Kuaiwen: Have any grievances? Crazy Patriarch will help you counterattack
Chapter 1823: Following the Clues 2
Recently, a rumor has spread in Shengjing, saying that the crown prince was assassinated and was saved by a woman from the Jianghu. In order to repay the favor, the crown prince Ye Hengyan invited the woman into the crown prince's mansion and prepared to take her as a concubine. The crown princess is quarreling with the crown prince over this matter.
The rumor is very detailed, as if it was experienced personally. It is widely circulated in Shengjing. The protagonist of the rumor, Lianyi, does live in the crown prince's mansion at this time, but the person who revolves around her is not the crown prince, but the crown princess.
Because Lianyi saved the crown princess instead of the crown prince from the beginning, but it was misrepresented by someone with ulterior motives, and then it became the version that is circulated now.
Lianyi gently waved the round fan in her hand and said to the dignified woman who was peeling grapes beside her:
"Junwan, please help me clarify this. I don't want to spread rumors with your man."
Zhuang Junwan glanced at Lianyi with a reproachful look after hearing this, and continued to peel the grapes in her hand, saying lightly:
"It's not that Junwan doesn't want to clarify, but even if she did, some people would think that this concubine was instructed by the prince, and then slandered the prince even more. It's better to do nothing than to see what kind of evil wind they will blow."
Lianyi rolled her eyes in her heart after hearing this, but she didn't want to have a scandal with the prince. She just wanted to find the evil god's clone conveniently, so she sneaked into Shengjing in this way. Unexpectedly, she happened to encounter the assassination of the crown princess Zhuang Junwan.
That day, she rode on the whirlwind, swaying on the road to Shengjing. When she passed by a green gauze tent, she heard the collision of knife tips and screams of pain. She found Zhuang Junwan and his group with a sweep of her consciousness.
But at that time, Zhuang Junwan was a little embarrassed, with messy hair and pale face. She was holding a long sword in her hand. Under the protection of the guards, she was retreating outside the green gauze tent. However, the masked men who besieged them did not intend to let them go, and attacked the guards with fatal moves.
Lianyi saw the faint dragon energy on Zhuang Junwan, and she was sure that this woman had a connection with the royal family. Even if she was not a princess, she must be able to get close to the royal family. So she held Duoduo, who turned into a red whip, and drew her sword to help when she saw injustice, and rescued Zhuang Junwan from the hands of the masked man.
Lianyi has always been very cautious in doing things. In order not to be suspected, she did not kill all the masked men. She just whipped them unconscious with a whip, and left the rest to the people in the Prince's Mansion.
Because of Lianyi's action, Zhuang Junwan identified her and took off the auspicious cloud jade pendant from her waist and gave it to Lianyi on the spot, asking Lianyi to escort her back to Shengjing.
This jade pendant is a symbol of status, representing that the Zhuang family owes her a favor. As long as it does not violate morality, the Zhuang family will satisfy it.
Lianyi looked at Zhuang Junwan, who was embarrassed but not panicked, and still appreciated such a woman. After all, the other party had just gone around the gates of hell and could calmly bribe her helper.
And escorting the other party into Shengjing did not conflict with her destination, so she gladly accepted the other party's invitation and escorted her all the way back to the Prince's Mansion as Zhuang Junwan's personal bodyguard.
Crown Prince Ye Hengyan had received the news and had gathered his men to rescue his wife. However, before he left the Crown Prince's Mansion, someone came back to report that the Crown Princess had been rescued by a female hero from Jianghu and was escorting her back. He was asked to wait in the mansion.
After the Crown Prince confirmed that the news was accurate, he waited anxiously in the Crown Prince's Mansion. It was not that he did not care about Junwan, but because he was the Crown Prince, but the position of the Crown Prince was not stable. Several adult brothers were eyeing the position of the Crown Prince and hoped that he would make a mistake, so he could not make a wrong step.
Zhuang Junwan was the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister Zhuang Qing. Their marriage was a strong alliance. If something happened to Zhuang Junwan, it would not only make Prime Minister Zhuang feel resentful of him, but also indirectly weaken the Crown Prince's strength. Therefore, it was the Crown Prince who was most worried about Zhuang Junwan's accident.
When the prince saw Zhuang Junwan intact, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He turned around to thank Lianyi and asked Lianyi what she wanted.
Before Lianyi could speak, Zhuang Junwan said:
"Your Highness, I believe you also know what happened to me today. I don't know how many people are hoping that the prince and I will get into trouble. This time I met the female hero Honglan, but what about next time? How many female heroes Honglan can save me?"
The prince was not stupid. He immediately understood Junwan's meaning, so he was willing to pay a large sum of money to ask Lianyi to protect Zhuang Junwan.
Lianyi smiled and said:
"My name is Honglan, and people in the world give me the title of 'Rakshasa Woman'. If the prince and the princess want to invite me, it's better to understand my situation first. If you don't mind, I will naturally have no problem."
Then Lianyi temporarily stayed in the guest house of the prince's mansion, and did not enter the backyard of the prince's mansion. Because of Lianyi's gender, rumors spread like this.
Although the royal family did not participate in the affairs of the underworld, they also knew something about it and had heard of Lianyi's name. After the prince and the princess read the results of the investigation, they decisively asked Lianyi to protect the princess.
In fact, when Lianyi met the prince, she planned to stay with them, because the prince's face was very strange. He was obviously rich and respected, but now he was covered with dark clouds and looked like he would die early. Obviously, something interfered with the prince's fate.
And something that can change a person's fate in a short period of time is definitely not a good thing, so Lianyi went with the flow and moved into the prince's mansion.
Also because Lianyi was a man of the underworld, she was not particular about trivial matters and was not involved with any forces around them, so Zhuang Junwan was very willing to stay with Lianyi and talk about everything.
The rumors about Lianyi were told to the Crown Princess by the chief steward of the Crown Prince's Mansion, which led to the conversation between the two at the beginning.
"Honglan, eat grapes, don't pay attention to those rumors."
Zhuang Junwan put the peeled grapes on a white porcelain plate, gently pushed it in front of Lianyi and said.
Lianyi nodded and accepted it, then said:
"If you are too nice to someone for no reason, you are either a traitor or a thief. Tell me! What's the matter?"
Zhuang Junwan sighed helplessly:
"The Empress Dowager's 60th birthday is in two days. The Emperor wants to have a big celebration. The Crown Prince and I must attend. I'd like to trouble you to go to the palace with me."
Lianyi understood after hearing this:
"So that's how it is. Often this kind of environment is the easiest to be plotted against. Those who want to attack you will definitely not miss this opportunity."
Zhuang Junwan nodded and said:
"That's true. It's easy to avoid an open attack, but it's hard to guard against an arrow from the dark. So Honglan must follow me closely."
"I know. I promise to bring you and the Crown Prince back in one piece."
Lianyi smiled and promised. This time, she was really waiting for a pillow. She could just go into the palace to check openly.
Because of the existence of Bai Wen, the imperial teacher, she suspected that something might have gone wrong in the palace, so she took this opportunity to investigate. Once they entered the palace, Duoduo and Xuanfeng would be able to show their strengths. She wanted to see where the evil god's clone was hiding. (End of this chapter)
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