Chapter 228 Returning Home

The princess sneered, "Perhaps they hadn't checked into the hotel yet, or perhaps they were just going to the toilet. Whatever the case, it's your fault."

Lord Chen had no choice but to apologize with a smile and say it was a misunderstanding, but the yamen runners were a little unconvinced and shouted that they had seen a ghost!

Only Hu Xiner understood that the Hu family must have been hidden by the prince in advance and had only moved out now.

If it were in modern times, she would definitely use her mobile phone to record the unknown side of the prince and then present it as evidence in court!

But now, even though she knew that the prince was behind it, she had no evidence.

The prince smiled faintly: "Now that the matter has been clarified, let's all go our separate ways."

"How can that be?" the princess objected. "They said it was a misunderstanding, and you really believed it?"

Lord Chen complained bitterly, "Princess, this is truly just a misunderstanding! I will definitely teach these ignorant people a lesson someday."

The princess sneered, "Today, a mistake was made and the young lady of the Lu family was thrown into jail. If there is another misunderstanding tomorrow, will it be my turn to be punished?"

Lord Chen and the yamen runners were so frightened that they dropped to their knees: "We dare not! We absolutely dare not!"

"Don't dare? I think you're quite brave!" The eldest princess waved her sleeves domineeringly. "By the way, someone told me today that jailbreaking is a serious crime that will implicate all nine generations of your family!"

Lord Chen was so frightened that his face turned pale. "The princess is joking! Who dares to say such presumptuous and arrogant words?"

The eldest princess slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Do I look like I'm joking?"

Finally, the people from the yamen kowtowed to Hu Xiner repeatedly and apologized profusely, and the princess reluctantly let them go.

The room suddenly became much emptier and quieter.

The snoring of the Hu family members sleeping in bed became particularly obvious.

Seeing these three people sleeping like pigs, the princess was furious: "Everything is caused by them, and they can still sleep?!"

Hu Xiner and Mu Qing looked at each other. Despite the loud noise just now, none of the Hu family members woke up. It was very likely that they had been drugged.

At this time, the eldest princess looked over and said, "Xin'er, do you want to wake this family up and teach them a lesson?"

At this moment, Hu Xin'er just wanted to get away from the prince as quickly as possible and had no intention of getting entangled in other things: "So many things happened today, my mind is in a mess, and I don't have time to deal with them. Let's let them go for now."

The princess gave up and said, "Okay, if you feel you can't handle it, just tell me and I'll do it!"

Hu Xiner nodded: "Don't worry."

The princess glared at Mu Qing and said, "You're such a fool to watch your wife being taken away! Don't you know how to delay and wait for me to come?"

Hu Xin'er helped explain: "He didn't go home yesterday. He was working in the palace."

"He acts noble when he shouldn't, and becomes an official when he should be." The princess was speechless. "Alright, take Hu Xin'er home and let her rest."

The prince nodded: "You two should have a good rest."

Before leaving, the prince said meaningfully, "Mrs. Lu, don't forget what I said."

After leaving the hotel, the two watched the prince and the eldest princess walk away together, and they felt complicated.

Mu Qing asked softly, "Xin'er, what did the prince say to you in prison today?"

Hu Xin'er didn't want to tell anyone about the prince's threat, so as not to hinder Mu Qing's revenge plan.

She said, "Nothing, he just told me that the Hu family is not simple, and asked me not to lead his sister astray."

Mu Qing looked at her exhausted body and couldn't help but hug her in his arms with some heartache: "I'm sorry for scaring you."

"It's nothing." Hu Xin'er nestled in his arms, and all her fears and worries disappeared.

After an unknown amount of time, Hu Xin'er finally asked, "What did you do in the palace yesterday?"

Mu Qing never told her his real job, so he couldn't tell her the truth.

Fortunately, he had prepared a plan long ago, otherwise he would have been exposed now: "Towards evening, the higher-ups said there was an assassin in a secluded courtyard in the palace, so I went there. I didn't expect that by the time I finished investigating, the palace gates had been locked."

Hu Xin'er complained, "There's an assassin in the palace, why do you have to go find him alone? They're obviously bullying you because you're new here!"

Mu Qing smiled gently: "It will be fine after a while."

Hu Xiner broke free from his arms, and the two walked side by side towards home.

"By the way, how did you find the Hu family?" Hu Xin'er suddenly asked, "The prince said that he found the Hu family first and placed spies next to them, so ordinary people should not be able to discover the Hu family's talents."

Mu Qing didn't answer directly this time, but said, "You'll know when you get home."

Hu Xin'er frowned, "It's just such a small matter, and you still want to keep it a secret? Mu Qing, I think you've become a bad person!"

Mu Qing explained, "I didn't, but it's hard to explain this matter right away, so it's better to ask the person in person."

"So, someone found you and revealed the information to you specifically?" Hu Xiner heard the clue and was immediately curious.

When they returned to the Lu family, Mrs. Lu was already waiting at the door. Seeing Hu Xin'er arrive home safely, she hurried over and said, "Xin'er, my sweetheart, you're finally back!"

"Mom!" Hu Xiner called out, and immediately threw her husband's hand aside, and instead held Lu's mother tightly.

Mother Lu asked with concern, "Did those people do anything to you?"

Hu Xin'er comforted her, "No, I just got there and the eldest princess came. She has been by my side protecting me."

She did not mention the prince's matter so as not to upset Lu's mother.

The vermilion gate of the Lu Mansion slowly closed behind them, and the three of them walked together on the stone path of the house.

When Mother Lu heard the name "Eldest Princess", her brows furrowed slightly: "No matter what, it's better to have less contact with her."

Hu Xiner couldn't speak for the eldest princess for the time being. After all, the eldest princess's brain was indeed sometimes smart and sometimes not.

She trusted the eldest princess's character, but she was not sure whether the eldest princess would inadvertently reveal some information at any time, causing harm to the Lu family.

Therefore, he could only say to Mother Lu: "Don't worry, Mother. I will act according to the circumstances."

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Mother Lu felt a little distressed. "Why do you look so bad?"

Hu Xin'er touched her stomach and said, "I guess I'm hungry."

Mother Lu quickly asked the kitchen to prepare food, and Mu Qing listed a series of dishes that Hu Xiner liked.

The group walked towards the hall, and only then did Hu Xiner's heart calm down.

Because I'm finally home.

But at this moment, she saw Jiang Yao sitting in the hall!