Chapter 137: Death to the Adulterer and Adulteress
Sparks flew invisibly between the two men.
Any "enemy" who dared to be impudent in front of the Crown Prince had only one end—death.
Many of the servants began to cast admiring glances at Xiao Yi, thinking, "This man truly isn't afraid of death." He cuckolded the Crown Prince and was still so arrogant, swaggering out, without a hint of remorse. Instead, he was self-righteous, as if facing death was a glorious homecoming. Truly, they were impressed!
Just then, the servant who had gone to fetch a new quiver of arrows arrived.
The Crown Prince squinted his cold eyes, drew a new arrow from the quiver, pulled the bowstring taut, and aimed the arrowhead directly at Xiao Yi's forehead. He was too lazy to waste words on him, preparing to release the arrow immediately.
Xiao Yi seemed completely unafraid of the Crown Prince's arrow, but he had something to say before he was shot dead.
"It was I who, serving by the Young Miss's side for many years, secretly developed feelings. Seeing the Young Miss's wedding, I couldn't restrain the desire and anger in my heart. I took advantage of a moment when the Young Miss was alone in the garden with no protection, dragged her into the guard's room, and forced myself on her. Whether I am to be killed or dismembered, I deserve my crime. I submit to Your Highness's judgment."
He rushed to say this to take all the blame onto himself, to sever the connection with Sun Jiaojiao, and to leave her a chance of survival.
Although he was just a servant, he understood. Offending the Crown Prince was something even the entire Minister's Residence couldn't afford. Even if he wanted to absolve Sun Jiaojiao, he couldn't say it too fully or too obviously. He had said all he could. Whether the Crown Prince believed him or not was up to him.
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