Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 259 What if I don’t go?

Once again, we entered the city about a quarter of an hour before the city gate was closed.

Lin Daiyu sat in the carriage and asked Zijuan to comb her hair again. A trembling golden hairpin with a butterfly-love flower pattern was inserted diagonally into her bun.

She smoothed her face, retouched her eyebrows, applied rouge and lipstick, and then arranged the jade bracelets on her wrists, the necklace around her neck, and the forbidden steps on her waist.

Then let Qingwen pick it out from head to toe, and listen to her praise: "She is a beauty of the country, with a fragrance of heaven and a grace of no peerless beauty!"

Daiyu couldn't help spitting at her, and the three people in the carriage covered their mouths and laughed.

Chu Qian was sitting on the shaft of the cart. When he jumped off the cart to stretch, he looked around and took a few steps.

He jumped up and sat down, tilted his head and whispered, "Princess, the group of people behind us are following closely, and they seem to be quite organized."

Daiyu curled her lips and said, "It seems that the Northern King's elite guards have been sent here.

"Amitabha, please don't let any remnants of the previous dynasty come to kill him now, otherwise I will become their accomplice!"

Zijuan helplessly said to the outside: "Girl! Can't you just hope for yourself?!"

"Don't worry, Sister Zijuan! Our girl has made every possible plan, and she will definitely be very happy in the future!

"We have to act more realistically later, so don't let anything slip!"

Qingwen could hardly sit still, her whole pretty face was glowing!

Zijuan slapped her back and said, "Be quiet! I just hope that the Northern King or the young lady can change their mind and not make such a fuss.

"But you, you just enjoy watching the fun! It will be dark soon, the road will be bumpy and difficult to travel, and those rough guys have no mercy on their swords.

"I'm telling you, if we hurt even a hair of the girl, we'll all be dead!"

Daiyu smiled and said, "If I had known you were so nagging, I wouldn't have taken you with me. I must think of a way to send you back home later!"

"If you don't take me with you, I will expose your plan in front of the King of the North!" Zijuan said angrily.

Qingwen grabbed her arm and said, "How dare you be a traitor?!"

Lin Daiyu covered her mouth with her handkerchief and laughed: "I think one of you is reckless and the other is timid, neither of you is suitable, why don't you both go back!"

"No!" they said in unison!

As they chatted and laughed, the carriage slowly approached the Lin Mansion.

The last turn is right in front of us. After entering the alley and walking about twenty steps forward, we will reach the side door of the Lin Mansion where the carriage enters.

At this moment, someone suddenly rushed out and grabbed the bridle of Daiyu's cart!

Chu Qia glared at him: "How dare you!"

The man didn't say much, just gave Chu Qian a cold look, then he pulled the carriage to a stop and stood still.

Then, a dozen people walked out from the restaurant opposite calmly.

Leading the way was none other than Prince Beijing, dressed in a silver-white robe and wearing a silver-white crown, with Bing Meilin, who was as greedy and cruel as a wolf, following at his side. Behind them, spreading out and surrounding the carriage, were the guards of the palace.

Chu Kua recognized Prince Beijing, frowned, jumped off the car, bowed and clasped his fists: "Palace Justice, Chu Kua, greets Prince Beijing."

Prince Beijing clenched his fists behind his back and raised his eyebrows, asking, "Oh? Gong Zhengsi? Why are you following Zhaoqing?"

"In reply to Your Majesty, the Queen Mother was worried that the Princess would be short of an eunuch and would have difficulty interacting with men from other families, so she sent a subordinate."

Although Chu Qian lowered his head slightly, he straightened his back and answered in a straightforward manner.

Is it inconvenient to have sex with a foreign man? !

So, because I am a foreign man, now that I have this reply from Mr. Chu, Lin Daiyu and her maids in the car can pretend to be deaf and dumb and ignore me? !

Prince Beijing showed a sneer on his face: "Come here, please ask Chu Neiguan to go to the shop next door for a cup of tea!"

Chu Qian's face immediately darkened: "Your Highness, I am the princess's attendant. It is my duty and I dare not leave without permission!"

As he spoke, his hand had already grasped the long sword at his waist.

"How dare you show your sword in front of the prince!?" Bing Meilin pointed at Chu Qian and shouted.

Chu Qian glanced at him coldly and said, "It is because of people like you who spread rumors around the prince that he is so obsessed with indecent acts.

"You said I showed my blade? I'll show it to you!"

As he spoke, he raised his thumb to lift the guard of the sword, and the long sword flew out of the sheath, with the blade flying straight towards Bing Meilin!

Bing Meilin was so frightened that he screamed and took several steps back. His legs went weak and he tripped and fell to the ground!

But Chu Qian had already taken a step forward, stretched out his hand to grasp the hilt of the knife, and with a roar, he sheathed it again!

Before Prince Beijing could react, Chu Qian had already returned to the carriage. He glanced at the mud on the ground with a cold expression, then turned his gaze back to Prince Bei's face:

"Your Majesty, the princess is tired today. Why don't you listen to your teachings tomorrow?"

Prince Beijing suppressed his pounding heart, barely suppressed the trembling of his knees, snorted, and still waved his hand:

"Eunuch Chu, two fists cannot defeat four hands! Even if you are the best fighter in the palace, you'd better admit defeat in front of the guards of my palace!"

A group of guards looked at him eagerly, each holding a knife at their waist, and approached Chu Qian step by step!

Lin Daiyu finally spoke up: "Chu Qian, stand aside."

Chu Qian responded reluctantly, took a half step back, and revealed the door curtain of the carriage.

Daiyu did not lift the carriage curtain, but sat inside and said to the outsiders:

"It's already night, and the prince is standing in front of my house, stopping my carriage to take me back to the house. May I ask what you can do for me?"

"I am now staying in Yangzhou. Although I have been here for a long time, the local officials in Yangzhou are still unwilling to open up to me.

“Nowadays, I am unfamiliar with the city and the surrounding areas, especially the former Salt Administration Office.

"As a lady of the imperial court, Zhaoqing should share the worries of the imperial court.

"Now, many officials in Yangzhou Prefecture are still grateful for your kindness. They claim that as long as I invite Princess Zhaoqing to come, they will tell me all the malpractices in the salt administration in Jiangnan.

"For the sake of Jiangnan Salt Administration, Zhaoqing, why don't you come with me to Yangzhou? The journey is not far, and I will escort you, so I guarantee your safety."

Prince Beijing brought out the high-sounding excuses that Bing Meilin and Liao Changshi had made up for him.

It sounds similar.

Lin Daiyu curled her lips and asked calmly, "What if I don't go?"

"You receive a salary from the court, are favored by the Empress Dowager, and are protected by the Supreme Lord. What? If I ask you to show up and do some small things for the court, you won't be willing to do that?

"Pulling a hair can benefit the world, but you won't do it?! Then, Princess, do you still have the nerve to continue doing this?"

Prince Beijing sneered, "I have received the order from His Majesty that all affairs in Jiangnan will be decided by me, I will execute first and report later!

"If Zhaoqing doesn't come with me, I'm afraid his life will be in danger!"

With a glance, three or four guards rushed forward, grabbed Chu Qian's sword, and then grabbed his hands, pushing and shoving him to the side.

The other two stepped forward, grabbed the horse's bridle, turned around and headed towards Suzhou Wharf!

Lin Jing, Aunt Meng, Xueyan and Xiaohong who were in the car behind immediately jumped out of the car!

Lin Jing's eyes were red with anger, and he rushed forward to pull the person away: "Don't you dare touch our girl!"

But he was pushed to the ground by the guards!