Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 685 - 684: Thinking You Can Do Whatever You Want?

Chapter 685: Chapter 684: Thinking You Can Do Whatever You Want?

Hongchou seemed to have been on her guard, for at the moment Xiaoyao lashed out with her needles, she leapt up and vanished from sight.

The two silver needles shot past the spot where she had just been sitting and directly into the carriage curtain.

After Hongchou left, the horse didn’t stop at all and was about to crash into Xiaoyao.

Xiaoyao’s face darkened, and without a second thought, she pushed out with her palm.

Struck by the force of her palm, the horse wailed and its legs buckled, causing it to charge directly into the pond.

With several heavy splashes, the horse and carriage plunged into the lake.

The water was deep, and soon the carriage began to sink.

Xiaoyao coldly watched the sinking carriage, uncertain whether there was anyone inside.

She looked around but saw no trace of Hongchou.

The person who sent the carriage to ram her had left, was it a flight from guilt?

Xiaoyao narrowed her eyes, feeling a sense of unease stirring in the depths of her heart.

Indeed, just as the thought crossed her mind, a piercing scream came from a distance, "Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager!"

"Help! The Empress Dowager is in the carriage, somebody help!"

The Empress Dowager was in the carriage?

Xiaoyao’s complexion changed and she was about to go to the rescue.

However, before she could, a figure swept by like the wind, passing her and plunging into the lake in an instant.

Feng Yexuan, he just happened to be returning from outside...

...

What a mess!

The Empress Dowager was brought to Wuzhou Garden.

Fortunately, Liujin had also just returned.

At the moment, Liujin was attempting a rescue.

But the Empress Dowager had been in the water for a bit too long, and with her already poor health, the situation was quite dire.

Xiaoyao had offered to help several times but was stopped each time by Jingri and Wangyue.

Leng Ji quietly disclosed some information, "Lady Xiaoyao, there are two silver needles on the Empress Dowager’s body. These needles... they were fired by you, right?"

"This is a misunderstanding. Hongchou was on the carriage at the time!" Xiaoyao pointed to Hongchou not far away.

Hongchou stood silently by Chu Qianli’s side, silent and expressionless.

A Palace Maid crying by the Empress Dowager’s side exclaimed, "His Majesty and Lady Hongchou had already left, it was I who personally attended to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager wanted water, and I merely left for a moment. I did not expect that upon my return, I would see this woman send the carriage into the lake."

Pointing at Xiaoyao, the Palace Maid spoke with anger and resentment, "What grudge does the Empress Dowager have against you that you would knock her carriage into the lake and not even attempt to save her?"

"I had no idea that the person inside was the Empress Dowager, I thought..."

"What did you think?" Chu Qianli curled her lips into a smile, "Could it be that you thought the person inside was me and you wanted to kill me?"

Xiaoyao just glared at her, speechless.

In resignation, Leng Ji said, "This matter will have to wait for the Prince to decide. Everyone, it might be better to go back and rest for now."

"As for Lady Xiaoyao, you may have to... stay behind."

The fact that there were silver needles shot by Xiaoyao found on the Empress Dowager was incontestable. The Prince had ordered that Xiaoyao not leave the Prince Residence at all.

Leng Ji believed Xiaoyao, but the Prince’s orders could not be disobeyed.

"Lady Xiaoyao, for now... you should return to the west wing and wait."

"I will wait here." Xiaoyao wouldn’t feel at ease until she heard the news of the Empress Dowager awakening.

Unable to persuade her, Leng Ji looked at Chu Qianli, "Your Majesty..."

"How could I leave when the Empress Dowager has not yet awakened?"

Chu Qianli spoke indifferently, "I will stay and wait, we will speak after the Empress Dowager wakes."

Leng Ji had no choice but to acknowledge them and then returned to guard outside the Prince’s door.

Only Chu Qianli, Hongchou, and Xiaoyao were left in the courtyard.

With Jingri and Wangyue guarding the gate, there was no chance for Xiaoyao to leave.

As for Chu Qianli, she was free to come and go.

However, until news came from inside, she had no intention of leaving.

Looking at Xiaoyao, she smirked, "What now? Did you think that by getting into Yexuan’s bed, you could do whatever you wanted?"