This came out of nowhere!

Eunuch Feng quickly shook his head.

"It's not in the palace, it's the estate next door."

Song Xibai patted his chest and let out a sigh of relief.

"It's good that it's not in the palace. You mean the manor next door, is that His Highness's manor? What happened?"

Song Xibai didn't quite understand what could have happened at a manor that would make the Crown Prince so nervous that he rushed over without even waiting for her.

Eunuch Feng was somewhat embarrassed, unsure how to explain, and could only say in the end.

"If Your Highness is worried, why don't you go now?"

Song Xibai did not refuse. She looked up at the sky and said, "That's fine. It's almost noon, time for lunch."

Eunuch Feng immediately summoned the other guards to escort Song Xibai and the others down the mountain.

The carriage was still waiting in the same spot, but there were fewer horses and five or six fewer guards accompanying it; the Crown Prince must have taken them away.

Song Xibai pulled Dingxiang and Wei Hong into the carriage at the front, and then, escorted by ten guards, they drove eastward along the lake shore.

Eunuch Feng sat outside the carriage, quietly telling Song Xibai about the situation at the manor.

"This estate was bestowed upon Your Highness by the late Emperor after His Highness's birth. It is the best of the imperial estates, consisting entirely of top-quality farmland. To the north of our estate is the estate of Prince An, and to the east is the estate of Prince Wu. However, their estates are small, not as large as Your Highness's."

Eunuch Feng emphasized the Prince An's Mansion and the Prince Wu's Mansion.

Song Xibai immediately understood.

This sudden incident must be related to these two companies.

This also explains why the Crown Prince summoned the King of Wu when something happened at his estate.

"Is it related to the King of Wu?"

After listening for a while, Song Xibai suddenly asked a question.

Outside the car door, Eunuch Feng hesitated for a long time without speaking.

Wei Hong, however, seemed to suddenly remember something and exclaimed in surprise.

"Master, the commander is staying at this estate!"

Song Xibai looked at her with a puzzled expression: "Who?"

Wei Hong glanced at the car door and, seeing that Eunuch Feng didn't object, lowered her voice to explain.

"He is the leader of the secret guards. We call him Commander. I think he should be on this manor."

Song Xibai suddenly realized.

Is this manor where the Crown Prince trains his secret guards?

With a large and mixed group of people accompanying them, Song Xibai didn't ask any further questions and started chatting with Dingxiang and Wei Hongxian about other things.

The carriage traveled at a moderate pace and stopped after about ten minutes.

Song Xibai and the other two immediately boarded the carriage.

As soon as they stood still, a tall, burly old man led a group of farmers to greet them.

Eunuch Feng didn't let them get close; he went over and talked to them first.

Song Xibai's gaze casually swept over those people.

The old man at the head of the group had almost completely white hair, a messy beard, dark skin, and a hideous scar on his cheek.

But the old man's eyes were bright and piercing, his back was straight, and he was very tall, probably about 1.8 or 1.9 meters.

This person is clearly a martial arts practitioner.

Song Xibai thought to himself.

Then, she looked at the other people behind the old man.

These people were all dressed like farmers. In March, the weather was still a bit chilly, but they were wearing coarse cloth clothes with the cuffs rolled up. One of them wasn't even wearing thick shoes, just a pair of straw sandals.

If you look closely, you will find that those coarse clothes are wrapped around strong and powerful bodies.

Song Xibai subtly tugged at Wei Hong and gave her a look.

Having spent several months with her, Wei Hong had developed a tacit understanding. Upon receiving Song Xibai's gaze, she immediately understood, coughed heavily, and stepped forward.

The frowning eunuch Feng suddenly realized what was happening, slapped his forehead, and exclaimed repeatedly.

"It was all my fault, please forgive me, Your Highness. Your Highness, this is the head of the estate here, surnamed Yue. Head of Estate Yue, this is Your Highness."

Outside, Eunuch Feng didn't dare to go into too much detail, only giving a vague answer.

Only then did Yue Zhuangtou turn his gaze to Song Xibai.

Song Xibai stood still, letting him look her over, her expression calm, and even smiled and greeted him.

"You're so old, yet you still have to help His Highness manage the estate. Thank you for your hard work."

Yue Zhuangtou raised an eyebrow and then bowed slightly.

"It's all done by Your Highness, how can you say it's hard work? Your Highness has come from afar, you must be tired. I've already had food prepared, Your Highness, please come with me!"

His tone wasn't as self-deprecating as that of an ordinary servant, but Song Xibai didn't find anything wrong with it and turned to instruct Eunuch Feng.

"Please take care of the accompanying guards, Eunuch Feng."

Eunuch Feng bowed and agreed.

Song Xibai then turned around and waved to the guards behind him.

"You all must be tired from your journey. Since you won't be returning to the palace until tomorrow, take a good rest later. Headman Yue, do you have any wine at your estate? Send over a few jars. These people are all former Imperial Guards, so we can't neglect them."

After Song Xibai finished speaking, he was greeted with shouts of gratitude from the guards.

Song Xibai then had Wei Hong take out a purse and give each person a silver ingot before nodding to Yue Zhuangtou and saying...

Let's go!

Yue Zhuangtou looked at her with surprise before leading them into the courtyard.

Eunuch Feng left Qingxi behind to help, so Song Xibai only had Dingxiang and Wei Hong by her side.

Dingxiang cautiously looked around, one hand gripping Song Xibai's sleeve.

On the contrary, Wei Hong was relaxed and at ease, as if she had returned to her own home.

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