Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 73

Chapter 73 Leave Behind Two Trees
Ying Ran was about to get up and chase after him, Unexpectedly, two more people immediately flew out from behind the tree beside him. He directly intercepted the black-clothed man. He subdued the man in three or two strikes, After saving Madam Cui, The two of them swiftly removed the assassin’s chin. ‘”Report to the Crown Princess, we have been following this person from the relay station to the Crown Prince’s Mansion, but we don’t know what he is going to do, so we hid behind the tree and stared at him. In order to catch him, we disturbed the Crown Princess and hope that she will forgive us.”

“No problem. As long as you are caught, it’s fine. Whose people are you?” To be able to sneak into the Crown Prince’s Mansion without anyone noticing, he must not be a simple person. It would be easier to take precautions in the future if he asked more clearly.

When the two of them heard Fu Yingran’s question, they respectfully replied, “Go back to the Crown Princess. We will obey Young Master Nalan directly. We are also considered to be Crown Prince’s people.”

Ying Ran’s heart was filled with false alarm. Fortunately, he was one of his own. Otherwise, he would have sneaked into the Crown Prince’s Mansion without any warning. Fortunately, he was one of his own. Fu Yingran was not polite anymore. He directly said to the two of them, “It’s good that he’s one of his own. Take him with me to see His Highness the Crown Prince.”

Then he said to the people who heard the noise and came to see the liveliness, “Come here, two maids. Help Madam Cui and follow me.”

Ying Ran thought to himself, it seems that the Cui Clan’s whereabouts have been exposed, and they can no longer stay in the Crown Prince’s Mansion. Coincidentally, the foster brother has arrived, and it just so happens that he can bring his people away quickly. Perhaps it can save the Cui Clan’s life, and also clear up the grievances of him and his second brother.

Thus, Fu Yingran brought a large group of people to the study. At this moment, Prince Jing and Huyan Mingshuo were exchanging information about each other. Suddenly, he heard the noise getting closer and closer. Thus, Huyan Mingshuo decided to go out to take a look. So, Huyan Mingshuo stood up and prepared to go out. Originally, Prince Jing planned to follow him. Huyan Mingshuo thought for a moment, but stopped him. “There are many people now. You’d better not show your face. If you want to take Cui away, you’d better not reveal your whereabouts. Otherwise, I’m worried that you won’t be able to leave the Imperial Capital.”

When King Jing heard this, he also felt that it was reasonable, so he went back to his room and waited. Fortunately, he did not show off when he entered the Crown Prince’s Mansion. When he left later, he should be able to slightly change his appearance. After all, he brought Madam Cui along with him, and Madam Cui was very important to them, so they couldn’t afford to make any mistakes.

Huyan Mingshuo had just opened the door and was about to leave when Fu Yingran came in with a large group of people. Prince Jing took a closer look and saw two maids supporting a woman and two hidden guards escorting a black-clothed man. He knew that something had happened at a glance.

Huyan Mingshuo’s first reaction was to pull Fu Yingran around and confirm that she was fine before asking, “What’s going on? Are you alright?” She was afraid that there would be some invisible wounds on her body.

‘”I’m fine. Just now, I was about to bring Madam Cui to the study when an assassin jumped out from the flowers and knocked Madam Cui out. Fortunately, Young Master Nalan sent someone to follow the assassin. He caught the assassin on the spot and saved Madam Cui. It seems that Madam Cui’s whereabouts have already been exposed. It’s not safe to stay in the Crown Prince’s Mansion anymore. Fortunately, Brother Nalan adoptive Brother is in time.”

She then said to Prince Jing, “The situation is urgent, so I won’t leave my foster brother to eat. I’ll have someone prepare water and food. I’ll trouble my foster brother to disguise himself and leave with Cui immediately. It’s just because Cui’s life and death are related to whether you and your second brother can get rid of their grievances. I hope that your foster brother will forgive me for my neglect.”

Then Fu Yingran instructed Xiao Yizi outside the door, “Xiao Yizi, quickly go to the kitchen and have them prepare more jerky biscuits and water. Send them over immediately.” Then she shouted, “Yu, come out. I know that your hidden guards are good at disguising themselves.” As a Dark Guard, he had to change his character at any time and hide in different places, so he had to be able to change his appearance.

Suddenly, a black-clothed rain appeared beside Fu Yingran and bowed, “Princess, what orders do you have?” Ying Ran looked at him and said with a serious expression, “Yu, now Second Brother and the others are in trouble. This Cui Clan is very important to them, so please help my foster brother and Cui Clan disguise themselves and escort them all the way back to Great Wei. If you have the chance to come back to me in the future, you can help my Second Brother now. He needs help more than me now.”

“Yes, Imperial Daughter.” Actually, when she heard that something had happened to Fu Tianchen, Yu had already planned to return to Fu Tianchen’s side. After all, that was his true master. Therefore, hearing Fu Yingran’s instructions now was exactly what he wanted, so she readily agreed.

Then, he took out the tools he usually used to disguise himself and played tricks on King Jing and Madam Cui’s faces. Seeing that King Jing had already turned into an unshocking ruffian who was filled with banditry, Madam Cui had also turned into a crude country woman. Neither of them could see the original appearance. Ying Ran was relieved now.

At this moment, Little Yizi also came back, carrying a bundle on his back. He took Fu Yingran and handed the bundle to her, “Report to the Crown Princess, this is the water and food that the three of them need within five days.”

Ying Ran took the bundle. Because she wasn’t prepared, she tilted her body when she took the bundle. She quickly adjusted the strength of her hand and weighed the bundle in her hand. It was quite heavy. It should be enough for them to travel these days. She was just about to hand the bundle over to Prince Jing. She didn’t want Huyan Mingshuo to directly snatch the bundle from her.

After taking a few steps, he handed it to King Jing and said, “The situation is special. I won’t keep you anymore. Take care of yourself all the way.” Huyan Mingshuo was actually on guard against Prince Jing. After all, he and Fu Yingran were talking about marriage back then. If it wasn’t for this kid being confused, Fu Yingran would be his Princess Jing. Now that Ying Ran was willing to accept him with great difficulty, he still didn’t want them to be too close from the bottom of his heart.

Prince Jing’s heart was sour, but he could only reach out to take the burden from Huyan Mingshuo and say, “Thank you, Crown Prince Shuo. This Prince will leave now. Take care of yourselves. See you in the future.” Then, he looked at Fu Yingran with a complicated expression and said, “Take care.” Then, he turned around and left the Crown Prince’s Mansion with Cui shi and Yu.

However, when he turned around, Madam Cui turned her head to look at Fu Yingran. Although she didn’t say anything, she had already made up her mind. No matter what the reason was, she would uncover the plot of the Sun Clan without hesitation. Otherwise, not to mention finding her son, even her own life would be lost. Thus, she followed King Jing and left the Crown Prince’s Mansion with firm steps.

Seeing the three of them leave, Ying Ran felt a sense of emptiness in her heart. This was the first family she had seen since she married Yelan. However, less than two hours after she left the entrance, she couldn’t help but feel reluctant. Fortunately, Huyan Mingshuo held her in his arms and said, “Don’t be sad, you still have me.”

“Yes, I still have you. I hope you can stay here forever.” Ying Ran turned around and hugged his waist, burying his head in his arms. Tears flowed silently from his eyes, causing Huyan Mingshuo’s heart to ache endlessly. He just patted her on the back and said, “Don’t be sad, let’s go see the assassin. If you dare to come to my Crown Prince’s Mansion to massacre someone, you won’t be a simple person.”

“Alright, let’s go take a look. By the way, find a few people later to dig up all the flowers and plants in my courtyard and cut down the trees. These things are too attractive to assassins. I want to show them all in my courtyard. I want to see where these people are hiding.” Fu Yingran said hatefully. Although he was a little childish, it was not unreasonable. Just the flower bushes under the window, in just a few days, two assassins had already been hiding. If Fu Yingran didn’t dig it up, he would have agreed in his heart.

After hearing her childish words, Huyan Mingshuo chuckled and coaxed the child, “Alright, whatever you say is fine. I’ll have everyone dig up. As for the big tree, I think I’ll spare it. It’ll be cool to keep it for the summer.” The main reason was that he had to arrange for someone to guard Jing Xian’s residence. If Jing Xian’s residence was completely visible, his own people would have nowhere to hide.

Fu Yingran also understood what he was thinking, so he nodded and said, “For the sake of pleading for mercy, keep those two trees. Remember that you can only keep two.” She could tacitly allow Huyan Mingshuo to control her own whereabouts, but she also had her own bottom line.

Everyone was smart, and Huyan Mingshuo no longer insisted, “There are only two of them. When the time comes, we can set up a swing on them. Our children can also play in the future.” It was already very difficult to obtain her acquiescence. This was the first step of trust, and he was still very happy in his heart.

“Well, it’s up to you. Shall we interrogate the assassin now? Or shall we have lunch first? Your child told me that he’s hungry.” Fu Yingran was like this. Sadness would never linger on her for too long.

In her words, “If you have more time to grieve, you will be less happy. Your life time is limited. Instead of spending too much time to grieve, you should use it to be happy. When you get old, at least there will be more happiness in your memories than sorrow.”

Huyan Mingshuo smiled and cooperated with her, “Since my son is hungry, of course I have to let him eat first. As for the assassin, let him wait first.” After saying that, he helped Fu Yingran out of the study and returned to Jingxian Residence for lunch.

At this time, when Imperial Concubine Ni heard about the morning court, she was so angry that she threw a few good tea sets. However, she still couldn’t calm herself down and shouted to herself, “Why? She is also a princess from another country. When she entered the palace, she was also the Crown Princess. How could she be named Imperial Concubine Yuan by Fu Yingran?”

But I’m nothing. I’m just a concubine, a concubine, a concubine until I die. Why is it that the one who loses always me? I’ve fought for so long, but I haven’t gotten anything yet. And he, Huyan Mingshuo, can easily get everything he wants. I’m unwilling, I’m unwilling. ”

All the palace maids and eunuchs looked at him in horror. They didn’t dare to let out their anger. They were afraid that Empress Ni Fei would vent her anger on them if she was unhappy. There was only one life left. Fortunately, Mu Lingfeng had arrived at this time. When the eunuch saw him, he wanted to see a savior and quickly ran in to report it. “Report to Imperial Concubine Ni. The Southern Crown Prince has arrived.”

Imperial Concubine Ni felt like a floating duckweed had found a root in her heart. She was her own nephew, so she ordered the palace maid to quickly tidy up her appearance and adjust her mentality before saying, “Quickly invite Crown Prince Mu in.” The eunuch bowed and said, “Yes, Imperial Concubine Ni.” After saying that, he turned around and went out to invite Crown Prince Mu.

Not long after, Mu Lingfeng walked in and looked at the tea set fragments in the room. He also looked at the palace maids and eunuchs who didn’t even dare to breathe. He immediately knew that before he came, his aunt had been able to adjust her state of mind in such a short period of time. It was evident that it was not something an ordinary person could do.