allonlinenovel Chapter 182 I want you to release the Crown Prince
Chapter 182 I want you to release the Crown Prince
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Consort Lan's face turned deathly pale.
Ye Shishu looked at her with a puzzled expression. "Yes, Mother, why did Hua Ping specifically ask you to go? The Crown Prince and Prince Cheng are princes, and their safety is at stake. If Hua Ping wanted to disrupt the country, he should be targeting Father..." She paused and quickly explained to Yuchi Sheng, "Father, I didn't mean to wish for your death. I was just analyzing Hua Ping's motives. Please forgive me for any slip of the tongue!"
Yu Chi Sheng ignored her and immediately summoned Wu Yue, "Issue the order that all officials and participants in the hunting competition are not allowed to leave their camps and enter the mountains!"
"Yes!" Wu Yue accepted the order and quickly withdrew.
He had just left when Ye Gengxin rushed over with Ye Shiting and Ye Shijun.
"Your Majesty, I've heard that something has happened to the Crown Prince?"
"You've come at the perfect time!" Yu Chi Sheng pointed at the three men and rebuked them angrily, "Wangqiu Mountain is the territory where your soldiers are stationed. Why did you let these villains in?"
Ye Gengxin knelt down with his two sons to beg for forgiveness.
With red eyes and a choked voice, Ye Shishu said, "Father, Hua Ping also captured the Prince!"
Ye Gengxin was horrified. "What? He even captured the prince? What grudge does the prince hold against him? Why would he kidnap the prince?"
Ye Shishu glanced in the direction of Consort Lan and began to shed tears. “Huaping said that he wants Mother to go to the West Mountain to exchange for the Crown Prince and the Prince. I don’t know what grudge Mother has against him?”
Consort Lan's body began to tremble.
Of course, the biggest reason is that I was angered by her!
She doesn't talk much, so no one thinks she's mute!
To divert attention, she also knelt before Yu Chi Sheng, pleading tearfully, "Your Majesty, please save the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng! They're not in any trouble!"
Yu Chi Sheng held up the two slips of paper and said angrily, "Didn't you see what's written on them? That person wants you to go! I don't care what your relationship is with that robber, I want you to rescue the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng no matter the cost!"
"This..." Consort Lan almost collapsed to the ground.
"What? You don't want to save them?" Yu Chisheng asked her incredulously. "One is the Crown Prince you've loved since childhood, and the other is your own son. They are the most important people to you. Do you really want to just watch them be harmed by villains?"
"No...no..." Consort Lan had no idea how to explain, and could only keep shaking her head.
"Ye Qing!" Yu Chi Sheng coldly ordered Ye Gengxin, "Hua Ping appeared here, and you failed to supervise him properly. Now I order you to accompany Consort Lan to Xishan to rescue the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng. If anything happens to them, I will not spare you!"
"Yes! I will risk my life to save the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng!" Ye Gengxin replied in a deep voice.
Consort Lan originally intended to send Yuchi Sheng to the Western Hills to rescue the people, since both of them were her sons.
If the Crown Prince can persuade Hua Ping to eliminate Yu Chi Sheng and Yu Chi Ling, then the Crown Prince can rightfully inherit the throne...
Sending her would be pointless and might even force Hua Ping to reveal what happened before. She wasn't afraid of anything else, except that people would find out they had sent Hua Ping to the imperial mausoleum to hunt down Yu Chi Sheng and Yu Chi Ling!
But now that Yu Chi Sheng has given such an order, what can she say?
We had no choice but to bite the bullet and head to Xishantou!
After they set off, Ye Shishu gave Qi Sui a wink, signaling him to take Granny Chen away.
Then she wiped away her tears and urged Yuchi Sheng in a low voice, "Father, let's hurry up and catch up, don't miss the show!"
Yu Chisheng's expression was serious, and he glared at her sternly. "This was your idea. If you mess it up, I will punish you first!"
Shu Gan laughed at night.
If things go wrong, she'll make Consort Lan and the Crown Prince disappear from this world!
Since she's going to be punished anyway, she might as well take the mother and child away to clear the way for her man!
……
West Hilltop.
In front are towering trees and dense forests, while behind are sheer cliffs and bottomless depths.
Ye Gengxin, along with Consort Lan and dozens of soldiers, climbed for half an hour before arriving.
By then, it was already daylight.
The soldiers searched the dense forest for a long time before finally finding the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng near the cliff edge.
However, no one dared to step forward rashly.
Because the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng were suspended from a large tree with their heads hanging down and no reaction at all, it was clear that they had been bewitched and were unconscious.
Beneath them stood a man wearing a silver mask.
The other person had a sword slung over their shoulder, and the sword's light was so sharp it was blinding.
"How dare you kidnap the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng! Didn't you send me here? I'm here now, and I order you to release them. I might even beg the Emperor to spare your life!" Consort Lan pointed at him angrily, threatening him with great force.
The masked man let out a ghostly laugh in a altered voice, "Consort Lan, do you know why I arrested them?"
Consort Lan asked angrily, "What exactly do you want to do?"
"You sent me to the imperial mausoleum to assassinate the Emperor and Prince Cheng, which nearly cost me my life. Now I'm a rat in the street, not only has the Emperor sent people to hunt me down, but even Huaxiang Pavilion has issued a kill order to the whole country. But you only care about your own comfort and wealth, and don't care about my life or death at all. Tell me, how can I not come looking for you?"
Ye Gengxin and his generals all stared at Consort Lan, their faces filled with shock.
"You! You're spouting nonsense!" Consort Lan was furious, her face contorted with rage, not expecting him to actually bring up what had happened before.
The masked man sneered, "Fine, if you won't admit it, that's fine. My purpose today isn't to get you to admit it anyway." He pointed his sharp sword at the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng hanging above him, and said hatefully, "I was used and then discarded by you. I must get my revenge! Today, one of those two brothers must die. You choose, who should die!"
Consort Lan froze completely.
The masked man suddenly placed his long sword against Yuchi Rui's neck, and said with a wicked smile, "You should have chosen Prince Cheng, after all, he is your own son. It just so happens that the Crown Prince abandoned me after the incident at the imperial tombs. The reason I am in such a desperate situation today is also 'thanks to his good fortune'!"
Upon hearing this, Consort Lan became agitated, "If you dare to harm him even slightly, I will make sure you suffer a terrible death!"
The masked man tilted his head and looked at her, seemingly puzzled. "If you won't let me kill the Crown Prince, do you want me to kill your own son?"
After saying that, he switched the longsword to Yuchi Ling's neck.
Consort Lan remained silent with a gloomy face.
Now it was Ye Gengxin's turn to get excited. He shouted to Consort Lan, "Your Highness, Prince Cheng is your own son! How can you abandon him? No, you must protect Prince Cheng no matter what! My daughter will not be a widow!"
Consort Lan glared at him fiercely, "The Crown Prince is the heir apparent, and his life and death are related to the stability of the country. As a first-rank general, don't you understand this principle?"
Ye Gengxin retorted defiantly, "But he's also a piece of your flesh and blood. Can you just stand by and watch him become someone else's victim?"
Consort Lan gritted her teeth and said, "Prince Cheng is loyal and righteous. He was determined to dedicate himself to the country when he joined the army at a young age. Now that he has sacrificed himself for the Crown Prince, I, as his mother, can only be proud of him!"
"Have you asked Prince Cheng what he thinks? How do you know that Prince Cheng would sacrifice himself for the Crown Prince?"
"He is my son. Since I gave birth to him, I have the right to decide his life or death!"
"You are utterly unfit to be a mother!"
Seeing the two arguing fiercely, the masked man couldn't help but roar, "What are you arguing about? Believe me or not, I'll kill them both!"
Consort Lan was already enraged by Ye Gengxin and feared that he would influence the masked man's decision, so she pointed at the Crown Prince and said with a fierce tone, "I want you to release the Crown Prince!"