NABC Chapter 2042 Lu Dingniang's Caution
Chapter 2042 Lu Dingniang's Caution
Although Wang Hongfu spoke with great confidence, Lu Dingniang still felt that it was better to take precautions before it happens.
"Manager Wang, what you said makes some sense, but we can't bet that they won't dare.
The prince is not in the mansion now, so we should keep an eye on Prince Ji's mansion and make sure that everything is safe.
This way we will not disappoint the prince's trust in us."
"Your Highness Princess is right. It was my negligence. I wonder what your Highness Princess is planning?
The number of men in Zhuangzi is indeed a little short, but we have no one left.
All the guards in the imperial guard camp were taken away by His Royal Highness Prince Ji, and the only strength in the palace was the guards left behind.
But if we let them go, wouldn't the princess and the prince be in danger? If the prince knew about this, I would be blamed."
Wang Hongfu replied that he knew that the only remaining armed force in Prince Ji's Mansion was the 500 guards of Prince Ji's Mansion.
But these guards were specially left behind to protect Prince Ji's mansion. If anything happened to Princess Ji or the Crown Prince, he would probably have to die to atone for his crime.
Otherwise, Prince Ji would not have let him go.
After hearing this, Lu Dingniang fell into deep thought. Wang Hongfu was right. There were only these 500 guards left in Prince Ji's mansion.
However, the people in the village had no fighting power and were simply unable to defend against the armed forces sent by the other side.
"Princess, if all else fails, let's go ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to borrow troops. This time, the prince borrowed troops from the Crown Prince."
Wang Hongfu suggested when he saw Lu Dingniang was worried.
"No, His Majesty is now ill in bed, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has moved into Cuiwei Palace to serve His Majesty. We cannot cause more trouble for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Besides, these properties are the foundation of my Ji Wang Mansion, how can we send outsiders into them?"
As soon as Wang Hongfu finished speaking, he was rejected by Lu Dingniang.
"Shopkeeper Wang, have you informed the prince that his majesty is seriously ill?"
"Princess, I have already sent someone to inform you. We learned the news late, and it was General Pei who heard it from the court.
However, I estimate that His Royal Highness Prince Ji should have received the news and is rushing back.
If it weren't for the fact that His Majesty was seriously ill and the court was not in turmoil, these villains wouldn't dare to attack our Prince Ji's Mansion."
Wang Hongfu replied that they did not receive any news about Li Shimin's illness at first, and Li Chengqian did not inform the Prince Ji's Mansion.
Pei Mingli heard it when he went to the palace to do some business. At that time, Li Shimin had been ill for several days.
"That's good, as long as the prince comes back, those people won't dare to make any moves.
We just need to hold on for a few days.”
Hearing that Li Shen had returned, Lu Dingniang finally felt reassured. Li Shen was the king of Ji Wang Mansion, and everything could be solved with Li Shen's return.
"Then what the princess means is..."
"Princess Princess, we actually still have some power." At this moment, Lan Yuer on the side spoke up.
"Yuer, do you have any opinions?" Hearing this, Lu Dingniang asked hurriedly.
Lan Yuer smiled calmly:
"Princess, we have a transport team. They are all formed by the retired guards of Prince Ji's Mansion.
The prince originally wanted to find a way for these people to make a living so that they could support their families.
Now most of the transportation for Prince Ji’s Mansion is entrusted to them.”
"Yes, there is also the First Logistics Company." Wang Hongfu was overjoyed. The First Logistics Company was established by Prince Ji, and even the carriages were provided by Prince Ji's mansion.
Fundamentally, this logistics is also the industry of Prince Ji's Mansion, but Prince Ji distributed all the profits to them. Prince Ji does not want money, but they still obey Prince Ji in management.
It is equivalent to supporting thousands of them.
These people were all former guards, and many of them had participated in battles with Prince Ji, so they were more than capable of dealing with the horse bandits and assassins.
Lu Dingniang also suddenly realized that she had just forgotten about this matter because she had always paid the freight to First Logistics and had never collected any money.
So she felt that the First Logistics was not the property of Prince Ji’s Mansion.
Now that Lan Yuer reminded him, he finally remembered:
"Manager Wang, go there in person and hire them to protect all the industrial workshops in Prince Ji's Mansion.
Prince Ji's Mansion will give them money according to the standards to avoid suspicion.
There are also many old armors that the guards of Prince Ji's mansion have not had time to deal with. Send people to secretly deliver these armors and weapons to them so that they can wear them when they are on guard at night.
I guess there won’t be any problems during the day, but I need to be careful at night.”
Lu Dingniang is not a person who drags her feet. Now that she has a solution, she will implement it as soon as possible.
There were many weapons and armor in the Ji Wang Mansion. She just deliberately said they were old equipment so that she would have an excuse if they were discovered.
It is against the law to privately possess armor, bows and crossbows.
"Yes, I'll do it right away." Wang Hongfu immediately accepted the order.
"You go, before the prince comes back, you must guard the Ji Palace well and detain those who are captured, and wait for the prince to come back and make the decision.
Also, Manager Wang, you should go to the manor and call back a few retired guards. You should be more careful when you travel in the future.
You are the prince's confidant, and all matters of the Ji Palace depend on you to take care of them, so you can't make any mistakes."
Lu Dingniang gave this reminder.
"Thank you for your kindness, Princess. I will definitely protect Prince Ji's mansion for you, even if it means going through fire and water."
Wang Hongfu was deeply moved. He never thought that he would be valued in this way.
Not only His Royal Highness Prince Ji, but also His Royal Highness Princess Ji. This inevitably made him feel a little proud. After all, he was the first person to follow His Royal Highness Prince Ji.
"Go ahead." Lu Dingniang nodded.
"I'll take my leave."
Wang Hongfu bowed and left.
"Your Majesty, should we inform His Royal Highness Prince Ji about this matter?"
Lan Yuer beside him asked.
"No need. My dear husband should be back in the next few days. It's useless to send a letter now, and it will only cause him more trouble."
Lu Dingniang shook her head.
"Oh, come on, tell Steward Wei to tell the guards to strengthen the defense of Prince Ji's mansion starting today."
Lu Dingniang thought for a moment and immediately gave instructions to the servants.
The defense of Prince Ji’s Mansion is even more important.
"Yu'er, come with me to check if the door of vault number two is working properly."
Lu Dingniang stood up and smiled at Lan Yuer and said, "When Li Shen left, he told him that if he encountered danger, he should go into vault No. 2."
There is some food inside, which can keep them hiding for at least three to five days. If they are still not rescued after three to five days, it means that Chang'an City has been occupied or someone has succeeded in usurping the throne.
At that time, it would be useless even if you hid to the ends of the earth.
At this moment, on the official road back to Chang'an City, a group of people and horses were rushing at lightning speed. The people and merchants along the way all hid on the roadside.
"Xuan Ce, how long will it take us to get there?"