Mother Jia didn't want the Jia Daishan to know, so she ordered Yuan Yang to go to the gatehouse first.
Over the past few days,
The Crown Prince of the Stabilisation Constabulary had come to the Jia residence many times.
He had always come to look for the Jia Xie. This time,
Mother Jia had asked someone to make the Crown Prince of the Stabilisation Constabulary come to the residence to look for the Jia Xie. The Jia Daishan didn't ask in detail, but he still ordered the people around him to tell the Jia Xie not to leave the residence recently.
In this way, Mother Jia had deceived the Jia Daishan.
"Master, the Stabilisation Constabulary is probably going to make a move." Chongguang came to the Fourth Prince's study to report.
Tu Chen's mouth curved into a smile.
He said, "Okay, I know."
"Master,
I don't quite understand, but I feel that the two members of the Jia family seem to have noticed the Crown Prince's actions.
These days, I haven't seen the Crown Prince of Rongguo Province and Ningguo Province come out, even if he went to send New Year's gifts to the various residences.
They all asked the servants to go, and the excuse was that the madam was pregnant. At this juncture,
How could the Crown Prince invite the Crown Prince of the Jia family? "Chongguang was puzzled.
"Perhaps something happened during this period of time. We don't know.
But no matter what,
It's a good time to win over the Jia family. "Tu Chen smiled. It seemed that the Jia family wasn't a monolithic block. "You can leave first. I'll go to the Princess."
"Yes." Chongguang left.
"Master, why are you here at this time?" The Fourth Princess Consort greeted Tu Chen.
"I came to the palace today to pay my respects to Mother. I heard that she didn't sleep well last night, so I wanted to ask for a protective talisman for her tomorrow so that she could sleep better at night. But I have to go to the morning court tomorrow and don't have time. Can I trouble Princess to go to the Bodhi Temple and ask for a protective talisman for Mother?" Tu Chen asked.
"Of course, that's not a problem. It's my duty to be filial to my mother," the Fourth Princess Consort said quickly.
"Many thanks, Wangfei. However, I feel that the capital has not been peaceful recently. Wangfei, send more guards tomorrow. If you leave court early tomorrow, I will go to Pu Yin Temple to pick you up. I heard that Pu Yin Temple's vegetarian food is not bad. Wangfei can eat some before returning to the fu," Tu Chen said.
"The capital is not peaceful recently? I've never heard of it. "The Fourth Princess Consort was a little confused.
"I heard from outsiders that the Heir of Rongguo Province and the Heir of Ningguo Province have been locked up at home. It's better to be safe than sorry. Whether it's true or not, we have to be careful," Tu Chen said.
"Thank you, Your Highness. I will send more people to protect her," said the Fourth Princess Consort.
"Yes. When the time comes, I will personally arrange for some guards to protect you," Tu Chen said.
"Thank you, Your Highness." The Fourth Princess Consort leaned into Tu Chen's arms. She enjoyed Tu Chen's concern.
Tu Chen did not waste time with the Fourth Princess Consort. Not long after, he let go of her. "I still have work to do. I will go to the study first. I will come back for dinner later."
"Yes. I will ask the kitchen to prepare some dishes that Your Highness likes to eat," said the Fourth Princess Consort softly.
"Yes." Tu Chen nodded and returned to the study.
"The Wangfei has already been arranged. Chong Guang, pick some good men tomorrow to protect the Wangfei. You will personally lead the team. You must not let the Wangfei suffer any harm. First, take a look at the other party's men. If the difference is too big, give up. Come back and tell Duke Rongguo the news. It can be considered doing him a favor," said Tu Chen.
"I understand. I will definitely not let the Wangfei suffer any harm. Otherwise, I will bring my head back to see you," Chong Guang solemnly promised.
The next day, after receiving kowtows from the concubines in the fu, the Fourth Princess Consort left for Pu Yin Temple.
"Chong Guang, why are you leading these guards today? Where is Master?" asked the Fourth Princess Consort curiously.
"Master said that it has not been peaceful recently. He originally wanted to ask for a protective talisman himself, but he could not leave. He could only trouble the Wangfei to make this trip. He was also worried about the Wangfei's safety, so he asked me to follow the Wangfei," explained Chong Guang.
"Master is still so careful." The Fourth Princess Consort blushed slightly.
"That is because Master loves the Wangfei. He is afraid that the Wangfei will be attacked by some rascals. I am envious of the relationship between the Wangfei and Master," said the Fourth Princess Consort's maid, Ling Long.
"You must have eaten honey early in the morning. It's so sweet. Alright, it's getting late. Let's go." The Fourth Princess Consort blushed. She was quite pleased with Linglong's words.
On the other side, Jia Zheng of Rongguo Province also left with two servants.
Out of the city gate, Jia Zheng sat in the carriage. He was proud of himself. This time, it was his turn to stand out. The party was organized by the fourth son of Commandery Prince Nan 'an. He was the most favored son of Commandery Prince Nan' an. Even Nan 'an Crown Prince was not as favored as him. If he was not the youngest son of Commandery Prince Nan' an, who was favored by Commandery Prince Nan 'an, the position of Crown Prince Nan' an would belong to him. Thinking of this, Jia Zheng had a feeling of sympathy for the fourth son of Commandery Prince Nan 'an whom he had never met before.
Pu Yin Temple was located in the suburbs of the capital. Although it was not a royal temple like Huguo Temple, most of the people who could pray in Pu Yin Temple were high-ranking officials and dignitaries. The scenery in Pu Yin Temple was very beautiful. In the capital, except for those who had family temples, most of the rich people came to Pu Yin Temple to pray. Because of the beautiful scenery, one could know that Pu Yin Temple was located in a very remote place.
The carriage in Rongguo Province was traveling on the road. Suddenly, a group of bandits jumped out from a remote place.
"Big brother, look at this carriage. It even has a family emblem. The people in the carriage must be very rich. We can make a lot of money," said a man beside the leader.
"Who are you? Do you know who we are? The person in the carriage is Duke Rongguo's son. If you know what's good for you, you'd better get out of the way. Otherwise, we'll teach you a lesson, "said the servant who was driving the carriage. Seeing this scene, how could they not know that they had encountered bandits? The servant regretted in his heart. He should not have been greedy for that little bit of money and followed Second Master Rongguo out. Now that he had encountered such an unlucky thing, he did not know if he could return safely.
"Oh, looks like a big fish. Brothers, let's go," said the leader with a smile.
"Yes, hehehe." The group of bandits laughed and looked at the servant sitting outside as if they were looking at a fat sheep.
"Brother, if you have something to say, let's talk it out. You all want money, and our Rongguo Manor is a big family. Just tell us how much you want. Don't hurt our young master." Seeing that he couldn't scare the bandits, the manservant quickly changed his attitude.
Sitting in the carriage, Jia Zheng heard the conversation outside and knew what had happened. He was trembling all over. He had only brought two servants with him today. If a fight really happened, he was afraid that he would not be able to last a breath. At this time, Jia Zheng was really scared. He regretted that he did not listen to his father's words and ran around randomly.
"Second Master, it's okay. They won't dare to do anything to you." Like Jia Zheng, the servant sitting in the carriage comforted Jia Zhen. If he did not tremble like Jia Zheng, perhaps he would be more convincing.
"Hahaha, brothers, let's go," said the leader of the bandits happily.
"What are you doing? This is an important place in the capital. How can you be so presumptuous? Die!" At this time, the fourth princess's carriage just caught up. Zhongguang pulled out his sword, jumped off the horse, and started to fight with the bandits. The other guards of the fourth princess saw that Zhongguang was going to fight, so they left two guards to protect the fourth princess's carriage. The others also joined the fight.
The bandits were naturally not as good as Zhongguang's trained guards. After a few moves, they were defeated and fled in panic.
Zhongguang looked at the backs of the bandits who fled in panic and suddenly felt that he saw a familiar back. It was one of the Crown Prince's guards. As expected, these bandits were not ordinary bandits.
"Zhongguang, what happened?" asked the fourth princess's wife.
"Princess, we were robbed by a group of bandits," said Zhongguang.
"Who were they robbing? Were they injured?" The fourth princess's heart was pounding. She also cherished her life. Fortunately, the prince asked her to bring more guards.
"No, but it seems to be a carriage from Rongguo Province that was robbed," reported Zhongguang.
Jia Zheng heard the noise outside and knew that someone had saved him. He got out of the carriage and saw the fourth prince's carriage. He hurried to greet him. "Thank you for saving me, Your Highness. I'm the son of Duke Rongguo. I didn't expect that I would encounter such a thing. Thank you, Your Highness."
"You're the heir of Rongguo Province?" The fourth princess's voice came out of the carriage.
"No, I'm the second son." Jia Zheng lowered his voice. Obviously, he was not satisfied with the identity of his second son.
"Oh." The fourth princess didn't want to make friends with him. He was just the second son of the Duke Rongguo. She hadn't heard that the second son of the Duke Rongguo had any talent. In the future, the eldest son would inherit the title of Duke Rongguo, and the second son would be separated from the family. When the Duke Rongguo and his wife died, the second son would become a branch of the family. "What are you going to do now?" However, he was the son of the Duke Rongguo after all. When the Duke Rongguo was still alive, he still had some power.
"Of course I'm going back home, but..." After such a big thing happened, he didn't want to go to the party anymore. He just wanted to go home and comfort himself from the shock. However, he was a little worried. What if this group of bandits turned around and came back? This time, he wouldn't be so lucky as to meet someone who saved him.
"Zhongguang, send some people to send the son of the Duke Rongguo back," ordered the fourth princess's wife.
"But Your Highness, if you send people away, won't you be in danger?" asked Zhongguang.
The fourth princess's wife hesitated for a while and said, "Then I'll have to trouble the son of the Duke Rongguo to follow me. After I finish my business, I'll send people to send you back."
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