Chapter 176

176 HE DIDN’T LIKE SHAO MEIHUI

Right. Bai Chen didn’t like Shao Meihui.

Even after knowing that marrying the girl would give him the support of the Black Werewolf Clan, he still didn’t have any feelings for the girl.

Even if that girl was the prettiest among all the girls he had seen in his previous life, he still couldn’t like her no matter what.

Bai Renshu was right about that, but that didn’t mean Bai Chen wanted to get rid of the girl who always wore black clothes. He respected the girl, and when he learned that the girl had died because of the dangerous beast in the Forbidden Forest, he also felt sad about her death.

That was why Bai Chen was quite annoyed with Bai Renshu when the man asked him that question. The older man suspected that he was the one who killed Shao Meihui just because he didn’t like the girl, and that fact irritated him quite a bit.

That was the reason why Bai Chen didn’t answer Bai Renshu’s question, and he only uttered a statement before he left the Crown Prince in Zuigao Hall, “It’s fine if you think that way about me, Your Highness. I just want to remind you that I’ve won our bet because I managed to stay alive during the event in the Forbidden Forest, and I’ll be waiting for your reward.”

Those were the last words that left Bai Chen’s lips before the brown-haired Crown Prince took his feet out of the great hall of the Rongyao Imperial Palace. He could see how the older man fell silent after hearing his confident statement, but he paid it no mind as he quickly left the hall.

He had enough today. He had received slander from Shao Yaoting, and Bai Renshu also had the same opinion as the head of the Black Werewolf Clan. The two men continued to attack him in different ways, and Bai Chen had enough of that.

He had left the great hall, and Ma Qiao was waiting for him at the door guarded by two palace guards. Unlike the first time when Bai Chen attended the court meeting in the Imperial Palace, the old servant did not try to eavesdrop on the meeting, and it seemed that the old man knew nothing about the outcome of the meeting.

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‘Haiz! What was the result of the meeting? Those people kept slandering me, and the meeting was fruitless at all!’ Bai Chen corrected himself as he continued to carry his feet to walk down the stairs in front of Zuigao Hall.

Bai Renshu was still in the hall, and if he didn’t leave the hall soon, the older man might catch up with him, and all he would receive from the man was a series of slander.

Bai Chen tried to dodge that, and that was why he didn’t say anything as he carried his feet to walk down the stairs in front of the Zuigao Hall. He could see that Ma Qiao was curious about what had happened during the court meeting earlier, but he ignored those stares as he continued on his way.

“What happened during the meeting, Your Highness? You don’t look good,” Ma Qiao finally asked him when the two of them reached the last step in front of the Zuigao Hall.

Their feet hit the ground again, and Bai Chen led the way to walk away from Zuigao Hall while replying, “Many things have happened, and I don’t know how I should recite them all in front of you, Ma Qiao.”

He was telling the truth, and he was indeed confused about how he should tell Ma Qiao about what happened during the court meeting in the Zuigao Hall.

Hearing the answer that came from the young man, Ma Qiao frowned before replying, “Did the Emperor say bad things to you, Your Highness? Does he think that...you were involved in the incident that occurred during the Beast Hunting Event?”

Ma Qiao dared to voice his guess, and although it wasn’t completely accurate, Bai Chen had to admit that the old servant was quite sharp with his instincts.

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During the court meeting, some people did suspect his involvement in the tragedy that occurred within the Forbidden Forest, but surprisingly, it was not the Emperor of Dong Lang who directly accused him.

Surprisingly, it was Shao Yaoting and Bai Renshu who assumed that he was involved in the incident that led to Shao Meihui’s death, while Emperor Bai Guowei was more focused on how he got involved in the heated scene with Prince Wu Jinhai in the forest.

‘Right. Ma Qiao has no idea that I did such a thing with Wu Jinhai in the Forbidden Forest, and I assumed he doesn’t need to know. Besides, I remember he didn’t have a good judgment about Wu Jinhai when I talked about Wu Jinhai in front of him, and I definitely don’t need to tell him about the affair I had with Wu Jinhai,’ Bai Chen considered carefully, and by that time, they had already reached the front gate of the Imperial Palace.

It was still the same in the Imperial Palace. The palace guards still didn’t immediately show respect to him, but they still helped him open the gate without saying a word.

Bai Chen was already used to such treatment, and that was why he didn’t say anything as he walked past the tall gate.

“So, is it true that the Emperor suspects your involvement in the incident that occurred in the Forbidden Forest, Your Highness?” Ma Qiao asked again when he got no answer from the young Prince.

The servant walked behind him, and Bai Chen glanced at the old man for a moment before replying, “You can say that, Ma Qiao.”

He didn’t think he needed to go into the details, and that was why he carelessly answered his servant’s question. And maybe he really couldn’t continue to explain anything to the old servant because suddenly someone appeared in front of him to block his steps.