Upon thinking of this, Prince Lan suddenly felt a rush of panic in his heart. He pressed his hands on the chair, attempting to stand up, only to realize his legs were weak, as if all his strength had been drained the mont he overturned the table earlier.
This was clearly unusual.
"You!" Prince Lan finally turned his gaze toward Zhu Yu, who was also sitting in the courtyard but showed no sign of fear or anxiety, and looked at those behind her who shared her deanor, "You all!
What audacity you have, what exactly have you done to ?!"
Zhu Yu stood up with a smile, respectfully dusting her sleeves as she did before, "What are you saying, my Prince! We rely offered you the Truth-telling Pill that you have longed for day and night."
"It was you!" Seeing this gesture, Prince Lan imdiately understood, "What did you do to when you offered the pill?"
"Nothing much, just a bit of sedative, enough to keep your mind clear while ensuring your body behaves, preventing any excessive actions." Zhu Yu said with a cheerful smile, having reached this point, it was enough to tease the impostor, and she had no intention of feigning ignorance any further.
"Impossible!" Prince Lan’s face looked greatly shocked as he heard this, "I clearly... I clearly..."
"You clearly had already taken an antidote, which should render any seductive or sedative fragrance ineffective, right?" Zhu Yu kindly finished his sentence for him, "That’s because we used our own unique formula, which is inherently different from your sinister concoctions, so naturally, you couldn’t guard against it.
You impostor, usurping the nest, killing the real Prince Lan and his offspring, what a state you’ve brought Lan Country to with your vicious poisons over the years?!
But seeing your reaction today, it seems these years haven’t been easy for you either, and that junior brother of yours must have been a constant thorn in your heart?
You needed him, yet feared he might one day betray you, using you and then discarding you...
So it seems, it was indeed because your actions were exposed back then that you killed so many from your sect?"
"Nonsense, incomprehensible!" Prince Lan’s face turned pale, his body trembling lightly, sweat gathering at his temple and starting to drip down his cheek. At this mont, he realized the drug’s effect was spreading, making it impossible even to lift his hand to wipe the sweat.
He could only use his fiercest look to scan the courtyard at the old guards, "What are you all standing there for?! Don’t listen to these villains’ fear-mongering, nonsense! Hurry and capture them quickly for !"
The guards in the courtyard remained motionless, as if not hearing their lord’s command at all.
There was more panic in Prince Lan’s eyes.
Lu Qing slowly stood up and spoke to Prince Lan, "At this point, you need not try so hard to cover up anymore.
If you weren’t always wary of your second junior brother, you wouldn’t have gotten hooked, choosing to use the Truth-telling Pill on the ssenger sent by him.
From the mont you had the ssenger brought in, you were already exposed."
"Are all of you fools?! Soone! Anyone! These people have all rebelled! They are committing treason! Quickly, capture all of them for !"
Agitated by Lu Qing’s words, Prince Lan’s reaction beca even more severe, almost screaming hoarsely. Seeing that he couldn’t summon the other guards outside, he turned his gaze to the guests in the courtyard, "And you all! You ate and drank my provisions!
Now is the ti you can be useful! Why don’t you co over and protect ! Why don’t you help capture these villains!"
The guests remained seated, unmoving.
Earlier, for fear they might leak what they saw and heard here, Prince Lan was quick to call for the guards to capture all of them...
The guests at the Prince Lan Mansion, living a life of exquisite debauchery daily, perhaps their bodies had long since deteriorated, but at least their minds were sowhat intact.
Thus, none of them moved now, clearly realizing that with Prince Lan’s earlier order, unless he was overly isolated, he would never consider them as "his people."
In other words, even if they had the capability and helped Prince Lan resolve the imdiate crisis, after being rescued by his trusted aides, the Prince would likely order their imdiate execution to cover it up.
"Fu Lu, go tear off that fake skin on his face and let everyone see what this impostor truly looks like!" Zhu Yu turned and instructed Fu Lu.
Fu Lu, having to keep a low profile these days and feeling quite restless, imdiately stepped forward without hesitation after receiving Zhu Yu’s command.
Seeing a towering man no longer hunching down but stretching his muscles as he walked toward him, Prince Lan suddenly felt quite ominous, but he was under the sedative now, except for his mind, his entire body felt as if the bones were removed, unable to exert any strength, not even to lift an arm.
Hence, he had no choice but to slump in the chair, helplessly watching Fu Lu co closer, desperately glaring at Fu Lu, trying to appear more nacing.
Yet, even he didn’t realize, at this mont, his feigned fierce gaze was filled with a false bravado of fear.
Fu Lu stepped forward, unceremoniously turning Prince Lan’s head to the side with one hand, while the other hand began searching on the side of his face.
After a while, Fu Lu’s expression turned sowhat puzzled, and he glanced at Zhu Yu.
Prince Lan, who had dared not make a peep earlier, suddenly regained his vigor.
"You all see, don’t you! These villains want to fra , accuse of being an impostor!" Unable to break free from Fu Lu’s grip, he shouted hoarsely at the guards in the courtyard, "You see, don’t you!
They claim I used a fake skin to disguise myself, but now they can’t find it!
Do you still believe their nonsense?! Wake up before it’s too late!"
The old guards, originally kept in the mansion and, after being led by Hong Liu’er to et Lin Kun, believed Lin Kun’s story about eighty to ninety percent. After all, seeing how they were sidelined over the years and witnessing Prince Lan’s absurdities made it easier for them to trust Lin Kun’s words.
So today, following their pre-made secret plan, after replacing the newer guards in the courtyard, they ignored Prince Lan’s command, waiting to see the impostor’s false face being revealed.
But now, where is the false face?
User Comments
0 comments from readers