Chapter 206 Plan ruined

Chapter 206 Plan ruined

After the Fourth Prince Teng Yaogeng returned home with his staff, the servant who went to inquire about the news also came back not long after.

"Master, the shop you asked me to check is no longer under the name of General Ares. It was sold to the current owner of the teahouse a few days ago."

Teng Yaogeng asked in confusion, "The jewelry store has always had good business, why did my cousin want to sell it? Can you find out who owns the store now?"

"I went to the government to check. The shop is now under the name of a woman named Liang Qianhuan. This woman came from the south and likes to dress up as a man. General Zhanshen saved this woman once a few days ago."

The Fourth Prince immediately became interested when he heard this. "Tell me in detail how General Ares saved that woman."

"The former Minister of Personnel's son has always been fond of male homosexuality. This woman named Liang Qianhuan was walking around the streets in men's clothing. The man took a fancy to her, but she refused. The man wanted to forcibly take her back. Someone saw the girl hiding in the carriage of General Ares. Later, General Ares not only did not throw her out, but also escorted her all the way back to the inn. A few days later, the former Minister of Personnel was impeached, and General Ares' shop was sold to this woman named Liang Qianhuan."

"So, General Ares has fallen in love with this woman?"

"I don't know, but according to the information I have gathered, it seems that General Ares and this woman did not know each other before."

"This is really interesting, are you sure they didn't know each other before?"

"I am very sure that Liang Qianhuan is from another place and has never been to the capital before. This is her first time in the capital, and she did not know General God of War before this."

"My cousin has always been cold and heartless, and he has no sympathy for girls. The Empress Dowager has arranged marriages for him several times, but he has refused them all. My brothers have all wanted to curry favor with him, and have sent many beauties to his house, but he has driven them all away in the end. Now, not only has he saved a strange girl, he has also stood up for her. This is unusual no matter how you look at it."

The aide also nodded and said, "Fourth Prince, General Ares has always been favored by the Emperor, and the Crown Prince's party has the support of the Prime Minister. If you want to seize the throne, the support of General Ares is also crucial. In my opinion, you might as well find a way to get close to this woman, and then find an opportunity to recruit her for your own use. It would be best if you could make her completely devoted to you. If General Ares really likes her, you can offer her to him, and in the future General Ares will have this woman by his side to speak for you."

"Well, what you said makes sense. But how can I make her my own and make her loyal to me?"

The aide walked up and whispered to the Fourth Prince, who smiled with satisfaction.

After the Ninth Princess returned to the palace, she asked her servants to deliver milk tea to the Emperor, the Empress, and several close brothers and sisters.

She personally brought a cup of milk tea to the Queen Mother's Palace, "Grandmother, Shiyao brought you milk tea from outside the palace, please try it quickly."

The Queen Mother took the milk tea with a smile and said, "It's amazing that you remembered to bring something back for me after going out of the palace."

The Queen Mother took a sip of the milk tea, and the Ninth Princess immediately asked, "How is it, Grandmother, is it delicious?"

"Hmm, this milk tea smells really good. Where did you buy it? How come I've never heard of milk tea before?"

"Grandmother, I bought it in a newly opened teahouse in the capital. This teahouse not only sells milk tea, but also various scented teas, and you can also watch operas."

"Oh? There is such a wonderful place. Please tell me what kind of play you watched in that teahouse today."

As she spoke, the Ninth Princess told the Queen Mother the story of "The Female Prime Minister" in a vivid manner.

"Shiyao, your story is very interesting. My grandmother wants to go to the teahouse to watch the show in person. Unfortunately, I have been feeling unwell recently and cannot leave the palace at will."

"It's not that difficult. Your birthday is coming up in a few days. If the Empress Dowager wants to see it, I'll tell my father and invite the opera troupe from the teahouse to perform in the palace."

"Well, you are a filial girl. The Royal Grandmother loves you well."

The next day, the Ninth Princess went to the teahouse to listen to the play "The Legend of White Snake" again. As the Crown Prince was busy with something, he just took her out of the palace and sent her to the teahouse and left.

After watching the performance, the Ninth Princess went to the counter and said to Master Cai, "I am the Ninth Princess of the current dynasty. Please call your boss out. I have something to discuss with him."

Young Master Cai kowtowed quickly and asked someone to call Qianhuan over.

When Qianhuan came over, the Ninth Princess looked her up and down, and asked uncertainly, "You look young, are you really the owner of this teahouse?"

Qianhuan also looked at the Ninth Princess. She looked about twelve or thirteen years old. She had a round face, big eyes, and some baby fat on her face. She was very cute.

Qianhuan kowtowed quickly and said respectfully, "I am here to see the Ninth Princess. I am the owner of this teahouse. I wonder what the Ninth Princess wants me to do for you?"

"It's like this. My grandmother's birthday is coming up in a few days. I would like to invite your troupe to come to the palace to perform the play The Legend of the White Snake. If the performance goes well, you will definitely get some silver as a reward."

When Qianhuan heard that they were asked to enter the palace to perform, she was immediately overjoyed.

If the opera troupe from their teahouse could enter the palace to perform for the emperor and the empress dowager, their teahouse would become even more famous, and more people would come to listen to the opera.

She has always been curious about what the ancient imperial palace looked like, and this is a good opportunity to visit the palace.

She kowtowed quickly and said, "Thank you, Princess, for thinking highly of us. I will definitely urge them to rehearse more and perform well for the Queen Mother."

Qianhuan told the performing actors and musicians the news, and everyone was very excited.

I didn't expect that they would be able to perform in the palace during their lifetime. This would be enough for them to brag about for the rest of their lives.

Then everyone started to practice hard, striving to perform the play best after entering the palace.

Qianhuan also planned to promote the sale of soy sauce in Beijing. Since making soy sauce requires a relatively large space, she could only take Yinhua to look for a house around Beijing every day.

On this day, Ji Feng was driving a carriage slowly through a forest. Suddenly, four or five burly men with turbans on their faces jumped out of the forest. They took out machetes and blocked their way.

Ji Feng had never seen such a scene before. He was so frightened that he couldn't even hold the reins.

The leading bandit said fiercely, "I opened this mountain and planted this tree. If you want to pass through here, you have to leave money for passage."

Yin Hua in the carriage was also frightened when she heard the noise outside, "Miss, what should we do? What should we do? It seems we have encountered bandits."

Although Qianhuan was a little nervous, she felt a little relieved when she saw that the people outside were just after money.

She comforted Yin Hua, "Don't be afraid, they are just asking for money, we can just give them all the money we have. Money is something outside of our body, we can earn it again if we lose it, as long as we are safe."

Yinhua felt a little relieved after hearing Qianhuan say that. She hoped that these bandits were just after money.

Qianhuan didn't bring much money with her this time. She took out all the silver bills and change she had from her sleeves, which amounted to about a thousand taels.

Then she opened the curtain and said to the bandits, "This is all our belongings. We are giving them to you heroes. Please let us go."

The big man asked his younger brother to step forward and take the silver, but he did not intend to let them leave.

He smiled lewdly and said, "I didn't expect there would be such a delicate young lady in the carriage. The maid is also pretty. Leave the silver and the two women. The driver can go now."

Qianhuan secretly thought that something was wrong. She thought the other party was only after money, but she didn't expect that he was also attracted by her beauty.

But she was very confused. She was clearly wearing men's clothes, so how did these bandits know that she was a woman at a glance?

Although Ji Feng does not know martial arts, Qianhuan saved his mother's life and was very kind to them. He would never abandon Qianhuan even if he died.

He angrily said to the bandits, "Don't even think about bullying my young lady. This is the emperor's territory. If you dare to mess around, be careful that you will be caught and beheaded by the imperial court."

The leading bandit didn't expect the driver to be so loyal. If it were any other driver, he would have been scared away long ago.

His employer had told him not to hurt anyone, so this was a difficult situation.

Ji Feng turned to Qian Huan and whispered, "Miss, what should we do now? How about I drive you out in the carriage?"

Qianhuan didn't know the other party's martial arts skills and didn't dare to act rashly, but fortunately she had hidden a sleeping pill on her.

She secretly handed the powder to Ji Feng, "Now that things have come to this, we can only give it a try. This is a drug, you can sprinkle it on them when you have the chance."

The leading bandit was getting a little impatient at this point, and was about to step forward and knock Ji Feng unconscious.

Unexpectedly, Qianhuan deliberately said to the bandits, "Let my driver go, and my maid and I will stay."

The leading bandit stopped upon hearing this, and Ji Feng quickly got off the carriage, pretending to escape.

The Fourth Prince, hiding in the dark, waited for the coachman to leave and then rushed forward to rescue him at the critical moment.

Unexpectedly, Ji Feng suddenly sprinkled the drug powder on the bandits. Except for the leading bandit who was far away and did not inhale the drug, the other bandits all fell down.

By the time the leading bandit realized that something was wrong and reacted, Qianhuan had already taken the initiative. She kicked him to the ground and then started punching and kicking him.

The bandit was beaten so hard that he kept wailing, "Please spare my life, please spare my life."

Qianhuan didn't expect that this man was just a show-off. She sneered, "Brother, with your mediocre skills, you have the nerve to come out and rob people? Who gave you the courage, Fish Leong?"

Qianhuan took back her money from the little brother, and then asked Ji Feng to tie up all of them.

Afterwards, she and Yin Hua stayed in the woods while Ji Feng went to report to the authorities. The officers soon came and took the group of people away.

The Fourth Prince who was hiding in the dark never expected such a turn of events to happen. He had originally wanted to play the role of a hero saving a beauty.

Unexpectedly, the other party was completely different from what he had imagined.

Most women would be frightened and scream for help if they encountered this situation.

I didn't expect that this woman could not only calmly mediate with the bandits and calmly look for opportunities to save herself, but she could also personally take down a big man. She is really tough.

No wonder even the God of War General, who is not interested in women, treats her differently from ordinary people.

But now, all his plans went down the drain.

He said to the followers behind him, "Are these people's mouths reliable? They won't betray me, will they?"

"Master, don't worry. Our people haven't shown up. These people are just street thugs. Once they are put in jail, we can just deal with them directly."

"Yes. Go and do it quickly. Don't let anyone find out that it was this prince who ordered it."

"Yes."