Save my man, why does he always turn out to be the savior?

Chapter 374 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'

Shen Huaizhi invited Tang Ruiqian into the carriage, and then instructed the driver to head in the direction Tang Ruiqian had come from.

Tang Ruiqian entered the carriage and only then realized that there was a woman inside. He bowed somewhat awkwardly before looking apologetically at Shen Huaizhi.

"Brother, I was unaware that there were women in the carriage. Perhaps I should get off, as it would be unwise for my presence to endanger you both."

Su Jinyue was speechless. Why did this third prince seem so dim-witted?

We're already on the carriage, wouldn't it be a waste of effort to back out now?

Moreover, at that very moment, two riders emerged from the direction Tang Ruiqian had ridden out, clearly looking for him.

Only three people knew about the attack on Tang Ruiqian, and that's why Shen Huaizhi and Su Jinyue decided to get involved.

First, if they encountered the situation but failed to help, and Tang Ruiqian was unharmed, it would have a negative impact on Shen Huaizhi if the higher-ups investigated.

Secondly, Tang Ruiqian, the third prince, has a good reputation. After all, he and Shen Huaizhi are brothers. Even though the other party doesn't know this, he should still be saved.

Just in time, Shen Huaizhi had been practicing the martial arts techniques and mental cultivation methods given to him by Su Jinyue for several months. He felt that he had made some progress in his cultivation and wanted to take this opportunity to test them out.

The two men who had chased after them had already reached the carriage. Ping An sat on the carriage shaft, watching the two men cautiously and warily.

Shen Huaizhi didn't bring many people with him this time. He brought Ping An, Su Jinyue brought Chuncao, plus a coachman, making a total of five people.

Shen Huaizhi took out a sword from a hidden compartment in the carriage and told Su Jinyue to take care of herself. If things went wrong, he should drive away quickly.

After giving a series of instructions, Shen Huaizhi got off the carriage.

Shen Huaizhi went down to fight, how could Su Jinyue feel at ease? She nervously watched Shen Huaizhi's every move from inside the carriage, lifting the curtain as he went.

At this moment, the two men dismounted and surrounded him. Shen Huaizhi knew that there was no way to resolve the situation peacefully, so he simply started fighting.

As soon as they started fighting, Shen Huaizhi knew that these two people were not amateurs, but had a foundation in martial arts. He had seen the guards of the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion practice on weekdays, and he felt that these two people's martial arts were no worse than those of the guards of the Marquis's mansion.

However, these two were no match for Shen Huaizhi, who had achieved considerable skill in cultivation. Shen Huaizhi easily subdued them.

It was at this moment that Shen Huaizhi realized just how powerful the martial arts manual Su Jinyue had given him was.

Shen Huaizhi did not kill them rashly; he instructed Ping An to tie the two people up with rope first.

Afterwards, Shen Huaizhi told Su Jinyue and the others to stay there while he rode off into the mountains to check the situation.

Shen Huaizhi rode his horse into the mountains and forests. He hadn't gone far when he saw a person covered in blood lying by the roadside. Judging from his servant's attire, he must be Tang Ruiqian's servant.

About five or six meters away from this person, a man dressed similarly to the two who were chasing Tang Ruiqian was digging a pit, presumably to bury the body.

Without saying much, Shen Huaizhi knocked out the person who dug the pit and tied him up.

Then, he went to check on the person lying there. Shen Huaizhi felt the pulse on the side of the person's neck and felt that there was still a faint breath.

Upon examining the man's body, they discovered that he had been slashed in the back and in the abdomen, and had lost too much blood. The attackers assumed he was dead and left him alone.

Shen Huaizhi gave him a simple treatment to stop the bleeding. He didn't have any medicine with him, so Su Jinyue would have to treat the man's injuries.

Shen Huaizhi rode his horse back to the carriage and told Su Jinyue and Tang Ruiqian about the situation in the mountains.

Upon hearing the man's injuries, Su Jinyue knew they were serious. Fortunately, there were silver needles and medicine for treating external injuries in the carriage. The man had lost too much blood and was not easy to move, so they needed to be treated as soon as possible.

Tang Ruiqian's eyes immediately welled up with tears: "That's my servant, Xiao Fuzi. He was so badly injured while trying to hold off those people so I could escape..."

It's a human life, after all; Su Jinyue and Shen Huaizhi can't just ignore it.

Ping An and Chun Cao stayed behind to guard the two bound men, while the rest of the men drove the carriage up the mountain.

Upon arriving at the destination, Su Jinyue used her medicine kit to treat Xiao Fuzi. Shen Huaizhi had stopped the bleeding for him earlier, so Su Jinyue applied some wound medicine to him and put a ginseng slice in his mouth to prolong his life. The rest could only be dealt with when they returned to the estate.

After loading Xiao Fuzi onto the carriage, Shen Huaizhi also brought along the man who had dug the pit, and they joined the two attackers from the foot of the mountain.

Tang Ruiqian's leg was also injured, and Shen Huaizhi couldn't spare anyone to take him back to the city, so they simply went back to the manor together.

When they returned to the manor, the coachman was also left behind. Shen Huaizhi drove the car, Su Jinyue was busy checking Xiao Fuzi's wounds, and Tang Ruiqian couldn't do anything.

Upon arriving at the estate, Su Jinyue had Xiao Fuzi carefully moved to the operating room and then quickly changed her clothes to treat Xiao Fuzi.

Shen Huaizhi will handle the rest.

The person involved in the matter was Tang Ruiqian. Only then did Shen Huaizhi have time to ask Tang Ruiqian why he would appear alone in the suburbs with his entourage.

After hearing what had happened, Shen Huaizhi was speechless. How could a prince be so naive?

It turns out that Tang Ruiqian was here because his mother liked orchids, and he accidentally killed one of her orchids, so he was looking for a similar one to replace it.

Then, when he was looking for orchids at the flower and bird market in the city, someone said that he had seen orchids in the mountains that were similar to those described by Tang Ruiqian.

Tang Ruiqian was overjoyed and followed the man out of the city without any precautions. However, when they arrived in the mountains and forests, before they even saw any orchids, two people jumped out from the roadside.

At first, Tang Ruiqian didn't know what was going on, but later the person who brought him here revealed his true colors.

Tang Ruiqian then realized that the three men were in cahoots. One of them would find rich, foolish young men in the capital, trick them into leaving the city, and then the three of them would work together to rob them of their money.

After that, they would kill the person, bury them in the mountains, and no one would know.

They had done the same thing more than once, and it had always worked. But this time, they failed with Tang Ruiqian.

Sitting in the front hall, Tang Ruiqian said with lingering fear, "I just wanted to buy my mother...my mother a new orchid, who knew this person would trick me into going to the outskirts to kill me..."

Looking at the disheveled Tang Ruiqian, Shen Huaizhi thought that his naive and foolish appearance was really unlike that of someone raised in the palace.

However, Tang Ruiqian had just escaped from the wolf's den and had his life saved, so Shen Huaizhi couldn't bear to blame him for his miserable state.

"So, young master, what do you plan to do next?"

Should I send someone to the capital to report to the authorities, or should I send someone to find your relatives first?

Your leg is also injured; it's not serious, but it still needs rest.