"Fu Gong, you cannot act now," Noble Consort Wen stepped in front of Zheng Haoyuan, her heart pounding with urgency. She knew there was sothing amiss with Zheng Haoyuan, although she did not know exactly what the problem was, there was definitely sothing wrong with him.
"Kill him now, to avoid longer nights and more dreams," Zheng Haoyuan didn’t care about these concerns, his only goal was to kill Zheng Congyuan, he had no interest in the throne, let whoever wants it take it.
"Fu Gong, listen to , we must not be hasty at this mont. Not only must he die, but he must also be disgraced," Noble Consort Wen imdiately said, only in this way, those who support Zheng Congyuan would not rise in retaliation. At this mont, if they haven’t acted, it’s very likely they are obeying Zheng Congyuan’s commands, waiting for the right mont.
Zheng Haoyuan’s eyes slightly narrowed, disgraced, a thought suddenly struck him, if Zheng Congyuan was disgraced, yes, let him be disgraced, let Zheng Nianru see his true colors, perhaps...
Zheng Haoyuan stopped his actions, seeming to agree with this statent.
Noble Consort Wen breathed a sigh of relief, the Zheng Haoyuan before her felt sowhat unfamiliar, but now was not the ti to delve into these matters, they were already at a point of no return, she could not afford to worry about these minor issues.
Once they succeeded, she would spend more ti on Zheng Haoyuan.
Zheng Nianru had just passed through the lengthy Yin Wall, and Chenhe Hall was already in sight, but what they did not know was, the mont they stepped out of the Yin Wall, they were spotted by the guards of Chenhe Hall, several of them had swiftly surrounded Zheng Nianru and her group, exchanging glances, these four clearly lacked martial arts skills, but their sneaky actions were obviously suspicious.
Thus, as Zheng Nianru and her companions just entered the precincts of Chenhe Hall, a knife was already placed on the necks of Zheng Nianru and her group.
"You all, don’t ss around, our Commandery Princess is the Fourth Prince’s best friend," Nian Xia imdiately spoke out, the guard glanced at the leading man, the man did not speak, clearly unconvinced.
Zheng Nianru, seeing that the other party clearly did not believe them, couldn’t afford to be afraid even if she wanted to. Zheng Nianru imdiately spoke.
"If you dare touch a hair on us, Zheng Haoyuan will make your lives a living hell," Zheng Nianru said coldly, her hands trembling, but having sat in a high position for so long, she still knew how to utter a few harsh words.
The guards exchanged glances, only, they were not n of Zheng Haoyuan, and had rely patrolled here, moreover, their standing orders were to kill without question anyone who sneaked out.
The leading man nodded slightly, and his guards were about to act, just at that mont
Nian Xia suddenly panicked, disregarding her own danger, she started shouting at the top of her lungs.
"Zheng Haoyuan, Zheng Haoyuan, you co here quick—" The guard seeing Nian Xia directly calling out the Fourth Prince’s na, was about to act, just at this critical mont, Eunuch Cang Er hurried over.
"Stop, stop—" Eunuch Cang Er’s face had turned pale, disregarding where he stepped, he suddenly fell, paying no mind to the pain, he scrambled up and staggered towards Zheng Nianru.
"Quick, stop—" The guard recognized Eunuch Cang Er and also knew his status.
"Commandery Princess, you, why did you co?" Eunuch Cang Er disregarded everything else, imdiately waved away the blade pointed at Zheng Nianru’s neck, just about to speak, but because of his use of "Commandery Princess," the adversary identified Zheng Nianru’s identity.
The leading man imdiately signaled with his eyes, followed by his n springing into action, and the next mont, they had once again taken control of Zheng Nianru and her group.
"What are you doing?" Eunuch Cang Er also panicked, rushing to intervene, but the opponent pushed him away with one hand.
"I’m sorry, Eunuch Cang Er, since this person is Princess Chao Ren, I can only follow orders and take her away," the opponent said coldly.
Princess Chao Ren was the offspring of Prince Duan, and equally a mber of the Royal Family, thus currently, they were the main targets of the royal family mbers.
"You, you—" As Eunuch Cang Er saw a person being taken away, he imdiately panicked; how could they take him away? He seed recklessly desperate.
As Lord Lu and others arrived upon hearing the commotion, they were montarily stunned by the scene.
"Lord Lu, quick, surround them; do not let them escape. The Commandery Princess must not co into harm." Lord Lu, of course, knew the Commandery Princess must not co into harm. Before Eunuch Cang Er could finish speaking, he had already surrounded the four individuals with his n, stepping forward himself.
"Quick, release the Commandery Princess—"
The man holding Zheng Nianru furrowed his brows slightly; although not affiliated with the sa unit, he recognized Lord Lu and knew of Lord Lu’s identity. Had he not known, he would have suspected the other party had ulterior motives.
"Lord Lu, we are also acting under orders," the man said coldly, feeling sothing was amiss. Why would Prince Duan’s progeny be here, and from his appearance, it seed he had sneaked out. Thus, capturing Princess Chao Ren beca imperative.
As the two were locked in a standoff, soone had already hurriedly gone to report to Zheng Haoyuan, without needing Eunuch Cang Er to instruct them. Inside Chenhe Hall, which eunuch did not appreciate the days Princess Chao Ren was present? Countless tis, if not for Princess Chao Ren, they would have died several hundred tis over.
Upon hearing the news, Zheng Haoyuan turned and left, ignoring Noble Consort Wen’s calls from behind. He hesitated only when approaching Chenhe Hall. What was his cousin doing here? Was she here to rescue Zheng Congyuan?
He was no fool; though he hadn’t heard much that night, he still understood the relationship between Zheng Congyuan and Zheng Nianru.
"Your Highness, please hurry. If we delay further, the Commandery Princess will be in danger." The eunuch under his command, oblivious of this play, knew Fourth Prince had always cared deeply about the Commandery Princess and naturally wanted to save her at this ti.
Zheng Haoyuan imdiately proceeded forward; regardless of anything, he had to rescue her first.
"Fourth Prince—" Lord Lu imdiately stepped forward, but Zheng Haoyuan did not respond, striding forward and kicking the guard who held Zheng Nianru at swordpoint, his face stone cold.
However, Zheng Haoyuan dared not look at Zheng Nianru, nor did he dare to guess why she would sneak into the palace in such perilous tis.
To rescue Zheng Congyuan? Knowing he was no match yet daring to infiltrate?
"Fourth Prince, these people behaved suspiciously, attempting to break into Chenhe Hall. I too was acting under orders," said a subordinate.
"Get lost—" Zheng Haoyuan said coldly, his heart skipping a beat—the Chenhe Hall? Was his cousin headed there? Zheng Haoyuan didn’t dare entertain so unthinkable notions, like why Zheng Nianru needed to co to the Chenhe Hall.
"Fourth Prince, it’s good you’re here."
The mont Nian Xia and Xing Yu were released, they imdiately clustered around, cautiously positioning Zheng Nianru behind them while speaking to Zheng Haoyuan, knowing that though Fourth Prince had just saved them, the rebellion was, after all, instigated by the Wen Family.
"Cousin, it’s dangerous outside, and even more so inside the palace; how did you get in?" Zheng Haoyuan was unsure whether to ask; if it was an answer he didn’t want to hear, he didn’t know what he would do.
So, why should he ask—could he not presu his cousin ca to the palace risking danger out of concern for him?
He wavered, not wanting to hear an unfavorable answer, yet not satisfied not knowing, perhaps the earlier ntion that people claid his cousin was headed for Chenhe Hall gave him a glimr of courage.
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