The King of the City frowned. Could it be that she had encountered some danger? Thinking of this, he felt his heart tighten. His daughter had just been found. If there was any accident, what should he do?

"Why did Jun Zeqian come to the palace for no reason? Even if the prince summoned him, wouldn't he refuse on the grounds of being unwell? He met that damn Concubine Xiao, a woman who has no manners, and went to the dense forest to keep an appointment in the middle of the night. I think he has been hit in the head by the emperor and his brain has gone bad." He turned around a few more times in the same place: "I should just break his legs and not let him go out, so that Ruoyi won't follow him out to suffer. He's such a grown man, but he can't take care of his own affairs and drags down his sister. He'd better not come back. If he comes back, I'll break his legs!"

He kept saying this without looking outside, let alone noticing the butler who was winking at him.

"Ahem." The housekeeper couldn't help but whispered, "This old servant greets the young prince and princess."

The King of the City turned around immediately, and when he saw two people standing at the door, he walked over immediately.

"Are you hurt?" The King of the City's eyes were on Shang Ruoyi, not even giving Jun Zeqian a glance, and looked her up and down.

Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "No."

"You're still saying no!" He frowned, "How could you not be injured when your face looks so bad?"

"Really not." Shang Ruoyi said with a smile: "I'm just a little tired. I used up some of my energy when treating Concubine Qing. Now I'm a little exhausted."

As soon as he finished speaking, the City King glared at Jun Zeqian fiercely: "Look at how tired your sister is. As a brother, how can you drag her down?"

Jun Zeqian couldn't help but smile bitterly. Didn't his father see the injuries on his body?

"Father, my brother is injured." Shang Ruoyi said softly, "Please don't be angry. Besides, I followed him secretly today, and my brother didn't know about it."

The City King looked at the bloodstains on his body and gritted his teeth and said, "You deserve it! Who can you blame for not being as skilled as others? If I am right, if your sister had not secretly followed you today, it would be unknown whether you could come back!"

Jun Zeqian smiled bitterly and said nothing.

The King of the City knew that he was right. He knew his son's character best. He was a romantic man. Once he fell in love with someone, he would not turn back until he hit the wall. Because he was just like that.

He sighed: "The daughter of the Xiao family is not a good person. Even if she had not entered the palace, I would not agree to you marrying her. Our palace cannot have a mistress with a vicious mind."

"Yes, son, I know I was wrong." Jun Zeqian rarely lowered his head like this. The King of the City looked at him and said, "Go back and let the doctor take a good look at your injuries."

"Father, I will help heal my brother." As Shang Ruoyi finished speaking, she was stopped by the King of the City: "What do you want to heal? He is only injured superficially, he won't die, just let the court doctor apply some medicine, why do you need to heal him? You have already done a great favor by bringing him back alive, go and rest, let the court doctor take a look at him."

"Father, I am not as fragile as you think."

"No." The King of the City waved his hand, and Yu Qing stepped forward: "Little Princess, I will help you wash and dress."

Shang Ruoyi smiled helplessly and had to leave with Yuqing.

As he watched her disappear, the smile on King Cheng's face suddenly disappeared, and he looked at Jun Zeqian sternly: "Come with me."

The two came to the ancestral hall in the backyard, and the City King said in a cold voice: "Kneel down."

Jun Zeqian knelt on the cushion and kowtowed respectfully to the portrait hanging on the wall.

"Do you know why I punished you?"

Jun Zeqian nodded: "Son, I accept the punishment."

"Do you still remember your mother's teachings? As a prince, you were manipulated by a woman. If it weren't for your sister, would you be prepared to risk your life today, or put the entire City Palace in danger? Do you want to let those soldiers who followed you die without knowing why?"

"My son has realized his mistake."

"Even if you admit your mistake now, I will still punish you." The City King said in a deep voice: "Since you are injured now, I will exempt you from the caning. I will punish you to kneel in front of your mother's portrait for four hours and reflect on your mistakes."

"Yes."

The King of the City looked at the wounds on his body and frowned slightly, but he did not say much. He looked at the portrait again and turned away.

As soon as he left the ancestral hall, the housekeeper came over hurriedly and said, "My Lord, the princess has not returned to the courtyard."

"Where did she go?"

"Dungeon."

"What?" The City King walked towards the dungeon, saying as he walked, "This little ancestor, she's not well yet, why is she going there? Each one is more troublesome than the other. When I bring her back, I will definitely bring her to the portrait of her mother and have a good talk with her."

Upon hearing this, the butler smiled and shook his head. If the prince made a mistake, he would be punished by kneeling in front of the princess's portrait, but if the princess made a mistake, she only needed to say a word. The difference in treatment was too obvious.

At this time, Concubine Xiao and He Jinghe were imprisoned in different cells. Shang Ruoyi came to the dungeon door and the guard knew her.

"My Lord, why are you here?"

"Where is the prisoner I just ordered to be brought in being held?"

The guard whispered, "Princess, there are some extremely vicious people in this dungeon. I'm afraid you will be scared."

"It's still unclear who scared whom!" Shang Ruoyi glanced at him and smiled: "Why, this princess can't go in?"

"No." He was mainly afraid that the princess would be frightened. Given how much importance their prince attached to the princess, if he knew that she was frightened by him, his life would be in danger.

"Since you can come in, why don't you get out of the way?"

"Yes, yes, yes." He wiped the sweat from his head. The princess's aura was not inferior to their prince at all.

As soon as the dungeon door opened, a damp smell mixed with mold hit me in the face.

"My Lord, if you want to interrogate a prisoner, I will bring him one."

"No need." She walked straight down.

The light in the dungeon was dim, and there were prisoners in every cell. When they saw someone coming in, they all huddled in the corner.

Shang Ruoyi was wearing a white dress, which looked out of place here.

When they reached the innermost part of the road, Shang Ruoyi stopped and looked into the cell. He Jinghe was still dizzy. She had indeed attacked him too hard before, but He Jinghe's health was also in poor condition.

She turned the corner and walked deeper.

After walking for a while, she saw a familiar figure.

"Noble Concubine Xiao." Shang Ruoyi stood outside the cell, looking at Xiao Zhenzhen who was pretending to sleep inside and sneered: "It is said that you can't wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep. I don't have to ask you anything, but I hate it most when people act in front of me. Since you like to act so much, why don't I help you and knock you out directly, so that you don't have to pretend here."

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