Chapter 125 Completely Fool Them (1/2)
Vice Princess Dugu ordered some men to splash cold water onto the girls.
”Splash!” The bodies of the three girls trembled with cold.
The effect of the drug was wearing off and the three girls' eyes gradually came back to life.
”Who exactly are you?”
The Crown Prince asked, looking down at the girls from his seat.
However, those three girls stared at him blankly and even started to giggle.
”What's happening?”
What happened was completely out of the Crown Prince's expectations. He could only stare at these women behaving as if they were out of their mind.
”Ah bah--- ah bah ah bah---”
The girls opened their mouths to speak but the sounds they made were not intelligible. They continued giggling, crawling on the floor, and even started drooling.
”Your Highness, the Crown Prince, this... this is...”
Vice Princess Dugu was a little taken aback. She was puzzled as to how these women became berserk.
”Don't you dare try to be funny in front of the Crown Prince!”
Bellowed the Crown Prince, enraged. However, the three girls seemed unshaken but continued drooling and creeping all over the floor.
”Your Highness, they appear to be totally out of their minds!”
Lord Zhang wiped away his cold sweat on his forehead because the Crown Prince was obviously in a foul mood now.
”Out of their minds? Men, send for the imperial physician.”
The Crown Prince was furious. He had through much effort managed to find these girls who were supposedly in Long Tianhao's hands. How outrageous for them to be out of their minds.
Even if they were insane, he thought, he had to force some useful information out of their mouth somehow.
The imperial physician from the Crown Prince's mansion hurried over to check on the three women. When he was done, he replied to Crown Prince with an uneasy expression on his face.
He said, ”Your Highness, the Crown Prince, they had all gone crazy and been poisoned such that they've lost their voice.”
With a ”bang!”, the Crown Prince slammed his fist hard onto the table next to him.
The impact was so great that cracks appeared at the edges and corners of the table.
His once handsome face was now twisted due to his intense fury.
”What did you say? Is there no medication that can make them well again?”
After hesitating for a moment, the imperial physician nodded helplessly.
These three girls were utterly out of their mind. The physician could tell that they would not be able to live long judging from the silver needle he used on them a moment ago, not to mention a full recovery which was impossible.
”Useless things! A bunch of useless things!”
The Crown Prince had totally lost it. He wondered why the people working for him were all a bunch of useless fellows, who either could not succeed in the tasks entrusted to them or they upset his plans.
”Please calm down, Your Highness. There's something which I hesitate to tell you.”
Vice Princess Dugu gave the imperial physician an indicative look and immediately, the physician took his medical kit and excused himself.
”Just say it.”
The Crown Prince scanned vice Princess Dugu's face with a cold look, which made her cringe for a moment. Then she gathered her courage and said with a determined voice, ”Although these three people are useless now, you will be destroying Prince Yu's escape route if you kill these women. As days pass, Long Tianhao would have to eventually give us an account if he were unable to hand over the so-called criminal, by then---”
At vice Princess Dugu's words, the frown on the Crown Prince's face eased.
That made sense. By then, he could make use of this to corner Lin Mengya and Long Tianhao, so much so that they would not be able to shirk the responsibility.
”What you said is right. No wonder you are my beloved wife who understands me the most.”
He reached out his big hand and pulled the beauty into his arms.
A scheming look flashed across his eyes as if he were saying, well done.
”I'll hand these three over to you, Lord Zhang.”
Lord Zhang bowed and excused himself at once. On the way out, he got a few guards to help him drag the three useless things along with him.
Before the pleased look on the Crown Prince's face subsided, it became noisy again outside the tent.
”What is going on that's making so much noise? Don't they know that I enjoy peace and quiet?”
Frowning slightly, the Crown Prince let go of vice Princess from his arms as he gazed at the young eunuch who had dashed into the tent all flustered.
”Your Highness, King Ming of the western vassal state asked to see you. He heard that the Crown Prince had found two killers who were involved in injuring his second prince.”
”What? I have just instructed Lord Zhang to execute the three girls who have gone insane, how did King Ming hear about it and have come to me now?”
”Follow me. I'll have a look.”
Vice Princess Dugu nodded as she trailed behind the Crown Prince as they exited the tent.
Lord Zhang, who had set out searching for a secluded place to execute the girls in secret, had his way obstructed at this moment.
A group of men led by King Ming, who was dressed in plain colors and accompanied by Hu Tianbei, were obstructing the entrance of the Crown Prince's tent.
As opposed to looking composed and unperturbed the night before when they were in the presence of Lin Mengya, King Ming and Hu Tianbei appeared upset and angry at this moment.
”May I know the reason for your visit, King Ming and Prince Hu?”
Caught unprepared, Lord Zhang could not avoid them in time, but had to walk up to them, cupped his hands and bowed in greeting.
”We heard that the Crown Prince had captured the culprits who injured my son. Is that so?”
At King Ming's inquiry, Lord Zhang began dripping cold sweat.
Given the three girls were right there behind them, what would he do if he were to deny and be exposed there and then?