Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

Chapter 203 Confession (Part )

After a bumpy ride to the entrance of the inn, Tao Yao was almost thrown to death by the horse. Fortunately, Chu Huanjun was a man who was kind to women. He held her tightly in his arms all the way, so that her body could be firmly fixed and she would not fall off the horse.

The moment Tao Yao was carried off the horse by Chu Huanjun, her toes had just touched the ground when they immediately turned into a puddle of mud and she almost fell to the ground.

Chu Huanjun was quick to act and quickly scooped up Tao Yao, who was as soft as noodles, into his arms. He teased her lovingly, "You've only been riding for a short while, and you're already dizzy like this?"

Tao Yao suppressed the urge to vomit and punched Chu Huanjun in the chest with a few limp fists. Frowning, she angrily shouted, "You son of a bitch, you absolutely did this on purpose! I never get dizzy, but your horse is too fierce. How could most people handle it?"

"I did it on purpose?" Chu Huanjun raised his eyebrows and smiled at her with an ambiguous tone. "What did I do on purpose? Did I do it on purpose to make you suffer, or did I do it on purpose to force you to lie obediently in my arms, unable to escape even if you wanted to?"

As he spoke, his restless hands continued to grope her body. Suddenly, he pinched the soft flesh on her waist, causing her to scream.

"You're really shameless to say that even though you know it."

Tao Yao stroked her chest and scolded him.

"If I wasn't thick-skinned, I wouldn't have any place to use those evil ideas in my mind."

Chu Huanjun smiled slyly and spoke his mind sincerely. Strangely enough, despite his frank honesty, his words made him sound even more hateful.

The two of them walked into the inn while playing around. Chu Huanjun held Tao Yao's hand and asked her to clench her fist.

She was still tightly holding the piece of red cloth in her fist, which was given to her by Chu Huanjun.

"Don't lose it, you'll need it in the future." Chu Huanjun whispered.

Tao Yao raised her head to look at him, knitting her eyebrows and glaring at him: "Did I promise you that I would go make a wish with you? Besides, this year's Flower God Temple Fair is over, so we can't make wishes anymore."

Chu Huanjun still had that indifferent look on his face, saying, "If you truly want to pray to the gods, why would you care about these empty formalities?"

Tao Yao covered her ears and said, "I won't listen to this turtle chanting sutras."

Despite this, Tao Yao still tucked the red ribbon into her purse for safekeeping. Chu Huanjun was a big devil, and she wouldn't dare disobey him easily on such a small matter.

The innkeeper recognized Chu Huanjun at first sight. When he saw Chu Huanjun enter the room, he hurried forward and bowed.

"My Lord, is he still the same as usual?"

"Yeah." Chu Huanjun didn't say anything, just answered him in a low voice, threw a few ingots of silver into the shopkeeper's hand, and ordered: "Send up some more tea later. Guard the doors and windows, don't let the news get out."

The shopkeeper nodded quickly: "I understand, Your Majesty, don't worry."

Then, Chu Huanjun took Tao Yao's hand and went upstairs, walked all the way to the end of the corridor on the second floor, and stopped at the door of the last guest room.

Chu Huanjun placed the room key in Tao Yao's palm and asked, "Xiao Tao, do you want to go in and solve it yourself, or do you need me to accompany you?"

Tao Yao took the key, thought for a moment, and said, "I can go by myself."

The key was inserted into the lock and turned around when Tao Yao was suddenly pressed on the shoulder. Looking back, she saw Chu Huanjun with a lost expression and a guilty look in his eyes.

"It's too dangerous for you to go alone. I'd better go in with you," he said.

Tao Yao snorted, but didn't say anything to him. She simply nodded and said, "That's good. If I die, there's someone to take my place."

With a click, the lock unlocked and the door opened.

The girl they had planned to assassinate was tied to the foot of the bed with a hemp rope and a rag stuffed in her mouth. She stared blankly at something, but when she saw Tao Yao and Chu Huanjun enter, her lifeless eyes suddenly lit up.

Tao Yao walked up to her, grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him.

But before Tao Yao could say anything, the man's eyes were already filled with tears, flowing out like a spring, and his entire face was instantly wet with tears.

Even Tao Yao's hands were half wet with her hot tears.

Tao Yao's heart moved, and she quickly pulled out the rag from her mouth. The moment the rag was pulled out, the person started coughing violently.

Tao Yao gently stroked her back to help her breathe more smoothly, and asked, "Why did you want to kill me? Just answer me truthfully. If you are honest, I will not hurt you and will let you live."

"Cough cough... cough cough... girl... I... cough cough..."

The woman in front of him looked extremely painful. Her lips were dark purple, her face was dark blue, and she couldn't stop coughing.

Tao Yao looked up at Chu Huanjun, winked at him, and asked, "What did you do to her?"

Chu Huanjun spread his hands and said helplessly, "Xiao Tao, you think I'm too boring. I already said I'll leave her to you, so I'm too lazy to torture her."

Tao Yao's heart moved, and she immediately grabbed the woman's collar and forced her to look into her eyes again.

"Are you ill? If so, nod your head, if not, shake your head."

The woman coughed incessantly and could not utter a word, so she could only nod.

"Why did you want to assassinate me? Was it for money? If yes, nod your head; if no, shake your head."

The woman hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.

"So, someone bribed you to kill me. Is that right?"

The woman nodded.

"In that case, tell me how much money that person gave you. I'll give you double it—as long as you tell me the truth about who that person is." Tao Yao took a deep breath. "If you tell me the truth, I will definitely give you the money. But if you dare to lie, I will make you pay with your life."

Tao Yao said this, and immediately raised her hand to pull out the golden hairpin hidden in her bun. In an instant, her finger lightly touched the knob hidden within the hairpin, and with a clever twist, the sharp blade slid out from the hairpin's head and suddenly lay across the woman's neck just three inches away.

"The conditions I offer are very good. It shouldn't be difficult for you to decide." Tao Yao said.

Chu Huanjun watched all this from the side, arms folded, a smile breaking through his lips. Having not seen her for a few days, the little girl seemed to have grown considerably—she was naturally careful and courageous, a rough diamond. With a little polish and refinement, she would become a peerless beauty.

The golden hairpin's sharp blade was placed across her vital point, and the woman's coughing stopped immediately.

"explain."

Tao Yao moved the golden hairpin an inch closer to her neck.

Obviously, this woman was very afraid of death. The moment Tao Yao pulled out the sharp blade, her eyes showed weakness.

"I say! I say... yes..."