The Crown Prince glanced at Yu Zixi and sneered at Murong Yuchen. "Brother Nine, you should thank your elder brother that he's still alive." Then he asked the guards escorting Yu Zixi, "Why are there only two of them? Where's the woman?"
Cold sweat trickled down the foreheads of the servants. They replied tremulously, "Your Highness, when we went into the room just now, we only saw these two. The other woman is missing!"
When the Crown Prince learned that the missing person was Wei Dongling, he roared at Lord Xu beside him, "Go and find her at once!"
"Yes!"
At this moment, the accountant, dressed in commoner's clothes, stepped forward, knelt before the Crown Prince and bowed. "Your Highness summoned me. May I know what it is about?"
The Crown Prince turned to look at him, surprised. "When did I summon you?"
Oh no! This was a diversion tactic! Someone must have sneaked into the accounting room!
Cold sweat broke out on the Crown Prince's forehead. He immediately ordered, "Everyone! Guard carefully! Find that woman for me at all costs!"
"Yes!" Half of the guards dispersed.
Wei Dongling wanted to retreat but dared not, fearing that her limp would expose her. So she quietly hid among the guards behind the Crown Prince.
"Your Highness! Your Highness!" A guard ran over in a hurry.
The Crown Prince roared, "What is it now?"
The guard said nervously, "Your Highness! Just now when I went to the toilet, I saw an arm in the cesspit. It seems that someone drowned in it. There's also a pair of women's shoes beside it!"
Everyone was shocked. Could it be that the lame woman drowned in the cesspit? What a tragic death!
The Crown Prince's face was full of suspicion. If the drowned woman was really her, it wouldn't be a big deal. But he was afraid that she was still alive and had peeked at the account books! Thinking of the shady accounts in the accounting room, the Crown Prince was terrified. He quickly ordered the guards to fish the body out of the cesspit. Then he told the guards around Wei Dongling, "Lock these people up together! Guard them strictly!"
"Yes!"
The guards beside him stepped forward to take them away. Wei Dongling had to follow them, enduring the pain in her foot and trying to walk as normally as possible.
She heard Prince Nine, Murong Yuchen, roar at the Crown Prince, "Fourth Brother! You promised me to exchange with Brother Zixi!"
The Crown Prince sneered, "Don't worry! Your elder brother will send you two on your way together so that you can have company on the Yellow Springs Road!"
Prince Nine gritted his silver teeth in anger. "As the heir apparent of the country, how can you go back on your word?"
Suddenly, someone on the high wall threw a flying knife straight at the Crown Prince.
The guards were good at martial arts and immediately noticed.
"Protect the Crown Prince!" The guards rushed forward and surrounded the Crown Prince tightly. Wei Dongling was also squeezed among them.
At this moment, a black - clothed man took advantage of everyone's inattention and opened the door of the post station.
Wei Dongling looked up and saw Cuihuan, Pin Hao, Tian Qi, Ruo Chen leading people rushing in, as well as Uncle Li, Luo Xunlong, Ruan Niang... All the uncles were there.
Wei Dongling was overjoyed.
The Crown Prince was so angry that his face turned ashen. He roared, "Are you rebels trying to stage a rebellion?"
Uncle Li held a long knife and shouted, "Where's my girl? If a single hair on her head is harmed, I'll raze this place to the ground!"
The Crown Prince trembled with anger and sneered repeatedly. "Good! Very good! Someone! Kill these rebels on the spot!"
The injured uncles, in order to rescue her, ignored their own injuries and almost all came.
It felt so good to be protected by loved ones!
Wei Dongling's nose tingled and she almost cried.
Pin Hao and the others didn't have many people. If a real fight broke out, both sides would probably suffer heavy casualties.
Taking advantage of the tense situation when no one was on guard, Wei Dongling quietly took out the iron hairpin from her bun inside the large helmet. She stepped forward, grabbed the Crown Prince's hair and pointed the hairpin at his neck. She roared at the guards, "Don't move! If anyone dares to move, I'll make sure your Highness won't see the sun tomorrow!"
The guards looked at her and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads. It was this woman again!
The Crown Prince, with his hair grabbed and hearing Wei Dongling's voice, was in a terrible state.
"Girl!" Uncle Li and the others recognized Wei Dongling and were overjoyed.
"Step back! All of you go and lean against the wall!" Wei Dongling didn't dare to be careless at all. The hairpin in her hand trembled, making the guards feel nervous. They had no choice but to obey her and walked to the wall without daring to turn back.
Pin Hao and Tian Qi went to rescue Yu Zixi and the others respectively.
The Crown Prince was both shocked and angry. He cried out to Wei Dongling in panic, "After all, I'm your elder brother. How can you treat me like this?"
Wei Dongling glanced at him. What the hell?
Uncle Li coughed and said, "The current Crown Prince uses his power for personal gain and treats human lives like grass. Prince Nine can do whatever he wants to you!"
Hearing Uncle Li say this, Wei Dongling didn't think much. Seeing that everyone had been safely rescued, she put away the iron hairpin, kicked the Crown Prince hard and shouted, "Your Highness, do the right thing!" Then she limped towards Uncle Li and the others.
Cuihuan leaped forward, hugged Wei Dongling in her arms and choked with red eyes while retreating, "You scared me to death!"
Wei Dongling put her arms around Cuihuan's neck and laughed, "I'm fine!" Then she whispered in her ear, "Your scumbag boyfriend really pissed me off!"
Cuihuan glanced at the disheveled Yu Zixi and then at He Yao who was almost clinging to him. She whispered back, "Otherwise, let's just ignore him. In my opinion, you're more suitable for Prince Yun!"
Wei Dongling laughed brightly.
Outside the post station, the uncles were relieved to see that Wei Dongling was safe. Yu Haiming joked, "I have to say! This soft armor really suits the girl!" His words made everyone laugh. Ruan Niang gave him a disdainful look.
Wei Dongling took off the soft armor, bowed to the uncles and said with red - rimmed eyes and a smile, "I'm really lucky to have you uncles protecting me in this life!"
Seeing her haggard face, everyone knew that she must have suffered a lot. They were all deeply touched and sighed.
Luo Xunlong couldn't stand everyone's sentimentality. He waved his hand repeatedly and said, "Hey! I thought I could have a good fight today! What a pity!"
Ruan Niang rolled her eyes and said to him, "You can still go in and fight now."
Luo Xunlong laughed and said, "No! I have to give the girl some face, right!"
Everyone laughed at him.
Yu Zixi pushed away Tian Qi and He Yao who were supporting him. He staggered forward, bowed to everyone and said, "I'd like to have a word with Miss Wei."
Everyone wasn't blind. They had all seen the County Princess Rong'an who had been clinging to him. Hearing Yu Zixi say this, they all turned around and got into their carriages.
Wei Dongling was too lazy to care about him. She limped away.
Yu Zixi grabbed her wrist and whispered, "Dongling, don't go!"
Wei Dongling rolled her eyes angrily and roared, "What do you want?"