"There! There!"
The little boy sat on his older brother's horse, happily kicking his short legs, pointing with his little finger at the yard in front of him.
Xuandi, with his signature nonchalant and wicked smile, pushed open the courtyard gate and walked in, followed by a short-legged little boy who had to jog every two steps to keep up with his brother's long legs.
In the courtyard, Huo Chengche, who was standing with his hands behind his back, turned his head and saw this scene, and his brows immediately furrowed.
Xuan Di met his sharp and displeased gaze, his smile froze, and he gritted his teeth and said, "She wanted to come out with me to play, so of course she ran off on her own. Do you expect me to carry her all the time? We might as well go to the garden to look at the flowers!"
Who is this person? He always looks at him with the eyes that look like he's abusing his sister. If you didn't know better, you'd really think he was bullying his own little sister!
Huo Chengche rolled his eyes at him, picked up his wife, and walked into the house.
Xuandi followed him inside. The servants were all tied up like dumplings, their faces showing fear and bewilderment. They clearly hadn't expected the government to sneak up here so quietly!
"Who are you people?! We are law-abiding citizens, why are you arresting us?!"
"That's right! You...you're not yamen runners from the Jingzhao Prefecture! Who are you! What right do you have to arrest us! Release us immediately! Otherwise, our master will definitely report you to the Jingzhao Prefecture! See if the prefect doesn't punish you!"
The leader spoke through sheer fear, his voice trembling.
Huo Chengche glanced at him expressionlessly, and the man immediately trembled like a broken chaff, not daring to utter another word.
Xuan Di watched this scene with a cold smile. He walked to the chair and was about to sit down when he suddenly felt that the person he had just passed by looked familiar. He raised an eyebrow and turned back.
Oh, it's someone I know!
"Oh, isn't this Lord Liang Sheng, the Prefect of Jingzhao? What brings you here?"
The Prefect of the Capital?!
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes widened like copper bells as they stared straight at Liang Sheng. Their eyes were filled with doubt and surprise. Some did not believe it, while others had seen Liang Sheng before. Seeing Liang Sheng's aggrieved and disheveled expression, yet his reluctance to show anger, fear quickly spread among them.
Xuan Di looked at Liang Sheng, who was also tied up like a dumpling and placed in the crowd, with a smug look on his face, and deliberately brought up the very thing he didn't want to talk about.
"Wasn't Lord Liang supposed to be investigating a case of cheating in the imperial examinations? How come he's tied up here now? Did you hear this servant's cries of injustice and come here to plead their case, and to punish us?"
"No, no! This humble subject wouldn't dare, this humble subject wouldn't dare!" The unlucky Liang Sheng cried out, looking up at Huo Chengche at the head of the table, pleading his innocence.
"Your Highness, Your Highness! It's all a misunderstanding! This humble servant really came here with an informant! If you don't believe me, ask the servants tied up here. This humble servant is truly not with them!"
? ! !
Tai, His Highness the Crown Prince? !
In an instant, everyone's terrified gazes turned upwards, only to be swept over by the young man at the head of the table. They all hurriedly lowered their heads, trembling like leaves, their faces ashen.
Xuan Di glanced at everyone, and finally looked at Liang Sheng's bitter face, and couldn't help but laugh. He went over and nudged Huo Chengche, "Hey, what's going on here?"
It's not that Huo Chengche likes to bully him; Liang Sheng is really unlucky, and he mostly brings trouble upon himself.
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