"You dare hit me? You're just a woman of unknown origin!" Luo Yunxia said, covering her face incredulously. "What are you all standing there for? Teach her a lesson!"
Cheng Feng stood guard to the side. He was caught off guard by Hong Zhu's slap, but he was not surprised at all. Who was this Hong girl? On the surface, she was the island lord, but in reality, she led a large group of pirates!
But when he hit the future Crown Princess in front of him, he, as a bodyguard, became somewhat incompetent!
"Stop!" Cheng Feng shouted, blocking Hongzhu's way. "Don't be so disrespectful to my young master's wife."
"Get out of the way!" Hongzhu pushed Cheng Feng aside. "Come on, let me see how capable your men are." As she spoke, Hongzhu stepped forward and started fighting with Luo Yunxia's guards.
Hongzhu's skills were honed through life-or-death experiences. She kicked several guards out of the jewelry store in no time.
"And you, are you going to get lost yourself?" A fist swung in front of Luo Yunxia, Hongzhu's eyes sharp and full of coldness.
Luo Yunxia was stunned, and her previous arrogant expression had completely vanished.
At this moment, Xiao Yi and his friend came out of the inner room. Seeing the scene, Xiao Yi couldn't help but ask, "Hongzhu, what happened?"
"Waaah~" Luo Yunxia burst into tears first, "Prince Rui, she slapped me and injured my servants. Is this how the Prince Rui's mansion operates?"
“Brother Yi, she insulted me first.” Hongzhu looked aggrieved. “She called me a woman of unknown origin and said I was trying to climb the social ladder by marrying you. Brother Yi, I was just defending myself.”
Hongzhu's repeated calls of "Brother Yi" made Luo Yunxia pause in shock. She had been so ruthless just moments before, but now she looked so pitiful. She...she stomped her foot in anger. "You...you..." she pointed at Hongzhu, about to unleash a torrent of abuse, when Hongzhu's cold glance left Luo Yunxia speechless.
"Is that so?" Xiao Yi also looked coldly at Luo Yunxia. "Miss Luo, I have some relationship with your father. How dare you insult my princess consort?"
"What kind of princess consort is she? She's a vulgar woman!" Luo Yunxia said angrily, seeing Xiao Yi and Hongzhu acting like a perfect couple. She wiped away her tears and ran away.
"Haha, Xiao Yi, I never would have guessed! Your new crown princess is quite the remarkable woman!"
"Lord Cheng'an is too kind. Our Hongzhu is indeed extraordinary." Xiao Yi said, looking at Hongzhu with tenderness.
He was truly handsome and gentle. When Hongzhu met Xiao Yi's gaze, her own eyes softened considerably.
The way the two exchanged glances looked to onlookers like a picture of mutual affection.
"Haha, I won't bother you any longer. I'll definitely give you a big gift when you have your wedding banquet later." Marquis Cheng'an laughed at Xiao Yi, patted Xiao Yi's shoulder, and looked like he was waiting to drink the wedding wine.
"Okay." Xiao Yi nodded and smiled. The two were old friends, and it seemed that his friend was also happy about his good news.
"What do you like? Have you picked it out?" After his friend left, Xiao Yi asked Hongzhu gently.
"I've been disturbed and haven't even had a chance to choose yet!" Hongzhu said in a slightly coquettish tone.
"Then take your time choosing!"
Hongzhu didn't hold back at all, and selected a set of jewelry and a pair of jade pendants from the jewelry store.
"Brother Yi, how about you take half and I take half?" Hongzhu looked at Xiao Yi with a smile.
"good!"
To onlookers, Xiao Yi and Hongzhu seemed like a perfect match, and given Xiao Yi's previous unfortunate marriages, their union seemed all the more precious.
As Hongzhu walked out of the Pearl and Jade Shop, she suddenly heard a whooshing sound. She moved away alertly and saw a flowerpot crash heavily onto the spot where she had just landed.
Xiao Yi was standing in front of Hongzhu when he heard the sound and looked up sharply. He vaguely saw a figure flash by, and his heart sank. Someone wanted to harm Hongzhu.
"Young Master!" Cheng Feng looked around warily.
"Hongzhu, come here!" Xiao Yi said calmly. He absolutely could not let anything happen to Hongzhu while he was by his side.
"I was so scared! Luckily I walked away!" Hongzhu patted her chest, looking frightened.
Xiao Yi pulled Hongzhu along and they got into the carriage together.
Cheng Feng drove the carriage, while the female attendant rode behind on horseback.
Suddenly, the horses in the carriage became agitated and bolted forward.
"Your Highness, the horse is out of control! Hold on tight!" Cheng Feng shouted, pulling hard on the reins to try and stop the horse.
“I don’t believe this is an accident.” Inside the carriage, Xiao Yi said with a solemn expression, “Hongzhu, did you see that? When you’re around me, you keep encountering these kinds of things.”
"Life is full of surprises." Hongzhu said nonchalantly, "Brother Yi, I still really enjoy being with you, especially seeing other women getting angry and aggressive, it makes me feel so relieved!"
"You're really reckless!" Xiao Yi said helplessly. "Hold on tight, if it really comes down to it, we'll jump out of the car!"
"Your Highness, the horse has gone mad!" Cheng Feng roared from outside the carriage. "Your Highness, take Miss Hongzhu and jump off the carriage. I want to get on the horse directly."
“Hongzhu!” Xiao Yi reached out to Hongzhu.
Jumping off a carriage is a simple thing for her, but she is also happy to be a vulnerable woman who is protected!
Xiao Yi grabbed Hongzhu's outstretched hand, then slammed the roof of the carriage open. Finally, he leaped off the carriage with Hongzhu in his arms, landing steadily to the side.
Cheng Feng leaped directly onto the horse's back, gripped its belly tightly, and then tightened his grip on its neck. Finally, the horse's front hooves buckled, and it stumbled and fell forward, causing the carriage to overturn to the ground.
Cheng Feng jumped off the horse before it fell, and as soon as it landed, he immediately went to check on it.
Xiao Yi, along with Hongzhu and the female attendant, came forward. When they saw the horse foaming at the mouth and heard Cheng Feng say that the horse had been poisoned, Xiao Yi's expression changed.
"Cheng Feng, go and find out who has approached this horse since it left home."
Cheng Feng accepted the order, but he was also shocked. Was this aimed at his own heir or his fiancée? Who wanted to tarnish the heir's reputation for bringing misfortune upon his wife?
Policewoman Hongzhu looked around. In such a vast city as Beijing, who could be the murderer?
"Oh dear, that set of jewelry is still in the carriage!" Hongzhu suddenly exclaimed.
"I'll go get it!" the maid said warily.
The horse was poisoned, but what about the other things? Xiao Yi instructed his servants to take the box but not to open it, and to discuss everything after returning to the Prince Rui's residence.
"Brother Yi, why don't you hold my hand and walk me back? I feel so happy to be able to walk hand in hand with you on the long street!" Hongzhu said with a smile to Xiao Yi. "How about it?" As she spoke, she winked mischievously.
"Alright!" Xiao Yi understood Hongzhu's intention: to deliberately be more flamboyant so that those who couldn't stand the light of day would expose their true colors sooner!
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