Chapter 269 Robbery

Chu Youning felt a little weird all morning.

The palace really did prepare braised pork at noon, but Chu Youning's face turned red for no apparent reason and he didn't eat a single bite.

When she thought about the messy dream last night, she felt uneasy all over.

However, she still had important things to do, so she could only try to suppress all those strange emotions.

In the afternoon, the palace arranged a carriage, and Lord Baojin took her and Jiang He to the three counties where she was granted a title to check out the situation.

There are too many mineral veins underground in the three counties. Under the deliberate promotion of King Anhe, there are actually not many people living here, and there are few people on the streets.

The purpose was to prevent the mining issues from being exposed and causing chaos in Nanchuan.

"Ningning, let's go eat Taolin honey meat later, it's a unique specialty of Taolin County.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that there are not many people here, but the sweet meat of the peach forest is so delicious that you won’t be able to eat it anywhere else if you leave here.

Every once in a while, I would ask the chef to come over and make some.”

Lord Baojin was sitting in the carriage, but he couldn't help looking out from time to time.

"good."

Chu Youning smiled softly.

When the carriage went a little further, the snow wolf cub in Chu Youning's arms suddenly climbed up and howled several times.

While Chu Youning was hesitating, Tong, who had started to work seriously, spoke.

[Host, it must have discovered something is wrong. I suggest you bring some people over to take a look.]

"Stop."

Chu Youning frowned.

Jiang He, who had transformed himself into a coachman and changed his appearance, stopped the car and opened the curtain.

"What's wrong?"

"Snow wolves are very sensitive to poisonous insects. They may have discovered something."

Chu Youning lowered his voice.

Jiang He frowned.

"Give me the snow wolf. I'll take people to have a look. You and the county lord go to the place where we eat honey meat and wait for me."

“That’s fine.”

Chu Youning nodded lightly.

Soon, the driver changed.

County Lord Baojin did not ask any further questions, but his expression looked a little grim.

"Ningning, will our group... run into any trouble?"

After that, she continued, "But don't worry, my guards didn't grow up eating nothing. If anything really happens, let them take care of it and we'll run first."

“…”

Chu Youning nodded in confusion.

After going to the place where Lord Bao Jin mentioned eating honey meat, the two of them ordered some dishes and ate slowly while listening to the storyteller downstairs telling stories.

"How is it, does this honey meat taste good?"

When Lord Baojin saw Chu Youning eating a piece of the pie, he couldn't help but laugh.

Chu Youning nodded lightly without making any comment or moving his chopsticks any further.

Nothing else.

The soft and bouncy feeling reminded her of the dream she had last night.

Qing Qianxue's face is also bouncy, sweet and fragrant.

Not long after.

Qian Yu walked in slowly from outside, whispered a few words in Chu Youning's ear, and then stood aside obediently.

Chu Youning felt relieved after confirming that Jiang He was okay.

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The first peaceful moment Chu Youning had experienced since he went south was on the way to the post station.

When the carriage passed a deserted street corner, dozens of big men holding machetes suddenly jumped out.

"stop!"

"You rest inside for a while, we will take care of these people."

Outside the carriage, Qianyu spoke slowly towards the carriage.

The next moment, several assassins from Shadow Pavilion appeared, leaving only one alive, and the rest were quickly killed.

The man was tied up and taken into the post station.

Chu Youning gave him a pill of truth without saying anything.

"Why did you block our carriage?"

The man trembled and looked at Lord Baojin County beside her.

"Looking at her attire, we know she is a wealthy person. We...we just want to rob her of something valuable."

Those big men's skills were indeed just fancy moves, so they were dealt with quickly.

"As far as I know, Nanchuan has always been wealthy and there have never been any robbers. Where are you from?"

"Fengxian."

The man's mind was already broken, and these were not secret information, so he answered without hesitation.

As he finished speaking, Qianyu beside him added in her ear: "Your Highness, the evil fragrance also broke out in Feng County a few days ago."

Chu Youning nodded lightly.

When her eyes fell on the big man's arm at a certain moment, she was stunned and her expression instantly became much more stern.

"Where did you get the tattoo on your arm?"

"When we fled to the peach forest, we met an adult. He wanted us to do something for him and gave us a lot of money. This tattoo... is the symbol of his subordinates."

"What does he want you to do?"

"Kidnapping...children."

After hearing the news, many people present changed their expressions.

Chu Youning felt a little confused.

Things seem to be far from as simple as they thought.

Before leaving the capital, everyone thought that the evil fragrance was just a farce created by the eldest princess out of madness.

But now looking at it again...

The person who made the evil incense even had a connection with the prince that she had met in the capital before. She was afraid that the trouble would be much bigger than they had imagined.

"Qianyu, help me write a letter and send it to the capital. His Majesty needs to be informed of this matter as soon as possible."