The imprisonment of the imperial princes in the palace instantly threw the womenfolk of each residence into a panic, making them run everywhere to find ways to pull some strings. Noble and gentry clans in Shengjing were all shaken, too. Many of them gathered together and ganged up.
“Mistress, just now chief steward came to announce that his Highness had been urgently summoned to the East Palace by the crown prince. He asks you to go back to the parental house first. His Highness will come later.” The chief maidservant Gui Li replied carefully.
“Your Highness, qie has just arrived to the estate. Everything is still very unfamiliar to qie. How about to let cefei continue to take charge of the affairs in the estate? Qie will gradually take over duties.”
“You should know bendian’s intention. Don’t think of deceiving bendian or glossing over the matter.” Zhong Zheng Lin was too familiar with her usual tactics. Hence, he directly cut off her escape routes.
Zhong Zheng Lin took Mu Xi Yao to stay the villa, spending there a comfortable time. They’ve delayed till she was in the fourth month of pregnancy before they rushed back to the estate half a month prior to the capping ceremony.
