Baochan trembled, "This lowly concubine would never dare to have any disloyal thoughts."
"That's for the best, hmph!" Prince Xiang pushed hard, and Bao Chan fell to the ground, her chin quickly becoming red and swollen from being pinched.
Princess Xiang glared at Bao Chan with a look of satisfaction, then followed Prince Xiang with the child in her arms.
After Prince Xiang left, Baochan immediately got up from the ground.
Touching his swollen and aching face, he called out to Xiao Li, who was waiting outside, "Come here."
Xiao Li immediately entered the hall and, seeing Bao Chan's face, said worriedly, "Miss, your face..."
"Never mind that, come inside with me. I think I know where it's hidden." Taking advantage of Prince Xiang's absence, we can go find the item.
Once we get the stuff, let's see if she'll still stay here and suffer.
Go ahead and tear yourself to pieces.
...
Xiao Xing hurriedly ran back to the servants' quarters from outside.
Upon seeing Mu Run, he exclaimed urgently, "Something terrible has happened! Prince Xiang has come to the Grand Commandant's residence, and he looks like he has ill intentions."
"Prince Xiang? Why is he here?" Mu Run was surprised, then quickly realized that perhaps one of the people she had arrested was one of Prince Xiang's men.
Although they anticipated offending some local powers when they took action, compared to Fu Yunchen's status and methods, they were likely just clowns. Even powerful and influential people wouldn't stand up for scum like him; they'd be too busy clearing themselves of any wrongdoing at a time like this.
After all, these are all shady businesses; once they come out into the open, they're no longer businesses, but trouble. Especially since the imperial court has strictly prohibited the opening of gambling dens and brothels in recent years.
However, Prince Xiang is Emperor Xiaozhi's own brother. Can Fu Yunchen withstand that?
Of course, it's also possible that Prince Xiang didn't come for those scoundrels and villains.
"Let's go take a look first."
"Uh-huh."
Mu Run and Xiao Xing went to the front yard.
Apart from Fu Yunchen, there are no other masters in this mansion. There used to be Baochan as well, but since Baochan left, it has become completely quiet.
The servants in the mansion, besides doing their daily chores, even gossip about outsiders.
The sudden arrival of Prince Xiang, with his menacing demeanor, greatly excited the servants in the mansion.
When Mu Run arrived, he could only watch from the outside; the area inside had already been surrounded by those in charge.
However, through the gaps in the crowd, Mu Run could still see a middle-aged man in a python robe. He was short and stout, with a high hairline and sparse hair tied into a bun and secured with a gold and jade crown. He sat on a large armchair, looking rather comical. His features were originally not unattractive, but his obesity ruined everything, even his royal air.
“Your Highness, my master should be on duty in his office right now and won’t be back until after noon. Why don’t you go to the palace to find him?” Old Sun, the head steward of the Prince’s mansion, was obsequious, but there was no servility in his expression.
Prince Xiang immediately flew into a rage, "You want me to go find him? Tell him to come back to see me right now!"
"But we don't have the waist token to enter the palace," Old Sun said with a troubled expression.
Prince Xiang glanced at his entourage.
The attendant immediately took his palace pass and tossed it to Old Sun.
Old Sun took the waist token, glanced at the crowd of onlookers, and asked, "Who will go to the palace to inform the lord?"
Nobody wanted to go.
What kind of place is the palace? It's full of masters, and even the maids and eunuchs who serve them are far superior to them. They don't even know the proper etiquette for entering the palace.
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