Chapter 98 Ju Nanyi’s Hesitation
Ju Nanyi looked at the bustling inn before him, with the several connecting shops all belonging to her. He had originally thought that even after purchasing the shops, it was merely a way for that commandery princess to increase her private wealth considering her current horizon.
However, the timing of the shop purchases coincided almost exactly with the Crown Prince’s assassination attempt. With the coincidental timing and the villagers from Pinghu Village hiding in this inn, it was impossible for Princess Chao Ren to escape any connection to the Crown Prince’s assassination attempt, no matter how one looked at it.
Still, Ju Nanyi knew something about the commandery princess and believed the likelihood of her involvement with the assassins from Pinghu Village to be almost negligible; the commandery princess couldn’t possibly be related to the group of killers.
Ju Nanyi couldn’t make sense of many things until he saw that youth, whom he had met once, alighting from a carriage and approaching the inn, causing Ju Nanyi’s brow to furrow.
Did that youth know Princess Chao Ren because of this inn?
Following his own conjectures regarding how Princess Chao Ren had met the youth because of the inn, Ju Nanyi surmised that with Princess Chao Ren’s status within the palace, it wasn’t easy for her to handle matters outside, hence the need for someone outside to take charge. Therefore, Prince Duan had taken an interest in such a youth.
What Prince Duan seemed to be thinking was not difficult to understand; a youth with no background and handsome appearance was the safest choice for Princess Chao Ren given her current status, but perhaps it was too safe a choice...
If he were Prince Duan, he at least would have chosen someone from a family of clear repute, a gentleman of the court, rather than such a merchant...
In Ju Nanyi’s mind, the image of scattered begonia blossoms floated up again. Was she, because of her birth, to match with such a merchant?
Moreover, from his perspective, the matter of Pinghu Village seemed highly likely to be related to such a merchant.
Nevertheless, as a man of Prince Duan, Ju Nanyi knew that his most urgent task at hand was to report the findings to the Crown Prince and let His Highness make the final decision.