Chapter 1099 - 381: Prince’s Mansion Turmoil, Secrets, Expanding the Territory (Part 2)
Chapter 1099: Chapter 381: Prince’s Mansion Turmoil, Secrets, Expanding the Territory (Part 2)
The passing cultivators who originally wanted to watch the excitement involuntarily stopped.
Concerning the gossip of high noble families.
Especially things they find hard to touch on daily, naturally, they are very curious.
They began to discuss animatedly:
"I heard that the seventh young master of the prince’s mansion just took a new concubine yesterday; look at this, the seventh young madam immediately called her family over, tsk tsk tsk, just like the rumors, she’s very jealous."
"Isn’t she?"
"I heard this seventh young madam has a terrible temper."
"Ever since she got married and gave birth to two sons favored by the Commandery Prince in the second year, she has been causing trouble every day, making the entire mansion restless. I heard the Commandery Princess was even driven to distraction during her practice by this."
"Tsk tsk tsk, now the family has just been promoted to Seventh-Grade."
"And she’s hastily invited her family over, I wonder what mischief she’s up to again."
"If you ask me,"
"The Commandery Princess’s temper is way too good. This seventh young master is just an illegitimate son, what right does the seventh young madam have to make a fuss? In a typical household, she’d have been sent home with a divorce letter long ago."
"....."
Cui Zhi originally thought of relying on the people outside to force the Prince’s Mansion to open the doors.
But who would have thought it would be this situation.
However.
She faintly felt something was wrong.
No matter how tolerant the Commandery Princess is, she wouldn’t allow an illegitimate daughter-in-law to act recklessly over her head.
Seeing this, Cui Zhi took a deep breath, stepped back, and said:
"My brother Fu Yongfan works in the mansion, please pass on the message, just...."
Before she could finish speaking.
The guard coldly interrupted:
"Lord Fu has already left on an errand and is not in the mansion."
Her brother wasn’t there either.
Cui Zhi’s heart sank.
Instinct told her that something must have happened inside the mansion.
However.
The Defense Array of the mansion is difficult to break even by a Golden Core Master, forcing an entry is evidently impossible, Cui Zhi turned around to leave, only to think of another plan.
.....
Fuyong Garden.
A maid quickly rushed in from the outer gate, and after speaking briefly with the steward, the steward’s eyes turned cold:
"Wait here."
Following that,
she swiftly arrived at the main chamber’s entrance.
Lifting the curtain.
Her steps involuntarily lightened, and on the chaise lounge in the main chamber, the Commandery Princess lay half-asleep:
"Madam, someone from the Fu Family is here, it’s the seventh young madam’s sister, Cui Zhi. Like the seventh young madam, she is registered under the name of the Lady of the Fu House, but Cui Zhi is an adopted daughter. The guards followed your orders and did not let her in."
Upon hearing this, the Commandery Princess slowly opened her eyes, and a flicker of sharpness flashed in their depths.
The steward seeing this, immediately stepped up to assist her gently.
A hint of worry on her brow:
"Madam, the sudden dispatch of someone from the Fu Family, if they discover anything suspicious, I’m afraid... Should we speed things up a bit? After all, the Commandery Prince could return from the Eastern Wilderness at any moment."
...
After leaving the Prince’s Mansion, Cui Zhi originally planned to gather some information in the nearby Qiwang City, but after taking just a few steps, she vaguely sensed someone following her. After all those years under Liuu Meizhen, she had developed some counter-surveillance skills.
With a cold snort.
She immediately threw on the invisibility cloak.
Immediately turned and sped off in the opposite direction of Qiwang City.
After a cup of tea’s time.
Noticing that she had shaken off her pursuers, she chose a secluded spot to hide. After setting up a hidden array, she looked at the letter and box in her hands and was momentarily at a loss.
This Prince’s Mansion.
From the looks of it now, perhaps she couldn’t get in at all.
Furthermore.
The people from the mansion were already watching her, attempting to gather any information might also be impossible, and if she accidentally lost the item entrusted by her mother, it would be even more troublesome:
"Looks like I can only return to Sang Garden!"
Since she was powerless.
The only option was to return quickly and inform her mother of the situation.
Having made up her mind.
Cui Zhi immediately dismantled the array.
She mounted the Two-headed Green-eyed Python and, without stopping, rushed back to Sang Garden with all her strength.
Fortunately.
During this journey.
There was no obstruction.
When she returned to Sang Garden, it was the middle of the night, and the situation was urgent, so she dared not delay and immediately met Liuu Meizhen:
"Mother, something strange is going on in the Prince’s Mansion!"
Liuu Meizhen’s expression remained unchanged.
She calmly spoke:
"Tell me exactly what you saw, don’t leave out any details."
"Yes, mother."
On her way back, Cui Zhi had already organized her thoughts.
And quickly recounted them.
In the end.
She spoke:
"Mother, perhaps only if you personally go to the Prince’s Mansion can you possibly meet Sister Ningning."
"I can’t meet her either."
Liuu Meizhen rhythmically tapped her finger on the table.
Hearing this, Cui Zhi became somewhat anxious:
"Mother, if that’s the case, should we inform father about Sister Ningning’s situation?"
Although Fu Changsheng has many sons, he only has three daughters, besides herself as an adopted daughter, each is treasured like the apple of his eye. If he learns that something is wrong with Sister Ningning in the mansion, he might immediately ride the teleportation array to break into the Prince’s Mansion overnight.
Liuu Meizhen shook her head:
"The Eastern Wilderness is unstable, your father cannot leave lightly, I have arrangements for this matter."
"Yes, mother."
"Cui Zhi, I will be leaving Jingzhou for some time; you will oversee Sang Garden."
In less than a moon.
Yaoyao, Fu Yongyi, and Fu Changlei were teleported from Jingzhou to Jingzhou City.
Stepping out of the Transmission Hall.
A surge of abundant Spiritual Qi greeted them:
"The Spiritual Qi concentration..."
Yaoyao was somewhat surprised.
It was much richer than the Spirit Vein in their Yunshan County fief.