In my past life, I was buried alive! Reborn, I'll overturn the capital.

Chapter 29 Spreading rumors

"Alright, alright, alright." Faced with Qin Xuanyu's order, he had no choice but to agree.

"Alright, you handle this properly. I'll wait for you outside." Qin Xuanyu's words seemed to be addressed to Bai Chi, but also to Jiang Qingyue.

After Qin Xuanyu went out, he waved to the void.

Then, a figure quickly appeared in front of Qin Xuanyu.

"Your Highness." Knowing that his actions had angered the prince, Yingren knelt before Qin Xuanyu as soon as he appeared.

"Shadow Blade, you've overstepped your bounds this time. Do you remember what I told you in the beginning?" Qin Xuanyu was very dissatisfied with Shadow Blade's actions.

He had Shadow Blade secretly protect Jiang Qingyue to prevent her from getting into trouble, but what happened?

Qin Xuanyu didn't know why he was so nervous, he could only attribute it to the fact that Jiang Qingyue had once saved him.

"Yes, His Highness instructed me to protect Miss Jiang. In case of any unforeseen circumstances, Miss Jiang's safety is of utmost importance."

"So how did you do it?" Qin Xuanyu couldn't imagine what irreversible consequences would have occurred if he had been a step later.

"Your subordinate... Your subordinate believes that it was Jiang Luoyu who arranged it." Back then, he had been secretly protecting Jiang Qingyue, so he naturally knew that Jiang Luoyu had bribed several people to pretend to be bandits in order to scare Jiang Qingyue, so he did not take any action.

By the time he realized something was wrong and that these people were real bandits, they had already approached the mountain stronghold. The stronghold had a large number of people, and he had no confidence that he could rescue Jiang Qingyue. In addition, since the other party wanted to get married, he thought that Jiang Qingyue should not be in any immediate danger. So he hurried back to report to Qin Xuanyu.

Thus, he missed the best opportunity to rescue Jiang Qingyue on the road.

If it weren't for that little girl's sudden appearance, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Therefore, Shadowblade knew he had made a fatal mistake based on assumptions, and did not deny or make excuses.

"Shadow Blade, you should know how much that finger strike she used back then helped me. If it weren't for that, would I still be standing before you today?"

"Your Highness, I know I was wrong, please punish me!" Shadow Blade immediately prostrated himself on the ground.

"Since you've admitted your mistake, go down and receive your punishment. If it happens again..."

Before Qin Xuanyu could finish speaking, Yingren already understood his meaning: "This subordinate will atone with my death."

"Before you receive your punishment, go and do something. Deliver the bandits that Jiang Luoyu bribed directly to the Prime Minister's residence tomorrow." Qin Xuanyu waved his hand, and Shadow Blade disappeared from sight once again.

Inside the house, Bai Chi had already bandaged Jiang Qingyue's wounds.

He peeked outside furtively, then looked at Jiang Qingyue with curiosity, "How should I address you, young lady?"

"Jiang Qingyue".

"Good name, you and that guy Qin Xuanyu..."

"It's nothing." Jiang Qingyue's words were concise and to the point, and she did not intend to explain further. Judging from his expression, no matter how she explained, he would not believe her, so it was better not to explain at all.

He looked at Jiang Qingyue as if he wanted to say something but ultimately remained silent.

"Sigh, never mind, if you don't want to talk about it, then forget it. Let's go, I'm sleepy." Bai Chi waved his hand.

Jiang Qingyue thanked her and took her leave.

On the way back, Qin Xuanyu wanted to take Jiang Qingyue back to her residence, but Jiang Qingyue stopped him, saying, "No, how can I let them scheme against me like this?"

Now that things have come to this point, Jiang Qingyue is not going to let this opportunity slip by.

Qin Xuanyu felt somewhat helpless. He wanted to say something, but felt he didn't have the right to, so he ultimately remained silent. "Fine, whatever you want."

Qin Xuanyu's inexplicable anger left Jiang Qingyue somewhat bewildered. However, she remembered something else, "You sent someone to secretly follow me, right?"

She had a suspicion earlier, but hadn't had a chance to ask. Now that there were only two of them left, Jiang Qingyue finally voiced her suspicion.

Qin Xuanyu did not deny it.

"Thank you!" Although Jiang Qingyue found it hard to accept this behavior of following her, she thought that if it weren't for this, Qin Xuanyu wouldn't have been able to come to her rescue in time, and with that thought, Jiang Qingyue felt relieved.

Having someone to protect you is actually not bad.

"No need to thank me, thank your elder sister instead. She's the one who's worried." Qin Xuanyu directly attributed the credit to his sister.

Jiang Qingyue chuckled. She wasn't stupid; she knew this had nothing to do with ***, but she still didn't expose it.

"How about Your Highness does me another favor?" Jiang Qingyue didn't know why, but she was getting more and more used to ordering Qin Xuanyu around.

"What?" Qin Xuanyu didn't understand what she wanted to do.

"Go and spread rumors that the two daughters of the Prime Minister's mansion were kidnapped by bandits yesterday and have been missing overnight. Make the biggest fuss the better." Although Jiang Chuchu was unharmed, how could Jiang Qingyue let her stay out of it?

Qin Xuanyu frowned and looked at Jiang Qingyue, clearly displeased. "If you want to retaliate against the other party, why do you have to make things difficult for yourself? You're brainless."

Qin Xuanyu looked down on this kind of revenge that comes at the cost of harming oneself. In his eyes, it was a principle that only people who were desperate would do.

But how could he know that Jiang Qingyue had already been through a dead end once, so what was there to be afraid of?

"Your Highness holds a high position and naturally does not understand my suffering. Is Your Highness willing to help? If not, then so be it; there is no need to use this opportunity to berate me."

"I can help you, but what will you give in return? I've helped you more than once, aren't you going to repay me?" Qin Xuanyu didn't expect that Jiang Qingyue was becoming more and more adept at ordering him around.

"It was *** who asked you to help me. If I want to repay a debt of gratitude, I should ask ***." Since Qin Xuanyu says *** for everything, then let's go with ***.

Qin Xuanyu chuckled to himself, thinking, "This heartless little fellow."

"Alright, I'll help you. Let's go."

"Where to go?"

"You'll see when you get there..."

The next morning, news that the two daughters of the Prime Minister's family had been kidnapped by bandits spread like wildfire throughout the streets and alleys.

As a result, there are many more vendors at the entrance of the Prime Minister's residence today. They seem to be doing business, but their eyes keep glancing towards the Prime Minister's residence.

This morning, Jiang Luoyu also found out about the most rampant bandits in the vicinity and summoned some agile servants to prepare to go up the mountain to rescue Jiang Qingyue. This time, Jiang Chuchu did not stop her but waited to watch the show. She even told Jiang Luoyu to make sure to bring Jiang Qingyue back safely.

Jiang Qingyue must have learned her lesson after a night's rest, so this is the perfect time to go.

Jiang Luoyu had already imagined how obedient and compliant Jiang Qingyue would be after she saved her.

Not long after he stepped outside, he heard these rumors circulating in the city, and his heart immediately began to panic.

No, how could this news spread so quickly? More importantly, how did it involve Chu Chu?

Thinking of this, Jiang Luoyu disregarded everything else and immediately turned around to return to the Prime Minister's residence.