Chapter 790: Swords and Blades, Jun 1

There was no fear on Qiao Ran's face, and in her hand she had secretly pinched a packet of powerful knockout drug that would make one faint upon touching it.

"Your Highness Prince Ping, are you going to rob us? It is said that the royal family should not compete with the people for profit. Your Highness is doing such a forced purchase and sale. Aren't you afraid of being criticized?"

"Humph! I am a favored son of heaven, second only to the emperor of the Great Yue Kingdom. Whatever I want, I can get it easily. Who dares to criticize me?"

"Your Highness Prince Ping is so ambitious! The Emperor is still alive, and he is the most honorable person in the Kingdom of Dai Viet. Your Highness Prince Ping wants to replace the Emperor and become the monarch of a country, second only to the Emperor?"

"Shut up! Stop talking nonsense!"

King Ping really wanted to slap this noisy woman to death immediately! He had this ambition, but could he say it out loud?

If these words were to reach my father's ears, no matter how much he loved me, he would never allow someone who wanted to seize his throne to exist.

King Ping felt that this wild little village girl was unreasonable and that there would be no good result if he continued to talk to her.

So he waved his hand and gave a stern order:

"Catch this crazy woman who is talking nonsense! Capture the others and take them to the backyard to kill them. Dig a hole and bury them on the spot. Don't let them dirty my shop!"

"Yes!"

The guards he brought with him responded in unison and were about to pounce towards the Qiao family.

Qiao Ran moved his right hand slightly and was about to sprinkle the powder in his hand.

Although attacking the prince would offend the emperor and lead to the crime of murdering a member of the royal family, the most important thing at the moment is to protect the lives of the family.

At worst, I could just move my whole family and any villagers who were willing to go to the Agate Country to live. We could make use of the natural oil, agate jade mines, pearls, corals and other resources there and live a good life.

At this critical moment, a loud shout was heard:

"stop!"

Suddenly, a group of guards with swords rushed in from outside the door, pushed the guards of Prince Kaiping's Mansion, forced their way into a gap and entered the encirclement, protecting the Qiao family inside the encirclement.

Then a moon-white figure floated in and stood beside Qiao Ran, facing the angry King Ping.

When King Ping saw this man, he narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth and said angrily:

"Mo Beihan, what are you doing here? Stop meddling in other people's business!"

The person who came in was Prince Dingbei, Mo Beihan. Facing the furious Prince Ping, he chuckled:

"What Prince Ping said is really funny. This is the shop my fiancée just bought. I am here to help her organize it. I would like to ask Your Highness Prince Ping, what do you want to do by bringing so many people to my fiancée's shop and pointing swords at my future parents-in-law? If I heard correctly, you just ordered the killing of my future father-in-law's family?"

When Mo Beihan repeatedly called him future father-in-law, Qiao Dajiang felt both angry and amused. He really didn't know what to feel.

To King Ping's ears, it sounded like a series of loud slaps in the face that hurt.

Although he looked down on this little village girl named Qiao, she refused the marriage granted by her father for the sake of a mere prince of Dingbei, which made the proud King Ping feel ashamed.

I am the most beloved prince by my father and will ascend to the throne in the future. How could I lose to a prince?

King Ping said angrily:

"Although this Qiao family is your future in-laws, they have no respect for their superiors and have committed treason. They have seized the shop that I have set my eyes on and even dared to speak rudely to me. Why can't I kill them?"

"Because they are the ones I want to protect!"