Princess Ruining's face turned pale. "What kind of place is Prince Cheng's Mansion? How could the remnants of the Tianming Pavilion sneak in? Uncle Zhan brought people to search the mansion so openly. Doesn't he really respect my father?"
After hearing this, the noble ladies nearby were so frightened that they dared not even breathe.
Even Sun Bijun, the daughter of the Right Prime Minister, remained silent, but her clever eyes moved around, obviously thinking about something.
Only Princess Wenyi spoke up, "Ruining, calm down first. Perhaps there really were thieves sneaking in, and Uncle Zhan is doing this simply out of concern for our safety."
"Uncle Zhan only has the Imperial City Division in his eyes, and he's long forgotten us! If he really still cared about blood ties, why would he ignore Sister Wen Yi's pleas and beat your wet nurse to death right in front of you?"
After Princess Ruining said this in a huff, she flicked her sleeves and hurried to the front yard with her maid.
Princess Wen Yi hesitated for a moment, but still followed with her maid.
Jiang Huaizhu stayed where she was with the others. While no one was paying attention to her, she quietly stood up and tried to leave the garden, but was stopped by the maid who was left to look after them.
"The princess has ordered me to lead the guards to guard the garden and not allow anyone else to enter. I must ensure the garden is absolutely safe. Miss Chu, you are a distinguished guest, so please stay here and wait. Otherwise, if anything happens to you, I will lose my head."
Upon hearing that it was Princess Cheng who gave the order, Jiang Huaizhu could not force his way in and could only walk back to his original position.
But she was extremely uneasy, as if there were a dozen wild beasts tearing at each other in her heart, making her so irritable and anxious that she couldn't sit still.
The jade bracelet on her right wrist seemed to absorb nutrients, becoming more and more translucent and lustrous.
On the other side, Princess Ruining and others arrived at the front yard of the palace.
Princess Cheng was already talking to Shen Yubai with the palace steward. Seeing Ruining coming over, she frowned slightly, "Didn't I tell you to stay in the courtyard? It's the elders' business, why are you joining in the fun?"
Princess Ruining said loudly and unconvincedly:
"Now that my father is away, there are only my mother and us women in the palace. Uncle Zhan insists on searching the palace. Where does this put the dignity and reputation of the women in the palace? Those who know understand that you are hunting down the remnants of the Tianming Pavilion. Those who don't will think that we have committed some crime and you are targeting us!"
Princess Cheng's expression suddenly changed as she shouted, "Rui Ning!"
Princess Ruining was about to say something, but was glared back at by Princess Cheng.
Princess Cheng turned around, bowed to Chen Yubai, whose smile remained unchanged, and said softly:
"Rui Ning is ignorant and has said some irrelevant nonsense. It is my fault that I did not teach her well. I hope Your Highness will not punish her for her youth and ignorance."
Shen Yubai smiled and said, "You are too kind, my dear sister-in-law. Ruining is my niece and has always been outspoken. How could I be angry with her?"
Princess Wen Yi, who was standing by, sneered in her heart when she heard this.
When her uncle, Emperor Zhan, gets ruthless, he doesn't care about his nieces or nephews. As long as they dare to get in his way, he will not tolerate them.
Not to mention Ruining, a princess, he didn't even give her, the legitimate princess born to the queen, any face at all.
However, no matter how much she hated and resentful Shen Yubai in her heart, she would not express these emotions like that fool Rui Ning.
Last time, Chen Yubai beat her wet nurse to death in front of her. She brought the wet nurse's body back to the palace and cried to her mother.
Her mother told her at the time that as long as her father had not passed the throne to her brother, she should not offend Prince Zhan, otherwise she would be causing trouble for her brother's path to the throne.
She immediately understood that even though she was a legitimate princess, there were still some people she could not afford to offend.
Princess Ruining clearly didn't understand this. She walked over to Princess Cheng and grabbed her sleeve, "Mother, are you really going to allow the Imperial City Bureau to search the mansion? Without the Emperor's decree, what right do they have to trespass into Prince Cheng's mansion?"
Princess Cheng said in a deep voice:
"Your Uncle Zhan is here to round up the remnants of the Tianming Pavilion for the sake of the stability of the Great Sheng Dynasty. As the commander of the Imperial City Division, he has the privilege of executing first and reporting later, granted by the Emperor himself. Entering the palace without an imperial decree is considered trespassing. The Imperial City Division is simply acting in accordance with their duties and has not overstepped their bounds."
"But Prince Cheng's Mansion has always been heavily guarded. How could a thief sneak in?" Princess Ruining raised her face, her expression full of disbelief.
Princess Cheng's face turned completely cold:
"Since someone has discovered the remnants of the Tianming Pavilion in the Chengwang Mansion, what's wrong with us cooperating with the search? You, a girl who knows nothing, stop talking nonsense. Otherwise, even if your uncle Zhan doesn't punish you, your mother will use family rules to punish you."
Jiang Xiancao, who was standing beside Shen Yubai, curled the corners of her lips. This Princess Cheng was indeed a smart person who knew what was going on.
When Princess Ruining saw that her mother was really angry, she curled her lips in grievance and said nothing more.
Princess Cheng gestured to Chen Yubai, "I've already ordered the guards to seal off the entire palace. Your Highness Prince Zhan, don't worry about anything else. Just hunt down the remnants of the Tianming Pavilion. Everyone in the palace will obey."
Shen Yubai smiled and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for your help."
He waved his hand, and the imperial city's detectives came in one after another and quickly searched the huge front yard of the palace.
Just when Princess Ruining and the others thought that the people from the Imperial City Bureau were going to search the backyard of the prince's mansion, a criminal detective suddenly walked up to Shen Yubai and whispered, "Your Highness, something happened in the study."
Upon hearing this, Princess Cheng frowned.
The prince's study is filled with important documents and letters, as well as tokens and seals that represent the prince's identity.
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