Prince An pondered for a moment and slowly nodded, "Fine, for the sake of their friendship, I'll exempt them from punishment! … You left the residence without permission, each of you will be fined a thousand taels of silver. If there's a next time, you'll be expelled from the residence! "
"Yes, Your Royal Highness!" Zheng Lide respectfully replied, not daring to show his unhappy expression.
Prince An said faintly, "Is it because I'm punishing them like this?"
"I dare not," Zheng Lide hurriedly said.
Prince An said, "If anyone can order you around, what's the use of you? … There won't be a next time! "
"Yes!" Zheng Lide respectfully replied.
Prince An waved his hand, looking a little tired.
Zheng Lide carefully retreated out of the study room and let out a long sigh of relief. He felt that his back was wet and sticky.
Prince An turned to look at Xu Ning, "Revered sir, please take care of my safety!"
Xu Ning pressed his palms together.
"Your Royal Highness, after you sleep, who will be in charge?" Song Liuying frowned and lightly asked.
She did not mention Chu Li anymore.
"Do not act recklessly in the residence, do not let anyone out." Prince An lightly said, "Be careful of the people from the Imperial Residence of Prince Cheng!"
"Rumor has it that Prince Cheng is arrogant, no one dares to provoke him." Xue Ningyu scoffed, "If he really provokes us, are we just going to endure it?"
"Enduring is the best." Prince An sighed, "We'll talk about it after my injuries recover."
"When will you recover, Your Royal Highness? Give me a definite answer!" Xue Ningyu scoffed.
Prince An pondered for a moment and shook his head, "A month. … You can discuss the big and small matters in the residence, but don't let the Protectors leave the residence, just guard the door tightly."
"… Alright." The two girls slowly nodded.
Guarding the door tightly was not difficult, if they really sent people out to do things, it would be difficult for them.
Xue Ningyu said, "Your Royal Highness, if there's really no other way, I'll let my eldest brother come over to guard the Imperial Residence!"
"Absolutely not!" Prince An's expression changed.
His spirit was getting more and more tired. He could not lift his spirits, but he still forced himself to say, "If your eldest brother comes, I won't be able to explain myself. A prince cannot be involved with the army. This is a taboo in the imperial court, you must not ask your eldest brother to come over, or else you'll be harming me! "
"You're still thinking about this at this time! … Alright. "Xue Ningyu scoffed," Then let Sister Song's big brother come over. "
"That won't do either." Prince An tried his best to open his eyes and said, "You two should discuss everything. Just guard the door tightly and don't cause any trouble. If there's trouble, just endure it. I'll deal with it when I wake up. "
"Yes." The two women nodded helplessly.
Prince An could no longer keep his heavy eyelids open and fell into a deep sleep again.
"Revered One, when will the Royal Highness wake up again?" Song Liuying asked.
Xu Ning pressed his palms together and said: "He will wake up in six hours. Wangfei, there is no need to keep watch here. When Wangye wakes up, I will send someone to inform you."
"Sister Song, go back and rest first. I'll stand guard here, "Xue Ningyu said.
Song Liuying nodded slightly, "Alright, I'll come over tonight."
— —
When Chu Li returned to Tianshu Courtyard, the sun was setting and the courtyard was dyed red.
Siao Shi was half lying on the bed, her beautiful face smiling faintly. Her limpid eyes looked at him from head to toe. Her gaze was captivating under the setting sun.
Chu Li approached. "What's wrong?"
Siao Shi scoffed and cast a sidelong glance at him. "Did you steal the limelight again?"
Chu Li could not help but laugh. "I lost my position as the Head Chief."
"Hmm — —?" Siao Shi's face darkened.
Chu Li said, "When Prince An woke up, he blamed me for moving the Protectors out of the Residence and removed my position as the Head Chief. From now on, I can stay here peacefully. I'm free from worries. "
"You don't mean what you say!" Siao Shi rolled her eyes at him and scoffed. "He's quite decisive."
She felt that if she were Prince An, she would remove Chu Li too.
Once Prince An was unconscious, the Head Chief was the most powerful person in the Residence. But he was his enemy. How could he be allowed to do as he pleased? It would be best to remove him. If it really did not work, he could just restore him after the incident and add some compensation.
Prince An should be familiar with this kind of simple management technique.
Chu Li smiled. "He has the qualities of a hero. Unfortunately … "
He shook his head and laughed.
If Prince An had removed his position as the Head Chief the first time he woke up, there would not have been any trouble. At most, the people would have talked about it. They would not have said much. They would not have sympathized with him or respected him.
Unfortunately, the opportunity was fleeting. Prince An did not grasp the opportunity. It gave him a chance to perform and win over the hearts of the people. Even if Prince An died now, he still had enough prestige to control the entire Residence. There would not be any trouble.
Siao Shi said, "You're willing to let him be removed?"
"If he's removed, then so be it. This Head Chief is only in name. It's better now that he's in name but not in name." Chu Li smiled.
Siao Shi burst into laughter. "There's still a name but not in name. Keep bragging!"
Yang Xu pursed her lips and smiled. "My Lady, we all heard what the Chief said. It warmed our hearts. Everyone's heart is definitely on the Chief's side. They will listen to what the Chief says."
"Naive!" Siao Shi glared at her. "They will listen to Prince An even more! … Alright, it's fine if he's removed from office. Your Head Chief is really meaningless. "
As they were talking, Song Liuying, who was dressed in a lake green gown, walked over gracefully.
"Head Chief, His Royal Highness is heavily injured. He's not in a good mood." Song Liuying smiled. "It's inevitable that he will go to extremes. Please forgive him."
Chu Li shook his head and smiled. "Princess Song, His Royal Highness' decision is not wrong. I don't blame His Royal Highness."
"Hmm — —?" Song Liuying was surprised.
Chu Li sighed. "Princess, you don't know about the grudge between His Royal Highness and me?"
"What grudge?" Song Liuying asked curiously.
"Speaking of which, it's my fault that the Imperial Residence's strength has declined." Chu Li shook his head and sighed. "Back then, His Royal Highness set up a trap on the way to escort the bride. He let ten masters from the Imperial Residence disguise themselves as assassins to assassinate me. I beat him at his own game and killed the ten assassins. How could His Royal Highness not hold a grudge?"
"Those ten Protectors were killed by you, Head Chief?" Song Liuying asked in surprise.
Chu Li smiled bitterly. "I did it with the Protectors of the House of High Duke. I didn't ask for their identities. I killed them right away. His Royal Highness had a hard time talking about it."
"No wonder His Royal Highness doesn't like you!" Song Liuying suddenly realized. She shook her head and sighed. "Those were ten Grandmasters. His Royal Highness was so distressed that he couldn't sleep. He said that I ruined his big plan."
Chu Li said, "His Royal Highness didn't kill me. That's already magnanimous."
Song Liuying looked at him helplessly. "Sigh … I thought I could persuade His Royal Highness. Looks like there's no other way."
"He's worried that His Royal Highness would secretly get rid of him." Siao Shi smiled faintly. "Now he's relieved."
Song Liuying remained silent.
After all, they had been married for more than ten years. She understood Prince An's character. He was definitely not a magnanimous person. Chu Li doing such a thing would probably make him a thorn in His Royal Highness's side. He would definitely think of a way to kill him.
"Head Chief, why don't you return to the House of High Duke." Song Liuying sighed. "Why bother getting involved in this mess?"
Chu Li glanced at Siao Shi. "I'm really worried about the Second Lady here alone."
"The Imperial Residence isn't as scary as you think." Song Liuying smiled. "Outsiders don't understand. They think that once you enter the House of High Duke, it's as deep as the sea. The Imperial Residence must be filled with danger. It's actually not that complicated."
Chu Li smiled.
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