The door of an ordinary carriage on the side of the road suddenly opened.
The female driver immediately jumped off the shaft, lowered her head and stretched out her hand.
A hand slowly reached out and placed firmly on the back of the female driver's hand.
It was obvious at first glance that the hand was a woman's hand, but unlike the delicate and soft hands of ordinary women, it had distinct joints, was slender and dry, with an exceptionally wide palm and thick calluses on the knuckles.
These hands are not beautiful, but they are very powerful.
A tall woman wearing a veil and riding clothes got out of the carriage, and with the help of the female coachman, she stepped down the wooden ladder.
She just stood in front of the carriage, but she exuded an overbearing majesty that made people dare not look directly at her. Her face could not be seen through the long veil, but her voice sounded about thirty-five or thirty-six.
Mu Ling looked over in surprise, "Your Highness?" She didn't expect that the eldest princess would come in person.
With the word "Your Highness", the woman's identity became clear instantly.
The people who were originally standing around the carriage were so scared that they knelt down immediately. In the blink of an eye, a circle of people were lying in ambush near the carriage.
Even Bai He and the people from the Imperial City Bureau bent over in fear.
The old man who knew the situation saw that several people beside him were still standing there desperately, so he quickly pulled them and said, "Kneel down quickly, that's Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Qin Yao and Liu Ji, whose clothes were being pulled, looked at each other, and squatted down with the children tacitly. Anyway, they were far away and would not be able to see whether Her Royal Highness the Princess was kneeling or not.
Just looking at the majestic and domineering Princess from afar, Liu Ji was greatly disappointed.
He thought that princesses were all graceful and beautiful, but why did this eldest princess not only look simple and plain, but also have an aura somewhat like that of the evil woman in his family?
Just thinking about it, Liu Ji shuddered and began to sympathize with the prince consort whom he had never met.
Tsk tsk tsk, I wonder what kind of life that person lives.
The princess stood in front of the carriage and said to Mu Ling with an expression that made it hard to tell whether she was happy or angry: "Come here."
Bai He no longer dared to hold Mu Ling, so he had to ask his men to let her go.
Mu Ling glared at Bai He and Liu Qian fiercely, then quickly walked up to the eldest princess, knelt on one knee and apologized.
"I failed to do my job well, causing Your Highness to come in person. Please punish me!"
The veil on the eldest princess's head tilted slightly, as if she was looking at her. Through the veil, Mu Ling could feel the gaze of the owner of those eyes. Her throat tightened, and she swallowed nervously, lowering her head even more.
It seemed like a long time had passed, but it also seemed like only a short moment. Mi Li, who had come to the side, turned back, and Mu Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"My subordinates are ignorant and have caused trouble for you all." The eldest princess said in a gentle tone, apologetically to Liu Qian and Bai He.
The two men lowered their waists in fear, and Liu Qian hurriedly said that he didn't dare.
A laugh came from under the fence, and the eyes turned to Bai He, "How is the prince these days? Has the assassin who wanted to assassinate the prince been caught?"
Bai He shook his head and said, "I thank the princess for her concern on behalf of the crown prince. The crown prince is doing well recently and the assassin has been caught."
She said in a slightly surprised tone, "Really? Yesterday I heard that Lord He personally led people to chase him outside the South Tower Pass. Did he catch him so quickly?"
Bai He nodded and lied with his eyes open: "Yes, I have captured him."
"Then I feel relieved. The prince is lucky to have you by his side." She laughed again, and it sounded like an older sister caring about her younger brother. She was relieved to know that he was safe.
"Then let's go, my two lords, please continue." The eldest princess nodded to Bai He and Liu Qianqing, turned around and got on the ordinary carriage.
Mu Ling led his horse and followed the carriage, and the three of them soon went far away.
It seemed that the eldest princess was just passing by and did not get involved in the confiscation of the Zhu family's property.
However, in fact, it took her a full quarter of an hour to show up and chat slowly. Combined with the time Mu Ling had created earlier, it was enough time for the women of the Zhu family to pack up and get ready.
Moreover, after what had happened, the people from the Imperial City Bureau did not dare to go too far and did not search the jewelry carried by the women of the Zhu family.
But everything in the Zhu Mansion was taken away, even the stool. In less than half an hour, the originally rich and luxurious Zhu Mansion became an empty house.
Liu Ji watched it with his eyes wide open, not knowing what he was thinking of, and he frightened himself to death.
Qin Yao looked at him strangely, "What are you doing?"
The big shot had left, and the common people stood up again. After watching the excitement, they dispersed and went about their business.
Liu Ji led Si Niang to a less crowded street. They passed by the empty gate of Zhu Mansion and took another look inside. He sighed, "How could it be empty in the blink of an eye?"
He turned around to look for Qin Yao and saw her standing behind him. He felt relieved and muttered softly:
"Madam, if we offend the powerful people in the capital, will we also end up with our property confiscated and exiled?"
Qin Yao shook her head seriously, "No."
Liu Ji was overjoyed, "Really?"
Qin Yao smiled and looked at him sympathetically, saying word by word, "Of course, because we will only end up with the whole family being executed or the entire clan being exterminated."
The corners of Liu Ji's grinning mouth froze and drooped little by little, as if he had lost his mother. He hung his head, his brows drooped, and he didn't want to say a word to her anymore!
"But if you had offended Her Royal Highness the Princess, you shouldn't have ended up like this, right?" Yin Le suddenly looked at Awang and asked tentatively in a low voice.
He is a native of Beijing, so he must know what's going on in Beijing.
Awang looked at her in surprise, "Why do you say that?"
Yin Le grabbed her sleeves and shook her head. She couldn't explain it. Just seeing how the eldest princess showed up in person during the confiscation of Zhu's property, she felt that she wouldn't be so violent.
Awang reminded her: "Have you forgotten Mr. Gongliang's legs?"
Yin Le was stunned, "What does this have to do with Mr. Gong Liang's legs?"
She still didn't know how Gong Liangliao lost his leg. Awang glanced at Qin Yao, and seeing that she had no intention of objecting, he whispered a few words in Yin Le's ear.
Yin Le was shocked, and his hair stood on end. "Mr. Gongliang's legs, his legs are..."
The words that were not spoken were covered back in Awang's mouth by a slap.
Realizing that he almost said something wrong, Yin Le immediately clenched his teeth, took two quick steps towards Qin Yao, and grabbed her wrist - the capital is so scary, Master, help me!
Qin Yao glared at Awang unhappily, look how scared he was.
Awang looked innocent. Didn’t his wife ask him to say that?
Qin Yao sighed softly and patted the back of her apprentice's trembling hand. "Don't worry, as long as you don't commit suicide, you won't die. We are all honest and good citizens."
Yin Le nodded heavily, "Yes, we are good citizens." As if saying this would stop him from being afraid.
Qin Yao found it funny and pulled the distracted Liu Ji back from the middle of the road. The family continued walking towards Nanshi.
But they didn't notice that in the alley, beside the ordinary carriage that should have gone far away, a pair of eyes spotted them and were very shocked. (End of this chapter)
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