Phoenix Reborn: the Prime Minister’s Scheming Daughter - Chapter 336

The dice had been cast. Now that the secret of the mountain was revealed, Baili Junyi ignored Zhou Ziqing, who left in a hurry, and ordered the guards, “Dig out all the treasures in the mountain. Record every single piece of them into a list and deliver the report to the capital overnight!”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Baili Junyi turned to look at Shen Ninghua with a hint of excitement in his eyes. “Ninghua, with this money, we can solve the crisis in the northwest! Ninghua? What’s wrong?”

Shen Ninghua’s face was ghastly pale, and there were traces of sweat on her forehead. She furrowed as she quavered, “I don’t know, but I feel flustered and agitated. Junyi, I want to go back and see the children!”

Baili Junyi’s pupils suddenly contracted, and he tightly held Shen Ninghua’s arm. “I will go back with you. Let’s go!”

The Zhou Family had spent so much effort to hide these things, but he had directly uncovered the secret. It was inevitable that Zhou Ziqing would become exasperated. Baili Junyi was confident that the people he had arranged were enough to protect the safety of their children if Zhou Ziqing came at them by himself, but it was really hard to tell if Baili Jinchuan got involved in this. After all, he could not predict what the Second Prince would do due to his mysterious demeanor.

The two of them mounted their horses and rushed toward Zhou City. Along the way, they felt the cold wind blowing, but Shen Ninghua was sweating all over.

The city gate was crowded with people. There were faint noises coming from the city. Bai Ruo was crying in the middle of the crowd with tears all over her face. Her dress was stained with grayish dust, her hair was disheveled, and her cheeks were injured. She looked extremely miserable.

Shen Ninghua’s heart sank. “Junyi?” Something happened. Something must have happened!

Baili Junyi patted the back of the horse and jumped up from the back of the horse. He grabbed Shen Ninghua and took her directly through the crowd with lightness skill.

Bai Ruo was extremely anxious. At this moment, she wished she could die to atone for her sins. She was sorry for His Highness and Miss. She wanted to get out of the city gate to report the situation to them, but she was blocked and couldn’t get out. At the peak of her despair, Baili Junyi and Shen Ninghua suddenly landed in front of her.

“Bai Ruo!”

“Miss! Your Highness! Quick, go back to the posthouse and save Little Masters!”

Hearing this, Shen Ninghua felt a sharp pain in her heart, and her vision turned black. She bit the tip of her tongue, and the intense pain sobered her up. “Let’s go back! Go back quickly!”

Baili Junyi directly picked up Shen Ninghua, used all his strength to activate his lightness skill, and flew towards the posthouse.

Flames and thick smoke filled the sky. Shen Ninghua opened her eyes wide, feeling the extreme dryness in her eyes.

Seeing this scene, Baili Junyi was greatly shaken. For a moment, he couldn’t circulate his strength properly and fell to the ground. As he hugged Shen Ninghua tightly, he forcefully circulated his internal force, and a mouthful of blood rushed up to his throat but was forcefully swallowed back by him.

Landing at the entrance of the posthouse, Shen Ninghua abruptly knelt on the ground as her legs went jelly, and she wailed, “Babies… My babies…”

After Baili Junyi placed Shen Ninghua on the ground, he suddenly grabbed her shoulders. “Ninghua, calm down. I will go and save our kids!”

Finally, there was a light in Shen Ninghua’s dull gaze. She struggled to stand up from the ground and watched Baili Junyi jump into the sea of fire. “Junyi…” No, she could not panic. She must calm down. With her shaky fingers, she pulled out the silver needles hidden on her clothes and held them tightly in her palm. She needed to get hold of herself. If the children were injured, she needed to save them herself.

Every minute and every second felt like a year. She had never felt that time was so long.

Zhou Jingshu rushed over with her people. When she saw Shen Ninghua, a trace of pleasure flashed through her eyes. Shen Ninghua’s gorgeous dress was covered with dust, and her beautiful face was full of despair. Zhou Jingshu was delighted to see her in such a miserable state.

“Oh, why is the house on fire? The fire is so big!”

Shen Ninghua suddenly turned her head. Her dark eyes were full of anger that could destroy everything. “Zhou Jingshu!”

Shen Ninghua’s eyes were like two black holes that swallowed every light in the world. A chill rose from the bottom of Zhou Jingshu’s heart. She trembled in fear and wanted to retreat and escape, but she stopped when she saw the fire in front of her. “What? I kindly brought people to put out the fire, but you don’t appreciate my help, huh? Princess Zhaohua.”

“Put out the fire? Then go put out the fire! Didn’t you bring people to put out the fire? There are five or six people, but none of them has a bucket of water in their hands. Do you want to put out the fire with your saliva?”

Shen Ninghua felt a sharp pain in her heart. It was so painful that she felt as if her heart was being torn apart. She blamed herself for being too careless and over-confident. She thought that everything had been arranged properly, but it didn’t occur to her the vicious intentions and rough methods of their enemies! With such a big fire, her children…

Zhou Jingshu’s expression turned gloomy for a moment. However, when she saw that Shen Ninghua was on the verge of collapse, she instantly became happy again. Shen Ninghua had to go crazy. It was best for her to be deranged and go crazy. Prefectural Princess Yi’s position would not be taken over by a madman!

“It happened so suddenly that I don’t have time to prepare!” Zhou Jingshu curled her lips and turned to glare at the motionless servants behind her. “What are you all still standing there for? Go and put out the fire!”

“Yes, Miss.”

Despite their loud reply, they moved particularly slowly as if they were here to join the fun instead of helping.

Shen Ninghua suddenly turned her head to glare at Zhou Jingshu, her eyes as sharp as knives. “Get lost!”

The corners of Zhou Jingshu’s lips curled up as she approached Shen Ninghua. There was obvious malice in her eyes that sent a chill down people’s spines. Without anyone around them, Zhou Jingshu hissed without any hesitation.

“Shen Ninghua, I have long heard that you are an ominous person in the capital. Unfortunately, the Fifth Prince was bewitched by you and refused to believe it. Now, look, isn’t this retribution?”

Shen Ninghua suddenly narrowed her eyes, and the chilly aura exhumed from her whole body. “Since you have heard of my reputation, you naturally know some things about me. Have you ever heard others say that you should not provoke and approach me for no reason?”

“Haha, Shen Ninghua, do you know what you look like now? Tsk tsk, it really ruined your good looks for nothing, uh…” As Zhou Jingshu spoke, she suddenly felt a pain in her chest. She suddenly raised her head and looked at Shen Ninghua. “What did you do to me?”

Shen Ninghua raised her hand and slapped Zhou Jingshu in the face, feeling indignant and exasperated. “It’s all because you’re so cocky and pompous!”

Zhou Jingshu couldn’t stand up due to the pain and fell to the ground. “Save me, save me!”

The surrounding servants who pretended to put out the fire hurriedly surrounded her. “Miss, what happened to you? Miss?”

“It’s Shen Ninghua! She hurt me! What are you still looking at?” Zhou Jingshu felt as if her entire heart had been shattered by the pain, and she shouted.

The servants furrowed in angry, but the moment they turned to look at Shen Ninghua, they all stood in place, not daring to move.

Shen Ninghua’s face was as cold as ice. She did not even spare a glance to the servants around her and directly stepped on Zhou Jingshu’s chest. “Zhou Jingshu, does your family teach you to be so cocky? Who do you think you are to come and join the fun?!”

“Have you thought of the price you have to pay for this?”

Zhou Jingshu’s eyes suddenly trembled. She turned to look at the servants around her, only to meet their evasive gazes. Her excited mind finally calmed down. She did not have a firm backing yet. “Princess Zhaohua, I was wrong. I’m sorry.”

When Baili Jinchuan, who had rushed over, saw this scene, he suddenly frowned. “Ninghua, move your feet away!”

Shen Ninghua raised her eyes, and the crimson color in her eyes flashed. She moved her feet away and walked to Baili Jinchuan step by step.

“I know that you are vicious, but I never thought that you would harm two children who are not yet a year old. Baili Jinchuan, if anything happens to my children, I will kill you with my own hands!”

Without Baili Jinchuan’s help, the Zhou Family did not have the ability to set fire to the posthouse at all and even trap her children inside!

Baili Jinchuan looked expressionlessly at the fire in the posthouse. The corners of his eyes suddenly twitched. His rebuttal was stuffed inside his throat when he saw Shen Ninghua’s eyes that were full of hatred. He asked in a low voice, “Kill me? Do you dare to do it?”

“Heh, just wait and see. Revenge is a dish best served cold!” Listening to his disguised confession, Shen Ninghua bit her lips hard. The traces of blood dyed her lips in an enchanting red, which made her face paler than paper.

A beam could not stand the burning of the fire and broke apart from the middle. The sparks fell on the back of Shen Ninghua’s hand, leaving a scar on her fair and flawless skin, but she seemed to be unaware of it.

Baili Jinchuan felt a tyrannical aura rose from the bottom of his heart. When Shen Ninghua looked at him, he was afraid to see those eyes full of hatred, but if she did not look at him, he felt that he had been completely ignored. He had never received that kind of intense gaze from Shen Ninghua, not even hatred. That was the first time.

The fire burned more and more vigorously. As time passed, Shen Ninghua became more and more desperate. A chill rose from the bottom of her heart. It was as if she had returned to that rainy night. No matter how she shouted, no matter how she prayed, the heavens would not give her any mercy…

Just as the light in her eyes completely dimmed, there was a sudden movement in the fire!

A person, who looked completely black with flames on his body, bent over and jumped out of the fire! Baili Junyi! It was Baili Junyi!

Baili Junyi was almost roasted into a toast. After coming out, he rolled on the ground a few times before completely extinguishing the flames on his body. A few more people struggled to climb out from behind him. They were Qing Que, Hong Ling, and the people that Baili Junyi had secretly arranged.

Baili Junyi lay on his back on the ground, holding a tightly wrapped little quilt in his arms.

Shen Ninghua hurriedly ran over and knelt beside him, not daring to reach out to touch him.

Baili Junyi opened his eyes. He was choked by the thick smoke, and his throat felt so dry that he could not speak. After he saw Shen Ninghua clearly, he pushed the little quilt in his arms toward her.

Shen Ninghua lifted the quilt. The faces of the two children appeared in front of her. Their little faces were reddish due to the quilt, but their breath was stable. At this time, she finally could not help but burst into tears. Her children were fine.

Bai Ruo ran over. One of her shoes fell off, and her sock was stained with blood. “Miss, are the two Little Masters okay?”

Shen Ninghua raised her sleeves and wiped away her tears. Then, she reached out to take the two children’s pulse. “They’re fine. They were drugged, and they’ll regain consciousness after a while. Bai Ruo, hold them.” Shen Ninghua placed the children in Bai Ruo’s hands and looked at Baili Junyi who had fainted on the ground.

“Junyi, Junyi!”