To clear her father's name, Shen Chu cross-dresses as a man, passes the imperial examination to become the top scholar, serves as an imperial censor, and investigates old cases.
She moves...
Chapter 319 Encountering Danger, Is the Sixth Prince Alright?
"stop."
Luo Heng rushed over and stood in front of Shen Chu.
"Manager Zhao, why are you being so rude to my brother?"
Manager Zhao gave a forced smile, "Out of respect for Young Master Luo, I'll treat this Young Master Shen well."
But he was ruthless and vicious, and he deliberately tried to harm the girls of my Tianxiang Pavilion.
"Young Master Luo, you and he didn't plan this all along, did you? Did you come here specifically to cause trouble at my Tianxiang Pavilion?"
Luo Heng frowned slightly and subconsciously turned to look at Shen Chu, his gaze shifting between Shen Chu and the unconscious Zheng Xin'er on the ground.
Shen Chu shook her head secretly at him.
Luo Heng said, "There must be some misunderstanding here. Why don't we sit down and have a good talk?"
Manager Zhao took a step back, saying, "There's nothing to talk about. My Tianxiang Pavilion has never been provoked like this before."
I'm giving Young Master Luo face by letting him leave first, but he..."
Manager Zhao pointed at Shen Chu.
"He must be left here for us at Tianxianglou to deal with."
Luo Heng's face was extremely pale.
"It seems that your Tianxiang Pavilion is determined to be an enemy of the Luo family? Manager Zhao, you should think this through."
Manager Zhao brushed a stray hair from his temple and chuckled.
"It's not that our Tianxiang Pavilion is hostile to Young Master Luo, but that Young Master Luo deliberately brought people to make things difficult for our Tianxiang Pavilion."
Which girl in our building wasn't carefully cultivated?
Now that someone has been killed by Young Master Shen so inexplicably, there can't just be no explanation, can there?
Luo Heng frowned. "This matter has nothing to do with my brother. What explanation does Manager Zhao want?"
Manager Zhao snorted coldly, "Whether there are connections or not can only be determined at the yamen. You can't just walk away after saying a few words, can you?"
"You!" Luo Heng exclaimed angrily, "What if I insist on taking my brother away?"
"Then let's see whether the two young masters are more capable, or whether our Tianxiang Pavilion's guards are more capable."
Manager Zhao waved his hand with a cold smile, and more than a dozen guards rushed forward.
Shen Chu tugged at Luo Heng and whispered:
"Brother, haven't you figured it out yet? This whole thing is aimed at us."
Luo Heng's face turned ashen.
"Ah Chu, it's all my fault for being so careless. I shouldn't have brought you here directly."
Shen Chu shook his head, dodged to the side, and kicked a guard away.
But in his heart, he was plotting a way to escape.
Since the other party came prepared, they must have brought many people to deal with her today.
Her and Luo Heng's martial arts skills were average; two fists can't fight four hands, and they probably wouldn't last long.
My third senior brother is right next door; we can send a signal to lure him over.
However, this would expose the third senior brother's identity, making it impossible for him to stay in the Mingde Class.
Chen Chu hesitated for a moment, then Luo Heng said in a low voice, "I'll hold them off. A-Chu, you go first and find someone to rescue me."
Don't worry, they wouldn't dare harm me.
Chen Chu nodded, lightly touched the ground with her toes, and hurriedly ran outside.
As soon as he reached mid-air, the guards noticed his intention and fired several arrows in succession.
Shen Chu was forced to fall, and five or six guards immediately surrounded and attacked her.
She found herself unable to extricate herself for a time.
Luo Heng was already injured, and several guards were fighting with him, forcibly separating him from Shen Chu.
Shen Chu gradually felt somewhat powerless.
At that moment, one of the guards kicked her in the stomach.
Shen Chu's pupils contracted slightly; it was too late to dodge.
At the critical moment, a figure flashed by and kicked away the guard who was attacking her abdomen.
A handsome young man dressed in white landed slowly.
"stop."
The boy's voice was like a clear spring from melting snow, cold and clear.
Chen Chu blinked, somewhat surprised. "Liu Feng? What brings you here?"
The person who arrived was none other than the dashing young master of Qingfeng Tower in the capital.
Liu Feng smiled slightly, took out a waist token from his waist and tossed it to Manager Zhao.
Manager Zhao glanced at the waist tag and his expression changed drastically.
Liu Feng snorted coldly, "Open your dog eyes and take a good look. This young master Shen is here to choose people for my prince."
How dare you plot against him? Do you think our Flying Eagle Guards are just sitting around doing nothing?
You say that Young Master Shen poisoned the girls in the building, but I would say that you framed him. Why don't we take you back to the Flying Eagle Guard for trial right now?
"I wonder how many tough nuts your Tianxiang Pavilion has that our Prince can interrogate?"
With just a few simple words, Manager Zhao turned ashen-faced with fright.
"Oh dear, I was blind to your greatness and didn't know that Young Master Shen was His Highness Prince Rui's man."
"I realize I misunderstood Young Master Shen today. I deserve a beating, I really deserve a beating."
Manager Zhao grinned and slapped himself twice.
Liu Feng looked at Chen Chu.
Shen Chu gave Steward Zhao a deep look.
Manager Zhao's face was full of ingratiating smiles, showing no trace of the sinister intent he had just displayed.
Shen Chu pursed his lips slightly, "Miss Xin'er has been poisoned. I have already given her an antidote, and she should wake up soon."
"Manager Zhao, I really like this Miss Xin'er. Name your price, I want to take her with me."
Manager Zhao's eyes flickered slightly, and his smile seemed somewhat forced.
“I just remembered that Miss Xin’er was already betrothed half a month ago. I’m really sorry, Young Master Shen, why don’t you choose another girl?”
"What a coincidence? Could it be that Manager Zhao is just fooling me?" Shen Chu raised an eyebrow.
Manager Zhao quickly waved his hand, "Oh dear, the Flying Eagle Guards are right here. Even if you gave me ten lives, I wouldn't dare to fool Young Master Shen."
Chen Chu was skeptical. "I wonder who made the decision? I'm willing to pay twice as much as him."
"This... Young Master Shen is putting me in a difficult position. Our Tianxiang Pavilion cannot disclose guests' information casually."
In business, it's always been about first come, first served. Even if you're in a hurry, young master, you can't force us just because Prince Rui is here.
"How about this, Young Master Shen, you go back first today, and I'll go and discuss this with the master. I'll reply to you first thing tomorrow morning, what do you say?"
Shen Chu frowned as Steward Zhao mentioned Pei Yuan.
Besides, since Liu Feng has revealed the Flying Eagle Guard's name today, she can't take Zheng Xin'er away immediately, otherwise it would tarnish the reputation of the Flying Eagle Guard and Pei Yuan.
She glanced at Zheng Xin'er, who was still unconscious.
His face was still pale, but the bluish-purple discoloration on his lips had faded considerably, indicating that the antidote pills had worked.
"In that case, I'll wait for Manager Zhao's good news."
Manager Zhao nodded hurriedly, his face full of ingratiating smiles, and escorted Chen Chu to the door.
Luo Heng looked ashamed.
"Achu, it's all my fault. I almost put you in danger."
"Brother Luo, please don't say that. I was already planning to..."
Liu Feng, who was standing to the side, suddenly looked at the interface and agreed.
"That's all the fault of Manager Luo. Our Lord Shen is new here and doesn't understand the situation in Yangzhou."
But this is the territory of Lord Luo in Yangzhou, and he took Lord Shen on an adventure without making adequate preparations.
Fortunately, our Prince was worried and specially sent me to Yangzhou to protect Lord Shen. If it weren't for our Prince's arrangement today, Steward Luo would probably be in danger.
"Next time you see His Highness, Steward Luo, remember to thank him."
These words left Luo Heng's face turning both pale and red, extremely embarrassed.
Shen Chu's heart skipped a beat.
Unexpectedly, Liu Feng was actually sent to Yangzhou by Pei Yuan.
She bit her lip and couldn't help but ask softly, "How is the Sixth Prince?"