The time was approaching evening. The three of them headed back toward the outer city.
Jiang Chen suggested, "Xue'er, why don't you return to the imperial palace yet? Stay and have a meal before leaving."
Qian Renxue no longer wanted to bother with Jiang Chen's way of addressing her. Upon hearing this, she felt somewhat tempted; she wanted to see exactly how Jiang Chen made such delicious dishes.
"Mm, I have to go back after the meal."
In the courtyard where Qian Renxue resided, the maids did not dare enter unless there was an important matter to report.
The prince's clothes that needed washing, she would take them out for the maids to wash. For meals, there was a dedicated dining area.
As for her personal undergarments, she would throw them to Xiao Ying every few days.
Those feminine products were also brought to her by Xiao Ying.
The three of them went to the vegetable market once. Jiang Chen did not forget to impart some vegetable-buying knowledge to Xiao Ying.
In his view, once he moved into the imperial palace later, Xiao Ying could still occasionally bring meals for him and Qian Renxue.
...
In the kitchen, Jiang Chen stood behind Qian Renxue, his right hand grasping hers, teaching her hand-in-hand how to stir-fry, experiencing life.
Qian Renxue had never entered a kitchen before, let alone stir-fried vegetables. She found it quite fun.
"Yes, yes, just like that. Mm, add a bit more salt with your left hand." Smelling the faint fragrance in front of him, Jiang Chen's right hand held Qian Renxue's hand while his left hand could not help but quietly climb onto that slender waist, gently embracing it.
Slap!
Qian Renxue mercilessly slapped it hard, glaring back at him with domineering authority: "Stand to the side."
Jiang Chen chuckled a few times and stood to one side.
Seeing Xiao Ying looking up at him with schadenfreude, he could not help but scold, "What are you looking at? Make the fire bigger."
Xiao Ying stuck out her little tongue and obediently tended to the fire.
...
"Mm, delicious." Qian Renxue tasted the dish she had made herself with satisfaction.
Jiang Chen took a bite; the flavor was far from what he had made.
He was tactful and did not spoil Qian Renxue's mood.
"What's the situation with Xue Beng?" Qian Renxue bit her chopsticks with her pearly teeth, her gaze turning toward Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen sensed for a moment and laughed, "It looks like this Fourth Prince is really going to become the first prince in the history of the Heaven Dou Empire to die on horseback."
"It's not over yet?" Qian Renxue was shocked.
It had been almost ten hours already. Even the strongest soul master, under such prolonged strenuous exertion, would probably lose half their life, let alone Xue Beng.
Jiang Chen nodded, "When Xue Xing went out, he took the two informed guards with him and also instructed the others not to approach that area. So, although the commotion there is loud, no one knows what happened yet."
Qian Renxue frowned, "If Xue Beng really dies there, Xue Xing will definitely silence the witnesses by killing them."
"No, I have to make a trip to the temple and have Salas dispatch a few experts to sneak into the Prince's mansion. If Xue Xing really wants to kill those two guards to silence them, we must save them. If Xue Beng dies, these two guards will be a knife that can kill Xue Xing."
Indeed, even if Xue Beng did not die, if this matter were exposed, Xue Xing might not even be able to keep his title as prince.
If Xue Beng died, Xue Xing would almost certainly face death as well.
The mistake was that Xue Xing had underestimated the power of those three enhanced pills. He had taken them himself and knew that after venting, there would be no problem.
He thought that after Xue Beng vented, he would leave on his own.
But the strengthened version that Jiang Chen had specially bought had a strong effect even on high-level soul masters. Three pills were enough to keep Xue Beng in an excited state for a long time.
When Jiang Chen had carefully observed earlier, he discovered that the other party had already vented several times. He feared that by now the treasury was severely overdrawn; this was fighting for his life.
The situation was urgent. Qian Renxue could not be bothered to continue eating. She stood up hastily and ran into Xiao Ying's room.
Jiang Chen also put down his chopsticks and said quickly, "Leave the remaining food to you."
He patted Xiao Ying's head, then rushed into the house like the wind. He wanted to accompany Qian Renxue on this trip and take the opportunity to meet Salas as well.
Qian Renxue glanced back at Jiang Chen, "Why did you come?"
"I haven't met Salas yet. Let's get acquainted this time."
Qian Renxue said nothing more. A surging wave of soul power erupted, and her speed suddenly surged to the extreme.
Jiang Chen chuckled. He pushed the Three Thousand Thunder Movement to its peak, shooting forward like a beam of light and instantly arriving beside Qian Renxue.
His arm exerted force, wrapping around that soft waist. Amid Qian Renxue's cry of alarm, he continued to accelerate.
Qian Renxue was utterly shocked. She was already at level fifty-nine in soul power and was on the verge of breaking through.
Yet Jiang Chen was only at the Soul Ancestor level, and his speed was actually much faster than hers.
Jiang Chen's large hand pressed against her waist and abdomen. The heat transmitted from it made her feel strange.
She did not resist. They had to race against time to reach the temple.
If Xue Xing returned home and discovered that Xue Beng had really died, those two guards would be in mortal danger.
The temple was located in the inner city area, much closer than the imperial palace. In just two or three minutes, Jiang Chen brought Qian Renxue to the end.
Qian Renxue knocked on the hidden door, then opened the switch.
At this moment, Salas was still sitting in his office, carefully browsing various intelligence reports.
Hearing the knock, he quickly stood up and turned to look toward the secret passage.
The heavy bookcase shifted aside, and a man and a woman walked out from inside.
He was very familiar with the woman: Qian Renxue, granddaughter of the Grand Worshipper Qian Daoliu and the current Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.
He had met Qian Renxue several times. Generally speaking, unless there was something particularly urgent, Qian Renxue would not come to find him in person.
Coming to find him personally meant there was an extremely important plan.
He was completely unfamiliar with the other young man; he was certain he had never seen this youth before.
"Who is this?" Salas asked, his inquiring gaze turning to Qian Renxue.
"The new Holy Son," Qian Renxue replied.
Jiang Chen took out the token and handed it to Salas.
Qian Renxue did not waste time. She explained the matter in the shortest and fastest language.
"Now, immediately arrange for two experts skilled in concealment to sneak into Xue Xing's prince's mansion and act according to the situation. If Xue Beng has really died, be sure to rescue those two guards."
Salas returned the token to Jiang Chen. "Your Highness, the Holy Son, we will chat in detail later."
With that, he hurriedly walked out.
Salas's mood was somewhat heavy. Xue Xing had actually suspected that Qian Renxue had killed the two princes. This matter had to be resolved as quickly as possible.
"Little Chen, has Xue Xing returned to the mansion yet?"
"Not yet."
"What about Xue Beng? Is he dead?"
"He has already collapsed on the ground, but he should still be alive. Mm… those few strong mares have also collapsed."
Qian Renxue: "..."
She finally breathed a sigh of relief. The best outcome was that Xue Beng died, and their people rescued the two guards when Xue Xing made his move.
Even if Xue Beng survived by luck, they would find a way to expose this scandal. Xue Xing would probably be demoted to a commoner.
By then, Xue Xing definitely would not be able to stay in Heaven Dou City. Without evidence, he would not dare to voice his suspicions about Qian Renxue either, or he might even lose his life.
Originally, Jiang Chen's plan had only been to make Xue Xing draw a clear line with Dugu Bo, but they had never expected that Xue Xing's impulsive action in a fit of anger would dig a fatal pit for himself.
This was something Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue had never anticipated beforehand.
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