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Chapter 1336 - 1244: Prince Wei Seeks an Audience

Chapter 1336: Chapter 1244: Prince Wei Seeks an Audience

"You, you didn’t come back all last night, were you looking for Brother Ruan Qi? You even stayed there all night?"

Zhang Da was unsure whether to call his younger sister bold or overly naive. She had unexpectedly gone to look for Ruan Qi all by herself, behind everyone’s back!

Zhang Mei glared at him, huffing, "Don’t tell me you don’t know about my falling into the water?"

This left Zhang Da at a loss for words.

To say he didn’t know would be unbelievable, as he spent all day at the dock and several lives had been lost there yesterday. Not even he himself would believe that!

But admitting he knew, he truly wasn’t aware of where his younger sister was taken after her rescue. Of the people he could contact, the most significant was merely a low-ranking hoodlum, who could only find out that Zhang Mei had been rescued and then taken away by a nobleman.

He never would have guessed that this so-called nobleman was actually Ruan Qi!

"Hey, that’s not right!"

Zhang Da suddenly realized something, "Third Brother Cao said that you were taken away by a nobleman. Since you were taken by a nobleman, how did you end up with Ruan Qi? What’s going on here?"

As they spoke about this, Zhang Mei became even more proud, "You just don’t understand, do you? Let me tell you, the key to understanding this is actually very simple. Because... that nobleman is Ruan Qi, Ruan Qi is that nobleman! Brother, you didn’t see that coming, did you?"

Zhang Mei shook her head and bragged triumphantly, "I’ve always said, I must fight for my own happiness! Brother Ruan Qi has already agreed to let me stay by his side to serve him. In the future, I’ll definitely be able to leave this mountain with him, go outside, and earn a great deal of money, lots and lots of money..."

She dreamed about the future.

Meanwhile, Zhang Da was utterly dumbfounded by the volume of information in her words!

He was speechless, with his mouth wide open.

The secret guard Qin Yi had assigned to Su Pan’er was indeed formidable!

By shifting their search focus following the route of Prince Wei’s journey, they quickly located Prince Wei’s current whereabouts.

"We are incompetent, for we startled Prince Wei’s men while locating his whereabouts. By now, Prince Wei must have received the news. We are incompetent, please punish us, Empress."

The secret guard looked ashamed.

Strictly speaking, his subordinates were carefully selected and skilled. The fact that they accidentally alerted the enemy during the investigation only showed that Prince Wei’s men were as capable as his own, which led to their mishap.

"Since it was an accident, let him redeem his fault through his merits. Issue orders to thoroughly monitor Prince Wei’s whereabouts. I would like to meet him!"

Su Pan’er’s eyes narrowed slightly, a fierce gleam crossing them.

Prince Wei, huh?

She didn’t care who it was, anyone who dared to harm Su Ke was an enemy to her, Su Pan’er!

The secret guard took his orders and left, but returned in a moment, "Empress, Prince Wei has arrived!"

"Oh? He’s arrived so quickly!"

Su Pan’er raised an eyebrow, surprised yet feeling it was to be expected.

Since Prince Wei knew his whereabouts were exposed and she hadn’t deliberately hidden her movements, it was indeed proper for him to come and pay his respects.

Su Pan’er listened briefly, then asked the secret guard in front of her, "How many men has the opponent brought?"

"Approximately two to three hundred."

For a prince traveling, that number of attendants and carriages was within the norm and nothing significant.

Although currently in the rural mountain gullies, this gathering looked quite imposing.

Su Pan’er suddenly stood up with a sneer.

"Since they have come, we should give them a proper reception. After all, as the sister-in-law of the Emperor, I must not lose my momentum!"

Hearing this, the secret guard buried his head even lower.

Prince Wei’s visit was indeed a grand affair, as if he feared others might not notice.

A group of people disembarked from the ship, rode in horse-drawn carriages, and proceeded majestically towards the Qin Mansion. Commoners along the way stared wide-eyed at the carriage carrying Prince Wei, incessantly gossiping among themselves.

"Hey, look quickly! The nobleman sitting in that carriage looks like the one from the Qin Family..."

"Shh! Lower your voice, do you want to die? Is he someone we can discuss so casually? Do you not want your life anymore?"

"Look at me, I should punish myself... But really, it does look like him! Could it actually be him?"

"..."

Amid the numerous discussions, the carriage continued to sway forward until it finally stopped in front of the Qin Mansion.

Su Pan’er had already received the news, and the gates of the Qin Mansion were tightly shut, with four armed Imperial bodyguards standing on each side, making the doorway appear even more forbidding.

Soon, an efficient-looking man stepped down from the carriage and quickly approached the bodyguards at the door, asking to see the Empress.

The armed Imperial bodyguard merely lifted his chin slightly and, instead of going inside to report, he began to disperse the group, "Go away, who lives here? Didn’t you inquire who can be visited casually here? Really..."

Well!

This armed Imperial bodyguard had a sharp tongue, directly insulting Prince Wei as just anyone!

The efficient man glanced back at the carriage and, having no choice, continued to force a smile, "You exaggerate, dear sir! This is Lord Prince Wei. Today, upon hearing that the Empress is here, he came specifically to pay his respects to the sister-in-law of the Emperor. I hope you take a thorough look!" As he spoke, his hand slipped, and a stack of silver banknotes appeared in his hand.

The bodyguard’s hand gently flipped, and the stack of silver banknotes disappeared.

Seeing that the difficulty was about over, the armed Imperial bodyguard no longer made things difficult, finally revealing a smile.

"Wait here, we will report this now."

The armed Imperial bodyguard said to wait and went inside to report.

Prince Wei had already anticipated encountering difficulties with the Empress during this visit and was well-prepared. However, the Empress’s doorman proved to be more bark than bite, which left Prince Wei somewhat at a loss.

Fortunately, the Imperial bodyguard did not take long and soon returned.

"The Empress commands, Prince Wei is summoned!"

Dressed in black Brocade embroidered with a Five-clawed Golden Dragon, the dragon seemed to fly and swirl, creating a subtle flow like a living organism as he moved. Prince Wei, wearing a purple golden crown inlaid with pearls and jade and with a faint smile at the corners of his mouth, looked impressively majestic.

Su Pan’er’s eyebrows twitched.

Among the surviving feudal lords, Prince Wei was the one who looked most similar to Qin Yi!

In the past, Prince Wei had voluntarily aligned with the new Emperor Qin Yi, even offering manpower and material support to help Qin Yi ascend the throne. Later, he personally went to Luoyan Village to escort Su Pan’er and her daughter to the capital. Although there had been a mishap along the way and Su Pan’er had gone missing, the two princesses were safely delivered to Shengjing by him.

At that moment, Su Pan’er felt as if she saw Qin Yi walking toward her, causing her to subconsciously tighten her grip on the tea cup in her hand.