Wei Dongling returned dejectedly with Cuihuan.
After leaving Steward Zhou's mansion, Cuihuan led the way in front, carrying a red lantern. Seeing her young mistress with a frosty face, she didn't dare to ask too many questions.
The moon was dim, casting vague shadows on the woods on both sides of the road. Wei Dongling led Xiaohong and walked behind Cuihuan. She let out a cold snort and said, "Who has such deep pockets? To target me, they're willing to spend a hundred thousand taels of silver! What a rich person!"
Cuihuan said dejectedly, "The County Mistress of Rong'an has been spending a lot recently. I'm afraid she no longer has the means. Could it be the Princess Jiaxin? She shouldn't be the type to pick on a junior."
Wei Dongling sneered and said, "A rich and idle person. Isn't it the Crown Prince who's been under house - arrest in the mansion? " She couldn't help but sigh inwardly: Have I really gained experience from being chased and killed?
"The Crown Prince?" Cuihuan's face turned pale. Just thinking about the mass poisoning on the Mid - Autumn Festival still made her feel faintly afraid. She said tremblingly, "After only half a month of quietness, he can't hold back anymore?"
Wei Dongling said, "Zi Xi isn't in the capital, so there's no one to fight with him. The Ninth Prince has been staying obediently in the palace and hasn't gone out recently. This gentleman is probably feeling lonely and bored and can't wait to find some fun!"
Cuihuan was speechless. If this was really the case, there would be many safety hazards for the people in the Su Mansion when they got busy. They had to inform everyone quickly to prepare for defense.
Wei Dongling was bowing her head in deep thought when Xiaohong beside her suddenly reared up, let out a snort, and nervously stamped its front hooves on the ground. Wei Dongling thought it was hungry, so she quickly stroked its mane and whispered a few words of comfort. Then she pulled the reins and walked forward.
After walking only a few steps, she heard Cuihuan in front give a cold shout, "Miss, be careful!"
Wei Dongling looked up in surprise and saw a huge net being thrown down from a tall banyan tree, tightly encircling the two of them and the horse. Immediately afterwards, a large group of black - clothed men holding long sticks rushed out of the dense woods and surrounded them.
The net was woven with hemp ropes, and iron chains were interspersed in the middle.
It seemed that they had come prepared, having calculated that Wei Dongling would surely pass this way. No one knew how long they had been lying in ambush here.
Caught off guard, Wei Dongling inside the net was kicked to the ground. Seeing this, Cuihuan desperately tried to get closer to protect her. The two of them were punched and kicked by those black - clothed men, then tied up and dragged into a carriage hidden in the darkness.
Wei Dongling's heart instantly went cold. All the uncles with extraordinary skills had been sent out on errands by her. She and Cuihuan had been captured in this sparsely populated suburb. It was truly a situation where they could call to heaven but heaven wouldn't answer and call to earth but earth wouldn't respond!
There was a young woman sitting in the carriage. She looked coldly at the bruised and swollen Wei Dongling and Cuihuan, a sinister smile curling up at the corner of her lips.
Well! An old acquaintance!
This woman had met them a few times. She was exactly the female killer in the Crown Prince's service.
With a black - and - blue eye, Wei Dongling bared her teeth at the woman and said with a smile, "Mr. Liu just wants to compete with us for the paper - cup market, right? We don't want it. We'll just give it to you!"
The female killer glanced at her but didn't say a word. Gracefully, she picked up a knife, waved her hand to signal the coachman to drive the carriage, and headed straight for the capital.
Inside the carriage, Wei Dongling continued to chat nonsense with her. "This elder sister is so good - looking. Why are you so misguided as to work for that lame and blind Crown Prince? By the way, how much silver did the Crown Prince pay you to hire you? I'll pay double. Come with me!"
The woman frowned. The Crown Prince had warned her that this Miss Wei was insidious and cunning, and was used to bewitching people with sweet words. She must never talk to her!
Suddenly, the woman brandished her knife and put it on Wei Dongling's neck. Frightened, Wei Dongling shivered and quickly shouted, "I'll stop talking! Please put the knife down quickly. I can see you're tired holding it!"
Someone outside shouted, "Miss Qiao, their horse has been following behind and won't leave!"
The woman coldly ordered, "Kill it!"
"Yes!"
Xiaohong refused to leave? Wei Dongling shouted in a panic, "Xiaohong! Run away! Don't come closer!"
Hearing Wei Dongling's call, Xiaohong let out a neigh. Its hooves clattered as it tried to get closer, but it was mercilessly knocked to the ground and let out a mournful whinny.
Wei Dongling was extremely anxious. She wanted to crane her neck to take a look, but suddenly felt a chill on her neck. Miss Qiao's knife was pressed against her neck, and she said coldly, "Miss Wei, you'd better save your strength. You can say whatever you want later."
This Miss Qiao had incredibly strong strength in her hand, but her voice was as charming as a venomous snake. Wei Dongling shivered and reluctantly closed her mouth.
It seemed that the Crown Prince's men attached great importance to her. Not only were they covered with an iron - chain net, but they were also tightly tied with several rounds of hemp ropes on the outside. Finally, a large hemp sack was put over their heads, and instantly they couldn't see anything.
Wei Dongling sighed inwardly. No matter how good her light - kung fu was, being escorted back to the capital like this, how could she possibly play any tricks? She had really been too careless recently. She thought the Crown Prince would be quiet for a while after the last incident, but unexpectedly, he couldn't bear the loneliness so soon and went to such great lengths to block her.
She wondered how Xiaohong was doing outside! Judging from its mournful whinny, it should have been injured. How badly was it hurt? Was it serious?
Cuihuan thought: We've not only been beaten but also kidnapped! Do you still have the time to worry about Xiaohong?
More than an hour later, Wei Dongling and Cuihuan were escorted into the dark building of the Crown Prince's mansion. The hemp sacks on their heads were removed, and they saw the Crown Prince in gorgeous brocade clothes standing in front of them.
They hadn't seen each other for half a month, but this Crown Prince still looked heroic. The gloom and ferocity in his eyes remained undiminished.
The Crown Prince glanced at Wei Dongling, a sneer curling up at the corner of his lips. He waved his hand at Miss Qiao beside him and said, "You've done a good job! I'm very satisfied."
Miss Qiao immediately bowed and said, "It's my duty."
The Crown Prince walked around the two tied - up women, squatted down, and reached out to pinch Wei Dongling's chin. He sneered and said, "You've repeatedly threatened me with a knife. Weren't you quite arrogant and capable? Why aren't you saying a word now?"
Wei Dongling turned her head to avoid the Crown Prince's hand and angrily said, "Kill me or cut me up as you please! Why waste my breath on a person like you?"
The Crown Prince seemed to be in a good mood. He laughed and said, "What's wrong with a person like me? It's precisely a person like me who has more tricks than your cunning lover! Isn't it still me who will laugh last?"
Wei Dongling said coldly, "Are you so proud of yourself just because you've kidnapped two weak women? What kind of man are you? You're not even a match for a single hair on Yu Zixi's leg!"
The Crown Prince wasn't angry. He sneered and said, "You kill without batting an eye, but you still claim against your conscience that you're weak. Don't you feel ashamed?"
Wei Dongling didn't answer. She had been chased and killed all the way and had killed people several times to save herself. She was no longer the innocent young woman with clean hands she used to be!
The Crown Prince stared at Wei Dongling and continued to sneer, "What? Have nothing to say in defense?"
Wei Dongling rolled her eyes and was too lazy to pay attention to him.