Chapter 174 Prince Ding has a good figure
On the other side, Shen Xiuhe went to find Xie Yunqing.
Hearing him say that he wanted to ask her brother to deal with the matter of Xue Surong, Xie Yunqing was full of sneer. She looked at this middle-aged man who was still elegant and graceful, and felt that he had never felt so unfamiliar.
Her daughter had already told her about this possibility, so Xie Yunqing told Shen Xiuhe as Shen Ning had said that her eldest brother Xie Fengting was out on patrol and would not be back for two or three days.
But if Xue Surong was locked up for a few days, she might not be able to keep her mouth shut and not give the old lady away.
Seeing Shen Xiuhe's worried look, Xie Yunqing suddenly said, "I remembered that Ningning has a friend whose father seems to be on good terms with the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. If we need help, we should go see Shopkeeper Xue first. Otherwise, ask Ningning if there is any solution."
Chen Xiuhe immediately said, "Then quickly call Ningning over to ask."
A moment later, Shen Ning was called over.
After hearing what Xie Yunqing relayed, she showed some embarrassment, but finally nodded: "I'll go find Miss Li and try... If I can see Shopkeeper Xue, what message does my father want me to pass on to her?"
Chen Xiuhe hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "Ningning, tell her not to blame your grandmother and take the blame for this on her alone... She's just a shopkeeper, so this isn't a big deal. If she blames your grandmother, tell her that no one can save her."
After saying that, Shen Xiuhe said to Xie Yunqing: "It was because we wanted to prevent her from getting involved with our mother that we had to try to rescue her."
Xie Yunqing's heart was filled with sarcasm, but she wore a smile that didn't reach her eyes: "I understand. Why did my husband go out of his way to explain this? Could it be that I can't even think of such a small thing?"
Chen Xiuhe held her hand: "My wife is naturally sensible..."
When her husband, with whom she used to be so loving and harmonious, held her hand, Xie Yunqing felt as if she was being entangled by a poisonous snake, and her heart was filled with chills.
Chen Ning left the house and went to look for Li Yushi.
Since the last time they fell into the water together and met for two days, the relationship between Chen Ning and Li Yushi has changed a lot. After arriving in Beijing, Li Yushi also asked people to pass on messages and send small gifts, and her attitude was quite close.
The two of them got to know each other through fighting.
Li Yushi's father and the prefect of Jingzhao were indeed old friends, so it was not a big deal to go to the prison to visit someone who had just been detained but not convicted. Soon, Shen Ning and Li Yushi entered the Jingzhao dungeon.
The two men, wearing cloaks, were led in by the jailer and directly to Xue Surong's cell.
Xue Surong was feeling anxious, and then she saw someone in front of her cell door. Seeing that it was Chen Ning, she was stunned for a moment, and then immediately showed a look of surprise.
"Miss, Miss, you are here to save me, right? Please get me out quickly, it's so scary here."
The first half of the day was fine, but in the second half, I don’t know if someone was being interrogated somewhere or something. I could only hear shrill screams from afar that didn’t sound like a human voice at all. Xue Surong was so scared that she was shaking all over.
Shen Ning looked down at her condescendingly: "I am here to pass on a message for my grandmother. If Shopkeeper Xue still wants to leave this cell, then shut your mouth and don't implicate my grandmother... Otherwise, you will be exiled for the crime of forcing someone to death."
Xue Surong's lips trembled slightly. No matter what she was thinking, at this moment she could only respond repeatedly: "I know the seriousness of the matter and will never implicate the old lady. Please, Miss, pass on the message and ask the old lady to save me quickly."
Shen Ning snorted: "It's good that you know. You are just a servant. Grandmother is willing to save you because of our old friendship. Just be sensible."
After saying that, Shen Ning raised her chin towards Xue Surong: "Just wait patiently."
After leaving behind these cold words, she and Li Yushi were led out by the jailer who came specially to show them the way.
It is a dungeon after all, where all kinds of filth and dirt are gathered, and the smell is unpleasant.
Just as they reached a three-way intersection, a miserable wail suddenly rang out. Shen Ning was startled. Li Yushi was so scared that she grabbed Shen Ning's sleeve. After realizing that she subconsciously felt that Shen Ning was reliable, Li Yushi coughed lightly and let go, feeling a little embarrassed.
The jailer urged in a low voice, "You can't go there or see there, ladies, please leave quickly."
Shen Ning nodded and thanked him and immediately moved forward, but at this moment, a creaking sound came from the other side of the fork in the road. It was the sound of a wooden door opening, followed by a cold shout: "Who is it?"
The jailer was well prepared and immediately turned around to block Chen Ning and Li Yushi, explaining with a smile: "They are here to visit the prison. I will lead them out right away."
Shen Ning didn't want to cause trouble, so she and Li Yushi stood there with their heads lowered, their cloaks covering their faces.
Prison visits are normal and legal, and there is nothing to be afraid of.
But at this moment, she heard a familiar voice.
"You go down first."
It seems to be... Chengying beside Xiao Nanchen?
Shen Ning looked up and saw Chengying standing opposite a doorway, whispering something. The next moment, she saw someone walk out.
It was Xiao Nanchen.
"Why are you here?" Xiao Nanchen walked over here with a gentle tone.
The jailer beside him had already left with great tact... This was not someone he could afford to offend, and it was obvious that they were familiar with each other, so there was nothing to worry about.
Shen Ning explained: "Come and see our shopkeeper Xue."
Xiao Nanchen had investigated a lot of things for her, so of course he knew Xue Surong. Plus, Li Yushi was there, so she didn't say much, but looked behind Xiao Nanchen.
The heartbreaking howl just now seemed to have come from that place.
Seeing that there was still some blood on Xiao Nanchen's forehead, Shen Ning hesitated and said, "Your Highness just now... was he interrogating?"
There are outsiders here, so Shen Ning should be careful about how she addresses them.
His Royal Highness Prince Ding was initially a little bit tickled by Shen Ning's address, but when he heard her question, he suddenly became speechless.
Shen Ning was here, she must have heard the guy's scream just now.
But the stagnation was only for a moment, and His Royal Highness Prince Ding quickly nodded: "There are people being held here. I stopped by to take a look, and they happened to be interrogating them."
Li Yushi subconsciously said, "That scream just now was so scary."
Xiao Nanchen immediately went to see Shen Ning's expression...
Shen Ning didn't say anything, but she was obviously as shocked as Li Yushi.
His Royal Highness Prince Ding nodded and said to Chen Ning, “I just arrived too… I didn’t expect them to be so bloody.”
Chengying immediately apologized: "It was my fault that I made a mistake just now..."
…forgot to gag the person’s mouth.
Shen Ning naturally didn't care about these things. She said to Xiao Nanchen, "Then Your Highness will be busy first. We will leave now."
"I'm not busy, I'll take you out."
Xiao Nanchen walked to Chen Ning's side, and Li Yushi took two steps behind with great tact.
When they arrived outside the dungeon, they saw Xiao Nanchen. Qiyue and Eryue, who were standing beside the carriage, turned around and saluted, "Your Highness Prince Ding."
"No need to be polite."
Xiao Nanchen spoke in a calm voice.
At this moment, the driver of the carriage parked in the dark not far away came over and apologized, "Your Highness, the axle is broken and needs to be replaced."
Xiao Nanchen looked at Chen Ning: "It seems that I need Xiangjun to give me a ride."
When there were outsiders around, Shen Ning called him "Your Highness" and Xiao Nanchen called her "County Lady". The two of them were pretending to be polite, which Shen Ning found inexplicably funny.
But she didn't forget Li Yushi, so she asked Li Yushi, "Miss Li, do you mind having one more person in the car?"
Li Yushi was about to say she didn't mind when Xiao Nanchen suddenly spoke up, "The Li family's house is on the other side. Miss Li is just taking a detour by following us. Why don't I have someone take her back?"
Shen Ning uttered an "ah" and was about to say that this was not good, after all, it was Li Yushi who accompanied her here, but before she could speak, Li Yushi took the lead and said, "I suddenly remembered that I still have something to do. Xiangjun, you go back first."
Next to him, a man walked out from beside Chengying: "Miss Li, I'll take you there."
Li Yushi waved to Shen Ning, and Shen Ning didn't bother about it anymore and turned around to get on the carriage.
After getting in the carriage and sitting down, Xiao Nanchen lifted the curtain and followed in. Soon, the carriage slowly drove out of Jingzhao Prefecture and headed towards Shunchengfang...
There were only two of them in the car. Shen Ning relaxed and pointed at Xiao Nanchen's forehead: "There is some blood there, wipe it off."
She wet the handkerchief with the tea on the small table next to her and handed it to him. Xiao Nanchen reached out to take it and wiped his forehead...but it didn't come off.
Shen Ning was a little amused: "A little higher."
Xiao Nanchen went up... and just happened to miss that place again.
Facing Shen Ning's expression of not knowing whether to laugh or cry, he reached out and handed over the handkerchief: "Help me... I'm afraid it won't be good if others see it later."
Shen Ning took it and reached out to wipe off the blood easily, but at this moment, the carriage suddenly shook.
She just raised her hand to shift her center of gravity forward, and before she could react, she fell forward and hit Xiao Nanchen's chest directly.
His Royal Highness Prince Ding did not move at all, and raised his jaw slightly to prevent his chin from hitting Shen Ning.
Shen Ning stretched out her hand to support herself and sit up straight. Xiao Nanchen happened to raise his hand to help her, and the hand he stretched out hit his upper arm.
The muscles under the palm were clearly defined. Shen Ning silently withdrew her hand and secretly complained: She has a good figure.
His Royal Highness Prince Ding calmly withdrew his protective hand from behind her and asked in a low voice, "Are you okay?"
Shen Ning shook her head, feeling that his tone was inexplicably low...
Outside the carriage, Qiyue stared at Chengying, the driver, with wide eyes: "Why are you staring at that stone... Hmm."
Before he could finish his words, Chengying covered his mouth and Qiyue raised his hand and punched him.
Chengying groaned and gritted his teeth secretly.
Little girl, you're so cruel...
Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of Prince Ding's mansion.
"I'm going back first."
Since they were riding in someone else's car, even His Royal Highness Prince Ding couldn't say anything like "I'll take you home", but he obviously didn't want to part like this.
Before getting off the car, Xiao Nanchen said to Shen Ning, "The capital has imported some shad. I asked someone to save a few for you. I'll take you to eat them later."
Shen Ning hesitated: "Is it convenient?"
This is not Pingning. If she and Xiao Nanchen go out to eat together, people will definitely make a fuss about it.
Seeing that Shen Ning obviously wanted to avoid suspicion, Xiao Nanchen's restlessness kept rising, and he could hardly hold it back.
But he endured it, his expression still gentle: "Then I'll take it home someday and we can make it ourselves."
Shen Ning smiled: "Okay."
Shen Ning's carriage slowly drove away, and Xiao Nanchen turned and entered the palace gate.
Chengying followed closely behind, and then heard his master say calmly: "Don't try to be clever and do tricks in the future."
Just now, Chengying was obviously shaking the carriage on purpose.
Chengying swallowed secretly and said, "I admit my guilt."
But then he heard his master say, "Use the remaining material from making the Ice Cracking Armor to make a pair of heart armor."
This is what Chi Xiao and the others are all eyeing...
Chengying tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth: "Thank you, Master."
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