Shengjing Noble

Chapter 450 Nothing accomplished

He put down the bowl, picked up the handkerchief beside him and slowly wiped the corners of his mouth. His movements were gentle and graceful, and his demeanor was full of noble temperament.

Su Lanyin was so engrossed in watching that she even forgot to greet him.

Until Fu Mingli raised his eyes and saw her, he spoke first: "Lan Yin is here?"

"Huh? Oh! Your servant greets His Majesty."

"Why should we be so polite? Besides, you can just call me Big Brother."

"Yes, Brother Fu."

"You are a girl who never comes to visit for no reason. Tell me, have you run into any trouble?"

Su Lanyin quickly spoke up, "Then I'll get straight to the point. A few days ago, I redeemed Miss Xingyue at Chunfeng Tower, hoping to have her perform at Zuixian Tower. But this morning, when she and my third brother were out shopping, she was forcibly abducted by the Fifth Prince's men. Not only that, they also beat up my third brother."

"So you want me to seek justice for you?"

"It's not about justice, I just want to ask Brother Fu to help me rescue Miss Xingyue!"

Fu Mingchuan nodded: "I understand, I will go to the Fifth Prince's Palace now."

Without any hesitation, he agreed immediately and stood up to walk out. However, after taking two steps, his legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees.

Fortunately, he subconsciously held onto the table next to him and avoided falling down.

Su Lanyin's eyes flashed with worry, and she hurried to support him next to her, but he pushed her away with his other hand.

"Brother Fu, are you okay? If you're not feeling well, forget it. I can think of other ways myself."

Guilt flashed in her eyes. It was really wrong for her to come and cause trouble knowing what kind of body he was in.

Fu Mingchuan smiled and comforted: "It's okay, I feel fine, it's just that I got up too fast just now and I feel a little dizzy."

"Then why don't you sit down and relax?"

"No need, let's go so as not to delay the time."

"How about I take your pulse first?" Su Lanyin was still worried.

If Fu Mingchuan fell ill on the road because of her, it would be a serious sin.

"It's really okay, don't worry, I just took some medicine." Fu Mingchuan hid his hands behind his back and looked at her with doting in his eyes.

"Ok."

Su Lanyin couldn't resist and was also worried about Song Huaizhi's safety, so she could only agree and take him out.

She thought that if he felt any discomfort during the journey, she had needles on her that could save his life at any time.

The carriage stopped in an alley outside the Five Princes' Palace.

Su Lanyin poked her head out to take a look, then came back and said, "Fu Mingli should still be in the government office. Let's wait for a while."

"Ah."

……

Lu Mansion.

Su Shengming woke up from his coma and called Song Huaizhi's name as soon as he opened his eyes.

"Huaizhi! Huaizhi..."

When he saw Lu Wanjun and his two brothers beside the bed, he suddenly became nervous.

"Mother, where is Huaizhi?"

Lu Wanjun looked embarrassed: "She should still be trapped in the Fifth Prince's Palace."

"What should we do then? What if that bastard Fu Mingli bullies her?"

Su Shengyan comforted her, "Don't worry, Lanyin has already made arrangements. Ah Mo has sued Fu Mingli to the government office. He should be busy with the lawsuit now and has no time to embarrass Miss Huaizhi."

"He is a royal relative and the Queen's own son. How could a mere government office make things difficult for him? No, I have to find a way to save Huaizhi." As he said that, Su Shengming was about to get up and run outside.

Su Shengyun stopped him and said, "Don't worry, Yinyin has already gone to ask the Fifth Prince for help. Let's wait for her news. If it still doesn't work, I will take the risk and go to the palace to ask the emperor for help."

"I'm afraid this is not a good idea. The emperor is very busy. If you go to the imperial study for such a small matter, the emperor will definitely scold you for not doing your job and making a fuss." Su Shengyan said.

"What should I do?" Su Shengming was in a state of confusion. He blamed himself very much. "It's all my fault. If I hadn't left Huai Zhi behind, she wouldn't have been kidnapped by Fu Mingli."

He grabbed his hair in annoyance, and Lu Wanjun felt very distressed when she saw this.

"Actually, I have an idea."

"What method?" Su Shengming's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

"Since the Fifth Prince is unwilling to release us, we might as well spend some money to resolve this matter."

"money?"

"Yes." Lu Wanjun nodded. "Fu Mingli is arrogant and idle. His properties are heavily in debt. As far as I know, he is a frequent gambler and spends money like water."

"So the Fifth Prince's Mansion should have been running out of money a long time ago. Although he covets beauty, what he lacks more is definitely money. As long as we give him enough silver, I believe he will not give up this opportunity to turn things around for a woman."

Su Shengyan frowned: "What if he asks for too much?"

Lu Wanjun: "What I fear most is that he won't speak up. No matter what, Huaizhi is a good girl, and we can't just stand by and watch her die."

"Yes! I'll go negotiate with him right now!"

"You rest at home, your brother and I will go." Lu Wanjun pressed him on the bed, then left the room with Su Shengyan.

Su Shengyun comforted him, "Don't worry, Third Brother. We are as worried about Miss Song as you are. We will never let anything happen to her."

"Thank you, second brother!" Su Shengming was very touched.

"It's just...I have a question for you."

"You ask."

"Do you like Miss Song?"

"I... I don't... I only have a brotherly and sisterly feeling towards her..."

Su Shengming didn't know why. He clearly had feelings in his heart, but he just didn't want to admit it.

He had just experienced a failed relationship, where he was deceived by his partner and lost all face in the circle.

Now that he has fallen in love with another one so quickly, if other people knew about it, they would definitely laugh at him for being a sucker and being cheated by a woman.

He knew that Song Huaizhi was a good girl and would not lie to him, but he had a shadow in his heart and was always afraid to trust any woman.

Maybe his anxiety and worry were real, but when it came to love, or even being together in the future, he was still hesitant.

What's more, Song Huaizhi might not like a young man like him who has accomplished nothing and is idle.

Not only is he not as good as his elder and second brothers in literature and martial arts, he is also not as smart as his younger sister. He has no skills and no connections... He is simply not worthy of a talented woman like Song Huaizhi.

If Song Huaizhi had not fallen into prostitution, but was a rich girl from some wealthy family, I'm afraid she wouldn't even look at him.

Thinking of this, he lowered his head somewhat disappointedly, tears flickering faintly in his eyes.

Seeing this, Su Shengyun sighed helplessly: "Lie down and recuperate, don't move around."

"Ah."

"I'll bring you something to eat."

"Okay, thank you second brother."

As soon as Su Shengyun left, he immediately stood up, put on a servant's clothes, then left through the back door of the Lu family and went straight to the Fifth Prince's Mansion.

……

Outside the Yamen.

Just as Su Lanyin expected, Jingzhao Yin had no way to deal with Fu Mingli.