Rumor Has It That I'm Pregnant with His Highness' Child

252 Revenge

Xiao Juan did not take this small matter to heart.

He was already used to the vigilance and fear of others.

Shen Xu pointed at Yu Niaoniao’s face and mocked loudly.

“Why are you crying? And what’s that redness on your face? Could it be that you’re crying because you’re ugly now?!”

He thought that Yu Niaoniao would fly into a rage out of humiliation, but she plunged into Xiao Juan’s arms and complained aggrievedly, “Baby, Shen Xu bullied me!”

Xiao Juan raised his hand and pressed it on the hilt of the No Return Saber. He glanced at Shen Xu coldly, as if he was about to draw his saber and cut him down in the next moment.

Shen Xu’s laughter stopped.

Oh no! He had forgotten that this woman was under someone’s protection.

He smiled ingratiatingly. “I was joking. The County Princess is beautiful.”

Prince Min could not bear to see his son do anything stupid and quickly changed the topic.

“Where are we going next?”

Xiao Juan said in a low voice, “The Eastern Expedition Army camp.”

Everyone rode to the entrance of the camp.

When the soldiers guarding the door saw Duke Lang and Prince Min arrive, they hurriedly opened the door and respectfully invited them in.

Among those soldiers was a familiar face. It was Sun Dalang from the Sun family.

As soon as Yu Niaoniao saw Sun Dalang, she knew that Dang Gui had stabilized the situation and heaved a sigh of relief.

When Sun Dalang noticed Tang Pei on Lo Pingsha’s back, his eyes immediately turned red. He knelt on the ground and shouted sadly.

“General Tang!”

The other soldiers knelt down at General Tang’s body.

Du Tao immediately shouted at the top of his lungs.

“It was Duke Lang and Prince Min who jointly killed General Tang! Get someone to arrest them and avenge General Tang!”

Shen Xu raised his leg and kicked Du Tao, cursing.

“Stop talking nonsense here! You were the one who killed General Tang. You’re the culprit.”

Du Tao had long made up his mind not to admit it. At this moment, he ignored the pain and quickly retorted.

“General Tang has saved my life. I’m eternally grateful to General Tang. Why would I harm him?”

“On the other hand, you must have an ulterior motive for coming all the way from the Imperial Capital to Liaodong County.”

“General Tang was in charge of a hundred thousand troops. You must be greedy for the military power in his hands, so you killed him and wanted to use this opportunity to seize power!”

“You’re so ruthless! Even if I have to risk my life, I have to avenge General Tang!”

As he spoke, his eyes turned red and his voice was filled with tears as if he was really grief-stricken by Tang Pei’s death.

Shen Xu was stunned.

This person’s ability to distort the truth was too strong!

No wonder he could win over the upper echelons of the entire Eastern Expedition Army in just three years.

Yu Niaoniao ignored Du Tao’s performance and asked Sun Dalang.

“Where is she?”

Although she did not name her, Sun Dalang knew that she was asking about Eldest Miss Tang.

He wiped his tears and choked. “Miss was injured. The military physician took a look at her. It’s just a slight wound. She’s fine.”

When Yu Niaoniao heard that Dang Gui was injured, her heart immediately skipped a beat.

“Where is she?”

Sun Dalang said truthfully, “They’re all at the drill ground.”

“Can you take us there?”

Sun Dalang hurriedly agreed. “Of course. Please follow me.”

Seeing that Brother Sun was so obedient to Yu Niaoniao, Du Tao could not help but curse.

“You traitor! Didn’t you hear what I said? This group of people had killed General Tang. They were murderers! It’s fine if you don’t avenge General Tang, but you’re actually willing to be their lackey?!”

Sun Dalang held it in, but in the end, he could not help but rush over and punch Du Tao in the cheek.

Du Tao staggered and almost fell.

He felt one side of his cheek swell. It burned. The inside of his mouth felt raw and the taste of blood filled his mouth.

He looked at Sun Dalang in disbelief.

In his impression, Sun Dalang was just a lowly pawn. He had never taken such a small ant seriously.

But now, he was actually beaten by this ant. The humiliation and anger in his heart were far stronger than the pain in his cheek.

Du Tao gritted his teeth. “How dare you hit me?!”

Sun Dalang clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with hatred.

“If not for the fact that keeping you alive is useful, I would kill you now. General Tang promoted you single-handedly. When he went to the battlefield, he even trusted you with the rest of the army.”

“But how did you repay him? You stabbed him in the back! You ungrateful ingrate! You won’t be able to repay your debt even if you die a thousand times!”

Du Tao did not expect a small ant like Sun Dalang to know so much.

...

He tried to defend himself.

“Who said I killed General Tang? I wasn’t the one who killed General Tang. Don’t listen to other people’s nonsense!”

“Save your words for Eldest Miss Tang!”

After saying this, Sun Dalang turned around and left.

Xiao Juan, Yu Niaoniao, and the others followed closely behind.

Du Tao was stunned. What Miss Tang?

The only person who could be called Missy by the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army was Tang Pei’s only daughter, Tang Guixi.

But Tang Guixi was already dead!

The assassin he sent out brought back Tang Guixi’s sword and torn clothes.

The killers said that they had seen Tang Guixi roll down the mountain with serious injuries. With her injuries at that time, it was impossible for her to survive!

Shen Xu kicked Du Tao again. “Why are you still standing there? Go!”

...

Du Tao staggered forward.

His eyes darted around, his gaze passing over the soldiers nearby, trying to find his trusted aide.

Almost all the high-ranking generals of the Eastern Expedition Army were under his control.

He still had something on those people.

As long as he could find those generals, he could order them to mutiny.

As long as the mutiny succeeded, the Eastern Expedition Army would still be his. As for Xiao Juan, Shen Xu, and the others, they would all die!

Seeing that they were about to reach the drill ground, Du Tao still did not see a single trusted aide.

Not only that, but the atmosphere in the military camp was very strange.

Everyone looked at him with hatred and disdain. They didn’t look like they were looking at a general. They looked like they were looking at a despicable person.

An uneasy feeling rose in Du Tao.

He seemed to sense something. His steps slowed…

Shen Xu did not give him a chance to escape and pushed him from behind.

The push sent him staggering forward.

The drill ground was filled with people. As far as the eye could see, it was a dense expanse.

Other than the people on duty, the rest of the Eastern Expedition Army soldiers were gathered there.

Sun Dalang stood by the school ground and shouted.

“His Highness Prince Min and the Regional King have arrived!”

The Eastern Expedition Army soldiers, who had been standing upright, turned around and looked at Duke Lang and his men.

Then they stepped back in unison, making a straight path.