C66 Shield

"Miss, actually, there's nothing much to be said between Prince Heng and I …"

Perhaps it was due to the cold, but the little girl wrinkled her nose: "That's right, with a beauty like yours, how could you be worthy of His Highness's favor?" Which maidservant of the Prince's Mansion didn't come personally by His Highness? Even if they were there to sweep the snow, their faces wouldn't be any worse than yours. His Highness only felt that the Prince's Mansion was filled with beautiful women who were more pleasing to the eyes, don't think that you are the special one. "Also, why don't you go and help me wash my shoes?"

Yun Shu secretly rolled her eyes, wasn't this still a misunderstanding? Wasn't it better if she didn't even say a word of explanation before? At the very least, she wouldn't waste her time …

"Miss Qin actually came out for a stroll in such a cold weather. If you're really in the mood, isn't it because Miss has always been afraid of the cold?" I remember you were in your room last winter, and the fire was almost all over the room. " Qiao Qiao's teasing voice suddenly came from behind her.

Yun Shu turned to look, only to see Qiao Qiao giving her a slight raise of her right eyebrow, indicating that she should stand at the side and leave the matter to her.

Yun Shu knew that since she had just arrived, it would be hard for her to cause any trouble, so she took her shoe and stepped aside.

However, Xiang Qiao didn't seem to want to settle this matter in a friendly manner. She passed by Yun Shu and casually took the shoes from her hands, and impolitely threw them at Qin Ke's feet. "Miss Yun is an esteemed guest invited by the Prince. Even Miss Qin's elder brother cannot be rude to Lady Yun.

Qin Ke angrily glared at Xiang Qiao, who was in front of him, and Yun Shu, who was standing to the side and remaining silent: "But she did indeed step on my shoes. I can't just ask her to wash it for me, right? And this pair of shoes was a birthday present from His Highness. "

Qiao Qiao smiled and pulled out her sword. She pointed it at Qin Ke Ren's neck, "Qin Ke Ren, this sword is also a gift from the prince. How many times do you think your shoes will be enough for me to stab you with?" With that, she moved the tip of the sword towards the embroidered shoes on the ground.

Qin Ke was so angry that his neck turned red and he almost cried. He hurriedly put on his shoes and said, "Qiu Hui, let's go back to our room to change our shoes."

After the master and servant had left, Yun Zhui finally walked to Qiao Qiao's side. "Could the young lady's brother be from the Qin Province?"

"Who else could it be? This Qin Ke has long been spoiled to such an extent that he wants to turn the sky upside down. If it wasn't for the fact that her father is both the minister of the military and the prince's own uncle, the prince wouldn't have allowed her to stay in the palace and allow her to cause trouble."

Yun Shu was suddenly enlightened. "So there's actually such a relationship. I didn't think that the Qin Province and your prince would actually be cousins. However, the two of them don't look like each other at all …"

Qiao Qiao immediately shook her head: "Of course not in the Qin Province. His mother had remarried and given birth to Qin Ke to Minister Qin, and the surname of the Qin Province had also been changed. However, he was not highly regarded in the Qin Manor, and later on he met the Prince at a birthday banquet.

Saying this, Qiao Qiao once again turned to look at her. "Anyways, that person called Qin Ke, you should avoid him if you can, in order to avoid making things difficult for the prince. Also, you need to pay special attention to that lady Zi Yun. She is a shrewd person who might trip over someone else at any time. Togashi shook his head sympathetically.

Yun Shu was flabbergasted. "Your prince has a really big heart. Leaving these two people who like to torment others in the palace, aren't you afraid that they won't have a peaceful day at home?"

"That's why ever since they came to live here, our prince has never been able to stay in the mansion for more than half a month without being able to kick out anyone. What can we do?" "However, when Lady Yun becomes the steward of the Prince's estate in the future, the Prince will most likely push the ladies out to deal with them. Although this is immoral thinking, our Prince can indeed feel a lot more at ease."

Upon hearing the following words, and seeing Xiang Xi's clearly gloating expression, Yun Shu immediately could not laugh. "… Has your prince never considered marrying a wangfei? " Could it be that not a single person in this courtyard was able to enter Xiao Heng's eyes? She could manage the backyard or whatever. Everything would be fine if she married an imperial concubine. She had to …

Qiao Qiao was stunned for a moment before speaking slowly. "Speaking of which, I really don't think I've ever heard the prince mention this sort of thing before …"

"You princes aren't young anymore. On the way here, I saw many people around the same age as your princes. Many of them are the fathers of two children. If there's a chance, I'll just advise the young lady to consider this life of yours. I'll head back to my room first. " If Xiao Heng married his wangfei, she wouldn't have to be used as a shield by him all her life, right? She could probably guess now why Xiao Heng had to bring her back.

One only had to look at the extremely shady scene of Duke Heng's mansion, and he would be able to say that he was very happy to enjoy it. Moreover, from the way they had travelled, it could be seen that when it came to the evening, the Qin Prefecture would definitely ask the locals about where the most famous inns for food and wine were.

This showed that the existence of the two men had caused him a great deal of trouble and even fear. As for her, Xiao Heng probably thought that she should have the ability to deal with the two men after staying in the military camp safe and sound for such a long time without letting so many people know about it … It seemed that it was within reason that Xiao Heng had brought her back.

The great Duke Liang was even afraid of two women who had fought for his affection. He was simply too weak.

Xiao Heng, who had just arrived outside the palace gates, only felt a gust of cold wind blow past and couldn't help but sneeze.

Seeing that Xiao Heng had come out, the Qin Prefecture who was originally waiting beside the horse carriage immediately went up to greet him: "Prince, what did His Majesty say about the assassination attempt on the road?"

Xiao Hengtian continued: "This matter involves a lot. His Majesty has promised to send people to investigate in secret and return to the Duke's Mansion."

However, when the Qin Province heard this, it became somewhat angry. "Even if Your Highness thinks that your subordinate is blabbering too much, your subordinate will still say it. After so many years since the enthronement of the emperor, the prince had been ambushed three or four times a year. Previously, the assassins couldn't find any clues, so it was fine that they couldn't find anything. In recent years, these groups of assassins have been able to find some clues, but every time the king gives these clues to His Majesty, the wait would be for nothing. Even your subordinate would have to wonder if those assassins were His Majesty … "

"Shut up!" No matter what His Majesty wants to do, it's reasonable. In the future, don't let This King know about your random guesses. Let's go back. " Xiao Heng got into the carriage quickly.

Just as the carriage was about to reach the gates of the prince's mansion, a horse galloped towards them. The person on top of the horse shouted, "Eight hundred miles more urgent!"

Xiao Huan gestured for the Qin Province to stop the messenger.

The messenger did not expect that someone would not be afraid to stop him even when he was shouting "eight hundred li of urgency". However, in order to prevent the man from being hit by the galloping horse, he suddenly stopped the horse, "Hurry, if we delay the urgent letter to His Royal Highness, the consequences are not something that you and I can bear."

Qin Prefecture: "The person who just got off the carriage is His Highness, Duke Heng. Just hand me an urgent letter to His Highness."

"There's no need. I'll personally hand it over to the people of Duke Heng's estate." The messenger looked at him with some hesitation, then looked at Prince Hengyi, who was knocking on the door. The clothes these two wore were not ordinary, especially that Prince Hengyi.

"That person is indeed His Highness, Duke Heng. If you don't believe me, then you should wait and see whether or not that maidservant who came to answer the door will let Prince in."

"How did you know it was a maidservant and not a manservant who answered the door?"

"Other than the prince, the chef, the gardener, a few handymen, and my bodyguard, there are no other men in the mansion. Those handymen are usually busy in the backyard, only those women would rush to the gates like locusts after they received news of the prince's return."

Just as his voice fell, the doors to Duke Heng's mansion were opened from the inside. The ones standing inside were indeed maidservants, and it wasn't just one, but a group of them. The postman seemed to be frightened by the scene and quickly handed the letter to Qin Prefecture before leaving.

After sending the maidservants away, Xiao Heng went to the study. After taking out the seal that was eight hundred li long and looking at it anxiously, he could not help but feel somewhat astonished. He immediately called for Qin Prefecture who was guarding outside the door to enter.

He handed the letter to him, "Go and check if that person is really that person. Do as the letter says, and be considered an ally. This sort of small help is insignificant to us, as long as it can help."

The Qin Prefecture looked at the contents of the letter before stuffing it back into the envelope. "This subordinate will do it right away."

"Oh right, call Miss Yun over as well."

The Qin Prefecture's retreating right foot almost tripped on the doorstep. "…" "Yes."