"What? She was saved?" Niu Jun frowned.
"Yes.
The Fourth Princess Consort's carriage happened to pass by.
She seems to be coming to the Bodhi Temple too. "This guard was among the bandits, and Chong Guang found him familiar.
Naturally, the bandits were also bribed by them. This was such a big matter.
On such a big matter, the Crown Prince would not let his men come forward.
"I see. You can leave now. Don't let anyone see you," Niu Jun said.
"Yes." The guard left quickly.
When Jia Zheng arrived at the Bodhi Temple with the Fourth Princess Consort's carriage, he saw Niu Jun waiting there.
"Greetings, Fourth Princess Consort." Niu Jun bowed to the Fourth Princess Consort.
"Get up," the Fourth Princess Consort said. Then she looked at Jia Zheng and said, "I need to ask for a protective charm here. I will return to the capital in the afternoon.
Young Master Jia seems to have an appointment. If you want to return to the capital first, please go ahead.
If you want to follow the Prince Mansion's carriage, please go ahead.
Young Master Jia will have to wait. "
"Yes, thank you, Fourth Princess Consort." Jia Zheng bowed to the Fourth Princess Consort.
"Fourth Princess Consort, are you going to ask for a protective charm here? Do you need to send all the people away? "Niu Jun asked.
"Imperial Mother hasn't been sleeping well recently. Our Master is filial.
My father is filial, so I want to ask for a protective charm for my mother so that she can sleep better at night.
However, my father has been transferred to the Ministry of Revenue.
He is not free.
That's why she asked me to come. Imperial Mother is a good-natured person. If she knew that asking for a Protective Talisman for her would result in a fight, she would definitely feel guilty. How would she be able to sleep peacefully then? "The Fourth Imperial Concubine shook her head and spared no effort in promoting Tu Chen's filial piety.
"Okay. Fourth Princess Consort, you are busy. I will leave now," Niu Jun said.
"Okay." The Fourth Princess Consort nodded and then entered the Bodhi Temple with her maids and guards.
Niu Jun heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the purpose of the Fourth Prince's Consort's visit. Fortunately, it wasn't the Fourth Prince's Consort who was trying to steal the Fourth Prince's Consort's victory. But then again, the Fourth Prince wouldn't have only sent the Fourth Prince's Consort over for such a big matter. It seemed like it was really a coincidence.
When the fourth princess entered Puyin Temple, Niu Jun said to Jia Zheng, "Cun Zhou, why are you so late? Prince Nan 'an's son left with the others, I'm the only one here waiting for you."
"I met bandits on my way here. Fortunately, the Fourth Princess Consort passed by and saved me," Jia Zheng said.
"Are you kidding? This is the capital. How could there be bandits? Don't tease me." Niu Jun didn't believe him.
"It's true. Brother, please apologize to the Prince Nan 'an's son. I will go back to the city with the Fourth Princess Consort's carriage today." Then he turned and entered Puyin Temple. Jia Zhen had his own considerations when he chose to go back with the Fourth Princess Consort. He had seen the Stabilization Constabulary's Heir's manservants. There were only two or three of them, so there shouldn't be many others. If they met bandits again, they still wouldn't be able to defeat them. But the Fourth Princess Consort was different. The Fourth Princess Consort was the daughter-in-law of the imperial family. Her bodyguards were all elites. They would only be safe if they followed the Fourth Princess Consort. Those bandits had really scared Jia Zheng out of his wits.
Niu Jun looked at Jia Zheng's back as he left. His eyes were full of viciousness.
"Your Highness, Duke Rongguo's son also came to the temple. It seems that he wants to go back to the capital with us," Linglong said.
"Don't worry about him. If he wants to go, then let him. Later, send him a portion of the vegetarian meal. He is Duke Rongguo's son after all," the Fourth Princess Consort said.
"Yes, Your Highness."
"By the way, did you send someone back to report what happened today to the Prince?" the Fourth Princess Consort asked.
"When I came in, I heard Bodyguard Chongguang say that he sent two bodyguards to the capital. They should be going to report to the Prince," Linglong said.
"That's good." The Fourth Princess Consort nodded. Then she closed her eyes and began to chant.
"Your Highness, the Fourth Princess Consort sent some bodyguards back to the capital. I think they are going to report what happened today."
"Send someone to stop them," Niu Jun said.
"Yes, Your Highness," the bodyguard said.
Niu Jun closed his eyes. He had spent so much effort to make the group of cowards of the Jia Family show their faces. He couldn't let them retreat safely like this. In the end, how was he going to explain to the Crown Prince? However, that group of bandits was really useless. They were defeated in a short while. Forget it, he could borrow their reputation.
After the morning court, Tu Chen went straight back to his mansion. He thought that after changing his court robes into casual clothes, he would go to Puyin Temple to pick up the Fourth Princess Consort. However, before he finished changing his clothes, the housekeeper of the mansion came over. "Your Highness, the bodyguards who protected the Fourth Princess Consort at the temple came back. They said that the Fourth Princess Consort was attacked."
"What?" Tu Chen hurried out and asked, "Where is the person now?"
"In the front hall," the housekeeper reported.
Tu Chen went to the front hall and saw the doctor in the mansion bandaging the bodyguard's wound.
"Your Highness." The bodyguard struggled to get up and saluted Tu Chen.
"You're seriously injured. Don't move. Tell me, what happened?" Tu Chen hurriedly asked.
The bodyguard told him how he met the Duke Rongguo's son on the road today. He was kidnapped by the bandits and was saved by the Fourth Princess Consort. "Then, Captain Chongguang asked me and another colleague to go back to the capital to report. In the end, we met the bandits again on our way back to the capital. In order to protect me, that colleague stopped the bandits himself. That's how I was able to return to the capital."
"When you met the bandits again, did you find anything different?" Tu Chen asked.
"It's a little different. Previously, we fought with the bandits and found that they were just a motley crew. Our martial arts were considered to be the best among the guards. Although our two fists were no match for four hands, it should not be a problem for us to escape. In the end …" The guard had a feeling that the ones who ambushed them were not the bandits from before.
Tu Chen nodded to show that he understood. His heart was in an uproar. He didn't expect that the Crown Prince would not stop even after they met him once. It seemed that this time, he was really desperate. Tu Chen signaled the doctor to quickly bandage the bodyguard's wound. He needed to bring the bodyguard into the palace as a witness for himself.
"What? Bandits appeared in the suburbs of the capital? " When the Emperor heard Tu Chen's report, he couldn't believe it. Although the suburbs of the capital were not as good as the city, it was still under the Emperor's jurisdiction. Now that bandits appeared, he only felt that he had been slapped in the face.
"It's true. My wife is still in Puyin Temple. Duke Rongguo's son is also outside. I beg you to send troops to bring them back." Tu Chen said.
Looking at the bodyguard's injury, the Emperor was silent for a moment and said, "Go, call the Jia Daishan for me."
The Jia Daishan quickly came over.
"Take three hundred imperial guards and follow the Fourth Prince to Puyin Temple to bring the Fourth Prince's wife back. The situation is urgent. The Fourth Prince will explain it to you on the way." The Emperor said. If it was really bandits, the Fourth Prince's wife might fall into their hands. At that time, if something really happened, the Imperial Family would lose face.
"Yes." The Jia Daishan quickly went down and counted the imperial guards.
"Fourth Prince, go with the Duke Rongguo. You must bring her back safe and sound. Do you understand?" The Emperor looked at Tu Chen and said.
Tu Chen's heart twitched. He immediately understood what his Imperial Father meant. If nothing happened to her, he would bring her back. If something happened to her, he could only bring back a corpse. Tu Chen squeezed his palm. For the first time, he felt regret. He shouldn't have let the Princess go. There would be other opportunities to win over the Jia family in the future. "I understand." Tu Chen whispered.
"Well, go."
On the way, the Jia Daishan also knew that Jia Zheng went out behind his back. Thinking about how the servants in the residence hid it from him, the Jia Daishan was filled with hatred. However, he also understood that those servants would never dare to hide it from him without someone's instructions. As for who the instigator was, it was obvious at a glance. That stupid woman. The Jia Daishan was very angry.
"Princess, are we leaving now? The Prince hasn't come yet? " Zhongguang frowned. The Prince would definitely come to pick up the Princess today. However, it was already so late and the Prince hadn't arrived yet. Could it be that he encountered some danger? Moreover, the two guards that were sent out before didn't come back. This made Zhongguang very worried.
"The Prince is so busy. I'm afraid that he was delayed by something. If we don't leave now, it will be too late." The Fourth Imperial Concubine was also looking forward to the Prince coming to pick her up. However, the Prince didn't explicitly say that he must come. If she kept waiting, wouldn't she be too pretentious? Now that she had eaten the vegetarian meal and asked for the Peace Talisman, it was time to go back.
Zhongguang's persuasion was fruitless. He could only bring the Fourth Imperial Concubine back. On the way back, they encountered a sudden attack from bandits.
The bandits came in a menacing manner. Zhongguang led the imperial bodyguards to resist with all their might. Zhongguang discovered that the bandits who were attacking him now were much more skilled than the ones in the morning. Zhongguang thought to himself that these were definitely not ordinary bandits. In the end, the bandits had more people. No matter how good Zhongguang's martial arts were, he still had less people than them. Gradually, he was at a disadvantage.
The Fourth Imperial Concubine calmly listened to the movements outside the carriage. When she noticed that Zhongguang was at a disadvantage, she pulled out a hairpin from her hair and pinched it in her hand.
"Your Highness!" Linglong exclaimed when she noticed the Fourth Imperial Concubine's action.
The Fourth Imperial Concubine gently patted Linglong's hand and comforted her. The Fourth Imperial Concubine understood that if she was captured by the bandits today, no matter whether her chastity was sullied or not, she would not be able to escape death. Rather than that, she might as well die here and gain a reputation of chastity.
Linglong imitated the Fourth Imperial Concubine's action. She pulled out a hairpin from her hair and used her actions to prove that she was protecting her master.
In the other carriage, Jia Zheng was trembling with fear. He was out of his wits.
Just when Zhongguang couldn't resist anymore, Jia Daishan and Tu Chen arrived with the imperial guards led by them.
When the bandits saw the imperial guards, their expressions changed drastically and they quickly retreated.
Jia Daishan and Tu Chen didn't let the imperial guards chase after them. Instead, they insisted on investigating the situation of the carriage.
Tu Chen entered the Fourth Imperial Concubine's carriage and quickly asked, "Are you alright?"
"Your Highness!" The Fourth Imperial Concubine threw herself into Tu Chen's arms. Linglong saw this scene and silently left the carriage.
Jia Daishan saw his own carriage and didn't say anything. He only said to the Fourth Imperial Concubine's carriage, "Your Highness, we shouldn't stay here for long. Let's go back to the city first."
"Duke Rongguo will arrange it." Tu Chen's voice came from the carriage.
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