frightfiction Chapter 1151 [The Wrong Couple 12]
Chapter 1151 [The Wrong Couple 12]
Zhaoyang sat in the carriage leisurely, followed by a group of people. Ziyuan sat quietly beside him, her eyes falling on Zhaoyang from time to time. She saw Zhaoyang lying comfortably, and from time to time she handed him some snacks to taste.
"Princess, no matter where you go, I will take care of you wholeheartedly. Even if you go to the distant border, I will definitely protect you. But, how could the emperor be so cruel to let you go such a far place?" Zi Yuan couldn't help but complain.
Zhao Yang smiled and consoled her: "Okay, my little Zi Yuan, don't worry. How could I, your princess, suffer? Besides, with you by my side, I won't feel any pain."
However, at this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped. Due to inertia, Ziyuan almost crashed into the inner wall of the carriage. Fortunately, Zhaoyang was quick and pulled Ziyuan in time.
After Zi Yuan stabilized herself, she quickly said, "Princess, I will go out and see what's going on."
Zhaoyang nodded in agreement.
Zi Yuan quickly lifted the curtain, stuck her head out, and shouted to the people outside: "What's going on? What are you all doing? If anything happens to Her Royal Highness the Princess, can you afford to compensate her?"
Seeing this, the groom hurriedly explained: "I'm sorry, Miss Ziyuan, there are really some big rocks blocking the road. We have no choice but to quickly pull the horse to avoid any accidents."
"Go and see what's going on?" Zi Yuan ordered the guards who followed her with a serious face, with a hint of nervousness in her voice.
"Yes, young lady." The guards responded in unison, and then quickly stepped forward. Some of them held long swords and walked forward cautiously.
Their steps seemed a little hesitant, but they still bravely approached the mysterious stone. However, just as they walked in front of the stone, suddenly, a sound of breaking through the air was heard, and several arrows rushed towards them like meteors.
These arrows came at such a fierce and fast speed that the guards had no time to react and were shot to the ground in an instant.
Seeing this, the remaining guards were horrified. They quickly surrounded the carriage, forming a tight encirclement, and shouted loudly: "There is an assassin!"
Seeing this, Zi Yuan's face changed drastically. She turned back to the carriage without hesitation and said to Zhao Yang who was sitting inside: "Princess, there are assassins, and it looks like they are coming for us. Princess, should we take action?"
Zhaoyang frowned slightly, she thought calmly for a moment, then said: "No, I think there may be a traitor among the guards we are following. Ziyuan, go keep an eye on him."
"Yes, Princess." Zi Yuan replied. She quickly walked to the side of the carriage and gently opened a slit in the curtain. Through the gap, she could clearly observe the situation outside.
At this moment, a guard hurriedly walked into the carriage and said to Zhaoyang anxiously, "Princess, you and your subordinates should leave here quickly. This place is too dangerous."
Zhaoyang and Ziyuan looked at each other, and they both understood in their hearts that it seemed that this "fish" finally couldn't hold back and started to take action.
Zi Yuan said anxiously, "Absolutely not, Princess! It's too dangerous outside. If you go out, your life might be in danger!"
The guard quickly responded, "Your Highness, the captain specifically ordered me to take you away first. You must obey my instructions, otherwise you will fail the captain's kindness."
Seeing this, Zhao Yang rolled his eyes and suddenly pretended to be in pain, saying tenderly: "Oh, my foot hurts so much! I accidentally sprained my ankle just now, and I can't walk at all!"
When the guard heard this, he was at a loss and asked quickly, "What should we do? Princess, how about this? I'll carry you on my back. Is that okay?"
However, Zi Yuan immediately scolded him, "How dare you! Her Royal Highness is a princess of noble status, like a royal branch and jade leaf, how can a lowly person like you touch her casually?"
The guard was so frightened by Zi Yuan's scolding that he trembled all over and hurriedly explained: "Yes, yes, I know I was wrong! Then...then how about I drive the carriage to take Her Royal Highness away, but this may be a little slower."
Zi Yuan thought about it and felt that there was no better way, so she nodded and agreed: "Okay, this is the only way for now."
So the guards hurriedly set up the carriage and drove away at full speed. Due to the high speed, the carriage kept shaking, and Zhaoyang felt uncomfortable sitting in the carriage. Seeing this, Ziyuan felt distressed and couldn't help shouting to the guards: "Can't you slow down? The princess is almost broken by the shaking like this!"
"Sorry, Princess, the road is difficult to travel on, so please forgive me." The guard said apologetically.
"It's okay." Zhaoyang smiled slightly and replied in a calm tone.
However, at this moment, the guards suddenly increased the speed of the carriage, the wheels galloped on the bumpy road, and the body of the carriage shook violently. Zi Yuan's heart tightened, and she quickly lifted the curtain and looked out, only to see a cliff vaguely in the distance!
"What are you doing? Running so fast! There's a cliff ahead, did you know that?" Zi Yuan shouted in fear, her voice revealing a hint of panic. She hurriedly reached out to grab the whip from the guard's hand, wanting to stop the carriage.
However, the guard ignored Ziyuan's cries and pushed her back into the carriage. Ziyuan was caught off guard and stumbled, almost falling to the ground.
Seeing this, Zhao Yang quickly reached out to support Zi Yuan and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Zi Yuan stood firm and said with lingering fear: "Princess, he wants us to fall to our death! The carriage is almost at the edge of the cliff, we must jump out quickly!"
Zhao Yang calmly observed the surroundings and saw the figures of the guards everywhere. It was obvious that they had set a trap long ago. She sighed helplessly and said, "I'm afraid it's too late now. There are their people everywhere. We have no way to escape. Today, I'm afraid we have to take a day trip to the cliff. When the carriage rushes out later, hold me tight."
Although Zi Yuan was afraid, she still nodded and said, "Okay, Princess."
The carriage rushed towards the cliff like a wild horse, with no sign of slowing down. Seeing that the carriage was about to fall into the bottomless abyss, at this critical moment, Zhaoyang was quick-witted and grabbed Ziyuan, and quickly grabbed a vine on the edge of the cliff like a flying bird.
With the help of the elasticity of the vines, the two of them flew straight into a small cave covered by vines like an arrow.
With a "bang", the two landed steadily on the ground. Zi Yuan patted her chest with lingering fear and said with a heavy breath: "Princess, how did you know there is a small cave here?"
Zhao Yang smiled slightly and replied casually: "It was just luck."
Zi Yuan calmed down and suddenly noticed that blood was flowing from Zhao Yang's hand. She quickly took out the golden wound medicine from her bosom and carefully applied it on Zhao Yang's wound.
"Princess, you are injured. I will bandage you right away." Zi Yuan said with concern.
Zhaoyang looked at Ziyuan's busy figure, and a warm feeling surged in her heart. She asked in surprise: "You even brought this?"
Zi Yuan chuckled and explained, "This is just in case. When you go out, you will inevitably encounter some unexpected situations."
Zhao Yang nodded and said, "Well, you have considered it very carefully."
After treating the wound, Zhaoyang felt a little tired. She said to Ziyuan, "Let's take a rest first."
Ziyuan responded obediently and helped Zhaoyang find a relatively comfortable place to sit down in the cave.
After a while, Zi Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Princess, what should we do next?"
Zhao Yang pondered for a moment and said slowly: "I have already sent people to place two female corpses at the bottom of the cliff, and used the art of disguise to disguise them into our appearance. I guess the people behind the scenes should have learned that we are dead by now."
"Princess, will the eldest prince just let us go?" Zi Yuan said with a sad face, her voice revealing a hint of worry and helplessness.
Princess Zhaoyang sighed softly and said slowly: "Think about it, I am just a weak woman. Although I am deeply loved by my father, I am only a girl after all. As for my eldest brother, as the eldest son, he naturally has great ambitions for the throne. I, the most favored sister, am probably a stumbling block in his eyes. How can he be willing to let me always be a burden on him? So, he took this opportunity to get rid of me as soon as possible."
After hearing this, Zi Yuan couldn't help but feel indignant for Princess Zhaoyang, "But Princess, you and the eldest prince are siblings from the same mother. How could he treat you so cruelly?"
Princess Zhaoyang sneered, "So what if they are blood relatives? In the face of power and interests, these so-called family ties are simply worthless. My eldest brother is capable of doing anything for his own selfish desires."
Zi Yuan was silent for a while, then asked: "Then Princess, where should we go next?"
Princess Zhaoyang thought for a moment and replied, "Jiangnan is my fiefdom and my base. The news of my death must have spread throughout the capital, and it will probably cause a great uproar. However, this may be an opportunity for us."
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When the eldest prince learned that Zhaoyang had fallen off a cliff and died, his expression froze at first, as if time had frozen at that moment. However, in just a moment, a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
This smile revealed a feeling of relief, as if a big stone in his heart had finally fallen to the ground. After all, Zhaoyang had always been a stumbling block on his way forward, and now this stumbling block was removed so easily, how could he not feel happy?
However, despite his secret happiness, the eldest prince decided to go and confirm Zhaoyang's life or death in person. After all, this matter was of great importance, and he could not afford to be careless.
So the eldest prince, along with several of his confidants, quietly came to the place where Zhaoyang fell off the cliff. When he saw the bodies of "Zhaoyang" and her maid "Ziyuan" with his own eyes, he finally put his mind at ease.
The eldest prince stood beside the corpse, with a smile on his face. He looked at Zhaoyang's body and muttered to himself, "Zhaoyang, Zhaoyang, don't blame your brother for being cruel. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for blocking my way. Since you were a child, your father has doted on you, but what about me? I can't even get a straight look from your father. Now, all this is going to end, and soon I will be the king of this land!"
After saying this, the eldest prince burst into laughter. The laughter echoed in the empty valley, sounding particularly harsh.
After laughing enough, the eldest prince began to give orders to his men. He asked one of them to pretend to be Zhaoyang's accompanying guard, disguised as the last survivor, and bring "Zhaoyang's" body back to the capital. In this way, everyone would believe that Zhaoyang had died, and he could naturally ascend to the throne.
When the emperor heard the news of Zhaoyang's murder, he was stunned at first. It was impossible, because he had let Zhaoyang go another way. When he saw Zhaoyang's body with his own eyes, the emperor suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, and lay down in front of Zhaoyang's spirit official, saying, "Zhao'er, I'm sorry, it's all father's fault. It was father who harmed you. If father had known, father would not have let you go. Why did you leave father like this?"
The eldest prince said to the emperor in a hypocritical manner, "Father, please accept my condolences. I am gone just like this. I am sure I don't want to see you so sad."
The emperor's face was filled with anger, and his eyes were fixed on the eldest prince like a hawk, as if he wanted to see through him. He said in a low and majestic voice: "Can't you tolerate your sister?"
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince's face suddenly changed. He knelt down and kowtowed, saying in panic: "Father, what are you talking about? I love my sister Zhaoyang very much, how could I not tolerate her? I absolutely do not have the slightest intention of harming my sister!"
The emperor sneered and said, "Humph, who knows?"
The eldest prince was extremely anxious. He raised his head, looked at the emperor with a face full of grievance, and defended himself, "Father, you must believe me! I really have not done anything to hurt Sister Zhaoyang."
The emperor looked at the eldest prince, was silent for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you go down first. I want to chat with your little sister for a while."
The eldest prince felt as if he had been pardoned. He kowtowed again to express his gratitude and said, "Yes, father, I obey your command. I will take my leave now. I hope you take care of yourself." After saying that, he slowly stood up and walked out of the room backwards.
After the emperor and the others had left, he collapsed and shouted into the darkness, "Can you guys go and find out the truth about Zhaoyang's murder?"
The people left in the dark. The emperor looked at the person lying coldly in the coffin and couldn't help but touch her with his hand. This was his daughter whom he had watched grow up since she was a child. Now he had to send her off in her old age and would never see the little girl who used to act coquettishly to him again.
No matter who it is, anyone who hurts his daughter must die, even if the other person is his own son.