If it weren't for the large sum of money promised by Consort Jia to support his extravagant daily expenses, Li Cang would never have come to the Ninth Prince's wife to show off and support Consort Jia.
Since ancient times, there has been no kinship in royal families. He would not needlessly worry about a sister who has married out of the country.
But now, it seems that his sister has put him on the fire.
Extremely depressed, Li Cang went to Longyue Teahouse with his servants, ordered only a pot of tea, and didn't even have the appetite for lunch.
He regretted being greedy for Li Jiao's large sum of money and impulsively running to the Ninth Prince's mansion to fall into this trap. Especially after hearing the scout's report that the Ninth Prince valued this bandit highly, and after learning that the Emperor had rewarded the bandit with a dragon pendant.
It's also his fault for being too lazy and indulging in pleasure without ever investigating the situation before heading straight into danger.
"No wonder that bandit kept fiddling with that jade pendant in front of me, it turns out it was a dragon pendant bestowed by the Emperor." Li Cang became more and more alarmed as he thought about it, wishing he could flee the capital immediately.
However, they were from a fallen royal family and were being held captive in the capital, forbidden to leave without being summoned.
Remembering that the bandit had said he would submit the petition to the Ninth Prince and the Emperor, Li Cang had no choice but to consider Consort Jia's suggestion.
Just when I was caught in a dilemma.
A guard standing at the door of the side room reported: "Your Highness, Princess Consort Su has sent someone to request an audience."
"...Please, please! Please come in quickly." Li Cang's expression faltered slightly, clearly showing a hint of guilt and nervousness.
Hei Xiao swaggered in, slapping a folded petition in his hand down in front of Li Cang. His eyes showed no respect for the easily frightened fool before him: "The Princess Consort asked me to tell you that she has only written two copies of this petition so far. She has locked the other copy in a box. You can read it and decide for yourself whether you still want to pursue the family affairs within the Prince's residence. The Princess Consort said she is a reasonable person, and if you insist on pursuing it, she will not avoid it."
"She didn't submit this petition to the Ninth Prince and the Emperor?" Li Cang held the petition, which he had already read and which contained no embellishments, and found it hard to believe.
Black Owl's lips curled into a wicked smile: "That depends on your next decision."
"As long as the Princess Consort doesn't present this petition to the Ninth Prince and the Emperor, I will cooperate with whatever the Princess Consort desires," Li Cang excitedly crumpled the petition into a ball and shouted.
"The princess told me to kick you out into the street and then send you straight back to the Nanli Prince's Mansion, never to see Consort Jia again," Hei Xiao said listlessly. Before Li Cang could react, he kicked him out of the second-floor window.
"Ah!" Li Cang fell face-first to the ground, attracting a crowd of onlookers.
His attendants also rushed downstairs to help him up.
Looking at the onlookers pointing and whispering about him, Li Cang felt extremely annoyed, but dared not harbor any thoughts of revenge. He led his guards and slunk away.
Black Owl followed him downstairs, looking at the bustling crowds on the street, and smiled bitterly: He really had been treated like a nobody by that little female bandit, and he was made to deal with such an incompetent fool.
But it's also good that some people get used to it after using it for a while and can't live without it.
Shang Xiye was kept in the inner palace by Emperor Shang Xiche and the Empress Dowager, and was only able to escape from the palace in the afternoon.
Wu Ying met Shang Xiye at the palace gate and noticed that he looked unwell.
After leaving the palace gates and boarding the carriage, Wuying lowered the curtain and asked via telepathy, "Your Highness, is it because of what Prince Anping said this morning that the Emperor has made things difficult for you?"
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