"Quickly, let them in."
A young eunuch arrived, knelt down to pay his respects, and then said, "Your Highness, my master has sent me with a message that... Song Ning from Tianxiang County has arrived in the capital, but has not yet entered the Duke's Mansion. The Song family is currently all at the Princess's residence, so please rest assured, Your Highness."
"What did you say?" Princess Jianing suddenly stood up from the low couch.
"Where is Song Ning in Shu Yue?"
"Exactly."
What does it mean that they didn't come in?
She quickly understood, and Princess Jianing's face immediately turned cold: "Go back and tell Shuyue that I know about this."
After the eunuch left, there was a loud "smack" as Princess Jianing slammed her hand on the table, and all the maids around her knelt down.
"Go, summon all those on duty today," Princess Jianing said coldly.
"yes."
It should have been a quiet and peaceful night, but a number of people were standing in the front courtyard of the Duke's mansion. Princess Jianing sat at the very front, coldly scanning the people in front of her.
The old woman beside him asked in a cold voice, "Who are the guards on duty outside the gate today?"
The atmosphere was tense; everyone held their breath, and their bodies trembled involuntarily.
Then I saw a few people walk out from the crowd.
"I ask you, were there any visitors outside the door today?"
The group looked at each other with their heads down, their faces showing hesitation, before shaking their heads one after another.
"Ha, very well, very well indeed." Princess Jianing sneered.
As the mistress of the Duke's mansion, a princess of the Jin Dynasty, and the Emperor's own sister, she now can't even control a few servants in her own household.
They actually started conspiring to deceive their superiors and subordinates; they were truly audacious.
The two old women beside him quickly stepped forward to appease him: "Your Highness, please do not be angry. This old servant will take the person away for questioning immediately."
"What are you all standing there staring at? They're all dead! Hurry up and drag them away!"
The guards immediately went up and dragged the matter away, making the atmosphere even more tense.
Meanwhile, in a courtyard in the west wing of the Duke's mansion, Steward Xie was sipping wine when he opened the box he had acquired during the day.
He couldn't wait to take out the banknotes and start counting the money.
Something suddenly slipped out of the banknote and fell to the ground.
Upon seeing what had fallen to the ground, Butler Xie broke out in a cold sweat and turned as pale as a sheet.
Just then, a guard came in from outside: "Steward Xie, His Highness summons you."
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