Chapter 116: It’s been a long time since we last met. I wonder how the princess is doing these days?
Not long after Mo Ying left the Marquis' Mansion, Ruan Yunsheng received a letter from Princess An, asking her to meet at the villa of Princess An's Mansion the next day.
Ruan Yunbo was still frightened by the accident that happened to her sister when she went to the Liang Mansion for a banquet.
He said solemnly, "General Sun is still harboring evil intentions. What if he sends assassins to kill you again?"
Ruan Yunsheng comforted him, "Don't worry, Third Brother. Grandpa Wei has already warned General Sun that if anything happens to me, he will be the first person to be suspected. At least he won't act rashly in the near future."
Ruan Yunbo was still worried, "What if that old fox colludes with others? Last time at the Liang Mansion, didn't Liang Huaifeng and his wife want to attack you?"
Ruan Yunsheng curved his lips, "His Royal Highness Prince An never participates in court battles, and he wouldn't collude with Grand Marshal Sun. Although Princess An has a gentle personality, she manages the palace in an orderly manner, so Prince An's palace is safe. As for the journey, we'll just send a few more guards to accompany us."
Pei Jinghong said, "How about I take my cousin there?"
"Okay!" Ruan Yunbo quickly said to his sister, "With your cousin escorting us, Third Brother will feel much more at ease."
Pei Jinghong also said: "The 'big shot' at the inn shouldn't come so soon. I'll go to the inn after my cousin comes back from Prince An's mansion."
Ruan Yunsheng thought for a moment and said, "Princess An asked me to go alone. I'm afraid it wouldn't be appropriate for me to bring my cousin along."
Pei Jinghong smiled and said, "Since it's not a banquet, I believe it won't take long for my cousin to go. How about this, my cousin and I will take the same carriage. After my cousin enters the mansion, I will wait outside."
"It would be best if there were no accidents. If something does happen, I can protect my cousin in time."
Ruan Yunbo quickly said, "I think this is a good idea! Shengsheng, just listen to your cousin."
Ruan Yunsheng originally didn't want to trouble Pei Jinghong so much, but in order to reassure his third brother, he had no choice but to agree.
The next day, Ruan Yunsheng and Pei Jinghong went to the villa of Prince An's Mansion together.
Who would have thought that I would meet someone here unexpectedly whom I hadn't seen for a long time.
Before the carriage came to a complete stop, Su Muyan hurried over and said to the window, "Princess."
Pei Jinghong had never seen Su Muyan before. When he heard a man's footsteps approaching the carriage, he immediately put his hand on his sword.
Ruan Yunsheng shook his head at him and whispered, "Don't worry, cousin. He is Su Muci's younger brother, Su Muyan."
Pei Jinghong nodded slightly and released his hand from the hilt of the sword.
At this time, the driver had stopped the carriage.
Zhishu helped Ruan Yunsheng get off the carriage, and Pei Jinghong followed.
Upon seeing Ruan Yunsheng, Su Muyan's eyes and eyebrows were filled with smiles, "It's been a long time since we last met. I wonder how the princess is doing recently?"
He noticed Pei Jinghong getting off the car next, and looked a little surprised. "Who is this young man?"
After Pei Jinghong introduced himself, Su Muyan quickly said, "So it's Master Pei."
Ruan Yunsheng hadn't seen Su Muyan for a while. He glanced at him and asked curiously, "What's wrong with Mr. Su's eyes?"
Su Muyan has fair skin, and the dark circles around his eyes are particularly noticeable.
Su Muyan was so happy to see Ruan Yunsheng that he even forgot that his appearance was damaged.
He quickly raised his sleeves to cover his face, but then realized it was useless and put his hands down awkwardly.
He explained awkwardly, "My lord, I'm sorry to have made you laugh. I've been really unlucky lately. A few days ago, I was walking down the street when seven or eight people suddenly appeared out of nowhere and attacked me without asking any questions."
"We were all women, so it was inconvenient for me and my followers to fight back, so we just took the beating."
Pei Jinghong heard from Ruan Yunbo that Su Muyan was interested in his cousin, but he had not come to the Marquis' Mansion recently.
He asked suspiciously, "Could it be that Master Su offended some girl?"
Su Muyan waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, I have never provoked any woman."
Ruan Yunsheng asked, "Didn't Master Su report to the authorities when he assaulted an imperial official in broad daylight?"
Su Muyan sighed: "The ones who started it were all women, and then someone came from behind to stop them. Those women then realized they had hit the wrong person, and they all knelt in front of me, crying and begging me not to report it to the police."
"That woman was a pitiful person. She was cheated of her money and her body by a man. She was so upset that she wanted to commit suicide. That's why her sisters helped her vent her anger."
"I felt sorry for them and didn't do it on purpose, so I let them go."
He actually didn't suffer many injuries, but his face was scratched by the woman's nails, which was really unsightly and embarrassing to see in public, so he didn't go to the Marquis' Mansion for a long time.
He originally planned to recover from his injury before leaving, but a few days later, on his way to the Marquis' Mansion, he encountered a thief who robbed an old man's purse.
The old man was chasing after him breathlessly and begged him to help stop the thief.
After the thief was stopped by him, he took the opportunity to punch him in the eye and then ran away!
So his face, which had just recovered, could not be seen by anyone again.
Originally, he was going to the Marquis' Mansion to express his feelings to the princess despite his injured face.
Who would have thought that when they were riding in a carriage to the Marquis' Mansion, halfway through the journey, the wheel of the carriage fell off!
He is not a fool, and it would be okay if it happened once or twice, but every time he tried to get close to the Marquis' Mansion, various accidents would happen.
So he had no choice but to come to the palace to ask Princess An for help. Coincidentally, the princess also had something to ask the princess, so she asked him to come along.
After listening to Su Muyan, Ruan Yunsheng also felt that the matter was a little strange.
Pei Jinghong sneered in his heart, thinking that it was most likely Xie Yan who sent someone to do this!
No wonder my third cousin said that Su Muyan suddenly disappeared without a trace recently.
From this, it can be seen that the so-called "big shot" was also a lie made up by Xie Yan in order to force him to leave the Marquis' Mansion!
Unfortunately, his third cousin and cousin both trusted Xie Yan very much, and he had no evidence to prove that these things were done by Xie Yan.
At this time, the maidservant beside Princess An estimated that Ruan Yunsheng should have arrived, so she came out to pick him up.
Su Muyan hurriedly said, "Princess, let's go into the mansion first."
He looked at Pei Jinghong who was standing still, "Master Pei, aren't you coming with us?"
Pei Jinghong smiled politely: "I have other things to do, so I won't go in."
Along the way, Su Muyan hesitated to speak and tried to speak several times, but because the maid was beside him, he never said a word.
After arriving at the flower hall, Princess An said to Su Muyan, "Muyan, the prince recently acquired a new music score and is looking for someone to appreciate it with. Please go to the study to see the prince first. I have something to say to the princess alone."
After Su Muyan left, Princess An asked with concern, "Shengsheng, I heard a few days ago that you encountered an assassin at a banquet at the Liang Mansion. I haven't had the time to ask what happened."
Ruan Yunsheng curled her lips and said, "Thank you for your concern, Princess. It was just an accident. I'm fine."
Princess An sighed, "I don't know what happened to the Liang Mansion. They let an assassin into a banquet like this. I heard quite a few people died, even Sun Manying and Bai Ruowei were in trouble. Even more terrifying is that the Liang Mansion caught fire that night, and Liang Huaifeng and his wife perished in the flames!"
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