The master and servant swaggered out of the Prime Minister's residence and appeared on the street.
Wenren Yunfei noticed that these people were different from when she saw them before, and their expressions were strange.
She couldn't put it into words for a moment, but she felt very agitated.
The spies who had been guarding the Prime Minister's residence saw the two and immediately went back to report.
Xunmian was having afternoon tea when she received the message.
She immediately spat out a mouthful of tea. What had she just heard? Wenren Yunfei had appeared on the street?
Shouldn't she be staying home and avoiding trouble? How dare she go out on the street? She's really got guts.
However, she wasn't in the mood to join in the fun, so she just let her do whatever she wanted.
These past few days she has been staying at the Duke's mansion, waiting for her own princess's mansion to be repaired before moving there.
There's a saying: "When you're sitting at home, trouble can strike from the sky."
Sure enough, a hint of surprise flashed in Xunmi's eyes as he looked at the official standing in front of him.
"Are you saying that someone accused me of stealing?"
Xunmi really didn't know what to say. She was the young lady of the Duke's mansion, and the Princess Roujia, personally bestowed by the Emperor.
Any one of her identities would prove that she lacks neither power nor money. Since she has none, why would she steal?
Does this make sense? What about the logic?
These people must be out of their minds, damn it, I want to swear.
"Yes, please come with us." The leading officer spoke impatiently and in a very rude tone.
Xunmi was just about to leave when she was blocked at the gate.
No one could see the displeasure on her face, hidden by the veil.
"Which government office are you from? You want me to go with you? Where's the arrest warrant?"
"I think you two are just here to cause me trouble." Her tone sharpened. "Do I look like someone you can easily bully?"
She was genuinely angry, and turned to speak to Xiao Xiang, who was following her.
"Xiao Xiang, tell my grandfather and Prince An that someone accused me of stealing, but they can't produce any evidence and they still want to arrest me."
After Xiao Xiang left quickly, the guards from the Duke's mansion came out and protected Xunmi in the middle.
Seeing those two arrogant officials with their nostrils pointing to the sky, acting like they own the place, I was filled with rage.
"How dare you cause trouble in our Duke's mansion! You have some nerve!"
"Give these two twenty lashes each time. They have offended the princess and shown disrespect to the Duke's mansion."
My grandfather made so many contributions to Anguo, and now that he's old, how dare someone treat him so lightly?
She's not dead yet, and she still holds the title of princess. How dare these people do that?
The two officers then realized they had kicked a hornet's nest.
But the prefect had clearly told them that Wenren Xunmi was very timid and there was nothing to worry about.
All we need to do is bring the person here, then we can just give them a quick trial and throw them in jail.
"Yes, Princess." The guards were all strong and powerful, some of whom had been brought from the army.
Subduing the two constables was more than a task, especially since they were loyal to the Duke and had long been dissatisfied with them.
Now that the princess has given the order, they naturally won't let her get away with it.
"Ahhh... Ahhh..." Soon, screams of agony rang out.
Xunmi stood on the steps, coldly observing the situation below.
Soon the old Duke and Shangguan Yan came out, and they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that their granddaughter/daughter was alright.
Before the twenty strokes of the cane were finished, Zongzheng Mufeng arrived on horseback.
The wrinkled clothes and somewhat disheveled hair showed just how anxious the person was.
Seeking warmth in her heart, she walked towards the man, letting him pull her into his arms.
When Zongzheng Mufeng received the news, he was furious. His beauty had been framed.
That was such a clumsy act; it was a complete insult to the beauty.
I rushed over without stopping. Thankfully, the beauty is alright. Thank goodness.
Once my mind calmed down, my anger flared up again.
He led Xunmi by the hand to the two officers who had been beaten until their skin was torn and bleeding, his tone cold and piercing.
"Tell me, who sent you?" He stomped on their faces and ground his foot hard.
These two bastards dare to be so presumptuous in front of his beauty: "Beat them again, beat them until they admit their mistake."
The old Duke nodded: "Someone, go and check if anyone outside is causing trouble again."
He would never believe his granddaughter would steal anything; everything she used was exquisite.
Even if it were a rare and precious treasure, his granddaughter would never steal it.
How dare someone use such despicable means to harm his granddaughter! In this dynasty, thieves are the most despised people.
The man sent by the old Duke returned quickly, saying that someone had gone to the government office to report a case early that morning.
He said he lost an ancestral jade pendant yesterday, and during the time it was lost, only the princess passed by him.
Therefore, he suspected that the princess had stolen his jade pendant and hoped to retrieve it through the government.
Upon hearing this reason, Xunmi almost burst out laughing.
To act like this even under the emperor's nose... truly remarkable.
"Heh... I'd like to see what kind of exquisite jade pendant is worth my princess extending her delicate hands."
Zongzheng Mufeng wished he could kill that person on the spot, and embraced Xunmi, saying, "Beauty, shall we go and see?"
Xunmi nodded: "I'm also very curious about what kind of rare thing it is."
"Grandpa, why don't you rest here in the mansion? I'll go with the Prince to take a look."
Her grandfather was getting old, and she was worried that he would get upset, which would harm her health and wasn't worth it.
The old Duke knew his granddaughter was worried about him, but he couldn't rest easy until he got to the bottom of the matter.
He shook his head: "I'll go with you. My old bones aren't so bad that I can't move."
"Since someone dares to openly plot against our Duke's mansion, how can Grandfather not go and see?"
"Send someone to summon Weiwu and Haoqiang to the prefect's office. How can they not be here for such an important matter?"
The large group of people escorted the two constables towards the government office.
The prefect sat in the main hall, smiling like a Maitreya Buddha. This case was truly the easiest one he had ever handled.
Once it's all over, he'll get ten thousand taels of gold, enough for him to live a life of luxury for the rest of his life.
A pale-faced scholar sat below the hall, gently waving a green bamboo folding fan in his hand.
When Zongzheng Mufeng brought Xunmi in, he saw that fake person.
"Oh, I thought it was some blind fool, but it's you. You really are blind."
Xunmi thoughtfully observed the scholar, glanced through the plot, and immediately confirmed the man's identity.
Guan Shengqing, the top scholar, was the son of the Vice Minister of Rites.
"Prince An?" Guan Shengqing exclaimed in surprise.
"You... how did you come here?" The hand holding the folding fan tightened slightly.
He was here because he had promised Feifei that he would do three things for her unconditionally.
What about Prince An?