"Who! Which thief is behind this?" The bearded man looked around angrily.
In a moment, a man wearing a white brocade dark dragon pattern robe, a silver-black fur cloak, a blue jade and purple gold belt around his waist, a crown jade on his head, and white satin blue-soled boots appeared from behind Mu Rongruo.
As he walked over, the long sword just returned to his hand.
This man has a frail face, thin body, gentle manner and extraordinary manners.
The long sword just now came from his hand. It can also be seen that although this person is sick, his kung fu is not weak.
Moreover, his facial features were slightly similar to those of the current Crown Prince. After seeing him, Mu Rongruo finally felt relieved.
"Brother Yun Huan, they bullied me!"
If nothing else, he has never lost when it comes to suing Mu Rongruo.
Xiao Yunhuan, the second prince of Daxi Kingdom, is a guest of the prime minister's palace.
He was Mu Xiangguo's favorite disciple when he was the prince's tutor, and he was also Mu Rongruo's cousin.
Xiao Yunhuan's biological mother is the cousin of the Prime Minister's wife Wang, the concubine Yao who is deeply loved by His Majesty today.
"You are so annoying, who would you bully if you don't bully me?"
The person who said this was not Xiao Yunhuan, but another person who walked over slowly.
This man was wearing dark green brocade clothes, a black satin ribbon with gems around his waist, a purple gold crown on his head, black auspicious cloud shoes on his feet, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, regular facial features, and a tall figure, but the sneer at the corner of his mouth was very arousing. People are annoying.
"Why are you here? Chen Xiaoxian!" The disgust on Mu Rongruo's face was clearly revealed.
Chen Xiaoxian, the young prince of the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, was Mu Rongruo's last rejected marriage partner.
Her reputation as a little shrew was spread to her personally by the little Marquis in front of her in the imperial capital!
"Wherever there is His Highness, there is me. Can you take care of it? Little shrew!"
Chen Xiaoxian rolled his eyes at Mu Rongruo.
"Then you just admit that you are a follower!" Mu Rongruo counterattacked angrily.
When the two were bickering, Beardbeard couldn't help it anymore and shouted: "Where did you all come from? How dare you stop us from being the people the general wants to kill!"
"General?" Xiao Yunhuan frowned in thought.
"General Cheng Liancheng, the one who came back from the border with victory a few years ago and was given an official position and a mansion." Mu Rongruo reminded Xiao Yunhuan in his ear.
"Ahem..." Xiao Yunhuan couldn't help coughing a few times. When Chen Xiaoxian heard this, he immediately looked at him nervously: "But you caught the cold again?"
"No problem!" Xiao Yunhuan waved his hand to signal Chen Xiaoxian not to worry.
He looked at the leader with a beard, then at Mu Rongruo beside him, and asked: "He almost hurt my sister just now, what does my sister want to do with him?"
Before Mu Rongruo could speak, the bearded man burst into laughter: "Deal with me? I am the head guard of General Cheng's palace. When General Cheng and I go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, you will only talk nonsense in the imperial capital. , are you pretending to be a wolf with a big tail?"
"Hahahahaha..."
After the bearded man said this, the group of servants behind him also laughed.
"Despite the laws of our court, attempt to kill someone in the street, disrupt public order in the imperial capital, and be rude to my brother Yun Huan and me. All crimes must be punished at the same time. No matter what, these guys have to spend several years in jail." Mu Rongruo said angrily. .
"Just follow my sister!"
Xiao Yunhuan glanced lovingly at Mu Rongruo beside him, and then winked at Chen Xiaoxian.
Although Chen Xiaoxian was reluctant to stand up for Mu Rongruo, he had to obey Xiao Yunhuan's order. So he reluctantly took out the token from his waist and held it up in front of those who were still laughing at Xiao Yunhuan's boastful words.
When the bearded man saw the token in Chen Xiaoxian's hand, he immediately stopped laughing.
His pupils were dilated, his face darkened, and a few drops of cold sweat fell down his forehead instantly.
"Emperor...Prince's order? Prince's order!!!"
Following Beard's scream, the other servants also stopped laughing and looked at the people in front of them in shock.
"You...are you His Highness?"
When the bearded man said these words, his knees weakened and he fell to his knees.
The Prince's Order is only held by the current Second Highness, Xiao Yunhuan, and the Prince Xiao Yunyuan holds the Prince's Order.
When the bearded man saw Prince Ling, he naturally knew Xiao Yunhuan's identity.
When the servants behind him saw this, they also knelt down and lost the arrogance they had just now.
"What happened before?"
Another voice sounded behind Mu Rongruo. Mu Rongruo and others turned around and saw that the person coming was Bai Chuan, the prince's personal guard.
Bai Chuan saw Xiao Yunhuan standing in front of him and immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Bai Chuan has met His Highness the Second Highness. He has met Mr. Chen Xiaohou. He has met Madam Mu."
He added: "His Royal Highness is in the carriage behind. Because he saw crowds gathering here and the roads blocked, he sent me over to see what's going on."
"This is not the way back to the palace, why is His Royal Highness here?" Chen Xiaoxian asked.
"This..." Bai Chuan glanced at Mu Rongruo and was hesitant to answer when Xiao Yunyuan's voice came over.
"I'm here to see Aruo..." After saying that, Xiao Yunyuan had already arrived in front of everyone.
Xiao Yunhuan and others immediately saluted Xiao Yunyuan. Xiao Yunyuan glanced at them, and finally his eyes fell on Mu Rongruo.
"It was my fault just now, you...don't be angry with me."
As soon as these words came out, Mu Rongruo blushed immediately.
It seems that the unhappy breakup just now made the prince's brother feel guilty, so he caught up and apologized.
"Oh, when did His Highness the Crown Prince become so familiar with Madam Mu? Did I miss some good news in the imperial capital?" Chen Xiaoxian said in a strange tone.
"After being rejected by A Ruo, you felt that you had lost your face. You went out to fight for several years. Now that you have just returned to the imperial capital, there are naturally many things that you don't know!" Xiao Yunyuan did not shy away from speaking to Chen Xiaoxian in a serious tone. A few points.
After thinking about it for a while, he felt annoyed, and then added: "I approved your plan to go out to fight on behalf of my father."
"Puch~" Mu Rongruo and the maid beside him couldn't help laughing.
Of course she was happy to have someone fight for her against this bastard boy who had trouble with her every day.
Seeing Mu Rongruo smiling, Xiao Yunyuan's frown relaxed.
"Aruo, I thought you had returned to the house. Why are you still here at this hour, but what happened to delay you?"
When he said this, Xiao Yunyuan specifically glanced at Xiao Yunhuan who was standing next to Mu Rongruo.
Xiao Yunhuan's eyes flashed, and he quickly explained: "Brother, these are these lawless bullies, blocking my sister's whereabouts."
Xiao Yunhuan knew that the prince did not like him having too much contact with people from the prime minister's palace, so he took advantage of the situation and passed the blame to the servants of the Cheng family.
"What's going on?" Xiao Yunyuan then noticed a group of people kneeling in front of him.
A prince came, and then a prince came. The leader with a beard was already frightened to the point of losing his soul.
Only now did he realize that the pretty little lady in front of him was actually the daughter of the prime minister's palace.
But he didn't expect that the prince and prince would protect her so much. It seemed that she had a close relationship with the royal family.
Thinking of all the teasing he had done to Mu Rongruo just now, he wanted to knock his head to the ground at this moment, just hoping to spare his own life.
"Your Highness, you don't even know that my girl was almost cut in half by these guys..."
Adding fuel to the fire is Xiao Ai's specialty. Seeing that someone who can support him has arrived, Xiao Ai quickly told Xiao Yunyuan what happened just now that the lives of the master and servant were hanging by a thread.
"Well done!" Mu Rongruo proudly gave a thumbs up to his maid.
At this time, Beard and the others suddenly felt a bit of cold light coming directly towards them, sending chills down their spines. It was the murderous aura coming from Xiao Yunyuan's eyes.
"Your Highness, please spare your life! Your Majesty, please spare your life! The young ones are ignorant of the truth. They really didn't recognize Madam Mu. If they knew, they would never molest Madam Mu!"
"You even teased her!!!"
Xiao Yunyuan stepped forward and grabbed Beard's throat. The force was so strong that Beard's veins popped out, making it difficult to breathe. He couldn't utter a word for mercy and was about to run out of breath.
"Brother Prince..."
Mu Rongruo had never seen a murder scene, let alone Xiao Yunyuan's ferocious face, and was instantly stunned.
Hearing Mu Rongruo's call, Xiao Yunyuan realized that he had actually touched a lowly guard, which was really beneath his status.
He gradually withdrew his finger from the bearded throat, wiped it on Bai Chuan with disgust, and then looked at Xiao Yunhuan.
"How will my second brother deal with these unruly people?"
Xiao Yunhuan thought for a while and said: "Of course I will hand it over to Shun'an Mansion for justice. My sister also means the same."
Xiao Yunyuan went to see Mu Rongruo again, "Aruo, is that right?"
Only then did Mu Rongruo come to his senses and nodded quickly: "Just... let them spend a few years in prison to learn a lesson!"
Xiao Yunyuan said to Bai Chuan behind him: "Did you hear that? Don't do it yet!"
After Baichuan received the order, he immediately went to the direction of Shun'an Mansion.
Seeing that their lives were saved, the bearded people all kowtowed to thank His Highness the Crown Prince for not killing him.
Xiao Yunyuan then smiled and said softly to Mu Rongruo: "Take my carriage back home. This carriage is really not worthy of your status. It must have been bumpy on the road."
"Thank you, Brother Prince, but there's no need to bother..." Mu Rongruo declined politely.
"Are you still angry with me?" Xiao Yunyuan asked nervously.
"No..." Mu Rongruo explained: "Actually, I sneaked out today. My father didn't allow me to come out at all. I secretly asked Xiao Ai to hire a carriage to go to Liuli Garden. My family didn't know. The prince's brother's The carriage is too ostentatious, I’m afraid Daddy will be displeased when he sees it.”
"It turns out it was a private exchange..." Chen Xiaoxian craned his neck to listen to the gossip.
Xiao Yunhuan saw that he didn't know whether to live or die, so he immediately punched him hard on the head.
When he turned around, he saw Xiao Yunyuan looking over displeased. Xiao Yunhuan quickly smiled and said, "Brother, let me take my sister back. This way, even if the teacher knows that my sister has sneaked out, I can help explain."
"I know you are the most popular with Prime Minister Mu, so there is no need to show off like this in front of my elder brother."
There was something in Xiao Yunyuan's words, but the smile on Xiao Yunhuan's face remained.
"Brother Yun Huan didn't mean this. Brother Prince, don't think too much, it's just because..."
"In that case, let Yun Huan send you back! I don't want you to always wrong yourself for me."
Seeing that Xiao Yunyuan didn't want to hear it, Mu Rongruo had no choice but to nod and stop talking.
Only then did Xiao Yunyuan notice the young man lying on the ground covered in blood. He looked at Mu Rongruo with a puzzled look on his face.
"Oh, he is the person I just rescued from the guards of the married family. They said that he killed the young master of the married family. Although I don't know whether this is true or not, but it is not in line with the laws of our court for non-officials to arrest and execute people privately. I If you encounter someone, you must rescue him first, and if he is guilty, the Shun'an Prefecture should arrest him."
"Aruo did the right thing." Xiao Yunyuan glanced at the young man and said, "It's just that he seems to be dying now. I'm afraid he will let down Aruo's good intentions."
Mu Rongruo thought for a while and said, "I want to take him back to the mansion for treatment first. If he is rescued, the case will be handed over to Shun'an Mansion for trial. What do you think, brother Prince?"
"He's just a commoner, he's not worth a lot of effort."
For some reason, Xiao Yunyuan didn't like Mu Rongruo's excessive concern for this young man.
"Brother Prince, human life is at stake. If he is wrongly accused, wouldn't he die in vain?"
Xiao Yunyuan had no choice but to agree to Mu Rongruo.
"Okay, let's go with Aruo. I'll ask Bai Chuan to talk to Shun'an Mansion."
"Thank you, Brother Prince!" Mu Rongruo smiled.
Xiao Yunyuan also laughed.
"Ahem..." Xiao Yunhuan knew that speaking at this time would spoil the atmosphere, but he still reminded: "I'm afraid General Cheng also needs an explanation. After all, his son is dead."
Xiao Yunyuan immediately stopped smiling and snorted: "The dog he raised scared Aruo, and I haven't asked him to explain it to me yet!"
Xiao Yun smiled happily and said, "As far as I know, General Cheng and the Queen seem to be distant relatives. It would be better for me to handle this matter properly."
After saying that, he led Mu Rongruo to a farewell ceremony, then asked Chen Xiaoxian to lift the fainting boy, and the four of them got into his carriage together.
Xiao Ai and Yan'er saluted Xiao Yunyuan and followed the carriage.
Looking at their retreating figures, Xiao Yunyuan felt lonely.
At this time, Bai Chuan came with people from Shun'an Prefecture, and the governor of Shun'an Prefecture personally came out to get them.
When the government officials escorted the servants of Chengfu away, and the servants of Chengfu shouted, "Thank you for not killing Your Highness," Xiao Yunyuan gave instructions to the Yin of Shun'an Prefecture.
"None of these people will be left alive."
