Few people present listened to Ni Yueshan's words and felt threatened.
Behind the encirclement, a man was escorted over.
Ni Yueshan and Zou Yangyao both looked at the figure in surprise.
Shao Lecheng was wearing a black nightgown. The veil on his face was torn off and his arms were tied behind his back. He looked at Ni Yueshan and Zou Yangyao pitifully.
Shao Lecheng had been a flower thief for several years, and this was the first time he had failed, and it was such a serious failure.
Ni Yueshan coughed, and Zou Yangyao beside him also felt very embarrassed.
Someone stood up and said, "Our master would like to see you two."
"What if he doesn't show up?" Zou Yangyao asked immediately.
"Don't see? Then to deal with a thief, of course, you have to chop off his hands first!"
Zou Yangyao looked at Ni Yueshan, who frowned. Jing Yuchen was not there at the moment. If Qingfeng, Qingluan and Qingfeng took action, they might not have a chance of winning. Moreover, there were two children there. If they wanted to escape, the casualties would probably be even greater.
Ni Yueshan frowned and looked at Zou Yangyao: "Let's go?"
Zou Yangyao nodded and accompanied Ni Yueshan to meet their master.
Although the layout of the room is the same, all the furniture and furnishings in the room have been completely renewed, turning it into a boudoir of a different style, elegant and quiet.
After Ni Yueshan and Zou Yangyao were brought there, they saw a woman sitting behind a screen. The candlelight in the room cast the woman's figure on the screen. Judging from the figure, it was definitely a young woman.
Ni Yueshan and Zou Yangyao looked around without hesitation.
It was the woman behind the screen who spoke first: "It's quite rude of your friends to trespass into my boudoir at night."
The voice sounded cold, not a rebuke, but an accusation.
Ni Yueshan's brows furrowed tightly. "What do you want?"
"I wanted to deal with him, but he is a prince after all. How can I kill him casually?"
Her words shocked Ni Yueshan and Zou Yangyao. Who on earth was the other party and how could he know Shao Lecheng's identity?
Under the suspicious gazes of the two men, the woman stood up and walked out slowly.
The woman who appeared in front of Ni Yueshan and Zou Yangyao was wearing a light-colored silk dress. Even in the dim candlelight, her skin still looked as white as snow, and her picturesque eyebrows and features were truly stunning.
Ni Yueshan's eyes flashed with surprise, and the other party spoke first: "Empress Sister-in-law."
"Why didn't you stay in the palace and come here? Are you following us?" Ni Yueshan frowned and looked at Jing Jinhe in front of him with displeasure.
"If you and the Regent can come, why can't I? I just didn't expect that even though my other brother married Princess Gou Qiong, he still likes to be a flower thief and doesn't even let his own sister go."
When Shao Lecheng saw who it was, he started to struggle excitedly: "It was you who led Gou Qiong over there, causing Gou Qiong to be humiliated by the eldest prince of Tufan!"
"Haha, my royal brother, why are you so excited? Didn't Princess Gou Qiong kill the eldest prince's offspring? The princess is not at a disadvantage!"
Zou Yangyao then realized that the person in front of him was the one who had gone to Tufan to marry...
"Since we are all family, you should let him go." Ni Yueshan looked at Jing Jinhe with a cold gaze. Jing Jinhe responded coldly as if he had heard a joke: "Why did Princess Gou Qiong come back this time? Are you seeking revenge on me? But I am only following orders. I am so scared if you seek revenge on me!"
"Then what do you want?" Ni Yueshan asked with a frown.
"I don't want to do anything, I just want to let the common people and the civil and military officials see your true colors. You said you were going to Tufan to negotiate peace and reduce the tribute for Xianchang, but what are you doing here? Playing around!"
She yelled with a certain excitement, which Ni Yueshan found strange. "So, what good does it do you to be our enemy? Are you the Queen Mother's man?"
Jing Jinhe sneered, "Don't try to get anything out of me. Just follow me back to Beijing, and I won't do anything to Jing Lecheng."
Zou Yangyao frowned at the side and said, "Yueshan, don't let others control you."
Ni Yueshan frowned, "I can't just ignore Shao Lecheng, right?"
Zou Yangyao opened his mouth to say something, but finally held back.
Jing Jinhe looked at Ni Yueshan with great pride: "If Jing Lecheng is here, then Princess Gou Qiong must be here too. If you are here, then the Regent must be here too. Let's all go, let's set off together and have some fun."
Ni Yueshan clenched his fists and looked at her gravely, but Jing Jinhe was not afraid at all. She only sighed, "It's getting late. This princess is tired and needs to rest. The flower thief should be punished by castration..."
Before she could finish her words, Ni Yueshan yelled, "That's enough. As you say."
Jing Jinhe snorted softly, "Show him off."
Ni Yueshan glanced at Shao Lecheng who was being escorted nearby. Shao Lecheng looked at Ni Yueshan guiltily. Ni Yueshan turned around and left without saying much.
Zou Yangyao followed them until the two returned to the room. Xiao Chuer came to greet them, and Ni Yueshan and Zou Yangyao did not see Jing Yuchen.
Ni Yueshan asked doubtfully, "Yuchen hasn't come back yet?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the window opened and then closed again.
Jing Yuchen had already jumped into the room, and Ni Yueshan quickly said, "That person is Jin He."
Duan Gouqiong sat up in bed and asked excitedly, "Has Lecheng been arrested? Jinhe is obviously a princess, why is she here if she's not in the capital? Did she do it on purpose?"
Jing Yuchen said with a hint of guilt, "If I had thought of who it was at the time, if Le Cheng had figured out who it was, I wouldn't have taken the risk to investigate."
"She didn't mean to do anything. She simply told us to return to the capital. She probably wanted to expose our sightseeing and show that the Regent wasn't a good one, not caring about the country and the people. This would make it easier for the Queen Mother to take power."
Ni Yueshan glanced at Duan Gouqiong and said, "Don't worry too much. Since she dared to reveal her identity, it will not be detrimental to Lecheng. Have a good rest!"
Duan Gouqiong nodded, without crying or making a fuss, and was very quiet.
After Ni Yueshan and Jing Yuchen walked out, Ni Yueshan sighed, "I used to be on the same side as your mother, but later we became enemies. Then I was on the same side as my aunt, but finally we became enemies again. It seems that power can easily turn people into enemies."
Jing Yuchen placed his hand on Ni Yueshan's shoulder: "Since when have you become so sentimental? Don't overthink it. Her actions simply ruined our mood. It doesn't affect anything else."
The two returned to the room, Qingluan and Qingfeng bowed their heads. Xue'er was sleeping soundly in the cradle, and on her wrist was a colorful rope, which was used to pray for good luck for the child on the Dragon Boat Festival.
Ni Yueshan pulled out a cigarette and looked at Jing Yuchen: "Shall I tie one for you too?"
Jing Yuchen smiled and squatted aside, stretched out his hand, and let Ni Yueshan clumsily braid the rope and then tie it for him.
Qingfeng and Qingluan looked at each other. What a loving and happy family they were!
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