Chen Ping thought, either the person was not in the car, so it would be okay to search it.
Either the Shen family has hidden the person, and then they must hand him over under his pressure.
After Su Shunci jumped off the carriage, she turned around and gave Su Qingyu a few words of advice, "Big sister, listen to me, you must not get off. Chen Ping wouldn't dare do anything to me or my fifth sister, but if we scare the child, we'll be in big trouble."
Then he called Feicui over and told her to stay by the car. Su Qingyu was not allowed to get out of the car unless it was absolutely necessary.
After explaining everything, she walked up to Chen Ping and said, "General Chen, aren't you being a little rude? Today, let alone the Shen family's carriage, even if it was any other family's female relatives driving it, I wouldn't let you search it."
Su Zhilan followed behind and said unhappily, "How about General Chen follow us back? We'll get off the car at the mansion and then let you search it."
The two even stood in front of Jiang Qi. In their opinion, Chen Ping dared to attack Jiang Qi but didn't dare to attack them, so they still wanted to protect Jiang Qi.
Jiang Qi was so frightened that he quickly took two steps forward to protect the two young ladies.
Chen Ping was stunned, and he and Jia Huai exchanged glances. What was the Shen family up to? The two children were the ones getting out of the car to negotiate.
"Guard Jiang, this general is talking about serious matters, not childish games."
It's not Chen Ping's fault for looking down on others; it's just that these two look too young. Especially Su Zhilan, who is half a head shorter than Su Shunci and has a baby face.
As soon as Chen Ping said this, Su Zhilan became unhappy. Gan Luo was appointed prime minister at the age of twelve, and she was already thirteen. Why couldn't she talk about serious matters?
But before Su Zhilan could think of what to say, Su Shunci spoke first, "General Chen suspects that my Ningwang Mansion, the Shen family, and the Pingning Marquis Mansion are harboring criminals together?"
Chen Ping explained again, "This general has no doubts, but..."
Before Chen Ping could finish, Su Shunci raised her hand to stop him from saying anything else. "Since you have no suspicions, General Chen, why don't you search elsewhere? If someone escapes, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape the blame for your dereliction of duty."
Chen Ping suppressed his anger and continued, "I am afraid that the thieves will offend Mrs. Shen San and the other young ladies..."
Su Shunci interrupted him again, "General Chen is from the Li family, not from my Ning Wangfu or the Shen family. So whether we are attacked by thieves or not has nothing to do with General Chen. It is General Chen who has been refusing to let us leave, which is a bit offensive."
Su Shunci had clear ideas and spoke fluently and concisely.
Chen Ping was confused, but Jia Huai beside him lost his patience.
Jia Huai said without hesitation, "We now suspect that the thief is hiding in the car. The two ladies don't allow us to search it. Are you trying to protect the thief?"
"Or is it that this thief is related to the Shen family?"
Jia Huai has been by Princess Yongjia's side for twenty years, but he is still just a guard for twenty years because he sometimes speaks and acts without thinking.
If he had known how to read people's expressions and assess the situation, he wouldn't have been without a proper official position until now.
As soon as Jia Huai said this, Chen Ping's heart skipped a beat and he quickly signaled Jia Huai to stop talking.
Although arresting them was important, they were not ordinary people. With the Shen family and the Ning Palace, even Her Royal Highness the Princess would have to avoid their presence.
It may also be that Chen Ping was not clear about what happened back then. Even if he knew that the matter was of great importance, he did not feel as nervous as Jia Huai.
Jia Huai, however, didn't care about that. He would rather offend the Shen family than let this man fall into their hands. Even if there was a one in ten thousand chance, he had to take action.
So when Jia Huai saw that Chen Ping had no intention of using force, he became anxious.
How long will this drag on? The longer it drags on, the greater the uncertainty.
He didn't even bother to discuss it with Chen Ping, and directly ordered his brothers to go ahead and search each car one by one.
Jia Huai knew very well that the incident was enough to bring down the Li family, so he risked his life. Even if it cost him his life later, he would accept it.
Jia Huai took the lead and the others followed suit.
Su Zhilan shouted sternly, "What do you want to do? Is there still any law?"
Jia Huai didn't want to move anyone, especially since these people were all female relatives, he didn't dare to move them.
But Su Shunci and Su Zhilan were standing in his way, so he wanted to pull them aside.
Su Qingyu saw the commotion outside, so she lifted the carriage curtain and got out. Feicui was already waiting beside the carriage, and when she saw Su Qingyu getting out, she immediately stepped forward to protect him.
"Go quickly and bring the fourth and fifth young ladies here." Su Qingyu ordered Feicui in a deep voice.
She regretted it deeply at this moment. She shouldn't have let these two girls go.
When Feicui saw that Jia Huai was about to attack Su Zhilan, she immediately stepped forward.
But just as Jia Huai's hand was about to touch Su Zhilan, he heard a "whoosh" sound in his ears, and then a short knife stabbed directly into his wrist.
"Why don't you try to move her?"
A man's cold and indifferent voice was heard in my ears, and in a flash, a group of people surrounded me.
Song Hongshen jumped off his horse, his clothes fluttering.
“Who gave you the courage to attack Madam Shen San and the two young ladies of the Su family?”
At this moment, the fifty people brought by Chen Ping had all been controlled by Song Hongshen's men.
Song Hongshen had brought with him soldiers from the Xishan Camp, who had returned from the Liaodong rotation. Each of them exuded a cold, murderous intent, far superior to the guards within the Li family mansion.
"Huh? Why aren't you talking?" Song Hongshen's gloomy gaze fell on Chen Ping.
Jia Huai, who was stabbed by him, was covering his wrist and standing beside Chen Ping, not daring to say a word.
Chen Ping took a deep breath and thought to himself how unlucky he was to have run into this unlucky star.
He said respectfully, "In reply to His Royal Highness the King of Loyalty and Bravery, I am following the orders of Her Royal Highness Princess Yongjia to apprehend an assassin."
"That person might be in the Shen family's carriage. I'm afraid that the thief might hurt Mrs. Shen San and the two young ladies, so I'm going to search."
Song Hongshen turned to look at Su Zhilan, "Is that so?"
When talking to Su Zhilan, his voice was noticeably softer.
Su Zhilan put her hands on her waist, her cheeks puffed up slightly with anger.
"They're talking nonsense. They just suspected we were harboring thieves, so they came forward to search."
"I've already said that I'm the unmarried princess of King Chungyong, and they can't mess with me."
"But they don't seem to take the prince seriously at all, and they just start fighting without hesitation."
Su Zhilan's words shocked everyone present.
Chen Ping thought, she didn't mention the King of Loyalty and Bravery at all? But according to the situation at the time, even if she did, it would be useless.
Su Shunci thought, "Fifth Sister is smart." How furious would King Zhongyong be if he heard that? Perhaps he'd just kill those people in a fit of rage.
Song Hongshen raised the corner of his lips. He didn't mind if this girl used him to speak out when she was bullied.
Don't you take him seriously?
Song Hongshen's gentle expression suddenly turned cold.
The next moment, he kicked Chen Ping and Jia Huai several meters away.
"Catch the assassin? Catch the assassin because you are offending the Third Madam and the two young ladies of the Shen family? Now I suspect that you are the assassins who are going to kill me."
Su Zhilan nodded vigorously, "Your Highness is right."
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