The chef and the servants in the kitchen watched as the food vanished completely in a flash.
They instinctively shouted something, then quickly looked around.
As a result, the area they could see was like a locust swarm; not only was the food gone, but even the washed dishes and chopsticks had disappeared.
"Help! The kitchen is haunted!"
The chef flung the spatula in his hand and ran frantically out of the kitchen, shouting as he ran.
Xu Jinhuan smiled slightly, and while his invisibility ability was still active, he went to the rooms of the beautiful women in the Crown Prince's backyard and collected their treasures into his spatial storage.
Finally, Xu Jinhuan returned to the house where she had previously encountered the Crown Prince and Consort Rou. After removing the roof tiles, she found only the Crown Prince, who seemed lost in thought, inside; Consort Rou was no longer there.
Hmph, this time I can teach you a good lesson.
Xu Jinhuan was rubbing his hands together, ready to go down, when he heard footsteps.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, something terrible has happened!" A eunuch-looking man rushed in in a panic.
Upon hearing this, the crown prince raised his eyelids and asked with little interest, "Oh? What happened?"
The head eunuch anxiously explained, "Our palace is haunted. First, the kitchen came to report that all the food that was just prepared had disappeared."
Later, they discovered that all the dishes stored in the kitchen had disappeared. To make matters worse, the young ladies in the backyard came one by one crying, saying that their rooms had been robbed.
"I've checked, and no one really went to those places during that time. I truly don't know why this happened."
After hearing these words, the Crown Prince looked at the chief eunuch in front of him suspiciously. "Suddenly disappeared? Could it be that someone stole from his post?"
Upon hearing this, the chief eunuch immediately knelt on the ground with a thud. "Your Highness, this old servant's loyalty to you is as clear as day!"
The Crown Prince rubbed his temples helplessly. "I'm not talking about you. I'm telling you to investigate those people thoroughly again and see if they've embezzled from their posts."
The chief eunuch immediately replied respectfully, "Yes, this old servant will take care of it right away."
Before the chief eunuch could leave, several women dressed in brocade and silk rushed in, weeping.
"Your Highness, you must do me justice! The red agate necklace you gave me has been stolen by some villain. I've turned the house upside down, but I still can't find it!"
"Your Highness, my treasure chest has also been stolen by that hateful thief!"
"Your Highness, my treasured possessions, like those of my two elder sisters, have all been stolen. You must help me catch that scoundrel!"
Xu Jinhuan looked at the concubines who walked in and found that they all looked more or less like Consort Rou. Some had the same eyes, some had the same nose, and some had the same temperament.
She couldn't help but think to herself, "Is the Crown Prince collecting all sorts of versions of Consort Rou, preparing to open a museum?"
The Crown Prince, sitting in his chair, was already troubled by the sudden pregnancy of Consort Rou, and didn't know how to break through the situation or how to usurp the throne.
Now, surrounded by this group of beautiful women, the noise was giving him a headache, and naturally, his tone became increasingly impatient.
"Alright, I already know about this. Go back to your own courtyards."
The concubines could only pout in grievance, bow to the Crown Prince, and then prepare to turn and leave.
Just then, Xu Jinhuan made his move.
How could we leave such a great audience?
Xu Jinhuan, who was invisible, lightly fell from the roof and then "whoosh" flashed into the house.
He kicked the still-frowning prince, the force of which sent him tumbling off his chair.
"Bang!"
The prince lay on the ground, staring blankly at the air in front of him, unable to come to his senses for a long time.
The women who had just turned to leave heard the commotion and quickly turned back to see that the prince was sitting on the ground for some reason.
The three rushed forward and hurriedly helped the prince up.
"Your Highness, why are you sitting on the ground?"
"Your Highness, let me help you up."
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
The three people's chattering brought the prince back to his senses. Had someone just kicked him?
But everyone in the room was so far away from him, it was impossible for anyone to do it!
A storm raged in the prince's heart, but he remained calm and said, "It's nothing. I was just feeling a bit hot and suddenly thought I'd try to see if the ground would be cooler."
The concubines looked at the continuous rain outside with doubt. Wasn't it cool enough today?
The Crown Prince coughed lightly, interrupting the concubines' thoughts, and then said in an unquestionable tone, "I have other things to do in a while, my beloved concubines, you may return."
Before he could finish speaking and before the concubines could respond, Xu Jinhuan kicked the Crown Prince again.
"ah!"
The prince exclaimed in surprise, and he flew into the air. After hovering in mid-air for a few seconds, he crashed into the antique display shelves in the room, knocking many of the antiques to the ground.
Instantly, the sound of porcelain shattering echoed through the room.
The prince lay disheveled on the broken porcelain shards of the antique, his body riddled with small cuts from the shards, and soon, traces of blood began to seep from the wounds.
"Your Highness?"
"Your Highness!"
"Your Highness!!!"
The concubines and the chief eunuch were calling out anxiously.
They really couldn't understand why the crown prince, who was standing there perfectly fine, would suddenly take off.
Thinking this, the group hurriedly ran towards the Crown Prince's side.
After helping the prince up from the shards of antiques, the concubines carefully helped him remove his outer robe. Upon seeing the bloodstains on his inner garment, they were immediately horrified.
"Steward Su, quickly, go and summon the imperial physician!"
The crown prince was no longer concerned about the people in the room. He looked around in panic, afraid that someone would kick him again. Recalling what the chief eunuch had said earlier, he felt a chill run down his spine.
Could such a thing really exist?!
No, that's impossible. This is the imperial city, protected by the emperor's dragon aura. How could such filthy things get in here!
He is the crown prince, the future emperor, and has the power of millions of people on his side, so he will not be disturbed by those demons and monsters!
While panicking, the Crown Prince kept reassuring himself to make his face look normal, otherwise rumors would spread in the court the next day that the Crown Prince was suffering from hysteria.
But how could Xu Jinhuan let him have his way?
Seeing that the Crown Prince was slowly recovering, Xu Jinhuan raised his leg again and kicked the Crown Prince in the face.
"Clang"
The prince felt a sharp pain on his face, and his eyes widened instantly. Not only could he not make any more movements, but he was also thrown into the air again.
This time, he didn't crash into the wall, because he flew out.
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