Princess, Spare My Life - Chapter 14
Chapter 14: The Princess Has Arrived (Second Part)
Yu Qinghong faced Chen San and said, “Doctor Chen, are you and that bastard prince consort conspiring together against me?” In the face of her anger, he did not reply.
Flabbergasted, Chen San glanced at Yuan Shang. “Prince consort?” This time, even Chen San did not know what to say. He forced a smile and said, “I thought you were one of the emperor’s men, how could you be a prince consort…? Since I heard that Yu Qinghong’s assassination target was not a member of the Gu Imperial family, I wanted her to tell the inside story without violating the rules. Then, I would let the emperor give her a way out…I didn’t expect that you were a prince consort… Your bearings and manners of speech are out of the ordinary. It’s not bad and you did not change your temperament when faced with a life-or-death situation. While you have the presence of royalty, how could you be a prince consort…? Moreover, you’re so proficient in pharmacology that your skills are comparable to this old man’s master…to think that I was watching over a runaway! Just that…although there are strange things in the imperial family, this is…” Chen San’s eyes revealed his doubts as he gazed upon her eyes. He clearly stated, “But you are a woman…it’s universally shocking.”
Yuan Shang’s eyes widened; she said, “Who is a prince consort? Nonsense! I am not a prince consort!”
Yu Qinghong rushed towards her with a sword in hand and said, “I saw you fall off the boat and pierce a hidden weapon into me! Despicable villain, do you dare to take responsibility for your actions!”
“I never wanted to be a prince consort. Since I managed to escape, now I’m not a prince consort!”
“Don’t want to be a prince consort? Humph, you are lying! Granted that you didn’t want to be a prince consort, I will still kill you!”
In the past few days, Yuan Shang had plundered Chen San’s rare and precious herbs. She would eat and soak in medical ingredients every day. Although her body had not recovered enough strength, her skills were gradually restored. Those skills were nearly as strong as her previous life’s skills. At the moment, Yu Qinghong’s longsword stabbed at her as she jumped away from the two effortlessly. She sneered. “Throughout the entire world, no one except me can pull it out. A person with a needle inside could only slowly suffer through pain until death. If you continue to point your sword at me, I promise that your hand will become crippled within three days!”
Yu Qinghong stopped moving, skeptically asking, ”Will you treat my wounds with good intentions?”
Yuan Shang said, “You were only acting on someone else’s orders. Speaking of which, you and I were both injured because of the people behind-the-scenes. Your financial backer is our common enemy. Although I hurt you, you also shot a poisonous arrow at me, so we are even. If you are willing to help me a little, I will extract the hidden weapon from your joint, deal?”
Yuan Shang was being very considerate of this peer as she was not willing to regard her as an enemy. In this world, the assassin sect was the “Thousand Jade Pagoda.” She had some natural goodwill and curiosity towards this sect and as fellow assassins, everyone was each other’s peers; it was simply a different time period.
Yu Qinghong said with a vigilant tone, “What do you want me to do? I will let you know now that I will never become the dog of the government! I will not reveal anything about the employer to the assassination target!”
Nevertheless, Yuan Shang replied, “When your financial backer gave you the list of assassination targets, it didn’t say the Duke of Zhao’s grandson, Su Qi, right? Instead, did it say Princess Minghui’s prince consort?”
Yu Qinghong said, “Isn’t that the same? Aren’t you Princess Minghui’s prince consort?”
“Hey, that’s incorrect!” Yuan Shang said, “I may be Su Qi, but I am not a prince consort anymore!”
Yu Qinghong said, “A prince consort is still a prince consort. How can you not be a prince consort?”
Yuan Shang said, “If I go back and take the prince consort’s position, then I will naturally be the prince consort. But if I don’t go back, then I naturally won’t be the prince consort. Since I am not Princess Minghui’s prince consort, you have no reason to kill me. Furthermore, because I am not your target anymore, why can’t we discuss it with each other. Is there any other reason why we can’t cooperate?”
She clearly twisted around her words and used forced logic, but Yuan Shang was very confident that the other party would yield. But why? As she spoke, Yu Qinghong frowned with a cold sweat running down her face. The hidden weapon in her joint made the pain unbearable. This kind of pain would not become numb as time passes by, but rather, it would become more and more painful. Since she was able to arrange a nearly successful assassination plan, she should naturally be a smart person. As long as there was a reason to accept, the other party will naturally follow one’s steps to get out of their unfavorable situation.
Yu Qinghong bit her lower lip and hesitated for a long time. Then, she nodded and said, “Fine! As long as you don’t restore your identity, you will not be a prince consort. If you do, I will never let you go. You can speak now. By all means, state your conditions!”
Yuan Shang said, “I can’t think of anything to say since I don’t know who the enemy is! I just want to know who was the one who commissioned you to kill me!”
In the “Black Fingerprint”, the professional killers were like brothers and sisters. Even if they were hostile to each other, they would become united in the face of foreign enemies. They would give priority to exterminating the other party so their companions would not suffer from external dangers. To a professional killer, it was a very simple issue to think about the problem—if there was a threat, they would resolve it. If there was enmity, revenge would be taken. This was a matter of course, and there was no need to think otherwise about it.
Now that there were outsiders who wished to kill her, it would be impossible to give up those ideals. Even if the assassination failed, there would be another chance; even if no other assassination occurs, there might be other crafty plots and machinations at work. In the face of assassination, even if the other party was an expert in martial arts, Yuan Shang was not afraid and had no hesitation. But if there was a conspiracy at work, it would certainly be impossible to prevent it.
Yuan Shang knew that the other side wanted her dead. It might not necessarily be because she was the prince consort but it could also be due to her ties with her family. Then, as long as she was alive, using Su Qi’s name would definitely catch the other side’s attention and then they would quickly get rid of her.
Against such an enemy, not killing would be out of the question!
However, Yu Qinghong said, “I don’t know who the employer behind the scenes was. At first, I thought it was the crown prince, but from Uncle Chen’s statement, this is no longer a plausible reason.”
“You just need to tell me who the culprit for trying to silence me is and as for everything else, I can handle it!”
Before Yu Qinghong could answer, suddenly, the sounds of dozens of galloping horses echoed not far from the yard. As Yuan Shang listened to the noises, she found that the horseshoes were quickly approaching before gradually spreading out to surround their location. In addition, there were the sounds of some subtle and steady steps, which should be from hundreds of soldiers. Only the elite soldiers of the Imperial City could give her this type of pressure.
Chen San stood at a height place and glanced towards the commotion before coming down. He said, “What an unfortunate turn of events! Those are the members of the Imperial Army! Judging by their uniforms, the cavalry should be affiliated with the Northern Imperial Army. Now, you won’t be able to leave! Both of you, come with me!” And then he spoke to his disciple, “You should handle the matters outside.”
The middle-aged doctor spoke respectfully, “Yes, your disciple understands!”
As the prince consort, it was also an extremely unfortunate event for Yuan Shang. She was also in a fifth rank martial official position. When Su Yin found that Yuan Shang had lost her memory, he made a special trip to Imperial City’s main government office for her. She also knew one or two members of the Imperial Army. The duty of the Imperial Army was to guard the main roads of the imperial palace and the imperial palace gates. The two generals of the Imperial Army could enter and leave the palace at any time without the need for an official pass nor a background check! It could be said that if the entire Imperial Army rebelled, even the emperor’s descendants could not run away. Therefore, this Imperial Army’s position was very high and was directly controlled by the emperor.
Throughout the entire world, aside from the emperor, the empress could mobilize a small portion of the Imperial Army. Even the crown prince would not dare to dispatch the army here to not raise the emperor’s suspicions.
However, there was one more person who could utilize a portion of the Imperial Army temporarily during their vacation.
And that person was Princess Minghui.
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JustCallMeDaBoss
Eh really she’s gonna just let this assassin go for such a technicality as “she was just hired” ? That’s kinda retarded.
Welp why is the princess so dead set in finding mc then? Did she fall for her when she threw herself to defend her? lol I think that’s it.