CHAPTER 406: CHAPTER 406 FAMILIAR

Prince NanAn’s smile froze on his face.

He quickly looked down.

Sure enough, the jade pendant on his waist was gone.

Prince NanAn, "...!!!"

He turned around to chase the thief.

Laughter erupted behind him.

Prince NanAn’s face turned so red it could drip blood.

Are they really good brothers or not?!

His personal jade pendant was stolen, and instead of helping him catch the thief, they were mocking him.

If he doesn’t catch the thief today, he’s going to lose all face.

More importantly——

The jade pendant was given to him by his mother concubine before he left, reminding him not to lose it.

If he goes home showing off and his mother concubine asks about the jade pendant, and he says it was stolen, wouldn’t that be like slapping his own face?!

Little thief!

You better pray you have a big life!

Otherwise, if I catch you, you’re dead!

Hmm—

Not sure if the prayers worked or not.

In any case, Prince NanAn looked for a long time and still didn’t see the thief.

Instead, he found a dress and a veil in a north-south alley.

They belonged to the female thief.

The female thief was wearing a veil, so Prince NanAn didn’t see her face clearly. Now that she’s removed the veil and changed her dress, even if she walked right past him, he wouldn’t recognize her.

Prince NanAn turned to leave.

After walking a few steps, he stopped, turned around, and picked up the dress and veil.

He wrapped them up casually as he left the alley.

All these actions were watched by a girl in the distance, her brows furrowed.

What’s that spoiled Prince doing picking up her discarded dress?

But that’s not important.

What’s important is that she retrieved the engagement jade.

Having retrieved the jade so easily, let’s see how her grandfather and second uncle can still force her into marrying Prince NanAn.

The girl turned and left.

Chu Shun and his friends hadn’t left. Seeing Prince NanAn return, they asked, "Caught the thief?"

"The one who stole my jade pendant is a cunning fox," Prince NanAn said through gritted teeth.

"What should be done now?" the Heir of Marquis Beining asked.

"Dare to steal from me, if I don’t find the person and get the jade pendant back, how can I hold up my face as a Prince?!" Prince NanAn said, gripping the dress tightly.

"Before getting the jade pendant back, I’m not going back to the Prince Mansion."

The group headed towards the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

Drunken Immortal Pavilion, second floor.

Standing by the window, the Heir of Duke Chong was there. As soon as he saw Su Chong, the smile on his face vanished, leaving only coldness.

Having repeatedly suffered setbacks in the hands of Su Chong, the Heir of Duke Chong had already become the laughing stock of the Capital City.

Now, whenever he saw Su Chong, he was filled with burning anger, forgetting what he was originally doing.

In the distance, a carriage went out of control, rushing towards them.

The street was thrown into chaos, people and booths flying everywhere.

Su Chong lifted his foot and chased after it.

The Heir of Duke Chong belatedly realized and jumped out of the window.

Unfortunately, he was a step too late.

The carriage was running fast; this was a busy street filled with people coming and going.

The carriage passed by, not knowing how many stalls and people it overturned.

A little girl holding a sugar figurine was about to be hit by the carriage.

Su Chong flashed over, scooped the child aside, and continued chasing.

He got on the horse’s back, drew a dagger, and stabbed it into the horse’s neck.

Blood gushed out.

But the horse did not fall and kept running forward desperately.

Not far ahead was a water alley.

Su Chong turned and entered the carriage, grabbed the person inside by the waist, struck the top of the carriage with a palm, and leaped out.

When he landed, the horse and carriage plunged into the water, sending up a water curtain several feet high.

Princess Fu Yun was holding onto Su Chong’s neck.

The sound of water cleared her mind slightly.

She realized she was still holding someone else. Her face, pale from shock, immediately turned redder than the evening glow.

She looked at Su Chong.

Su Chong was also looking at her.

Their eyes met.

Su Chong only felt that this girl looked a bit familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere.

But Princess Fu Yun recognized Su Chong.

At the lotus appreciation banquet at Prince Yu Mansion, Su Chong had overwhelmed the Heir of Duke Chong; everyone present knew him.

She quickly let go of his hand, struggling slightly.

"Let me down, quickly," she was almost crying from anxiety.

Su Chong paused, with a hint of embarrassment, hurriedly put her down.

Princess Fu Yun glanced at the water.

The horse was still struggling.

The water was stained red by the horse’s blood.

With more and more onlookers gathering, Princess Fu Yun cast another glance at Su Chong, blushed, and softly said, "Thank you."

Before Su Chong could say anything, Princess Fu Yun already hurried away.

She was running toward the direction where Prince NanAn and his group were coming from.

Head-on encounter.

"Fu Yun?" called Prince NanAn.

Princess Fu Yun ignored him and quickly ran away.

Prince NanAn had a strange look on his face and said, "Hope nothing happened to Princess Fu Yun just now?"

The Heir of Marquis Beining nodded.

No mistake, it was Princess Fu Yun.

Princess Fu Yun had left.

At Su Chong’s feet was a scented silk handkerchief.

It was left behind by Princess Fu Yun.

The wind blew.

The scented silk handkerchief was blown onto Su Chong’s boot.

Su Chong bent down to pick up the handkerchief.

When he looked over there, Princess Fu Yun’s figure was long gone.

Su Chong put the scented silk handkerchief in his pocket.

Prince NanAn came over and slapped him on the shoulder, "Tell me honestly, did you burn incense sticks for the heavens by the bundle?"

Su Chong, "...."

"Why do you ask?" Su Chong said.

"Returning to the Capital together, my jade pendant was stolen, and I lost face, but in your case, you became a hero saving a beauty," Prince NanAn said with dissatisfaction.

He suspected that in his past life, he might have secretly pulled out the incense sticks someone else had burned for the heavens and given them to Su Chong.

Otherwise, why does he always end up being the backdrop compared to Su Chong?

Even lower than Chu Shun and the others as backdrops!

Chu Shun and the others were already used to this kind of backdrop, but only Prince NanAn was still resisting.

Hmm.

The more he resisted, the worse it got.

Chu Shun glanced around, "This place looks familiar."

The Heir of Marquis Beining suppressed his laughter, "Isn’t this where the Eldest Young Master’s sister saved the Prime Minister’s Mansion’s daughter?"

Saying this, he lightly tapped the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo with the folded fan.

The Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo’s face turned bright red.

Thinking of Su Jin saving the daughter of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, Su Chong’s mouth twitched, "I just saved someone and held her for a moment. Do I have to be responsible like my sister?"

"Of course, you have to," Prince NanAn said, patting Su Chong on the shoulder.

"..."

"I’m not pushing you, but I consider Princess Fu Yun as my sister. If you don’t quickly propose, and she can’t bear the rumors and does something foolish, I won’t forgive you," Prince NanAn said seriously.

"..."

Chu Shun patted Su Chong on the shoulder, "Princess Fu Yun is not bad. If you’re afraid your background as a bandit is a problem, and she’s out of reach, we’ll help you propose, ensuring you win the beauty’s heart."

Su Chong, "...."

Su Chong was getting a headache.

Although he hadn’t recognized Princess Fu Yun before, he had heard Xingxing mention her.

She’s a timid girl who would hand over all her valuables without needing his sister to rob her.

Such timidity, does she dare marry into Dongxiang Marquis Mansion?

He might visit to propose, and she’d hang herself faster.

The group headed towards the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

Not far off, the Heir of Duke Chong’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Princess Fu Yun was the one he had his eye on!

He hoped that saving a beauty would grant him his heart’s desire to win the beauty’s hand.

But after all this fuss, it turned out he’s just making a wedding garment for someone else!

If looks could kill, Su Chong would have been torn to shreds long ago.