latelenovela Chapter 194 He has big plans
Chapter 194 He has big plans
Shen Shen smiled and said to the two loyal guards: "Your Highness is a lucky person, so nothing will happen to you. But you, how come you are in such a mess?"
Xingyun and Liushui hurriedly saluted and said, "Miss Shen, please stop making fun of us." But in their hearts they thought: Miss Shen's embarrassment is just as bad as ours.
Afterwards, Zhu Yanxiao took Shen Shenshen to the inconspicuous carriage hidden in the dark, and before getting on the carriage, he instructed: "Xingyun, take a detour. Don't confront the Jinwu Guards coming from the palace."
"I understand." Xingyun drove the carriage along another mountain road towards the Marquis An's Mansion.
The two sat opposite each other as the carriage swayed. Shen Shenshen wiped the black dust off his face with his sleeve and said, "Ziyuan, what does Zhou Yiran want?"
"It's hard to say at the moment." Zhu Yanxiao's face was gloomy, "But no matter what his purpose is, he dared to set fire to this prince and Shenshen. Sooner or later, this account will be settled with him."
Shen Shen frowned and fell into deep thought. Although she had seen Zhou Yiran several times before, she never took him seriously, so she didn't know him well. Tonight, it seemed that he dared to take ruthless actions against Prince Zhong's Mansion and Duke Yunsheng's Mansion. He must have someone to rely on. Moreover, the power he relied on must be not small.
"However, if we let Zhou Yiran escape today, I'm afraid he will never give up... We need to be careful and on guard." Shenshen reminded.
"Hmph, no problem." Zhu Yanxiao said confidently: "As long as his identity is exposed, then, in the eyes of this prince, he has no secrets at all."
"Now that I think about it carefully, many details indicate that the man in black robe is him, but we overlooked it. Does Ziyuan remember Mu Mian'er?"
"Hmm. I think the black-robed man that the Fei Daowei tracked down is Zhou Yiran. This man..." Zhu Yanxiao tapped the carriage seat with his index finger and continued, "He is indeed cruel and ruthless. In order to prevent Mu Mian'er from being captured by the Fei Daowei, he killed her with his own hands."
"Alas, I should have thought of that. At Jixian Teahouse, Mu Mian'er saw the compartment where Shenshen was at a glance, and she hated me. I didn't know her at the time. Now that I think about it, she must have been in love with Zhou Yiran. Also, when I met Huaibi before Heyinlou reopened, I ran into him by chance at the door of the building. At that time, Zhou Yiran told me that he had made an appointment with friends to dine at Zuiyuelou. I think he must have been monitoring my movements at all times."
Zhu Yanxiao continued, "One more thing. Yesterday, he and Zhou Yunxi left first, and then Yue Ranran went to Zuiyue Tower to assassinate Second Master Mu."
Shen Shen groaned: "Strange, there is no gain without pain, what does Mr. Zhou mean this week? Just for the sake of a leader of the Burning Shadow Hall? It's just a Jianghu force. Even if he becomes the leader, his status is still not as good as Mu Yejun..."
Zhu Yanxiao listened to Shen Shenshen's murmurs, and suddenly an idea came to his mind, "Shen Shen just talked about... his identity!"
Seeing Shen Shen looking at him in confusion, Zhu Yanxiao continued, "He is just a bastard. He mentioned his identity as a bastard more than once."
"But Ziyuan, your birth... cannot be changed."
"Yes. If all the legitimate sons in the mansion are dead, then the illegitimate son may become the legitimate son."
"Zhou Yiran wants to kill all the direct descendants of the Duke's Mansion?" Shen Shenshen felt in her heart that he was really someone who would do this.
"Should not! First, the risk is too great. It is impossible to kill all the legitimate children of the whole mansion without evidence. Even if there is a mistake, your majesty's Jinwu Guards are not easy to deal with. Second, Duke Zhou is in his prime. If he appoints a new wife, he will still have other legitimate children. Third, even if everything goes well, he is appointed as the legitimate son, but his status is still a bastard's, and he is inferior to the legitimate children of the aristocratic family."
"Since your status as a concubine cannot be changed, why do you want to harm Huaibi?"
"Humph." Zhu Yanxiao snorted coldly: "This prince never thought that this person's ambition is so big."
"What Ziyuan meant by this..." Shen Shenshen vaguely guessed his intention, but did not dare to think about the outrageous answer.
"He wants to be a hero who follows the dragon."
Sure enough, Shen Shenshen's heart skipped a beat.
"If the plan succeeds, with the help of his merits in following the emperor, he might be able to be granted a title of nobility and appointed as prime minister, and completely get rid of his status as a bastard. However, with his current status, the resources he can mobilize are too few, and it will be difficult to accomplish anything." Zhu Yanxiao analyzed.
Shen Shen said worriedly, "So, he wants to kill Huaibi, obtain all the secret techniques of Fenyingtang, and use this power to help people who can make him a marquis? But hasn't he thought that if he fails, the entire Duke's Mansion will be executed."
Zhu Yanxiao's index finger tapped faster and he said in a deep voice, "Wealth and honor are sought in danger. Zhou Yiran is such a ruthless person, how could he care about the lives of other people in the Duke's Mansion? Our top priority is to capture Zhou Yiran and lure out the 'fake dragon' behind him."
Shen Shen nodded, and suddenly seemed to remember something and said: "Ziyuan, you said, Zhou Yiran is a bastard of the Duke's Mansion, with no foundation, how could he know about the Burning Shadow Hall? Moreover, he can also instigate many people in the hall to deal with Mu Yejun?"
Zhu Yanxiao pondered and said, "This young master understands what the gods mean. There must be someone behind Zhou Yiran who is an important figure in Fenyingtang."
"Who could it be? Could this person be the same person who wants to usurp the throne?" Shen Shenshen looked worried: "Under a broken nest, the eggs will be broken too. Without His Majesty, how can we have our wealth and glory?"
Zhu Yanxiao couldn't help but reach out and knocked her on the head: "Be careful with your words, what do you mean by Your Majesty... Also, the face you said of glory and wealth is exactly the same as the face of a treacherous minister in the court."
"It hurts." Shen Shenshen complained, covering her head, and continued: "If Ziyuan was not the prince of the prince's mansion, I would not marry you."
Zhu Yanxiao glanced at her with some dissatisfaction, "This prince knows. Second Miss Shen, first, is after the skin, and second, is after the money."
Shen Shenshen resumed her playful smile, and moved from sitting opposite to Zhu Yanxiao, put her arm around his arm, leaned her head on his shoulder and said, "Well, my husband, you must always remember these two preferences of this lady."
Zhu Yanxiao was in a good mood after hearing the words "husband" and "my wife". He lowered his head and kissed her face, his voice full of charm, "Tonight, how about my husband loving my wife well..."
"No, no, no. It's too late tonight. There's the third opening event of Heyinlou tomorrow. Please let me go, my husband." Shen Shenshen's cheeks flushed. She quickly let go of Zhu Yanxiao and stood up so that they could sit opposite each other.
Zhu Yanxiao's mouth corners slightly raised, outlining a faint smile. The gleam in his eyes revealed the joy and happiness deep in his heart.
As they were talking, the carriage had arrived at the backyard wall of Marquis Amber's Mansion.
After the two got off the carriage, Zhu Yanxiao picked up Shen Shenshen and jumped back to the Qinghua Garden. They were very tired today, and their clothes were torn and a little embarrassed. At this time, the water leaked to the fifth quarter of the midnight, and Shen Shenshen couldn't even open his eyelids.
Zhu Yanxiao warned: "What was said in the carriage today is of great importance. Shenshen must not tell others about it, so as not to bring trouble upon yourself."
"Yeah, don't worry, Ziyuan. Shenshen understands the stakes." After saying that, she looked at him affectionately, like a married couple whose husband was about to go on a long journey. She stretched out her hand to straighten his wrinkled green brocade robe and said softly, "Be careful when you return home and go to bed early."
It was very rare to see her so gentle and considerate on weekdays. Zhu Yanxiao couldn't help but feel a little distracted. He reached out and tightly grasped Shen Shenshen's jade hand that was tidying up his brocade robe. He lowered his head and murmured in her ear: "This prince does not want to return to the mansion at this moment."
Shen Shenshen shuddered, and her cheeks flushed again, "Ziyuan, good night." After saying that, she turned and walked towards the bathroom.
Zhu Yanxiao smiled and said, "God, take a rest early."
Shen Shenshen only heard the rustling sound of robes, and when he turned around, Zhu Yanxiao had disappeared.
Entering the bathroom, Shen Shenshen soaked in the warm water, thinking about the things that happened tonight, and couldn't help but feel a little scared, and his thoughts gradually drifted away. If Zhu Yanxiao was not the prince, but just an ordinary person, what would their life be like? Maybe it would be much calmer, without so many intrigues and dangers.
Shen Shen shook her head vigorously, as if to get rid of all those chaotic thoughts. She knew that the most important thing at the moment was to ensure her own safety, and at the same time to fully assist Xiao Zhu in exposing the huge conspiracy hidden behind Zhou Yiran.
And right now, there are still countless mysteries waiting to be solved.
As he was thinking, Shen Shenshen climbed out of the bathtub, dried his hair, climbed onto the bed filled with memories of the two of them, and fell into a deep sleep.