Chapter 617: Little Princess Wei Wei
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
The Eldest Prince had not finished speaking but it was sufficient for the joy on the Emperor’s face to vanish instantly.
Eunuch Gao wanted to open his mouth to warn him.
However, the Emperor grabbed his hands and stopped him. The Emperor seemed extremely furious as he was breathing heavily and his teeth were chattering.
The two people hidden in the bushes were totally in their own world and had no idea what had just happened.
The palace maid laid in the Eldest Prince’s arms and said delicately, “Your Highness must not forget about me by that time.”
“Of course not…”
Just as both of them were going to get intimate, the Emperor kicked the lamp in eunuch’s hand toward them.
The Eldest Prince was frightened and shouted, “Which insolent fool dares to disturb me!”
He frequently used there as his hiding spot as no one would usually dare walk past this place. They were afraid that they would see something they should not be seeing, and be condemned by the Eldest Prince.
That was why the Eldest Prince was so angry. He pulled his clothes over him and wanted to teach that person a lesson.
However, before he could even stand up, a grave and cold voice echoed, saying, “Eunuch Gao, go and tell this unfilial son who is disturbing him!”
When the Eldest Prince heard Eunuch Gao’s name, his expression changed immediately. His lips quivered violently as he timidly mumbled, “Father…”
The palace maid was frightened beyond words and knelt down immediately. Across the bushes, she could only see the corner of the Emperor’s clothes. The palace maid bowed nonstop without daring to utter a word.
The Emperor was merciless as she was merely a palace maid, ordering, “Throw her into the river.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.” A few of the guards lifted her up and threw her into the river.
Splas.h.!.+
A resounding splash sounded.
The palace maid did not even have the chance to struggle as the guards were pressing her down. She drowned to her death right before the Eldest Prince.
The Eldest Prince was completely dumbfounded. His expression turned ghastly pale as he kneeled down slowly and said, “Father, I didn’t mean it, I just…”
The Emperor did not even glance at him and immediately left. He ordered the guards to keep the Eldest Prince in the river so that he could clear his head.
However, the weather was freezing cold and entering the river would mean a painful death.
It seemed that the Emperor was truly furious this time.
The Emperor was fuming because not only he did not see the auspicious beast that he originally wanted to see, but he also had to overhear the Eldest Prince’s treacherous words.
Now, the Emperor wished for nothing else but to cripple him!
However, he was the Emperor’s favorite eldest son, after all, so he ultimately could not do it.
As the Eldest Prince was only wearing a pair of pants, he s.h.i.+vered violently and his lips turned pale as he stood by the river.
However, none of these could stop the coldness that was rising in his heart.
He was dumbfounded and pondered anxiously. When did Father arrive here? What did I say? How much did Father overhear?
The Eldest Prince became more distressed as he continued his train of thoughts
No! I must explain it to Father!
When the Eldest Prince wanted to walk out from the river, a little boy was standing at the bushes to his surprise.
He was very familiar with the little boy. He had a small physique yet, a detestable sense of pressure exuded from him.
Obviously, the dense bushes had concealed him perfectly. The two bodyguards who were conversing nearby did not notice him.
The Eldest Prince was immediately annoyed and growled, “Why are you here?” He could have never imagined that today’s incident was related to a child.
However, what the little boy said after that froze him completely.
“Of course, I want to see the look on your face when you are at death’s door.”
The Eldest Prince was thunderstruck and his eyes widened instantly. For the first time, he seriously scrutinized the little boy that he had always bullied. The Eldest Prince’s eyes blazed with anger as he bellowed, “It’s you! You purposely led Father here!”
“It seems like you aren’t a complete moron,” The little boy added as he dusted his cape, “I’ve been waiting for so many days and you finally showed up. This really isn’t easy.”
The Eldest Prince was utterly irked by the Third Prince’s att.i.tude. He grabbed the Third Prince and wanted to punch his face. However, just as he almost landed the punch, the little boy effortlessly grasped his fist within his palm!
“You…You!” The Eldest Prince looked at the little boy in total astonishment.
Baili Jia Jue merely smiled coldly and taunted, “At first, I didn’t want to finish you off this quickly, but you crossed the line and tried to mess with the most important thing in my life.”
“You! You are a monster!” The Eldest Prince growled, “Does Father know about this? I will report it to Father, I… Mmm!”
Splas.h.!.+
The Eldest Prince fell into the water.
He was flailing frantically and raised his hands upward. However, he still could not resist the immense pressure exerted by the little boy on him.
“Does it matter? What matters is that the news of a Prince’s death would ring across the palace in a moment.”
After the little boy finished talking, he stood up and hid in the bushes.
The Eldest Prince was still struggling, but he had obviously exhausted every ounce of his energy.
On top of that, the water was partly frozen and it would be impossible for him to swim to the sh.o.r.e.
The guards heard the commotion from the river but he was already dead when they removed him from the freezing torrents.
It could be easy to save someone drowning in the river if it was in the summer.
During the winter, it was difficult enough to survive the freezing cold, much less being rescued from the sub-zero torrents.
No one would have ever thought that a simple punishment would cost a prince’s life.
The Emperor was flabbergasted when he heard the report. The feeling of heartache and relief gushed over him so suddenly and simultaneously, he could not discern the exact sensation he was experiencing.
Concubine Shu could not stand the blow and lost her mind. Disheveled, she ran to the river bank and touched the Eldest Prince’s cold body. Alternating between wailing and laughing, she swore to confront High Concubine Rong on his demise and insisted that the people of Murong Mansion killed her son.
After this incident, the gifts that the Murong Mansion received from the Emperor had become a thorn in their flesh. They had to be extra careful when doing anything now.
No one would have suspected that this incident was related to a little boy, except for Helian Wei Wei.
Her profession had shaped her way of thinking.
On top of that, she studied criminal psychology when she was in Tang Sect.
Therefore, Helian Wei Wei had very good a.n.a.lyzing skills and could almost always make a perfect prediction.
The next morning, Helian Wei Wei heard about the rumors from the other palace maids. Her eyes darkened as she instinctively connected the Eldest Prince’s death with Baili Jia Jue.
The little boy acted as usual and woke up on time. After rubbing his pretty eyes, he got dressed. While he was was.h.i.+ng his face, he asked, “What are we eating today?”
Helian Wei Wei glanced at the black cape hung at the corner and said calmly, “It was you, right?”
The little boy’s hands froze, before casually replying, “What was it?”
“The Eldest Prince,” Helian Wei Wei simply replied with three words.
The little boy gripped the towel tightly, as if he was worried about something…