The Dramatic Crown Princess Wants to Poison Me!

Chapter 326: Chapter 326: A Generous Gift

It was at this moment that Huangfu Jinxuan realized he could move.

He turned around hurriedly, and Wei Jun was already dragging him, quickly dashing away.

The two could almost move simultaneously.

Wei Jun dared not linger for a moment. There was something in this tent, which could not be confirmed yet, but the safety of the Second Young Master was his top priority.

At this moment, even if the Second Young Master were stubborn, he would knock him out and take him away. Facing unknown danger, taking him away from that area was his duty.

Wei Jun used Qinggong, almost flying, unleashing his full potential. In no time, they left the tent area.

His heart was pounding, almost jumping out of his chest. As a martial artist, he usually had a calm mindset and could control his breath better than ordinary people, but today, he was truly a bit scared.

The other party was so ghostly that without him noticing at all, he and Huangfu Jinxuan were rendered immobile.

If the other party had murderous intent, a mere flick of the finger, and they would be crushed like two ants.

Whether it was bad luck or they happened to encounter it near Yu Shikui’s tent, or perhaps such a terrifying presence always lingered around them, was unknown.

Luckily, today, the Second Young Master offered no resistance, allowing himself to be dragged away to safety.

Finally, they reached their residence, just a small town. There was no decent place even in the Imperial Envoy’s Mansion, so they were still lodged at Wang Bolao’s home.

The entire eastern wing, originally where Shang Jingwang stayed, was vacated for him, with Shang Jingwang moving to the town’s only inn.

Arriving at Wang Family’s eastern wing, this place was considered safe.

Wei Jun released Huangfu Jinxuan, having run tightly and at high speed with someone in tow, his breathing was quite heavy.

Over there, Huangfu Jinxuan was equally shocked by what he saw and heard.

The ancestors of Marquis Anning supported the founder of Nanxia to ascend the throne, rewarded with the hereditary title of Prince, enjoying high status and favor in Nanxia.

He never expected that in this generation, Marquis Anning would be so bold as to meddle in the imperial examinations and manipulate scholars’ fortunes.

Tampering with the imperial examinations undermines the nation’s foundation. Even if Marquis Jiang Ning only made some minor manipulations affecting the fate of a few people at the bottom, once such things are exposed, Marquis Jiang Ning would be doomed.

No wonder Yu Shikui set up a trap directly targeting a simpleton, framing him as a notorious thief and personally executing him.

However, if Marquis Anning dared to replace others’ exam papers for Yu Shikui ten years ago, would he not have done it before or after?

Huangfu Jinxuan knew he was quite a scoundrel, but he felt he was much better compared to Marquis Jiang Ning.

However, leaving this matter aside for now, Huangfu Jinxuan asked Wei Jun, ”So there really are ghosts in this world?”

Wei Jun shook his head. He was a master raised by Prince Kang Mansion, with skills reaching first-class high-tier level, not at the same level as Huangfu Jinxuan.

Seeing him shake his head, Huangfu Jinxuan was dissatisfied, ”Why are you shaking your head? Speak up!”

Wei Jun replied, ”It may be ghosts, or it may not be ghosts!”

”What do you mean?”

Wei Jun said seriously, ”There are people in this world with extraordinary skills, appearing and disappearing like ghosts; maybe we encountered such a master, or perhaps it was truly ghosts!”

Huangfu Jinxuan: ”...”

Isn’t this just saying nothing at all?

However, thinking back on the experience, he felt that perhaps believing it was a master would reduce his fear. After all, a master is human, but if it truly were a ghost, that would be terrifying.

Thinking this, he retorted dismissively, ”Oh, please, being able to immobilize you without you noticing and then freeing you without you noticing, what kind of master do you think that would be? Do you think such a master would be in this little Wangshan Town?”

Wei Jun thought seriously for a moment, then shook his head.

There shouldn’t be!

”Isn’t that concluded?” Huangfu Jinxuan quickly convinced himself, ”Whatever it is, since it only immobilized us without harming, it shows it’s not indiscriminately murderous. Even Yu Shikui was just taught a lesson, not his life taken. So, let’s not think too much about it; sleep, sleep!”

However, Bai Yi, that one needs some investigating.

Of course, being someone who only causes trouble and idles away his time, he certainly wouldn’t bother with such efforts. He’d pass the news back to Capital City. Father and brother should investigate it. Marquis Anning, with his high-and-mighty attitude, already had skirmishes with Father multiple times — delivering such a gift to Father should be a pleasant surprise!

While Huangfu Jinxuan and Wei Jun discussed whether it was a human or a ghost, in another direction, two others had just returned to their inn room.

These two were Huangfu Jingchen and Xia Wenjin.

When Huangfu Jinxuan sneakily went to trouble Yu Shikui, Xia Wenjin noticed.

Everyone might think Huangfu Jinxuan was just a troublemaking punk, but Xia Wenjin didn’t think so. Since he was an imperial envoy, he couldn’t let him have it easy.

Now this lord wants to personally mess with someone?

Let him watch a good show instead.

In her past life, the exam fraud by Marquis Anning was never uncovered, but Xia Wenjin knew. She met Bai Yi’s family, who mentioned that Bai Yi had talked to his parents about finding evidence.

Later, Bai Yi was killed, and Bai Family parents buried the matter for the safety of Bai Yi’s younger brother. Xia Wenjin, upon learning it unintentionally, was also furious.

She told Huangfu Yuxuan, hoping he would expose the matter to the Emperor as an Imperial Grandson.

At that time, Prince Zhuang, Prince Xin, and Prince Lu’s fight for succession was at its peak. Both Marquis Anning and Yu Shikui were vital to his plans.

If he exposed them, it would cut off his arms by removing both Marquis Anning and Yu Shikui.

Huangfu Yuxuan earnestly said to her, ”Wenjin, I know what Marquis Anning and Yu Shikui did is utterly deceitful. They should be punished. However, Bai Yi is already dead, and right now, none of this matters to him. I will properly compensate Bai Yi’s family. Doesn’t he have a younger brother? I’ll arrange a position for him to serve the Court, fulfilling his brother’s wish. As for Marquis Anning and Yu Shikui, I assure you, I won’t let them off, but not now. For now, I still need them. The Capital City is in chaos, and if I deal with them now, Prince Xin, Prince Lu, and Prince Zhuang would take advantage! I’ve planned so long to not let it all go to waste now! Wenjin, trust me, once I gain the upper hand, I will deal with them first and bring justice for the wrongfully dead Bai Yi!”