The three of them arrived at Prince Ning's Mansion, but were stopped directly outside the door by the guards.
Shen Qianyi took a few steps forward and said to the guard guarding the door: "I am the second son of the Duke of Zhenguo. I have something to see His Highness Prince Ning today. Please let me know."
The guards guarding the door looked him up and down, but did not show any respect to him for announcing his identity. After a while, one of them turned around and went into the house to report.
After waiting for nearly half a quarter of an hour, he came out and took them in.
After taking them to the living room, the guard said: "Please wait here for a moment. Your Highness will come over after finishing the business."
After the guards retreated, the maid serving tea brought the tea up and motioned for several people to take their seats.
After everyone was sitting on the chairs, the maid retreated.
The three of them were directly left in the living room and waited for a full two-quarters of an hour, but Chu Mu did not appear.
Shen Qianyi's originally gentle face showed a bit of impatience and displeasure.
Ye Qingyu, on the other hand, had a worried look on his face and looked outside the living room from time to time.
Ye Huaichuan was a little embarrassed.
He could see Shen Qianyi's displeasure.
They had come with them out of kindness, but they were rejected here. The more he thought about it, the more he felt sorry for him.
Just when Shen Qianyi was about to stand up and throw away his sleeves, Chu Mu arrived late.
When several people saw Chu Mu appearing, they all stood up from their chairs.
Chu Mu walked into the living room, glanced at them, walked straight to the seat, lifted his robe and sat down.
Then several people saluted him and said, "I have met His Highness Prince Ning."
Chu Mu picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip, and then slowly said: "No need to be polite, tell me, what do you want from me?"
Chu Mu put down the teacup, his dark eyes lightly lifted, looking at the three people below.
He didn't expect that Shen Qianyi would dare to come to his Prince Ning's mansion without his invitation.
A few days ago, he showed him the dens of several well salt smugglers. Could it be that he was here to reason with him?
But Chu Mu knew that was impossible.
If caught doing this kind of thing, it would be a capital offense.
How could he come so eagerly to deliver evidence of guilt and a head?
Therefore, I am afraid that he came today not because of his own affairs, but...
Chu Mu looked at the other two men and women who looked very similar, and seemed to have some impression in his mind, "Are you...from the Earl's House?"
Ye Huaichuan nodded quickly, "Yes, Your Highness, I am Ye Huaichuan, and this is my sister, Ye Qingyu. I came to bother Your Highness today because I want to find someone."
"Oh?" Chu Mu raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Ye Huaichuan with a calm expression, "Who is it? In this prince's palace?"
"Yes..." Ye Huaichuan was about to tell the person he was looking for, but Ye Qingyu spoke first.
"Your Highness, she is a servant in your palace. I met her here before during the flower viewing banquet. She seems like an old friend of mine. I came here today just to see her. I wonder if your Highness can allow it?"
Ye Qingyu remembered what Ruan Tang had said to her before. It seemed that she didn't want others to know that she was from the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.
But Ye Qingyu was a woman after all. Seeing Chu Mu's cold expression, a thin layer of sweat started to form on her back after she finished speaking.
She also felt the probing looks from Ye Huaichuan and Shen Qianyi, and she felt even more guilty.
But she couldn't explain anything now, so she could only lower her head and wait respectfully for Prince Ning to give his instructions.
Chu Mu leaned directly on the Taishi chair, supporting his chin with one hand, his eyes half-closed, looking careless.
"Old friend? What's your name?"
"Ruan Tang."
Chu Mu's originally drooped eyebrows opened his eyelids because of these two words, and he looked sharply at the woman who was looking down.
"Ruan Tang?" he asked uncertainly.
"Well, she is an old friend of mine. I haven't seen her for many years. The last time I saw her at a flower viewing party, I was dazzled for a moment and didn't dare to recognize her. After I went back, I thought about it and thought it must be her. So today Come to the door and want to ask His Highness, is this person still in the palace?"
Chu Mu looked at her, as if trying to distinguish the truth from falsehood in her words.
After a while, he replied: "I am a servant. I don't care about this. I will ask the butler to come over later. Do you want to ask him?"
With that said, Chu Mu called out to the south wind.
Soon the south wind came in.
Chu Mu pointed at him and said, "This is the steward of my palace. If you have anything, just ask him."
Nanfeng was confused. When did he become the steward of the palace?
As for Shen Qianyi, he sat quietly the whole time, seemingly unconcerned about this, but he was always paying attention to Chu Mu's every move.
When Ye Qingyu said Ruan Tang's name, he noticed a slight change in Chu Mu's expression, even if it was very small.
Based on his understanding of Chu Mu, if it were an unimportant person, his expression would not be relaxed in any way.
At this moment, he was even more determined.
The relationship between Ruan Tang and Chu Mu is not simple.
But what the specific relationship is, he has yet to verify.
Ye Qingyu didn't know anyone around Chu Mu, so she didn't know that Nan Feng was Chu Mu's just-appointed butler.
Ye Qingyu nodded towards Nanfeng, and then said what she just said again.
But after Nanfeng heard this, he looked at Chu Mu with a troubled expression.
Others in the palace may not know, but he knows very well whether Miss Ruan Tangtang is in the palace now.
But Chu Mu didn't seem to want to pay attention to him. He lowered his eyes and continued to pour tea.
Nanfeng couldn't make up his mind for a moment.
Looking at Ye Qingyu, he hesitated and couldn't finish a sentence.
This made Ye Qingyu frown frequently.
Helpless, Ye Qingyu had no choice but to turn her eyes back to Chu Mu again.
His housekeeper seemed to have something to say, and her already worried heart became even more uneasy because of his appearance.
But looking at the troubled look on the housekeeper's face, Ye Qingyu could conclude that Ruan Tang was probably here.
I just don't know what happened, and the housekeeper is hesitant to explain.
Chu Mu also felt Ye Qingyu's gaze. He raised his eyes and looked towards Nanfeng. He was about to speak, but was interrupted by Shen Qianyi.
He stood up from the chair, took a few steps forward, and bowed to Chu Mu.
"Your Highness, Ruan Tang actually has another identity, that is, the concubine of the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion, the unmarried wife of his subordinate. I came to look for her this time because I wanted to take her home. If she is in the Prince's Mansion, why not Please, Your Highness, please allow me to redeem her life."
After Shen Qianyi finished speaking, she raised her eyes and continued to observe the expression on Chu Mu's face.
Sure enough, as he thought, Chu Mu's eyes turned cold and sharp when he looked at him.
Shen Qianyi sneered inwardly, but she was also pleasantly surprised.
He was still worried that he couldn't find the man's weakness, but it seemed that now he was coming to his door.
His fiancée is really a treasure.
In this case, Ruan Tang must be brought back to the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion.
Ye Qingyu didn't expect that Shen Qianyi would suddenly reveal Ruan Tang's identity. Looking at Shen Qianyi, she felt a little angry for a moment.
But she couldn't blame him, she could only stir the veil in her hand, feeling annoyed.
She just deliberately didn't tell Ruan Tang's true identity, and only said that he was an old friend. The meaning was obvious. She didn't believe that Shen Qianyi couldn't hear it.
But he suddenly revealed Ruan Tang's identity. What was his intention?
She suddenly understood why Ruan Tang didn't like this man now.
His thoughts are so deep that it's hard to guess what he wants to do?
At this time, Chu Mu also suddenly spoke: "Nanfeng, tell Miss Ye and the Second Son the truth. Is the person they are looking for in this palace?"
