Liang Sheng gave a dry laugh and lowered his head like a quail.
"By early next month, that litter of tiger cubs will be four months old. I will personally come to inspect them. Lord Liang, you'd better work hard," Huo Chengche announced coldly.
"Your Highness..." Liang Sheng immediately stopped smiling.
Huo Chengche glared at him sharply, immediately making Liang Sheng swallow the words he was about to say.
He glanced at the sky, not wanting to waste any more time with Liang Sheng, and pointed to Lin Xiucai behind him, "I'm entrusting this scholar to you to settle down, and also that servant who just ran out, don't say I didn't give you any clues."
The servant who just ran out? How long has he been gone?!
Looking at the young man in front of him, Liang Sheng felt like cursing him out.
At this moment, the "walls" that had just pushed him over slunk over and hurriedly came up with fawning smiles to claim credit. "Sir, you instructed the brothers guarding outside to see that servant boy and notice something amiss, and they have already followed him."
Looking at the constables who now knew to curry favor with him, Liang Sheng gave a sinister snort, turned his face away, and didn't want to see the fickle faces of his subordinates at all.
Huo Chengche listened to the yamen runner's words, glanced at Liang Sheng with some surprise, and curled his thin lips, "Lord Liang is indeed suitable to be the people's father and mother official of the capital. He is far-sighted and insightful, not bad."
Liang Sheng remained completely unfazed by the Crown Prince's praise, even letting out a cold snort in his heart, showing no joy whatsoever at being complimented.
"Your Highness flatters me," Liang Sheng said expressionlessly. "When I arrived, I happened to run into Eunuch Fuman, who was looking around at the alley entrance. Upon learning that Your Highness was inside and there was such a commotion, how could I not be careful?"
In short, he's been scammed so many times that even a piece of wood would have holes punched in it, let alone his brain.
Seeing Liang Sheng's angry but unable-to-speak-out expression, Huo Chengche became even more satisfied with him.
"Lord Liang is too modest," the young man smiled faintly, glancing at the dust still lingering ahead. "Then I'll leave this to Lord Liang to clean up. Today, it was because I didn't keep a close eye on the tiger that these things happened. You should find out as soon as possible whose house this is and inform the Crown Prince. I will personally come to apologize and make amends."
Liang Sheng watched Huo Chengche earnestly "complaining about himself" and couldn't help but sneer inwardly. This little prince with black sesame seeds inside is really good at pretending. He's full of black sesame seeds, but he pretends to be clean and pure!
They even came up with the high-sounding reason of "apologizing" to investigate the owner of this house! How could he have been so blind as to think that this young prince was "refined and upright"?
“By the way,” Huo Chengche said, his brows furrowed slightly, looking quite worried.
"The people around here must have been disturbed quite a bit, and I feel very bad about it. How about this, I'll trouble Lord Liang to help me set up a soup kitchen in this area for five days starting tomorrow, and all expenses will be covered by my private treasury."
Liang Sheng: These are all "private residences" prepared by nobles and officials in the capital. Where are the "commoners"? If you want to bring in soldiers to surround this house, just say so.
Regardless of his inner grumbling, Lord Liang remained respectful when he answered "yes," forcing a smile and sincerely praising, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is truly kind-hearted!"
Huo Chengche accepted Liang Sheng's praise with a faint smile, then carried the sleeping baby back to the palace, leaving Liang Sheng staring at the ruins, so angry he almost fainted.
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