The carriage that had abducted Yun Xi sped westward all the way after leaving the girls' academy. Along the way, Yun Xi resisted and struggled several times. She even tried to jump out of the carriage to save herself, but all her attempts ended in failure.
It wasn't until she bit Lin Kang's palm that he struck her on the neck, knocking her unconscious.
Lin Kang's lust suddenly flared up. Originally, he had intended to take liberties with Yun Xi in the carriage and force the Prime Minister's Mansion to agree to a marriage by making her his.
However, after Yun Xi's resistance, he didn't gain any advantage. Instead, his face was scratched with several red marks, and his palm was bitten bloody.
Lin Kang lost his interest and cursed all the way. He decided to take Yun Xi to the Lin Mansion first and then make other plans.
Anyway, he had her in his hands. Once everything was settled, would the Prime Minister's Mansion still have a say?
Unless they were willing to accept a sullied daughter!
Thinking with certainty, Lin Kang felt a bit better.
He looked at the unconscious Yun Xi with satisfaction, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and shouted impatiently,
"Why are you so slow? If you delay my good deed, you'll pay for it!"
Hearing this, the guard showed concern in his eyes,
"Sir, don't you want to think it over? After all, she's the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. If the master finds out..."
Before the guard could finish his sentence, Lin Kang kicked him in the shoulder,
"Stop spouting nonsense! Keep your mouth shut about my business!"
The guard staggered and almost fell off the carriage. After begging for mercy repeatedly, he immediately whipped the horses. The carriage galloped on the street, making passers - by scream and dodge.
This scene happened to catch the eyes of Qi Rong and Yu Cheng Yang.
"Wasn't this guy beaten by you, Your Highness, a few days ago? He's already out causing trouble for girls so soon! It seems Your Highness didn't beat him hard enough!"
Looking at the speeding carriage, Yu Cheng Yang sneered.
If it weren't for his father's repeated warnings, he would have already beaten this scumbag, who once pestered his sister, into a cripple!
Then Lin Kang wouldn't be able to do evil anymore!
"How do you know there must be a girl in the carriage?"
Since just now, Qi Rong had felt a tightness in his chest and an indescribable irritability.
So his mind was not on the carriage, and he didn't notice as carefully as Yu Cheng Yang.
Yu Cheng Yang sneered,
"With his face scratched like that, it's obvious that this is not an ordinary fight. Moreover, the carriage is speeding as if it's in a hurry to go to hell. When have you ever seen that scoundrel be so eager about anything else?"
Reminded by Yu Cheng Yang, Qi Rong's gaze involuntarily turned to the direction from which the carriage had come. His black eyes suddenly changed.
He coldly said to the guard not far away,
"Zhan Feng, bring the horse here!"
Seeing the carriage about to disappear, the guard Zhan Feng guessed Qi Rong's intention. Looking anxious, he walked up to Qi Rong and whispered,
"Your Highness, the Duke Luo just sent a secret letter, asking you to lie low and avoid causing trouble..."
The Duke Luo was the father of the former empress and Qi Rong's grandfather.
Although he was a veteran of three dynasties and held military power, he was far away on the border. By the time he received the news of the palace coup, it was already a done deal!
After the new emperor ascended the throne, his first act was to weaken the Duke Luo's military power. He also issued an imperial edict stating that without the emperor's decree, the Luo family was not allowed to enter the capital privately.
Those who violated this order would be executed without mercy!
The emperor was wary of the Luo family's army but couldn't overthrow them immediately. To control the Luo family, he kept Qi Rong in the capital as a hostage.
It wasn't until a few years ago that, in order to appease the Luo family and use them to fight the enemy, the emperor "cleared Qi Rong's name" and named him the King of Xian.
In recent years, the Duke Luo, missing his only grandson, secretly arranged his guard Zhan Feng by Qi Rong's side to maintain secret contact.
Therefore, although Zhan Feng was Qi Rong's guard, he was also the Duke Luo's "eyes".
However, Qi Rong didn't heed his grandfather's warning. He still did as he pleased and acted recklessly in the capital!
Ignoring Zhan Feng's words, Qi Rong snatched the reins from his hand and leaped onto the horse's back.
To the astonishment of Yu Cheng Yang and Zhan Feng, he galloped straight in the direction where Lin Kang's carriage had disappeared!
"Brother, where is Brother Rong going?"
Yu Xue Ming had just got off the carriage when she felt a gust of wind rush by. By the time she recognized Qi Rong on the horse, he was already out of reach.
Yu Cheng Yang stroked his chin and looked at Qi Rong's back, muttering,
"He's going to save a beauty."
Apart from Yun Xi, whom he had met last time, Yu Cheng Yang couldn't think of anyone else who could stir the King of Xian's heart.
It couldn't be such a coincidence, could it?
"Brother, what did you say?"
Yu Xue Ming didn't hear Yu Cheng Yang clearly and was about to ask again when Yu Cheng Yang pushed her back into the carriage. He smiled and poked her between the eyebrows,
"Don't frown like an adult, little one. Let's go back home."
Hearing that they were going back home, Yu Xue Ming immediately slapped away her brother's hand and said angrily,
"I don't want to! We agreed to go to the King of Xian's Mansion today. I've even prepared the medicinal pillow for Brother Rong!"
Since Qi Rong was hard to get close to, Yu Xue Ming could only visit the King of Xian's Mansion by relying on her brother or the medicinal pillow.
She had heard that Qi Rong had taken in a dancing girl during the hunting trip, and she was eager to see who this girl was!
"Oh, my silly sister, wake up! The King's heart isn't on you. Whatever you do is in vain! Listen to your brother. Let's find someone else..."
Before Yu Cheng Yang could finish his sentence, a cushion was thrown at his face. Yu Xue Ming's eyes were angry and slightly red,
"I won't! I only want Brother Rong! I'd rather die than marry anyone else!"
Everyone knew that Yu Xue Ming was gentle, intellectual, and the most beautiful woman in the capital, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
But few knew that she was so stubborn in private and deeply in love with Qi Rong.
While the Yu siblings were arguing because of Qi Rong, Qi Rong himself had already galloped after Lin Kang's carriage all the way to the mansion of the Minister of Justice.
By the time Qi Rong arrived, there was no one in the carriage. He immediately dismounted, kicked open the gatekeeper, and rushed in directly.
Facing more and more guards in the mansion, Qi Rong seemed like a demon from hell. He attacked everyone he saw, and every blow drew blood, scaring the others into trembling.
Qi Rong grabbed one of the guards by the neck with one hand. His eyes were fierce, and his voice was cold, making people shiver,
"If you don't want to die, tell me where Lin Kang is!"
Choked by Qi Rong, the guard clearly felt the fear of impending death. Immediately, his fingers trembled as he pointed in a direction.
Knowing that his father was at home, Lin Kang quietly returned to his courtyard. He was about to start his dirty plan when he was disturbed by the commotion outside the courtyard. He immediately led his men out.
The moment he saw Qi Rong, Lin Kang was first shocked. He swallowed hard, and fear instinctively welled up in his heart.
But then he thought that this was his home, and he immediately gained confidence.
He shouted at the top of his voice,
"Good for you, Qi Rong! I haven't even settled the score with you, and you've come to my doorstep! Call all the guards in the mansion! Attack him together!"
"I'll trap him like a turtle in a jar today and make sure he never leaves!"