AWB Chapter 287 I Should Atone
Chapter 287 I Should Atone
Wan Cheng thought for a moment, then ran to the cabinet, opened a drawer, and took out a packet of medicine, saying, "This medicine was used by them to catch larger animals. Later, because it was difficult to transport and control very large animals, and small animals couldn't use this medicine, it was left unused..."
The younger brother took a look and saw that the medicine packet was somewhat old, indicating that it hadn't been used for quite some time.
"I don't even know if it's effective yet, do you know the dosage?"
Wan Cheng shook his head.
The younger brother scratched his head: "Then... what if I use too little? Will it be ineffective?"
Wan Cheng gritted his teeth: "We'll risk it all, let's get more. If it really doesn't work, we'll just have to accept our fate. Anyway, we're going to die when the Third Prince comes back."
"Then...this is a drug to sedate animals. If too much is used, won't it kill people?"
Wan Cheng's eyes widened: "Si Jing'an, I don't think you're such a naive person. How could you say something like that? He's determined to torture and kill you, and you're actually worried about being killed?"
There was a noise at the door, and the two of them immediately closed the cabinet, pretending they were just chatting.
Tang Yansen came in, glanced at the two of them, and asked, "So, have you figured it out?"
The younger brother exchanged a glance with Wan Cheng, then went up to Tang Yansen with a smile: "Brother Yansen, before... I didn't understand. Wan Cheng just told me, and I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time and put in a good word for me with His Highness."
Tang Yansen turned around, walked to a chair, and sat down, looking at his underling with a raised eyebrow: "Weren't you quite tough before?"
"That was before..." the underling smiled obsequiously at him, "I was ungrateful, Brother Yansen. You were willing to let me join you, which means you trust me. I was so foolish to not know what was good for me. Please don't hold it against me, Brother Yansen. I... this is the first time I've encountered something like this, so I'm inevitably a little scared."
Tang Yansen pointed at the cage: "Then go and get one for me to see!"
The younger brother was terrified. How could he possibly harm such poor creatures, especially with such cruel methods, just to save his own life?
“Oh dear, Yansen, you should wait until His Highness returns before taking action. Otherwise, His Highness might not be satisfied and could become unhappy later, which wouldn't be good.” Wan Cheng brought over a bowl of tea and handed it to his underling. “Go and sincerely apologize to Yansen.”
This tea was brought over by Tang Yansen earlier. But the younger brother knew in his heart that Wan Cheng had drugged it.
He gritted his teeth, took the bowl of water and went over, bowing respectfully as he handed it to him: "Brother Yansen, please forgive me."
Tang Yansen looked at Wan Cheng with a smug expression and said approvingly, "You did a good job!"
Wan Cheng hurriedly said, "I'm not very smart to begin with, far inferior to Yansen and Ayan. Actually, in my heart, I admire you the most, Yansen. You're capable and talented, with even more skills. I don't know why Your Highness values Ayan more..."
Tang Yansen was naturally delighted to hear the compliments, but he was less happy when he heard that he was being compared to Yang Yan.
He also believed that he was better than Yang Yan, but neither Consort Xin nor the Third Prince valued Yang Yan more.
unhappy.
Wan Cheng then said, "Oh dear, it's not right for us brothers to say such things. Jing'an knows he was wrong, Yansen, just drink this cup of water and forgive him."
"Hmm, it's good that he's willing to change." Tang Yansen took the water bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and said, "Don't worry, when His Highness returns, I will definitely give him a good talking-to..."
Before he could finish speaking, Tang Yansen collapsed, startling Wan Cheng and his underlings.
The younger brother quickly checked his breathing and breathed a slight sigh of relief: "He's not dead, but I don't know when he'll wake up."
Wan Cheng found two sticks, handed one to his underling, and said, "Let's go all in and risk it all."
Fortunately, the people around the Third Prince had been purged before, so there weren't many he truly trusted. Therefore, the Third Prince never brought many people with him when he went out to play. This time, he only left two eunuchs, and took the other one and the messenger back with him.
The younger brother and Wan Cheng opened the door, and before the eunuchs could react, they each struck one of them with a club, knocking the eunuchs unconscious. The two eunuchs didn't even have time to react.
"Run!" Wan Cheng said in a low voice. "I'll deal with Yang Yan."
The younger brother objected, grabbing his hand: "No, if you stay, what will happen here? When Tang Yansen wakes up, he'll know it was us who did this, and the Third Prince won't let you off the hook."
Wan Cheng's face paled, and he shook his head: "It's already like this, there's no escaping it no matter where I go. I... am just a collateral son of the Wan family, completely disregarded. When the Wan family sent me here, they never considered that I would return safely..."
This sounds tragic, but it's absolutely true.
The aristocratic families all knew more or less about the Third Prince's situation, so when choosing a study companion, no matter how reluctant they were, they could only choose the most useless one from their homes to enter the palace.
Wan Cheng was selected in this way.
"But now that you have a chance to escape, do you think the Wan family will just watch you die and leave you alone?" the younger brother asked, puzzled.
Wan Cheng said, "I have no way to survive if I run back. Why would the Wan family offend the Third Prince for my sake? Jing'an, you are different. You are the heir apparent. Moreover, I saw yesterday that your father and your sisters love you very much. They will definitely do everything they can to protect you."
As they were talking, Yang Yan sensed something was wrong and came out to check. He immediately saw two eunuchs lying on the ground.
His eyes narrowed sharply, and he immediately turned around, trying to run away.
But Wan Cheng wasn't about to let him escape. He immediately stepped forward and struck him on the head with a stick.
Yang Yan felt dizzy and glared fiercely at Wan Cheng: "You... I won't let you get away with this..."
Wan Cheng trembled with fear, but still struck him on the head again with the stick. Only after confirming that he was completely unconscious did he turn to look at his underling.
"Jing'an, run!"
After saying that, he ran back into the house, opened all three cages, and chased away the small animals inside.
Although the animals were slow-witted, they knew to escape and quickly fled.
There were also two kittens that were already injured and couldn't run.
Wan Cheng picked them up and stuffed them into his younger brother's arms: "I followed the Third Prince and did many heinous things. My hands are stained with animal blood, and I can never make up for it in this lifetime. Jing'an, you are much braver than me. You must save them."
The younger brother, carrying two cats, didn't hesitate and pulled Wan Cheng outside.
"Those who were going to run away have already run away. Even the animals can run, so why can't you?"
"Jing'an, I will stay as atonement for my sins!"
The younger brother said, "You should atone for your sins. You made a mistake, and you should spend the rest of your life doing good and treating small animals kindly. That is true atonement!"