The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

The two maids were terrified.

Although they are the personal maids of the prince's wife, everyone in the prince's mansion gives them face.

But those who dared to talk about the Sixth Prince in private should be beaten to death, and Yang Ziqin had no reason to plead for them.

Ning Yi had indeed heard clearly what the two of them said just now.

He wasn't angry, but looked at them in confusion as they knelt and shivered, their hands constantly stuffing into their sleeves.

"What's up your sleeve?"

The two maids nervously and carefully took out the things from their sleeves.

Ning Yi frowned: "Why are you still eating in the middle of the night?"

A maid quickly explained: "Your Highness, we didn't eat enough during the day, so we secretly ate a little at night. I won't dare to do it again next time."

"Yes, yes." Another maid also kowtowed immediately: "We will never dare to steal food again next time. Please forgive us this time, Your Highness."

Two female guards on night duty not far away heard the noise and came over.

Seeing this situation, he didn't dare to say anything and could only stand quietly and bow.

It was so embarrassing that His Highness caught the two maids eating secretly at night.

Ning Yi took it from a maid and looked at it: "Is this the remaining snack?"

"Your Highness, yes, these are the ones that the princess didn't finish using two days ago. I thought it would be a shame to throw them away, so..."

Ning Yi understood that they had hidden this secretly so that they could secretly eat it to satisfy their cravings while on duty at night.

After all, only the owner can enjoy such delicious snacks.

Ning Yi threw it away casually: "It has been put out for two days, so you don't have to worry about getting a stomachache."

He looked at the other two female guards again and asked, "Do you all get hungry when you're on night duty?"

The two guards looked at each other and bowed, "Your Highness, I dare not."

"After a busy night, I'm hungry. What's there to be afraid of?"

Ning Yi shook his head slightly: "No need to eat secretly in the future."

"Tell the kitchen to prepare midnight snacks for all the maids and guards on duty at night, as well as the servants on duty in the front yard. Your Highness doesn't want you to be busy at night and not even have enough to eat."

This made the two guards look surprised. Who wouldn't be hungry when on duty at night? They just didn't dare to eat.

With the Sixth Prince giving the order, we can naturally have a midnight snack openly.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Ning Yi didn't care about these things and looked at the two maids on the ground: "Get up."

The two maids also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, His Highness did not punish them severely.

"From now on, whenever I make cakes, it's okay to make a few extra. Give them to you ladies to try. But you are absolutely not allowed to hide them. You will get sick if you eat them secretly."

"I won't dare to do that again, ever again."

The two maids were very grateful. Not only did the Sixth Prince not punish them, he was even willing to give them this benefit.

When I was in Yang's house, there was no such good treatment. Servants were just servants and could only eat coarse rice to fill their stomachs.

Occasionally, there are some fruits and snacks that are discarded by the owners and they can hide them secretly.

Ning Yi is not being kind-hearted, but he knows that many times the fortress is breached from the inside.

If you give these servants some benefits, they will be very grateful.

Increase their loyalty.

If anyone dares to betray him, Ning Yi will definitely not show mercy.

Ning Yi was just about to go to the bedroom.

A servant came hurriedly to report: "Your Highness, someone just came to report that they have been caught."

"Oh?" Ning Yi said excitedly, "Finally, there's some news. Tell Qin Haifeng to gather all the guards and servants."

Looking at the Sixth Prince who was extremely happy and left.

The four women on duty were stunned. His Highness is not coming to accompany the young lady?

It is said that the Sixth Prince is arrogant and domineering, has a bad temper, is moody, and often abuses his servants.

Now it seems that is not the case.

They are quite nice to their servants.

Soon, all the servants and page boys gathered in the front yard.

Ning Yi often asked them to gather for emergency training from time to time, and this time it was actually combat.

Each of them had bright armor and held a shining weapon in his hands.

Although the servants were not tall, their faces were full of excitement.

This is the first time to follow His Highness, and everyone is holding their breath, ready to perform well.

Not only do he have forty absolutely loyal people, but he also has hundreds of imperial guards assembled under the leadership of Zhou Bao.

Qin Haifeng, dressed in iron armor, bowed majestically and said, "Your Highness, everyone is assembled."

Ning Yi nodded: "Let's go."

Just as he was leaving the gate, a royal guard suddenly arrived at full speed: "Greetings, Your Highness."

Ning Yi was puzzled: "Who are you?"

"Your Highness, this is the captain of my Imperial Guard." Zhou Bao bowed and explained when he saw the person coming.

Ning Yi then asked, "What's the matter?"

The captain reported: "Your Highness, Lord Gao led us to capture those merchants, but their master has already escaped."

"Escaped?" Ning Yi frowned, pondered for a moment, and sneered, "Come on, follow me to the city gate, and we must catch these rats."

They are witnesses and must not be allowed to escape.

Dozens of cavalrymen in front rushed towards the city gate quickly, followed closely by a team of hundreds of people in the back.

The capital city was unusually quiet under curfew, and the team spread out like a fire dragon.

At the city gate, the officer guarding the gate suddenly shouted to several approaching carriages: "Stop, stop immediately."

"Swish, swish, swish" the soldiers on duty nearby rushed over immediately, raised their spears and pulled the strings of their bows.

The carriage finally stopped, and the gate officer shouted, "During the period of closure, no one is allowed to go out. Return immediately, or you will be severely punished."

An official disembarked from the first carriage and handed over his badge: "I am the Left Envoy of the Imperial City Protectorate. I am here to escort these important individuals out of the city. Open the city gates immediately."

The officer at the city gate took it and looked at it in confusion, and found that it was indeed the token of the Imperial City Protectorate.

This is equivalent to their immediate boss.

However, the officer at the city gate still didn't dare to open the gate at will. This was the imperial city. If there was any deviation, his family's lives would be enough to pay for it.

Handing back the badge, the officer bowed amiably and said, "Sir, the city gates are not allowed to be opened at night. This is an iron rule. If you want to open the city gates, you must either have the emperor's decree or the handwritten seal of the Protector General."

It was obvious that the official also understood the rule. He just wanted to see if his badge could open the city gate.

If it can be opened, it will save a lot of trouble.

Now it seems that this is not possible, so he took out a seal and said: "This is the order written by Lord Si Cheng himself. Can we open the door now?"

The officer at the city gate took it and opened it. It was indeed the handwritten order of the Protector General Si Cheng, and it had a big seal that Honghong had just stamped on it.

Everything was ready, and the officer waved his hand: "Open the city gate."

Seeing the soldiers going to open the city gate, the officials of the Protectorate breathed a sigh of relief. They just needed to get this group of people out of the city.

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly not far away: "Don't open the city gate, don't let anyone go."

The officials of the Protectorate immediately became anxious and urged the stunned gate officer: "Hurry up and open the gate. Don't delay the important matter."

He even urged his followers to help open the city gate.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh" suddenly several arrows shot not far in front of them.

"Who is it?" The officer at the city gate was startled and immediately ordered the guards at the city gate to be on alert.