Chapter 273

When Xu Heming and Xie Jincheng arrived outside the Grand Duke's Mansion, they found the gates tightly closed.

"Should we go knock on the door?" Xie Jincheng asked, frowning.

"Do you think they'll let you in if you knock on the door?" Xu Heming rolled his eyes at Xie Jincheng.

If knocking on the door were effective, Steward Liu wouldn't have returned empty-handed.

"What exactly does this Grand Princess want to do? I heard that she has invited all the officials and their families in the capital today, and now they are all being held in the Grand Princess's residence. Could it be that she is planning a rebellion?" Xie Jincheng said angrily.

"If your child were lost, wouldn't you be worried?" Although Xu Heming did not approve of the Grand Princess's actions, he knew that doing so would definitely offend a group of officials.

However, if my own child were lost, I would probably make the same decision.

“That’s true. But if the child is lost, we should find a way to get him out of the manor and look for him. Keeping him locked up like this isn’t a solution.” Xie Jincheng glanced at the tightly closed gate, worried that something might happen to Yao Shi.

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and go in." After saying that, Xu Heming pointed to the wall not far away, indicating that they should go in from there.

Xie Jincheng didn't hesitate. If this matter wasn't resolved properly, he was worried that the Grand Princess might keep him locked up in the mansion indefinitely.

As soon as the two jumped down from the corner of the wall, they were surrounded by guards who rushed out with long spears.

"Who dares to trespass on the Grand Princess's residence?" the lead guard shouted angrily.

Xu Heming dusted himself off and looked at the guards, not taking them seriously.

"What should we do? Break in?" Xie Jincheng asked, frowning as he looked at the group. With their combined skills, dealing with these people was more than enough.

“We came with sincerity.” Xu Heming looked at Xie Jincheng as if he were a fool. He wasn’t here to seek revenge. Besides, he believed that as long as the Grand Princess knew that her granddaughter was in the Prince An’s mansion, she would not do anything to them.

"I am Prince An, Xu Heming. I have important business to discuss with the Grand Princess. Please inform her." Xu Heming said slowly, looking at the guard in front of him.

"And me, I am Xie Jincheng. I also have important business to discuss with the Grand Princess!" Xie Jincheng quickly said.

The guards looked at each other, never expecting that one of them was Prince An and the other was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. These two were not people that they, as mere guards, could handle.

As for why they didn't use the main gate, the Grand Princess will surely ask them herself later.

"We'll send someone to speak to the Grand Princess right away, and ask that you two not barge in." The guards also looked at the two of them warily, thinking to themselves that if a fight broke out, they might not be a match for Prince An.

Moreover, judging from Prince An's demeanor, he doesn't seem to be genuinely looking for trouble.

Before long, the imperial son-in-law Gu Xiangnan arrived in a hurry with his two sons, Gu Yunfan and Gu Yunshu.

Gu Xiangnan's expression was not good.

If this person hadn't been Prince An, Gu Xiangnan probably would have had him thrown out immediately.

"I wonder what brings Prince An and Lord Xie to the manor? Why must they use such an extreme method to enter?" Gu Xiangnan looked at the two men with displeasure and questioned them.

He felt a little uneasy. Normally, he would have greeted them with a smile, but now that such a thing had happened in the manor, and Prince An had even climbed over the wall to enter, Gu Xiangnan's eyes were filled with displeasure as he looked at the two of them.