Chapter 38 House raid?

Just as Prince Qing secretly followed Xiao Tangbao and accompanied her to Lifeng Hall...

The bright torches surrounded the entire Prince Qing's Mansion at the fastest speed.

For a while, the sounds of horse hooves and horse neighing were endless.

The surroundings were all wealthy families. Everyone hurriedly closed and locked the doors, extinguished all the candles in the house as quickly as possible, hid the children in the house, and gathered together with self-defense items.

A tyrant is in power. This scene is too similar to the scene when Prince Qing’s mansion was ransacked overnight!

When the emperor gets angry, millions of people die... Their lives are like those of ants.

Some people speculated that it was because Prince Qing spread rumors all over the streets today, slandering the prime minister, which angered the emperor and brought him to death.

Prime Minister Zhao was indeed extremely powerful and resourceful, and he was deeply trusted by Emperor Liang.

Some people also speculated that the emperor finally didn't want to pretend anymore because he had to get rid of the problem at its roots.

Even though his brother, who was born of the same mother, was dead and could no longer threaten his throne, he would never allow his descendants to survive in this world!

Regardless of which speculation it was, everyone felt that the Qing Palace was finished, and the descendants who were once the most valued by the late emperor were finally gone!

The storm is coming, and the imperial family is the most ruthless.

Seeing the Prince Qing's Mansion already surrounded by people, Princess Qi suddenly opened the door and stood on the carriage, angrily ordering: "Break the door!"

In the palace, Chengfeng came hurriedly and looked at his master with a sullen expression.

"Take Tang Bao back to Lifeng Hall first!" Prince Qing frowned, turned around and walked quickly towards the front yard.

Although Tang Bao didn't know what happened, she felt inexplicably scared...

“Daddy…”

She ran after her father without a second thought, but was forcibly carried away by Chengfeng.

Not long after, just as they were about to force their way through the door, Prince Qing stared coldly at the palace gate and shouted in a deep voice, "Open the door!"

…

The vermilion door slowly opened.

In the firelight, Prince Qing Yun Che, wearing a cloak and a dark-colored robe with narrow sleeves, strode before everyone.

Although his sickly pale face, with hardly a trace of blood, showed unpredictable emotions, his sharp grey eyes were filled with a chilling coldness.

"Princess Qi, you are so powerful that you can even command the palace guards at will?"

As the man spoke, he looked up at Jiang, his eyes as cold as ice, sinister and full of hostility.

Behind him, holding the hilts of their swords and ready for battle, were a group of death warriors led by Chuntai.

The Princess of Qi's heart was beating like a drum and her calves were trembling with nervousness, but she did not want to give up this opportunity to show her goodwill to Zhao Kangnian.

After all, although the King of Qi had no intention of becoming the crown prince, she still wanted to be the mother of the country one day!

What's more, she robbed the Empress's imperial decree. It was the Empress who wanted to clip his wings and destroy his prestige. Even if Prince Qing wanted to settle the score afterwards, it would definitely not be her fault!

"Your Highness Prince Qing has misunderstood. The Empress has issued an oral decree that the maidservant Chuntai, who attempted to murder the court lady Feng, must be executed immediately without mercy!"

Everyone: “???” After such a big fuss, is this it?

If you don’t know, you would think they are going to confiscate the property and wipe out the entire family!

The commander of the imperial guards, Jiang Yanwu, looked at his elder sister speechlessly.

He was ordered to go out of the palace on a mission with Eunuch Chen, who was beside the Empress. When she heard the news, she rushed over to stop this matter, saying that she was worried about Yihe and insisted on coming to Prince Qing's Mansion with them.

Eunuch Chen said two teams were enough, but she said it wasn't enough, crying and making a scene, threatening that if anything happened to Yihe, she would never let Eunuch Chen and his wife off...

Helplessly, he hurriedly called all the brothers who were not on duty... and the result was to deal with a slave?

Absurd!!

Chuntai took a step forward with a gloomy look, half-kneeling on the ground. "Your Highness, I did not kill Feng. It was done by the maidservants around Princess Yihe and the children of the Zhao family."

"If Your Highness Princess doesn't believe it, you can question her in public. Even Princess Yihe is a witness."

Everyone looked at each other.

Could it be that the Queen's information was wrong?

Just when the atmosphere was at a stalemate, there was a "whoosh" sound - the sound of an arrow leaving the bowstring.

"Protect the prince!"

As everyone rushed towards King Qing, Xiao Tangbao, who was hiding behind the door, rushed out and stood in front of Chuntai.

At the critical moment, Chengfeng jumped in front of Tang Bao and swung his long sword violently.

As soon as he finished speaking, the arrow seemed to be frightened and flew back the same way it came?

After a muffled "bang" sound, everyone was shocked to see a masked man in black falling from the tree opposite the gate of Prince Qing's Mansion?!

"There's an assassin!"

"Protect the princess! Protect the prince!!"

After a brief moment of shock, a group of guards surrounded Prince Qing and his daughter, holding their swords horizontally in front of them, forming a human wall.

Prince Qing and Chuntai almost simultaneously cast worried glances at Xiao Tangbao.

The little girl was stunned for a moment, and when she met her father's murderous eyes, her feet seemed to have springs on them, jumping and clapping her hands in praise:

"Uncle Chengfeng is awesome! With one swing of his sword, the hidden weapon bounced back with a clang!"

“???” Chengfeng scratched his head.

Yeah?

He didn't seem to hear any "clang" sound?

He didn't feel like he hit any hidden weapon when he swung his knife?

He was about to check the long sword in his hand when Prince Qing raised his eyes and glared at him, snapping, "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on the princess? Who told you to bring the little princess out?"

Chengfeng: “…”

"What are you standing there for? Why don't you go investigate the assassin's identity? Are you waiting for me to go there myself?"

"..." Chengfeng was so frightened by his own prince that his face turned pale.

He also realized it belatedly and blamed himself. How could he have let the little princess slip away without noticing?

If he hadn't stopped the hidden weapon just now, and something had happened to the little princess, he would never be able to atone for his sin even if he died a thousand times!

"I'll check it out right away!"

Chengfeng clasped his fists in response and then disappeared.

Xiao Tangbao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and stared towards the door without blinking: "Sister Yihe, come over quickly! Don't hide there, I can see you!"

Behind the gate, Yun Yihe looked up at the palace maids and eunuchs around her, picked at her fingers, and slowly walked forward.

Little Tangbao was so happy that he quickly ran over and held her hand.

"Sister Yihe, when the maidservant beside you pushed Nanny Feng into the water, didn't you look back and see it? Tell them quickly that it wasn't Sister Wo Chuntai who killed her!"

Yun Yihe glanced at Chuntai out of the corner of her eye, then looked at the palace maid beside her. As soon as she opened her mouth, the Princess of Qi opposite her started crying.

"Woo woo woo... My good intentions are unbelievable. Come to Mother's side! Your grandmother has promised you and Mother to return home immediately. Mother has been so worried about you!"

Mother?

Tang Bao turned around and looked across, only then did he notice the gorgeously dressed woman standing in the carriage.

Is she Sister Yihe’s mother?

Xiao Tangbao thought to himself, "But she and Sister Yihe don't look alike. Could it be that Sister Yihe looks like her father?"

Hehehe…

Hehehehe…

A ghostly laugh echoed, and a female ghost in red floated over to Xiao Tangbao and blew into her ear, "Sister Yihe, you don't look like His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi at all!"

[Hehehehe... The old emperor has committed countless evil deeds, and now he has received his due retribution!]

[My little princess, you may not know this yet, but you are the only biological child left in the Daliang royal family!]