Chapter 105 The Valiant Tiger (2/2)
The Crown Prince and his consort were surrounded by their confidantes, therefore they had no qualm about speaking their mind.
Vice Princess Dugu never would have imagined that the plan would turn out this way.
She knew the Crown Prince's temperament too well. Not only did he not lay hold of what he desired, but he was also counter-attacked by Lin Mengya. How could he not be enraged?
”You are not to be blamed for this. I just didn't expect that woman to be so cunning.”
As the Crown Prince hold on to the wine cup, he almost crashed it into pieces in his hand.
What a great humiliation it was for him to have fallen into the hands of a girl!
Moreover, this girl was Long Tianhao's woman!
Sooner or later, he would make them pay for this.
”Thank you for being understanding, Your Highness, the Crown Prince. However, the security here at Mount Lingju is nothing compared to the security in the capital city. Rest assured, Your Highness, I will be extra careful next time, so she would not get away again.”
In fact, there was no enmity between vice Princess Dugu and Lin Mengya.
This time it was because she was deeply affected by how the Crown Prince was so infatuated with Lin Mengya.
The Crown Prince had many consorts and concubines in his mansion, and she would have to make extra effort to win the Prince's heart and special favor once again.
For this reason, Lin Mengya quickly became her target for hate.
”Your Highness, the Crown Prince, a true warrior in the western vassal state must be able to catch tigers and shoot wolves. I wonder if there are tigers and wolves on Mount Lingju?”
King Ming was looking excited. In the western vassal, the man who was going to be the king must possess the quality that transcended common people, he must be exceptionally valiant and bold.
It was said that when he was young, he had managed to catch a wolf with his bare hands.
Lin Mengya took another look at King Ming and concluded that he must be a formidable and dangerous man.
”Mount Lingju is the royal hunting ground. It is too dangerous to keep savage beasts in here where there might be the possibility of people getting injured.”
Within the royal hunting ground, there were usually just roebuck and the other small animals.
To be honest, there was the fear that the men from the royal and noble families would be injured by savage beasts while hunting.
Therefore, this hunting ground was set up for the sole purpose of entertaining them.
King Ming burst out laughing after hearing the reply of the Crown Prince.
”There's no harm getting the youngsters to take some risks, it will toughen them up and they grow up. I've brought a fierce tiger from the western vassal state. Let's just make it our good omen for this hunting trip.”
King Ming waved his hand and immediately, four strong-looking warriors from the western vassal state carried a huge iron cage forward.
Lin Mengya took a closer look and the tiger in the cage was indeed a fierce one. It was just placed inside the cage and immediately it gave out an earth-shattering roar.
The tiger was much bigger than the four strong men. It looked as if the tiger was not going to yield just because it had been put into the cage.
The tiger's entire body was covered with a completely white coat of fur.
What a fierce tiger! Lin Mengya thought it was such a pity to make it the prey.
This was exactly what people mean when using the idiom ”When a tiger wandered into the plains, they would be bullied even by the dogs”.
”This... this doesn't sound like a good idea.”
The Crown Princes hesitated as he looked at the tiger.
Not everyone had the skill to overcome this tiger. Moreover, this tiger had originated from the western vassal state and was considered the king of the forest, it was not to be looked lightly upon.
”Don't worry. Although the tiger is very fierce, it is merely a beast in the eyes of our warriors in the western vassal state.”
King Ming's words contained a tinge of provocation. The Crown Prince had no other choice but to accept this challenge so he eventually nodded in agreement.
Lin Mengya could not take her eyes off the white tiger, which surprised Long Tianhao.
Did the lass think that it was easy to overpower a tiger?
”Your Highness, Prince Yu, can you spare the life of this beast later on?”
Long Tianhao was taken aback by Lin Mengya's words, asking him to spare the white tiger's life.
”Oh, but I won't be the only person targeting it once the hunting session starts.”
Long Tianhao did not intend to participate in the first place. He was planning on just putting up a show.
However, Lin Mengy had turned to look at him with determination in her watery eyes.
”This female tiger is pregnant. If it dies, the baby in its womb would die too.”
Lin Mengya had taken a moment to observe the tiger just now. Although it looked fearsome, the size of its stomach was not in proportion with the rest of its body.
While it was making the roaring sounds, it was also trying to shield its belly all the time.
For this reason, Lin Mengya had deduced that it must be pregnant.
”How do you know?”
Long Tianhao took a second look and realized that the tiger did look bigger than usual.
It seemed that Lin Mengya could very likely have guessed correctly.
”I know it would be impossible to ask King Ming to release the tiger now, but I just hope that it could deliver its baby first.”
Lin Mengya was fully aware that if the tiger was being left to wander among people, even a butcher would not simply kill a pregnant animal.
This was a common understanding of the people at that time. No matter how small a living thing was, man would still render it respect when it was in the process of procreating.
Lin Mengya was not just a sweet girl who loved animals, rather, her heart had gone out to this tiger mother.
”In this case, I'll try my best.”
For some unknown reason, Long Tianhao gave his word to Lin Mengya. However, right after he said this, he realized, with helplessness, that it was getting more difficult for him to refuse her requests to him.