"Master! Are you alright?"
Hearing the commotion, Zhan Feng, who was waiting outside, rushed in in a hurry. But when he met Qi Rong's scarlet eyes, he was shocked and stood still!
When had their always powerful and calm master ever shown such an expression in front of outsiders? Although he didn't shed tears, the grief in his eyes was a hundred times deeper than tears!
Could it be because of that woman?!
Zhan Feng couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried, and Qi Rong didn't give him the chance. With a kick, he sent Zhan Feng flying out of the room!
The guards in the courtyard rushed over in a hurry and saw the broken door panel of the bedroom and Zhan Feng lying on the ground, spitting out fresh blood.
Qi Rong slowly walked out of the room. His gaze on Zhan Feng was like looking at an ant. He ordered the guards:
"Drag him away and give him a hundred strokes of the cane."
A hundred strokes of the cane? Not only did Zhan Feng's face turn pale, but the guards also looked at each other in dismay.
After all, Zhan Feng was their guard captain and the first guard beside the prince. Now he was obviously seriously injured internally, but the prince still wanted to beat him with the cane. Was this going to take Zhan Feng's life?!
The guards didn't know what Zhan Feng had done wrong, and Qi Rong disdained to explain. He said coldly:
"Beat him hard!"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed instantly!
Before, they might have secretly shown mercy, but with the prince's order, they had no choice but to use force. Whether Zhan Feng could survive the hundred strokes of the cane depended entirely on his constitution and luck!
"Master!"
Zhan Feng was taken away by the guards. He looked at Qi Rong, whom he regarded as his belief, in disbelief.
He never thought that just because he didn't follow the master's order to find new clothes for that woman, but deliberately ordered someone to fetch the dancer's dress, the master would be so angry.
He even didn't hesitate to take his life!
Qi Rong didn't directly take Zhan Feng's life, which was already an extra favor. He didn't even look at him again and left the mansion alone.
After Yun Xi left the Prince Xian's Mansion, she stopped a carriage on the street.
She thought about the whole thing all the way, trying hard to figure out why it was related to the Eighth Princess. However, in her mind, there constantly emerged the argument between her and Qi Rong just now, as well as the two women in the Prince Xian's Mansion.
Before she knew it, tears welled up in her eyes. She told herself to be strong and not to cry, but the more she tried to wipe them away, the more the tears flowed. It wasn't until the carriage arrived at her courtyard that she stopped crying and got off the carriage.
Hong Luo had been waiting eagerly in front of the courtyard for a long time. When she saw Yun Xi getting off the carriage, she was both surprised and happy. She rushed up with red eyes:
"Miss! You're finally back safely!"
But when she met Yun Xi's obviously swollen and red eyes from crying, Hong Luo immediately shut up. When she noticed that Yun Xi's clothes were no longer the same as before she went out, she was even more shocked.
"Miss, let's go inside and talk."
Hong Luo quickly picked up the cloak in her hand and put it on Yun Xi. She escorted her into the courtyard in a hurry. According to Yun Xi's request, she quickly changed Yun Xi into a new dress and even brought her a bowl of ginger soup.
When Yun Xi's mood finally gradually calmed down, she suddenly found that Yu Zhu seemed to be missing in the room. She couldn't help asking:
"Hasn't Yu Zhu come back yet?"
Obviously, Yu Zhu had been deliberately sent away by Cui Er before, and the purpose was self - evident. But she also thought that Yu Zhu wouldn't encounter any danger, so she wasn't very worried.
Hearing Yun Xi's words, Hong Luo immediately frowned and answered truthfully:
"Miss, although I don't know what happened to you today, Yu Zhu came back just now and said that you had an accident in the Emerald Tower and your whereabouts were unknown."
"Just as she was about to inform the people in the courtyard to look for you, the people from the Capital Magistrate's Office came and arrested her, along with Miss Zhen!"
"What? Why did this happen?!"
Yun Xi suddenly stood up. Her heart, which she thought was strong enough today, began to ache suddenly!
"What's wrong with you?"
Seeing Yun Xi's face turn pale instantly, Hong Luo quickly supported her swaying body.
Yun Xi felt a sharp pain in her heart and was sweating coldly. She wanted to take out the medicine bottle from her sleeve, but found that she had changed her clothes. She pointed to a box on the dressing table and said:
"There's medicine for my heart disease in there. Get it for me."
Hong Luo helped Yun Xi lie on the bed and quickly fetched the medicine and put it into Yun Xi's mouth. After a long time, the pain gradually subsided. Yun Xi continued to ask about what had happened.
Hong Luo didn't know the details because Yu Zhu didn't have time to say.
"All I heard from the constables who came to arrest them was that Yu Zhu and Miss Zhen had seriously injured Young Master Li, so the Li family reported the case to the authorities, and the Capital Magistrate, Lord Liang, personally ordered their arrest."
After Yu Zhu was arrested, Hong Luo went to the Prime Minister's Mansion herself. However, the Prime Minister, Yun Sheng, wasn't in the mansion. The doorman didn't even let her in when he saw her.
So, Hong Luo, who was at a loss, went directly to the embroidery workshop where Yun Xi often went and asked Aunt Qin and the others for help. Aunt Qin told her to just wait in the courtyard and not do anything else, so as not to cause more trouble.
As for Yu Zhu's matter, they would secretly find a way and wait until Yun Xi returned to the courtyard to make a decision!
Listening to Hong Luo's report, Yun Xi frowned deeply and sat up directly from the bed.
"Hong Luo, go and call Ding Xiang over for me!"
When she left the Prime Minister's Mansion, besides Yu Zhu, Hong Luo, and Chef Fang, she also took two maids from the courtyard with her, one of whom was Ding Xiang. Although Ding Xiang was very surprised, Yun Xi knew very well:
Now, it was finally time to use this pawn!
Hong Luo was stunned for a moment. She thought Yun Xi would directly join forces with the Zhen family to go to the Capital Magistrate's Office to demand the release of the people. She didn't expect that her first thing to do was to see Ding Xiang in a hurry?
Since she had been with Yun Xi for some time, Hong Luo knew that this master never played by the rules. So she didn't suspect anything and quickly nodded and walked out of the door.
After Hong Luo left, Yun Xi's eyes were fixed on the white porcelain bottle on the table. Then she tightly grasped it in her hand. Her pale lips were tightly pursed into a straight line.
This time, she couldn't afford to be soft - hearted anymore! Otherwise, she would completely harm all the people she cared about around her!
A moment later, Ding Xiang walked in with a confused look on her face. She nervously asked:
"Miss, do you have something to ask me?"
Since she entered this courtyard, Ding Xiang had been walking on thin ice every day.
Because after leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, her indenture was in the miss's hands. She was afraid that one day the miss would settle accounts with her for the past slander, which made her unable to sleep or eat well. She had lost a lot of weight.
"Kneel down!"
Yun Xi roared angrily. Her face showed a fierceness she had never shown before. Even Hong Luo behind her was shocked by this aura and couldn't help staggering.
"Miss, what did I do wrong?"
Ding Xiang's legs went weak and she knelt down with a thud. Her body was trembling and she looked very pitiful.
However, Yun Xi didn't feel any pity at all. She raised the porcelain bottle in her hand and smashed it hard at Ding Xiang's face. She roared angrily:
"You had the guts to put poison in my medicine, and you still dare to ask me what you did wrong? Ding Xiang, do you not want to live anymore?!"