The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

Mei Qianhe seemed to be under a spell and didn't know where to put his hands.

He just held Duan Ning loosely in his arms and listened quietly to her sobs and complaints.

From Duan Ning's intermittent and disorganized narration, Mei Qianhe deduced that Duan Ning left the house alone yesterday just to find him to express his friendship.

This made his heart pound violently.

Duan Ning, who was still lying in his arms, stood up suspiciously, stared at Mei Qianhe's flushed cheeks, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Are you injured too?" He checked Mei Qianhe's hands and feet up and down.

Mei Qianhe hurriedly stopped him and said, "No, I'm not injured."

"Then why is your heart beating so fast? And your whole body is hot, do you have a fever?" After saying this, Duan Ning wanted to reach out to touch Mei Qianhe's forehead.

Fortunately, at this time, the old man invited the doctor back.

Mei Qianhe breathed a sigh of relief and asked the doctor to check Duan Ning.

It was just some minor injuries. He fainted because of a momentary hit on the head, and he was fine when he woke up.

Mei Qianhe then felt relieved and applied some medicine on the back of Duan Ning's head.

But I heard a noisy sound coming from outside the yard gate.

Mei Qianhe was worried that the kidnappers were still determined to harm innocent people, so he went out to check.

Duan Ning couldn't sit still and followed Mei Qianhe.

It was not until I reached the gate of the courtyard that I saw Xue Sheng negotiating with the old man and Shen Baozhao standing beside him.

When Duan Ning saw Shen Baozhao, he was overjoyed and waved his hands, shouting, "Baozhao, I'm here."

Shen Baozhao was relieved when he saw Duan Ning was well.

The two of them came together, and Shen Baozhao took Duan Ning's hand and asked, "Why are you dressed like this?"

Seeing Xue Sheng's fascinating gaze shift to her, Duan Ning quickly hid behind Shen Baozhao and whispered, "It's hard to explain it in a few words. Let's go home and talk about it."

Xue Sheng saw that Duan Ning had lost her former vitality and looked a little wilted, and he felt a little distressed.

He ordered someone to take Duan Ning away. Mei Qianhe had to go back to the government office to report on his work and could not delay, so he only said a few words and left in a hurry.

Duan Ning insisted on dragging Shen Baozhao with her to face the eldest princess's wrath. Although Shen Baozhao wanted to break off the relationship, he couldn't bear it when he saw her frightened look.

Then he followed her to the Princess's Mansion.

The eldest princess was not as furious as expected, and Duan Ning was not reprimanded.

When the eldest princess saw Duan Ning, she was speechless. She just hugged her in her arms and started crying.

Duan Ning also thought of the injustice she had suffered that night and cried even more sadly.

It was only after Mr. Xue and Xue Sheng persuaded the mother and daughter that they gradually stopped crying.

"Where have you been, you damn kid? Do you know that your family is going crazy looking for you?"

The eldest princess also poked Duan Ning's forehead with her index finger, and Duan Ning cried out "ouch, ouch".

The princess' eyes were filled with heartache again, "What's wrong?"

On the way back, Shen Baozhao took Duan Ning's pulse and gave her a special medicine for wounds.

She was sure that Duan Ning was acting 90% of the time. But seeing the eldest princess treating Duan Ning like a jewel, Shen Baozhao felt a little sour.

She missed her mother, too.

"By the way, Baozhao, how did you find us?" Duan Ning asked.

Shen Baozhao came back to his senses, took out a box from his sleeve, opened the wooden box, and saw several colorful butterflies flying out.

"It's all thanks to them."

Colorful butterflies were flying around Duan Ning. Duan Ning picked up a docile butterfly out of curiosity. With sparkling eyes, she waited for Shen Baozhao to explain the science to her.

"Yesterday I gave you rose water. Once the colorful butterfly smells the fragrance of the water, it will follow the scent.

We should have found you long ago. We found you by the Bi Bo Lake. The colorful butterfly stayed on the bridge for a long time. Master Xue almost jumped down to find you.

Fortunately, I changed direction and chased you to Yujing Hutong, and then I found you."

Seeing that these colorful butterflies were so intelligent, Duan Ning couldn't help but play with them.

Mr. Xue was more rational than the princess and heard the clues in her words: "You? Who else is there besides Duan Ning?"

Shen Baozhao and Xue Sheng both looked at Duan Ning. Xue Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Do you want to say it yourself or should I say it?"

Seeing that several people were looking at her suspiciously, Duan Ning could not help talking and started to tell the story in detail from the moment she left the house yesterday.

I only skipped the process of being hugged by Mei Qianhe in the water, but it seemed to be of no use.

Everyone could imagine what the scene would be like when Duan Ning was protected in the water.

But this is not the point at this moment. What is more important is, who kidnapped Duan Ning? What to do?

“Not long after I left the house, my mouth and nose were covered, and I woke up in a carriage.

The carriage seemed to be pulling me towards the west of the city, and I vaguely heard the man say that he would take me out of the city.

Duan Ning recalled. She really didn't know who it was. She had offended so many people, but the only one who dared to attack her was Zhao Pingting last time.

"Humph, there are only a few of them." The eldest princess sneered.

“Tomorrow there will be a flower-viewing banquet in the palace. Although it is called a flower-viewing banquet, anyone with a discerning eye will know that it is a banquet for the princes to select concubines.

Everyone is eyeing our Duan Ning. The ones who least want Duan Ning to appear at the flower viewing banquet are probably the ones who are interested in the position of Crown Princess."

The eldest princess had a rough idea in her mind, but she was not sure whether it was the Zhao family or some other family.

Master Xue always appeared gentle in front of his family, but when he talked about the person who attacked Duan Ning, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

Shen Baozhao saw it clearly, and he was right. How could the head of the Xue family really have no skills?

It would be fine if the person who is targeting Duan Ning behind the scenes keeps hiding, but if he reveals his true colors, he will probably be killed without a burial place.

Shen Baozhao did not sleep all night, and neither did the Princess and her husband and Xue Sheng.

When Duan Ning came back, Shen Baozhao said goodbye and went back to rest. The princess did not stay for long, but only thanked her and sent someone to send Shen Baozhao back to the Ning'an Earl's Mansion.

After all, they will have to be fully prepared to face the unknown flower-viewing banquet tomorrow.

And in the second courtyard of Yujing Hutong, where Duan Ning had just stayed.

Several people were imprisoned in the woodshed.

The old man outside the woodshed bowed and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think of dealing with these people?"

"Whose people?" Xiao Yuanhuai asked.

The old man replied respectfully: "It should be Doctor Zhao's men. They were very stubborn and it took several special methods to make them confess.

The purpose is to ruin the reputation of Princess Duan Ning and remove her from the list of candidates for the Crown Princess."

"Lock them up first and don't let them die." Xiao Yuanhuai said expressionlessly.

It turned out that this courtyard was the place where Xiao Yuanhuai had abducted Shen Yan and Chen Ke and imprisoned them.

This old man and his grandson Xiaochuan are both Xiao Yuanhuai's men.

The old man withdrew after receiving the order. Xiao Yuanhuai sneered. It was just a position of Crown Princess, but they were fighting for it.

Zhao Qi is determined to burn his boats, but unfortunately the people he chose are a bunch of good-for-nothings.

The flower viewing party hasn't even started yet, but the situation is already so tense. I'm sure tomorrow will be very exciting as well.

Although Xiao Yuanhuai had nothing to do with the matter, he was still worried about Shen Baozhao. As long as she was safe, he had no intention of getting involved and it would be fine for him to just be a spectator.

But if anyone lays his hands on Shen Baozhao, he wouldn't mind chopping him into pieces and feeding him to the dogs!

Soon, a day passed.

The much-anticipated flower-viewing banquet is about to begin.