Zhao Shu had almost forgotten about the injury on her arm, but Huo Danlan still saw it. The wound wasn't big; it was just a piece of flesh that had been scraped off. It had stopped bleeding, but you could still see the pale, white flesh when you lifted her clothes.

After changing into clean clothes, drinking ginger soup, and having her wounds bandaged, Zhao Shucai finally came out of the house.

At this time, Xiao Guozi and the others had been let into the courtyard. Magpie, having received Huo Danlan's order, escorted Zhao Shu into the courtyard, where they saw a group of people kneeling on the ground.

Led by Xiao Guozi, Xiao Zhuzi, Chu Chun, and others, Bi Qiao and Granny Zhuang were also present. The crowd was dense, with most of the servants of the Prince's Mansion kneeling inside. Since the space was not spacious enough, the remaining captains of the guards even knelt outside the door.

Upon seeing Zhao Shu approach, they greeted her in unison, "Greetings to the Princess."

Through the courtyard gate, I saw that Consort Zhang, Zhao Nihong, and Prince Duan were all blocked outside the courtyard by Little Fatty, along with people from the Wucheng Military Command and the Jingzhao Prefecture.

It's only past Chen Shi (7-9 AM), so everyone should have already heard the news that something happened at Prince Yong's residence.

He lowered his eyes and looked down at the stewards of the Prince's mansion kneeling before him. "Raise your heads." There was no anger in his words, just his usual tone, but the men became even more uneasy.

Everyone looked up, and Zhao Shu's face was ashen.

Xiao Guozi and other stewards of the Prince's mansion, especially those around Zhao Shu, were all seriously injured, their faces bruised and swollen. Even the maids, including Chu Chun, were no exception; their faces were covered in blood.

"What's going on?" she asked in a cold voice.

Bi Qiao was the most qualified person to speak at this moment in the mansion. She was about to open her mouth to speak when she aggravated her injured muscle and gasped for breath before saying, "I only drank some water before I collapsed in front of the water vat. When I got up, I was covered in injuries. This incident in the mansion is due to my poor management. I hope the princess will punish me."

After saying that, she lowered her head and waited quietly for Zhao Shu to get angry. She had already made a vow in her heart that she would apologize and go back to find that scoundrel and make him wish he were dead.

Everyone fell silent. The princess had indeed changed a lot recently, but it hadn't been long. They were afraid that she would revert to her old ways. If this had happened in the past, the entire mansion would have been sold off, to some remote, impoverished place, or even to a brothel.

This had never happened before. They were anxious, afraid, and terrified, and even forgot the pain they were in.

Zhao Shu glanced at everyone and sneered, "Is this how it is?"

A large number of people, including Granny Zhuang, nodded in agreement, while a small number did not answer. "And you?" Zhao Shu asked Xiao Guozi and the others, who had not spoken up earlier.

Xiao Guozi lowered his head and knelt down, saying, "This servant left the princess and was gagged as soon as he entered Sendai Courtyard. There was sleeping potion on the handkerchief. This servant fainted before he could inform the princess. This servant is incompetent. Please punish me, princess." He was depressed. After fainting, he woke up to find himself covered in injuries.

"What about you, Xiao Zhuzi?"

"I informed Chuchun and was on my way back when I was ambushed by seven or eight people. I couldn't fight them off and was tortured, which is why I look like this. Fortunately, Brother Xiaopang saved me in time and saved my life." Xiao Zhuzi looked up and pointed to his face. Indeed, his injuries were the most severe. He was missing several pieces of flesh from his body, and there wasn't a single normal spot on his face. He was covered in blood.

The green ivy kneeling next to him was also covered in wounds.

"Green Ivy, tell me, how did you end up like this?"

Green Ivy, the youngest, was still weeping. Hearing Zhao Shu's words, she choked out, "My sister Chuchun, Wandong, and I were together when we saw that it was late at night, so we thought we would go to find the princess. When we got to the plum garden, we were surrounded by several masked men in black. We shouted, but no one answered. Then we were beaten like this. Those men even drew their knives and tried to kill us. Fortunately, the old woman who was with Miss Huo passed by and saved us."

After hearing this, Zhao Shu remembered the old woman who had disappeared again, so she stopped asking Green Ivy and turned to look at Sheng Xia. It wasn't Sheng Xia who was on night duty last night. "Sheng Xia, where are you?"

"When I returned to my room, I ate with Xinwei and the others. I fell asleep after eating only half of the meal. When I woke up, my face was burning with pain. I didn't know what had happened."

Sure enough, her injuries were much lighter than those of Chu Chun and the others.

After observing the others closely, Zhao Shu was filled with rage. How many people had come last night that had beaten all the servants in her household like this? Did they think the Prince Yong's mansion was without anyone?

Among them, Xiao Zhu Zi was the most seriously injured, followed by Xiao Guo Zi Chu Chun and others. All of her capable people were severely injured, and those people were going to torture them to death!

At this moment, Little Fatty walked over, stood at a distance, bowed and said, "Princess, someone from the palace has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shu had an idea and ordered, "Go and invite all the doctors who came to the manor last time. Give them some medicine, and then they can all leave."

"Yes." Bi Qiao and the others responded and withdrew one after another. Bi Qiao was the head maid of the mansion and had many things to deal with every day, so she led the servants and the captain of the mansion's guards to withdraw. Xiao Guozi and the other people from Qionghua Courtyard remained kneeling and motionless.

"You should all step back now, and come back when you've recovered from your injuries."

Chu Chun and the others dared not disobey, thanked Zhao Shu for not punishing them, and then withdrew.

After everyone in the courtyard had left, Zhao Shucai said to the chubby boy who was waiting to the side, "Please invite the people from the palace in."

Magpie placed a cushion on the stone chair, and Zhao Shu sat down. A moment later, Granny Zhong and Liang Yunsi arrived.

The two rushed over and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Zhao Shu was unharmed. "Princess, are you hurt?" Liang Yunsi asked first.

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