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Chapter 184 "Slave? The slave you're talking about is the biological father of the child i
"Your Highness, Your Highness, please slow down..."
Everyone was worried along the way, except Shen Changle, who didn't care.
One hour, non-stop.
Finally, he arrived at Juyang City as quickly as possible and reunited with the old boss and Hu Ya.
"How about it?"
“We’ve seen the mark left by Brother Ci’ang on the ruined temple wall here, but we can’t find him anywhere.”
Shen Changle flicked his cloak and gave orders in a serious voice.
"Search!"
He then looked at Mo Qingfeng and Zhao Dasheng who were accompanying them.
"Take the princess's handwritten order and have the prefect and county magistrate of Juyang City come to see you."
"Yes!"
While waiting, she was finally able to take a break.
After drinking a cup of hot tea, the child slowly relaxed.
Not long after, the prefect and the county magistrate of Juyang came hurriedly in their official uniforms to see him.
Kneeling on the ground, not daring to look up.
"Your humble servant, I pay my respects to Your Highness."
"No need to be so polite. My husband, General Jiang, has disappeared in Juyang. I want you to find him within one day!
If the time is up, I will resign from my post!"
The two men trembled and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Your Excellency, as you command..."
Not even an hour after the two of them left, news arrived.
It made Hu Ya spit in anger.
"Damn it, they have to be officials to do this? I've looked for them three times, but I can't even see them!
If it had been so straightforward earlier, why would my sister-in-law come here in person? "
"Why call her sister-in-law? Call her Your Highness!"
The old man scolded her, and she stiffened her neck in anger.
"Brother Zhao calls her Second Sister-in-law, so why can't I?"
"you still……"
"Old Master, you can call me whatever you want. It's just a title. Don't be too harsh. Just call me sister-in-law."
She was busy meeting the prefect and quickly raised her hand to give instructions.
"Send it to me quickly."
The prefect leaned forward to enter, stumbling nervously.
As soon as he entered, he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
"your Highness……"
"Is there any news about the prince consort?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, yes, yes..."
Seeing him hesitant, Shen Changle's heart suddenly rose to his throat.
"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't waste time!"
"Yes!"
The prefect nodded, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
"We found information about the prince consort at a pawnshop...but..."
He glanced at Shen Changle's face, and the sound of his heartbeat was louder than his voice.
"However, that pawnbroker treated the prince consort as a runaway slave and has already...already sold him..."
"presumptuous!"
Shen Changle slammed the table so hard that the man fell to the ground and trembled.
"The pawnbrokers are collecting slaves, yet they don't even ask about their identities? This is simply outrageous!"
The prefect was trembling like a sieve, but he had no choice but to reply.
"The Prince Consort... The Prince Consort seems to have been poisoned. It seems that there is something wrong with his five senses. For the time being, he can't speak... and his eyes..."
"what?"
What does it mean that there is something wrong with the five senses?
Can’t speak or see?
Shen Changle only felt a tight pain in his lower abdomen.
I couldn't help but hold on to the armrest of the chair.
"What are you waiting for? Why don't you go and rescue the prince consort?"
Shen Changle stood up, and the prefect followed the direction of her toes and spun on the ground like a top.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I've already sent someone over..."
"I can't wait!"
She ignored the dissuasion behind her and went out to mount her horse.
The prefect was stunned...
The seemingly delicate little princess was actually... riding a horse with such a big belly?
If something happens and His Majesty finds out...
Not to mention his official position, he was afraid that he might even lose his life!
Without time to think, he quickly held up his black hat and, with the help of his men, clumsily got on the horse.
After finally controlling the horse's head, Shen Changle had already traveled dozens of meters.
He had no choice but to hold the horse's belly tight, whip it, and follow closely.
Follow the guidance of the yamen soldiers.
Shen Changle was soon brought to the gate of a three-story house.
The place was surrounded by county government soldiers.
Shen Changle dismounted, and Xuanque Baizhi quickly stepped forward to support him.
The prefect followed closely behind, running out of breath.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, wait for your subordinate..."
When the yamen soldiers heard the prefect's address to Shen Changle, they all knelt down and greeted her.
She had no time to care about so many things, she just held her stomach and asked the governor:
"Where's Jiang Ci'an?"
The county magistrate came to see him and knelt down to answer.
"Your Highness, we are negotiating with Foreign Minister Lin. His daughter... refuses to release him."
"Mr. Lin?"
"Princess, you may not know that Mr. Lin's second uncle was the chief eunuch of the late emperor. Therefore, Mr. Lin is highly respected in Juyang..."
Shen Changle's eyes became more fierce.
"Such a powerful figure? The chief eunuch beside the late emperor is even more arrogant than me?"
The magistrate leaned forward and dared not say more.
Shen Changle glanced at Mo Qingfeng behind him and strode inside.
Mr. Lin was still sitting in the main seat, coaxing a young girl who had just come of age with kind words:
"...My dear, this servant can't speak and is blind, what do you want him to do?"
"He's good-looking! I just want him!"
The little girl was being unreasonable and kept stamping her feet.
As soon as Shen Changle reached the door, he saw the huge golden cage placed in the main hall...
And there was Jiang Ci'an, dying and leaning against the cage.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess has arrived—"
Following the announcement, everyone was stunned.
The arrogant father and son also hurriedly stood up to greet them.
The middle-aged man seemed to have not expected that Shen Changle would come in person. He knelt on the ground in panic and saluted with everyone else.
However, his daughter still didn't realize the seriousness of the situation and stood in front of the golden cage with a pout.
"Are you here to steal my mute slave too? I won't give it to you! I won't give it to you, no!"
The middle-aged man was shocked and hurriedly knelt over to pull his daughter to kneel down.
But the little girl was still very domineering.
"I don't want it. I don't want to give him to anyone else..."
Shen Changle clenched his fists again and again, not giving them another chance.
He glanced at the prefect kneeling behind him and asked in a cold voice:
"What is the crime for disrespecting the current princess?"
The prefect shuddered and replied in a trembling voice:
"It should be... beheaded."
"During wartime, he indulged in pleasure and humiliated his commander. What crime should he be punished for?!"
The prefect glanced at the pale-faced Lin father and daughter and replied through gritted teeth:
"It's their due... to have their entire family destroyed!"
"Then what are you waiting for! Punish him according to the law!"
"Yes--"
The soldiers behind him responded in unison.
Mo Qingfeng gritted his teeth and led his men forward.
The Lin family father and daughter are still struggling.
"Your Highness! Your Highness, all the mistakes are my fault. Please let my daughter go... My daughter is young, please let her go!"
The Lin family's daughter was even shouting:
"How dare you touch me! My grandfather was a favorite of the late emperor, and my uncle is also a member of the imperial palace..."
Her father quickly covered her mouth and persuaded her with tears in his eyes.
"Ning'er, stop talking..."
Shen Changle walked over slowly with the support of Xuanque.
He spoke word by word, coldly scolding:
"Come on, why don't you tell me? Who is your uncle? I want to see what kind of people the emperor has around him."
The girl finally realized that the person in front of her...
She is actually the most noble princess among the women of Da Qi!
Her legs went limp and she fell to the ground, grabbing Shen Changle's feet and asking for help.
"Why are you trying to kill me... What did I do wrong? I just bought a good-looking slave..."
Shen Changle kicked her away and turned around, holding his stomach.
"Slave? The slave you're talking about is the biological father of the child in my womb!
And...what really cost you your life was not that you humiliated the royal family, but that you committed treason and disrespected the imperial authority!
You even tried to dominate Juyang City! How could I tolerate you?
Come! Drag him out——"