Chapter 336 Apology

"Second Prince, today Princess Lin was ambushed during the horse race. In their haste to escape, they left this child behind."

Yuan Hongqu gestured to Granny Shi to bring the child to the Second Prince.

The Second Prince had so many children that he couldn't even remember them all, let alone a granddaughter.

However, this granddaughter was an exception.

His sixth daughter, Wuzhu, was very good at pleasing him, making him always feel that if Wuzhu were a boy, she would definitely be able to achieve unparalleled feats.

Wuzhu married and had children, and the Second Prince was truly a qualified father, so he naturally recognized Wuzhu's children.

According to Yuan Hongqu, this child appeared at the scene where Princess Lin was ambushed. This...

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince knew that Wuzhu had likely done something, but he absolutely could not admit to it!

"Lord Yuan, thank you so much for helping my daughter find her child." The Second Prince looked overjoyed. "There are so many people and so many things to do today. This child was stolen in the chaos. I was afraid of disturbing everyone, so I had people searching for her quietly."

As he was saying this, he reached out to take the child, but Granny Shi dodged him and prevented him from taking the child away.

Seeing that the old woman was being so tactless, the Second Prince withdrew his hand and let out a cold snort.

"Lord Yuan, what is the meaning of this?!"

"Second Prince, hand over Wuzhu, the villain who ambushed the princess today!" Yuan Hongqu's voice carried an air of unyielding authority. The Second Prince was about to agree when he suddenly realized something was amiss.

"Lord Yuan, do you really think that the villains who ambushed Princess Lin today are my daughter, Wuzhu?"

"It's not just what I think, it's certain." Yuan Hongqu's voice was calm.

“You know what kind of person Princess Lin is. If she does anything wrong on this grassland, and your grassland doesn’t even have a grain of salt next year, it will be because her father has failed in his duty!”

Lin Ruhai's identity was extremely useful on the grasslands. The grasslands relied on the Liangjiang region for salt all year round. Even if there were other routes, if officials knew that they had offended the Governor-General of Liangjiang, which local official would dare to make an exception for them?

"No matter how powerful the Governor-General of Liangjiang is, can he be more powerful than the Emperor?"

The Second Prince had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter and remained indifferent.

"The Governor-General of Liangjiang certainly doesn't have as much power as the Emperor. But Second Prince, aren't you being a bit too naive? Don't you think about who bestowed the title of Princess Lin upon her? Do you really think that by hurting Princess Lin, you can get any favors from the Emperor?"

Holding the child, Granny Shi thought that the Second Prince was really not thinking straight. At this moment, instead of ensuring Princess Lin's safety on the grassland, he was arguing with Mr. Yuan.

Yuan Hongqu felt that her visit to the Second Prince was pointless; she should have just taken the child and gone to Wuzhu's place to find those people.

She never showed mercy to anyone who wanted to harm Daiyu.

Even if they didn't hurt Daiyu in the slightest, it was only because Daiyu was skilled in martial arts and had Lan Su by her side. If Daiyu were weak and frail, wouldn't she just be waiting to be bullied?

Yuan Hongqu would never allow this situation to occur.

As soon as Granny Shi finished her warning to the Second Prince, Yuan Hongqu turned and left, and Granny Shi hurriedly followed.

The second prince then realized what was happening and hurriedly chased after them to stop them.

"Lord Yuan, it was my oversight. I guarantee that there will be no problems with this study tour. Also, regarding the people who disturbed Princess Lin today, please give me some time. I will bring them to you tomorrow morning for you to deal with as you see fit."

Yuan Hongqu looked coldly at the Second Prince. Although the night on the grassland was quite cool, the Second Prince felt sweating all over. He touched his forehead and found that his hand was covered in sweat.

The Second Prince knew that the old woman holding the child was absolutely right. Lin Ruhai had declared in court that he would only do two things for the rest of his life: serve the court and raise his daughter. If anything happened to his daughter on the grasslands, Lin Ruhai, with his eight hundred schemes, would definitely find a way to wipe out their entire clan.

Thinking of this, the Second Prince suddenly remembered that he had so many children, so losing one or two wouldn't be a big deal. He thought he might as well tie up Wuzhu tomorrow as well.

This matter is definitely related to Wu Zhu, and since Yuan Hongqu is so certain, if we don't hand Wu Zhu over, it will be difficult to explain.

Alas, children are all a burden.

The Second Prince suddenly remembered this saying from the Han people, and only now did he truly understand it.

Then he remembered that he had overheard that Wuzhu had always disliked the child because he was born sick. Was she trying to use the child to blackmail Princess Lin this time?

It must be said that, being father and daughter, the Second Prince understood his daughter very well.

"Second Prince, you have another daughter named Yinduo?" Yuan Hongqu said slowly.

The Second Prince's sweat, which he had just dried, was about to break out again.

I haven't even finished dealing with Wuzhu, and now Yinduo has appeared! But is Yinduo my daughter? Do I really have such a daughter?

There were too many children for the Second Prince to remember.

The attendant beside him whispered a reminder.

"Second Prince, it is the Nineteenth Miss, born to a Han woman named Chen, named Yinduo."

“Lord Yuan, if she has done anything wrong and offended the princess and you, you may kill her as you please.” The Second Prince felt relieved upon hearing his attendant’s suggestion. He couldn’t remember who Yin Duo was.

He also had several concubines of Han Chinese, but since he had no recollection of them, it meant they were unimportant and didn't matter.

Yuan Hongqu's expression changed, and when she looked at the Second Prince again, it was no different from looking at a dead man.

Other people are fathers, so you are a father too; other people's daughters are precious, but your daughter can be beaten and killed at will.

You even deliberately had her killed.

A cold smile appeared on Yuan Hongqu's lips, and she spoke without any politeness.

"No, she did nothing wrong. Her only mistake was having you as her father."

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince was somewhat puzzled as to why Yuan Hongqu would say such a thing. He had too many children, so it was normal for him to neglect some of them. Could it be that Yinduo had gone to Yuan Hongqu to complain?

"If you hand over those people from yesterday, I can temporarily waive Wu Zhu's responsibility, but I want Yin Duo in exchange."

Yuan Hongqu's tone was cold, but it gave the Second Prince a glimmer of hope.

Since it can be discussed, there is room for negotiation.

"Let Wuzhu beg Yinduo. If Yinduo agrees to take the punishment for her, then the matter of her offending Princess Lin today will be temporarily dropped."

No matter how the Second Prince investigates or how he finds out the truth, Yuan Hongqu is certain that Wuzhu has a problem.

Then we should directly target the people with problems.

"Tomorrow morning, take Wuzhu and those four people to apologize to Princess Lin. We'll take the child back after Wuzhu apologizes."

Yuan Hongqu didn't look at the Second Prince again and told her people to hurry back.