bestfiction Chapter 373 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
Chapter 373 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
Su Jinyue was also very curious about such a dashing figure in the capital. She turned her head to look and only saw Qin Guannan's profile. But even from just a profile, Su Jinyue could tell that he was handsome.
Moreover, for some reason, Su Jinyue felt a sense of familiarity when she looked at Qin Guannan's figure and profile.
When Qin Guannan turned to face Su Jinyue, Su Jinyue saw Qin Guannan's face and her pupils contracted!
This face, Qin Guannan's face, actually looks seven-tenths like Shen Huaizhi!
How is this going? !
Su Jinyue was truly bewildered. How could Shen Huaizhi look so much like Qin Guannan?
As everyone knows, Qin Guannan is the Third Prince's cousin. If anyone looks alike, it's Qin Guannan and the Third Prince. How could he possibly resemble Shen Huaizhi...?
Su Jinyue suddenly seemed to remember something and looked up at Qin Guannan again.
The Third Prince Tang Ruiqian and Shen Huaizhi were the same age, and even born on the same day. It's not impossible that the two children were switched.
Su Jinyue realized that Song Zhihua had faked his death and escaped from the palace, so the Song family must have people in the palace, making it easy to switch children.
Moreover, Song Zhihua was not close to Shen Huaizhi, and the poison in Shen Huaizhi's body, as well as the Song family's deception and exploitation of Shen Huaizhi, all seemed to have a reason.
But Su Jinyue has no evidence yet. Her mind is in turmoil. She tells herself that she needs to stay calm, especially in situations like this.
Before his marriage, Shen Huaizhi kept a low profile in the Xuanping Marquis's mansion and never participated in banquets or other occasions. Outsiders did not know what Shen Huaizhi looked like.
Moreover, at that time, Shen Huaizhi was thin and his appearance was very different from Qin Guannan's robust and handsome appearance, so naturally no one connected the two.
But now, after several months of recuperation, Shen Huaizhi's health has gradually improved, and his figure and appearance have gradually returned to normal.
If Shen Huaizhi and Qin Guannan were standing together now, outsiders would easily notice their similar appearances.
Perhaps it's not that absolute. The world is so big, it's inevitable that people will have similarities.
Su Jinyue was too familiar with Shen Huaizhi, which is why she was so alert when she saw a face that resembled his...
"Miss, Miss, aren't we going in?" Chuncao urged Su Jinyue softly.
Su Jinyue turned her head, her eyes unfocused as she looked at Chuncao. After hearing what Chuncao said, she subconsciously looked in Qin Guannan's direction. By then, the fight between the two groups had stopped.
Qin Guannan was leading his men to order all those involved in the fight to be taken to the yamen (government office).
The conflict had ended, and the crowd began to disperse. Su Jinyue took one last look at Qin Guannan before turning and entering Zuixianlou.
When they arrived at the private room where Shen Huaizhi was, he was the only one inside.
Shen Huaizhi saw the commotion on the street from his window. Seeing that Su Jinyue had arrived at this time, he couldn't help but ask her with concern.
"It's so chaotic down there, why did you come over at this hour? How are things? Did they bother you?"
Su Jinyue smiled and shook her head: "I'm fine. The whole street was blocked. I walked all the way here. Don't worry, I carefully avoided people on the side. I didn't bump into anything."
"That's good. Quickly sit down and rest for a while."
Shen Huaizhi pulled Su Jinyue to sit down and rest, and the two then discussed the conflict between Tang Ruihao and the eldest prince's uncle.
"I think Tang Ruibin's uncle was instigated to deliberately cause trouble."
Tang Ruihao and Feng Enchi, along with a few other playboys, have created such a lucrative business that makes them rich every day. Who in the capital wouldn't be envious?
Because of the power behind Tang Ruihao and his few playboy brothers, others couldn't directly take action to seize it, so they used Tang Ruibin, this stupid and incompetent uncle, to test the waters.
Their brawls are a minor matter; tomorrow's court proceedings will be the real spectacle.
As Su Jinyue sipped her tea and listened to Shen Huaizhi's analysis, she couldn't help but ask, "Is someone eyeing this business? Since it's difficult to do it privately, they're using their fight as an excuse to openly demand payment?"
"They are all key ministers in the court, and they all care about their reputation. They won't openly seek personal gain; they will definitely find a plausible reason."
Impeaching Tang Ruihao and others for competing with the people for profit, and then perhaps someone will suggest taking the shops back to the imperial court, are all tricks they are used to.
But don't worry, Prince Zhuang and Marquis Chengen are no pushovers either; they can handle this little dispute.
Su Jinyue nodded. Tang Ruihao and his group had been too high-profile lately, so it was only natural that Qizhen Pavilion had attracted covetousness.
Su Jinyue felt fortunate that she had partnered with Tang Ruihao and his group of spoiled brats, and now that trouble had arisen, their families were there to protect her.
Otherwise, Su Jinyue and Shen Huaizhi wouldn't be able to keep this business, even with Shen Huaizhi's status as a son of a commoner in the Marquis's household.
Su Jinyue and Shen Huaizhi had lunch at Zuixianlou before setting off back to the manor.
Su Jinyue also sent people to inquire about the aftermath of Tang Ruihao and the others' fight, since they were her partners and she needed to keep an eye on it.
Fortunately, Tang Ruihao and the others were of noble status, and the Infantry Commander's Office did not dare to detain them excessively. They have now been taken back by their respective families.
However, it's estimated that they'll all get a beating when they get back.
After leaving the city gate and traveling for about half an hour, Su Jinyue and her companion's carriage was almost at the manor when suddenly the sound of rapid hoofbeats rang out on the small path in the nearby mountain forest.
A young man dressed in brocade robes, looking like a scholar, rode his horse down the mountain.
The man still seemed to have blood on him. He seemed very happy to see Su Jinyue's carriage and drove his horse towards it.
He stopped his horse in front of Su Jinyue's carriage, forcing the coachman to stop.
He dismounted, walked to the carriage, bowed, and hurriedly asked for help.
"Brother, could you do me a favor? I encountered some villains on the road, but my servants held them off, so I came down the mountain to ask for help."
But I fear my servants are not up to the task, so I would be grateful if you could lend me a hand…
Upon hearing the other person's voice, Shen Huaizhi lifted the carriage curtain and looked at them.
Su Jinyue leaned closer and saw the other person's face, but she was stunned when she saw it, because this disheveled young man was none other than the Third Prince.
Su Jinyue wondered why the Third Prince, Tang Ruiqian, would appear in the suburbs, looking so disheveled, and having encountered villains on the road.
Without thinking twice, she leaned close to Shen Huaizhi's ear and whispered the other person's identity.
Shen Huaizhi frowned. He hadn't originally planned to interfere, but now that he knew the other party's identity as the Third Prince, he figured he had no choice but to intervene.
Shen Huaizhi carefully inquired about the situation in the mountains from Tang Ruiqian and learned that there were only three villains, so Shen Huaizhi was no longer nervous.
There was no time to find out more about the situation; saving lives was the priority. Tang Ruiqian said that his servant had fought three men single-handedly, and he wondered if the servants were still alive.