"What's going on? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Mo Qinghuan was sitting at the table, her tone indifferent. Now that there was no one in the General's Mansion that she cared about, she wasn't at all nervous about who might have gotten into trouble.
It was probably just Lady Lan and the so - called Second Miss.
The gatekeeper found Mo Qinghuan's attitude rather ambiguous. He carefully chose his words and said, "Your Royal Highness, it is said that the General's Mansion was burgled last night. The General's wife lost a huge fortune. She is now asking Your Royal Highness to come and take charge."
Mo Qinghuan was just playing with her fingernails. When she heard that a huge fortune had been lost, she gently raised her eyebrows and looked at Mu Yanming. Mu Yanming had a faint smile on his lips and also raised his eyebrows at her.
"Shall we go and take a look?" Mu Yanming looked into Mo Qinghuan's eyes and asked.
Mo Qinghuan stood up. "Your Highness, would you like to go with me?"
Mu Yanming didn't say a word. He just stood up as an answer.
The two of them got into the carriage and headed for the General's Mansion.
Mu Yanming saw Mo Qinghuan sitting calmly beside him. "How do you plan to handle this?"
Mo Qinghuan put on a smile. "Your Highness, do you think we should let her report it to the officials directly or promise that the Regent's Mansion will help investigate?"
Mu Yanming raised his arm and dusted his sleeve. "It's all up to you. Whatever you say is fine, okay?"
Mo Qinghuan proudly raised her eyebrows. Every time Mu Yanming saw such a bright and colorful Mo Qinghuan, he would think of the time they spent together in the General's Mansion when they were kids.
At that time, the Crown Prince's Mansion had just suffered a disaster. His master often took him to the General's Mansion to discuss with the general how to avenge the Crown Prince.
The two of them would play together. She was very considerate. Even then, she knew how to comfort him and said she could share her father with him.
Thinking of this, he slightly nodded and let out a soft laugh.
This scene scared Mo Qinghuan who was sitting beside him. She reached out and touched his forehead. "Your Highness, are you not feeling well?"
Mu Yanming sat up straight and coughed lightly twice. Although his face remained calm, Mo Qinghuan saw the tips of his ears turning red.
The atmosphere became a bit awkward for a moment. Coincidentally, the carriage arrived at the General's Mansion and stopped.
Lady Lan and Mo Yao were already waiting at the door. But when they saw Mu Yanming and Mo Qinghuan coming together, they were still a bit surprised. They didn't expect the Regent to value Mo Qinghuan so much.
The two of them stepped forward to pay their respects. Mo Qinghuan imitated Mu Yanming and gave Lady Lan a disdainful look, which really angered Lady Lan. Her hand in her sleeve was tightly clenched into a fist, and her fingernails dug into her flesh.
When they got to the main hall, the two of them sat on the upper seats and looked coldly at Lady Lan.
"The person who came to report said that the General's Mansion was burgled. Is that right?" Mo Qinghuan looked at Lady Lan who was lowering her head in the distance.
Lady Lan looked up upon hearing this. "Yes."
"Then..." She looked at Mu Yanming and then at Lady Lan. "What did the thief steal?"
Lady Lan looked up at Mu Yanming and was a bit hesitant to say.
Mo Qinghuan's face changed. She said coldly, "His Highness is here to seek justice for the General's Mansion. If you keep being so hesitant, you're really wasting His Highness's time. In that case, Your Highness, let's go."
As she said this, she was about to stand up. When Lady Lan saw that she seemed to really leave, she quickly knelt on the ground and crawled forward a few steps. "Your Highness, you must seek justice for our General's Mansion. The thieves broke into the mansion last night and stole 750,000 taels of silver!!!"
As she spoke, she wiped away her tears. If an uninformed person saw this, they might think Mo Qinghuan had done something to her!
Mo Qinghuan raised her hand. "750,000 taels?" Lady Lan glanced at Mo Qinghuan. She didn't know if Mu Yanming knew about this matter, so she didn't dare to talk nonsense, as it was related to her daughter's arm.
"Your Royal Highness, this is not a small amount. It's almost emptied the entire General's Mansion!" There were still traces of tears on Lady Lan's face.
Mo Qinghuan was secretly happy, but still showed a surprised look on her face.
"Of course I know it's not a small amount. But how could you not notice such a large sum of money being stolen?"
As she said this, she secretly came up with a plan. Mu Yanming seemed to have noticed something too and slightly turned his head to look at her.
Hearing this, Lady Lan began to cry softly again. "When my husband was alive, the guards in the General's Mansion were top - notch. But since my husband passed away, it's just us widows and orphans left in the mansion. No one trained them, so over time, they became lazy."
She sighed. "So, I dismissed those people. Who would have thought that thieves would come!"
"Alright, Lady, stop crying. Since there's no one leading the guards in the General's Mansion and their strength has declined, now that I'm married into the Regent's Mansion, I can't let people say that I don't care about my natal family." She looked at Mu Yanming. "Coincidentally, the courtyard I lived in is in disrepair. I wonder if Your Highness could arrange some people to come. On one hand, they can protect the safety of the General's Mansion, and on the other hand, they can repair the courtyard I lived in."
Mu Yanming sat there expressionlessly and motionless. If it weren't for the chilling aura emanating from him, it would be easy to forget that there was someone else in the room.
"It's not that it's not possible. But it seems a bit of an overkill to send my well - trained elite soldiers to repair your courtyard." He said coldly.
Seeing Mu Yanming being so cold to Mo Qinghuan, Lady Lan couldn't help but sneer in her heart. "I thought you, Mo Qinghuan, were so favored. Now it seems that you're just putting on a brave front."
She also remembered that after all this talk, Mo Qinghuan didn't ask why there were 750,000 taels of silver notes in the mansion.
Presumably, she was afraid that the Regent would find out what she had done.
Thinking of this, Lady Lan gained a bit more confidence. As long as Mu Yanming didn't dote on Mo Qinghuan too much, she still had a chance for revenge.
Mo Qinghuan glanced at Lady Lan and saw that she was lost in thought. She winked at Mu Yanming, but her words were extremely timid and respectful. "Then how does Your Highness plan to arrange it?"
Mu Yanming glanced at Mo Qinghuan indifferently and then looked disdainfully at Lady Lan kneeling in the hall. "Don't interfere in how I arrange things."
Mo Qinghuan let out an "oh" and looked at Lady Lan. "Lady, did you hear that? From now on, His Highness will send people to protect the safety of the General's Mansion. As for my courtyard, no idlers should be allowed in."
She said this deliberately. Lady Lan only saw Mo Qinghuan being timid and submissive in front of the Regent and temporarily forgot about the key.
"Your Highness, let me show you to my courtyard." She stood up and led the way in front.
Mu Yanming always kept a step behind her. When they were approaching Mo Qinghuan's courtyard, Mu Yanming caught a glimpse of a red figure behind the rockery from the corner of his eye.
But he pretended not to notice and followed Mo Qinghuan into the courtyard.