The maids and other servants standing in the Courtyard all lowered their heads, not daring to speak.
Steward Liu Neng was busy wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
Good heavens, the Princess and the Old Madam have only been back in the capital for two days, and she’s already disappeared twice!
Thinking back to yesterday when the Princess disappeared, it even brought His Majesty here personally.
How did she manage to disappear again today?
"Steward Liu!"
Zhu Xiuxiu called out Liu Neng by name.
"I remember reminding you yesterday to block every nook and cranny of the Mansion, including any dog holes and mouse holes. Did you even listen to me?"
Liu Neng vigorously wiped the cascading sweat from his forehead.
"R-Replying to Third Madam, th-this old servant has already done as instructed. Every nook, cranny, side gate, and small door in our Mansion has been checked. H-How the Princess... how she got out, this old servant truly doesn’t know!"
"You don’t know? You don’t know anything? Let me tell you, if this matter of the Princess suddenly leaving notes and running away isn’t stopped and properly prevented, you’ll all suffer the consequences later!"
Zhu Xiuxiu was furious and also had a headache. Xiaosuisui’s boldness seemed to be growing uncontrollably.
She remembered when Suisui first came to the Ji Family. Back then, the little Girl would cautiously glance at the Old Madam’s expression even while just drinking soup. But now, she was brave enough to leave a note and run away! Yesterday, one could say she left because of Xiaobai, but today she clearly had a purpose for her departure.
"Have the people sent to inquire with the Second Young Master and the Xie Family returned yet?"
Before Liu Neng could answer, a young servant rushed in from outside.
"Third Madam, Steward Liu! The... the Second Young Master sent... sent me back to report. The Princess... the Princess snuck into the Second Young Master’s carriage midway! She... she went with the Second Young Master to the Xie... Xie Family!"
The young servant stuttered and panted heavily, taking a long moment before he managed to get the full sentence out.
Zhu Xiuxiu finally let out a huge sigh of relief upon hearing this. Although she believed Xiaosuisui was capable of protecting herself, she was still just a child, wasn’t she?
So, until she received definite news, Zhu Xiuxiu had been genuinely worried.
In the Xie Family’s Flower Hall, Madam Lin looked at her daughter, who was crying pitifully. Her heart aching, she gently wiped the tears from the corners of her daughter’s eyes with a handkerchief.
"Yingying, don’t cry. Mother won’t let this matter rest. Don’t worry, I’ve already figured out how to avenge you!"
A vicious glint flashed in Madam Lin’s eyes.
Xie Yingying whimpered and sobbed for a long time before finally managing to stop her tears. "Mother, how will you avenge me? That’s a Princess! Her pet injured my face and eyes. Moreover, she even had us all thrown into prison! We’re just commoners; how can we possibly fight against her?"
"Princess?" Madam Lin sneered, her face filled with disdain.
"Just a commoner girl granted a title by His Majesty, nothing more than an ugly little clown. She’s not His Majesty’s biological daughter, so she doesn’t even count as true royalty. Once His Majesty appoints an Empress and has his own biological children, what will that wild brat from the common folk amount to?"
Although Xie Yingying agreed with her mother’s words, when she remembered that the Emperor of Great Han had yet to appoint an Empress, let alone take any imperial consorts, she felt her hopes for revenge dwindle.
"Mother! His Majesty has no heir yet!
When will he have his own biological children? And when will that ugly little clown finally lose His Majesty’s favor?
When will I finally be able to get my revenge?"