What Bad Intentions can the Yandere Crown Prince have?-Chapter 97: Deserved Death

Under the horse’s hooves, it’s either death or injury!

The onlookers around screamed in fright.

Tang Jiaojiao seemed to sense something, and suddenly reined in the horse to a stop.

In an instant, the horse’s hooves lifted high, almost perpendicular to the ground!

Tang Xiaobai was terrified out of his wits: "Ah Sister!"

Tang Ziqian shot out like an arrow from a bow.

However, just as he rushed out, Tang Jiaojiao’s horse twisted its neck slightly, barely avoiding the person on the ground.

Then, Tang Ziqian arrived.

Tang Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, then slowly let out a breath.

A narrow escape...

Right then, Tang Jiaojiao suddenly shouted in anger and viciously whipped the person on the ground.

"Ah—" The person screamed and rolled away.

Tang Xiaobai assumed that her young lady’s temper flared, angry at the person on the ground for causing her danger.

But unexpectedly, after whipping the person, Tang Jiaojiao suddenly grabbed the dismounted Tang Ziqian and said, "Brother! Kill him! Kill him!"

Tang Xiaobai’s heart gave a heavy thud as he looked at the person on the ground.

The person had rolled out from the bushes, having been whipped by Tang Jiaojiao, his clothes tattered, covered in dirt and grass, his body hunched and curled up, showing a reflexive posture of someone used to being beaten, looking like a beggar—

Beggar!

Tang Xiaobai’s eyes widened suddenly—

...

Back at the Duke Yan Mansion, the siblings all had unsightly expressions on their faces.

Tang Jiaojiao dismounted, brows furrowed with agitation: "Brother, I—"

Just as she spoke, she saw Tang Ziqian leap past her, before Ah Xiao, and scoop Tang Xiaobai off the horse, holding him in his arms, then shooting a warning glance at Ah Xiao before turning back to speak to her: "It’s nothing—" His demeanor was relaxed, his tone nonchalant, "Just a beggar died, what’s there to fear?"

Tang Jiaojiao trusted him immensely, and hearing this, she relaxed significantly.

Tang Xiaobai’s eyes darkened, feeling both relieved yet uneasy like he was caught in between breaths.

Jia San was dead.

The old beggar linked to the case of Tang Jiaojiao’s assault last year on Chongyang, the tool Li Shu used in the original plot to humiliate Tang Jiaojiao, was dead.

Tang Jiaojiao had recognized him and lost control, demanding Tang Ziqian to kill Jia San.

Tang Ziqian indeed kicked Jia San squarely in the chest.

He died on the spot.

"Brother, you recognized this beggar too?" Tang Jiaojiao asked.

Tang Ziqian’s kick showed no hesitation nor mercy, full of murderous intent.

"I know about what happened on Chongyang last year," Tang Ziqian approached, embracing her shoulders tightly, "Our Jiaojiao’er is just naughty, she wouldn’t casually ask Brother to kill someone, since she did, that person deserved to die!"

Tang Jiaojiao’s lips moved, burying her face in his embrace.

Tang Xiaobai blinked away the heat in his eyes, saying: "That beggar surely deserved to die, but don’t you think today’s events were suspicious, Brother?"

Last fall, after Jia San was released from the Capital Prefecture, he disappeared without a trace, rumored to have left the Capital City.

Yet, coincidentally, he appeared today at Le You Garden, right in front of them siblings.

What she could think of, Tang Ziqian surely could too.

He smiled slightly, saying: "It’s suspicious, of course—" Suddenly, he stopped, his eyes quickly scanning around, frowning and asking: "Where’s Ah Yuan?"

Tang Xiaobai also looked around, indeed, Ah Yuan was missing.

When asked, the other servants hadn’t noticed.

After all, when the masters were in trouble, who would pay attention to a little servant?

Ah Yuan had been following on horseback today, it couldn’t be he fell behind, nor lost his way.

Could he have encountered some situation?

Tang Xiaobai was a bit worried, wanting to instruct someone to search, then closed his mouth after sneaking a glance at Tang Ziqian.

Ah Yuan was no longer hers.

"Check along the way back to Le You Garden!" Tang Ziqian instructed a personal soldier.

Tang Xiaobai finally felt relieved, just as she was about to continue discussing today’s oddities, a servant hurriedly came to report: "Someone from Wannian County is here—"

...

Jia San was kicked to death by Tang Ziqian under the watchful eyes of many, too many had witnessed it.

At that time and place, of course, no one dared to stop Tang Ziqian, but since a murder had occurred, it surely would alarm the Government.

However, the Wannian County arrived too quickly.

Tang Ziqian did not refuse and went with Zhou Xun to the Wannian County Office.

Upon returning, the sky was already dark.

Tang Xiaobai accompanied her sister to greet them at the door.

Entering, Tang Ziqian looked around and asked: "Did you find Ah Yuan?"

Tang Xiaobai shook her head: "Couldn’t find him, nor his horse."

"Report him as an escaped slave tomorrow," Tang Jiaojiao said nonchalantly.

"Don’t report yet," Tang Ziqian frowned, "I’ll send someone to search again, maybe something happened."

Tang Jiaojiao nodded, agreeing, and followed him into the main hall.

The Gu family, along with Tang Xiaobai’s uncle, Gu Ling, had already been waiting inside.

The Gu family’s Gu Ling’s eyes reddened upon seeing Tang Ziqian: "Just a mere County Magistrate, why bother with him? Even so, he should have let you have lunch before going."

Tang Ziqian comforted with a smile: "I had just arrived at the County Office, hadn’t started questioning, when Jiaojiao sent lunch over, and after lunch, within an hour, even sent snacks, so I was merely delayed by eating and drinking with Mr. Zhou."

The Gu family’s Gu Ling relaxed her expression.

Gu Ling took the opportunity to ask: "What does Zheng Mei mean by this?"

Zheng Mei was the County Magistrate of Wannian County, also a relative of Prime Minister Zheng Shidao and Consort Zheng of Yanjia Palace.

Tang Ziqian casually smiled: "Opportunistic exploitation."

"Wasn’t it premeditated?" Gu Ling asked.

Tang Ziqian shook his head: "Still unknown."

Jia San had been missing for several months, suddenly appearing to die by Tang Ziqian’s hand, claiming it as a coincidence, few would believe.

But if it wasn’t a coincidence, whose conspiracy might it be?

"Why did you go to Le You Garden today?" Gu Ling asked.

"Because of Yan Jingjing," Tang Ziqian laughed self-deprecatingly, "I’ve been keeping an eye on Yan Jingjing." Yet unexpectedly, as the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Gu Ling and Zhou Xun were slightly taken aback, then understood his reason for watching Yan Jingjing, finding it both amusing and exasperating.

Tang Jiaojiao was displeased: "Brother did it for me, none of you can blame him!"

The Gu family also softly said: "Ziqian did nothing wrong, but those people are too wicked, using their sibling bond as a ploy."

Tang Ziqian had already sought vengeance along with his younger sister multiple times, and the few remaining targets for revenge weren’t hard to guess.

Thus, using Yan Jingjing to lure the Tang siblings to the right place wasn’t a big challenge.

"Why did Yan Jingjing go to Le You Garden?" The Gu family asked.

Tang Ziqian shook his head.

If it hadn’t been for the subsequent events, the group going to Le You Garden to enjoy spring would have been coincidental and normal.

However, given the current situation, whether it’s a coincidence requires investigation.

But whom to inquire from?

Those who went along with Yan Jingjing today are her circle of friends, not easy to inquire about, it would at least take some time.

Engaging in time-consuming matters seemed not worth discussing for the moment, and after exchanging looks, they intended to skip this topic.

At that moment, Second Miss Tang, forgotten in the corner, timidly raised her hand: "I... sent someone to ask Xue Tenth Son—"