The Dramatic Crown Princess Wants to Poison Me!

Chapter 314: Chapter 314: Who’s Speaking

Thinking of this, Shang Jingwang raised his eyes to look at Huangfu Jingchen. He was wondering, what benefit did Huangfu Jingchen have in this matter?

He utilized himself, made himself personally come to plan the treatment of the epidemic, but what benefit did he gain from it?

It seems that there is none. He did not seek any benefit. On the contrary, he and Doctor Xia Wenjin have exhausted everything they have to work for the people of Wangshan Town, genuinely wanting to cure these patients.

For this, Doctor Xia Wenjin almost lost his own life.

If not for the arrival of the Undying Poison Doctor, who provided new methods for epidemic treatment, Doctor Xia Wenjin would have been turned to ashes today like those severely ill patients.

And this ”Young Master Jing,” he was also moving around the quarantine zone, staying by Doctor Xia Wenjin’s side, risking his life.

What did they scheme?

They didn’t scheme anything!

Shang Jingwang felt somewhat disappointed. He wished that ”Young Master Jing” was real, that the royal identity was real because he could tell that Young Master Jing and Doctor Xia Wenjin had great benevolence and were compassionate like Bodhisattvas. They cared more about the lives of the people than he, a parent official.

In the hesitated eyes of Shang Jingwang, Yu Shikui seemed to want to persuade him, continuing to shout loudly: ”Shang Jingwang, you rarely go to the Capital City, so you don’t know. The Young Master Jinxuan from the Prince Kang Mansion is nothing like this. He is a notorious profligate in the Capital City, bullying others and committing every evil. It’s a good thing if he doesn’t bully the people. Do you think he would care about the life and death of a town’s people? This person is merely borrowing the name of Young Master Jinxuan, wanting you to be at his disposal!”

”Who is speaking ill of me?” Just after Yu Shikui’s words fell, an unhappy voice came from afar.

The voice was youthful, carrying a sense of chill and anger.

Huangfu Jingchen was taken aback, he recognized this voice.

Xia Wenjin also showed a strange expression; she had heard this voice before.

Yu Shikui and the others were facing the quarantine zone, keeping an eye on Wen Hao’s arrow, with no time or mind to pay attention to anything else, but this voice came from behind them.

Yu Shikui exclaimed in surprise: ”Who is speaking?”

Everyone looked towards the origin of the voice.

On the road from Wangshan Town to the county town, three riders were approaching at a slow pace.

Because they were moving slowly, there was no sound of hooves. Among the three on horseback, the one in the middle was about twenty years old, wearing a splendid robe with a jade belt, full of spirit. His eyes were full of arrogance, seeming to grow from his forehead, though they also held a hint of anger, with an expression showing displeasure, clearly annoyed to the extreme.

The person exuded nobility, with elegant and luxurious attire, appearing refined yet worn, but they showed no signs of fatigue. On the contrary, this young master at the forefront was full of spirit despite his unhappy countenance!

The other two seemed to be his guards, both in their late twenties, with a look of composure and alertness in their eyes.

Yu Shikui, enraged, shouted: ”Who allowed you to come over? Such boldness, take them down!”

The young master sneered, exuding more presence than Yu Shikui, eyes slightly narrowed, exuding arrogance with a hint of offended displeasure, saying, ”Speaking ill of me and being overheard by me is one thing, but you even want to take me down? Such courage! Who are you to speak to me like that?”

Yu Shikui, listening to this arrogant and conceited tone, laughed out of anger.

Who had he encountered?

He, a dignified Fourth Rank Prefectural Governor, in his jurisdiction, had people left and right claiming to be young masters, and now they were even insulting him as ”what are you.”

He had people blocking him from Wen Hao’s arrow, and now he encountered someone more troublesome than Wen Hao. He ignored Wen Hao and turned entirely to face the brocade-clad youth, shouting angrily, ”How come today I encounter one after another who dared act impersonating, oblivious to reality, where does this arrogant boy come from? In front of this County Magistrate, don’t you know to dismount and salute?”

The brocade-clad youth rolled his eyes, exuding a haughty demeanor, snorted, ”Who are you to deserve a salute from me?”

Referring to him again as ”who are you,” not only sheer arrogance, but also sheer contempt for his dignity as a Prefectural Governor, treating him as nothing.

Yu Shikui was enraged to the point of turning livid, shouting in anger, ”What are you all standing there for? Failing against Wen Hao, can you not even handle this arrogant passerby? Come, take him down!”

Standing nearby, General Wang and General Liu, perhaps feeling too much pressure from facing Wen Hao, immediately turned towards the brocade-clad youth.

The brocade-clad youth sat upright on the horse, exuding arrogance, indifferent, only the corners of his mouth lifted, revealing a slight vicious ruthlessness.

The two Generals had yet to charge in front of the horse when the left guard flew from the horse. In mid-air, he released the waist knife without unsheathing it, and all that was seen was a flying shadow, followed by two cries of pain.

General Wang and General Liu were knocked flying with the waist knife still in its sheath, one to the east and one to the west, falling to the ground, unable to move, looking at the guard with confusion and terror in their eyes.

Judging by their expressions, they seemed unsure of how they had been knocked down, and facing such masterfully skilled individuals filled them with boundless fear, leaving them somewhat dazed.

The brocade-clad youth spat out a few words with disdain: ”Overestimating yourselves!”

Though his appearance was tall and lean, not robust, the presence of such a formidable guard allowed him the luxury of arrogance without fearing anyone might take advantage.

Yu Shikui shouted angrily, ”Rebellion, rebellion, each one of you dares to confront the Court Army. I see you all are seeking death!”

The brocade-clad youth looked down at him, ”You keep referring to yourself as the Magistrate, are you the Northern County Magistrate Yu Shikui?”

Yu Shikui, hearing a normal question, thought maybe this rash youth does not know the height of heaven and the depths of earth because he didn’t know his identity? Now that he knew, he would presumably understand respect, immediately said, ”Indeed, I am the County Magistrate!”

”Is being a Magistrate a significant position?” The brocade-clad youth rolled his eyes again, showing contempt, ”Aren’t you just the son of a concubine from Marquis Anning’s household? No one in the Marquis Mansion pays you any mind. To obtain an official position, you crawled and licked Marquis Anning’s boots, cleaning his chamber pots for a month. Marquis Anning, growing impatient, only then secured you this position in the Ministry of Personnel. Showing your official prestige in front of me!”

He spoke with great confidence, his disdain and contempt in no way just boasting, causing Yu Shikui, hearing terms like son of a concubine, bootlicking, cleaning chamber pots, was boiling with murderous intent in his heart. Yet hearing his grandiosity, noting the higher tone, he suppressed that surge of anger.

He quietly decided, once apprehended, he must harshly torment this young man for exposing his secrets.

But for now, understanding his identity takes precedence.

Thinking of this, he asked with patience, ”Who are you, really?”