Chapter 504 Cannon Fodder Guard 3
With Prince Yu's 500,000 troops, if the marriage between these two families goes through, will the Emperor still be able to sleep soundly?
As for Prince Yu, if he truly intended to usurp the throne, Ning Yan would praise his courage, but that's all.
But he just didn't have that idea.
So, I really don't know what he's up to?
For the next two weeks, the Prince's Mansion remained relatively quiet, as Shan Congyin was still resting at the inn during her pregnancy.
The prince did accompany Miss Qiao on several trips, and without any disturbance from Dan Congyin, the atmosphere between the two of them was harmonious, and they looked quite well-matched standing together.
Until the last day of May, it was Miss Qiao's birthday banquet. The Duke of Qiao's mansion held a lively birthday banquet for his eldest daughter. To please his fiancée, the prince prepared a lot of fireworks to set off. Miss Qiao was indeed pleased by him, and the two did not separate until the beginning of Hai hour.
On his way back to the palace, Prince Yu encountered assassins again.
He had four bodyguards with him, plus sixteen secret guards protecting him in the shadows. He barely escaped back to the palace and survived, with most of his men killed.
Eighteen was unlucky; he died protecting the prince from an arrow.
Twelve lost an arm, and even Dark Eight's leg was slashed, but fortunately the tendons weren't cut, so with proper care, his leg can still be used.
The prince was also injured, but they were all superficial wounds that would heal quickly with some rest.
The woman came to the front yard again; it was Ning Yan's turn to be on duty today.
After treating Twelve's wounds, Ning Yan went to the front yard.
The guard who had been on watch all night was replaced by An Yi: "Be careful. Last night, a doctor poisoned the prince's medicine. The prince was already poisoned, and if he hadn't taken the antidote..." the prince would have died.
Ning Yan understood what An Yi meant; as the head of all the secret guards, he had always been dutiful and responsible.
When Prince Yu was still a general, he was picked up from the battlefield by the old general and trained as a secret guard. Five years later, the old general took in a group of orphans, including the original owner and An Er and others.
Later, the old general established a secret guard battalion, and at its peak, he had as many as a hundred secret guards.
However, many of these people died or were injured, and only fifty remained.
The ranking of the bodyguards is not based on the order of arrival, but on their strength. Those ranked lower can challenge those ranked higher. If the challenger loses, their names are swapped; if they win, their ranking remains unchanged.
An Yi has remained An Yi because no one dares to challenge him; his strength is too great!
The original owner was quite strong, which is why he was able to stay in the top ten.
After the old general died, these people were handed over to Yu Chengrui.
The secret guards still suffered losses, but Yu Chengrui dared not train any more in secret.
With the Emperor keeping a close eye on him, Prince Yu, having gained status, became hesitant and timid in his actions.
Because of what happened last night, only thirty-seven of the secret guards are still alive.
Ning Yan nodded slightly to the dark side. Tonight was the day the prince would distribute the antidote to them, so she could also study the antidote.
As soon as An Yi left, Ning Yan hid in a big tree in the main courtyard and closed her eyes to rest.
Just after noon, the madwoman arrived.
The assassination of Prince Yu last night caused such a big stir that everyone at the inn was talking about it. After Shan Congyin found out, she grabbed people and asked them all sorts of questions, getting a complete account of what happened after she caught him in the act of adultery that day.
Knowing that Prince Yu refused to annul the engagement, knowing that on the day she miscarried, the prince was busy accompanying his fiancée, knowing that he went to perform a fireworks show for people yesterday, knowing that he was injured and almost lost his life.
She went to their door despite still being in postpartum confinement.
The gatekeeper of the manor had already been instructed that Miss Shan did not need to be announced when she arrived.
Therefore, she could barge directly into the prince's courtyard.
Ning Yan became extremely wary as soon as she saw her enter the courtyard; this madwoman was bound to do something drastic.
Sure enough, soon the sound of arguing came from inside.
Dan Congyin's words were full of accusations: "Yu Chengrui, how could you do this to me? You said you would only ever have me in your heart, but why didn't you agree to annul the engagement with her?"
She had always thought that Yu Chengrui dared not disobey the imperial decree of marriage because it was bestowed upon him by imperial decree, but she never expected that even after the Duke's mansion had gone to request the decree to annul the engagement, he still refused.
"She just got rid of our child. Where were you during my postpartum period?"
Oh, you're taking her boating on the lake, giving her the finest jade hairpin, shopping with her, and celebrating her birthday with her!
"Yinyin, listen to me, there are reasons why I did all this."
"I won't listen! I won't listen! I won't listen!"
Yu Chengrui, it's over between us!!!
After that, the madwoman pushed open the door and ran out, and the injured and weak Prince Yu immediately ran out to chase after her.
Ning Yan had no choice but to silently follow.
At the same time, a signal is sent.
Unfortunately, the group of guards who were supposed to rest at the manor today are now unable to do so.
Prince Yu didn't want his fiancée to know that he was still entangled with Shan Congyin, so as soon as he ran to the front yard, he gave Ning Yan the order: "Anqi, go and take her to the other courtyard."
Ning Yan responded with a "Yes" and immediately chased after the figure.
Prince Yu, on the other hand, rode in a carriage to the villa.
Since Yin has no internal energy, how far can she run, no matter how fast she runs?
Ning Yan caught up with her in no time. "Miss Shan, the Prince has ordered me to take you to the other courtyard."
"Get out, I don't want to see anyone related to Yu Chengrui..."
Ning Yan stood up and knocked the man unconscious with a single chop to the neck. "Idiot, who cares whether you want to or not? Just because you don't want to, doesn't mean you can avoid going."
Carrying the person, Ning Yan went directly to the carriage shop, hired a carriage, and leisurely headed towards the villa.
She wasn't that stupid. She wouldn't carry a grown man and use her lightness skill to fly halfway through the city. Even if the prince was anxious, let him be anxious first.
Anyway, given that madman's temperament, arriving early would mean getting scolded early, and arriving late would mean getting scolded late, so Ning Yan chose to listen a little later.
Sure enough, Prince Yu arrived at the villa earlier than her, and his expression changed drastically when he saw Shan Congyin unconscious.
What's wrong with Yinyin?
Ning Yan answered without any inflection, "Miss Shan said she didn't want to see the Prince and even told me to get lost. I had no choice but to knock her unconscious and bring her here."
"Who gave you permission to attack Yinyin, Anqi?"
No wonder Yinyin said you coveted me. I didn't believe it before, but it turns out it's true!
"If I hadn't personally ordered you to bring her here, would you have just killed her?"
Ning Yan was in extreme pain. Which idiot made her transmigrate into this body? She wanted to die so badly.
"Your Highness, I am utterly loyal to you. Knocking out Miss Shan was merely fulfilling my master's orders. I have only the affection of a servant for my master and would never dare to harbor any thoughts towards Your Highness!"
"If Your Highness doesn't believe me, you can point me to any man, and I'll marry him immediately!"
Prince Yu flicked his sleeve: "Hmph, you know perfectly well that as a secret guard you can never marry, so you deliberately say this to cover up your wicked desires for me. Don't even think about it!"
Ning Yan was utterly speechless and simply stopped talking.
"What? I've seen right through you, so you're too ashamed to deny it now?"
Ning Yan lowered her head, not wanting to say another word.
This is like modern-day ordinary men who only say what they think, only listen to what they want to hear, and think that if they reach out and their palms are up, the whole world belongs to them, let alone a woman.
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