When Chu Mu said this, there was a slight smile on his face.
Nan Feng looked at his appearance and couldn't tell for a moment whether he was happy or unhappy.
And what he said, do you want him to tell the truth or a lie?
Nanfeng hesitated and didn't speak.
And it was his hesitation that made Shen Qianyi even more certain that Ruan Tang was in the palace.
And Nan Feng's appearance fell into Chu Mu's eyes, making his face even more gloomy.
"I asked you to speak as you please. Are you mute?"
Chu Mu suddenly roared angrily, and Nan Feng trembled slightly in fright.
He said almost subconsciously: "Miss Ruan is not in our palace."
But his denial made the atmosphere more subtle.
If he had denied it from the beginning, no one would doubt it.
But because of his previous hesitation, Ye Qingyu knew that the carriage in her village stopped near Prince Ning's Mansion.
In fact, she was 80% sure that Ruan Tang was here.
It's just that she doesn't understand why this housekeeper doesn't seem very smart? I don’t know how he manages such a huge palace?
A slight smile appeared on Chu Mu's face again. He looked at the three of them and said slowly: "You all heard it, right? The person you are looking for is not in this palace."
Nanfeng breathed a sigh of relief.
He made the right bet.
In fact, his master's temper was a bit strange during this period. He had been with him for so many years, and he had never seen him so unstable.
When he knew that Miss Ruan was still alive and was planning to rob the palace, he had a smile on his face all day long.
This is rare.
But after only one day, dark clouds began to gather.
Not only was Miss Ruan imprisoned in the dungeon, he also started the mode of blackface and finding trouble.
He found out things that he would never pay attention to at ordinary times and found various reasons to criticize them.
For this reason, he was hit with a military stick twice, and the wounds on his back were not healed.
This has made him trembling with fear these past few days. He doesn't know what to do? What not to do?
Just like just now, in the past, he could have told the three people in front of him directly that Miss Ruan was not in their palace.
But after these days of fearful living, he was a little unsure of his master's thoughts.
That's why he just hesitated for a long time and couldn't say anything.
"But the carriage driven by Ah Tang is parked outside His Royal Highness Prince Ning's residence. She must be here."
Ye Qingyu didn't believe it, so she got anxious and told him everything.
Chu Mu narrowed his eyes, looked at her, and suddenly smiled.
I see.
"So, what Miss Ye means..." His fingers began to tap on the desk, "I am hiding your old friend and deliberately not letting you meet?"
When Chu Mu said this, the corners of his lips were curved, but his eyes were cold.
Ye Huaichuan was excited and quickly pulled Ye Qingyu to kneel down, "Your Highness, I forgive you. My sister-in-law didn't mean to offend His Highness. She was just impatient. I hope Your Highness won't argue with her."
Who knows how cruel King Ning is?
Someone who can kill someone with a knife if things don't go their way.
He kills people, but no one can do anything to him. Even the current Holy Emperor listens to him in everything.
Chu Mu snorted coldly, stood up from his seat, and walked to the two people who were kneeling.
The two people who looked down from above said, "There is no one you are looking for in this palace. If nothing happens, please leave."
Ye Huaichuan couldn't care less about anything else and quickly thanked him.
Then he pulled Ye Qingyu up and whispered: "His Highness will not be here if he says he is not here. Don't be blind. If you anger His Highness later, the consequences will be disastrous."
With that said, he wanted to invite Shen Qianyi to leave together.
But before he could open his mouth, a burst of breathless shouts suddenly came from outside the door.
"Your Highness is not well. Something happened to Miss Ruan Tang..."
The sound came from far away and stopped directly at the door of the living room.
The man who shouted was none other than a newly recruited guard of Nanfeng, named Huzi.
As the name suggests, people are very tigers and tigers!
Nanfeng just took a fancy to his brute strength. When fighting, he was a good striker.
I happened to be assigned to the dungeon for the past few days.
He is a good person in other aspects, but he has no vision.
And it's especially noticeable at this moment.
Nanfeng glared at him angrily, wanting to go up and give him a pair of legs and send him to see Yama.
But now the face of Yama in front of him was gloomy, and the sharp daggers emanating from his black eyes were about to cut them into pieces.
Ye Qingyu, who was already discouraged, suddenly his eyes lit up and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
But then she thought of what the man shouted just now, and her face darkened again.
"Your Highness Prince Ning, it seems that your butler doesn't tell many truths!" Shen Qianyi said, full of sarcasm.
Chu Mu sneered coldly, "My people only need to tell the truth to me."
"Take your men and get fifty military sticks!"
The last sentence was said to the south wind.
Nanfeng suddenly felt a wail in his heart, and there was not even a piece of good meat on his back.
He glared at Huzi angrily.
But Huzi scratched his head, not knowing why.
After Chu Mu gave the order, he walked out of the living room.
Seeing that he was about to leave, Ye Qingyu hurriedly ran to him and timidly raised her hand to block his way.
"Your Highness, can you take me to see Ah Tang?"
Ye Huaichuan was so frightened that he quickly stepped forward, took Ye Qingyu's arm, pulled her aside, and made way for Chu Mu.
She, the sister who usually knows the best etiquette, had completely forgotten it today.
If my grandmother and parents knew about it, they would definitely scold me and punish me.
And Chu Mu looks so scary at this moment, she is really not afraid of death!
However, Chu Mu just glanced at her, then looked at Nanfeng and spoke coldly.
"see a visitor out."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Nanfeng got the order and walked over quickly.
"Second son, Master Ye, Miss Ye, please!"
Ye Huaichuan pulled Ye Qingyu and left.
This time, Ye Huaichuan was afraid that she would get into trouble again, so he held her tightly, not giving her a chance to break free.
Shen Qianyi's goal has been achieved, and there is no point in staying here now.
He knew that he couldn't take Ruan Tang away today, so he could only go to the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion tomorrow, and Marquis of Jing'an would come forward. Although Chu Mu was strong, there was no reason to hold his daughter hostage, right?
If word spreads, even if the Holy Emperor can do nothing to him, the Empress Dowager will not allow him to do this.
Shen Qianyi said nothing more and walked ahead and out of the living room.
Ye Huaichuan pulled Ye Qingyu and quickly followed.
After seeing them off, Nanfeng carried Huzi to receive the punishment with an angry look on his face.
Chu Mu had already arrived in the dungeon. When he reached the cell where Ruan Tang was detained, the guard hurried over and unlocked the cell door.
Chu Mu walked straight to Ruan Tang and saw her with her back to the door, huddled on the dilapidated bed in the corner, seeming to be shivering.
When Chun Han in the next cell, Xiaofeng and Ling Qing in the opposite cell saw Chu Mu coming, they all stood on the wooden pillars and stared at this side.
Only Qingfeng was still lying on the ground.
In the past few days, his meals had been spiked, so his symptoms never got better.
Fortunately, Ling Qing didn't even notice.
Here, after Chu Mu sat down next to Ruan Tang, he raised his hand and pinched her little face. With a slight twist, her palm-sized face appeared in front of him.
The cheeks that were originally fair and flawless were now covered with red dots.
Her cheeks were still red and she had constant hot flashes, which was very abnormal.
"What's going on?" Chu Mu asked the guard guarding him.
