Chapter 121 With this prince around, you're allowed to act all high and mighty.

Swish.

Pei Yuan closed his jade-bone fan. "Speak your mind directly, don't whine."

The emotion that was about to come out of Chen Chu immediately crumbled, and she gritted her teeth, "I was asking for a favor, not being coquettish."

"Really?" Pei Yuan glanced at her sideways. "What do you want to ask of me? Tell me."

Shen Chu's eyebrows curved into a smile. "Your Highness, could you lend me a few Flying Eagle Guards? I need to go to the Dali Temple."

Li Chengxuan borrowed several Flying Eagle Guards and brought back the coroner from the Dali Temple and Zhang Wangshi with ease.

With the Flying Eagle Guards around, she had no trouble interrogating Zhang Wangshi and the coroner.

It's clear that the Flying Eagle Guards' ruthlessness and cruelty are deeply ingrained in people's minds, which is perfect for her to borrow and use.

She planned to take advantage of the opportunity to overturn Zhou Jun's case to bring all the files from the Dali Temple back to the Censorate for investigation, so that she would not have to go to the Dali Temple repeatedly to be harassed by Geng Huaiyi in the future.

Geng Huaiyi would certainly not let her take all the files away easily; a heated argument or even a physical fight was inevitable.

But it would be different if the Flying Eagle Guard were there.

Although the Inspectorate also had guards, they were too weak in combat. She did not want to reveal that she knew martial arts, nor did she want to hurt the child in the process. The best solution was to borrow the Flying Eagle Guard.

Shen Chu held up four fingers. "I've heard that the Flying Eagle Guards are all handpicked experts, each one capable of taking on a hundred opponents."

"Your Highness, lending me four would be enough. Please, Your Highness."

After saying that, she put her hands together and looked at Pei Yuan with anticipation.

Pei Yuan tapped his palm lightly with his jade-bone fan, a half-smile on his face. "Borrowing the Flying Eagle Guards, huh? What good will that do me?"

"Benefits?" Her eyes darted around. "Firstly, it can train the Flying Eagle Guards, and secondly, it can make His Highness's reputation even more deeply rooted in people's hearts."

"What if I say I don't need it?"

Shen Chu's smile froze. "Your Highness, please don't be like this. Look, I still need to prepare a calming purse for Your Highness. In return, I'll borrow a few Flying Eagle Guards. Please don't be so stingy."

"Tsk, you've gotten bolder, are you threatening me?"

Shen Chu smiled sincerely, "Absolutely not, it was a friendly negotiation."

Pei Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly when he saw Pei Yuan's smiling face with his eyes crinkled.

"I might consider having breakfast with you."

That simple?

Chen Chu rubbed her rumbling stomach, glanced outside and saw that dawn was breaking, then snapped her fingers with a smile.

"make a deal."

Fifteen minutes later, at a street corner.

Pei Yuan glared at Shen Chu with disgust. "You're offering this prince this stuff?"

"What's wrong with these things?" Shen Chu asked innocently, picking up a piece of sugar-coated fried dough and taking a bite. The sugar coating crumbled, revealing a soft and delicious layer of dough underneath.

She squinted her eyes with satisfaction and sighed, "Your Highness, don't underestimate these fried dough sticks. They're fried until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, soft and sweet, chewy but not too chewy. They're absolutely delicious."

Served with a bowl of offal soup, topped with chive blossoms and fermented bean curd sauce, wow, the taste is simply indescribable, absolutely amazing.

She enthusiastically pushed a bowl of smashed soup in front of Pei Yuan, and handed him a piece of fried dough sticks. "I discovered this breakfast stall not long after I came to the capital for the imperial examination. I often come here to eat. Your Highness, try it. I guarantee you'll want to come back for more."

Pei Yuan frowned. "This prince does not like sweets."

"I know, you love spicy food." Shen Chu greeted the stall owner with a smile, "Uncle, two more beef tongue buns, please."

The beef tongue-shaped flatbread was shaped like a mushroom cap, about the size of a plate, and was steaming hot with a fragrant aroma.

She folded the sugar-coated fried dough in half, stuffed it into the ox-tongue flatbread, and placed it in front of Pei Yuan. "The salt and pepper in the ox-tongue flatbread perfectly balances the sweetness of the sugar-coated fried dough. One bite and you get two different textures. It tastes amazing. Please try it."

Pei Yuan stared at the beef tongue sandwich with suspicion, then looked at Shen Chu, who was enjoying it immensely. "Is it really that delicious?"

A crumb of sugar stuck to her lips. Shen Chu stuck out her tongue, scooped up the crumb, swallowed it with satisfaction, and smiled. "Of course."

Pei Yuan's gaze unconsciously swept over her rosy lips, and he inexplicably felt a tightness in his throat. He lowered his head and picked up the beef tongue bun to eat.

Hmm, the taste seems pretty good.

By the time we finished breakfast, the sun was already high in the sky.

The Flying Eagle Guards escorted a group of people over from a distance.

Shen Chu turned her head and glanced at him, just in time to meet the gaze of Wang Yao, who was cursing and swearing in front of her.

Wang Yao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly jumped up and cursed, "Damn Shen Chu, it must be you who betrayed us and deliberately sent the Flying Eagle Guards to arrest us, right?"

Pei Yuan shot him a cold, sharp glare.

The Flying Eagle Guard holding Wang Yao's arm tightened his grip and immediately slapped Wang Yao hard across the face.

"Who are you cursing? You think you can just spew insults at Lord Shen like that?"

Who is Lord Shen?

That was someone whose prince hadn't laid a finger on them even during interrogation.

They were the people who slept in the same bed as their prince.

They are the ones whose prince would condescend to squat at a street corner breakfast stall and eat breakfast with them.

The Flying Eagle Guard coldly warned Wang Yao, "If you dare to utter another word out of line, I'll cut your tongue out."

Wang Yao's left cheek was swollen high, with five bluish finger marks showing.

He had never suffered such humiliation before, and was about to continue cursing when his father, Changping Bo, shoved him hard, interrupting his impending insults.

Changping Bo's back was covered in cold sweat. Just because his son was ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth did not mean that he was ignorant.

The Flying Eagle Guards suddenly arrived to arrest people. Now the Sixth Prince is with Shen Chu again, and Shen Chu is investigating the case of Zhang Da's death.

Thinking about it this way, the Earl of Changping couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

“Your Highness, the Changping Marquis’s Mansion has always abided by the law. If we have offended Your Highness in any way, I am willing to personally kowtow and apologize.”

"Your Highness, would you grant me a chance to explain myself...?"

Pei Yuan picked at his ear impatiently, "Shut up! I'll give you one hour to make them confess everything."

The Flying Eagle Guard understood and immediately took out a handkerchief to gag Uncle Changping and his son, then took the whimpering father and son away.

Shen Chu witnessed Pei Yuan's arrogance once again and finally understood why the court officials turned pale at the mention of the Flying Eagle Guard meeting.

This guy is just not reasonable!

"What are you standing there for? Aren't you leaving?"

Shen Chu came to her senses and saw that Pei Yuan had already gotten up and was urging her impatiently.

She quickly paid the money and asked blankly, "Where to?"

Pei Yuan glanced at her, his peach blossom eyes curving slightly. "Aren't we going to Dali Temple? Let's go."

Shen Chu said "Oh," took two steps forward, and suddenly realized what was happening.

"Your Highness, lending me four Flying Eagle Guards is enough. I dare not trouble Your Highness to make the trip in person."

"What? Am I not a member of the Flying Eagle Guard?"

"Uh... Your humble servant dares not trouble you."

"As the saying goes, 'He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding, and he who takes another's money is bound to do his bidding.' Since I have eaten your breakfast, I will go with you on this trip."

Shen Chu stood still, unable to figure out Pei Yuan's intentions.

This guy has never played by the rules.

Seeing his hesitant expression, Pei Yuan couldn't help but sneer, "Aren't you just trying to borrow the tiger's might? What? My prestige isn't enough for you, little fox?"

"Your Highness, you are so majestic and awe-inspiring that you inspire fear in all who hear of you... I feel that this is a bit of an underutilization of your talents."

Pei Yuan was amused and tapped her with his jade fan.

"I'll take this as a compliment. Don't worry, with me here, you're free to act all high and mighty!"

Since that's the case, why be so polite?

With his chest puffed out, Shen Chu strode confidently into the Dali Temple.