Chapter 308: Abolishing the Crown Prince's Position
Late at night, the old princess had already fallen asleep, but was still awakened by the noise outside the door.
"What happened?"
The nanny came in and explained the situation: "Old Princess, you need to rest more recently. I have already sent someone to inquire with the prince about this matter."
The old princess breathed a sigh of relief, but she was too hungry to sleep, so she got up, dressed, and went to the outer room.
"Mother, you must save Fang'er!" Concubine Xu's eyes were red and she was very worried.
The old princess sat on a mahogany chair and soothed her, "Don't worry, the prince will be here soon. But Fang'er can't let this go on any longer!"
Concubine Xu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I know. If everything goes smoothly this time, I will definitely discipline him strictly!"
Hearing this, the old princess couldn't help but roll her eyes. This was the same excuse she always gave.
If Concubine Xu had not treated Fang'er like the apple of her eye, she would have had her son discipline her severely long ago.
Let’s first confirm whether Fang’er has been captured by the prince.
After a while, the heavy and hurried footsteps of Prince Huai were heard, and he appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye.
Concubine Xu looked behind him and asked anxiously, "Where's Fang'er?"
The old princess was the first to notice something was wrong. Her son looked anxious, and her heart sank: "Didn't you take Fang'er away?"
Prince Huai frowned and looked at Concubine Xu: "What exactly happened? Tell me everything clearly without missing a word!"
Concubine Xu suspected that the prince was deliberately trying to punish Fang'er, so she refused to admit it. She said angrily, "Prince, I know Fang'er's gambling is wrong, but can you let me see him first? If you want to punish him, I won't stop you!"
Prince Huai's eyes were blazing with anger, and he slammed the table with a loud bang: "Enough! You are still suspicious! I didn't send anyone to arrest Fang'er!"
Concubine Xu looked panicked: "Really, the prince didn't take him away? Then who would be so bold as to arrest someone directly from the gambling house, and send soldiers!"
Prince Huai saw that she looked flustered and thought he couldn't get anything out of her, so he immediately ordered someone to call the guard next to Fang'er and ask him what had happened.
"Are they really all from the government office?" Prince Huai confirmed again and again.
"I would never lie!" the guard said solemnly, "And, and..."
"And what? Just tell me!" Concubine Xu wanted to step forward and slap this person, "If you delay saving people, you'll lose your life!"
The guard quickly knelt down and said carefully, "I think I saw someone next to the prince, but because it was dark, I couldn't see clearly, so I didn't dare to identify him rashly!"
Concubine Xu suddenly realized: "Yes, come, go and see if the prince is in the mansion."
Prince Huai and the old princess looked at each other. If there was really someone in the city who was so bold, it seemed that there was no one else except the prince!
After a while, a servant came to report: "Your Majesty, the prince is not in the palace."
Concubine Xu gritted her teeth in hatred, looking as if she had caught the prince with something bad, and turned to the prince and cried miserably.
"Your Highness, look at the Crown Prince. He took Fang'er away in broad daylight without asking any reason. How can we, mother and son, maintain our dignity?"
"I don't know if Fang'er is in danger. If she is..." Her face turned pale and she threw herself into Prince Huai's arms, crying, "I won't live anymore!"
"Concubine Xu!" The old princess couldn't stand anyone slandering the prince in front of her, so she said sternly, "Fang'er is a gambler. Maybe the prince just took her away and hasn't returned yet!"
Concubine Xu pointed at the pitch-black night and said, "It's almost midnight, why haven't you returned yet? I don't believe the prince has the leisure to discipline Fang'er!"
She pleaded with the prince again, "Prince, please send someone out to look for her. I'm really worried about Fang'er!"
Prince Huai was of course also worried, so he first sent someone to search the Prince's Courtyard, but found that he was indeed not in the palace, and even his personal guards were gone.
I couldn't help but feel suspicious.
But if he were to say that Ye Zhou wanted to murder Fang'er, he would never believe it.
A large number of guards were dispatched from the palace. Prince Huai turned around and told his mother to return to her room and rest. "As soon as I have any news, I will inform you immediately."
The old princess shook her head: "I'll wait here!"
She knew that Ye Zhou had been going out early and coming back late these days, but she never noticed that he had any connection with Fang'er!
Until the sky gradually brightened, no news came from outside the mansion.
The old princess couldn't stand it any longer. Just as she was about to get up, she heard a shout from outside the door: "You're back!"
The three people in the room suddenly became alert and looked outside.
Prince Zhou was seen with his hands behind his back, his face dark, and his cold aura like the surface of the sea in the dead of winter night, hiding countless raging waves.
The words that Concubine Xu wanted to ask were suddenly stuck in her throat.
Prince Huai was also curious about what had happened. Behind Ye Zhou, there was Fang'er, who looked distraught, and a man whose face could not be seen clearly was being pressed down.
But the closer I got, the more familiar the clothes looked.
Concubine Xu screamed, "Zhou Yezhou! How dare you kidnap my people!"
Prince Zhou stared at the other person coldly, and the anger on Concubine Xu's face gradually disappeared. The other person held her head high and said, "Zhou Yezhou, release Manager Jin immediately!"
Prince Zhou sneered: "The concubine is really concerned about a servant."
The two guards who were holding Manager Jin carried him directly into the room. As soon as their arms loosened, Manager Jin collapsed to the ground, completely exhausted.
Concubine Xu looked very worried. Just as she was about to go over to check, she was stopped by Prince Zhou.
"Everyone else, stand back!" he ordered.
For a moment, except for Manager Jin, all the masters of Prince Huai's mansion gathered together.
Seeing the fatigue on Ye Zhou's face, the old princess said distressedly: "What happened? Why didn't you come back all night? And what's going on with Fang'er?"
Prince Huai looked at his two sons with a deep gaze. What happened last night?
Prince Zhou didn't say anything. He just sat aside and looked at Zhou Fang: "You speak!"
Zhou Fang said nothing!
Concubine Xu was furious: "Not only did you arrest Fang'er, but now you're forcing her to confess something? I don't know how I've offended the Crown Prince, but you arrested and scolded Manager Jin, and you're treating her like a criminal. You'll put Fang'er in jail next Monday night!"
"Zhou Yezhou, even if you have the support of Mother and the Prince, I will never let you off easily today!"
A mocking smile crossed the corners of Prince Zhou's mouth, and his eyes looked hesitantly at Manager Jin and Zhou Fang.
Concubine Xu was shocked and inadvertently stood in front of Manager Jin and said directly to the prince, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is unkind and intolerant. How can he lead the people of Youzhou to a better life in the future?"
"I propose that his title of Crown Prince be abolished!"
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