Chapter 52 I am Shen Changhe's fiancée

So much silver is enough to buy his life.

"Excuse me, where is the girl from? I will send her to you right away."

"The Fourth Prince's Mansion."

Lin Yurou thought of her elder brother's words that the Fourth Prince was fond of Miss Shen, and said with certainty, "Please tell the steward of the Prince's Mansion that it was sent by Miss Lin, and ask him to tell the Fourth Prince immediately."

The vendors were stunned.

The Prince's Mansion, that's not a place for someone like him to enter, and his broken umbrellas...

"Please go quickly." Lin Yurou urged, and took out the jade pendant from her waist and handed it to him, "Take this with you, the steward of the prince's mansion will trust you."

"After the task is completed, let the steward of the Fourth Prince's Mansion give you another ten taels of silver as a reward."

Ten taels? That was a sum of money that he couldn't earn in several years.

The peddler's eyes lit up. That way he would have enough money to marry the village beauty.

"Oh, okay, okay, don't worry, young lady, I will definitely bring it to you."

Not to mention the prince's mansion, even if it was the imperial palace, one would have to go there for the money.

"Miss, they found it." The maid reminded urgently.

Lin Yurou looked up and saw the two secret guards coming over again. She hurriedly told the vendor, "Hurry up."

"Hey. Okay."

The peddler agreed, Lin Yurou nodded, and pulled the little maid to run in the opposite direction.

"There." The secret guard saw the two people and chased them desperately.

At this moment, both of them were certain that Lin Yurou must have known what had happened in the Second Prince's Mansion, and they were just afraid that she would reveal the matter before the bandits hijacked the car.

"Xiao Jie, we will go our separate ways. You go back to the Lin Mansion to look for my father, and I will go look for the eldest son of the Shen family."

One more person means one more hope.

Lin Yurou is a typical lady from a wealthy family. She never takes big steps when walking, let alone running.

The secret guard was behind her, getting closer and closer to her. She thought Xiao Jie should be the same. Now, the only person she could put her hope on was probably the peddler.

In a trance, she heard a very soft and charming voice calling coquettishly, "Mr. Li."

"Please accompany me for one night. I don't want money, I just want you to accompany me."

In a panic, Lin Yurou looked up at the voice and saw a familiar profile.

She immediately turned around and ran towards a man and a woman standing in the corridor.

"Mr. Li."

Li Huaiyan was flirting with the woman in his arms. When he looked up, he saw a woman with a flushed face and panting, staring at him closely. The look in her eyes was full of joy, as if she had caught some prey.

The woman was dressed elegantly, but looked a little dishevelled at the moment, with her hairpin a little askew, and her pretty face showed a look of relief as if she had survived a disaster.

Li Huaiyan stared at her face and felt a hint of familiarity, but he couldn't remember what it was.

He was about to ask when he saw the woman looking back anxiously. He followed her gaze and caught a glimpse of a man in black. As soon as the man met his eyes, he immediately turned around and blended into the crowd.

Li Huaiyan narrowed his eyes, loosened his arms around the charming girl, and stared at the back of the man in black as he left.

That was the second prince's secret guard.

Lin Yurou had met Li Huaiyan several times and remembered that he always went in and out with the Fourth Prince.

“Mr. Li, I am the girl of the Lin family, Lin Yurou, and I am…I am Shen Changhe’s fiancée.”

Lin Yurou spoke hurriedly, no longer caring about being shy and reserved.

Li Huaiyan's eyes flashed when he heard this. Shen Changhe's fiancée is also Shen Anan's future sister-in-law.

He tilted his head and raised his chin towards the charming girl beside him, "Let's go back to the carriage first."

The girl glanced at Lin Yurou and left reluctantly.

As soon as the woman left, Lin Yurou immediately said, “Can you please take me to see Mr. Shen? I have something urgent to do.”

Li Huaiyan didn't waste any words, nodded immediately, and took Lin Yurou into the carriage.

In the carriage, Li Huaiyan asked her, "The person who chased you just now was the secret guard of the Second Prince's Mansion, right?"

Lin Yurou's expression paused for a while, then she nodded slowly.

Li Huaiyan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Why are the secret guards of the Second Prince's Mansion chasing you?"

Lin Yurou's breathing had just barely calmed down. When she heard Li Huaiyan's question, she pursed her lips and remained silent for a while.

He also felt that it was a bit rude to do so since they had helped him, so he just said, "An An encountered some trouble in the Second Prince's Mansion."

Li Huaiyan's relaxed expression darkened, and his brows knitted tightly, "What's going on?"

He suddenly remembered the plum blossom viewing banquet held at the Second Prince’s Mansion today.

He was still wondering in the morning and told Ling Chenyi about this untimely banquet.

At this moment, combined with Lin Yurou's few words, he had a vague guess in his mind.

“Go to the Fourth Prince’s Mansion first, Master Shen, I’ll send someone to notify him.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Yurou immediately said, "I have sent someone to the Fourth Prince's Mansion."

Now we still don’t know what’s going on between An An and the Fourth Prince. We can place our hopes on them, but we can’t trust them with everything. We still have to tell Master Shen first.

Li Huaiyan glanced at Lin Yurou and nodded, "Okay."

The carriage sped up towards the palace gate. Lin Yurou clutched a handkerchief in fear, and from time to time she lifted the curtain to look out, and whispered to the driver to go faster.

﹉The Fourth Prince’s Mansion, study.

There were a lot of documents piled up in front of Xiao Yuan, and Qingfeng was grinding ink for him.

"Ask around if there is a doctor who specializes in treating old illnesses, and send him to Duanfu."

"Qing'an has already gone. Bring back any news about a famous doctor as soon as you get it."

Xiao Yuan nodded, his stern face tense as he concentrated on annotating the documents.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded outside the window, "Master."

Qingfeng quietly put down the inkstone, walked over quickly and opened the study door.

After a moment, he came back with a jade pendant in his hand, "Master, it was sent by the housekeeper."

Xiao Yuan raised his head and glanced, his gaze suddenly stopping on the jade pendant.

Qingfeng immediately handed it over so that Xiao Yuan could see clearly that there was a surname carved on the fine white jade.

Xiao Yuan reached out and took it, his brows slightly furrowed.

Qingfeng immediately explained, "The housekeeper said that an umbrella vendor brought it to him. He said that a girl bought all his oil-paper umbrellas and gave him this jade pendant. She asked him to send it to the Fourth Prince's mansion. She seemed very anxious."

Xiao Yuan placed the jade pendant on the table, his eyes dark, "Where is the girl?"

"She said she ran away with her maid, as if she was hiding from someone. The vendor also said that the girl asked us to give her a reward of ten taels of silver."

"Oh, and I specifically asked. According to the direction pointed by the vendor, the girl should have come out from North Street."

"North Street?" Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes.

"Yes." Qingfeng also looked a little serious, "The Second Prince's residence is on North Street, and it just so happens that he is holding a plum blossom viewing banquet today."

Xiao Yuan rested his wrist on the edge of the table and frowned as he looked at the jade pendant on the table.

"Which families of officials and their families with the surname Lin are attending the banquet today?"

Qingfeng thought about it carefully and was about to go check it out when Xiao Yuan's expression suddenly froze and he stood up abruptly.

Qingfeng was startled, "Master, what's wrong?"

"I remember that Shen Changhe got engaged a few days ago, to the Lin family of the Hanlin Academy?"

Qingfeng nodded, his eyes fell on the jade pendant, "That's indeed the case."

"Master, what you mean is that the girl with the jade pendant is from the Lin family of the Hanlin Academy?"

"But why is she looking for the master?" After saying this, Qingfeng's face changed slightly, "Could it be that something happened in the Second Prince's Mansion?"

He suddenly remembered what the vendor had said.

Xiao Yuan had already walked out from behind the desk. "She was able to run on the street, which means she was not the one in danger. She must be asking for help for someone else."

Xiao Ze is cruel and ruthless. The fact that the girl from the Lin family dares to challenge him also shows that the person she is protecting is very important to her.

A feeling of uneasiness slowly spread in his heart, growing wildly like taking root. His jaw was taut and his expression was particularly gloomy.

Qingfeng also came to his senses and immediately said, "Let me arrange a carriage."

"Prepare the horses."

Xiao Yuan instructed coldly.

A quarter of an hour later, two fast horses galloped out of the Fourth Prince's Mansion and headed straight for the Second Prince's Mansion.

"Master." The secret guard sent to the Shen Mansion caught up with Xiao Yuan in the alley behind the Second Prince's Mansion and reported breathlessly, "We found out that it was the girl from the Shen family who fell into the water in the Second Prince's Mansion."

Xiao Yuan's hands tightened around the reins, his eyes filled with a calmness that he was trying hard to suppress.

He turned around and looked at the secret guard, his dark eyes were slightly red with a hint of cruelty, "Where are the people?"

The secret guard felt a chill down his spine, and gritted his teeth as he said, "I met the carriage of the Shen Mansion on the way, and they said... Miss Shen was kidnapped by bandits on her way back home."

Xiao Yuan's heart tightened, and he stared at the Second Prince's residence with a gloomy and cold look.

"I have already sent people to chase them, but that group of people is very fast and is very familiar with the capital. It was a little late when I arrived. If I catch them, it will probably take some time."

It’s not difficult to catch him, but the biggest problem is whether Miss Shen can wait.

"Master." Qingfeng advised carefully, "The Second Prince just lost to you. At this time, we should not make it public. It is better to fight head-on. If the emperor knows about it, he may suspect you."

It took a lot of effort to get away with the refugee incident, so don't get into trouble again because of saving people.

“Master, please go back to the mansion first. I will personally lead people to look for Miss Shen.”

Xiao Yuan did not speak. The horse circled back and forth on the ground. He stared at the Second Prince's residence. There was no warmth in his cold eyes.

"If you want to kidnap the person, why bother letting him go?" His voice was as cold as frost.

Qingfeng was startled when he heard this, and his eyes slowly widened, “Master, what you mean is that the person in the carriage is not Miss Shen?”

Xiao Yuan said nothing, and rode his horse straight to the gate of the Second Prince's mansion. Qingfeng was startled.

"Master, no." He leaped over and stood in front of Xiao Yuan.

"Master, the Second Prince's intentions are still unknown. You cannot take risks."

Even if there was no trap, if the Second Prince reported it to the Emperor, the master would be in the wrong, especially at this critical juncture.

"Get out of the way." Xiao Yuan's voice was cold.

Qingfeng gritted his teeth and did not move. At this moment, a carriage came rushing over and stopped in front of him.

Li Huaiyan lifted the car curtain and jumped out, followed closely by the sullen-looking Shen Changhe and the worried and anxious Lin Yurou.

Xiao Yuan's eyes swept over the two of them, and finally stopped at Lin Yurou, "What on earth happened to you in the Second Prince's Mansion?"

Lin Yurou immediately stepped forward and told Xiao Yuan what had happened in the carriage.

When Xiao Yuan mentioned that he had fallen into the water and was sent back by the servants of the Second Prince's Mansion, his eyes sank instantly. His guess was confirmed and his face looked very ugly.

Qingfeng also informed Shen Changhe that Shen Anan was kidnapped on the way.

"What a coincidence." Li Huaiyan frowned and said, "Someone just came to report that the Duan family member was also robbed."

In this case, the truth is self-evident.

Shen Changhe pursed his lips and strode towards the Second Prince's Mansion, but was stopped by Lin Yurou.

"Master Shen, you can't do that. We don't have any evidence. You are committing a capital crime by trespassing into the prince's residence. You should go back and tell Master Shen first, and then think of a solution."

Shen Changhe lowered his eyes to look at the slender fingers that grabbed his sleeves. Lin Yurou immediately withdrew her fingers awkwardly and continued to persuade him gently, "The Second Prince must have something to gain by doing this. As long as we can rescue An An tonight, he won't do anything to her."

Xiao Yuan also spoke in a calm voice at this time, "If you go in alone, it will be tantamount to committing suicide."

If Xiao Ze wanted to deal with him, he had plenty of ways to make him die quietly in the Second Prince's mansion, or even bring disaster to the family. An assassination attempt on the prince would be enough to ruin the Shen family.

Shen Changhe's tall and majestic figure stood still, his body trembling slightly, his thin lips tightly pursed.

He had known that his sister would sooner or later be drawn into the dispute over succession if she stayed in the capital, but he had never thought it would happen so soon.

His voice was cold and heavy, "Even if it is so, I will give it a try."

He is An An's biological brother, how could he abandon her?

"I think my parents will think the same as me. If I don't go back to An An today, then..."

Xiao Zeyu's net is broken!

He had a determined look on his face.

Li Huaiyan was rarely so serious. "The most urgent thing is to inform Lord Shen first. With him in charge, it's okay for the Second Prince's Mansion to make some trouble."

Several people looked at each other.

Xiao Yuan kept his gaze fixed on the Second Prince's mansion from beginning to end. Upon hearing this, he turned his head and glanced at Li Huaiyan.

The commanding voice told Qingfeng, "Mobilize the secret guards and follow me in."

"Master." Qingfeng couldn't believe it. Was the master going to force his way in?

It is better for anyone present to force their way in than for the master to force his way in. The brothers will turn against each other, and as the master who provoked the discord, the emperor will definitely punish him severely.

Qingfeng understood the truth, so did the others. Li Huaiyan did not try to persuade him. Shen Changhe frowned and said, "Fourth Prince, I'll go. You are not suitable to intervene in this matter."

Besides, he was trying to save his own sister and shouldn't have implicated the Fourth Prince.

Xiao Yuan's heart, which had been hanging in the air, was now in a knot, and he was impatient. "With only you, let alone bringing her out, I'm afraid you can't even bring her out alive."

He remembered the cold look on that woman's face because he hit Shen Changhe with a stick. She cared about her brother very much, so he naturally couldn't watch him die.

Xiao Yuan flicked his sleeves, and a token fell into Shen Changhe's hand. "Go back to the mansion and ask Lord Shen to come to the palace immediately. Then take my token and go to the South Camp to mobilize troops."

Chen Changhe was holding the token, unable to react. Li Huaiyan, who had been silent, could no longer hold back, "Xiao Yuan, do you want to raze the Second Prince's Mansion to the ground?"

If brothers fight, they will fight. But if they mobilize troops, it will be a serious matter. If they mobilize troops into the city without authorization, the punishment will not be as simple as a beating.

Xiao Yuan's eyes were fixed on the Second Prince's mansion. "Even if we have to turn the Second Prince upside down today, we have to bring him out."

Shen Changhe wanted to refuse, but Xiao Yuan had already ridden away.

Li Huaiyan shook his head. "Looking around the capital, he is the only one who can snatch someone from Xiao Ze."

It’s fortunate that it’s the girl from the Shen family. If it were someone else, they would probably just have to blame themselves for their bad luck.