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"I'm being unreasonable?" Lin Wanqing laughed angrily upon hearing this. "Lu Shengyuan, what right do you have to say I'm being unreasonable? Xiaomei is my maid. I will naturally find out whether she stole anything. Why are you arresting her for no reason?"

Lu Shengyuan looked at her and felt helpless. He knew that Lin Wanqing was a man who valued friendship, but this matter concerned the rules of the palace, and he could not back down.

"Lin Wanqing, calm down." He said slowly, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly. If Xiaomei is innocent, I will naturally let her go."

"You'll investigate thoroughly?" Lin Wanqing sneered. "How will you investigate? Are you just going to rely on the guards' one-sided statements?"

Lu Shengyuan was choked by her and was speechless. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

"Lin Wanqing, trust me, I will naturally get to the bottom of this matter." He paused and continued.

"Moreover, I am doing this for the sake of the rules and dignity of the palace. If other nobles knew about this, they would think that our palace can't even manage a maid, which would affect our image and reputation."

Lin Wanqing was slightly stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect Lu Shengyuan to explain it this way.

She looked at Lu Shengyuan's serious expression and couldn't help feeling a little shaken.

"Okay, I can let you investigate," she said slowly, "but you have to let me follow Xiaomei. I want to see how you investigate."

Lu Shengyuan frowned when he heard this. He didn't expect Lin Wanqing to make such a request.

He looked at Lin Wanqing and couldn't help feeling a little hesitant. He knew that Lin Wanqing was a smart woman. If he let her follow Xiaomei, there might be trouble.

But if I don't agree to her, given her personality, I'm afraid she won't let it go.

"Okay." Lu Shengyuan was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I can let you follow Xiaomei, but you can't interfere with our investigation."

Lin Wanqing heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this. She looked at Lu Shengyuan and nodded, "Don't worry, I'll just watch and won't interfere."

Lu Shengyuan couldn't help feeling helpless. He didn't know whether this was right or wrong, but now that things had come to this, he had no way out.

"Okay, get ready. I'll have someone take you to see Xiaomei later." He said slowly.

Lin Wanqing nodded, turned and left the study.

Looking at Lin Wanqing's departing back, Lu Shengyuan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

……

When Lin Wanqing arrived at the place where Xiaomei was imprisoned, Xiaomei had been tortured beyond recognition.

"Xiaomei!" Lin Wanqing's eyes were bloodshot when she saw this scene. She rushed forward and hugged Xiaomei tightly. "What did they do to you?"

When Xiaomei saw her, a gleam in her eyes. She opened her mouth with difficulty, wanting to speak, but no sound came out.

"Xiaomei, don't be afraid, I will save you." Lin Wanqing looked at her, a firm look in his eyes.

She looked up at the guards and said coldly, "Did you torture Xiaomei?"

The guards were a little surprised to see her, but they quickly regained their composure: "Princess, we are also following orders."

"Acting on orders?" Lin Wanqing heard this, and a surge of anger surged in his heart. "Who are you following orders against? Is it the prince? Did he order you to torture Xiaomei?"

Upon hearing this, the guards looked at each other, unsure whether they should answer.

"Speak!" Seeing that they were silent, Lin Wanqing slammed the table and stood up. "You don't dare to speak, or you don't dare to speak?"

The guards were startled by her fierce aura. They looked at each other, not knowing whether they should speak or not.

Lin Wanqing looked at them, her heart growing even angrier. She flicked her sleeves and said coldly, "It's fine if you don't say anything. I'm going to go find the prince now. I want to see how he explains this matter."

With that said, she turned around and left.

"Princess, please don't do that." The guards hurriedly stopped her, "The prince also knows about this."

"What?" Lin Wanqing turned around abruptly and stared at them intently. "Are you telling the truth?"

The guards nodded, not daring to meet her eyes.

"Asshole!" Lin Wanqing was furious when she heard this. "How could the prince do this? Xiaomei is my maid. What right does he have to torture her?"

The guards lowered their heads and dared not speak.

"You, you..." Lin Wanqing looked at them, shaking with anger. "Do you still have the law when you do this?"

Upon hearing this, the guards looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.

"Listen to me." Lin Wanqing took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. "From now on, no one can torture Xiaomei without my permission. Otherwise, I will never let you off easily."

Upon hearing this, the guards nodded quickly, not daring to refute.

Lin Wanqing looked at them and felt helpless. She knew that this matter might not be so easy to resolve.

But she would never give up on Xiaomei, and she would rescue her no matter what.

"Listen, I'm going to take Xiaomei away." Lin Wanqing looked at the guards and said coldly.

The guards' expressions changed when they heard this. They knew Lin Wanqing's identity and the power behind her, but they still didn't dare to let her go.

"Princess, you can't take her away." The guards blocked the door of the room where Xiaomei was imprisoned and did not let them in.

"Why?" Lin Wanqing looked at them, a trace of anger flashing in her eyes, "She is my maid, I want to take her away."

"Princess, this is the rule of the palace." The guards explained.

"If you don't let go, I will kill you." Lin Wanqing looked at them, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

The guards were frightened by her fierce aura and took a few steps back, but they still stood in front of the door and refused to give in.

Seeing this, Lin Wanqing couldn't help but feel even angrier. She knew she couldn't delay here.

She took a deep breath, silently took out the long whip from her waist, and lashed the guards fiercely.

"Ah!" The guards screamed and fell to the ground.

Lin Wanqing took the opportunity to walk to the door and was about to open it, but found that it was locked.

She was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the guards.

"Did you lock the door?" she asked coldly.

The guards were speechless after her question and could only lower their heads.

"Are you doing this to force me to go find the prince?" Lin Wanqing looked at them and sneered, "Let me tell you, I, Lin Wanqing, was not raised to be scared."

As she spoke, she took out the whip from her waist and prepared to force the door open.

At this moment, Lu Shengyuan's voice came from behind: "Stop!"

When Lin Wanqing heard this, her body stiffened. She turned around and saw Lu Shengyuan standing there, looking at her fiercely.

"Your Highness." She was stunned for a moment, then quickly put down the whip in her hand and walked towards Lu Shengyuan.