diskusbooks Chapter 418 A near miss
Chapter 418 A near miss
The next day.
As planned, Prince Min left home early.
Watching his dashing figure leave, Qin Baihe almost tore the handkerchief in her sleeve to shreds.
Seeing her gritted teeth, her personal maid, Yang, smiled and reminded her, "Master, there are many people coming and going at the entrance, please pay attention to your appearance!"
The old woman's words finally made Qin Baihe put away the ferocity on her face, and she said angrily, "Come on, come back with me!"
She had already learned about today's plan from Prince Min's personal servant. Although she was still unwilling, she would rather it be Wu Weiwei than any other woman entering the mansion.
After all, the reason why Prince Min took her in was simply to torment her as a plaything.
Station.
Early in the morning, Princess Yazhen arrived at Shao Zhan's courtyard right after finishing her breakfast.
Upon seeing Shao Zhan practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard, she instantly felt relieved.
"Yazhen, what are you doing standing there? You're acting so suspiciously!"
Seeing the pink figure outside the courtyard wall, Shao Zhan was filled with doubt.
My younger sister usually sleeps very late and rarely gets up this early.
Moreover, she disliked swordplay the most, so it would be quite unusual for her to get up early to watch me practice swordsmanship.
"Brother Crown Prince, I rarely get up this early. You can just practice your swordsmanship. Why are you teasing me like this?"
Ya-zhen persisted, whining and pouting.
"You're not angry anymore?"
Hearing from Xishan that she had gone to bed early last night without eating, Shao Zhan thought he might have to go and coax her today.
After all, his father had asked him to bring Ya Zhen out, so he was definitely responsible for her.
Otherwise, when he returns to Xiliang, the Empress might have a problem with him.
Ya-zhen walked over.
“Brother Crown Prince, you are the elder brother that Ya Zhen respects the most. I was being willful these past few days, so how could I blame or be angry with you!”
"That's good!"
Seeing her acting coquettishly as usual, Shao Zhan assumed that she had figured things out on her own.
Emerging from Shao Zhan's residence, Ya Zhen glanced at the figures still practicing swordsmanship inside, murmuring to herself:
"Crown Prince, please don't blame me for everything I did today. Although you will be welcoming back a disgraced concubine to Xiliang, believe me, I will find you a better sister-in-law!"
Hong Fook Lou.
The shopkeeper looked at the letter in his hand, and after reading its contents, he looked at the messenger with a puzzled expression.
"Are you sure this is the Crown Prince's intention?"
The messenger's eyes were filled with determination.
"Yes, Manager Qiu, the Crown Prince personally instructed me to deliver this!"
"Alright, I understand. I will cooperate as stated in the letter. You can go back now!"
The manager secretly rearranged the top-tier private room.
Prince Min, who was heading to Hongfulou, was unaware of the changes taking place. He was seen sitting in a sedan chair, humming a song as he ordered his men to head towards the restaurant.
As noon approached, news spread like wildfire that Princess Hou had been waiting for more than an hour in Meinong Lane the day before.
The news spread like wildfire throughout the capital.
Liu Shuning, who was picking out face powder at a cosmetics shop, heard this news early in the morning and felt extremely aggrieved.
"Shopkeeper, the quality of your rouge is terrible. If I were to put this on my face, would I be laughed at? Bring me some new products!"
"Oh, Miss Liu, these are fresh arrivals from yesterday, how could they be bad? Why don't you go and look at some other shops?"
The shopkeeper couldn't understand what she had done to offend the young lady in front of him.
She was just chosen as a concubine by the young master of the Ping Le Marquis's mansion. What's there to be arrogant about?
Seeing the disdainful look in the female shopkeeper's eyes, Liu Shuning instantly lost her temper.
"What, you don't want to do business with me? Do you think I'm not paying enough, or do you look down on the Liu family?"
"Oh, I didn't say that!"
Now everyone in the capital knows that Miss Liu slept with Young Master Zhu in the palace.
A woman who couldn't be a wife was instead seduced by a dissolute nobleman...
"You may not have said it out loud, but your eyes clearly show your disdain!"
"Lianqiao, let's go! It's just a small cosmetics shop, what's there to be arrogant about?"
I'll shut you down sooner or later!
This was the first time Liu Shuning had lost her temper in public.
After leaving the rouge shop, Liu Shuning pondered the things that had happened to her during this period.
She increasingly felt that God was deliberately messing with her.
As someone who was reborn through another's soul, she should theoretically be living a more comfortable life than Wu Weiwei, so why is she living such a miserable life now?
Faced with the curious gazes of the crowd, Liu Shuning wanted to bypass the bustling alleyway on the street and return home.
But when she and her maid walked into a secluded alley, two masked men suddenly appeared in front of them.
"You, who are you?"
Liu Shuning clenched her fists, her hands and feet trembling.
Having had that experience before, seeing this scene again immediately made Liu Shuning's heart jump into her throat.
Unexpectedly, the other party laughed loudly after hearing her words: "Miss Liu, what goes around comes around! You should know what we're going to do next!"
"Miss, run! I'm here!"
At the critical moment, Lian Qiao stepped forward and stood in front of Liu Shuning.
Looking at this loyal maidservant, Liu Shu seemed to see Ding Xiang from the past.
Thinking of Dingxiang's fate, Liu Shuning's eyes reddened.
"Lianqiao, you wait here. I'll send someone to rescue you after I escape!"
After saying this, Liu Shuning turned around and ran towards the alleyway without hesitation.
However, the two burly men were not about to let her escape.
The two split up; one took three steps forward and picked up Lianqiao, while the other bypassed them and chased after Liu Shuning in the direction she had fled.
"Help! A thief is trying to kidnap me!"
No, she cannot fall into the hands of these people again.
Liu Shuning ran while shouting for help, and even looked back once she had run a short distance.
The burly man pushed Lianqiao aside and quickly chased after her.
Liu Shuning ran as fast as she could, but how could a young woman possibly match a man's stamina and running speed?
Just as Liu Shuning was about to fall into despair, at the critical moment, a hand suddenly reached out from the back door of the alley.
The owner of the hand quickly pulled her inside and then swiftly closed and locked the door.
Inside the quiet room, the only sound was the loud pounding of a burly man on the wooden door.
Liu Shuning, who had been rescued, leaned against the door, letting the person hold her hand.
Her heart was pounding.
Liu Shuning only looked up after the banging outside grew weaker and weaker and she heard the footsteps of the people leaving.
However, before she could see her savior's face clearly, she heard a familiar voice coming from above her head.
"Ning'er, are you alright?"
Liu Shuning was astonished. That voice?
She shoved him away, "Why is it you?"
The woman had just thrown herself into his arms, but now that they were out of danger, she looked at him with disgust, as if he were an enemy. The man's expression suddenly changed.