xymnovel Chapter 1240 - 40: Joyful Debt (Part 16)
Chapter 1240 - 40: Joyful Debt (Part 16)
Su Yang had quite a few questions he wanted to ask.But he found it difficult to ask.
He wanted to know why Princess Yinchuan appeared at the Nanlin Border.
Because he met her there, and if he asked, Princess Yinchuan would definitely question him in return.
So he simply chose not to ask.
The fact that she was the niece of Prime Minister Zhao was not likely a lie.
Even if it were a lie, it wouldn’t matter; he didn’t care about her identity.
The longer he stayed, the more uneasy Princess Yinchuan became.
Su Yang belatedly realized what Princess Yinchuan was afraid of.
He initially hadn’t planned to return for another visit, but now he was slightly tempted.
However, this thought quickly dissipated.
He had other matters to take care of.
After Princess Yinchuan urged him to leave three times, Su Yang finally stood up.
As soon as Su Yang left, Princess Yinchuan immediately closed and locked the doors and windows.
Even though it was useless, she had closed the window last night, and when Su Yang (Prince Jing’s adopted son) knocked on the window, if she didn’t open it, he’d enter through the main door.
It infuriated Princess Yinchuan to the point she searched everywhere for a knife, yet she still obediently opened the window to let him in.
With Su Yang’s character, he acted on his word.
The General Shi’s Mansion was only two streets away from the Prime Minister’s Mansion, making it much more convenient for visits than when he was at the Prince Jing Mansion.
After returning to the General Shi’s Mansion, Su Yang changed into night attire and left by scaling the wall.
The guards at General Shi’s Mansion were vigilant, and Su Yang’s movements were closely watched by the Hidden Guard.
The Hidden Guard didn’t stop Su Yang but reported to General Shi.
General Shi furrowed his brows slightly.
The son of Marquis Dongxiang escaping marriage to Nanlin, visiting Princess Yinchuan at the Prime Minister’s Mansion in the middle of the night was one thing. But why did he leave wearing night attire?
Could his trip to Nanlin have another purpose?
Yet half of Nanlin’s military power is in his hands, and the other half is in Zhao Xu’s hands.
If he wanted to investigate, it would make sense to investigate General Shi’s Mansion.
With doubts in mind, General Shi pondered, "Follow him and take a look."
"If discovered, say he offended Prince Ping Mansion, and I don’t trust him, so I sent you to protect him."
The word "protect" had General Shi’s voice wavering slightly.
After being brought back to the mansion by the steward, Young Master Shi... Prince Pingnan’s son sparred with Su Yang.
Young Master Shi went all out and ended up with a draw against Su Yang.
General Shi watched their spar, and it was clear that Su Yang didn’t exert all his strength, giving his son face.
General Shi genuinely didn’t know how skilled Su Yang’s martial arts were.
If he truly encountered danger, Su Yang would have no problem escaping, whereas the guards sent might only hold him back, needing Su Yang’s assistance.
Midway, Su Yang sensed someone following him.
But he didn’t care, as he knew they were from General Shi’s Mansion.
Given his relationship with Zhao Xu, General Shi wouldn’t dare, nor would he do anything to him, merely keeping an eye on him.
His actions were always forthright, unafraid of being watched.
The Hidden Guard followed Su Yang for two streets before realizing his destination was Prince Ping Mansion.
The Hidden Guard, "...."
The Hidden Guard truly hadn’t anticipated Su Yang coming to Prince Ping Mansion.
After all, on the street, Su Yang held nothing back against Prince Ping’s son, knocking him out.
Anyone else would have let go of grudges by now, but he wore night attire for a visit to Prince Ping Mansion, clearly seeking retaliation for yesterday’s conflict.
Indeed—
The people of Dongxiang Marquis Mansion were not to be trifled with.
Prince Ping Mansion had strict guards, but with the darkness of night and night attire, the night was the best cover.
Su Yang silently scaled the wall into Prince Ping Mansion.
A prince mansion having strict guards was normal, especially since the guards at Dongxiang Marquis Mansion were even stricter.
But Dongxiang Marquis Mansion and Prince Ping Mansion were very different.
Marquis Dongxiang was a Great General with many secret documents in the study, along with military defense maps, hence necessitating strict guards.
But Prince Ping Mansion was an old Nanliang prince; despite retaining the title and seeming glorious, in reality, it had no real power.
Yet the guards... evidently, Prince Ping Mansion wasn’t that simple.
It was because Su Yang sensed something unusual at Prince Ping Mansion that he decided to investigate.
He didn’t go to find Prince Ping’s son; there were plenty of opportunities on the street to teach Prince Ping’s son a lesson, no need to go to such lengths.
Nonetheless, he still encountered Prince Ping’s son.
He planned to search the study for any clues, only to find the study heavily guarded, nearly leaving no blind spots.
He was about to employ the tactic of feigned attack when Prince Ping walked guests out.
The man in a black robe, face unseen, and Prince Ping instructed the Hidden Guard to ensure his safe return to the mansion.
Prince Ping then went to Prince Ping’s son’s place.