Chapter 57: Life is full of surprises
On the emperor's birthday, various princes returned to the capital and envoys from various countries entered the city.
The capital city is bustling with activity.
The streets and alleys are busy with traffic.
Deng Youning's dock is also very busy.
Many shops and restaurants require several times more goods than usual, and all of them are landed through her dock.
She was busy at the dock almost all day long.
When I returned home tonight, I happened to run into the carriage of the Ninth Prince Jun Chenyi in the south of the city.
There aren't many people on the street in this area.
She automatically stepped aside and walked quietly behind the car.
As the ninth prince, who was also granted the title of a vassal king, his style of travel was even better than that of Li Tianzhuo.
No wonder he was persuaded by Li Tianzhuo to rebel in his previous life!
I hope he won't be so confused in this life.
Coincidentally, there was no one else on the street except her, Ying Shi and Jun Chenyi's motorcade.
Yingshi was very alert and looked around while moving his eyes.
Suddenly, she pulled Deng Youning's sleeve and said, "Miss, it seems like someone is following us in the dark."
There was some uncertainty in her tone.
Maybe they were just passing by normally.
Deng Youning actually sensed something was wrong, and there was a dangerous atmosphere around her.
“Oh—”
Jun Chenyi's groom in front suddenly stopped.
Countless masked men in black jumped down from the surrounding roofs, all coming for Jun Chenyi.
Deng Youning was some distance away from them. If she hid somewhere and didn't come out, the men in black probably wouldn't notice her.
Yingshi reacted quickly and let her hide in the grass pile on the side of the road.
But, how could Deng Youning just sit there and watch while Jun Chenyi was in danger?
"Yingshi, I have to go save someone!"
Deng Youning threw away the lantern in his hand and ordered people to rescue.
Ying Shi knew the relationship between the Han family and Jun Chenyi, so she did not stop it.
A masked man pierced the carriage curtain with his long sword. When he saw that he missed Jun Chenyi and wanted to stab him again, Deng Youning arrived in time and kicked him away.
Sakura Tokiya soon started fighting with the other masked men.
"Are you okay?"
Deng Youning anxiously pulled open the curtain of the carriage, wanting to see if Jun Chenyi was injured.
Jun Chenyi didn't expect that there would be such a good person who was brave enough to do something righteous, and he didn't expect that this hero was his little cousin. He was stunned for a moment.
It seems that it is to protect my cousin.
He couldn't hide his shortcomings any more tonight.
"Deng Youning?"
Life is full of surprises!
"The Ninth Prince recognized me?"
Deng Youning was even more surprised.
"Even though I'm thousands of miles away, I've heard a little bit about Ning Ning's reputation."
Jun Chenyi fanned himself and wanted to get off the car, but was stopped by Deng Youning, "Don't worry, cousin, just leave it to me."
She had never had any contact with Jun Chenyi and didn't know whether he knew martial arts.
"Since you call me cousin, how can I not protect you?"
Jun Chenyi finally came out of the carriage.
He blocked the way with his big hand, and flew to the top of the carriage with Deng Youning using Qinggong.
The masked man also hurried over here.
"Who are you? How dare you assassinate me in the capital?"
Jun Chenyi asked weakly.
He wore a light green robe, a golden hair crown, held a folding fan in his hand, and had a beauty beside him.
No matter how you look at him, he's a dissolute playboy.
Why would the prince, whom no one took seriously, be assassinated?
What’s even more curious is that even the person who killed him was a woman!
Deng Youning glanced around.
There were quite a few masked men, and no more than three of Jun Chenyi's useless guards could still fight.
Although Jun Chenyi knows martial arts, no one knows how strong he is. If they want to break out, they have to rely on her and Yingshi.
She took out a pill that could cure all poisons and gave it to Jun Chenyi.
"Take the antidote first, I'm going to use poison later!"
Jun Chenyi trusts her very much.
But as soon as he took the antidote, the masked leader ordered a retreat.
The man seemed to know Deng Youning. When he fought with her just now, his pupils were full of shock.
After seeing them leave, the brother and sister came down from the roof of the car.
"Thank you for your help, cousin."
Jun Chenyi hurriedly thanked him.
"Strange, who wants to kill you? And they're all women!"
Deng Youning finally asked out her doubts.
Jun Chenyi shook his head helplessly.
He announced to the public that he had arrived in Beijing yesterday. As soon as he arrived, his father allowed him into the palace and gave him a job of supervising all officials.
But it has not been announced to the public yet. It is hoped that the decree will be issued after the Saint’s birthday.
I'm afraid today's assassination can only be related to this incident.
"Cousin, are you going back to the Duke's Mansion?"
"It's not safe to travel at night. It's reasonable for me to give you a ride."
When talking to Deng Youning, Jun Chenyi always used the tone of an elder brother.
She did not reject Jun Chenyi.
Eyes can’t lie. She could see the worry and sense of responsibility for her in Jun Chenyi’s eyes.
So this is what it feels like to have a brother who cares about you!
She called Ying and they got on Jun Chenyi's carriage together.
"How is my great-aunt doing these days?"
As the carriage started moving, Jun Chenyi naturally asked about Han Qiongyue's recent situation.
Deng Youning nodded in agreement.
"The rumors that my cousin heard about the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion are not false."
"Since I returned to Beijing, I have indeed caused a lot of trouble for my grandmother."
Thinking of this, Deng Youning couldn't help feeling guilty.
The Deng family has been busy all the time. It has been so long since they returned to Beijing, but they have not visited the Han family with their grandmother.
"It's not your fault."
"Your biological brother is such a piece of shit!"
Jun Chenyi patted Deng Youning on the shoulder to comfort her.
He saw with his own eyes at Li Tianzhuo's place what happened to Deng Youning at the hands of Deng Yi, and he felt a deep resentment towards Deng Yi.
He was also planning to go to his maternal great aunt after the birthday celebration to discuss bringing Deng Youning back to the Han family for a short stay.
The atmosphere in the car was not very cheerful.
After all, no one was happy when talking about what the Deng family did to Deng Youning.
Ying Shi changed the subject and guessed, "My Lord, Miss, I just fought with those masked men and I felt that one of them looked and looked very similar to Chunlan."
"Who is Chunlan?" Jun Chenyi asked nervously.
Deng Youning's brows were also furrowed.
"Cousin, do you know about Wuyinglou?"
Those killers were all women, and with Chunlan included, it was hard not to suspect Wuyinglou.
Jun Chenyi nodded, "Of course."
"Ying Shi suspected that the group of people just now were sent by Wuyinglou." Deng Youning answered truthfully.
Jun Chenyi also knew something about Wuyinglou. He knew it was not just a place of entertainment.
But I really didn't know that they even dared to take on the business of assassinating the prince.
There must be some powerful backer behind him.
"Don't think too much, cousin. Maybe Yingshi just saw it wrong."
Deng Youning was also very puzzled.
Li Qinghuan should know the relationship between Jun Chenyi and Han Qiongyue, so how could he possibly take on the job of killing him?
Could it be that there is a traitor in Wuyinglou? !
It seems that she needs to tell her grandmother about this matter and let them investigate it thoroughly.
While they were chatting, the carriage had already arrived at the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Seeing that it was the Ninth Prince's carriage, the doorman was about to report to Deng Zheng when Deng Youning got off the carriage.
"Cousin, why don't you come with me to visit grandmother?" she invited.
Jun Chenyi raised his eyes and looked at the dark sky. "It's getting late today. See you tomorrow at the Saint's Birthday Festival."
Deng Youning nodded and bowed slightly, watching his carriage go away.
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