Chapter 389 Your A-Chu and Lu Zhan's Jade Pendant
Prince Rui's Mansion.
As the emperor's palanquin drove further and further away, Jinbao patted his chest in relief and muttered to himself.
"Thank God, we escaped unharmed."
The next second, they saw their prince sway and fall headfirst forward.
"Your Highness."
Sun Yan and Li Chengxuan supported Pei Yuan from both sides.
"Help me back to my room first, then we'll talk."
As soon as he entered the room, Pei Yuan collapsed onto the bed and let out a long sigh.
Sun Yan also slumped down in front of the bed, panting heavily from exhaustion.
Jinbao looked at Pei Yuan, then at Sun Yan, and stamped his feet in distress.
He jogged in with two pots of tea, ready to pour tea for the two of them.
Pei Yuan struggled to sit up, took the entire teapot, tossed one pot to Sun Yan, and then tilted his head back to drink the other.
The pot of tea was emptied in the blink of an eye.
Sun Yan also finished a pot of wine.
Jinbao stared in disbelief and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, how long did it take you to get here from Yangzhou?"
"What? Yangzhou?" Li Chengxuan's eyes widened in surprise. "You...Your Highness, you really went to Yangzhou?"
Overwhelmed with shock, he instinctively reached out to grab the person in front of him by the collar.
Just as his hand touched the hem of his clothes, he realized that this was the Sixth Prince, Pei Yuan, whom he feared most.
Li Chengxuan's hand paused mid-air, stiffly turned in a different direction, and began scratching his scalp instead.
"No wonder His Highness looked like a ghost when he got into my carriage; it almost scared me to death."
Jinbao asked in surprise, "Did Your Highness sneak in through the young master's carriage?"
Li Chengxuan nodded, "I went out of the city to take care of some business today. On my way back, Your Highness slipped in and came in, covered in mud and water."
Luckily, I had spare clothes in my carriage, otherwise your prince would have looked like a beggar.
After drinking a pot of tea, Sun Yan felt a bit better.
"Your Highness and I traveled from Yangzhou to the capital, and two horses died in the process, but we arrived in three days."
We didn't stop even though it was raining heavily on the way. I initially thought His Highness was overthinking things, but when we entered the city, we found that there were Prince Heng's men guarding the city gate.
We knew something bad was going to happen, but luckily we ran into the young master's carriage, and then we stopped by the Grand Princess's residence to retrieve the Grand Princess's treasured Qingtian stone.
When Li Chengxuan heard about Qingtian stone, his heart trembled.
In the heat of the moment, he secretly took out the Qingtian stone that his grandmother had treasured.
Now that he can't get it back, how is he going to explain it to his grandmother?
While complaining, Li Chengxuan couldn't help but ask Pei Yuan.
"Your Highness, did you go to Yangzhou to look for A-Chu? How is my A-Chu doing in Yangzhou?"
Pei Yuan, who had been lying motionless on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes upon hearing this.
His eyes, sharp as swords, scrutinized Li Chengxuan from head to toe. His thin lips parted slightly, and his voice was cool.
"Your Ah Chu?"
Li Chengxuan was about to nod when he met his gaze, and a chill ran down his spine for no apparent reason. The words that were about to come out seemed to freeze in his throat.
Jinbao glanced at Li Chengxuan and thought to himself that this young master was good in every way, but unfortunately his judgment was a bit poor.
He nudged Sun Yan with a smile.
"Tell me quickly about the situation of our Lord Shen and His Highness in Yangzhou. Are they...?"
He winked at Sun Yan, his eyes shining like a badger leaping about in a melon patch.
His Highness was worried about Lord Shen and traveled all the way to Yangzhou. Wasn't Lord Shen very moved when he saw him?
Have the two of them finally broken through that final barrier?
Are you inseparable and deeply in love?
Jinbao tried his best to convey his earnest expectations through his facial features.
Sun Yan's lips twitched, and he turned to look at the prince on the bed who had closed his eyes as if he were asleep, and silently covered his eyes.
What can he say?
They're saying that His Highness has hooked up with another woman and even became a father unexpectedly?
It seems that Lord Shen doesn't appear to be sad at all?
How could he possibly say that?
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Yangzhou.
Shen Chu had finished organizing all the case files of Prefect Jiang and was preparing to send them to the capital as quickly as possible.
Ling Ce walked in from outside, looking dejected.
Shen Chu raised an eyebrow, "Still not appeased?"
Ling Ce smiled wryly, "I didn't expect you women to be so scary when you get angry."
It's not that I can't coax her, it's that she simply ignores me and refuses to talk to me.
Ever since Li Anning learned of Shen Chu's true identity yesterday and stormed off in a huff, Ling Ce has said countless kind words to her.
Li Anning completely ignored him.
Shen Chu sighed, "Anyone would be angry. It's true that he concealed his identity first and then deceived her."
Especially you, you were buying jewelry and almost getting close to someone.
I'm asking you, what are your true feelings for that girl? If you really care, treat her well, try your best to win her over, and don't hurt her.
Li Chengxuan pursed his lips, not answering the question, but instead asked about He Wei.
"Can't we really release Miss He first?"
Shen Chu took out the organized files and handed them to him, "All the accounts and files have been organized."
After sending this file to the capital, Commander He can come and take Miss He back.
The premise is that Commander He wouldn't foolishly plead for Chiang Hsun.
Ling Ce's eyes lit up. "I'll arrange for someone to send it to the capital right away, and then tell Li Anning the news."
He hurriedly took the case file and left.
Shen Chu watched his retreating figure, shaking her head and chuckling.
It seems that the third senior brother has really fallen for Li Anning.
Hongxiu came in from outside, looking indignant.
"Miss, Luo Heng has arrived and is outside the door."
Shen Chu frowned slightly. "What's he doing here?"
Hongxiu still harbored resentment over the incident where Luo Heng nearly injured Chen Chu, so she currently had no good impression of Luo Heng whatsoever.
“I asked him and told him to speak directly if he had something to say, and that I could pass it on. He gave me this purse.”
"You'll decide whether to see him after you've seen it. Bah! In my opinion, who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause this time."
While cursing, Hongxiu handed over the purse in her hand.
It was a very old purse.
Chen Chu opened his purse and found a crescent-shaped jade pendant.
The jade pendant rested in my palm; its texture was warm and smooth, and the carved patterns on it were clear and lifelike.
The lower right corner of the jade pendant is somewhat rough, as if it had been carved with a knife. Upon closer inspection, it vaguely resembles an unformed character.
Shen Chu's expression changed drastically, and she suddenly stood up.
Where is he?
Hongxiu paused for a moment, "You mean Luo Heng? Oh, he's at the main gate..."
Before she could finish speaking, Shen Chu had already disappeared.
She gripped the jade pendant tightly in her palm, the pressure making her hand ache, but she still couldn't suppress the turmoil in her heart.
This is Brother Zhan's jade pendant.
The heirloom jade pendant of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was passed down to Zhan Gege by Uncle Lu in the year he was named the heir apparent.
When she was little, she was mischievous and insisted on playing with the jade pendant, and even insisted on carving her name on it.
She was six years old that year, and her hands were not strong enough. No matter how hard she tried, she could only carve the upper part of the character "Chu" and the character "Lin".
Then her mother found out, scolded her, and took her and Yu Jue to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to apologize.
Since then, this jade pendant has never been taken off Zhan-gege's body.
But how did this jade pendant end up in Luo Heng's hands?
Chen Chu ran to the door in one breath.
Luo Heng was standing at the door with his hands behind his back. When he saw her coming, he slightly curled the corners of his lips.
He spoke first, before Shen Chu could.
"Get in the car, I'm taking you to see someone."
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