Ninth Imperial Glorious Phoenix Chapter 718

Chapter 718: Either the carriage wall is too thin or it’s broken

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Before a stick of incense, deep in an alley in Yicheng.

Hearing the commotion outside, Mingzhu quietly stretched her foot to kick Du Heng, who had been thrown aside, asking her if the people robbing outside were Yuwen Chu’s men. But Du Heng looked terrified, her eyes rolling around, showing a strange expression, and she didn’t react even when kicked.

Mingzhu was helpless and couldn’t figure out what Du Heng was up to. Because she was worried about disturbing Du Heng’s plan, she stopped her small movements and looked boredly at Jiang Zhouzi, “Who knows what’s going on outside?”

Jiang Zhouzi said indifferently, “It’s just changing the dining venue, what’s there to be afraid of? As long as it’s not falling into Zhongshan Wang’s hands, no one else will immediately want your life. Regent Wangei, at least you can exchange for a city, a real rare opportunity.”

This was indeed true. As long as Yuwen Chu could produce it, he would definitely be willing. Mingzhu, inappropriately feeling somewhat sweet, still pretended to say seriously, “Sir, what are you talking about? Our highness is not such a foolish person.”

Jiang Zhouzi saw through her hidden satisfaction with a single glance, shook his head, sighed, and said, “Forget it, I won’t make you angry considering I owe you.” 

Mingzhu earnestly said, “Sir, if you have anything to say, don’t hide it. If you have any opinions, you can raise them. I’m not someone who can’t take criticism, and our highness is very magnanimous.” Before she finished speaking, she saw Du Heng, who had been lying on the ground like a partridge, quickly glanced at her with a very strange expression.

Mingzhu felt a little embarrassed by Du Heng’s glance and smiled without saying a word. The maids guarding them were not impressed, seeing their smug looks as if they could be rescued immediately. Since Yuwen Cong had given orders, they didn’t bother to care about them and let Mingzhu and Jiang Zhouzi gesture as they pleased.

Suddenly, someone outside shouted, “Mengtai!”

Everyone fell silent, nervously pressing against the carriage wall. Maid A abruptly pulled the carriage curtain, her expression changing drastically. Then she gestured to Maid B to go forward and grab Mingzhu. Jiang Zhouzi saw it clearly and was about to rush over to protect Mingzhu, but suddenly there was a loud noise. The carriage shook violently, and then half of the carriage wall was split open from the outside, accompanied by the brilliant sunlight and the gentle breeze of early summer.

Mingzhu, Jiang Zhouzi, and the two maids were all stunned, only Du Heng, who was lying on the ground, nodded satisfactorily.

Yuwen You stood by the carriage with an expressionless face, holding a crescent moon blade, and his gaze fell slowly on Mingzhu’s face, then on her body, and finally stopped at her belly. His eyebrows suddenly raised, and his expression turned ferocious as he swung his long knife and picked up Maid A, who was closest to Mingzhu, and slammed her to the ground.

How could it be him? Mingzhu quickly closed her eyes, unwilling to see this bloody scene. As the books say, to raise a child with good conduct, one must see and hear good things and not do bad deeds. Let the bad deeds be done by people like Yuwen You. She didn’t want to see it.

Maid A died on the spot. Seeing this, Maid B’s eyes showed a fierce light. She drew a short blade and rushed towards Mingzhu, intending to take her hostage and wait for reinforcements to arrive. Yuwen You became impatient, reached out to grab her hair, pulled her out, and stabbed her with a cold face. Then he looked at Mingzhu and others coldly, “Do I have to personally invite you out of the carriage?”

This person has a bad temper and is very abnormal, far from being as reasonable and easy to talk to as Yuwen Cong. He also deeply resents her and Yuwen Chu. Who knows, he might even harm the child in her womb. Mingzhu shook Jiangzhouzi’s arm nervously, trembling lips asking, “Teacher, what should we do?”

Jiang Zhouzi remained relatively calm, reaching out to help her up and whispered, “Don’t be afraid, he won’t harm you.” Before he finished speaking, he saw the long blade pointing at his face, and Yuwen You coldly ordered, “Take your hands off.”

The blood-stained blade emitted a strong smell of blood. Although Jiang Zhouzi saw that Yuwen You had no expression on his face, his eyes seemed somewhat abnormal. Knowing that he wasn’t joking, Jiang Zhouzi didn’t dare to provoke him, so he immediately complied, trying to sound polite, “Your Highness, let’s talk things through. After all, we’re all family. It’s really unexpected and fortunate to encounter you here. It’s not easy.”

Yuwen You glanced at him impatiently, then looked coldly at Mingzhu, “Get off the carriage by yourself.”

Mingzhu stood up with the help of the carriage wall, then sat back down, steadying herself and pointing to Du Heng on the ground, “Let her help me.” She pretended to be a bit fragile. Knowing Yuwen You’s temper, someone like Du Heng, who was seemingly unimportant, would surely be killed to silence her, right?

Yuwen You sized up Du Heng, then swung his blade. Du Heng was terrified, wanting to scream but unable to. Her eyes were wide open, looking both ridiculous and pitiful. However, Yuwen You’s blade only cut the ropes on her body, not aiming to kill her.

Despite this, she was so scared that she couldn’t move for a long time, sweating profusely with a pale face, looking like a startled bird.

Mingzhu looked at Du Heng’s appearance, hardly believing that this was the same woman who had taken her to fly under the moonlight, singing and laughing boldly. She really played her part well. If she didn’t know the truth, she would have thought Du Heng was an ignorant fool.

Indeed, Yuwen You despised her, “I’ll count to three. If you don’t get up, I’ll kill you.”

Du Heng quickly got up, but then fell down again, comically falling and hitting her head, causing it to bleed. She dared not make a sound, tears in her eyes, and tremblingly helped Mingzhu, finally managing to get off the carriage.

Yuwen You stared darkly at Mingzhu’s back. He hadn’t heard that she was pregnant again. What was going on?

Jiang Zhouzi, ignorant of the situation, stood by the split carriage wall, feeling it with admiration, “Your Highness is indeed naturally powerful. With just a long blade, you can split a carriage open. It’s really amazing! With this skill, even on the battlefield, you would be an invincible general! So impressive!”

Everyone loves to hear compliments, and Yuwen You was no exception. He glanced at Mingzhu discreetly. He was very satisfied with today’s operation. After planning for so long, nearly a month in total, he finally figured out Yuwen Cong’s details and leaked this information to Xie Boheng through appropriate channels, then exploited this loophole. He wanted to tell Fu Mingzhu that given the chance, he was not inferior and not weak. He wanted her to see him differently! That heartless woman!

Mingzhu was indeed earnestly observing the split carriage wall. She had only heard that Yuwen Qiang was naturally strong, but not Yuwen You. If he could split open the carriage wall, it was because the wall was either too thin or faulty!

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