Gu Yifeng looked at the porridge placed beside him by Zhao Wu. Zhao Wu set the bowl of porridge aside, not daring to persuade anymore, simply staring in confusion. Finally, under his long gaze, Gu Yifeng picked up the porridge and began eating slowly.
"How is Madam doing over there? Has she not woken up yet?"
Zhao Wu felt bitter inside, but quickly replied with a straight face, "She hasn’t woken up yet."
Inwardly, he felt the master was making things difficult for him. How could Madam have awakened after such a short ti when she hadn’t awakened when the master was just coming from the backyard?
Gu Yifeng only ate two bites before setting it down, prompting Zhao Wu to urge anxiously, "Master, you should eat more."
This ti, no matter how Zhao Wu persuaded, Gu Yifeng did not touch the porridge again. "Is there any news from Li Si?"
"There’s been no news from Li Si at all. The servant has already sent the Hidden Guard over." Zhao Wu’s face was full of worry.
As the saying goes, when it rains it pours. Trouble had occurred in the Capital, and not a single piece of news ca back from Li Si’s side. What should have been a simple task of sending soone now leaves the mind uneasy.
Gu Yifeng gently tapped his fingers on the table, "I’m afraid sothing’s happened over there. Send more people over, and have soone keep an eye on Dong Mansion, see what movents Dong Mansion has made recently, and whether the Second Prince’s side has had any interactions or communications outside."
Zhao Wu was slightly startled, "Now that the Crown Prince is in charge of political affairs, surely the Second Prince can’t be up to anything? Consort Zhou has also been sent to a royal temple, so there’s no one who could help the Second Prince."
Zhao Wu didn’t ntion that Mrs. Dong had brought a bastard, which wouldn’t benefit the Second Prince even if he were to remove him.
Gu Yifeng shook his head, "I can’t figure this out for the mont, but precautions are necessary. A starving cal is still bigger than a horse; who knows if the Zhou Mansion has a backhand."
Zhao Wu respectfully agreed. He knew his master had foresight and dared not be negligent.
In the front yard, Zhao Housheng had just co out when he heard that Prince Xian had asked for an audience. Zhao Housheng smiled, "Right on ti. Let him in then."
He then glanced into the yard, noticing that as soon as he heard Prince Xian had co, the previously frostbitten face of the Heir of Prince Xian lit up with joy. Zhao Housheng sneered inwardly, ordering, "Take everyone to the guest room to rest. It’s impossible to let them freeze outside at our mansion."
Mrs. Kong, being heavily pregnant, was already exhausted and didn’t care what lay ahead. She only thought of protecting the child in her belly, so she obediently followed the servant without saying much.
Brother De’s face was also pale with cold, suffering both physically and ntally. Now that he could finally warm up inside, he naturally breathed a sigh of relief. Gu Er simply went wherever the servant led him, like a soulless puppet.
But after all, he was the Second Uncle of the Gu Family’s second house, and the matter was not related to him, so the servants were relatively polite to him.
The Heir of Prince Xian, however, refused to comply, "I want to see my father. I’m not leaving."
Zhao Housheng looked at him and sneered coldly, "I’m afraid that with the arrival of Prince Xian, Young Master won’t be able to leave. So Young Master better follow the servants to the guest room, or else, if you keep freezing like this, I’m afraid your life won’t be preserved before you see Prince Xian."
"Insolence. This Young Master is also titled, how dare you threaten my life so casually?" The Heir of Prince Xian shouted, but was clearly sowhat frightened.
Zhao Housheng, however, was too lazy to say more and simply waved for the guards to take him away. The Heir of Prince Xian naturally disagreed, and amidst the struggle, Prince Xian walked in. Seeing this scene, Prince Xian was taken aback, "Lieutenant Zhao, what has happened to my child?"
Prince Xian was obviously here to protect his son.
Zhao Housheng smiled faintly, "Since Young Master arrived at the mansion, he’s been freezing in the yard. Afraid of frostbite, I invited him inside to warm up, but Young Master refused. However, since he’s at our mansion now, we can’t let any mishap occur, so I sent him down."
"There’s no need for that. I’m here now to take them back to the mansion." Prince Xian scanned the yard but didn’t see Mrs. Kong, "Where is my concubine?"
"Prince, you know the circumstances. You’re welco here, but the people can’t be taken away." Zhao Housheng didn’t give him any leeway.
Prince Xian’s face darkened, "Lieutenant Zhao, we’re family after all. Even your son is your elder. What will others say about your actions?"
"Did Young Master think of our familial ties when he plotted against Brother Zong back then?" Zhao Housheng retorted, "You can’t even spare your own kin, such heartlessness is worse than a beast."
"You... you dare speak to like this? Where’s your father? Bring your father out; I want to question his parenting." Prince Xian adopted an air of seniority.
Afraid to confront the Dingyuan Marquis, he believed he could handle a re assistant general, a junior.
Before Zhao Housheng could respond, a voice ca from behind, "Uncle, since you want to see , here I am. Say what you need to say."
The one walking out of the courtyard was Prince Shou.
With a cold deanor, Prince Shou looked much like the Holy Emperor in his youth.
Especially his current manner of speaking, mirroring the emperor’s authority.
Prince Xian, taken aback by his appearance, was quick to anger, "So unruly, is that how you speak to your elders?"
"Back in the palace, no one looked up to , not even like a servant, so I never learned manners. I only regard those who treat well as family. I still rember eting you once in the palace, Uncle, and what you said to . Do you rember, Uncle?" as Prince Shou spoke, he approached with a cold gaze at Prince Xian.
Intimidated, Prince Xian subconsciously took a step back, then steadied himself with annoyance, "How could I rember events from back then? Besides, I’ve said a lot over the years. How can what I said relate to today?"
"But I’ve never forgotten your words, Uncle. You said I was worse than a dog, and unless I was reborn, I’d never truly be family. Yet today you’re calling family, which is truly laughable," said Prince Shou, actually laughing aloud.
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