Chapter 130: Harvesting Honey

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Chapter 130: Chapter 130: Harvesting HoneySu Jin stopped in her tracks. Worried about Princess NanAn? Is Princess NanAn sick? Could it be that Prince NanAn came to find her to cure Princess NanAn’s illness? Just as she was puzzled, she heard Chu Shun pat Prince NanAn on the shoulder and say, "Don’t worry, being stung by a bee is no big deal. By the time you get back to the Prince NanAn Mansion, your mother might already have the swelling down." Su Jin, "..." Xingxing, "..." Prince NanAn slapped Chu Shun’s hand away, saying, "It’s easy for you to say. My mother was stung by a bee while applying a honey mask. I escaped quickly, otherwise, my father would have beaten me black and blue." Su Jin, "...!!!" Her honey mask! Su Jin wanted to cry. The shop hasn’t even opened yet, and her own people have already ruined the reputation. Su Jin was tearless despite wanting to cry. Xingxing covered her mouth with a laugh, "The bees must have flown to gather honey on Prince NanAn’s mother’s face, she must be very beautiful." The clear, crisp sound of her voice rippled out. The Heir of Marquis Beining laughed, "Eldest Sister-in-law and her maid are back." Su Jin held her forehead and stepped up the stairs. Xie Jingchen swept his gaze from her head to toe, saying, "Didn’t get punished, did you?" Su Jin didn’t speak. Xingxing said proudly, "My lady wouldn’t get punished; it was the eldest lady who did." Xie Jingchen already knew about this. But with Su Jin being so delayed in her return, he was inevitably worried. Chu Shun teased Xingxing, "Was someone else unlucky?" "Of course, anyone who meets my lady is always the unlucky one," Xingxing replied cheerfully. "How unlucky?" the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo asked curiously. "I won’t say, lest you accuse me of bragging," Xingxing said. "..." Chu Shun’s mouth twitched, "You’ve already successfully bragged." With just this one sentence, he couldn’t help but imagine how miserable those who sought trouble for them must be. But no matter how miserable he imagined it, it didn’t seem to do justice to these two’s craftiness, making his heart itch like it was being scratched by a cat. Su Jin looked at Prince NanAn, intending to ask how Princess NanAn was after being stung by bees. Prince NanAn was still alive and well. Normally, Prince NanAn should be the Princely Heir, but two years ago, he was conferred the title of Commandery Prince. Two years ago, Prince NanAn was ordered to leave the Capital for official business. While on duty, his boat met with an accident and everyone onboard fell into the water. Prince NanAn’s fate was unknown, and the court searched for half a month but found no sign of him. Princess NanAn cried her heart out, and even the Emperor thought there was little hope of him surviving, so they held a funeral for him. After Prince NanAn was buried with a set of clothes for the cenotaph, the Emperor conferred Prince NanAn’s heir as a Commandery Prince. Then on the seventh day, Prince NanAn returned to the Capital. It was said that the whole street was thrown into chaos with fright. Although he returned alive, the imperial edict conferring the heir as Commandery Prince had already been issued, so they couldn’t take it back, and thus left it as it was. Prince NanAn made contributions, and the Emperor decreed that the Prince NanAn Mansion would not be demoted in rank after his death, meaning another decree would be issued to confer the Commandery Prince as Prince NanAn. Hmm. Prince NanAn had just escaped death, went to the palace to express his grievances to the Emperor, who was moved and promptly arranged for his posthumous matters. It’s unknown what Prince NanAn thought at that time, but his face wasn’t looking good when he expressed his gratitude... It is said that over the past two years, whenever the Emperor sent him out of the Capital for tasks, he would avoid if he could, or feign illness if he couldn’t. Su Jin opened her mouth to speak. Just then, the sound of footsteps climbing the stairs rapidly echoed in. A little maid ran into the house, panting, "Prince, Prince NanAn, someone from the Prince NanAn Mansion came to deliver a message, telling you to return immediately and without delay." Prince NanAn’s face changed, his heart raced wildly, and he stammered, "Why, why so urgently?" The little maid shook her head, "I don’t know, that’s how the messenger delivered the message." Chu Shun and the others exchanged puzzled glances. Could something major have happened at the Prince NanAn Mansion? Just being stung by a bee couldn’t possibly be that serious, could it? Princess Shouning was carried back to the palace after being stung by hornets, and she was fine, right? Xie Jingchen also worried if something serious had happened, saying, "It’s best to go back and take a look first." Chu Shun nodded, "I’ll go back with you." Prince NanAn got up and left quickly. Worried that something might have happened at the Prince NanAn Mansion, Xie Jingchen was also uneasy and followed him out. The Hidden Guard wanted to follow, but Xie Jingchen said, "Stay here." The Hidden Guard knew the Eldest Young Master left him to protect the Eldest Young Madam. Not only did the Hidden Guard know this, but Su Jin also knew it, she said, "I’m fine, go with your Eldest Young Master." Compared to Su Jin, the Hidden Guard was more worried about Xie Jingchen. Now that Su Jin had spoken, he followed up. A group of people hurried to Prince NanAn Mansion. Seeing them arrive, a servant at Prince NanAn Mansion said, "Quickly report to the Prince and Princess, the Commandery Prince has returned safely!" The servant ran swiftly towards the inner court. Prince NanAn dismounted, a servant approached, and asked, "Commandery Prince, are you alright?" Prince NanAn frowned, "What could possibly be wrong with me?" Thankfully, nothing’s wrong. The servant breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that though the Commandery Prince’s face was fine, he might be injured elsewhere. Prince NanAn stepped into the mansion, asking along the way, "Calling me back so urgently, what happened at the mansion?" The servant was about to speak when he glanced at Xie Jingchen and hurriedly shook his head, "Nothing happened." "Nothing happened, but you called me back so urgently!" Prince NanAn looked displeased. He stepped inside. Chu Shun and the rest following behind also felt something was off. If nothing happened, why did the Prince NanAn Mansion call him back so urgently? Could it be something confidential? Prince NanAn rushed to the inner court in quick strides. Upon entering the main hall, Princess NanAn came over, pulled Prince NanAn’s arm, and circled him, asking, "Are you hurt?" Prince NanAn was bewildered, "How could I be hurt?" Seeing her son was fine, Princess NanAn breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Just now, Mother received news that Princess Shouning caused trouble for the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion again, resulting in wasps running rampant in the palace, stinging everyone they saw. Not only Princess Shouning, but even the Empress and the Empress Dowager were stung. Since you went to Duke Zhen’s Mansion to get back at her for Mother, she feared you might be carried out of there." Chu Shun, "..." Xie Jingchen, "..." The Heir of Marquis Beining, "..." The Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo, "..." Prince NanAn was utterly stupefied. That news was simply too shocking, wasn’t it? Princess Shouning got stung by hornets again? And this time, not just Princess Shouning, even the Empress and the Empress Dowager were not spared. One couldn’t even imagine how miserable the imperial palace was at that moment. No wonder that rascally little maid didn’t say anything, fearing they’d think she was boasting. If Princess NanAn hadn’t said it herself, they wouldn’t have believed it even if threatened. Even so — Prince NanAn didn’t believe it either, he said, "Mother, are your sources reliable?" Princess NanAn gave him a sidelong glance and said, "How could it not be? Your father saw that my swelling hadn’t gone down for a long time, so he called an Imperial Physician into the mansion. The physician had just stepped inside when he was called away by someone from the palace, saying he needed to rush to the palace to save lives."

Chapter 130: Harvesting Honey

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