Shan Congyin broke free from Prince Yu's embrace, her face as cold as frost. "Yu Chengrui, it was you who promised to be with me for life that I agreed to be with you."
But not only have you found a fiancée, you're now wearing the sachet with mandarin ducks playing in the water that she gave you. Since you don't have feelings for me, I don't want to get entangled with you anymore. From this day forward, we're completely cut off.
Prince Yu knew this girl's temper all too well. If he didn't explain things clearly today, she would really leave and never talk to him again.
He rushed forward to stop them, but suddenly a cold glint appeared in Shan Congyin's hand, and a foot-long dagger chopped straight at the prince's right hand.
The prince couldn't dodge in time, and his arm was about to hit the ground when Ning Yan's longsword flew out. With a clang, the dagger fell to the ground, but the longsword continued its momentum and plunged directly into the ground.
Ning Yan landed on the ground and stood in front of Prince Yu.
Shan Congyin looked at Ning Yan, who was dressed in black, and a strange look appeared in her eyes. "Yu Chengrui, who is she?"
Prince Yu: "She is my secret guard!"
"Secret guards? You've actually started to be wary of me, huh?"
When Prince Yu saw that his beloved had taken her anger out on An Qi, he immediately scolded Ning Yan: "An Qi, step back now!"
Ning Yan silently drew her personal soft sword and left the study, leaving the two eccentric people alone.
She even deliberately stepped back a bit further.
Sure enough, a little while later, the noise inside started up again.
It's nothing more than Prince Yu saying that I wasn't on guard against you. I've always had secret guards around me, but in the past, when I was with you, I would always send them away. Today, I didn't have the chance.
Shan Congyin had seen Prince Yu's secret guards before, but she hadn't noticed them today since they were right above her, which made her somewhat embarrassed and angry.
"Who knows what's going on between you two? A man and a woman alone in a room..."
Ning Yan rubbed her overly sensitive ears, wishing she could stuff them with cotton.
The next second, two wads of cotton appeared in her hand.
As she traveled to more and more worlds, the gaps in the barrier in her mind widened, and she was able to collect some items.
Ning Yan sighed and stuffed cotton into her ears, but unfortunately, it didn't help much. The sound was indeed a little quieter, but it was still audible.
After a while, a clanging sound came from inside. Out of professional ethics (not wanting to be punished later), Ning Yan stood at the door and called out, "Your Highness, may I come in?"
"roll!"
Okay, she's gone!
They'll kill those two bastards!
As a result, those two bastards ended up in bed together, creaking all night on the small bed in the study.
Ning Yan felt like she had committed some terrible sin in her past life to have to listen to this all night.
So, as soon as it was time in the morning, she immediately switched shifts with An San, who was there to relieve her, ate some breakfast, and went to sleep right away.
After she fell asleep, the noise started again in the study.
It turned out that the two of them had been up all night and didn't fall asleep until morning. Miss Qiao came to find her fiancé and happened to catch the two of them embracing.
The three of them got into a fight in the study. Miss Qiao was very smart. She knew that Prince Yu was a military general and she couldn't beat him. She also knew that Shan Congyin knew a thing or two. If she took the initiative to fight, she would suffer a loss.
So every time she went out, she would bring not only a maid who knew martial arts, but also a guard with superb martial arts skills. This morning, she came suddenly again. She didn't dare to hit the prince, but she gave Shan Congyin a good beating.
Unfortunately, Shan Congyin was already pregnant with the prince's child, but she was beaten and miscarried.
When Ning Yan woke up, the unlucky An San was being punished in the courtyard. He received a full forty strokes of the cane. An San gritted his teeth and endured it without uttering a sound. After the forty strokes, he fainted.
It was only because the prince didn't want him to die, and the executioners held back, that forty strokes of the cane could have killed him twice over.
An Er carefully carried the person back to his room. Because he had to take off the clothes, An San woke up in pain.
"Look at you, I told you to be careful, why didn't you stop Miss Qiao when she rushed in?"
An San: "But we are here to protect the prince's safety. He also said that we don't need to appear unless there is danger."
Yes, the secret guards are there to protect their master's personal safety, and Prince Yu has said many times that they should not disturb him when he is with Shan Congyin.
For a fleeting moment, An San thought that it would be great if Miss Qiao could succeed.
Unfortunately, Miss Qiao was not up to the task; she only managed to kick the woman's child out, without killing her.
Because of the surname Shan, which of his brothers hasn't been punished?
The original owner was also punished, but fortunately it was only for a minor matter, and he was punished with seven days of solitary confinement, which was not life-threatening.
An Er: "Therefore, we can't be the same as before. We must be more vigilant when Miss Qiao appears."
He was speechless for a moment after saying that, because the last time the prince was injured, it was because of Miss Qiao and Miss Shan. The prince himself said that they didn't need to worry about Miss Qiao's affairs.
An Er could tell that the prince had used a self-inflicted injury ruse last time.
But this time it involved two women again. Since An San didn't stop them, the prince blamed An San again.
Is it unjust?
It's not entirely unfair; who told you to be inflexible? And who told him to be the boss?
If your master says you're wrong, then you're wrong. There's no such thing as being wronged!
"Hurry up and apply the medicine to him. He should rest. Who knows what kind of trouble that woman will cause once she recovers?"
Miss Qiao returned to the Duke's mansion and caused a scene, insisting on canceling her engagement with Prince Yu. However, the marriage was bestowed by the Emperor, and Prince Yu had been summoned to the palace and had not yet returned.
Ning Yan listened outside the door for a while before leaving. After all, the room was full of men. In ancient times, even if everyone had grown up together, they still had to avoid suspicion.
The prince didn't return until dark. According to Anwu, who went with him today, the prince said a lot of nice things before Miss Qiao stopped mentioning the annulment of the engagement.
Look, men are always the most clear-headed. They don't care about love at all; they only care about what's most beneficial to them.
The benefits he could gain from marrying a legitimate daughter of a duke's family would far surpass those of a mere maid.
Moreover, it would be utterly ridiculous if he actually made a maid his queen.
In Ning Yan's view, Prince Yu's vision was still limited; in other words, his political acumen was lacking.
He had already made such great military achievements that the emperor had nothing more to reward him with, so he made him a prince of a different surname.
It should be noted that it is rare for someone who is not the founding emperor to be granted the title of king by someone of a different surname; the title of duke is the highest one can attain.
The Emperor is currently in his prime, around thirty years old, and the country is at peace. Prince Yu holds considerable military power, so he is likely to be suspected by the Emperor. He should keep a low profile and marry a maid. It may not sound good to outsiders, but at least it will be safe.
But he insisted on getting involved with the Duke's mansion, which made the Emperor have no choice but to think twice.
After all, Duke Qiao also commands an army of 200,000. (End of Chapter)
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