Prince Jin once suspected that Xu Yunxuan had betrayed him to Prince Ning.
But then he learned that the emperor had issued an edict, conferring the titles of Prince and Princess on the twin sons of Prince Ning's concubine, and only then did Prince Jin feel relieved.
Last autumn, Prince Jin and Prince Ning jointly set out on an expedition to the northern border.
Along the way, he saw that King Ning was no different from usual, and he was secretly certain in his heart that King Ning was obviously still unaware of the situation.
It’s a pity that without Xu’s intelligence during this expedition to the northern border, King Jin missed the great opportunity to capture the former Yuan Prime Minister.
Prince Ning won the battle without bloodshed and gained a huge advantage.
After returning to his fiefdom, Prince Jin kept thinking about Xu's kindness, to the point that he lost his appetite and couldn't even eat or drink.
Until a few days ago, when news came from the capital about the sudden death of Ning Wang's concubine Xu, the Prince of Jin was really thrown into disarray and panic.
He sneaked into the neighboring Ning Wang territory to find out the real cause of Xu's death.
If he's alive, I want to see him. If he's dead, I want to see his body!
But when Prince Jin just arrived in Yanjing, the spies stationed in Yanjing reported that a new "New and Strange Shopping Mall" had opened in Yanjing City!
The owner of the "New Strange Mall" is a woman in her twenties, whose appearance is identical to the Xu family member that the King of Jin was looking for.
Prince Jin was overjoyed when he received the news, and hurried over without even checking the situation in the courtyard in advance.
Who would have thought that the woman in front of him was the Xu who was madly in love with him.
But she refused to recognize King Jin no matter what. He was extremely confused and even felt a bit sour and angry!
"Ha!" Prince Jin sneered, "Yunxuan, are you still trying to raise your status? Fine! If you can come back to Prince Jin's Mansion with me today, I will promise you that I will only have you as my princess in this life."
"If you can accomplish great things in the future, I will also promise you that we can hold hands and watch the country grow!"
Xu Yunxuan still shook her head coldly: "Your Highness has recognized the wrong person!"
"Yunxuan, I advise you not to be ungrateful!" King Jin gritted his teeth and looked around at Xu Yunxuan's courtyard.
"Even if this is Xia Yu's territory, it would be easy for me to take you away by force today!"
Xu Yunxuan laughed in anger, "Prince Jin went to such great lengths to come here looking for someone, simply because he wants to know where the person who once treasured you has gone?"
"Is that right?"
Seeing Prince Jin nod silently, Xu Yunxuan continued, "Then I can tell you right now. Your Highness's foolish love-brain is truly dead!"
King Jin's face changed, he slammed the table and stood up, shouting, "You're looking for death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several dark shadows jumped over the wall of the courtyard, causing the big trees in the courtyard to drop leaves with a "whoosh".
They are the secret guards of King Jin!
They all rushed out from the darkness. Xu Yunxuan felt only a flash of light before several long swords were placed on her neck in an instant.
Seeing that her upper body could not move, Xu Yunxuan quickly kicked towards King Jin. King Jin was caught off guard and was kicked in the vitals.
“Ouch!”
Prince Jin screamed.
Several secret guards were shocked and struck out at Xu Yunxuan with all their might.
"ah!"
"puff!"
"Bang!"
Xu Yunxuan thought her life was in danger that day, and when she came to her senses, she only heard a muffled groan from Prince Jin.
I think he was seriously injured.
Xu Yunxuan took a closer look and saw that Shen Yuyao had been standing in the yard at some point. The soft sword in her hand had clearly pierced through the two secret guards!
However, Prince Jin stood in front of Xu Yunxuan and took the blow from the secret guards for her.
The King of Jin continued to retreat quickly.
Just as he stabilized his body, he couldn't help but scream "Wow" and spit out blood.
"Your Majesty!"
The secret guards exclaimed in unison, each covering their wounds and standing in front of King Jin.
He is also loyal enough.
"Prince Jin, how are you?"
Shen Yuyao said coldly, the tip of the sword pointing to the ground, still dripping with blood.
"Princess Ning!"
"Prince Jin, your guard disturbed my sweet dream. I will give him a light punishment. I hope you won't blame me!" Shen Yuyao put away her soft sword, straightened her dress, and then bowed to Prince Jin.
The secret guards didn't even see how Shen Yuyao put away her sword. They just felt that she, who was a cold and aloof killer just now, turned into the harmless and smiling Princess Ning in a second!
The secret guards gasped in horror.
Seeing that Prince Jin was stunned, Shen Yuyao ignored him and her figure flashed like a ghost. She passed the secret guards and Prince Jin, stood beside Xu Yunxuan, and gently supported her shoulders.
"Is it not hurting you?"
No one even saw clearly how Shen Yuyao completed these actions. It really only took a moment.
The courtyard was suddenly silent, as if everyone was frightened by Shen Yuyao.
"Yuyao, I'm fine."
It was Xu Yunxuan who reacted first and answered softly.
"Well, I'm glad you're okay, otherwise..." Shen Yuyao stood with her hands behind her back, her eyes scanning the King of Jin's secret guards.
The secret guards also knew that no matter in terms of status or martial arts level.
If Shen Yuyao wanted to kill them, it would be as easy as pinching an ant.
"Ning... Princess Ning!" Prince Jin was really frightened. He had heard that Princess Ning, as the legitimate daughter of Duke Shen, had practiced martial arts since she was a child.
But he never expected that Shen Yuyao's martial arts skills were so high.
Even higher than...
"I just heard about the wonderful things about the New Strange Mall, so I came here to visit."
While the Prince of Jin was explaining himself, he also blamed her, "Was Princess Ning's attack too harsh?"
"Is it heavy?"
Shen Yuyao carefully looked at the injuries of the secret guards and shook her head. "It's just a minor punishment. They won't die. Prince Jin, don't worry."
The King of Jin was so angry that he could no longer hold back his anger.
"Yuyao, let them go. We're not in the mood to drink and chat anymore..."
Xu Yunxuan came out to smooth things over.
Prince Jin still refused to give up and turned to Xu Yunxuan and said, "Yunxuan, are you really not going with me?"
Xu Yunxuan nodded firmly: "Prince Jin, this person is gone."
Prince Jin stared at Xu Yunxuan silently for a long time, and finally sighed, turned around and said to the secret guards: "Let's go, let's not embarrass ourselves here."
After a while of noise, the courtyard returned to tranquility.
Shen Yuyao closed the door unhappily, but saw that Xu Yunxuan looked vaguely uneasy.
Shen Yuyao sighed inwardly. She took every word Xu Yunxuan muttered to herself tonight to heart.
"Yunxuan, you will close this new and unique mall tomorrow and come back to Prince Ning's Mansion with me."
Shen Yuyao was afraid that Xu Yunxuan would be hurt by Prince Jin who was unwilling to admit defeat.
The Ning Wang Mansion can at least protect her now.
"Yuyao, Prince Ning's Mansion, I can't go back!"
"New Strange Mall, you should find someone to take over."
Xu Yunxuan calmly made arrangements: "As for the future, I have my own plans."
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