The people sent by Xue Zhan and Xue Changsheng returned empty - handed after all. They searched all the way towards the villa but found no trace of the person.
A cold glint flashed in Xue Zhan's eyes. "He actually managed to escape!"
Xue Changsheng's face was also extremely gloomy. He couldn't help but recall the incident of the blood - test for kinship between him and Xue Jingjia that year. He suspected that it was that man who had taught her!
He, Xue Changsheng, had been smart all his life, but he never expected to be deceived by a woman, and now he was being played by that man!
Liu Rumei also sighed. Since this person had left the capital, it would be difficult to capture him.
Mo Liandi didn't get involved. Catching a person was not a big deal. Unless that woman never showed up again, she would surely be caught by Xue Zhan. So, he wasn't worried.
Immediately, he was about to take Liu Rumei and the others back to the Prince Guoan's Mansion.
Unexpectedly, just as he took a step, Xue Zhan's flippant voice came from behind. "Miss Liu, I'm a bit tied up at the moment. Please do me a favor and go to the yamen. And by the way..."
He originally wanted to say "handle the affairs in the yamen properly", but seeing Mo Liandi's glaring eyes, the words on his lips instantly changed to "drag that lazybones Xiao Heyuan out of his bed and tell him that I'm very busy these days and ask him to take my place!"
Liu Rumei rolled her eyes inwardly. She was sure that if Mo Liandi wasn't by her side, Xue Zhan would have asked her to do the job.
Poor Xiao Heyuan, having such an intendant of the capital as his superior!
Mo Liandi's face softened a bit when he saw Xue Zhan being so sensible. Just as he was about to leave with Liu Rumei, Ye Zhe suddenly appeared and whispered something in his ear.
Mo Liandi frowned slightly. "I got it."
"Since the prince has something to attend to, go ahead. Yun Xi, Yun Li and I can go there by ourselves."
Mo Liandi looked at the two children closely following Liu Rumei. He wanted to reach out and touch their soft little hands, but he held back. "Okay."
"Take care, Your Highness!"
Hearing Yun Xi's cheerful voice, Mo Liandi's face instantly darkened. He gave Yun Xi a cold look, then finally withdrew his gaze and turned away.
Si Xi stood behind them and couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling. Yun Xi was really becoming more and more amusing! He even dared to provoke the prince!
Xue Zhan's eyes lit up. Fanning himself with the folding fan in his hand, his face was full of amusement. So this little rascal didn't only play tricks on him!
Thinking of Mo Liandi's gloomy face, he felt inexplicably happy.
Xue Changsheng beside him was secretly shocked. Miss Liu was indeed special in the prince's heart. Even when the little boy beside her provoked the prince, the prince didn't care. In the past, this little boy would have probably been killed on the spot.
Yun Xi didn't notice Xue Changsheng's expression. He gently tugged at Liu Rumei's sleeve and said softly, "Liu Liu, let's go!"
Yun Li stood silently aside, calmly watching the farce in front of her. Her face, which was exactly the same as Yun Xi's, was full of composure.
This strong contrast made people can't help but shake their heads.
Although Mo Liandi left, Ye Zhe lurked in the dark and closely followed Liu Rumei and the other three.
When they arrived at the yamen.
They saw Xiao Heyuan squatting in the yard, his eyes full of distress. The yard was in a complete uproar. If it weren't for the yamen runners holding them back, they would have already started fighting!
"Let's see what you'll say when Lord Xue comes back!"
"You old slut! I want your son to pay for Xiaohu's life!"
"My son! How can I go on living without you!"
"My family, the Zhen family, has only one single heir. Today, I'll surely make your son pay for his crime with his blood!"
"Give me back my son!"
"I've said that my son has been in the room all the time. Your son was fine when he went back. We should all be reasonable! Which of your eyes saw my son kill someone?"
A shrewish woman put her hands on her hips and her tone was unyielding.
"I'm telling you! If anyone dares to slander my son again, I'll never let them off!"
The woman with tears streaming down her face suddenly stood up and pointed at the shrewish woman and scolded, "Your son is an ill - bred bastard! He steals chickens and dogs all day long! They all saw it. It was clearly your son who beat Xiaohu. It was your son who killed Xiaohu! You whore, don't try to deny it!"
"You slut! You wait for me! My son is dead, and your son won't escape either!"
"You bastard with no mother to raise you!"
"Who are you scolding? I'm telling you, this has nothing to do with Xiaoxin. Don't try to drag Xiaoxin into this. You said Xiaoxin steals chickens and dogs. It's clearly your Xiaohu who has dirty hands. It's better that he's dead now than being a burden to you for a few more years!"
"You whore!"
"You wait for me!"
"Lord Xue will surely not spare your son!"
"..."
The dispute in the yard troubled Xiao Heyuan and all the yamen runners. Lord Xue, when will you come back?
"Didn't we send someone? Why haven't we seen Lord Xue yet?"
"What's going on with Lord Xue? If he doesn't come back soon, this yamen will be in chaos!"
"Here... Here he comes!"
A yamen runner saw Liu Rumei at the door and his eyes were full of joy.
"Constable Xiao, Miss Liu is back!"
Hearing this, Xiao Heyuan quickly stood up. Looking at Liu Rumei who had just entered the yamen, he almost burst into tears.
"Miss Liu, you're finally here!"
Yun Xi scanned the people around with a confused look in his eyes. He always felt that they were deceived by that shameless Lord Xue again.
Yun Li silently sighed. This Lord Xue was really a sly old fox!
They were deceived by him again!
Liu Rumei looked at the chaos in the yard, her eyes full of confusion. "What happened?"
The people who were arguing in the yard immediately quieted down. They were naturally familiar with Liu Rumei.
In the capital now, who didn't know the name Liu Rumei?
The crying woman just now quickly ran over and knelt down in front of Liu Rumei with a thud. "Miss Liu, you must avenge my son!"
The shrewish woman beside her also quickly spoke up. "Miss Liu, don't listen to their nonsense. This has nothing to do with my son. They are just trying to frame him!"
Liu Rumei quickly helped the woman up. "Madam, don't be so anxious!"
Then she looked at Xiao Heyuan. "What exactly happened?"
"Miss Liu, Mrs. Xu and Widow Liu are neighbors. Their sons went swimming in the lake on the outskirts together. They had an argument and fought. Then they went home separately. But unexpectedly, Mrs. Xu's son died in his bed in the evening. Mrs. Xu thinks it was Widow Liu's son who did it!"