A crystal clear voice sounded from outside.
As Lin ngya lifted her head, she indeed saw Qinghu, who was dressed in a costu ant for a priest.
He looked very different from how he usually dressed at ho. The Qinghu before her eyes had turned into a chilling, cold-blooded killer.
"Lass, your father is here to bring you ho. Whoever is that beak-nosed guy, watch out how you treat my daughter. If she’s hurt in any way, I, being her father, will cut you into pieces!"
Lin ngya was not an expert in fighting, in fact, she was totally clueless about it. What she knew at the mont was that Qinghu would be fighting against two opponents.
The rest of the n in black in the courtyard seed to have been entangled in a fight with the Qinghu’s n.
She did not know any martial arts and could be easily taken as a sheild for those fighting.
Oh goodness.
Why did she not get through to the second vain, Rendu when the radar was implanted earlier on?
"Hum, I thought the Dajin won were prim and proper ladies, but it looks like you are rely so skittish won! Is this your lover?"
It was apparent that the beak-nosed guy was trying to provoke Qinghu to anger and anwhile grab any opportunity to escape. However, it was not so easy to deceive Qinghu, who instant drew out his sword and thrust it towards the foreign prince.
"How despicable!"
The foreign prince and his n did not expect Qinghu to start attacking without following the protocol.
In the midst of all the commotion, the beak-nosed prince grabbed Lin ngha and put her in front of himself to act as a shield, hoping that Qinghu would give up on pursuing him.
However, this had little effect on Qinghu’s vicious attacks. It only made Qinghu attack him from another angle. In fact, he wielded his sword passed Lin ngya’s ear.
"Be careful, Master!"
Yundu cried out as he lunged forward in an attempt to shield his master from the sharp sword.
However, a smile appeared at the corners of Qinghu’s lips and he launched a kick forward.
His kick landed on Yundu and Yundu flew off the ground from the impact. At the sa ti, the beak-nosed prince let go of his hold on Lin ngya.
"Are you alright, lass?"
Qinghu received Lin ngya into his hands and a cheeky smile appeared on his face.
He winked at Lin ngya, as he only ant to scare the foreign prince, so he could rescue Lin ngya.
"I’m alright. However, if you’ve thrust the sword just a little off, you could have disfigured my face, then you’ll be digging your own grave!"
She would be lying if she said she was not scared of the sword coming towards her. It was just because Lin ngya was a woman who could keep her composure even if the world had collapsed around her. She did not react the sa way as other ladies who would freak out when faced with similar situations.
"Rest assured, I’m more concerned about your face than you are. Let’s go!"
Qinghu was as cunning as a fox but he was exhausted much of his strength from the repeated fierce battles.
Therefore, he did not want to continue fighting the two opponents even though he was far more skilled in martial arts then both n.
Straight after he saved Lin ngya the the foreign prince’s hands, he employed a skill which allowed him to flee quickly.
Lin ngya, carried in Qinghu’s arms, stole a glance at the foreign prince and his sidekick and saw the dismay on their faces.
Quietly, she tried to morize their faces and she promised herself that she would make them pay for what they had done!
"Are you alright, Your Highness?"
Lin Kui was the first to approach Lin ngya and inquire about her safety and well-being when he saw her.
After a bumpy journey, Qinghu finally brought Lin ngya safety back to the small courtyard.
In the courtyard, Lin Kui, together with so palace guards were counting the number of dead bodies.
Even though Lin ngya was faced with an entire courtyard of corpses, she did not appear to be afraid at all.
"How’s the situation here? Has anyone found out the background of these people?"
Lin Kui nodded, looking dismayed. With a serious voice, he said,
"These n belonged to the death squad of the western foreign land and their leader was most likely a mber of the royal family."
Western foreign land? At this juncture, Lin ngya suddenly rembered that the scoundrel had been so sure that Long Tianhao would not be able to rescue her on ti.
He had also comnted that Long Tianhao was a useless wimp who did not live up to his status. Could it be that the etup between the foreign nobleman and Long Tianhao was arranged by him?
"That man said he is a prince. Could he actually be the crown prince of the western foreign land?"
Lin Kui shook his head, although he had been to war with the prince.
He could only recognize the commander of the army. Moreover, that man had not co face to face with Lin Kui a while ago.
"I don’t care if he really is the prince of western foreign land. I am not going to let him regardless since he tried to be funny with you."
Qinghu was a highly skilled martial artist, so much so that he was one of the best among the guards.
Liu Kui had always been wary of him. He would not have any interactions with him the prince did not make him the consort’s bodyguard.
"Oh no, today the prince will be accompanying Prince Ming on a tour around the capital city. What if this person plots to bring harm to our prince? How about Qinghu, you go and protect the prince?"
Qinghu’s face fell when Qinghu saw how anxious Lin ngya was over Long Tianhao.
However, he had no way of turning down Lin ngya’s request, so he could only force a nod.
In the twinkling of an eye, he disappeared from the courtyard filled with dead bodies.
"Your Highness, is he trustworthy?"
Lin ngya nodded as she gave Lin Kui a solemn look.
"It is my hope that you not ostracize him in future. Perhaps you were enemies in the past, but from now on, I can assure you that he will be your most loyal partner."
Lin ngya’s words were sincere and earnest.
Lin Kui could not turn her down. He could only hope that this Qinghu, who was sotis in the light and sotis in the dark, was able to truly protect the prince.
After all the commotion, the sky was turning dark when Lin ngya began her journey ho on the horse carriage.
While sitting in the carriage, a million thoughts ran through her mind.
She did not usually show herself in public in the capital city. Not ntioning the foreign people from the west, only a handful of people in the capital city would be able to recognize her.
Why then did that prince call her the most beautiful woman of Dajin?
Moreover, how did you co out with such a well-thought plan to kidnap her?
He had lured Long Tianhao away and made calculated moves based on her trip to the temple to offer incense. The man whom Qinghu had been entangled with could have been sent by that foreign prince too!
Otherwise, how could this be so coincidental? If that man did not appear all of a sudden, she would not have walked halfway up the mountain to where it was secluded.
The sequence of events had beco a mystery to her that entangled her thoughts and she was unable to get an answer to her questions.
Her thoughts were in such an entangled ss that she was beginning to feel irritated.
"Miss, are you alright?"
Baizhi gently tugged on the corner of Lin ngya’s dress. The courtyard was in such a chaotic state.
Nobody really noticed Baizhi in the chaos. She had coincidentally run towards the side gate of the courtyard and opened it by accident, thereby allowing the royal guards to enter the courtyard and take down the masked n in black.
"I’m alright. How about you? Are you injured?"
Lin ngya held on Baizhi’s hand and looked at her apologetically. Baizhi had been serving her as a maid since young.
However, there was not a day she could enjoy herself, but had been implicated often enough.
"Your servant here is alright too. I’m the happiest person if Miss is safe and sound."
The little girl who had been in a state of shock was now back by Lin ngya’s side and she a sweet smile had spread across her face.
It seed like she was totally unaffected by what happened.
"Alright, that puts at ease. I will buy you another of that box next ti."
Baizhi looked assured imdiately. Sotis, Lin ngya truly envied Baizhi for her simple character.
It seed that as long as she had sothing to eat and drink, she would be totally unperturbed by things happening around her.
The horse carriage soon entered the capital city and Lin Kui hurried to send Lin ngya ho.
Little did they expect that soone would suddenly erge to block their way.
The entire Prince Yu’s Mansion was in a great tumult.
In the Art Courtyard was Concubine De, who presently had anger and regret written all over her face.
If she had not insisted on bringing Lin ngya along to the temple to offer incense, this lass would not have gone missing.
Now there was no news of her and she was anxious as to how he was going to explain to her son?
"Madam, the guards from the mansion had all been sent out. Not to worry, they will definitely find the princess soon!"
Jinyue tried to comfort Concubine De. Jinyue was as anxious as her to learn that they had lost Lin ngya.
"It’s all my fault, it’s all my fault! If I had not insisted to bring her along to the temple, I would not have created such grave trouble."
In the days leading to today, Concubine De had clearly seen what a wonderful person Lin ngya was.
If Lin ngya was not sincere towards her, why would she co to serve her every day and to chat with her?
For reason that Long Tianhao was her only son, all the princesses in the palace treated her with the utmost respect, but not all with sincerity.
Jiang Ruqin, the only one she really doted on, was a very willful lass. In this light, Lin ngya beca a very important person to her.
"Don’t worry, Your Highness. Don’t even say that. The princess is a blessed person so I believe that she would be alright."
However, before the maid could finish her sentence, Jingyue entered the Art Courtyard with an embarrassed look on her face.
"Your Highness, Madam Lin asked to see you."
Concubine De’s heart almost jumped out of her chest. This woman would not have asked to see her without a purpose. Concubine De suspected that Madam Lin must have co with so evil intention.
"Please co in."
Glancing at Jinyue, Concubine De attempted to suppress the worry in her heart.
Shangguan Qing had entered the Art Courtyard following her daughter. At this mont, there was guilt and remorse written all over her face.
She walked up to Concubine De and without saying a word, she knelt before Concubine De and started to wail.
"Please forgive for not bringing up my daughter properly, so much so that she had caused such grave trouble, and thereby tinting the prince’s reputation."
The two of them hung their head as they confessed their sins as if sothing disastrous had really happened.
The atmosphere in the room turned heavy and Concubine De’s brows knotted together into a deep frown.
What was happening?
"Please do away with the unnecessary and get up first. Tell us what happened?"
This mother-and-daughter pair had never left a good impression with Concubine De.
At present, they had co to add to her worries at a ti when she was most troubled. Concubine De could not help but sounded cold when she spoke to them.
She had two maids walk up to help both Shangguan Qing and Lin ngwu respectively up on their feet.
Shangguan Qing dapped her teary eyes with a handkerchief. She tried to look remorseful and regretful and she went on to say,
"It’s all my daughter’s fault, that unfilial daughter’s fault. At that ti, when we were in the palace, she happened to be acquainted with a foreign boy. I locked her up at ho so that she could reflect on her mistakes. Who would have expected that not only did she not repent, she actually eloped! Such a shaful act! I... I’m would rather bang my head and die than to face the sha!"
Shangguan Qing’s words were a shock to everyone in the room.
Both Concubine De and Jinyue were stunned. How could this be?
Had the princess not been missing or kidnapped?
Did she actually elope with soone?!
Good heavens! No other news could be this shocking!
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