Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

Chapter 295 Zhou Lin leaves

"Sister Aning, why don't you want to help me anymore!" Xiao Yuanyi grabbed Shen Chuning's shoulders tightly with a look of anxiety and confusion on his face, shaking her wildly.

Because he used too much force, even the pearl hairpin on Shen Chuning's head fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Shen Chuning wanted to break free from Xiao Yuanyi's hands, but he was holding on too tightly, and his nails seemed to be digging into her shoulders.

When Shen Chuning was about to call out Xuanying, she suddenly saw a black shadow rushing towards her as fast as the wind and stopped steadily in front of her.

Then, a strong hand suddenly grabbed Xiao Yuanyi's wrist. The force was so great that Xiao Yuanyi instantly let out a pig-killing howl: "Ah... It hurts... It hurts... Let go!"

Accompanied by screams, Xiao Yuanyi involuntarily let go of the hand that was tightly grasping Shen Chuning's shoulders.

Due to the sudden loss of support, Shen Chuning staggered and took two steps back uncontrollably.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Xuanying was quick-witted and quick-handed. He rushed forward and supported her in time when she was about to fall.

At this moment, Xiao Yuanyi finally saw the man's face clearly and couldn't help but blurt out, "Zhou...Brother Zhou, why are you here?"

However, facing Xiao Yuanyi's surprised question, Zhou Lin acted as if he hadn't heard it and completely ignored it.

He just stared at Xiao Yuanyi with a stern and serious expression, and said coldly: "I hope the Fifth Prince can stay away from Miss Shen Jiu in the future!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yuanyi was immediately furious.

Ever since he came out of the North Third Institute and was personally taught by his father, all the civil and military officials in the court were respectful and obedient to him.

Who had ever dared to scold him so rudely to his face?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yuanyi glared at Zhou Lin fiercely, then angrily straightened his wrinkled sleeves and asked through gritted teeth, "If a border general returns to the capital without the emperor's order, it is a serious crime. Doesn't General Zhou know this?"

"I have already apologized to His Majesty, and I hope the Fifth Prince can sincerely apologize to Miss Shen Jiu." Zhou Lin said solemnly.

However, the Fifth Prince had a look of disdain on his face, with a slight smile on his face: "This is a matter between me and Sister An Ning, there is no need for General Zhou to bother to interfere!"

After saying that, he didn't even look at Zhou Lin.

Zhou Lin wanted to say something else, but Shen Chuning grabbed his sleeve.

Shen Chuning just shook her head slightly and said softly, "Forget it, let's go."

After hearing this, Zhou Lin had no choice but to shut up and say nothing more.

Afterwards, he followed Shen Chuning silently and walked slowly towards the palace gate.

Along the way, both of them were silent and the atmosphere seemed a little depressing.

Finally, when they were about to reach the palace gate, Zhou Lin couldn't help but break the silence. He sighed deeply and said with emotion: "The Fifth Prince has really changed a lot now."

Hearing this, Shen Chuning couldn't help but stop and turned to look at Zhou Lin, with a complicated look in her eyes.

After thinking for a moment, she responded, "Maybe it's because I've grown up. Naturally, I have my own ideas and opinions."

Zhou Lin raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, and continued with a half-smile, "Do you ever regret teaching him to read and practice martial arts? If you hadn't taught him these things, he wouldn't have been able to catch Your Majesty's eye, and he wouldn't have developed such a perverse and arrogant personality."

Facing Zhou Lin's questioning, Shen Chuning just shook her head slightly, her face full of confusion, and muttered to herself: "I don't know..."

In fact, in his previous life, Xiao Yuanyi had been hidden in the North Third House, depressed all day long, and eventually became a notorious waste prince of Dayong.

Because the third prince Xiao Yuanlang had always stayed in the capital, Emperor Jing almost never remembered that he had such a son who was forgotten deep in the cold palace.

This life is very different from the previous ones. Xiao Yuanlang was demoted to Changye because of his mistakes. As a result, Xiao Yuanyi was the only prince left in the capital.

As the saying goes, with the right time, right place and right people, it was hard for Emperor Jing to ignore him.

Even if Shen Chuning had not taught him, Emperor Jing would have found someone else to teach him, but the first impression might have been different.

Shen Chuning couldn't help but sigh softly, "Now that things have come to this, what good is it if I don't regret it later? Back then, he was retaliated by Xiao Jinhuan for saving me. Later, I helped him, so I can only consider it as a way of repaying him."

Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves and rolling wheels, the carriage slowly drove to the back door of the Shen Mansion.

Zhou Lin jumped off the carriage first, but he did not follow Shen Chuning into the mansion.

Shen Chuning turned to look at him suspiciously and asked in confusion, "Why, aren't you coming in with me?"

Zhou Lin smiled slightly and responded softly: "Go in quickly, I'll watch you here."

"But... why don't you come in with us?" Shen Chuning looked puzzled.

Zhou Lin's expression straightened as he explained, "The situation is urgent right now. There's no time to lose. I have to leave."

Hearing this, Shen Chuning's heart tightened, and she quickly said, "Wait a minute!"

Then she turned around and whispered a few words to Xuanying beside her.

Xuanying's figure flashed and rushed towards Ning Shutong like an arrow.

Not long after, Xuanying hurried back with a few bottles of medicine in his hands and handed them to Shen Chuning.

Shen Chuning carefully took the medicine bag, then quickly walked over to Zhou Lin and handed it over, while at the same time caringly admonishing him, "I had originally planned to change the medicine on your wound today, but things changed and it's too late. This is the new medicine I asked Ning Shutong to remix. Even if you are busy in the future, you must remember to change the medicine on time every day and don't be careless."

"it is good."

Zhou Lin solemnly took the medicine bottle from Shen Chuning's hand and carefully put it in his arms, cherishing it as if it were a rare treasure.

He thought to himself that military officers were indeed promoted much faster than civil officials.

Now he has already been ranked as the third rank. As long as he can handle the affairs of the eldest prince smoothly this time, promotion to the second rank will be just around the corner.

If he could achieve a few more military exploits in succession, he would be able to reach the same rank and status as Shen Qinghe.

This also meets the conditions proposed by Mrs. Shen.

By then, he would have enough confidence to go to the Shen family and propose marriage.

"After I come back..." Zhou Lin murmured softly.

Although the sound was small, it was still keenly caught by Shen Chuning beside him.

She raised her head, stared at Zhou Lin with her beautiful eyes, and asked in confusion: "What?"

Zhou Lin was slightly startled, then quickly shook his head and responded with a smile: "Nothing, just talking to myself. It's windy and cold outside, you'd better go inside quickly, don't catch a cold."

Hearing Zhou Lin's concerned words, Shen Chuning nodded slightly and gently instructed: "I never ask about your military affairs. I just hope you will be careful in everything and take care of your own safety."

Zhou Lin felt warm at heart when he heard this. He nodded heavily and said, "Okay, don't worry."

Seeing Shen Chuning turn around and walk into the courtyard, Zhou Lin slowly spoke to Xuan You and Xuan Ying and instructed them, "Each of you go and receive the Ten Military Sticks punishment."

When Xuanyou and Xuanying heard this, they both bowed their heads and accepted the order.

They knew very well that Zhou Lin's anger and punishment were because he blamed them for not being able to rescue Shen Chuning from the Fifth Prince in time.

However, at this moment, the two of them had no complaints and were willing to accept the punishment.

Zhou Lin thought for a moment, then added, "You two must go separately to receive your punishment. You cannot go together. Miss Nine must have someone by her side at all times. Once one of you has recovered from your injuries, the other can go to receive the punishment."

After saying that, he swept his eyes over the two of them sharply.

Xuan Ying and Xuan You responded respectfully, "As you command! We will do our utmost to protect Miss Nine. No matter what the situation, we will not allow anyone to harm her in the slightest. Even if the current emperor wants to harm Miss Nine, we will stand in front of her without hesitation and will not allow anyone to cross our path and harm her."

"Very good!" Hearing their firm answers, Zhou Lin showed a satisfied smile on his face and nodded slightly to show his approval.

She continued, "Remember, your mission is to ensure Miss Nine is perfectly safe. If you encounter any problems that you cannot solve, you must report to me immediately without delay."

After saying that, Xuanying and Xuanyou responded in unison and turned to leave.