The Fourteenth Prince's wife had been back at the mansion for several days, and the Eighth Prince wondered if the Fourteenth Prince had also returned home. After all, his wife, children, and elderly parents had all come back, and now that the Emperor had granted a general amnesty, many criminals had been released. Perhaps the Fourteenth Prince would also be pardoned and would no longer have to be confined to the Changping Villa.

Thinking this way, I arrived at the Prince's Mansion. Only after returning home did I realize that the moon was obscured by dark clouds and there was almost no wind. Such a night was perfect for going out for a walk.

Eighth Prince greeted the people around him, changed into casual clothes, and rode in a sedan chair to Fourteenth Prince's residence.

Although he wasn't sure if Fourteenth had returned to the manor, he still had to go and check on him. And tonight was so dark that even if he went, no one would notice.

The sedan chair continued on its way, and after a while it stopped. The servant outside whispered, "Eighth Master, we'll be there in a hundred meters."

Eighth Master nodded and said in a deep voice from inside the sedan chair, "Go and check the situation first."

The servant said "Yes," turned around, and ran all the way to the Fourteenth Prince's residence.

The Fourteenth Prince's Mansion has been uninhabited for too long. Weeds grow rampant at the entrance, and no one has taken care of it. Several patches of paint have also peeled off the walls, leaving them mottled and unsightly.

The vermilion door was covered with a layer of dust, the copper rings on the door were rusty, and they made a rough creaking sound when pulled up. The two lanterns hanging under the eaves were not lit, and the entrance was completely dark.

The servant knocked on the door for a long time, but no one came to open it.

He kept knocking, pressing his ear against the door to listen for any sounds inside. Finally, he heard footsteps and a man's deep, impatient voice, "Who is it?"

The servant quickly stepped back a few paces, and the door was finally opened from the inside. A person carrying a lantern looked at the servant, sizing him up, and asked, "Who are you?"

The servant was taken aback. In the light from the lantern, he saw that the man in front of him was wearing the clothes of a guard, with a heavy knife at his waist.

The servant quickly glanced inside and saw a group of guards walking towards the door; perhaps it was a shift change.

He immediately sensed something was wrong, and cleverly put on a smile, "Oh, I think I've come to the wrong place, I'm sorry, sir!"

The guard snorted, said nothing, and slammed the door shut.

The servant quickly turned around and ran to the sedan chair. He leaned against the chair and whispered, "Master, when I knocked on the door, a guard opened it. Master, there are guards everywhere at the entrance of the Fourteenth Prince's mansion!"

His emphasis startled the Eighth Prince, who asked incredulously, "What did you say? You mean the Fourteenth Prince isn't inside at all, and it's full of guards?"

The servant said, "I didn't see the Fourteenth Prince, but I saw a group of guards heading towards the door, so I hurried back."

Eighth Master nodded, pondered for a moment without speaking, and the servant asked, "Master, shall we go back now?"

"Um."

He was puzzled, but then he realized that the Fourteenth Prince had not been pardoned and had not returned. The fact that there were so many guards in the Fourteenth Prince's mansion meant that the Fourteenth Prince was still in a dangerous situation. The fact that these people were not standing outside but guarding inside the house meant that they were obviously waiting for him to come to them.

Eighth Prince let out a long breath. Luckily, he had been careful today and hadn't knocked on the door rashly. Instead, he had sent his servant first. Otherwise, if the guards inside had found out, it would definitely have reached the Emperor's ears tomorrow.