The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 501: Powerless
Chapter 501: No Way Back
After thinking for a while, Yin Shuang stared at Bai Jinxiu’s belly and added: “One person eats! Two people make up! The young master eats!”
Cui Bi was amused by Yin Shuang and looked at Bai Jin Xiu and said, “What Yin Shuang said is true. The Second Miss eats for two, so Yin Shuang can’t replace the Second Miss!”
Bai Jinxiu was also amused by Yin Shuang, and stroked her belly gently and said, “Okay, Yin Shuang is right, I’ll eat it.”
It was a hot summer day, and after Bai Jinxiu finished her bowl of chicken noodle soup, she was sweating all over. Cui Bi stood beside Bai Jinxiu and fanned her gently with a fan.
Yin Shuang hurriedly brought in a bowl of plum soup for Bai Jinxiu.
Bai Jinxiu had just drunk two bowls of plum soup when she heard someone come to report that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess went to visit Prince Liang at his mansion.
“The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess stopped their carriage in front of the main gate of the Liang Palace, and happened to run into the woman who was crying and begging in front of the Liang Palace. I heard that the woman’s husband was beaten to death for beating the drum, and the woman’s two sons were not found. The woman was heartbroken and was sure that her children were in the Liang Palace. The woman kowtowed to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess to save her children, and her head was broken!”
Bai Jinxiu clasped the edge of the small table and asked anxiously, “What next?”
“I’ll come back first to report to the second young lady. There’s no result yet! Someone will come back to report to the second young lady when there’s news!” the man said.
“Got it! Go ahead! Keep an eye on Prince Liang’s mansion and report back anytime you have any news!”
As soon as Bai Jinxiu finished speaking, she heard Cuiyu’s voice calling Qin Lang from outside the courtyard: “The eldest master is back!”
“Where’s Jinxiu?” Qin Lang handed the black lacquer lunch box in his hand to Cuibi, “It contains snacks from Shengshizhai.”
Cui Yu smiled when she heard this: “This morning, Madam said she wanted to eat the Biyun Cake from Shengshizhai. I didn’t expect that the eldest master would remember it.”
Qin Lang smiled and walked towards the upper room holding the hem of his gown.
Bai Jinxiu looked at the secret guard who was kneeling on one knee in front of her and signaled him to go first. The secret guard jumped out from the back window. Bai Jinxiu supported Cui Bi’s hand and stood up and walked a few steps outside. Seeing Qin Lang coming in from the Xiangfei bamboo curtain opened by the maid, she smiled and said, “You’re back!”
Qin Lang hurriedly took two steps forward to support Bai Jinxiu, and gently stroked Bai Jinxiu’s belly with his big hand: “You are heavy, why did you come out? Did I torment you today?”
“It’s just a few steps, so you’re so delicate!” Bai Jinxiu smiled and looked down at her bulging belly, and said with a smile, “She’s quite well behaved, and she didn’t torment me.”
Seeing Qin Lang helping Bai Jinxiu walk around the screen and into the inner room, Cui Bi and Cui Yu hurriedly grabbed Yin Shuang who was about to follow in.
“Oh! Come out quickly! Be careful that the second girl will complain about you in front of the eldest girl!” Cui Bi smiled and pulled Yin Shuang out, “Come on, follow me! I’ll take you to eat candy!”
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Outside the Prince Liang’s Mansion.
The desperate and shrill cry of the woman made the Crown Princess feel uncomfortable. She looked at the Crown Prince: “Your Highness…”
Because of the commotion this woman had caused outside Prince Liang’s mansion, many people had gathered to watch.
The prince said, “Today in front of Your Majesty, the King of Liang has said that he knows nothing! Moreover… the Wang family of Jiuquxiang has committed suicide in prison out of fear of crime. This matter really has nothing to do with the King of Liang! The King of Liang is my brother. I firmly believe that my brother is a kind-hearted person and will never do such an unjust thing! I can’t bear to see you so sad, nor can I bear to see my brother being wronged… Today I will take you to the King of Liang’s mansion and let you take a look, so as to prove the innocence of the King of Liang!”
When the people heard the prince say this, they all praised his kindness.
The deputy commander of the patrol battalion guarding Prince Liang’s mansion felt a little uneasy. His Majesty had issued an order not to allow anyone to enter or leave, but the prince… said he wanted to take this woman in. Would they let him in or not?
“Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!” The woman kowtowed to express her gratitude.
The deputy commander of the patrol battalion grasped the sword at his waist, walked towards the direction of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, and bowed: “Crown Prince, Crown Princess, His Majesty has ordered… No one is allowed to enter or leave.”
The prince was slightly startled, then smiled and said, “Prince Liang was wronged and frightened today. I and the Crown Princess are just here to see Prince Liang. As for this woman… she lost her husband because of her search for her son. She is already pitiful enough. Let her go in and take a look so that she can give up!”
The deputy commander of the patrol battalion was embarrassed: “Your Highness… please don’t make things difficult for me. Why don’t you go to the palace and ask for permission? If Your Majesty agrees, I will let you go!”
The crown prince was so angry at the deputy commander of the patrol battalion that he laughed: “If I go to the palace to ask for permission now, I’m afraid the palace gates will be locked before I even leave!”
“Your Highness, I am only following orders!”
“So, you’re going to keep me, the prince, out?” The prince gritted his teeth, his brows full of anger, pointing at the panicked woman who didn’t know what to do if she couldn’t get into the Prince of Liang’s mansion, “Publicly, I’m the prince! This is my subject! I can’t watch her abandon her husband in front of the Wude Gate to look for her son, and she has to kneel and die in front of the Prince of Liang’s mansion! Personally… I’m the Prince of Liang’s brother, I can’t watch the Prince of Liang suffer!”
“Now, a member of the Wang family died in prison. Many people outside are talking about how it was Prince Liang who killed the entire Wang family to escape punishment! If you stop here today… you will be confirming Prince Liang’s crime! Can you bear the stigma of Prince Liang?” The prince’s voice rose steadily, and he said righteously, “I will not make things difficult for you. Let me in today! I want to go in! If you don’t let me in, I will go in! Unless you dare to draw your sword in front of me and kill me, the prince, in front of Prince Liang’s mansion!”
As soon as the prince finished speaking, the guards of the prince’s mansion stepped forward and drew their swords. How could the people from the patrol camp dare to draw their swords against the prince? They could only retreat.
The prince had a cold face. He helped the woman up and took a step forward. The patrol battalion took a step back and was forced to retreat step by step. They could only watch the prince and the woman, escorted by the guards, enter the Prince of Liang’s mansion.
The deputy commander of the patrol camp gritted his teeth, turned around and ordered his subordinates: “Go to the palace and report to His Majesty that the prince broke into the Prince Liang’s mansion!”
It didn’t matter that the prince broke into Prince Liang’s mansion. When he broke in… he saw the alchemy furnace in Prince Liang’s mansion that had not been dealt with in time.
Prince Liang probably thought that the emperor would protect him, so he did what he was supposed to do after returning home and continued to tinker with the elixir with the Taoist priest. When he received the news that the prince broke into Prince Liang’s mansion, it was too late to stop him.
Later, although the woman did not find her son, the prince, together with the guards of the prince’s mansion, rescued some young children who had been bled to death from the Liangwang Mansion.
Because the prince had been entangled with the people from the patrol camp in front of Prince Liang’s mansion for a while, more people came to watch, all waiting for the woman to come out. They didn’t expect that this would actually confirm the fact that Prince Liang used children to make elixirs.
By the time the emperor received the news, it was already too late to save the situation.
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