Zhang Sheng's heart tightened, and he followed his men's lead and tightened the reins.

Shen Qingqian suddenly opened her eyes, like an eagle in the dark night, alert, vigilant, ready to face danger at any time.

"girl!"

Zhang Sheng shouted through the car curtain to remind Shen Qingqian, and at the same time he was also prepared for defense.

Just as the two were guessing the motive of the carriage in front, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and then a man with noble temperament and extraordinary bearing got out of the carriage. It was Zhao Yichen!

"Zhao, Young Master Zhao!"

Zhang Sheng blurted out, very surprised.

Zhao Yichen had lived in Shen Qingqian's inn for so long, so Zhang Sheng naturally recognized him.

Shen Qingqian lifted the car curtain and saw Zhao Yichen's cold and handsome face.

As Shen Qingqian relaxed his vigilance, he also jumped off the carriage.

When Shen Qingqian was at Yang's house, she saw Zhao Yichen. However, in a crowded place, it was inconvenient for Shen Qingqian to go over and say hello to him.

In Ping'an Town, Zhao Yichen hid his identity, so Shen Qingqian mistook him for Mr. Zhao.

In the capital, Zhao Yichen is the fifth prince of noble status, so Shen Qingqian naturally wouldn't approach him casually and attract attention.

Zhao Yichen discovered Shen Qingqian when she was cutting the cake. He didn't talk to Shen Qingqian, but followed her when she left.

He stopped Shen Qingqian only when her carriage was some distance away from Yang's residence.

There is no moon tonight, only a few stars in the sky, but they are enough for the two to see each other's faces clearly.

The moment their eyes met, Zhao Yichen felt mixed emotions. Shen Qingqian's face had appeared in his mind countless times during this period.

But Shen Qingqian was in a different mood. When she was in Ping'an Town, although she and Zhao Yichen had misunderstandings at the beginning, they got along quite well later.

Zhao Yichen hid his identity, so she automatically ignored his status.

But now in the capital, Zhao Yichen is the real fifth prince. Under the emperor's feet, the hierarchy is clear, should she bow first?

Shen Qingqian still felt that courtesy was the best thing. Thinking of this, she decided to bend down and kneel.

"Qingqian!"

Zhao Yichen seemed to see her intention and reached out to hold her arm.

"There are no outsiders here. You seem strange."

Shen Qingqian was not a shy person, so since he said so, she returned to her usual casual self.

"You saw me at Madam Yang's birthday party, right? Actually, I saw you too, but it was not convenient for me to catch up with you."

"Ok!"

Zhao Yichen only answered with one word lightly, feeling a little lost in his heart.

The situation at that time was not convenient to say more, but when the banquet was over, Shen Qingqian had no intention of looking for him, so he had to chase after her.

Shen Qingqian certainly didn't know what Zhao Yichen was thinking. She paused and said, "It's too late today. If it's convenient, I'll come to see you tomorrow morning. Do you have time?"

When Zhao Yichen left Ping'an Town years ago, he told Shen Qingqian his address in Beijing.

After hearing Shen Qingqian's words, Zhao Yichen's depressed heart suddenly became bright.

He himself didn't realize that his emotions would be affected by Shen Qingqian.

"Okay, I'm free tomorrow. Where do you live? I'll pick you up and bring you to my house.

But if I don't catch up with you tonight, will you not come to Beijing to look for me this time?"

"Of course not! I haven't finished my business yet. I thought I'd finish my business first and then come to you.

We just happened to meet today, so I'll make an appointment with you tomorrow!"

Zhao Yichen smiled and said, "Then I'll take you back now. You can take your carriage and I'll follow you in my carriage. I'll go back after I take you back."

"it is good!"

Shen Qingqian agreed without hesitation. She wanted to learn about the situation in the capital with Zhao Yichen so as to plan the sales of her coal.

"But you don't have to pick me up tomorrow. I can just go there directly."

"No, I'll pick you up."

Zhao Yichen insisted, his tone brooking no refusal.

"Okay, I'll wait for you tomorrow! Let's get in the car and go now."

It was not a big deal, so Shen Qingqian followed him.

The two of them got on the carriage, one in front of the other, and sat down facing each other. Zhang Sheng whipped the horse whip and the carriage started moving forward.

It was dark in the carriage and neither of them could see the other's face clearly. They only felt that they were very close.

Just as Shen Qingqian was about to say something, she heard the sound of horses neighing outside.

However, this time there was no sound of a carriage, but instead someone riding a horse came very fast.

Zhao Yichen's ears twitched, and he said, "They should be looking for me. I'll go down and take a look."

Shen Qingqian shouted outside: "Zhang Sheng, stop!"

Zhang Sheng pulled the reins and Zhao Yichen jumped off the carriage, just as the man on horseback came over.

"Black Tiger!"

Zhao Yichen shouted.

When Hei Hu saw his master getting out of the carriage in front, he was stunned for a moment, then a little annoyed. He was so anxious that he didn't even notice that his master was not in his carriage.

However, he didn't have time to ask the reason now because he had important things to report.

He had already dismounted, took a few quick steps, came to Zhao Yichen and whispered a few words.

Zhao Yichen's already serious face became even more serious after hearing this, and his brows furrowed.

"Are you saying that Zheng Hong and his family have been thrown into jail?"

Hei Hu nodded, his face very solemn, and said: "Yes, when you were attending the birthday banquet at Yang Mansion, General Zheng's house was also raided."

Shen Qingqian could vaguely hear two people talking outside the carriage, but she couldn't make out what they were saying, but she didn't want to know.

She just felt that the atmosphere was a little heavy, as if something big had happened, so she coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Zhao, go and do what you want. It's getting late, so I'll go back first."

Zhao Yichen thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but I'm really sorry that I can't take you back today. I'll send someone to pick you up tomorrow morning. When you come to the capital, you don't have to stay at the inn. Just stay at my house."

"No, wait until you're done. I'm leaving now."

Zhang Sheng was a man with good eyesight. When he saw this situation, he immediately understood what was going on and drove away slowly in his carriage.

Zhao Yichen didn't say anything else. He just watched the carriage leave before shouting into the air, "Come out!"

Two secret guards immediately flew over and saluted Zhao Yichen, saying, "Master, what do you want me to do?"

Zhao Yichen stood with his hands behind his back and said, "You two escort Miss Shen back to the inn and make sure she is safe."

"Yes, Master!"

The two secret guards agreed and flew away.

After they left, Zhao Yichen said to Hei Hu, "Let's talk about it when we get back!"

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