The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 61: Attack in the City

In recent days, due to the floods in the south of the Yangtze River, the atmosphere in the court has been solemn.

Even someone like Xu Chaoqian, who had no chance to attend court meetings and spent his days lazily, had calmed down and had been much more diligent these past two days, going out early and returning late.

The reason is simple: the emperor has smashed several inkstones at the grand court meetings in the past few days.

Chang Jing, the Jiangnan Dao promotion and demotion envoy, had become a target, and the Second Prince's men would report him several times every day.

If the roads to the four Jiangnan prefectures had not yet been opened, the emperor would probably have immediately ordered him to be escorted back to the capital.

"It's already been eight days! And you're completely unaware of the disaster in Jiangnan! Chang Jing, that useless fellow, has wasted the imperial salary!" The Emperor cursed in anger. The Crown Prince, already suffering greatly from the consequences, dared not say anything more.

The court was in chaos, and various forces were mediating in secret, temporarily hiding under the surface.

Originally, the situation had nothing to do with the Third Prince, but after Mu Rong fell ill, the Crown Prince had no one to consult with, so he could only detain him in the East Palace every day. After all, everyone knew that the Third Prince was intelligent and non-confrontational.

But in this case, Mu Qianyin will have to stay alone in the empty room.

Bored, she sent a message to Xu Rongrong, saying that she had obtained a new kind of wine from a private winemaker and invited her to come and taste it.

This private wine-drinking boy... could he be Duan Chuanchao who instigated the Third Prince to start a rebellion in his previous life?

Xu Rongrong had an idea and accepted the invitation and agreed to attend the banquet the next day.

Now that she is the county lady and in charge of the Xu family, she has freedom of movement, which is naturally far more than before.

Xu Chaoqian even sent two servants with some skills to be her guards, and they stayed at the gatehouse for her to use on a daily basis.

The next morning, Xu Rongrong got ready and set off with Luo Shu.

Because it was perfunctory, Xu Rongrong wore a light pink dress with peach blossom color and two white jade plum blossom hairpins on her head, which made her look simple and refreshing.

Mu Qianyin only invited her to come, and lunch was placed in the garden. With the petals dancing in the air, the two of them drank together and felt very comfortable.

Xu Rongrong has a good alcohol tolerance, and Mu Qianyin is even more generous. In the blink of an eye, they drank two pots of wine.

Xu Rongrong's cheeks flushed slightly, her face like a peach blossom. She smiled and asked, "Where did Sister Mu get such good wine?"

Mu Qianyin picked up the cup and sniffed, her brows relaxed. "One summer, the Fourth Prince invited His Highness to dinner at Fanlou, and I went along. I happened to meet a wine waiter delivering a meal in front of the restaurant. As soon as he opened the wine barrel... I knew his craftsmanship was impeccable. But I was in a hurry to get to the banquet, so I only praised him a few times. But who would have thought that His Highness would remember it, ask around for the wine waiter's address, and finally found him and ordered this flower wine for me."

"Sister Mu and the Third Prince are so loving. I'm full even though I haven't eaten yet." Xu Rongrong joked.

Mu Qianyin felt a little embarrassed and her face turned red.

Xu Rongrong continued, "But after hearing what you said, I'm a little curious. My father loves wine. Do you know the name of the wine waiter and where he lives?"

Mu Qianyin held her chin and recalled, "He lived in Tongle Lane. As for his name... I vaguely remember that his last name seemed to be Duan."

It turned out to be Duan Chuanchao!

Xu Rongrong thought to herself: Sister Mu just said that they met Duan Chuanchao because the Fourth Prince invited them to dinner. Could it be that... Duan Chuanchao is related to the Fourth Prince?

Thinking of the person who had the last laugh in her previous life, Xu Rongrong couldn't help but feel doubtful.

But at the moment, Duan Chuanchao is still just an unknown wine waiter and there has been no unusual movement.

If he were to expose him now, not only would Sister Mu not believe it, she herself would not be able to explain the reason.

Instead of doing this, it is better to wait and see.

Mu Qianyin felt sleepy after drinking and fell asleep after lunch.

Xu Rongrong stopped disturbing him and got on the carriage to return home.

Luo Shu put a soft pillow in the car. Xu Rongrong felt sleepy and leaned on the pillow, drowsy.

Half asleep and half awake, I heard the driver's scream.

Then the carriage shook violently.

Xu Rongrong and Luo Shu were caught off guard and fell into the carriage.

"Miss..." Luo Shu exclaimed.

Before Xu Rongrong could answer, the horse driving the carriage started to gallop away, throwing them both to the other side of the carriage.

Xu Rongrong managed to grab the side of the carriage, steadying herself, and pulled open the curtain to look inside. The driver had been thrown to the ground, his life or death uncertain from a distance. The two guards following the carriage were sprinting after him.

She calmed herself down, grabbed Luo Shu's hand, and comforted him, "Don't be afraid! We're in the city, and the carriage will be stopped soon. Just hold on tight."

However, the galloping horse seemed to have a spirit and turned around at a fork in the road, heading towards a more remote street.

The carriage was going faster and faster, but the surroundings were becoming more and more desolate.

Luo Shu’s face was pale: “Miss…what should we do? Should we jump out of the car?” “You can’t jump!” Xu Rongrong replied.

She vaguely sensed something was wrong. This horse... seemed to be controlled by someone.

After a long time, the mad horse finally slowed down and stopped in front of a long-abandoned courtyard.

Luo Shu was about to open the car door when Xu Rongrong glanced out the window and held her hand: "Don't move!"

The two guards following the car did not show up, probably because they had been thrown off.

"Miss, what should we do now?"

Xu Rongrong held her hand: "Don't panic."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a sinister laugh coming from outside: "Little beauty in the car, why don't you come out? Do you want to invite the brothers in to sit down?"

Xu Rongrong felt a chill in her heart: It seems that there are more than one or two bad guys outside.

As if to confirm her suspicions, another voice came: "I'm afraid the carriage is too small for you brothers to sit in. I'm afraid you'll have to get in one by one."

Xu Rongrong quickly pulled out two daggers from the secret compartment at the bottom of the carriage, handed one to Luo Shu, and hid the other in her sleeve.

This was definitely not an accident; someone was targeting her.

Who was it? Xu Liu? Lin Jiaoyue? Or… the remnants of the Changxing Marquisate? She straightened up, stood in front of Luo Shu, and shouted:

"I am the Princess of Ping'an, personally appointed by His Majesty. Who dares to harass me?"

People outside the car whispered:

"Huh? Didn't they say she was just an ordinary woman?"

"No wonder you gave me three times the money. What should I do, brother?"

"How about we retreat first? Anyway, we've already stopped the people as agreed, so we can be considered to have completed the mission."

A few people wanted to retreat, but the man in the lead did not move at all.

There was a scar across half of his face, making him look extremely violent.

He licked his lips and said, "You bunch of cowards! I've dealt with many pure and innocent women, but this is the first time I've encountered such an expensive one. Are you willing to leave?"

One of them whispered, "That man only said to stop her, but didn't say..."

He was interrupted by Scarface: "You're a bunch of wimps! If you want to leave, go ahead. I'm going to fight you today."