The Regent Princess has run away again

Watching Nangong Ye leave, the smile on Xia Yu's face gradually disappeared, and his muscular fingers tapped lightly on the table.

Eunuch Huang, who had been waiting outside, hurried in. Seeing the uncertain expression on the master's face, his heart skipped a beat, but he still said respectfully, "Your Majesty, what instructions do you have?"

"I haven't been to Concubine Zhao's place for a long time. I miss her very much."

"Go to Huixin Palace!"

......

Concubine Zhao looked at the note in her hand, her delicate face turned pale.

He took the note and lit a corner of it on the candle, then placed it in a cup beside him. He watched the note burn out, then picked up the cup and scattered it into the flowerbed by the window.

Damn it, which thief stole the ring? No one knows where the ring is hidden except her, and her father is asking for it again.

Just as Concubine Zhao was racking her brains to respond, a voice welcoming the Emperor came from outside the door. Her pretty brows frowned slightly, but she still got up and walked out of the bedroom, and bowed to Xia Yu who was walking towards her.

"Your Majesty, long live the Lord. Why did you think of me? Don't we usually go to Sister Zhaoyi's place?"

Xia Yu curled the corners of his lips. Although he was already thirty years old, he was still well maintained. His mature face added a unique charm to him. At this moment, the action of curling his lips made Concubine Zhao blush.

"Are you blaming me for not treating everyone equally?"

Concubine Zhao calmed herself down and pretended to be melancholy, "How dare I blame Your Majesty? Whether Your Majesty comes or not, I cannot change it. In addition, Zhaoyi is now in two bodies, so I really need to pay more attention."

The pair of beautiful almond eyes on the delicate oval face were full of grievance, and a look of pity was present.

Xia Yu narrowed his eyes, then hugged Concubine Zhao's waist, lowered his head and said, "It was my fault. Let me stay here tonight to make up for my mistake. What do you think, Concubine?"

"Then I'll listen to Your Majesty," Concubine Zhao showed a daughter's shyness, but she was very uneasy in her heart. Why did the emperor come here at this time? Did he find out something?

The group gradually walked out of Huixin Palace, only a few palace maids stayed behind.

The palace maid who had been following Concubine Zhao gave a look to the others and continued doing her work.

At the same time, there was silence in the Zhao family. The Minister of Revenue Zhao Zhanpeng, who was sitting in the main seat, said nothing and had a terribly gloomy face.

Zhao Hengfeng still maintained his elegant expression, looking at the note in his hand and slowly speaking, "It's just a test of the Imperial Concubine. We don't need to panic. The ring is lost, so it is lost."

Zhao Zhanpeng shook his head in disagreement. "The ring is the most important token of our love. We originally thought that the most dangerous place would be the safest. Now it seems that we were wrong. If it is really lost, we will have no way to explain it!"

"Oh, this token is definitely not missing. As for the one in the palace, it's just a replica. Father, don't worry."

"Can......."

"I didn't tell you that when you gave the ring to the Imperial Concubine, I had already swapped the baggage with her."

When Zhao Zhanpeng heard this, his eyes were full of disbelief. Just as he was about to speak, Zhao Hengfeng made a gesture to keep quiet, shook his head, then stood up and left.

On the street, Xue Zhiyu bit the cake she had just bought and walked leisurely in front, looking at a group of people gathered in front of her who were pointing and talking about something.

"I heard that he was caught stealing things from the owner and kicked out."

"Why didn't you report it to the police?"

"The lady was kind-hearted and only gave a slight punishment and left it alone."

The surrounded man gasped in pain because of the wound on his back. The clothes he was wearing were mostly patched, but the anger in his eyes could not be concealed. He bit his lower lip tightly as if he was trying his best to endure something.

Xue Zhiyu stood in the crowd, narrowed her eyes and said nothing. She was not a saint, nor a great figure, and she would not help everyone.

Xiao Qiu rushed over and stood behind the man, looking at his miserable appearance. She felt sorry for him and said in a low voice, "Miss, this young man is so pitiful. Why don't we help him? He doesn't look like the kind of villain who will steal and do something bad later."

"Wait, no rush."

The man struggled to stand up, and at this moment a bag of luggage was thrown at him. A woman dressed as a maid walked out of the originally closed door, looked at the pitiful man who was as poor as an ant, threw out a bag of luggage, and sneered.

"My wife is kind-hearted. Please take away your junk to save it from wasting space."

The bag was thrown on the ground, the things inside were scattered all over the floor, and a jade bracelet of excellent quality rolled out.

The woman was quick to pick it up, put it in her sleeve, and turned around to walk back.

The man became anxious when he saw this. He stood up tremblingly and tried to chase after her, babbling but unable to utter a single word.

"Tsk, that's annoying!"

The woman frowned impatiently, turned around and pushed away the man who was chasing her.

The man didn't expect her to suddenly push him. He closed his eyes tightly and waited for the pain to come. Suddenly, he felt a force on his waist that made him stand up straight. He couldn't help but open his eyes slightly and look at the person who supported him.

He saw a pretty woman in a lotus pink butterfly dress standing in front of him, slightly blocking his view. He felt inexplicably complicated. He had never seen this woman before, so why would she help him?

Xue Zhiyu walked forward without any courtesy, slapped him in the face, with coldness in her eyes, "Take out the bracelet."

The woman covered her left face which was quickly swollen, staring at Xue Zhiyu in disbelief. After a long pause, she finally found her voice and yelled, "How dare you! Do you know where this is?! My wife is the favorite concubine of Mr. Cai, and I am a first-class maidservant beside her. How dare you hit me?!"

Xue Zhiyu rubbed her ears impatiently. She was wondering who it was. It turned out to be Mr. Cai's people. They were so noisy.

"This princess can beat anyone she wants, and I am here to teach you a lesson on behalf of your wife. You took someone else's things in broad daylight. Do you think the people present here are fools?"

"You...you are the princess?!"

"Tsk, you're not deaf, why can't you understand what people are saying?"

The man hiding behind him didn't expect that the one who would save him would be the princess, and his brows frowned even more tightly.

At this moment, a graceful woman walked out of the mansion gate slowly and said in a soft voice, "Jin'e, don't be rude. Apologize to Princess Kangle quickly and return the jade bracelet to Ah Ren."

Jin'e bit her lip, apologized to Xue Zhiyu reluctantly, took out the jade bracelet from her sleeve and handed it to the man behind her.

The man quickly took it and turned around to pick up the luggage scattered on the ground.

The woman smiled apologetically at Xue Zhiyu, and then said, "If the princess doesn't mind, why not come in and have a cup of tea?"

Xue Zhiyu also took a look at the girl. She was so pretty that the moon could not hide her beauty. Her soft voice made people not dislike her at all. Instead, she made people want to protect her.

"No need for that. But you have to talk about this coat properly. It's okay if it bumped into me, but it would be inappropriate if it bumped into another noble person," Xue Zhiyu said, then turned around and walked out of the crowd.

After packing his luggage, the man stopped and looked at the woman who came out of the mansion, then he looked away and quickly chased after Xue Zhiyu.

The crowd that had originally gathered soon dispersed, and the master and servant entered the mansion.

After the door closed, the woman's gentle smile gradually disappeared, replaced by gloom.

Jin'e was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Madam, please spare my life. I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have coveted that bracelet. Please give me a chance."

"Don't think I don't know what you usually do. I just turn a blind eye to it. But this time, you dared to provoke Princess Kangle, who is a big favorite in front of His Majesty."

"That......."

"Next time, come with me to the mansion to apologize to the princess. If..."

"The servant knows."

Here, the man was holding the luggage in his arms and following Xue Zhiyu all the way.

Xiao Qiu was a little puzzled. She walked forward and lowered her voice and said, "Miss, this man doesn't want money, but he keeps following us. What do you think he wants to do?"

Xue Zhiyu glanced at the man behind her, as if she wanted to express something, her eyes full of anxiety. Then she stopped, looked at the teahouse next to her, and motioned for the man to follow her.

The three of them went up to the private room on the second floor, ordered some tea and snacks, and asked the waiter for paper and pen.

"Write down what you have to say."

The man nodded, picked up the brush beside him and started writing without hesitation. It can be seen that the words were written in a grand and free style, without any dragging.

Because he had a lot to express, the man filled up two sheets of paper.

Xue Zhiyu took it and glanced at it briefly, then put the paper aside. Under the man's expectant eyes, she asked, "Why?"

The man was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, picked up another piece of paper and wrote a few words: I will obey you from now on.

Xue Zhiyu curled the corners of her lips, thinking that this man was quite reasonable. She then reached out and took out a pill from the space on her wrist and handed it over.

The man didn't ask any questions, he just picked it up and swallowed it.

Xue Zhiyu couldn't help but teasingly asked, "Aren't you afraid that what I'm giving you is poison?"

The man shook his head, picked up the brush and started writing.

"I believe you."

"Okay, you will follow me from now on. From this moment on, you are not called Ah Ren, but Jun Xian. You will be able to speak after taking the pills for a few days. I never take in useless people. I hope you will not disappoint me."

After that, he placed a small bottle on the table, motioned Xiaoqiu to prepare the silver, and then said, "Come to the charity hall to find me after you rent a house."

The man nodded, collected the money, and after having some tea and snacks, they went their separate ways.

.......

Xue Zhiyu arrived at the charity hall and saw a long line of people lining up to buy facial masks. She was not surprised at the marriage.

"Hey, isn't this the princess? Why are you here?"

The person standing in line at the back was Xue Yulu. Seeing Xue Zhiyu walking straight in without queuing at all, she felt very angry.

"None of your business?"

Xue Zhiyu glanced at Xue Yulu, who was still very haggard, as if she saw a mentally retarded person.

"But the princess can't rely on her status to avoid queuing. It's fine with me, but it's hard for those ladies who have been waiting for so long."

The ladies, who already had some complaints, became even more angry when they heard this, which was like adding fuel to the fire.

"That's right, how could the princess do this?"

"We've been waiting in the sun for so long and still haven't arrived, but the princess doesn't have to wait in line. That's too much."

"That's right, it's too much."

"The princess should also queue up."

Xue Yulu's eyes were full of pride, but when she saw the other party's calm expression, she felt powerless, as if hitting cotton.

Just as Xue Yulu was about to say something, the shopkeeper immediately trotted out and said to Xue Zhiyu respectfully, "My princess, you are here. I have sorted out the account books for the past few days. Please take a look later."

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

Xue Zhiyu shifted her gaze, not looking at Xue Yulu again, and followed the shopkeeper into the charity hall.

The crowd that was originally talking a lot suddenly became quiet, and then the crowd exploded again.

"Oh my god, it turns out that the princess is the real shopkeeper behind the scenes. No wonder there is no need to queue."

"That's right. After all, the princess is so outstanding. She is the lucky star of Yan Country."

"I don't know who is spreading rumors about the princess. Fortunately, the princess didn't take it to heart."

Hearing the crowd talking about the rumormonger, especially the ladies standing in front and behind her who looked at her with mocking eyes from time to time, Xue Yulu felt very aggrieved.

Just wait, she will remember today's grudge, and one day that little bitch will kneel down and beg for forgiveness.

Xue Zhiyu followed the shopkeeper into the inner room, looked at the sorted account book, picked it up and began to check it, then put the account book down and pointed at a few numbers, "It's not a big problem, but it will take some time to read it this way. I have a way to make the account book look more concise and clear."

The shopkeeper quickly took out a piece of paper from the drawer and asked, "What does the princess mean?"

Xue Zhiyu picked up the pen and without further ado drew a table on the paper, marking key words such as date summary and amount.

"When the time comes, just follow this table to calculate. It looks convenient too."

The shopkeeper frowned, looking at the strange grids on the paper. He didn't quite understand why the lady called these grids a form.

Although he was very confused in his heart, he still agreed on the surface.

After checking the contents of the account book, it was almost noon. Xue Zhiyu was thinking about the amount of money needed to open a new store, until she was awakened by an anxious voice outside the door.

"Is the doctor here? Please save my father!"

The man ran in hurriedly and almost fell when he stepped over the threshold because he was too anxious.

Doctor Ji had just finished seeing the last patient. He hurried over when he heard the voice, looked at the man and asked, "Where is your father?"

"My father is in the carriage outside. Doctor, please save my father. I heard that you can cure difficult and complicated diseases. Please, I beg you!" The man knelt down suddenly and kowtowed continuously.

Doctor Ji helped the man up and said anxiously, "Then take me to see your father first."

"Good good."

Doctor Ji got on the carriage where the man was. As soon as he got in, he frowned. He saw the man lying on the carriage. He was about thirty years old, and his face was as pale as a dead person. He walked closer and felt his breath, which was so weak that it was almost dead. He put his hand on his pulse and felt the beat carefully.

The pulse was disordered and unstable, so Doctor Ji withdrew his hand, turned his head, lifted the curtain, looked at the man outside and asked, "When did your father fall ill? What were the signs before the onset of the disease?"

The man thought about it carefully, and then said, "My father went to the mountains to hunt a few days ago, and he has been like this since that day. He was a little abnormal before the onset of the disease, a bit like..."

The man looked around and came over to lower his voice and said, "Some unclean thing has possessed him. He keeps talking to himself all day long."

Doctor Ji pondered for a while, then asked, "Where did you hunt?"

"Yufeng Mountain next to Yuling Mountain."

"This is strange..." Doctor Ji muttered to himself. This was the first time he had seen such symptoms.

When the man heard this, he thought that Doctor Ji had no solution either, and a wry smile appeared on his face, as if he had guessed it. After all, he had consulted many famous doctors but they were all helpless. It seemed that there was no solution.

"let me see."