Daring to Make a Move on the Crown Prince's Daughter

After hearing what the young master of the Chen family said, the young master of the Zheng family quickly glanced towards the street corner.

"Keep your voice down, you bastard! That's a woman from the Crown Prince's palace. If something happens to her, what about our heads?"

Young Master Zheng touched his swollen face, wincing in pain.

"When you were getting beaten up, why didn't you think about your head? You got beaten up like that, and now you have to tell your parents you fell off your horse. Aren't you ashamed?"

The young master of the Cui family rubbed his lower back: "The women of the Crown Prince's palace are protected by the Phoenix Guard when they go out. What makes you think you can touch her?"

Wang Chengye quickly waved his hand: "I advised you to give gifts as an apology, not to do this kind of thing. Don't drag me into it if things go wrong later."

"We know that Young Master Wang is pragmatic."

The young master of the Zheng family bowed to him and said, "Please go back and recover from your injuries. We will come to you later to ask for your advice on choosing jewelry."

Wang Chengye choked even harder, his face stinging, and beckoned his servants to help him onto his horse.

As he walked out of the alley, he could still hear those people cursing that giving gifts was shameful.

His grandfather forbade him to touch Lu Yuan again, and now someone has taken the initiative to vent his anger for him, so if something happens, he can't blame himself.

Two days later, at the Chen family's villa.

As soon as the young master of the Chen family entered, he threw his hat down: "My father asked me last night how I got injured. If you have something to say, say it quickly, don't delay my return home."

The young master of the Zheng family placed the paper with Zhao Mingzhu's name on it under the cup.

"Her father runs the Fuyuan Escort Agency, and she usually oversees a few old business deals, so it wouldn't be difficult to trick her into leaving the mansion."

Upon seeing the name, the young master of the Cui family nearly stood up: "She's pregnant with the Crown Prince's child, you really dare to touch her?"

"We'll steal it, hide it for one night, make Lu Yuan beg us, and then release it the next day. Who told you to kill someone?"

"What about the Phoenix Battalion? Those female soldiers are just as skilled with swords as the men!"

The young master of the Zheng family quoted a price for hiring someone.

The young master of the Chen family cursed, "So much! My father has even been checking my monthly allowance lately. Do you think I'm a money lender?"

"Fine, if you don't come out, I'll go tell Wang Chengye that you plan to buy some jewelry to apologize."

"roll!"

The young master of the Chen family felt extremely hot on the face, and it took him a long time to pull out a silver note from his sleeve.

"Half of it, the rest you pay. And don't come after me for murder or arson."

The young master of the Zheng family carefully put away the silver notes and then looked at the young master of the Cui family.

"Don't even think about messing with my car dealership. The cars have license plate numbers on them, and once it's found out, no one can escape."

"Do I need to teach you how to find a random car to block the road? You know people in the car dealership, you'll always find a way."

The young master of the Cui family cursed for a long time, but finally agreed to find a car, only on the condition that Zhao Mingzhu and the child must not be hurt.

Young Master Zheng verbally agreed, but then added another sum of money to have a crossbow brought over.

The Phoenix Battalion has real knives in their hands. Who would be willing to risk their life for them with just a dozen or so thugs?

As for luring Zhao Mingzhu out, he approached a errand boy from the Fuyuan Escort Agency.

Ah Liu worked for Zhao's father for several years, and Zhao Mingzhu got to know him.

Ah Liu recently lost money gambling, and his creditors have already blocked the door of the security escort agency twice.

The steward sent by the Zheng family slapped the silver notes in front of him.

"Just spread the word that Master Zhao has been detained in the South Market Market and that His Highness needs to speak to him. You don't need to worry about anything else."

Ah Liu held the silver note for a while before daring to take it. Only when the manager said that they would come to collect the debt again the next day did he put the money in his pocket.

At the old horse farm in the south of the city, Xie Guangkun was leading people to measure the road to the north.

A wheel repairman rushed out with a hammer, pulled out the boundary marker by the gate, and threw it into the ditch.

"You said you wouldn't demolish my shop the day before yesterday, but today the stakes are already up to the doorstep! Do you even keep your word?"

Just as the minor official was about to intimidate people by mentioning the crown prince's name, Xie Guangkun, who had arrived, stopped him.

"Has the land title been verified? If it hasn't been verified, why are you driving the piles?"

The man still wouldn't move aside: "I owe the lumber shop thirty taels of silver. If I move to the back street, who will come to me to fix wheels? My whole family will starve!"

Lu Yuan took the land deed and pointed to the newly opened north entrance.

"From now on, all the cars will enter from that side. How about we reserve a street-front shop for you? We'll take the old land at the original price, but the relocation fee will be calculated separately. If you don't want that, we'll build a warehouse around your house."

The man looked towards the north entrance, half-believing, half-doubting: "The new shop is being given away for free?"

"You wish!"

Lu Yuan laughed and scolded, "Rent or buy, the price will be written in the contract. If you're willing, you can sign it; if not, forget it. Nobody's going to steal your shabby shop."

"Then write it down first!"

Xie Guangkun ordered the minor official to revise the map and then scolded the two who had crossed the boundary without permission.

The man waited until his house was redrawn outside the red line before taking his hammer back home.

In the backyard of the East Palace, Zhao Mingzhu was chatting with Su Yuling when A Liu from Fuyuan Escort Agency suddenly came to see her.

Zhao Mingzhu recognized him and, seeing that he was covered in sweat, quickly told someone to let him in.

Ah Liu knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty! Master Zhao got into an argument with someone at the South Market Market. The other party is blocking him inside and saying they won't release him unless you go there in person!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mingzhu's pretty face immediately turned angry.

"That old geezer, he's still injured himself, what's he doing causing trouble? Who exactly is this guy?"

"They claimed to be from the Cui family's carriage company, and they had old receipts from when the Empress escorted goods, insisting that the escort agency owed them money."

"When the master denied it, they started pushing and shoving us, and I couldn't stop them!"

"They even resorted to violence?"

Zhao Mingzhu stood up, so fast she could barely hold her cloak. "If my father's wound reopens, just wait till I get back and see how I deal with him!"

She turned to Ah Liu and urged, "Where is my father now? If they really started fighting, did they call a doctor?"

Ah Liu stammered that the master was still standing behind the storehouse, and there was no place where anyone was injured.

Su Yuling took the cloak but didn't hand it to her.

"The Phoenix Battalion is located in the manor. I'll have Qin Cang accompany you."

"No need!"

Zhao Mingzhu reached for her cloak. "If I go, at least I can scold him back. If he really comes to blows, even if they go, they won't be able to stop him."

"You're pregnant!"

Su Yuling didn't let go. "No matter how urgent the situation, don't go into crowds. Bring the entire Fengzi Battalion. I'll send someone to the escort agency to verify. Once you get there, just sit in the car, understand?"

Zhao Mingzhu then softened her tone: "I know, sister, I'm not going to fight for anyone."

"But my dad, he's still recovering from his injuries and he's already causing trouble. He's coming back and he's determined to settle accounts with him."

Ah Liu, who had been keeping his head down, hurriedly said upon hearing that Su Yuling was sending someone to the escort agency, "Your Highness, there are many people at the goods yard. If we're late, Master Zhao might suffer. I'll go and fetch the horse and lead the way!"

Zhao Mingzhu urged him, "Then why aren't you going? Are you just standing there waiting for your reward?"

Su Yuling still felt something was wrong, so she ordered the female soldiers of the Phoenix Battalion to secretly protect the carriage and sent someone to Fuyuan Escort Agency to find out what was going on.

Zhao Mingzhu's carriage soon arrived in Nanshi.

Ah Liu led the way on horseback, and after passing through a street corner, he pointed to an alley not far away.

"Your Highness, the goods yard is just around the corner!"

Just as the carriage was about to turn, a wagon loaded with sacks suddenly rushed out from in front.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

The driver yelled for people to make way, and several vendors, not even caring about their baskets, hurriedly dodged to both sides.

"What happened?"

Zhao Mingzhu immediately lifted the curtain and looked outside.

The female soldiers from the Phoenix Battalion, who were secretly guarding the carriage, immediately rushed out and protected the windows. The leader ordered the driver to stop.

On the second floor of the teahouse, a crossbowman aimed an arrow at Zhao Mingzhu's carriage and pulled the trigger.