Chapter 94 Riding in the same car

Shen Cong, who had taken in the entire scene from upstairs, chuckled and drew his conclusion.

"Two idiots!"

How could anyone be so stupid as to stage a scene of evacuating people during a torrential downpour!

Li Nanke nodded her little head, thinking that although Shen Cong's comments were sharp, they made a lot of sense.

In his dream, he clearly saw Zhao Hong, who held a very high position in the court, wielding immense power and influence.

Why do you seem a bit dim-witted now?

She thought about it carefully, and then realized that what she saw in her dream was Zhao Hong more than ten years later, Zhao Hong who had experienced great trials and tribulations.

Zhao Hong is only in his early twenties. His career has progressed smoothly in recent years. He has just entered Bianjing City and is still very inexperienced.

It's like even if she lives to be eighteen in her dream, she's still an eight-year-old toddler in reality.

At this moment, Erfeng walked in.

"Your Highness, the carriage is ready."

Shen Cong nodded and turned to walk outside.

As he reached the door, he paused suddenly and nodded with his chin at Li Nanke, who was following behind him.

“Send her back to the estate.”

"Is Your Highness returning to the capital? Could you take me with you?"

Li Nanke quickly caught up, looking at him expectantly.

My mother had already gone home before the rain started, and I was going to take her back with me.

She was worried and insisted on staying at the estate. She had originally planned to leave when the rain first started, but it has been delayed until now.

Shen Cong raised an eyebrow, looked at her quietly for a moment, and uttered two words.

"cannot."

Li Nanke pouted.

stingy person.

She muttered to herself, but looked at Shen Cong with a smile.

"Don't be like that. We're partners now, after all."

Shen Cong scoffed, "Partner? Who gave you that misconception?"

Li Nanke puffed out her cheeks.

"You've already given me money to buy grain, and we even agreed on a 20/80 split. Isn't this a partnership?"

The little hand pointed downstairs again.

"If we're not business partners, why did you bring me to this show?"

"I just want you to see for yourself how stupid your family members are."

Li Nanke...

She stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at Chen Cong with a serious expression.

"They are not my relatives, they are my enemies! Unforgivable enemies!"

The little boy nodded, and emphasized it again.

Shen Cong smiled slightly, ignored her, and walked out.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Li Nanke chased after him relentlessly.

A horse-drawn carriage was parked at the entrance of the building; the floodwaters had already submerged half of the wheels.

The rain was heavier than she had imagined.

As soon as he stepped out of the building, a huge black umbrella appeared at the door, completely covering Shen Cong.

A tall guard came over, bent down, picked up Chen Cong, and carried him onto the carriage.

Shen Cong wasn't exposed to a single drop of rain from beginning to end.

Looking at the water on the ground that was almost up to her calves, Li Nanke gritted her teeth, lifted her skirt, and prepared to jump in.

Suddenly she was lifted into the air and picked up once again.

Turning to meet Erfeng's smiling eyes, she said, "Miss Ke'er, I'll take you back to the manor."

Li Nanke's eyes darted around, and he smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle Erfeng. Could you carry me to the Prince's carriage?"

I suddenly remembered there was something I forgot to tell the Prince.

"good."

Erfeng, holding a large umbrella in one hand, waded through the rain and steadily carried her to the carriage.

"Your Highness, Miss Ke'er says she has something to discuss..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Nanke struggled and jumped from his arms onto the carriage shaft.

Then, with lightning speed, he jumped into the carriage.

Erfeng's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "Miss Ke'er, come out quickly!"

The prince's carriage, like his sedan chair, was a gift from the emperor.

More importantly, the prince never allowed anyone into his carriage, not even the servants who swept and cleaned.

Everything inside was packed up by the prince himself.

Li Nanke plunged headfirst into the soft, thick wool blanket and rolled around on it.

A cold, icy voice sounded from above, tinged with a hint of anger.

"Li Nanke!"

She lay on the blanket, instinctively raising her legs to look at the pale little face that appeared above her head.

He chuckled dryly and waved his little hand.

"Look, I'm standing with my legs up, so I haven't gotten your blanket dirty."

Shen Cong: "Get out of here yourself, or should I throw you out?"

Li Nanke straightened up, quickly took off his shoes, placed them at the car door, and then rolled on the ground to kneel down.

He chuckled and said, "The downpour will continue for three more days, and it will get even heavier. I have to go back to the city to discuss selling the grain with Master Huang."

"Your Highness, please do me a good deed and take me back. If I go back by myself, what if the carriage overturns on the way, or I drown..."

"Ha, what does it have to do with me?"

Li Nanke choked for a moment, "The prince gave me 100,000 taels of silver. If I die, there will be no one to earn silver for the prince."

Shen Cong smiled dismissively.

“You seem to have forgotten that Huang Sheng is my man, and he is not willing to follow you.”

Li Nanke...

This guy has a sharp tongue; could he poison himself by licking his lips?

"I mean, Your Highness hasn't found the First Prince yet. If something happens to me, won't there be no one to provide information in the future?"

Are you threatening me?

"Ah, no, no."

She waved her little hand, her round eyes darting around, "How about I do some divination along the way and tell the prince some interesting stories?"

Shen Cong had originally planned to pick her up and throw her to Er Feng, but upon hearing this, he raised an eyebrow.

This suggestion seems interesting.

Erfeng, who was waiting outside, stretched out his arms, ready to catch Li Nanke who was thrown out.

Instead of meeting the person, they saw the carriage slowly driving away in the rain.

Erfeng was so startled he almost dropped the umbrella in his hand.

Good heavens, has the sun risen in the west?

His prince actually allowed someone else to ride in the same carriage with him!

No, no, no, that's not right. There's no sun at all on a rainy day.

Inside the carriage.

Shen Cong sat cross-legged, watching Li Nanke, who was lying on the opposite side of the small table, pretending to take out three copper coins from his purse.

He raised an eyebrow, gesturing to her, "Let's begin."

Li Nanke had no real knowledge of divination. He pretended to toss the coins a few times, then racked his brains to recall memories of Shen Xu.

Speaking of what Shen Xu might do or where he might appear in Xuzhou.

"...The eldest prince might take a man surnamed Ma as his master in the Salt Gang, but this Master Ma is ruthless and often bullies him."

But there's no need to worry, the eldest prince has a noble destiny and will encounter kind people..."

After listening to a couple of sentences, Shen Cong straightened up slightly and put away his nonchalant expression.

"continue."

There was no sound from the other end.

As Li Nanke was talking, he slumped onto the small table and actually fell asleep.

Shen Cong frowned and tapped her head.

"Li Nanke, get up."

Li Nanke was truly exhausted. She had been running around the estate for the past two days, and now it was the middle of the night. She was able to stay up until now entirely by sheer willpower.

Feeling someone push her, she yawned in a daze and grabbed Shen Cong's wrist.

"Mother, I'm so sleepy."

Shen Cong...

The next moment, Li Nanke's small body slid off the small table and fell onto the soft wool blanket.

She simply turned over, rolled to Chen Cong's side, held his wrist tightly with her small hand, and fell into a deep sleep.

The heavy rain pounded on the roof of the car, and the strong wind blew in through the gaps in the windows, making his bones ache.

But the heat from Li Nanke's palm traveled through her wrist to his body, and with her pressed tightly against his leg, he could almost feel a scorching aura gradually approaching him.

It was as if he were warming himself by the stove.

The warmth made him hesitate for a moment, and he slowly withdrew his outstretched hand.

Li Nanke slept all the way to the capital and ended up in the Marquis of Anping's residence, unaware that the entire city of Bianjing was in an uproar!