It was late at night and there was only the sound of the watchman outside.

Listening to the "whoosh" sound on the roof, she curled her lips helplessly.

Sure enough, a noisy fight was heard soon after.

Qiao Xi: "..." Who told you not to listen to me.

She turned over with the quilt in her arms and went to sleep.

Qi Anze, who had been hiding in the cubicle, suddenly felt that things were becoming more interesting.

On the way to the appointment, he was attacked. General Yuchi happened to find the treasure that his father had longed for. Inexplicably, a secret guard left by his grandmother came out. However, when he was attacked, he slept better than anyone else.

What is behind these people and things?

Josie slept soundly until daybreak before she could get up.

I freshened up specially and put on my favorite pink phoenix skirt before opening the door.

Looking at the disgraced guards around her, she asked deliberately, "Brother, guard, did you go digging coal last night?"

The guard who blocked her from going out yesterday lowered his head and said nothing. It was obvious from his appearance that there was a big fight here last night.

"Can I go out now?"

"Miss Qiao, please."

As soon as she came downstairs, she saw an angry Qi Anze and General Yuchi with his head lowered.

The young general's skin was already dark, but after experiencing a sneak attack one night, his skin became even darker.

"How did Miss Qiao sleep well last night?"

Seeing that she had found a suitable seat for herself very consciously, Qi Anze asked deliberately.

"It's good, but the bed is a bit hard." Qiao Xi glanced at the empty box in his hand inadvertently and said playfully.

Leaving a few people behind to search for last night's thief, Qi Anze took Qiao Xi and the mute girl into the palace.

The mute girl also officially changed her name to Liusu.

——

Shangjing Palace,

The man sitting on the dragon throne is not angry and proud,

Even though he is over fifty, his good looks from his youth can still be seen.

The group of people below did not dare to express their anger.

"You said you were on an appointment with King Rui so you ran out of the palace regardless of my wishes. On the way, you were met by a robber and pushed off the cliff. You recuperated at a farmer's house for a period of time before returning to the palace?"

"Back to my father, yes." Qi Anze, who was kneeling in the hall, said seriously.

Seemingly irritated by his remarks, the man on the dragon throne pointed at him with trembling hands for a long time before scolding,

"A brave and unfilial son, he covets the prosperity outside the palace, is playful and misses the time to return to the palace. He is afraid of being punished by me, so he deliberately makes up this bizarre story. What are your intentions?"

"If my father fails, I can recruit King Rui to confront me." Qi Anze's refusal to give in made the superior's expression even more displeased.

"Okay, then tell me first, why did he ask you to do it?"

"The second emperor's brother knows that I have been looking for the heirloom treasure for my father. He knows some clues and wants to discuss it with me."

The man sneered and said, "It's a joke. How could he tell you if he has clues? You could just bring the things to me and ask for the reward."

"It is said that the old man with the treasure asked to see my son."

"...What about the treasure? Did you get it?"

"...My son is incompetent. I have never done anything wrong. Please ask my father to punish me." Qi Anze lowered his head in defeat.

"Your Majesty, Prince Rui wants to see you."

"Let him come in." The emperor waved his hand and sat back on the throne.

A man with handsome features wearing a moon-white robe slowly walked into the hall.

"My sons and ministers see my father."

"Prince Rui, the prince said that you asked him out of the palace a month ago. Is this true?"

Prince Rui looked at Qi Anze who was kneeling next to him with a horrified look on his face, and quickly denied,

"My son did not dare. At that time, the emperor's brother was punished and was not allowed to leave the palace. How could I dare to seduce the emperor's brother to make a mistake?"

"He said that you sent him a message, saying that he had found a treasure handed down from generation to generation, but that person must see the prince. Is this true?"

The emperor looked at his sons in the audience with a gloomy look.

"My son did tell the emperor the good news of finding the treasure, but it was just...it was impossible to give the thing away just to show off."

Although the man's words were harsh, they were reasonable. The emperor nodded, "Does the prince have anything else to defend?"

"The ancients said that those who are clean will be clean by themselves. The sons and ministers have nothing to say, but they are willing to take the thirty big boards themselves."

"Go." The emperor waved his hand.

After leaving the main hall, Prince Rui came over and whispered, "Brother, you are so dishonest. You actually sold me, and I still bothered to find things for you."

Fortunately, I am smart, otherwise I would have suffered the consequences today.

Qi Anze looked at the second emperor brother who looked stupid and unaware of himself in front of him, and was in a trance for a moment.

Isn't he really the person behind the frame-up of me? Then who do these waves of assassins take orders from?

"Brother Emperor, I heard that you brought back two beauties this time. That's okay. I asked you why you didn't go to the appointment that day, which made me wait for a long time. I didn't return home until dark."

His clean appearance was made somewhat vulgar by his winking expression, and there was no royal demeanor at all.

"You are not young anymore. Stop indulging in fun all day long and help your father with his affairs." Qi Anze said while sitting on the penalty stool.

"You helped my father handle government affairs. You were either imprisoned or slapped."

Prince Rui shook his head in disgust,

"I am determined to be an idle prince. You know this. Don't try to persuade me. But when will you let me see the beauty in your house?"

The two servants who were doing the punishment next to them lowered their heads and held their tools, watching the two masters in front of them chatting non-stop, and turned their backs to themselves.

"...By the way, did the old man give you that treasure later?"

Qi Anze asked pretending to be casual.

"No, I originally planned to rob it the next day, but he told me that someone had stolen it right after I left the night before."

Prince Rui patted him on the shoulder,

"I just said just grab it, why don't you insist on being polite first and then fighting."

"I didn't keep the appointment, so you didn't come to the palace to find me?" The man raised his eyebrows slightly and said casually.

"Before I could come, I was sent by my father to pick up an enlightened monk in a very remote place. I had just returned to Beijing a few days ago."

Prince Rui pouted at him with an expression that said, "I'm not idle either."

Qi Anze nodded thoughtfully, "Okay, go back, I still have thirty big boards."

"Brother Imperial, don't you need me to help you?" Prince Rui asked in a coquettish manner, blinking like he did when he was a child.

"Go away, or share half of it with me."

Prince Rui waved his hands repeatedly and walked to the executioner's side without forgetting to explain in a loud voice and emphasize the key points.

The two are similar in age and have grown up together since childhood. They have always gotten along like this. The palace man looked at the two people in front of him with a wry smile.

They are all masters, no one dares to do anything serious.

——

East Palace,

While eating the snacks prepared by the small kitchen, Qiao Xi asked the waitress next to her when the food would be served.

"Go back to Miss Qiao, we have to wait for His Highness to come back before we can serve you."

"When will he come back?"

"This slave doesn't know about this."

Looking at the empty room, Josie suddenly felt that something was missing. After a while, she remembered, "Where's the tassel?"

Where did that little mute go?

Seeing the maids shaking their heads frequently, Qiao Xi was a little worried and looked around for her.

Before they even got out of the courtyard, they bumped into Qi Anze who was being carried back by the palace guards.

"What's wrong with you?"

'Hiss,' Qi Anze took a breath, how did his grandmother choose this secret guard? He had no eyesight at all. He couldn't move, but she shook his shoulders.

The palace official couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Miss Qiao, please be gentle. Your Highness has been punished by His Majesty."
Chapter completed!