“This is not something you can simply refuse to do.” Gu Xin was not angry and said calmly, “If Master Bai insists on refusing, then this princess will ask Master Bai to stay in the government jail for a few days.”
"You, you, is there no law in this world?" Master Bai roared, pointing at Gu Xin.
The man in white used his sword to brush away Master Bai's hand: "Insolence!"
"I, the princess, have come by imperial decree to thoroughly investigate the death of the Prince of Donglin. I hope everyone in the Prince's residence will cooperate. If they do not cooperate, I believe the prison in Taizhou Prefecture can hold all of the dozens of people from the Prince of Donglin's residence." Gu Xin stood with her hands behind her back, her tone unhurried and composed, her demeanor perfectly controlled.
"This humble official, Liu Cheng, Prefect of Taizhou, greets Princess Xinxin. I am late, and I hope the princess will forgive me!" At this moment, Prefect Liu of Taizhou arrived with the entire staff of the prefectural government.
He had served as the prefect of Taizhou for five years and knew the people of the Donglin Prince's Mansion quite well. Therefore, he mobilized all the yamen runners, about a hundred people, who filled the courtyard outside the mourning hall.
"What does Your Highness mean by this? Our Donglin Prince's Mansion also has its own guards!" Master Bai said angrily.
At this moment, Master Bai, Master Bai, and the grandchildren of the Bai family all arrived.
As expected, Master Bai the Second and Master Bai the Third look exactly alike. Over the years, they have remained the same in height, weight, and build.
However, Gu Xin discovered an interesting problem: this extremely arrogant Third Master Bai was actually the same person as Second Master Bai, who had just introduced the Bai family members to her.
Others might not notice, but she could.
Even though they had only met once, she recognized him.
However, she wasn't sure who the second and third sons were. Judging from the reactions of everyone in the Prince's mansion, it seemed that no one could tell either.
These two brothers are almost forty years old, and they're still playing this game of switching identities?
"Lord Liu!" Gu Xin ignored the Bai family's scolding and threw a token to Liu Cheng.
"Your humble servant is here." Liu Cheng quickly took the token and wiped the sweat from his brow.
"Send someone to the garrison in Taizhou Prefecture to find General Ying. No matter which general from the Ying family it is, have him lead his troops over and tell them that this princess has been threatened by the Donglin Prince's Mansion and needs their help!" Gu Xin said with a smile, looking at the furious Third Master Bai.
"Your subordinate obeys!" Liu Cheng held the token in both hands and turned around to order the head constable of Taizhou Prefecture to go find the person.
"Your Highness, please forgive me!" Master Bai stepped forward. "Your Highness may not know, but my third brother is wild and unruly, and doesn't know his place. He has offended Your Highness, and I apologize on his behalf!"
"Excuse me, but this princess has been used to being wild in the countryside since childhood, wild in the western regions as an adult, and wild in the capital since returning. I never accept apologies from others!" Gu Xin smiled and said, "Bai Yi, arrest Bai San, Bai Jiachang, from the Donglin Prince's Mansion for this princess!"
Gu Xin stared at Bai Erye, becoming even more certain that the two brothers were indeed playing a game of switching roles.
The man in front of me is the Third Master Bai, while the one who was roaring about the Prince's mansion having guards is the Second Master Bai.
That's really interesting.
Gu Xindu directly ordered Liu Cheng to send people to find the soldiers in the army, so the Bai family naturally dared not resist, but still pleaded for mercy.
Gu Xin didn't actually have the person taken to the prison, but instead had Liu Cheng temporarily arrange for people to guard the courtyards of each master of the Donglin Prince's Mansion.
People can come out when she needs them, and no one should come out when she doesn't need them, so as not to waste time making a fuss.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com