Cui'er nodded vigorously: "Father, let's go in too!"
However, just as the two were about to enter the yamen, they were stopped by the yamen officials.
"Unauthorized personnel are not permitted to enter."
Cui'er glared at the bailiff with shame and indignation, and shouted angrily, "Open your dog eyes and take a good look! I am the Third Prince's woman! Let me in right now!"
Old Master Li also shouted, "We are relatives of the emperor! Are you out of your mind to stop us?"
"Isn't this Manager Li's?" Some of the surrounding people recognized Old Master Li and exclaimed, "It seems Manager Li was telling the truth!"
"Yes, yes, I only found out that the Emperor came to our town from him. It seems that little Cui'er has really become the prince's woman!"
"I'm so envious! Manager Li is finally going to enjoy life!"
"Hey, why did the guards stop them? Why wouldn't they let them in?"
"I don't know..."
Old Master Li glanced around and, noticing many familiar faces, straightened his back and looked at the guards, saying, "If you don't believe me, go ask the Third Prince!"
The constable frowned and said calmly, "The Third Prince has ordered that you are not allowed to enter."
"What?" Old Master Li was taken aback. "What's going on?"
The constable was extremely impatient: "The Third Prince said that the Emperor's safety is the most important thing right now. Although you are the Third Prince's man, your background is unclear. However, the Third Prince also said that he will take you with him when he returns to the capital."
The constable's words made Cui'er even more uneasy. She looked at Old Master Li and said, "Father, this won't do. What if the Third Prince forgets about me? Besides, he has a concubine named Xiao Ruyan by his side. If I'm not by his side for a long time, I'm afraid..."
What Cui'er could think of, Old Master Li, being a man, could naturally think of as well, and immediately said, "I can choose not to go in, but Cui'er is, after all, the Third Prince's person, how can she live outside?"
The constable hesitated for a moment, then Cui'er immediately said, "That's right, go tell the Third Prince that I won't leave!"
The constable thought for a moment, then said a few words to his companion before immediately going to find the Third Prince.
Mu Yangrun frowned upon hearing the bailiff's words. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the Emperor say, "Since you have already taken her in, you must take responsibility! Is this how I taught you?"
"Father..." Mu Yangrun swallowed hard and said softly, "I'm just afraid that someone might use Cui'er to harm you, Father... "
"You can't even control your own woman?" the Emperor said irritably. "Can't you handle important matters, and you can't even manage family affairs?"
Mu Yangrun quickly shook his head: "Yes, Father, I'll let her in right away."
As he spoke, he gave the constable a look.
Outside, Cui'er and Grandpa Li were both very anxious. Grandpa Li, in particular, felt uneasy looking at the familiar faces.
Cui'er felt the same way, because she saw several of her girlfriends.
Seeing that the gate remained closed, the people couldn't help but approach: "Manager Li, what's going on? Didn't you say your daughter was the Third Prince's woman? Why aren't you going in?"
"Yeah, everyone went in. Could it be that you were left out?"
"Or is it that they simply don't acknowledge it at all?"
"That's right, we haven't heard anything about the Third Prince proposing marriage to your family! Could it be a lie?"
Everyone chimed in with their own opinions.
Cui'er's sisters were even more direct.
"Cui'er, didn't you say you wouldn't marry an ordinary person? That Third Prince is indeed not an ordinary person, but he doesn't even acknowledge you!"
"Haha, that's right! You can't just be wishful thinking!"
"Cui'er, you're so pitiful! Now that your father is no longer the owner of Erdong Restaurant, I'd like to see how you still act so smug!"
Cui'er bit her lip tightly, staring at the woman in front of her, wanting to refute, but she couldn't utter a single word.
"Alright, let's just keep it at that. Let's not rub salt into their wounds. Let's go!"
Just then, a yamen runner rushed over and said quickly, "Madam, the Third Prince invites you in."
Cui'er's eyes lit up, and she immediately scoffed, "Some people just can't stand to see me do well. I, Cui'er, don't talk big!"
"Hehe, everyone, the Third Prince has indeed not yet presented the betrothal gifts, but it's only a matter of time. After all, the Emperor is the most important person right now. If you have nothing else to say, I'll head back now."
Grandpa Li cupped his hands in greeting, gave Cui'er a look, then bowed to his friends and left.
Cui'er's friends looked on with envy as she went inside, but they said nothing and quickly left.
After all, Cui'er is now the Third Prince's person, and if she wants to take revenge on them, they can't afford to bear it.
Cui'er was led by the yamen runner to the Third Prince's room, where the Third Prince was sulking because of the Emperor's reprimand.
Upon seeing Cui'er, he threw a teacup at her, yelling, "You bitch!"
Cui'er's face turned pale, and she immediately knelt down, her heart pounding.
Mu Yangrun stared coldly at Cui'er: "Look what you've done!"
Cui'er lowered her head, her body trembling uncontrollably: "Third Prince, Cui'er doesn't know what she did wrong, please forgive me..."
"Hehe, you don't know?"
Mu Yangrun stood up, walked to Cui'er's side, and kicked her.
"ah!"
Cui'er screamed, clutching her chest, her face filled with shock: "The Third...The Third Prince?"
"I told you I would take you back to the capital, but you brought your father here to cause trouble, which made the Emperor have a bad impression of me. Are you one of my people, or were you sent by someone else to harm me?"
"Third Prince, I'm sorry, I didn't know my father would come to make trouble, I'm so sorry..." Cui'er cried sadly, "Third Prince, I really didn't know!"
“Third Prince.” Xiao Ruyan came out and glanced at Cui’er. “I have already inquired. Those people only found out that the Emperor was at Er Dong Restaurant because of Manager Li. In other words, Manager Li knew the Emperor’s identity before he came to find him.”
"In other words, it was done intentionally!"
Xiao Ruyan took a deep breath and slowly said, "So, Miss Cui'er, are you dissatisfied with your status as a concubine, which is why you sent your father to make a scene? If you didn't want to be the Third Prince's concubine, you could have just said so. Why did you have to do this? You've made the Emperor have a problem with the Third Prince. Do you know that because of your actions, everything we've done before has been in vain!"
"You bitch!"
Mu Yangrun kicked Cui'er again: "Yan'er, take her away! I don't want to see her!"
"Third Prince! Third Prince! I was wrong! I was really wrong! Third Prince!"
Xiao Ruyan curled her lips into a smile, a faint smirk appearing in her eyes. She patted Cui'er's face and scoffed, "You? You think you can become the Third Prince's person?"
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