The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

Lu Nianzhe was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected that Princess Chang Le would apologize to him, and even bring up He Xin Le as well, and even want to take his punishment in place of his mother.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Nianzhe approached Chang Le. Chang Le flinched, and just when she thought she was going to be hit, Lu Nianzhe patted her head and said, "Alright, my punishment is over. You can go home now."

Chang Le was stunned for a moment, then looked up and met Lu Nianzhe's sunny smile. She was somewhat infatuated and said uncertainly, "You..."

Lu Nianzhe said, "What? I told you, hurry back, I have things to do, so I won't talk to you anymore."

Lu Nianzhe turned and left, and Chang Le quickly followed, saying, "I'll go with you."

Lu Nianzhe frowned: "You're coming with me? Why?"

Chang Le blushed and said somewhat shyly, "I think you're great. If you don't mind, I think we could... be a good match."

After saying that, Chang Le's face turned even redder, but she still continued, "Don't think I'm easy just because I talk like that. I'm not that kind of person. I just fell in love with you at first sight. So, will you marry me?"

"No."

Lu Nianzhe's answer was so decisive that Chang Le was stunned.

Lu Nianzhe sighed and said, "I have a fiancée, and I love her very much. So, I'm sorry, you'd better go back, lest your father can't find you and will worry."

Chang Le immediately cried out in grievance, "What's wrong with me? I'm good-looking, from a good family, and I'm brave enough to admit my mistakes. I think I'm good enough for you."

Lu Nianzhe laughed and said, "You are very good, but in my eyes, no one else in this world can catch my eye except my fiancée. Chang Le, right? You will find someone better."

Lu Nianzhe turned and left. Chang Le was heartbroken and cried behind him. Lu Nianzhe felt sorry for her, but he still didn't turn back. In his eyes, since he had made a choice, he couldn't be soft-hearted. Otherwise, giving others hope would harm both women.

After traveling for two more days, Lu Nianzhe tracked down the twins, but he didn't know what had happened. When he found them, only one of the twins remained, lying on a towering tree, disheveled and covered in wounds, his body cold.

Lu Nianzhe immediately leaped up, and the person in the tree attacked as soon as they noticed someone approaching. Lu Nianzhe caught the dart and said, "It's me."

Upon hearing this, the man immediately collapsed, wailing, "Brother Nianzhe."

It is like rain.

Lu Nianzhe carried Ruyu to the inn. After treating her wounds, he discovered that the child had a deep cut on her face, running from her left temple to her right cheek, with flesh turned outwards, completely ruining her once beautiful face.

He was instantly consumed by anger and instinctively clenched his fists.

Ru Yu was still very vigilant. When she heard the noise, she opened her eyes and felt relieved when she saw Lu Nianzhe. However, the next moment, she suddenly tried to get up urgently and said, "Brother Nianzhe, go save brother! Brother has been taken away."

Lu Nianzhe pressed down on her shoulders to comfort her, "Don't worry, just lie down and rest. Your injuries are quite severe. What exactly happened between you two?"

Upon hearing this, Ru Yu pouted as if about to cry, but Lu Nianzhe quickly said, "The wound on your face is too deep. Don't cry, or you'll be left with scars and disfigured."

Upon hearing this, Ruyu forced herself not to cry and said, "It's all my fault. I ate some candy that someone gave me and fainted, which made my brother have to save me. He was also implicated by me. Later, I got a fever and fell ill, and those people wanted to kill me and eat my flesh."

To save me, my brother fled with me through the night, but neither of us was skilled in martial arts, and I was ill. My brother couldn't hide me, so he could only hold me on a tree and draw the others away. Brother Nianzhe, please hurry and save my brother!

Upon hearing this, Lu Nianzhe understood and said, "Ruyu, be good. Ruyu will be fine, and your brother will be fine too. You should recover first. I will contact your sister and Brother Wutong and ask them to go find Rufeng."

Upon hearing this, Ru Yu was still worried: "Will my brother really be alright?"

Lu Nianzhe said, "Yes, everything will be alright."

It wasn't that Lu Nianzhe was trying to appease Ru Yu, but rather that Ru Feng's abilities were indeed enough to lead Lu Nianzhe to such a judgment.

Although Ru Feng is young, he is calm and composed, especially in his handling of affairs. Otherwise, he would not have become somewhat famous in the martial arts world. However, although Ru Yu has always been with Ru Feng, she is, after all, a girl and is pampered by everyone. Over time, although she is quite capable, she ultimately does not understand this dark world.

After thinking it over, he sighed, looked at Ruyu sleeping, and then walked to the window, blew his whistle, and summoned a flying eagle.

The flying eagle is a special way for the Qilin Pavilion to send messages. Each person keeps one and releases it into the sky. The eagle will follow its master when it is foraging for food.

Ru Feng and Ru Yu are still young, so they didn't contact him immediately after the incident.

When the eagle arrived in the mountains with the message, Shangguan Ruling flew into a rage the moment she saw it. She tore the letter to shreds and said, "If anyone dares to harm my sister-in-law, I will have her executed by slow slicing!"

The two arrived at the inn. When they saw Ruyu's condition, Shangguan Ruling almost burst into tears. She covered her mouth tightly, careful not to wake the restless child, and said, "My sister, who is so wicked? He must die a horrible death."

Lu Nianzhe nodded and said, "Ruling, don't worry. You stay here with her. We'll go and notify people to search for her. Rufeng must be hiding somewhere. She'll be fine."

Shangguan Ruling nodded, but still complained, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't argued with him, he wouldn't have run away with Ruyu. It's all my fault that things are like this now."

Lu Nianzhe felt a pang of heartache and pulled her into his arms, saying, "It's no one's fault. Don't blame yourself. We'll find him soon."

Shangguan Ruling nodded, sat down next to Ruyu, and silently wiped away her tears. Lu Nianzhe sighed, exchanged a glance with Wutong, and the two left the room, carefully closing the door behind them.

The first thing Ruyu saw when she woke up was Shangguan Ruxing looking at her carefully, and she immediately said happily, "Big sister."

Shangguan Ruxing quickly said, "It's me, it's me, little ancestor. Don't move, don't laugh. You absolutely can't laugh now. If you laugh, the wound will reopen. Wait two days. Don't laugh or cry. Wait until the wound scabs over."

Upon hearing this, Ruyu nodded obediently, then lowered her head and said, "Big sister, I'm sorry. It's all my fault that brother got into trouble."

Shangguan Ruxing laughed and said, "What's there to apologize for? We're all sisters, why would I be angry? If anyone should apologize, it's me who's in the wrong. If Rufeng and I hadn't been angry with each other, you wouldn't have left on your own."

"At the end of the day, you're all still children. How can I, an adult, still be so immature? Sigh! Forget it, we're blood relatives, so don't blame me. Once Ru Feng is found, I'll apologize to him, and we'll walk together from now on."

Ruyu nodded: "Brother Rufeng also said that he shouldn't have separated from Big Sister. He said he was sorry to me, but I know it was my fault. I ate the candy that man gave me and then fell asleep. When I woke up, I was tied up and had no strength. Brother was injured while trying to save me."

"Big sister, brother will be alright, right? Brother Nianzhe said he's very strong and will definitely be fine."

Shangguan Ruxing smiled and said, "That's right, Rufeng will definitely be fine. He's taken a powerful weapon, how could he be in any danger? You should take good care of yourself and get back to your former beautiful self. When Rufeng comes back, he won't feel guilty for losing his beloved little sister."

Ru Yu nodded, feeling uncomfortable on her face, and tried to rub it with her hand, but Shangguan Ruxing grabbed her hand and said, "What are you doing? Your face is a mess right now. Are you planning to become the ugliest girl in the world?"

Ru Yu felt wronged, and Ru Xing sighed, "Poor thing, be strong, just bear with it and it will pass."

Ruyu nodded, then, feeling sleepy again, leaned against Ruxing and fell asleep.

Lu Nianzhe and Shangguan Wutong sought help from the Qilin Pavilion. They sent out a message and received a reply from Bai Jianan that same day.

This experience was completely unexpected for them; the first two to run into trouble were actually Ru Feng and Ru Yu.

The bodyguards they sent to accompany the two children were all silently eliminated. This kidnapping was clearly not a simple human trafficking case; it was premeditated.

Enraged, Bai Jianan launched a massive search and issued a kill order, determined to find the person who had almost killed his children. Shangguan Jianyue arrived at the inn on the third day.

Looking at Ruyu's little face, Shangguan Jianyue felt heartbroken. Ruxing also blamed herself and said, "Mother, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. If I hadn't been angry with Rufeng, he wouldn't have left, and this wouldn't have happened."

Shangguan Jianyue looked at Ruyu. Ruyu opened her big eyes, full of fear: "Ruyu is also wrong. Ruyu was upset that her brother wouldn't buy her candy, so she secretly ate someone else's candy. Ruyu will never eat candy again."

Shangguan Prison smiled and said, "No one is to blame for this. It's just that you all have your own pride. But this pride should be tempered. Ruxing always thinks she is the eldest sister, but she never thinks about other people's feelings."

As for Ru Feng, he is mature by nature and always arrogant about his abilities that others cannot, but he forgets that he is only a ten-year-old child. This overconfidence is an important reason why this incident happened. As for Ru Yu, she is a child by nature and is simple-minded. It is only natural that she was deceived.

Therefore, you all need to learn from your mistakes so that you can gain wisdom from them. This is also why we want you to experience hardship. We just didn't expect that someone would take advantage of this incident involving Confucius to harm you. But who is it that dares to be so blatant?