious when meeting Zhao Jing in the future." The young boy said solemnly.

Tang Xiaobai, seeing his concern for her, was so delighted that her eyes curved into a smile. Regardless of the boy’s resistance, she pounced and ruffled his hair, laughing, "Okay! I’ll listen to you! I’ll be careful!"

As soon as the young master heard these words, he calmed down like a smoothed-out cat and let her ruffle him at her will.

Tang Xiaobai ruffled a bit but then sighed, "Sister said, as long as Zhao Jing is still the Prince Consort, it means we have no way to deal with him yet." Remembering the previous reprimand and punishment, Tang Xiaobai felt a wave of nausea.

Li Mu was silent for a moment, then said, "There’s always a way."

"Is it that easy?" Tang Xiaobai shook her head, "In just over a month, Pingyang Princess will be getting married, and then it will be even more troublesome. I won’t even be able to beat him up!"

Last night, she thought that since Miss is so domineering, she would definitely seize the chance to capture and beat Zhao Jing when he had fewer people around.

But Tang Jiaojiao held back.

Because Zhao Jing is the Prince Consort, and the people he brought were Imperial Guards.

Tang Jiaojiao said that to deal with Zhao Jing, one must first strip him of his official position, and to do that, they must prevent him from becoming the Prince Consort.

"Even a Prince Consort can be demoted." Li Mu didn’t think there was anything remarkable about being a Prince Consort. Not to mention the Royal Family, even Princes and Crown Princes, weren’t demotions common for them?

But Miss Tang was still unhappy, "I just don’t want him to be the Prince Consort!" Why should this scoundrel ruin the beautiful little princess?

Li Mu was silent for a moment and then gave a soft "Hmm."

Hearing this "Hmm," Tang Xiaobai presumed it was because he was at a loss for words.

After all, not even the Eldest Princess of Ji Country and the Gu Family could handle it, so what could he, a poor young slave, say after hearing it?

So she kindly changed the topic, "Tomorrow is the Tenth Day Holiday, Pingyang Princess invited me and Sister to Fan Chuan for fun, I’m not taking you, lest the Princess teases you again, and I won’t bring Ah Yuan either!"

"For people like us, if the Princess makes a few jokes, it’s nothing." The young boy spoke gently.

That’s a comment Tang Xiaobai didn’t like hearing, "What do you mean by people like us, you’re my person, and I won’t let her bully you!"

After saying that, she suddenly felt something was not right and looked at him.

The young boy’s beautiful black eyes were as dark as the starry night, his lips slightly curling up, yet restraining them, clearly overjoyed.

Ah ha! Deliberately fooling her into saying it!

Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but laugh, giving him a playful punch on his shoulder.

The young boy swayed slightly with the punch, lowering his head and softly laughing...

...

There are no weekends here, only a holiday every ten days.

Originally, in this hot summer, when it came to the Tenth Day Holiday, Tang Xiaobai didn’t feel like going out, but Fan Chuan was different.

Fan Chuan is located in the South Suburb of the Capital City, at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, with sceneries suitable for all seasons, surrounded by private gardens and villas.

In other words, it’s a summer resort area.

On this early morning, as the city gates opened, a group of riders led by Pingyang Princess rode out of the city, heading straight for Fan Chuan.

The brocade clothing and fragrant handkerchiefs, embroidered bridles and embellished saddles, appeared as blooming flowers along the way, vividly picturesque.

Tang Xiaobai couldn’t ride a horse yet, so she had to share a horse with her elder sister.

Seeing the noble young ladies around her all dressed in dashing men’s attire, Tang Xiaobai was quite envious, "Sister, when can I learn to ride a horse?"

"With your stature, you’d be ridden by the horse before you could ride it." Miss Tang’s words always had a prickly edge.

Tang Xiaobai huffed, "I can ride a pony!"

"Xiao Bai wants to learn to ride?" Gu Yuan, who was riding beside them, overheard and asked.

Pingyang Princess had invited only four or five noble girls for this outing, but as many as ten handsome young men, and upon seeing such a scene, Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but sigh inwardly at the "extravagance."

The young men invited by Pingyang Princess all had distinguished backgrounds, including one of Tang Jiaojiao’s and her cousin, the eldest son of Gu family’s second uncle, or Prince Consort Gu, Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan had a gentle demeanor but was very distant in his manner.

But that didn’t include Tang Xiaobai.

"Yes! I feel I’m not that young anymore!" Tang Xiaobai replied earnestly.

Gu Yuan chuckled, "The Turkish mare at the Eldest Princess’s mansion just gave birth to a foal last month. If you’re willing to let me teach you, I’ll ask for it!"

Why wouldn’t she be willing?

Tang Xiaobai was just about to nod happily when Pingyang Princess turned around and said, "Xiao Bai, let me teach you. My Usun horse is better than a Turkic horse!"

Once the Princess started, more people joined in the fun.

"Xiao Bai, learn from me; I’ll give you my little red horse!"

"I heard my family has a Da Wan horse bloodline!"

"What good is a fine horse? You need good riding skills to teach!"

"..."

Tang Xiaobai: ...

Oh dear, with so many people wanting to teach her to ride, it was quite troubling!

Thankfully, her elder sister swiftly resolved her "trouble" with a quick and decisive move: "You think my Tang Jiaojiao’s riding skills are poor? Or do you think the Duke Yan Mansion doesn’t have good horses?"

When it became a matter of Miss Tang’s reputation, the girls all wisely laughed it off and ran off.

Gu Yuan also smiled without further comment, leading his horse to the side, clearly in a protective demeanor.

Tang Xiaobai took a deep breath of the fresh mountain air, feeling utterly refreshed.

Unfortunately, the refreshment lasted less than half an hour—

"Princess—" The man on horseback cupped his hands in greeting, the soft pale cyan robe slightly easing the coldness in his eyes, yet there was a frightening persistence as he gazed at Pingyang Princess.

Tang Xiaobai frowned, looking at the person next to him, and couldn’t help but grind her teeth.

Why did she sense a scheming atmosphere?