She asked cautiously. On the quiet street, only the sound of the horse's hooves on the cold, hard ground could be heard.
Everyone in the carriage felt their hearts tighten. Could it be that they came with ill intentions?
"Who are you?"
The coachman asked tentatively. The person outside whispered a few words, and the coachman immediately jumped off the shaft and said loudly.
"Miss, the Crown Prince's carriage is in front of you. His Highness hopes that you can meet him."
Why the Crown Prince again?
Although she didn't want to have anything to do with the Crown Prince, she knew that the Crown Prince couldn't be offended.
"Okay, I see. Please wait for a while, Crown Prince."
"Be careful, Miss."
Gong Ping was worried and reminded her in a low voice.
Lin Mengya nodded, tidied up her clothes and hair accessories, and got off the carriage with Baisu and Shang 'er.
"Gong Ya greets Your Highness."
The sky darkened slightly. She had come out in a hurry today, so she was wearing the green cloak that she usually wore.
She lowered her head obediently and saluted politely.
The Crown Prince got off the carriage quickly and helped her up.
But Lin Mengya took a step back inadvertently and kept some distance from the Crown Prince.
"It's hard to travel on a snowy night. Where are you going, Miss?"
Murong Yan lowered his head and smiled at the girl in front of him.
Compared to her splendid attire that day, seeing her like this made one's heart beat faster.
The woman was indeed a heavenly beauty, but he had seen his fair share of beauties. However, he had never seen anyone who could make him feel so stunned.
Moreover, he felt that the girl seemed to be a little alienated from him.
That was right. The more noble a girl was, the more reserved she would be.
He had forgotten about this for a moment.
"I'm just going to visit an old friend. Is my carriage blocking His Highness's way? Shang 'er, ask the coachman to move aside and not disturb His Highness. "
She turned around and ordered, but Murong Yan stopped her with a smile.
"It's just a coincidence. I'm being rude.
Where are you going, Miss Gong? Why don't I give you a ride? "
"I don't dare to trouble you, Your Highness. You're very busy and I'm almost there. Please go back, Your Highness."
Lin Mengya didn't hate the Crown Prince, but she was very wary of him.
She hadn't forgotten that a large part of the reason she was able to come here was because of this fellow in front of her.
"It's okay. I'm just taking a walk. Don't worry about it, Miss Gong. Let's go. "
She could only nod at the Crown Prince's words.
She turned around and returned to the carriage. This was good as well. With the Crown Prince traveling with her, she would be able to gain some advantage.
However, she still did not understand the Crown Prince's attitude towards her. Logically speaking, the Gong Family was no longer that attractive on the surface for the Crown Prince to value her so much.
Shang 'er said in a low voice.
Inside the carriage, Shang'er muttered to herself softly.
"Shang 'er" in the carriage, Shang' er whispered to herself. Why does a person with such a high status seem to want to throw himself at our family's young miss? Could it be that he fell in love with you at first sight? "
Lin Mengya glared at the blabbermouth girl. Based on Murong Yan's status, love was no longer his first choice.
Who he married, who he was close to, who he trusted, and even who he hated were all related to his own interests.
Therefore, she didn't understand what Murong Yan's purpose was.
"Eldest Miss, I think we should save the Fifth Young Master first."
Gong Ping looked so anxious that he was almost begging.
Lin Mengya nodded. "The fox will show its tail eventually."
The most important thing now was to solve Gong Ping's problem.
The carriage stopped in front of a magnificent mansion.
Although the gatekeeper couldn't see the sign on the carriage, he knew that it was very lively in the mansion.
Those who could come here must be related.
He immediately went up to greet them, but when he saw the Crown Prince's carriage, he knelt down in fear.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
Murong Yan walked out of the carriage and looked at Gong Ya, who was next to him.
Seeing the worry in her eyes, he knew that she was not just here to visit an old friend.
"Get up. His Highness is here to accompany Miss Gong Yagong. He's not allowed to grow any longer. Go, notify your master."
Li Rong, the servant who had served Murong Yan since he was young, gave the order in a low voice.
The gatekeeper didn't dare to delay. One of them left, and the other stood up, trembling, and was ready to lead the way for His Highness and Miss Gong.
"Miss Gong, I hope you won't think that I'm meddling."
Lin Mengya smiled, but in her heart, she didn't dare to think that he was meddling.
She might even take advantage of his power to intimidate others.
The owner of the mansion was called Liu Xian, who was born in an aristocratic family. More than ten years ago, he was recommended by his family and became an official of the imperial court. Now he was the Minister of Revenue.
Although he wasn't the most powerful, he had some say in the imperial court.
Gong Wu had some contact with the Gong family in the past, so he came.
She didn't expect that something like this would happen.
From the door to the inner hall, Lin Mengya had a lot of thoughts in her mind.
Since the Crown Prince was here, there was no need for her to say anything.
As expected, Lord Liu soon came to welcome Lin Mengya with his family and other people who came to the banquet tonight.
Lin Mengya didn't expect that there was an acquaintance among them.
"Your Highness, why are you here?"
Princess Chonghua was pleasantly surprised as she walked out of the crowd.
After greeting the Crown Prince, she held the Crown Prince's hand intimately, but ignored Lin Mengya, who was standing by the side.
"Chonghua is also here. Interesting."
"I came here with Miss Gong. Why didn't you stay in the mansion? Why did you come out?"
Murong Yan's attitude toward this little cousin of his had always been more doting than strict.
Chonghua was not a bad person. It was just that she had been doted on by her mother since she was young, so she didn't care much about other people's feelings.
He had also reminded her many times that a gentle, virtuous, and dignified woman like Xi was more to his liking.
"Why did this girl come out today?"
"It turns out that you're traveling with a beauty. Miss Gong is really charming. Before this, the Crown Prince didn't care about anyone."
Chonghua turned around and looked at Gong Ya.
The latter glanced at her and then lowered her eyes. She didn't say anything, nor did she argue.
A dim light flashed across Chonghua's eyes. In her heart, she was extremely annoyed with Gong Ya.
"What's so good about this woman? Why did the Crown Prince and Murong Xi keep thinking about her?"
"Enough. Don't make fun of Miss Gong. Do you think everyone is like you?"
Murong Yan was very satisfied with Gong Ya's reaction. A noble lady should be so noble.
After glaring at Chonghua, the latter pouted and didn't dare to say anything.
"I didn't expect that Your Highness would come to my humble abode. Please forgive me for not going out to welcome you."
Liu Xian should be about 40 years old and looked very ordinary.
On the other hand, the women following behind him were all good-looking.
Lin Mengya took a few glances at them and knew that this young lady of the Liu family was not a beauty.
Moreover, even Gong Ping said that Miss Liu was unruly and capricious. At the banquet, she deliberately used Yu Mingzhu's matter to hurt Gong Wu.
Lin Mengya had seen through the strangeness of it.
Next, it would depend on the results of all the parties.
Anyway, she was sure that Gong Wu would win this round!
"It's okay. I'm just passing by. Miss Gong, you said that you wanted to visit an old friend. Is it Lord Liu? "
Murong Yan had a smile on his face and his attitude was still gentle and elegant.
Lin Mengya stepped forward and bowed to Lord Liu.
For the sake of the Crown Prince, the latter had to be more polite.
"Lord Liu, I heard from the servants that my fifth brother got into trouble in your mansion. I'm here to apologize on behalf of my brother. I hope that Lord Liu can be magnanimous and not be calculative with an ignorant junior. "
Liu Xian was not a fool. How could he not know that His Highness was Gong Ya's backer?
However, Gong Wu was found on his daughter's bed.
Now that this matter had been stirred up, he was too ashamed to face anyone.
If he let him go now, he would not be able to raise his head for the rest of his life.
After thinking for a while, when she was trying to think of a way to turn the situation around, she heard a scream coming from the room behind her.
"I'm going to kill you, you pervert! Don't stop me. I'm going to kill him! "
Gong Ya looked behind her and saw that there were many people inside. It was chaotic.
"Miss, you can't do that!"
As the maid screamed, Lin Mengya felt that something was wrong.
She dodged past those people and quickly rushed into the room.
Unexpectedly, Gong Wu, who was tied up, was lying in a pool of blood.
And there was a long sword stuck in his chest!
"Who did this? Hurry up and save him! What are you waiting for? "
Lord Liu, who rushed in, was shocked when he saw the scene.
He looked at his daughter, who was paralyzed in the maid's arms and looked shocked. He knew that his daughter must have made a mistake in a moment of confusion.
"Gong Ping, Jin 'er, help Fifth Brother into the room. Lord Liu, let's not talk about the truth. If my brother really dies because of this, you and your daughter will be suppressed by the Gong family! "
Lin Mengya could not afford to be weak in this situation.
After saying this stiffly, Lin Mengya glanced at Miss Liu and turned to enter the inner room with Baisu.
The Liu family had sent for a doctor, and the Crown Prince was guarding outside. Everything was not chaotic to the extreme.
Lin Mengya personally felt Gong Wu's pulse. Fortunately, the sword did not hurt his heart meridian.
It was just that this sword came in a strange way.
"Thank you."
No matter how angry she was, Lin Mengya knew that it was not the time to use force.
She was also very polite to the doctor of the Liu family.
The doctor quickly wrote a prescription. Lin Mengya took a look at it. After making sure that it was safe, she turned around and handed it to Baisu.
But when their gazes met, they knew what was going on in each other's hearts.
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