PFC Chapter 136 Leaving a Handle
Chapter 136 Leaving a Handle
Zhiyuan slowly moved in and took a look at the eldest prince who was tied to the wooden table. He had already begun to murmur in his heart, but when he saw Shen Mengyao looking at him with inquiring eyes, he immediately returned to his usual cold appearance as a Buddhist monk.
"Our temple is a national temple and is located in the mountains, how could there be thieves? Is there a mistake?"
"Master Zhiyuan, you said you made a mistake without even looking at who he is?" Shen Mengyao exposed him mercilessly and said with a sneer, "Why not send him to the government for punishment? What do you think?"
Zhiyuan was afraid that the matter would get out of hand, and he himself would suffer greatly from it, so of course he didn't want to report it to the police, so he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll report it to the police, but did you catch this person by yourself?"
"I'm a weak woman. How could I come to the temple in the mountains to pray for the empress dowager's life without guards? But this secret guard is good at using hidden weapons and can take people's lives from several meters away, so it is not convenient for him to show up." Shen Mengyao could see that the other party was testing her like this, probably wanting to do something bad to her, so she snorted coldly and said.
She picked up the pebble on the ground and said, "It was this thing that broke through the window and made the thief faint."
Zhiyuan took a breath and subconsciously touched his neck, as if the pebble had hit him on the neck.
Shen Mengyao saw this, laughed, and deliberately exposed: "Master Zhiyuan, I am a secret guard, and I will only attack bad people. What are you afraid of?"
Zhiyuan laughed dryly twice: "Such advanced Kung Fu is rare in the world. It is really eye-opening to see such a talented person around the princess."
He knew that things couldn't get so bad, so he went over as if to help, and lifted up the eldest prince who had fallen to the ground, and suddenly exclaimed.
"How could this thief be the eldest prince? He and you are both members of the royal family. Could there be some misunderstanding? Don't make any mistake."
"How could there be a misunderstanding?" Shen Mengyao raised her eyebrows. "The emperor is guilty of the same crime as common people. Doesn't that mean he won't break the law as a prince? Or do you know something? After all, you and the abbot should know that the eldest prince came to the temple."
Zhiyuan's eyes turned, and he quickly thought of a pretext: "It's like this, when dusk was approaching, the eldest prince came alone to pray for blessings and peace. I guessed that the eldest prince and you were asking for the same thing, so I arranged for him to be sent to the fire department here, and I didn't have time to inform you, so I guess he went to the wrong place."
As he was speaking, the eldest prince woke up slowly from his position on the ground and looked at What Yao fiercely.
"What attacked this prince?"
Shen Mengyao narrowed her eyes: "Every failure is a learning experience. Since the eldest prince treated me like this, I naturally have to use some means to ensure my own safety. I have secret guards following me."
The eldest prince glanced at her and suddenly laughed.
"is it?"
"Why do you still want to try?" Shen Mengyao frowned, not knowing whether the people outside were still there and whether they would still help her.
She cleared her throat and said loudly, "There is a candle on the table. Put it out for me."
As soon as the words fell, a pebble flew in at a speed too fast to be seen, and hit the candle flame directly. The candle went out, and the only remaining one on the bedside table illuminated this small area.
The eldest prince's expression suddenly turned ugly: "You...what do you want?"
"What do you say? I hand you over to the Queen Mother." Shen Mengyao frowned and looked at him: "I have my secret guards and Master Zhiyuan as witnesses."
"Well, if you dare to tell the Queen Mother, I will take this opportunity to ask her for you and let her grant you marriage and make you my concubine. It's just a small matter. Do you really think the Queen Mother will stand on your side? The Queen Mother is my biological grandmother, and you are just an adopted daughter!" The eldest prince said viciously, "You think too highly of yourself."
Shen Mengyao looked at him coldly. In fact, she didn't really want to bring this matter to the Queen Mother. One was the child he raised, and the other was his grandson. If they were caught in a dilemma, in the end, the Queen Mother would be the one who got hurt.
The Queen Mother had been so kind to her. How could she do such an ungrateful thing when she was suffering from illness?
But even so, she, Shen Mengyao, sneered, "Really? First Prince, then go to the emperor. If I don't want to be good, you can't think about it either. Even if I have to sacrifice my own reputation, I will drag you into hell."
Seeing her crazy look, the eldest prince looked a little scared. If he took a wrong step at such a critical moment, he would lose everything.
"Wait a minute..." The eldest prince suddenly said anxiously, "Wait a minute, there is still something to discuss."
"There's nothing to discuss." Shen Mengyao's attitude was firm.
"I can promise that I will never get close to you again, and I will never cause you any trouble. You have my leverage, and I will definitely keep my word." The eldest prince said impatiently, "Besides, you have been divorced before, and you don't want to be involved in any romantic rumors again."
Shen Mengyao snorted softly: "The eldest prince is a prince, and his status is extraordinary. How can a little girl like me compete with him? How can I dare to believe him?"
The eldest prince rolled his eyes and said, "I have a jade pendant on me. It is a personal item of mine. It was passed down to me by my mother. Everyone knows about it and it won't be taken away easily. If you take it, it's like holding my handle."
Shen Mengyao looked into his eyes and chose to believe him.
In fact, she didn't really want to do anything, she just hoped to have a restraint so that the eldest prince would not get close to her again. Since he cared about this thing so much, it meant that this choice was right.
She took back the jade pendant carved with a Qilin, put it into the silver bag without looking at it carefully, and cleared her throat.
"Okay, since the eldest prince is so sincere, and the queen mother is ill now, I don't want to make her worry about me. Go away, stay away from me, and don't appear in front of me again."
Zhiyuan immediately untied the eldest prince, cleared his throat and said, "Then I will send the eldest prince out. Princess, please go to bed first."
Shen Mengyao watched them go out and then closed the door.
As soon as the eldest prince arrived at the door, his expression changed and his fists clenched tightly: "This woman actually dared to threaten me, this prince will not let her go."
Zhiyuan was already sweating from fear, and he wiped his forehead and said, "My lord, this is a national temple. I am very scared when I do this, so you should be careful too."
The eldest prince frowned and said in a cold voice: "Coward, I will give you another task. Bring back the jade pendant. Otherwise, I will never forgive you."