"Head Chief, did I disturb you?" Xue Ningyu smiled, "Those people are so noisy when they do some work, they put all their energy into their throats!"
Chu Li closed fist saluted and smiled, "Princesses, why are you here so early?"
Song Liuying nodded slightly as a form of greeting.
Xue Ningyu said, "It's not early anymore. What about you, Head Chief, did you not sleep last night?"
Chu Li shook his head, "I went back to sleep when it was almost dawn."
"Sigh …" Xue Ningyu sighed, "It must have been hard on you to keep watch for the whole night. It's better today. I have already asked Commander Zheng to come over. He will allocate the manpower properly. You don't have to worry anymore."
Chu Li smiled, "Where is Commander Zheng?"
"He will be here soon," Xue Ningyu said.
As they were talking, Zheng Lide strode in and closed fist saluted, "Princess Siao, Princess Song, Princess Xue, Head Chief!"
Chu Li waved his hand, indicating that there was no need for formalities.
Zheng Lide was in high spirits, it was obvious that he was in a good mood.
Xue Ningyu said, "Commander Zheng, you came at the right time. Are the Protectors here?"
"Reporting to Princess Xue," Zheng Lide smiled. Zheng Lide smiled and said, "The protectors will be here soon. There are six Grandmasters. Even if the assassins come again, they will not disturb the three Princesses' conversation!"
"Six …" Xue Ningyu nodded, "That's not a small number. What about the Royal Highness?"
"There are eight on the Royal Highness' side," Zheng Lide said.
Xue Ningyu smiled, "Not bad. I can finally be at ease. If six Grandmasters can't stop them, then there's no other way."
Zheng Lide laughed, "Princess Xue, don't worry. We can definitely stop them this time!"
"Hmph, I don't believe you now!" Xue Ningyu said impatiently, "You said you could stop them the last two times. In the end, if you really could, you wouldn't have to do it yourself!"
Zheng Lide suddenly felt awkward. He chuckled and lowered his head.
Song Liuying said, "Alright, Commander Zheng, you can go now. Our safety depends on you. Don't be careless. "
"Yes, don't worry, Princesses." Zheng Lide felt as if he was granted amnesty. He quickly left.
Song Liuying glared at Xue Ningyu, "Why are you making things difficult for him? It's not like he was the one who let the assassin escape. "
"Incompetent!" Xue Ningyu scoffed in annoyance, "If it's like this, how many innocent soldiers will die because of it!"
"It's better if you put away your leading act!" Song Liuying said calmly.
Xue Ningyu smiled and said, "Sister Song, you can't just blindly be kind, I'm not afraid. If you're not afraid, you won't work hard. Look at Old Zheng, he's a wily old fox with a face as thick as a city wall. You can scold him all you want, but he won't take it to heart. He won't care about anything! "
"I think he is sincere." Song Liuying said lightly, "It's just that he is not capable enough. After all, the Public House does not have enough manpower."
"Then why didn't you suggest this earlier?" Xue Ningyu scoffed, "He did not dare to go against the Royal Highness's wishes, he did not take responsibility at all, and even needed the Head Chief to suggest it. How useless! "
"It's not like you don't know the Royal Highness's temper. Even if we brought it up, the Royal Highness would still fall out with us." Song Liuying shook her head, "Old Zheng did not dare to mention it, it's nothing."
Chu Li smiled, "The Royal Highness did fall out with me, but because of the Princess, he did not say anything harsh. It's inevitable to be left out."
"We will persuade the Royal Highness, it'll be fine after a while." Song Liuying smiled, "The Royal Highness is benevolent, he can understand the Head Chief's efforts."
Chu Li closed fist saluted, "Thank you, Princesses."
Xue Ningyu laughed, "Sister Song, why are we pleading? With Sister Siao here, the Head Chief will be fine! "
Siao Shi smiled, "Sister Xue, you're wrong. My words are not as effective as the two of you, I won't be able to see the Royal Highness all day long."
"Sigh …. The Royal Highness is in a terrible fix, "Song Liuying sighed," It was supposed to be a joyous day, but the Fairy's Capital has not been peaceful. There's a group of human traffickers running amok, many children of officials' families have been kidnapped, we haven't seen them until now. "
"This has nothing to do with the Royal Highness, right?" Siao Shi frowned.
Song Liuying said, "The Royal Highness holds a position in the prefectural magistrate of the Fairy's Capital. Although it's only a half-rank official, he still has responsibilities! "
"Human traffickers?" Siao Shi's face darkened, "How inhumane, they deserve to die!"
"These people also know they deserve to die, so they're unusually cautious, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, until now, there are no clues." Song Liuying said lightly, "The Chancellors are full of complaints, if the case can't be solved, I think the Royal Highness' position in the prefectural magistrate of the Fairy's Capital will be gone!"
According to the Great Ji Dynasty's rules, even the Prince could not stay aloof and ignore the affairs of the court, the Imperial Court did not raise useless people.
The Prince could not suddenly obtain a high position, he had to be promoted like a normal official, unless he inherited the throne and ascended to heaven in one step, or else, he could only rise bit by bit. The title of nobility was bestowed by the Imperial Family, but the official position was earned by himself.
Prince An was smart and capable, he was already promoted to rank four at a young age, he held a position in the prefectural magistrate of the Fairy's Capital, responsible for the security of the Fairy's Capital.
However, Prince Jing, who had the highest hopes of inheriting the throne, was younger than Prince An, but was already a rank two official, he was a capable minister, far surpassing Prince An.
At this moment, a maid suddenly reported from outside, "Princess, the Eldest Master sent someone over."
Song Liuying frowned at her own maid, "What's the matter?"
The maid said softly, "It seems that the Eldest Master's Young Master got lost."
Song Liuying's expression changed, she stood up abruptly, "Lost?!"
The maid nodded carefully, she reported softly, "Should we let him come?"
"Quick, let him in!" Song Liuying said hurriedly.
Xue Ningyu and Siao Shi's expressions turned serious, something happened to Song Liuying's maiden family!
A middle-aged man came in with a sullen face, his steps were steady and calm, he closed fist saluted, "Greetings, Lady!"
Song Liuying took a deep breath, "Uncle Sun, what's going on?"
The middle-aged man sighed, "The Young Master went shopping last night, he brought two Protectors and two maids, in the end, they were stolen!"
Song Liuying scoffed, "What about the two Protectors?"
"They're fine, they're locked up, I heard that they were surrounded by four masters, they sealed their mute acupuncture points, then they carried the Young Master away," the middle-aged man shook his head, "By the time their acupuncture points were unsealed, they were long gone!"
"Didn't I send a letter back, telling them not to go out for a while?!" Song Liuying's slender eyebrows raised, her phoenix eyes were filled with anger.
The middle-aged man said calmly, "The Protectors couldn't hold the Young Master down, Lady knows about the Young Master's temper, other than the Eldest Master, no one can control him."
Song Liuying's steps were light, she paced around, "When did this happen?"
"Last night," the middle-aged man said, "Because it was late at night, we didn't disturb Lady."
"Look at the time, still not disturbing!" Song Liuying said hatefully, "Does the Royal Highness know?"
"I've already informed the Royal Highness," the middle-aged man said.
Xue Ningyu scoffed, "If the Royal Highness had a way, he would've caught them a long time ago!"
Song Liuying turned her head and stared at her.
Xue Ningyu showed a regretful expression, "Sister Song, now that things have come to this, we can only pray for God's blessing, it must be those guys again!"
Song Liuying said anxiously, "I don't need you to say that!"
Xue Ningyu did not contradict her, she shook her head and sighed, she looked at Leng Qiu who was sitting on the other side.
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