CHAPTER 400: CHAPTER 400: THIRD PRINCE, DON’T YOU AGREE?

His brow was dark, and the strength in his hand could almost break Yan Hengyin’s wrist. He spoke word by word, as if he wanted to chew Yan Hengyin to pieces.

"Yan Hengyin, do you really think I’m afraid of you?"

Pei Shu’er let out a thunderous cough, and Tang Zan hurriedly gathered Pei Shu’er into his arms.

Pei Shu’er patted Tang Zan’s hand, smoothing the feathers of the furious antagonist.

"So now, Third Prince, can we have a good talk?"

Yan Hengyin gritted his teeth. With such a huge handle caught in Pei Shu’er’s hand, how could he dare to talk here?

It was originally a taboo in Dayan for a prince to privately mine iron and forge weapons.

If this news were to spread, no matter how favored his mother was, the outcome would be disastrous.

Even worse, his mother could be implicated.

Yet, he had no choice but to be subject to Pei Shu’er’s control.

He had to quickly extract all the clues from Pei Shu’er’s hands.

Pei Shu’er smiled at Yan Hengyin and then spoke to the other soldiers.

"Everyone disperse. There really is nothing going on here, the Third Prince must have misunderstood General Tang. We will definitely send people to thoroughly investigate the culprit who injured the Third Prince."

Yan Hengyin’s gaze swept across Pei Shu’er’s face, feeling extremely unfamiliar.

Upon hearing Pei Shu’er’s words, the soldiers couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Yet still, some were unwilling to believe, after all, Yan Hengyin’s earlier expression did not seem fake.

And there’s something strange about the whole situation.

So some soldiers continued to hesitate.

Pei Shu’er also turned to look at him, her lips slightly curled.

"Third Prince, wouldn’t you say so?"

Pei Shu’er wasn’t really asking him. Having said those words earlier, these words were merely forcing him to state his position.

Yan Hengyin nodded.

Only at that moment did the soldiers breathe a sigh of relief. Since the Third Prince admitted it, it seemed there really was a misunderstanding.

After all, they couldn’t imagine that Pei Shu’er would dare to threaten a prince.

Pei Shu’er dismissed her subordinates, smiling as she looked at Yan Hengyin.

"Are you sure you want so many people to know your secret, Third Prince?"

Yan Hengyin gritted his teeth and had his men distance themselves. Pei Shu’er had expertly grasped his weak spot.

Tang Zan was standing beside Pei Shu’er at this moment. He didn’t know what Pei Shu’er intended to do, but whatever she did, he chose to support her.

Now, Pei Shu’er likely had some kind of leverage over Yan Hengyin.

Pei Shu’er smiled and said, "Third Prince, this matter is just between us, wouldn’t you agree?"

Yan Hengyin sneered, "Yes."

What Pei Shu’er meant was nothing more than not to involve innocent people, and especially not to tell the Emperor.

But how could he be content? The greatest humiliation he ever suffered was from Tang Zan.

Tang Zan’s gaze was cold as he looked at Yan Hengyin.

He leaned close to Pei Shu’er’s ear and whispered, "In my opinion, we should just capture him."

Pei Shu’er smiled at Tang Zan, and Tang Zan’s violent heart was suddenly soothed.

In fact, Pei Shu’er had thought of it too, but with all these eyes watching, how could they act?

Tang Zan spoke to the other soldiers.

"Return to your posts."

Then he looked at Yan Hengyin.

"Third Prince, why don’t we find a quiet place to catch up?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Hengyin’s face immediately turned very unpleasant.

What old acquaintances does he have with Tang Zan to catch up about? Moreover, who knows what Tang Zan might do to him?

Thinking of this, Yan Hengyin shook his head.

"Rest assured, I don’t want to cut off my own retreat either."

After saying this, he snapped his fingers to his men, who immediately surrounded Yan Hengyin, protecting him as they walked outside.

"However, our accounts aren’t settled yet."

Pei Shu’er laughed, "I’ll be awaiting at any time, just don’t push me too far, Third Prince, or I have a few undercover agents set up. Should anything happen to me, they’ll all hand the evidence over to the Emperor."

Pei Shu’er stood still, watching, and Tang Zan didn’t move either.

With all the soldiers watching, there was nothing they could do.

Pei Shu’er said, "Enough, let the Third Prince leave. Let’s go see Lin Shiyao now."

Tang Zan smirked and leaned close to Pei Shu’er’s ear.

"It’s better that he leaves in public like this."

Pei Shu’er raised an eyebrow. Tang Zan’s desire to capture Yan Hengyin hadn’t changed at all.

Lin Shiyao was still tied up, looking confused.

When Pei Shu’er looked over, she slowly raised her head to look at Pei Shu’er, a hint of resentment in her eyes.

Pei Shu’er thought perhaps the dosage wasn’t enough.

She immediately entered the room and fed her a large cup of sleeping medicine, enough to knock out an elephant.

Lin Shiyao didn’t have a tolerance to the sleeping medicine, so she soon fell asleep.

Pei Shu’er handed the sleeping medicine to a few soldiers.

"If Lin Shiyao wakes, mix this with water and feed it to her."

In short, she must not wake.

After giving a few more instructions, Pei Shu’er looked at Tang Zan.

"I need to find herbs to make an antidote now."

Tang Zan’s gaze paused on Pei Shu’er.

"I’ll go with you to find them."

Pei Shu’er thought for a moment, then nodded.

During Tang Zan’s absence, Shiqi naturally took over, but Tang Zan told Shiqi to consult Ma Zhong and General Zhao if any undecidable decisions arose.

Then he asked General Zhao to write down his opinions on those matters first.

In short, with General Zhao around, the rear was basically stable.

Although General Zhao wasn’t strong offensively, he was definitely capable of holding the fort.

They first returned to the Deserted Mountain, where at its gate, they saw the disheveled Tang Peizhong living outside the wall.

The two of them almost didn’t recognize him.

When Tang Peizhong saw them, he immediately came over. His beard was long, making him look like a wild man, yet he had a rugged handsomeness about him.

"Why have you come back?"

Pei Shu’er nodded at Tang Peizhong as a greeting.

Tang Zan was unwilling to acknowledge anyone, still feeling indignant on Pei Shu’er’s behalf.

Tang Peizhong was a bit conflicted but eventually spoke up.

"If you’re going in, how about taking me along? Xuxu won’t let me in."

Pei Shu’er’s gaze shifted to Tang Peizhong, thinking she must have misheard.

Tang Peizhong’s face flushed as he hurriedly explained.

"It’s true that I wronged Xuxu. I have no complaints about her actions. I just want to see her once."

"During the time I barely survived, all I could think about was her."

Pei Shu’er gave Tang Peizhong a peculiar look. Was her father-in-law realizing this too late?

Clearly, her mother-in-law no longer liked him. If he kept trying, wasn’t he asking for humiliation?

Tang Peizhong anxiously glanced at Pei Shu’er.

Pei Shu’er said nothing.

But Tang Peizhong felt this was the closest he had come to a chance to see Liu Xu, and he couldn’t miss it.

So he followed behind their carriage.

When they reached the Deserted Mountain, Liu Xu’s voice carried a chill.

"How did you get in?"