si-mexico Chapter 477 I thought you were a coward
Chapter 477 I thought you were a coward
Chapter 477 I thought you were a coward
Chu Yanluo took a step forward, and the dagger almost stabbed Shen Wantang's face: "I see you won't cry until you see the coffin, I will cut your face right now!"
Shen Wantang looked at the sharp dagger and said calmly, "If you cut my face, you will die here today. Revenge? You'll have to reincarnate again in your next life."
"What do you mean?!"
"Chu Yanluo, you don't think that I came to Chaolu Temple alone, do you? Do I look like such a stupid person? Going to a meeting alone and fighting alone?"
Chu Yanluo immediately looked around. The hall was dark and the tall Buddha statue was looking at her solemnly, as if blaming her for her bloodiness and cruelty.
But apart from the Buddha statue, she didn't see anything with eyes.
"Don't scare me! There's no one else here except the two of us!"
"Really? Then do you want to open the palace door and take a look outside?"
Chu Yanluo's face turned slightly blue. She stepped forward and grabbed Shen Wantang, put the dagger against her neck, then pushed her in front of herself and walked towards the palace door.
Shen Wantang did not resist and cooperated with her obediently.
The palace door opened and the cold wind swept in with the rain.
Outside, a large group of guards had appeared without anyone noticing!
Standing in front of the guards were none other than Prince Ning and Princess Ning!
Chu Yanluo's face suddenly changed: "When did you send the letter to them?! Damn it!"
"Father, Mother, save me! Aunt Chu is crazy, she wants to kill me!"
Shen Wantang's crying voice pierced through the rain and echoed throughout the Chaolu Temple. Her voice was so miserable that everyone present was moved.
Her expression changed instantly, shocking Chu Yanluo who was holding her hostage: "Shut up!"
She pressed the dagger hard against Shen Wantang's neck, leaving a bloody mark.
Prince Ning said sternly, "Stop! Chu Yanluo, put down the knife, or I will order someone to shoot you to death immediately!"
There was a row of archers standing behind him. At this moment, they were standing in the rain, all drawing their bows and aiming their arrows with cold light at Chu Yanluo.
With just one order from Prince Ning, they could shoot Chu Yanluo into a sieve.
Princess Ning also spoke up: "Chu Yanluo, the entire Chaolu Temple has been surrounded by people from the palace. You can't escape! Let go of Tang'er, and you may still have a chance of survival!"
Chu Yanluo was not willing to give up her only bargaining chip. She hid behind Shen Wantang and let Shen Wantang serve as her meat shield.
Her voice was extremely sharp: "Everyone get out of my way, I want to get out! Otherwise, I will kill Shen Wantang at the risk of my life!"
A figure hurried over from not far away. The person came without an umbrella and looked anxious: "Yanluo, let Shen Wantang go!"
Chu Yanluo gritted her teeth: "Xiao Qingyuan, you still dare to come? I thought you were a coward!"
"Yanluo, don't do anything stupid! If there is anything, let's discuss it properly. Don't kill anyone in front of the Buddha. I beg you!"
Chu Yanluo was so angry that she laughed: "You are really good at pretending. Why didn't I realize that you are such a hypocritical person before? It was you who asked me to kill Shen Wantang, wasn't it you? Otherwise, why did you go to so much trouble to rescue me from prison?"
"Yanluo, what are you talking about? When did I save you? I didn't ask you to kill Shen Wantang. Has anyone pretended to be me to contact you recently? Have you been deceived?"
Chu Yanluo suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha, Xiao Qingyuan, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person! Hypocritical, treacherous, shameless! Dare to do it but not to take responsibility? You are really not a man!"
"Yanluo, I know you're still mad at me, but the medicine you made killed someone, and I can't save you! Don't make the same mistake over and over again. We can talk it over!"
Chu Yanluo stopped looking at him. She looked at Prince Ning: "Your Highness, you are of noble status, and your words must be as good as gold! I can release Shen Wantang, but you have to promise that you will not let anyone kill me and let me go!"
Prince Ning looked at her coldly: "You are a fugitive of the court. I can't let you go, but I can promise to keep you alive."
Chu Yanluo gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! It's a deal then!"
If Xiao Qingyuan hadn't come, she might not have agreed to release the person so readily. But Xiao Qingyuan came and completely denied the responsibility of asking her to kill. How could she possibly obey his wishes and kill Shen Wantang, his troublesome wife, for him!
If she didn't kill Shen Wantang, she would only be charged with using banned substances to make medicine, and she would still have a chance of surviving. If she killed the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Ning's Mansion, then the crime would be serious, and she would have no chance of surviving at all.
She let go of Shen Wantang: "I won't kill you today, and you'd better not be killed by others, otherwise Xiao Qingyuan and Liu Nanshi will get the upper hand!"
As soon as Shen Wantang escaped from her control, she ran towards Princess Ning crying, "Mother! Thank you mother and father for saving me!"
Princess Ning's face was full of distress. She held Shen Wantang's hand tightly and wiped her tears. "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. With your father and I here, no monster can hurt you! Come on, get in the carriage, and let's go back home."
Shen Wantang nodded, turned around and bowed respectfully to Prince Ning, then followed Princess Ning into the carriage.
The cold wind blew open the curtain of the carriage, and Shen Wantang saw that Chu Yanluo had been subdued by the guards. Her hands were tied, and she was looking at Xiao Qingyuan with vicious eyes.
But Xiao Qingyuan didn't look at her. He was looking at Shen Wantang in the carriage through the rain. His eyes were cold and gloomy, as if he was very dissatisfied with the fact that Shen Wantang was still alive.
When Shen Wantang saw Xiao Qingyuan's gaze, a slightly sarcastic expression appeared at the corner of her lips.
He could have asked anyone to kill her, but he chose Chu Yanluo. Anyone could have helped him and Liu Nanshi, except Chu Yanluo.
However, judging from his expression, he will not give up. Even if he fails to kill her this time, there will be another time.
Shen Wantang was not afraid. She even had some anticipation. Who would Xiao Qingyuan find to kill for him?
If anyone comes to die again, she won't be polite!
Chu Yanluo was still useful, so she didn't take her life. She also didn't expose the guards hiding in the dark in the hall, because after knowing that the person coming was Chu Yanluo, she knew that Chu Yanluo would not really take action.
After returning to the palace, Shen Wantang naturally "fell ill". He was too frightened and the cold air entered his body, and he fell ill and could not get up.
Princess Ning came to see her once, gave her some things, and comforted her with a few words, but said nothing else.
Shen Wantang knew that her mother-in-law was going to cover up the matter of Xiao Qingyuan instructing Chu Yanluo to kill her, so she tried to gloss over it and pretend nothing had happened.
This was within Shen Wantang's expectations. After all, no matter how ridiculous Xiao Qingyuan was, he was still her mother-in-law's son. She certainly couldn't really send her son to jail for her daughter-in-law.