readsfreenovel Chapter 404 If you can’t be soft, then you can be hard.
Chapter 404 If you can’t be soft, then you can be hard.
"I don't know what Your Highness is talking about?" Although Peng Liang was terrified, he still acted as if he was a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
"Is she still alive?" Zhou Chang had already expected that Peng Liang would not confess so readily, so he just continued to ask.
"I don't know what Your Highness is talking about?" Peng Liang said the same thing.
"Are you trying to stall for time and wait for your father to come and rescue you?" Zhou Chang straightened up and looked up at the sky, saying casually, "Throw him into the well."
Gao Yuan didn't care about anything and pushed Peng Liang into the well.
"Help!" Peng Liang fell headfirst into the well.
Just when he was halfway down, an arm grabbed him by the waist.
Gao Yuan still failed to kill him.
"Will you tell me or not?" Zhou Chang asked as he leaned down along the edge of the well.
"Help! Someone is killing me..." Peng Liang just kept shouting for help.
Zhou Chang poked Peng Liang's back with a branch, signaling Gao Yuan to pull him up again.
Gao Yuan pulled the man up, and without any effort, he was pulled out of the well again.
Peng Liang was so frightened that he lay on the edge of the well, gasping for breath.
"Take a few more breaths. After all, the air in this well has held dead people." Zhou Chang leisurely shook the branches in front of him.
Peng Liang took two breaths and instinctively dodged, but Gao Yuan was holding him down from behind and he couldn't move at all.
"Are you going to tell it or not?" Zhou Chang asked again.
Although Peng Liang was frightened, his rogue nature was forced out a bit: "I don't know what your Highness means by asking this."
After all, this is the imperial palace, and Peng Liang also has plans.
Prince Yi was just bluffing just now and actually didn't dare to do anything to him, so he recovered and was able to remain calm.
"I don't have time to play dumb with you. It would be best if Miss Liu'e is still alive," Zhou Chang said as he squatted down and moved the branch to his chin to press against Peng Liang's neck. "If she has been killed by you, then I will make you pay with your life."
After saying that, he used the tip of the branch to poke Peng Liang's neck hard, piercing Peng Liang's throat.
"Ah..." Peng Liang screamed because of the stab.
Zhou Chang was fed up with his yelling and stood up again: "Hey, is that the Minister of War?"
Skinny Monkey, who was watching from the side, also said, "Yes, Your Majesty, it seems that the Minister of War, Mr. Peng, has arrived, and he has a few people with him."
When Peng Liang heard that his father was coming, he became more alert and stretched his neck to see clearly: "Dad, save me, Dad, save me, Dad..."
I shouted for a long time but there was no response.
The skinny monkey bowed with a smile: "Oh, sorry, Your Majesty, I was wrong."
"Haha... I don't blame you. I was wrong..." Zhou Chang joked and poked Peng Liang again, "Why haven't the Peng faction come yet? It seems that they don't care about their son like you."
Peng Liang had already exhausted his strength and was now even more angry. He didn't even have the strength to move.
"Look at you. You should keep your eyes open and behave yourself. You made Master Peng call you that for nothing, and it seemed like you were trying to take advantage of you." Zhou Chang teased, not knowing what else he could do to Peng Liang.
Gao Yuan originally wanted to kidnap Peng Liang for questioning, but she was afraid of alerting him. Now that she has publicly questioned him, if there is still no result, the only option left is to use intimidation.
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty is right." The skinny monkey looked as if he was bowing to receive instruction.
"Oh, it seems he's really here." Zhou Chang was just undecided when he saw a tall, mighty and dignified figure walking quickly towards him from not far away.
The skinny monkey also looked over there: "Really..."
Peng Liang didn't believe it this time, he just stretched his neck to look.
Finally, when the figure was getting closer and closer and he could see it clearly, Peng Liang shouted again: "Dad, save me, save me..."
When Peng Pai heard the sound, he was startled at first, then he looked carefully and saw his son Peng Liang was pressed on the edge of the well, with Prince Yi Fengming standing next to him.
Zhou Chang ignored the Peng faction, and had no other choice but to use force. He turned around and knocked Peng Liang's face with a branch: "I know you won't say it easily, so I won't force you today. But you have to remember, I want to see the person alive or the body dead. If you can't see Miss Liu'e in person within three days after returning to Jindu, don't blame me for being rude."
Peng Liang was obviously relieved after hearing this, knowing that no matter what, Prince Yi couldn't do anything to him in front of his father, so he put on a tough face and gritted his teeth.
Zhou Chang didn't see Peng Liang's answer. Hearing that Peng's men were approaching, he became angry and said, "Since the Minister of War, Mr. Peng, has arrived in time, I think we will be able to pull the man out of the well in time."
Gao Yuan hated Peng Liang deeply, but hesitated and reminded him in a low voice: "Your Highness, this is the imperial palace after all, we..."
"You don't have to pay attention to it. Just follow my orders." Zhou Chang waved his hand.
As he was talking, Peng Pai had already come close, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and bowed to Zhou Chang first: "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Yi. I don't know how my son has offended His Royal Highness that you have to teach him a lesson like this."
When Peng Pai rushed over in a panic, he was already sweating profusely. He quickly glanced at Peng Liang and ignored the corpse on the ground a few steps away.
The people behind him also saluted.
"Well, Master Peng knows it best, so I won't elaborate on it." Zhou Chang tapped the edge of the well lightly with the branch in his hand.
"Dad, Dad, save me..." Peng Liang saw his father right in front of him and he struggled again.
Seeing that Prince Yi was not giving him the face he was supposed to, the Minister of War Peng Pai could only bow and kowtow again: "Your Highness Prince Yi, no matter what mistakes my son made or how he offended you, I will apologize to you on his behalf."
Zhou Chang pretended not to hear.
Peng Pai had no choice but to say, "Your Highness, please let my son go, even for the sake of His Highness Xian Wang's face."
"Brother Prince Xian?" Zhou Chang already knew that the Minister of War was close to Prince Xian, but he didn't expect that Prince Xian would be brought up at this time.
A man behind Peng Pai also stood up and bowed, "Your Highness Prince Yi, I am Du Zhong, the counselor of Prince Xian's palace. Your Highness Prince Xian has received the news and will be here soon."
"Hmph..." Zhou Chang sneered. It was obvious that he wanted to use King Xian to pressure her.
When Peng Liang heard the name of King Xian was mentioned, he was greatly encouraged: "Let me go, let me go..."
Gao Yuan just held it down tightly.
"I don't intend to do anything to Master Ling. I was just joking with him." Zhou Chang said this, but poked Peng Liang's mouth with a branch, annoyed by the sound of his voice.
The Peng faction felt it was embarrassing both superficially and substantively, but there was nothing they could do but pretend they didn't see it.
His son has been spoiled by his wife, and he himself is still a gigolo. What else can he do now?
"Will Brother Xian Wang really come?" Zhou Chang looked at the counselor Du Zhong and asked.
"Yes, how dare I deceive His Royal Highness Prince Yi." Du Zhong was extremely cautious.
Zhou Chang poked Peng Liang's cheek with the branch again and said, "Okay, let's wait for Brother Xian Wang to come."