The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 353 - 263: Are They Forcing Us to Die?

Chapter 353: Chapter 263: Are They Forcing Us to Die?
The Crown Prince, burdened with new and old grievances, mercilessly beat the Eldest Prince. Initially, the Eldest Prince didn’t retaliate much, but later, the Crown Prince struck too harshly, and he truly couldn’t bear it anymore, so he fought back.
In the end, both were left with bruised and swollen faces; their own father standing in front of them would probably not recognize them.
A crowd of onlookers gathered, whispering about the scene. The Eldest Prince didn’t want to hear their words and stormed off, while the Crown Prince returned to Jun Ning’s room to see her.
Jun Ning, who had just finished applying medicine, nearly fainted upon seeing the Crown Prince in this state.
Is this still her once graceful and dignified Crown Prince brother?
"Stop looking; it’ll get better in a couple of days. There’s nothing much to see," said the Crown Prince. "Ah Ning, take good care of yourself and don’t worry about anything else. Brother Jiu will go and catch a few wild chickens to nourish you back to health."
"Whatever you’ve lost this time, Brother Jiu will make it up for you."
The Crown Prince then went to catch wild chickens, and the Crown Princess Consort, worried that the Crown Prince might do something impulsive again, hurriedly followed him out.
Due to Jun Ning’s sudden injury, the matter of urging her to return was tacitly put aside by everyone, and no one pressured Jun Ning, not even the Eldest Prince.
Jun Ning lived quietly for a few days, slowly healing from her injuries, as the weather gradually turned colder.
Mid-Autumn Festival approached.
On this day, the Crown Princess Consort started early in the morning, leading others to make various types of mooncakes.
Accompanied by the Crown Prince, Jing Shu, and Ye Ying, Jun Ning ascended the city tower. She looked pensively at the people coming and going through the city gates.
A storm was about to break.
Fortunately, the leader she had agreed with had sent a red handkerchief yesterday, indicating that everything was ready. Her Crown Prince brother was almost persuaded.
At this moment, Jun Ning glanced at Jing Shu, who was not far away, instructing herself in martial arts with Ye Ying, and then looked at the people below the tower, coming and going.
She exhaled several deep breaths and then said to the Crown Prince beside her: "Brother, do you see those people coming and going? There are Alien Clan mixed among them."
"Ah Ning, you mentioned this to me before. Just now, Brother Jiu also observed carefully and indeed, some suspicious characters have infiltrated."
Jun Ning: "What do you think then?"
Crown Prince: "When it comes to massacres, it’s better to overprepare than to leave any opening for the enemy."
Crown Prince: "Brother Jiu plans to follow your advice and will close the city gates after noon, allowing no one in or out, nor will the gates be reopened."
"Moreover, brother, whether inside or outside the city, many Alien Clan members have already infiltrated. You need to identify these people and either detain or eliminate them."
"Killing is no small matter; it might cause panic among the people inside and outside the city," the Crown Prince was still apprehensive. "Ah Ning, we can’t act too rashly."
"But if we don’t, it will be like in my dream, where countless people would be killed by those Alien Clan members who infiltrated. By then, blood would be everywhere," Jun Ning argued.
The Crown Prince hesitated for a moment and said: "Ah Ning, unless absolutely necessary, the soldiers cannot kill indiscriminately. However, brother can make every effort to send people to capture the Alien Clan members and prevent the scenario in your dream from occurring."
This is not a bad solution either.
It’s just a bit time-consuming and laborious.
"Brother, can you send people to do it now? Don’t waste any time," Jun Ning said. "Also send people outside the city to support those I’ve invited for help."
"Alright, I’ll do just that." Before leaving, the Crown Prince assigned troops to Jing Shu and Jun Ning, instructing: "You must protect the Princess and Commandery Princess well, or else, should anything happen to them, none of you will survive."
"Yes, Crown Prince, we will surely complete the task you assigned," the soldiers dispatched to Jun Ning and Jing Shu knelt and assured the Crown Prince.
"Good!" The Crown Prince left.
At noon, the gates of Sairu City closed on schedule. Those who entered couldn’t go out temporarily, and those outside couldn’t enter for the time being.
During the festival, there was a Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival in the evening, and many people were hurrying into the city for festivities. But now, they couldn’t enter and gathered at the gates, complaining.
They were very dissatisfied with the Crown Prince’s arrangements.
"Why have the gates suddenly closed? I was about to go into the city to visit my grandson, to spend Mid-Autumn with him!"
"I finally got a chance to enter the city with my husband to see the lanterns, and now I can’t get through the gates, sigh..."
"I’m not interested in any lantern festival; I merely need to enter the city to see the old doctor because I’m on the verge of dying. After so much difficulty, I’ve finally saved enough money to consult the doctor, and now I’m stuck outside. Is he trying to force an old man to death?"
"My son fell from a height and is barely hanging on. Please open the gates so we can enter and find a doctor!"
The hundreds outside the gates aren’t merely just hundreds of people. They represent hundreds of families.
Everything in the world is full of hardship; every family has its own difficult tale.
Those stuck outside at this moment, apart from those coming to watch the festivities, include those with urgent matters, those needing to save lives.
However, they can’t get into the city.
In their dissatisfaction, people began to share their difficulties with each other.
After that, they collectively knocked on the city gates, loudly shouting, "... Let us in, we need to get in."
No one responded, and the gates did not open for their cries.
The crowd tried for a long time, yet achieved no results.
Someone in the crowd suddenly pointed to Jun Ning, standing high on the city wall, and said, "That esteemed person standing on the wall, you have so many people protecting you; you must have some authority. Can you issue an order to open the gates and let us in?"
Jun Ning: "......"
She couldn’t give such an order.
"Say something, will you let us in or not? Never mind anything else, but there’s a child here who fell from a high wall and injured his head, about to die. He needs a doctor’s help."
Hearing this, Jun Ning hurriedly called Ye Ying, preparing to have him fly down to assess the situation.
However, before Ye Ying could fly down from the towering city wall, the person below started speaking again, "Why don’t you speak, esteemed one? Is it that you are unwilling to save this child, or was it you who ordered the gates closed?"
Someone chimed in, "This gentleman’s guess must be right. It must be this young lady who ordered the gates closed. I saw it clearly; before she arrived, the gates were well open. As soon as she got here, the gates were shut."
"She whimsically decided to pull such a stunt to catch our attention. But to those with urgent matters, what she’s done is tantamount to murder."