Inside the room, Huo Yanru was hugging herself tightly, backing away in fear.
Two black-clad guards, leering as they approached, immediately turned furious upon hearing the commotion behind them. "Who doesn't know what's good for them..."
Before he could finish speaking, the two guards froze, then knelt heavily before Li Junru, who was following closely behind, pleading, "Young Master, we... Young Master, please spare our lives."
Li Junru was stunned. How could this be? This room should belong to Zongzheng Xu and Xie Lingqin. He had taken the aphrodisiac. Even if something had happened, Huo Yanru shouldn't be here. She was clearly hidden very well...
"You, you are Young Master Li's men?" The Prefect of the Capital stepped forward to help Huo Yanru up, then turned to look at the two guards.
Now, even if Li Junru wanted to say something, he couldn't.
"We are... I'm sorry, sir, please spare us! It was my lust that arose..."
"Young Master Li, my daughter was clearly kidnapped by thieves, how did she end up in your subordinates' hands?" The Prefect of Jingzhao was a high-ranking official, a military man, but not a brute. Supporting the nearly terrified Huo Yanru, he questioned Li Junru. After a moment, he seemed to understand and nodded. "I understand. They kidnapped my daughter and then ordered me to send troops to find her. They originally thought I was looking for Young Master Zongzheng Xu, not Young Master Zongzheng and the woman..."
Jingzhao Yin grew increasingly angry as he spoke, "Li Junru, you beast, you've really disgraced your father."
Now that things have come to this, what is there left to be confused about?
The Prefect of Jingzhao was thankful that Zongzheng Xu was not present, otherwise his daughter...
“Young Master Li has played a truly brilliant hand. In order to frame Young Master Zongzheng, he impersonated a thief and kidnapped him. Fortunately, Heaven has eyes! My daughter… I am thinking that the incident of him being harassed in the carriage last night must also be your doing.”
"My lord, please listen to me, I..."
"What else is there to say? There is nothing to say. I will report this matter to the Emperor in detail and ask him to make a fair decision."
The Prefect of the Capital was furious. After speaking, he didn't even look at Li Junru, said goodbye to the Prince Xian and the Marquis Zhongyong, and left with Huo Yanru.
Yuwen Xian's expression was also unpleasant, and his gaze towards Li Junru was terrifyingly deep. "Was it your men who impersonated thieves and kidnapped the Lady of the Capital?"
Li Junru was speechless under Yuwen Xian's all-knowing expression.
But how could he admit defeat?
"Your Highness, even if I am wrong, this matter must have been caused by someone."
"Your Highness, Young Master Zongzheng has returned to the Zongzheng government." Someone reported at that moment.
Upon hearing this, Li Junru immediately perked up. "Your Highness, seeing that Zongzheng Xu is unharmed, there must be something wrong. Trust me, trust me this once."
Zong Zhengxu, I don't believe you can get away unscathed.
Yuwen Xian hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, I'll go with you to take a look."
“However, Your Highness, Young Master Zongzheng is covered in injuries.” The guard beside him nodded again.
Without a second thought, Yuwen Xian immediately led Li Junru to the Zong government.
Meanwhile, the Marquis of Zhongyong rubbed his face in distress. Now that he had gotten involved in this matter, he could only keep his head down and move forward.
After all, if Li Junru could be exonerated and the Ministry of War would owe him a great favor, that would be good.
Even if we can't extricate ourselves from this situation, we can just observe from the sidelines.
The atmosphere within the Zong government was somber at this time.
Fortunately, Grandpa Zong was rescued in time and is fine. After Zong Zhenghao and Yu Ruyi woke up, they rushed back from the tavern upon hearing the noise. Seeing Zong Zhengxu covered in injuries, they were also filled with worry.
"My son, we can't afford the Seventh Princess, we don't want her anymore. Let's go and beg the Emperor to rescind his decree and take the princess back..."
Yu Ruyi lay on the headboard, crying her heart out.
Zong Zhenghao patted his wife's shoulder and looked at his son on the bed, whose face was pale despite being bandaged. He sighed.
Meanwhile, Zong Zhengxiong, who had been helped to sit down, was piercingly old, with sharp eyes and prominent canes. He slammed his hand on the table, saying, "Get out of here, get out of here! I thought I had received a great favor from the Emperor, but now, something terrible has happened. A seventh princess almost ruined our entire household. I will go to see the Emperor in a moment. The Emperor is fair and just, and will certainly not show favoritism. He will definitely stand up for us."
"Grandpa, don't be angry..."
"I can't help but get angry, but I have to get angry..."
As Yuwen Xian, accompanied by Li Junru and a group of guards, approached the outer courtyard, they heard cries and angry shouts coming from inside.
Yuwen Xian paused, his brows furrowed in confusion.
Li Junru, however, took the lead and went straight into the house.
When he saw that Zong Zhengxu was indeed lying on the bed, covered in injuries, he was shocked. However, he still couldn't believe it and immediately tried to go forward and tear off the bandages that had already been wrapped.
"Guards! Guards! Seize him! Has he gone mad?!"
Zong Zhenghao was furious, and immediately some guards stepped forward and dragged Li Junru away.
"No way, Zongzheng Xu, how could you be injured, you..."
Li Junru was originally a third-place finisher in the martial arts exam. If Yu Qingyi hadn't intervened, he would have been the top scholar long ago. His martial arts skills were naturally excellent, and a few academy students couldn't stop him. With a burst of strength, he threw the person aside, took a few steps forward, and directly tore off a piece of gauze from Zong Zhengxu's arm.
Instantly, bright red blood seeped out.
"You beast..."
Enraged, Zongzhengxiong picked up a teapot and smashed it.
Li Junru was covered in tea stains from the impact, but he still stared at Zongzheng Xu on the bed, who had already slightly opened his eyes and was looking at him with hatred. "Impossible, impossible..."
"Impossible." Zong Zhengxu said angrily in a hoarse voice, "Young Master Li, do you think it's impossible for me to escape from your layers of guards?"
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