Chapter 158: Killing a Chicken to Frighten the Monkeys at the Princess' Mansion
"I want to hire you to protect me." Su Yue looked at Shangguan Nanxing with a cunning look in her eyes.
"I am very happy to do so. However, since you have given me so much, I have to protect you for the rest of my life without any regrets."
Shangguan Nanxing looked back at Su Yue, and both of them saw smiles in each other's eyes.
"Yuer, in one month, you will be an adult." Shangguan Nanxing hugged Su Yue from behind, his chin resting lightly on the top of her head, his tone full of anticipation.
"Yeah, I know." Su Yue replied softly, and both of them were immersed in this moment of tranquility.
"I really want to see you every day, Yue'er, so, Yue'er, can you marry me?" He murmured with a hint of pleading.
The room became so quiet that they could hear each other's heartbeats for a long time...
"When I finish what I need to do, if your heart remains unchanged, I will marry you."
Su Yue turned her head, looked at Shangguan Nanxing, and promised softly.
"Yuer is a man of his word!" Shangguan Nanxing's heart was so excited that it almost jumped out when he heard Su Yue's affirmative reply.
"Keep your word!" Su Yue smiled.
Yes, Su Yue came here specifically to give him a promise to reassure her brother Nanxing that she would choose him even if she had the freedom to marry.
By the time Su Yue returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, it was already past lunch time. The sunlight, which had not been seen for three months, slanted through the newly green willow branches, casting a mottled cast.
As soon as Su Yue left, Ruofeng hurried over, stood outside the door, and asked to see Shangguan Nanxing.
"Come in, is there any progress in the interrogation?" Shangguan Nanxing looked at Ruofeng's expression and guessed.
"Replying to the Third Prince, yes." Ruofeng raised his head and looked at Shangguan Nanxing with some hesitation. After all, the person who gave the order was a member of the royal family.
The assassin had refused to speak before, and even the most severe punishment was useless. The interrogators were all helpless.
Later, it was the Third Prince who signaled them to investigate the assassin's family. They later found out that the assassin had a wife and a child. They only relented after threatening him with his family's lives.
"Tell me, who it is." Shangguan Nanxing stared at Ruofeng with a cold tone. No matter who it is, if they dare to touch Yue'er, he will never let them go.
"Third Prince... that person said that it was the steward of Princess Fuping's mansion who gave the order."
Ruofeng said nothing after he finished speaking.
"Fuping?" Shangguan Nanxing said in a deep voice, his face darkening. This woman was really crazy. He should have thought of it earlier. After all, in the past, if there was a maid who approached her, she would deal with her without hesitation if she knew about it.
I originally thought that since Su Yue was the daughter of the prime minister, Fu Ping would not dare to do it. But I didn't expect that this man was like a poisonous snake in the dark, and would bite people when he found the right opportunity.
"Bring the person with me to the princess's residence." Shangguan Nanxing said without hesitation. She was just a princess. Even if it was the queen, he would not let anyone go if they dared to touch his Yue'er.
Soon, they arrived at the Princess's Mansion.
Because he hadn't seen the sun for a long time, Fuping had ordered his servants to carry the couch to the door and bring a small round rosewood table next to the couch. On the table were some exquisite hibiscus cakes and crystal chestnut cakes, and he also brewed a pot of the best spring tea.
Fuping squinted his eyes, facing the sunlight, with only a thin blanket covering his body.
Suddenly, Fuping felt that the sunlight in front of her was blocked by something. She frowned impatiently, wondering who was looking for death and dared to block her sunlight.
"Who has the guts to block the sun for this princess?" Fuping opened her eyes. The sunlight was dazzling for a moment, so she could not see the person in front of her clearly.
"Third Prince, please spare my life!" At this time, Fuping heard the cry of his butler in his ear.
"Third Prince, Nanxing?" Only then did Fuping see clearly that the person facing his sun was Shangguan Nanxing, whom he had been thinking about day and night.
Shangguan Nanxing just looked at him without any emotion, and I didn't know what he was thinking.
Fuping's first reaction was to touch his hair and hairpins to see if they were messy.
Shangguan Nanxing looked at Fuping's actions and a hint of annoyance flashed in his eyes.
"Nanxing, why are you here? This servant is really a jerk. He didn't even report it in advance. He will be punished later."
Fuping tried hard to put on what she thought was the gentlest smile, but she didn't know that in Shangguan Nanxing's eyes, she was an ugly pervert no matter what.
Shangguan Nanxing just felt disgusted that his brother had such dirty thoughts.
"Your butler touched someone he shouldn't have touched." Shangguan Nanxing spoke, his tone like an iceberg that had not melted for thousands of years, causing Fuping's heart to tremble.
He was not looking for trouble with the housekeeper, he was clearly warning himself.
It seems that the fact that she sent people to assassinate Su Yue has been exposed, but she can't panic. If she panics, she will be exposed.
"I wonder what my housekeeper did to make Nanxing so angry?" Fuping spoke, looking at him with her beautiful eyes, her tone full of confusion.
Shangguan Nanxing just looked at Fuping, feeling very disdainful of her pretending to be stupid.
After being stared at by Shangguan Nanxing for a long time, Fuping finally turned her gaze away. Shangguan Nanxing's eyes seemed to tell her that he knew everything she had done, so there was no need to cover it up like a clown.
"Ruofeng, bring him here." After Shangguan Nanxing gave the order loudly, Ruofeng walked in pulling a man with messy hair. Looking at the man, it seemed that he was only breathing hard.
"Tell me, was it the steward of the Princess's Mansion who ordered you to assassinate the Prime Minister's daughter?" Ruo Feng slapped the man directly with such force that the man spat out two teeth on the spot.
When Fuping saw the teeth, he felt his own teeth ache.
After spitting out a mouthful of blood, the man opened his eyes with great difficulty, looked at the trembling butler beside him, and said "yes" with great difficulty.
The butler trembled even more violently when he heard the man's answer.
"Princess, please spare me. Third Prince, please spare me." Seeing the murderous look on the Third Prince's face, Butler Liu was so frightened that he kowtowed desperately. However, he could not say that the princess had ordered him to do so, so he could only shout for mercy.
Because he knew that with the princess' temper, if he said that it was her who ordered him to do so, he would have no chance of survival.
Seeing that Butler Liu was so scared but did not give himself away, Fuping was satisfied and thought about convincing Shangguan Nanxing to spare Butler Liu this time.
"What? Butler Liu, how could you do such a treasonous thing? Miss Su had no grudge against you, why did you send someone to assassinate her? Nanxing, how is Miss Su now?"
Fuping scolded Butler Liu while pretending to care about Su Yue.
"Just now, Ruofeng, you didn't seem to say Second Miss Su, but only said Prime Minister's daughter. How come you are Su Yue?"
Shangguan Nanxing felt a chill all over his body. He deliberately mobilized a bit of his internal energy and used the momentum around him to oppress Fuping.
Fuping was stunned and wanted to slap himself. How could he have confessed it all?
"Well...well...I saw you and Miss Su getting close on New Year's Eve. Seeing you were so concerned about her, I thought it must be Miss Su."
Fuping thought for a long time before coming up with a reason that seemed pretty good.
"You know the truth. Since it is true that Butler Liu ordered the assassination, and Su Yue is the Princess of Jianing County, then Butler Liu is the one who assassinated the imperial court personnel, Ruofeng."
Shangguan Nanxing kept staring at Fuping with a warning in his eyes.
Ruofeng understood and handed over a long sword.
Under Fuping's astonished gaze, Shangguan Nanxing stabbed Butler Liu's heart with a sword, and Butler Liu died on the spot.
"Ahhh..." Fuping screamed in fear and collapsed to the ground. As a princess, she had certainly never seen such a bloody scene. Moreover, the butler Liu died with his eyes open, staring at her, which made Fuping even more frightened.
"Ahem... Princess, it's best not to have thoughts that you shouldn't have. I can't guarantee who this sword will stab next time."
After Shangguan Nanxing killed Butler Liu swiftly and efficiently, he started coughing again. Ruofeng hurried forward and gently supported Shangguan Nanxing away.
Fuping just sat on the ground, the sun shining on her body, but she felt extremely cold at this moment.
Shangguan Nanxing is clearly here to make an example of someone else.
A hint of bitterness emerged from Fuping's mouth, but his hatred for Su Yue became even deeper.
Su Yue, it’s all because of her that Nan Xing is so heartless to her!
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