What Bad Intentions can the Yandere Crown Prince have?-Chapter 62: The Act Isn’t Good Enough

Miss Tang, upon hearing this, blushed and gave her a coquettish yet annoyed sideways glance: "What business? What kind of business could I have with Prince Jin?"

Tang Xiaobai pondered and asked, "Did Prince Jin ever—"

"No!" Miss Tang denied decisively.

"I mean, do you owe Prince Jin a favor?"

"I do!"

Tang Xiaobai’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "How did you end up owing him?"

"Wasn’t it last time when I asked him to help bring you out of the Crown Prince Mansion?"

Tang Xiaobai felt relieved; so, it was this matter...

"But he didn’t bring me out?"

Tang Jiaojiao shot her a "are you stupid?" look: "He’s Prince Jin; as long as he agrees, you owe him a favor!"

Tang Xiaobai returned the same look: "Could you stop doing such risky things in the future?"

"For whom do you think I’m doing this?"

Tang Xiaobai awkwardly chuckled and asked, "Aside from this, is there anything else?"

"No, that’s it."

Tang Xiaobai’s heart settled completely.

It seems that the event causing Miss Tang’s infatuation with Li Shu hasn’t occurred yet. Zhao Jing bringing in Li Shu might just be a coincidence.

This makes things much easier!

"As long as we don’t owe favors, that’s good! Sister, I think Prince Jin is unfeeling and indifferent. We should stay respectfully distant from him!"

Tang Jiaojiao gave her an odd look: "We already keep our distance, don’t we?"

Tang Xiaobai blinked and asked, "Then... does Prince Jin want to let Zhao Jing’s matter just fade—"

"Fade what?" Miss Tang sneered, "Fade Zhao Jing’s skull?"

Tang Xiaobai laughed twice, but suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves rushing by outside the carriage. Exchanging a glance with Tang Jiaojiao, they quickly resumed their acting, groaning, "Oh, oh."

When someone approached, it turned out to be the voice of Pingyang Princess: "Is Xiaobai feeling better?"

Gu Yuan responded, "Not yet, she keeps crying and wants to go home."

Tang Xiaobai had to whimper twice and cry out: "Sister, I want to go home..."

Outside, Pingyang Princess chuckled faintly and said, "I’ll go inside and take a look!"

The carriage came to a halt, and there was a moment of silence outside.

Tang Xiaobai pondered how to display herself when Pingyang Princess suddenly screamed in horror—

"Snake! There’s a snake!"

Snake!

Tang Xiaobai’s hair stood on end.

Tang Jiaojiao hugged her tightly.

The next moment, the horse neighed in fright, and the carriage shook. The two sisters fell backward.

Before they hit the ground, they lurched forward, almost tumbling out of the carriage door.

The horses were panicking!

The frightened horses neighed and bolted, causing Tang Jiaojiao to crash into Tang Xiaobai several times inside the carriage. Just as they were about to reach the window frame, the carriage jolted again, and the two sisters were thrown forward, sharply out of the carriage—

Desperate!

Tang Xiaobai instinctively closed her eyes.

However, the anticipated disaster did not occur. As they were thrown out of the carriage door, they collided with a solid body.

A broad, sturdy chest.

Immediately, a pair of arms embraced the two sisters together, leaping and landing on the ground, pushing them into another person’s arms.

"Jiaojiao? Xiaobai?" Gu Yuan called anxiously.

Tang Xiaobai opened her eyes, seeing the lush green grass, full of life.

"Oh—two delicate young girls, how can they hit someone so hard?" The person exclaimed after realizing it, crying out in pain.

Tang Xiaobai looked up and saw that unshaven, somewhat untidy yet charming face.

The person, out of habit, dusted off his shoulders and front, then suddenly noticed the two girls looking at him. Just like last time, he smiled and explained, "Habit, just habit!"

Tang Xiaobai suddenly found her eyes welling up with hot tears.

The man paused, then pointed to her and Tang Jiaojiao, saying to Gu Yuan: "The two ladies are frightened."

Tang Jiaojiao brutally wiped her eyes, broke free from Gu Yuan’s support, stood straight, and solemnly bowed to the man, her voice still hoarse: "Thank you for saving us!"

Before she finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves approached swiftly from behind.

They turned to see that someone had arrived.

The leading man was coldly handsome, exuding a dignified aura; it was Prince Jin, Li Shu.

Tang Xiaobai suddenly thought.

Could this be the event that hasn’t happened yet?

The original book mentioned a connection between Tang Jiaojiao and Li Shu, saying Tang Jiaojiao once had a near-miss with runaway horses, and it was thanks to Li Shu’s timely intervention that she was saved.

Nothing could touch a young girl’s heart more than a hero rescuing a beauty, coupled with Li Shu’s handsome features and noble status, making the proud Miss Tang fall for him.

But the book didn’t specify when this event happened; could it be today?

If it weren’t for this bearded man’s intervention, suspected to be a Zhenzhou spy, today’s savior of Tang Jiaojiao would have likely been Li Shu.

Then why did this bearded man appear here?

Wasn’t he Su Shunqing’s guard? Why was he on the small road by the official path in the South Suburb of the Capital City? And carrying a bundle?

These questions, while Tang Xiaobai did not ask, would undoubtedly be asked by Gu Yuan and Li Shu.

The Big Beard’s answer was unexpectedly simple: "I was the Zhenzhou Envoy’s guard, but I’ve resigned! My mother got me a beautiful bride, urging me to return and marry!" He chuckled naively.

As he spoke, Zhao Jing and Pingyang Princess arrived with their party.

Zhao Jing recognized the man but only gave him a slight glance without saying anything.

"With your skills, you could join the guards at Prince Jin Mansion," Li Shu said.

Gu Yuan had already explained to him how the Tang sisters were rescued. To save two people unscathed from a runaway carriage, one’s skills had to be extraordinary.

Especially since he was associated with Su Shunqing.

The Big Beard paused, unsure what to do: "But I have to go home—"

"You don’t want to?" Li Shu’s tone turned slightly stern, carrying an implied threat.

The Big Beard began to look aggrieved: "My mother wants me home..."

"Prince Jin Mansion is full of experts; why force someone against their will?" Tang Jiaojiao suddenly interjected.

Li Shu gave her a cold look but said nothing further.

Tang Jiaojiao turned to the Big Beard, saying: "You saved us sisters today; this gratitude is noted by the Duke Yan Mansion!"

The Big Beard scratched his head, bashfully asking, "Will there be a reward then?"

Tang Jiaojiao’s mouth twitched as she looked at Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan immediately untied the jade pendant from his waist.

With their stature, who carries money or silk when going out?

But the Big Beard took the jade pendant, still not satisfied, looking greedily at Tang Jiaojiao’s hair and cheekily suggesting, "Could Miss Tang reward me with a golden hairpin? It would make a nice gift for my new bride!"

Tang Xiaobai was speechless.

Isn’t this overacting? Didn’t you notice Miss Tang’s face changed?

"How about a beaded flower?" Tang Xiaobai tried to interject to ease the situation but was stopped by Tang Jiaojiao’s hand as she removed the beaded flower.

Miss Tang, with a cold face, pulled a golden sparrow hairpin from her head without looking at it, throwing it onto the ground in front of the Big Beard.

The man, with quick reflexes, caught it and joyfully thanked: "Thank you for your reward, Miss Tang!"

Before he finished speaking, Miss Tang had already walked away.

Tang Xiaobai glanced back at the Big Beard, who was still admiring the golden hairpin, shaking her head internally.

The acting wasn’t up to par...