Xu Yuehuai couldn't bear to hear any more bad news. But she knew Tie Xiong must have come for a reason, so she couldn't help but frown, her face full of worry.
"Don't worry, Manager Xu, Zhou Wan is fine." Tie Xiong quickly waved his hand to calm her down, and then immediately took out a letter: "This is a letter that the Prince asked me to give you, Manager Xu. The Prince is currently in Tianxiang Restaurant. Although he doesn't know the situation, he can confirm that the Prince was definitely not released."
When he spoke of Qi Guze, he lowered his voice, afraid that someone with ulterior motives might overhear and bring trouble upon them.
Seeing this, the Duchess of Zhenguo quickly dismissed the servants so that Xu Yuehuai could speak in peace.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai's eyes widened immediately. She quickly pulled Tie Xiong aside and asked about Qi Guze's condition: "How is he?"
However, it was Tie Xiong's words that made her furrow her brow again. If this person escaped, the fire in the Ministry of Justice prison would definitely be extraordinary.
"His Highness is doing well. As for the specifics, Manager Xu should go and ask him again," Tie Xiong replied truthfully, knowing nothing more.
Xu Yuehua nodded and immediately began to read the letter. Soon, she discovered that the letter was full of evidence of Ningyuan Marquis's abduction of women and corruption over the years. Although this evidence was not enough to bring down Ningyuan Marquis, it was enough to make him release Jiang Shichen.
However, she hesitated again.
Xu Yuehuai looked at the Duchess of Zhenguo beside him, fearing that she might not allow him to deliver the letter to the Marquis of Ningyuan's residence and give it to the Duke of Zhenguo because she was worried about him.
The Duchess of Zhenguo immediately saw through Xu Yuehuai's thoughts, and quickly patted her on the shoulder, saying, "Go ahead."
"Ah Yue, just be careful in everything."
As soon as she spoke, tears welled up in Xu Yuehuai's eyes. She forced back her tears, forced a smile, and said "okay." Then she hurriedly headed towards the Ningyuan Marquis's residence.
Xu Yuehuai was in a hurry to deliver the letter, so she was practically running all the way. Just as she was about to avoid the pedestrians on the road, she lost her footing and fell into a mud pit, instantly covering her body and face with mud.
"Girl, why aren't you keeping an eye on things? Come on, come out here!" The people working nearby hurriedly pulled her out.
Xu Yuehuai only then noticed that a house was being built here. She didn't have time to worry about that. She quickly reached into her pocket to check if the letter was wet. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the letter only had a few mud spots. She found a clean water, washed her face briefly, and then hurriedly headed towards Marquis Ningyuan's place.
Fortunately, the sun was strong, and her clothes dried, but several marks remained, making her look exactly like a beggar, with her face and clothes covered in dirt.
When she arrived at the gate of the Ningyuan Marquis's residence, she barged in without saying a word. The gatekeeper, thinking Xu Yuehuai was a beggar, was rather rude to her.
"Hehehe, what are you doing? Do you even know where you are? You're just barging in like this. Go away, go away, go somewhere cool and stay somewhere else!"
As he spoke, he pulled out a stick from somewhere and chased Xu Yuehuai out.
Xu Yuehuai naturally refused to leave, glaring coldly at the servant in front of her. Only then did the servant notice her face, and he lewdly said, "Oh ho, I didn't notice before, you're a female beggar. Interested in playing with your brother? If your brother is in a good mood, he might even reward you with a few taels of silver."
As he spoke, he reached out to touch Xu Yuehuai's face. Taking advantage of the servant's momentary lapse in attention, she snatched the wooden stick from his hand and began to beat him mercilessly until his skin was torn and bleeding, and he kept begging for mercy.
"Pah! Just like your master, like father, like son!" Xu Yuehuai spat upon seeing this, then snapped the stick in her hand in two before striding into the Ningyuan Marquis's residence.
Seeing how fierce she was, the other guards at the door forgot to stop her and let her in.
Upon entering the courtyard, one could see the Duke of Zhenguo and the Marquis of Ningyuan standing on opposite sides, both panting heavily and arguing heatedly.
The Duke of Zhenguo had his back to Xu Yuehuai, but it was the Marquis of Ningyuan opposite him who saw Xu Yuehuai first. He sneered and said, "Duke of Zhenguo, do you think my mansion is a marketplace? You can't just barge in like that. Guards, seize Xu Yuehuai!"
The Duke of Zhenguo was taken aback upon hearing this, but he quickly realized what was happening. He turned around abruptly and saw Xu Yuehuai behind him. He was startled by her disheveled appearance and hurriedly took a few steps back to her side. While protecting her, he scolded her in a low voice, "Why are you here?"
Xu Yuehuai took out a letter from his pocket, handed it to the Duke of Zhenguo, and whispered, "Evidence!"
The Duke of Zhenguo took it suspiciously, glanced at it twice, then looked at Xu Yuehuai. Xu Yuehuai nodded, and the Duke of Zhenguo was shocked. He hurriedly read it again quickly. Meanwhile, the Marquis of Ningyuan behind him had no idea what the two were up to. He signaled to the guards not to make any rash moves, while he himself craned his neck to see what was going on.
At this moment, the Duke of Zhenguo had finished reading the contents of the letter. He thought to himself: Let's see how you, Marquis of Ningyuan, will deny it this time.
After thinking it over, he turned around and walked up to Marquis Ningyuan, throwing the letter in his face. Just as Marquis Ningyuan was about to lash out, the Duke of Zhenguo spoke first: "Marquis Ningyuan, if you don't release Jiang Shichen, don't blame me for being ruthless. The contents of this letter are enough to make you suffer."
At first, Marquis Ningyuan thought the Duke of Zhenguo was talking nonsense, but when he heard that there was a letter at the end, his heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly bent down to pick up the letter from the ground, and after glancing at it, his expression became serious. However, he rolled his eyes and sneered, "The contents of this letter do look real, but now this letter is in my hands. If I tear it up, what can you do to me?"
As he spoke, he began to tear up the letter. Xu Yuehuai clapped his hands and laughed, "I didn't quite believe you could do such a thing, but isn't this act of tearing up the letter a bit of an attempt to cover it up? Go ahead and tear it up. This is just a backup. The original is still at our residence."
Upon hearing this, Marquis Ningyuan wanted to slap himself. How could he, who was usually so clever, have made such a foolish mistake? He had actually done something so obvious as to try to cover up his mistake. The letter in his hand fluttered to the ground, and he chuckled and said, "Princess Heyue, what are you saying? It's just releasing people, I'll release them right away!" After saying that, he hurriedly ordered his men to bring Jiang Shichen over.
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