Chapter 372 Surprise Inspection

As soon as the Queen said this, Xia Miaoyuan was immediately delighted.

"Great! Great! Let's go and see what kind of girl she is!"

[Let's see what kind of beauty she is, who can make the thousand-year-old iron tree bloom! Hehe, maybe she is a vixen. ]

The Queen listened to her daughter's thoughts and her face was dark.

Today, only the Great Viet delegation came to Beijing, and there were no other activities, so the Queen was free.

Just go.

Shortly after lunch, the Queen and her daughter changed into casual clothes and drove to the Second Prince's Mansion in a carriage.

The Second Prince's Mansion was not far from the palace, and they arrived in no time.

The housekeeper of the Second Prince's Mansion was really surprised to see that it was the Queen and Princess Anguo who came suddenly.

Because the Queen doesn't like to leave the palace very much, even if she goes out of the palace to visit someone's house, she will usually notify in advance. It is rare for her to come suddenly without saying hello like today.

"Your Majesty, Princess Anguo, I didn't know that you two nobles were coming. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please forgive me!" The fat butler was so flustered that sweat broke out on his forehead. "

Well, the second prince is not here now. He went to the Imperial Army Camp to handle official business this afternoon and may not be back until the evening."

The Queen's face was indifferent, and it was hard to tell whether she was happy or angry, and the butler was even more uncertain.

"It's okay. I just had a sudden urge today and wanted to visit the second prince's house." The Queen walked slowly towards the main courtyard and said indifferently.

Xia Miaoyuan was jumping in front of the Queen.

"I think that after the second brother returned to Beijing and moved into this mansion, this palace and the emperor have been busy, and we haven't had time to formally celebrate his establishment of the mansion."

The housekeeper bent his body and followed the empress cautiously.

"Your Majesty, you and His Majesty are both busy with affairs. The second prince will definitely understand your hard work and will not have any complaints."

"Your Majesty, it's the hottest time of the day. You and the princess, why don't you go to the flower hall to have some iced drinks and cool down!"

Xia Miaoyuan jumped around like a monkey on the surface, but he was secretly observing the housekeeper.

[This housekeeper is weird, as if he has hidden something bad for the second brother and is afraid that his mother will find out. ]

[Nine out of ten times it is that girl. ]

[In other words, that girl is likely to be someone who doesn't want to be seen in the light. 】

The queen listened to her daughter's analysis and nodded slightly.

She had the same feeling since she saw the butler since she entered the room.

Thinking of this, the queen said in a deep voice: "No need, the weather today is not bad, not too hot."

"Besides, I didn't come here to drink tea today."

"Take me to the main courtyard first, I have to see with my own eyes where Chengnian eats and lives, and whether it is comfortable."

"Chengnian, this is the first time to set up a mansion, and there is no hostess in the mansion to preside over the affairs. It is inevitable that I am a little worried."

At this time, beads of sweat on the butler's forehead had already fallen to the ground, and his face became uglier.

"Your Majesty...why don't you go to the second prince's study first. The main courtyard...today is a little..." The butler stammered.

Xia Miaoyuan looked at the butler with sympathy, [It's really hard for this fat uncle, and he has to make up an excuse. 】

【That girl who is not willing to see the light must be living in the main courtyard. 】

"What is it?!" The Queen's voice was cold and full of oppression.

The fat butler wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve: "The main courtyard is a little messy today. You should wait for me to ask someone to clean it up before you go!"

The Queen glared at the butler fiercely, and the fat butler met her fierce gaze and shuddered.

"The main courtyard is messy, which shows that the servants in your house are cunning and deceitful, and it shows that you, as the butler, are irresponsible!"

The butler's face turned black, his lips trembled, and he looked extremely uncomfortable, almost crying.

The queen waved her hand, "Yingxue, Sangqi! The two of you go to the main courtyard first, and don't let the servants there move an inch. I want to see with my own eyes how messy this main courtyard is!"

Yingxue and Sangqi responded and ran away.

Especially Sangqi, who had martial arts skills, had light steps and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Xia Miaoyuan looked at Yingxue and Sangqi's backs with interest, then at the queen, and then at the housekeeper, with an expression of waiting to eat melons.

[Oh my! Mother is awesome! ]

[Tsk tsk tsk, poor fat housekeeper uncle, it's so miserable! ]

Before long, the queen and her entourage arrived at the main courtyard.

Sangqi was twisting a maid's arm, and the maid grimaced, as if she was in pain.

The queen raised her eyebrows and looked at Sangqi.

Sang Qi replied, "My lady, when I arrived at the main courtyard, this maid was running out with a bundle under her arm. When I asked her, she didn't answer, so I caught her."

"Is this guy a thief?"

The housekeeper's face turned pale, and he looked at the maid and sighed silently, "Hongmei, why are you running with a bundle when you are not working inside?"

The maid named Hongmei sneered: "I..."

Sang Qi shouted: "Tell me, are you a thief?"

Hongmei shook her head like a rattle: "I am not, I am not, I just took this package to another courtyard according to the housekeeper's instructions."

The housekeeper also chimed in: "It's a misunderstanding, I did tell Hongmei to take the second prince's old clothes to the warehouse."

Xia Miaoyuan crossed his arms, observed the expressions of Hongmei and the housekeeper, and looked at the bundle on the ground, with a happy look on his face.

[This fat housekeeper and Hongmei, they are very good at singing the same tune! ]

[There must be cat poop in the bundle! The

queen looked at the butler calmly, then looked at the bundle on the ground: "Oh? Is it really a misunderstanding? It's just Chengnian's old clothes?"

At this time, Yingxue stepped forward, picked up the bundle and said: "Madam, when we ran into this maid, she was sneaky and didn't look like she was doing her job normally."

"How about opening the bundle and checking it out? See if it is the Second Prince's old clothes. Maybe someone stole something and wanted to take it away."

The Queen nodded, and Yingxue opened the bundle swiftly before the housekeeper and Hongmei could speak.

Inside, there was no Second Prince's old clothes, but a bundle full of women's clothes.

And they were all brightly colored brocade dresses, and there were also a few red bellybands.

Xia Miaoyuan was stunned with astonishment, [Ahhhhhh! Could this be the clothes of the girl that my second brother secretly kept in the mansion?]

Xia Miaoyuan looked up at Hongmei and the housekeeper, only to see that their faces were extremely ugly, and Hongmei was even trembling.

Xia Miaoyuan patted his head, [I understand! 】

【It must have been this fat housekeeper. Seeing that my mother and I had come suddenly, she was worried that she would find out that my second brother had a mistress, so she secretly asked the servants to quickly move the girl's things out of the main courtyard. 】

【As a result, hehe, I didn't expect that my mother acted so quickly and caught the maid red-handed. 】