Chapter 202 Who is Your Highness to A-Chu?

Pei Yuan stroked the jade-bone fan, watching Shen Chu chat with Zhang Lan with a smile, and tied the purse around his waist.

His brow furrowed slightly.

Are they a good match?

He just felt it was blindingly bright.

It's not like we're parting forever, yet we're giving each other purses and chatting for so long.

He gave Luo Heng a cold look.

"Young Master Luo's eyesight seems to be poor."

Luo Heng smiled slightly, "Your Highness is mistaken. My judgment of people and things has always been extremely accurate."

Otherwise, I wouldn't have met a brother like Ah Chu who would be so loyal to me, wouldn't you agree?

Pei Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly, remaining silent.

Luo Heng didn't take it to heart and continued, "Speaking of which, Ah Chu and I hit it off immediately and got along very well, as if it were a predestined fate from a past life."

I never expected that Ah Chu would trust me so much, and have such faith in the Luo family caravan's capabilities.

They even entrusted tasks like escorting prisoners to me and the Luo family caravan.

I will make careful arrangements along the way, ensuring that Ah Chu doesn't suffer any mishaps, and that the prisoners don't experience any accidents.

Pei Yuan scoffed coldly.

"Young Master Luo is wrong. Shen Chu doesn't trust you, but rather himself and my Flying Eagle Guards."

As for you and your caravan, you're just providing cover for him.

However, I still want to thank you for being willing to cover for him.

Luo Heng's smile froze slightly, then he raised his chin and laughed arrogantly.

"I am A-Chu's sworn brother, so it is only right for me to cover for him."

"But Your Highness, what right do you have to express your gratitude? And what is Your Highness's relationship with A-Chu?"

He thought these words would anger Pei Yuan.

To everyone's surprise, Pei Yuan laughed freely and looked down at him from his high position.

"Who am I to him? Heh, you're a sworn brother who fainted before even finishing the blood oath ceremony, you're not qualified to ask."

Sun Yan, standing behind him, twitched at the corner of his mouth as he listened.

His Highness has been cutting potato shreds all night, why is he still so irritable?

He actually started arguing with Young Master Luo like a complete novice.

Aside from Lord Shen, His Highness has always disliked arguing with others the most.

Young Master Luo's fighting ability is not good either; he got so angry that his face turned black.

Luo Heng clenched his fist and gritted his teeth, saying, "I wish Your Highness a safe journey and that you may successfully avoid any hardships or dangers you may encounter along the way."

Ah Chu and I are waiting for His Highness in the capital.

Pei Yuan chuckled, "Tsk, it's really hard to say who's waiting for whom. Young Master Luo is prone to diarrhea and faints at the sight of blood; he's incredibly delicate."

It's really hard to say who will arrive in the capital first.

Luo Heng...

Pei Yuan knew how to stab people in the heart; every word he uttered was a knife to their heart.

Dao's joy at being able to travel with Shen Chu diminished by two points.

Pei Yuan mounted his horse, pulled on the reins, and called to Shen Chu.

"It's getting late, we should go."

Shen Chu bid farewell to Zhang Lan, nodded to Luo Heng, and then boarded the carriage.

As night fell, Shen Chu emerged from the carriage and quietly left with a squad of Flying Eagle Guards.

This afternoon, Luo Heng also led his caravan out of the city shortly after they left.

They are waiting for him in the north of the city right now.

It took Shen Chu and his group half a day to bring Jiang Hongzhi and Luo Heng together.

No one noticed their departure.

Apart from Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan stood on a high hill, watching a group of figures gradually blur in the darkness.

Until they could see nothing at all, they silently descended the hill.

Sun Yan couldn't help but ask, "If Your Highness is worried, why don't you chase after them? I'll take this group of men and leave first."

Pei Yuan remained silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "No need."

Since Shen Chu was deliberately avoiding him, why should he bother making a fool of himself?

Moreover, the journey back to Beijing will not be peaceful.

Since Shen Chu hoped that Jiang Hongzhi would live unharmed, he would make a good plan to draw the main fire of the Feng family.

"Find a Flying Eagle Guard to sit in Jiang Hongzhi's prison cart, and send a small team to escort him separately, taking a secret path."

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The capital city.

Chief Minister Feng hurriedly entered the Empress's palace, his expression somber.

Seeing her brother's state, Empress Feng quickly dismissed the servants and asked, "What happened?"

"The second prince was caught red-handed by the sixth prince and Shen Chu, and is already on his way back to the capital."

"What?!" Empress Feng's expression changed drastically. "Didn't you send a message telling him to be careful? How could you still be caught red-handed?"

Prime Minister Feng sighed, "It's no longer important to investigate how I was arrested. I just received a message from my clansmen via carrier pigeon."

The sixth prince had his men arrest the second prince's confidant, and they found ledgers for the sale of smuggled salt.

That's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that they also arrested Jiang Hongzhi and found the letters that Jiang Hongzhi had secretly kept.

Empress Feng immediately became anxious, "I told him a long time ago to deal with Jiang Hongzhi, but he just wouldn't listen."

Now look what happened! Jiang Hongzhi has been arrested, and the private messages he had been hiding have been exposed.

Shen Chu will definitely try to get the case of the Marquis of Ning'an's mansion reinvestigated. What should we do?

If the case of the Marquis of Ning'an's residence is brought up again, none of us will escape unscathed.

Chief Minister Feng was more composed than her. "Your Majesty, don't worry. The case of the Marquis of Ning'an's residence involves many aspects and is not so easily overturned."

Besides, most of the people involved in the case back then are dead, and the few who are still alive are all in important positions, so they are in the same boat as us.

They dared not speak easily, for to speak would be a capital offense, punishable by the confiscation of their property and the extermination of their entire clan.

Empress Feng's expression softened slightly upon hearing these words.

"That being said, we still have to be on guard and can't let Jiang Hongzhi enter Beijing alive."

If necessary, it would be best to deal with Shen Chu as well.

Chief Minister Feng nodded. "I came to the palace today precisely to discuss this matter with Her Majesty. My thoughts are..."

He whispered something to Empress Feng.

Empress Feng pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Do as my brother says. Remember to send assassins, and absolutely do not implicate the Feng family."

"I've made arrangements for things at the palace. We'll work on both fronts and make sure to shut this up before Shen Chu even has a chance to speak."

After returning, Chief Minister Feng immediately sent people to inquire about Pei Yuan's route back to the capital.

He soon received news that Pei Yuan was traveling on the official road all the way back to the capital, but a small group of people led by Sun Yan were quietly taking a back road.

Prime Minister Feng sneered, "This is a smokescreen of feigning one's intentions while secretly advancing another. Men, send out two teams."

Both teams should act simultaneously, making sure to kill Shen Chu and Jiang Hongzhi.

Both teams of assassins were sent out.

Pei Yuan, who had taken precautions, naturally wouldn't let them succeed so easily.

The assassins sent out by the Feng family were lost in batches. By the time Chief Minister Feng finally realized that Shen Chu and Jiang Hongzhi were not in Pei Yuan's group at all, it was too late.

Shen Chu and Luo Heng, escorting Jiang Hongzhi, have already entered the territory of the capital.

Feng was so angry that he smashed an entire set of teacups at home, and then suddenly came up with a way to completely restrain Chen Chu.

He couldn't help but chuckle.

Shen Chu, you brought all of this on yourself.

Meanwhile, Shen Chu, who was on the outskirts of the capital, suddenly sneezed loudly.