I am Yuan Niaoniao

Chapter 34: Dangers of Returning to the City (3)

"Qingfeng, is this absolutely true?" Han Haotian asked excitedly. If this was true, he could say that as long as he seized this opportunity, he would make his father change his mind about him.

"It's absolutely true. I also heard that the emperor was furious in the imperial study the day before yesterday and beat to death several ignorant eunuchs on the spot. It is said that even His Royal Highness Prince Yi did not dare to enter the palace to meet him these days, for fear of accidentally angering the emperor." Qingfeng was very sure of the authenticity of the news.

"That's great. God is helping me." Han Haotian stood up excitedly: "Call all the secret guards immediately and follow me to Zhongdu."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

That night, Han Haotian led a hundred people and set off in night clothes.

After a night of traveling, they finally arrived outside Zhongdu at dawn. "Prince, Zhongdu is ahead." Qingfeng came back after exploring the way. "Should we ambush outside the city or go inside?"

"Let's rest here for a quarter of an hour. It's just dawn now, so I think they don't have to hurry. I'll go into the city with you to see what's going on." Han Haotian didn't feel tired at all. When he thought about making a great contribution, his eyes lit up with excitement. He needed this opportunity to show himself. Originally, he should have taken the credit for the flood control, but unfortunately his father didn't believe him and insisted on giving this opportunity to others.

"Yes, Prince." Qingfeng then followed Han Haotian into the city.

When they arrived outside Zhongdu City, the news had already reached Chen Shaoyi's ears.

"Niaoniao, he's here." Chen Shaoyi walked to the window and said. It was daybreak and the streets were still deserted. Only soldiers on night patrol and night smokers were on the street.

"It's hard for him to rush here at night. I guess the main force is outside the city now and he entered the city first." Based on my familiarity with him, what I thought in my heart was indeed the same as what he did.

"That's true. There are more than 150 people." Chen Shaoyi nodded, a little surprised, but Yuan Niaoniao knew how familiar she was with Han Haotian, and he felt a little jealous.

"Then we should cooperate with his performance," Yuan Niao Niao said expressionlessly. This time I want to severely inflict a heavy blow on him here. Instead of killing him directly, it is better to torture him first. Don't expect him to die so easily.

"Okay, I'll listen to Niaoniao." Chen Shaoyi nodded. He didn't know when it started, but he unconditionally supported and helped all of Yuan Niaoniao's ideas, no matter they were right or wrong.

"Young master, the prefect of Zhongdu has arrived and is waiting downstairs." Ming Xiao's voice sounded outside the door.

"He's also very quick." He had just arrived at the inn to rest when he arrived. "Let him wait for a while."

"Yes, my lord."

"This is a letter of treason." Yuan Niaoniao took out a piece of paper and a pen and placed them in front of Chen Shaoyi: "You stamp your seal on it, and then, Dongxue, come here. You sign his name on behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Chen." She waved to Dongxue.

"Yes, Miss." Dongxue came over immediately, waited for Chen Shaoyi to stamp the document, and then carefully imitated his handwriting to sign her name.

"Okay, I'll leave this letter to you to pass on to Han Haotian." Yuan Niaoniao looked at the letter with satisfaction.

Chen Shaoyi smiled, packed the letter and handed it to Ming Xiao, then went downstairs with Yuan Niao Niao.

Seeing someone coming down the stairs together, the prefect of Zhongdu immediately stood up and walked over happily, "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Chen. I am sorry for not welcoming you. I didn't know that His Royal Highness Prince Chen had come to our Zhongdu. It is my fault."

"It is the prince who came to visit unexpectedly. Governor Fu does not need to mind."

"I have ordered people to prepare the banquet. Your Highness, please do me the honor of coming over to dine." Zhongdu prefect Fu Guoduo had a flattering smile on his face.

"Okay." Chen Shaoyi took Yuan Niaoniao's hand and walked downstairs together.

"Your Highness Prince Chen, please come this way." Fu Guoduo was relieved when he heard Chen Shaoyi agree. Everyone knew that Prince Chen was the most difficult to deal with and had a strange personality. If he offended him accidentally, his official hat would be in jeopardy. He was most afraid that he would make the whole Zhongdu restless. Who would have thought that when he looked up, he saw Chen Shaoyi leading Yuan Niao Niao. This girl who appeared out of nowhere, could she be the Miss Yuan who had an engagement? That damn guy only told me that Prince Chen was here. "Damn you, your humble servant, I didn't notice there was another noble person just now. Is this Miss Yuan?"

"It's nothing, I just walk slowly." Yuan Niaoniao held back her smile and just nodded.

"It is my fault, my fault. I hope Miss Yuan will be magnanimous and come this way," Fu Guoduo was so panicked that sweat broke out on his back. To offend his fiancée was equivalent to offending His Royal Highness the Prince of Chen. He deserved to have his head chopped off.

"Master Fu, you are too kind."

After some polite conversation, we were finally allowed to sit down and eat. Yuan Niaoniao was almost starving.

..............

"Your Highness, Prince Chen and his entourage are having dinner with the prefect of Zhongdu now, so it is not appropriate to take action now," Qingfeng reported to Han Haotian what he had seen. "Also, I just found this." He handed the envelope sealed with beeswax to Han Haotian.

Han Haotian took it and read it. On the cover was written "Zhao Guo's Crown Prince". He was delighted and opened the letter to read the contents. The signature was printed with Chen Shaoyi's unique seal. After reading it, his face was surprised and happy. This time Chen Shaoyi was dead. With this letter, he would personally seize his head. When he returned, his father would definitely look at him differently. He carefully put the letter away and left with Qingfeng.

"Prince, what should we do next?" Qingfeng couldn't help but ask, not knowing what Han Haotian was thinking.

"We will launch a night attack tonight." Han Haotian concluded that Chen Shaoyi would stay for a while. After all, the letter of treason was lost, and he had to find it before he could leave.

"Yes."

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"Let's wait and see tonight." Yuan Niaoniao sat by the window and looked at the dark street outside. She was sure that Han Haotian would take action tonight.

"Can you tell me what's going on between you and him?" Chen Shaoyi couldn't help but ask. He was very bothered by the fact that Yuan Niaoniao cared so much about him, even if she hated another man.

"Do you believe in past lives and present lives?" Yuan Nianiao turned around and looked directly into Chen Shaoyi's eyes.

Somehow, I felt a sudden inexplicable sadness in Yuan Niao Niao's eyes. "Believe it. I believe everything you say."

"I died once." Yuan Niao Niao lowered her eyes, and when she opened them again, tears welled up in her eyes: "Have you ever been betrayed by your loved ones? In my previous life, I was Han Haotian's concubine who had not yet married. I only had him in my heart, and let things develop to the end. He and my best friend Tan Xinhui betrayed me together, and joined forces to wipe out my entire family. On the anniversary of my grandfather's death, my good friend killed me with his own hands. Even at the last moment, there was only disgust in his eyes, not a bit of pity." I didn't expect that I could say these things calmly. I guess I really don't care so much in my heart. "I don't know how, I was reborn back to a year ago. Maybe God has mercy on me and gives me a chance. I must cherish this hard-earned new life, demand their lives, and prevent the tragedy from happening again."

"That's why you were able to predict so many things." Thinking of everything that happened before, he was surprised that Yuan Niaoniao could predict everything so well.

"Yes, don't you think this is a fantasy?" Yuan Niao Niao looked at Chen Shaoyi with red eyes. Why did he never question me? No matter what happened, he helped and supported me unconditionally.

Chen Shaoyi felt a slight pain in his heart, as if he felt the same pain. He held Yuan Niao Niao's face with his hands involuntarily, "From now on, I'm here, don't be afraid." Then he lowered his head and gently kissed Yuan Niao Niao's forehead.

Yuan Niao Niao felt a little warm in her heart and a faint smile appeared on her face. She didn't know when the relationship between the two became closer, and with him by her side, she always felt warm and at ease.

In contrast to the warmth between the two, Han Haotian and his group had quietly come to the inn and ambushed while the night was dark.

"Young Master, everyone is here." Ming Xiao, who was observing secretly, saw that everyone had arrived, so he quietly returned to the room to inform Chen Shaoyi.

"Okay," Chen Shaoyi looked out the window steadily. At this moment, he wanted to kill Han Haotian to avenge Yuan Niao Niao, but he still suppressed his killing intent. He would spare his life for the time being, and there were many ways to make him live a life worse than death.

In the darkness of the night, Han Haotian waved his hand, and all the men in black who were lying in ambush broke in through the windows.

Wave after wave of men in black broke in through the window, but they didn't expect that the person waiting for them inside was not Chen Shaoyi and Yuan Niao Niao, but the prefect of Zhongdu, Fu Guoduo, and fully armed soldiers. The scene was quite chaotic for a while.

"Report to this prefect, how dare these blind creatures come and run wild in my territory." Today at lunch, His Royal Highness Prince Chen said that he had a great merit for me to take. I was surprised, and he wanted me to concentrate all the military forces in Zhongdu. Now, I'll make a great merit!

"We've fallen into a trap too early. Prince, you go first." Qingfeng stood in front of Han Haotian. They had more people at the moment, and the target of this operation was not here. It would be bad if their identities were accidentally revealed.

"Damn it." Han Haotian saw more and more soldiers appearing, so he had to turn around and leave in a hurry. Qingfeng saw him walking away and then shouted, "Retreat!" All the men in black turned around and fled immediately without fighting. But there were soldiers guarding all directions, so it was really difficult to break out of the siege. They had to fight hard while looking for a breakthrough.

Qingfeng finally got rid of a large group of soldiers and wanted to leave quickly, but Ming Xiao, who had been waiting on the side, jumped down from the tree with a sword in hand and blocked Qingfeng's way.

Seeing this, Qingfeng had no choice but to fight with his sword. Ming Xiao moved quickly. After only three rounds, Qingfeng was already covered with wounds. He knelt on one knee with the sword in hand and said, "You are from Mingge." Qingfeng had seen people from Mingge before, and they all had similar swordsmanship. The man in front of him was several times stronger than him, and being able to hold out for three rounds was already his limit. "You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you." He was convinced that he was not as skilled as the other person.

Ming Xiao didn't say anything, but knocked Qingfeng unconscious with a palm, tied him up in a hurry, took him away and locked him up in the Ming Pavilion.

The next day, Fu Guoduo set out for Dadu with Chen Shaoyi and Yuan Niaoniao, and went to the palace to meet the emperor with the public opinion. The Prince of Chen, who had made great contributions to the people's flood control, was assassinated. The people came out to support Chen Shaoyi and asked the emperor to give an explanation to the Prince of Chen, severely punish the assassins, and find out the people behind the scenes. When he thought that he had made a great contribution this time and caught all the assassins who tried to assassinate the Prince of Chen, Fu Guoduo couldn't help but feel proud.

Qingfeng did not return all night, and most of his men were captured. Han Haotian suddenly felt a lump in his chest. Although he was extremely angry, he still had a way out. Han Haotian touched the letter in his arms and immediately set off back to Dadu.

.........................................

Han Junwu looked at the people standing next to His Highness, with veins popping out of his forehead. After a long while, he smiled and said, "Your Highness Prince Chen has made great contributions to flood control, and you should be rewarded! Shao Yi, what reward do you want?"

"Your Majesty, it is my duty to share your worries and relieve the people's concerns. I do not ask for any reward, but only for your Majesty to open the treasury and transport more food to the disaster area so that the people can spend the winter in peace."

"Okay, it's rare that His Royal Highness Prince Chen cares so much about the people. I agree. I will send 10,000 dan of grain to the disaster-stricken areas in the south today." Han Junwu looked at Fu Guoduo again. "Prefect Fu, you did a great job this time. You fulfilled your responsibilities and protected His Royal Highness Prince Chen and his entourage from being assassinated. You will be rewarded handsomely! A reward of 10,000 taels of silver and 100 acres of fertile land. I think the position of prefect of Dadu is still vacant, so you will be appointed as the prefect of Dadu!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live the emperor." Fu Guoduo knelt on the ground excitedly. This leap to become the prefect of Dadu can be said to be a promotion of three levels. Madam must be proud of me!

"I am tired. If you have nothing else to do, please leave first."

"Father, I have something urgent to report to you." Han Haotian's voice came from outside the hall, but his voice arrived before the person did.

Under everyone's gaze, Han Haotian strode in. "Father, I seized a letter the other day, I think it has something to do with Prince Chen." After saying that, Han Haotian took out a letter and unfolded it, which was written by Chen Shaoyi. "Your Highness Prince Chen, is this your handwriting and seal? Look carefully, this prince has the secret letter between you and the State of Zhao",

"Oh, bring it here for me to see," Han Junwu looked at Han Haotian with a frown. He didn't believe that Chen Shaoyi would be so stupid as to let others discover any clues, but he was happy to see someone embarrass Chen Shaoyi.

"Your son suspects that the Prince of Chen is colluding with foreign enemies and betraying the country. There is proof on this letter, and that is the Prince of Chen's seal!" After saying that, he handed the secret letter to the eunuch beside Han Junwu.

Han Junwu looked at Han Haotian half-doubtfully, then looked at Chen Shaoyi, then lowered his head to look at the letter carefully. After a moment, he looked up at everyone and said nothing. The seal on the letter was indeed correct, but the handwriting was obviously not Chen Shaoyi's, this stupid Han Haotian. But the atmosphere was already like this, so he could only follow up on what Han Haotian had said and asked, "What do you have to say, King Chen?"

"I have nothing to say. Whether it is true or false, the emperor will decide for himself." Chen Shaoyi said frankly.

Seeing this, Han Junwu guessed that this letter was most likely something they had deliberately let Han Haotian find. This was a low-level mistake. He stood up and said, "Haotian, apologize to King Chen."

"What? Father? Didn't you see it clearly written in black and white?" Han Haotian looked at Han Junwu in disbelief. It was bad enough that his father favored his eldest brother, but why did he also favor Chen Shaoyi?

"Do you want me to say it again?" Han Junwu closed his eyes, took a deep breath and asked.

"Father! It clearly has the seal of the Prince of Chen printed on it, how could it be wrong! The Prince of Chen is having an affair with someone else........."

"Pa!" The loud slapping sound spread throughout the silent hall. Everyone stared at Han Haotian with wide eyes.

Han Haotian couldn't believe that Han Junwu actually slapped him in public. This was the first time.

Han Junwu threw the letter at Han Haotian's face: "Go and compare it with Prince Chen's handwriting yourself. Apologize to Prince Chen and come to see me in the study." Then he waved his sleeves and left.

Seeing this, everyone left. Chen Shaoyi also looked at Han Haotian with a sneer on his face, and when he passed by him, he suddenly said, "Why does your father never love you?" This sentence will definitely affect Han Haotian, who is blinded by anger and sadness at this time.

Han Haotian walked all the way to the imperial study room as if he had lost his soul. He was still thinking, how could everything suddenly become like this when everything was so clear? Being humiliated in public by his father, Qingfeng's whereabouts were unknown, it must be Chen Shaoyi who was behind it.

As soon as he pushed open the door of the imperial study, Han Junwu slapped Han Haotian to the ground. How could he have given birth to such an untalented son? "You are as stupid as a pig. What good have you done?" Just now, the Jinwu Guards have found out the identities of the assassins. They are Han Haotian's men. "You have no strength. You haven't figured out the matter yet. You go to assassinate Chen Shaoyi. You really want to piss me off to death. You have a pig-like head."

Hearing this, Han Haotian, who was unwilling to accept it, did not dare to speak. He could not explain this. It was indeed him who did it, but he did not expect to fall into Chen Shaoyi's trap. After thinking about it, he could not help but say: "I fell into his trap."

"You idiot, you are capable of causing trouble instead of helping anything. Get lost." I had been thinking of educating him, but now it seems that this idiot is hopeless.

Han Haotian touched his burning face and left unwillingly. He would definitely take back double the humiliation he suffered today. And father, since you look down on me, I will show you how I got to your position.

When he returned to the mansion, he smashed everything he could and shouted, "Have you found Qingfeng?"

"Sir, we found him." Chong Ming, who was kneeling on the ground, said carefully, "This afternoon, Qingfeng collapsed alone at the gate of the mansion and was found by the servants. He was sometimes conscious and sometimes unconscious."

"When he wakes up, ask him to come see me." Han Haotian narrowed his eyes, a trace of doubt in his heart at this moment; the letter was found by Qingfeng, and the news was also received by Qingfeng at the beginning, could it be that...

"Yes, Prince."

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