Jing Zhao Yin was naturally responsible for the matter of the officials' residence being robbed in the capital.
The Grand Preceptor Pang did not even dare to bring up this matter in the hall, and did not even call for anyone to impeach Wei Jin for dereliction of duty. It was obvious that the Grand Preceptor Pang did not dare to make this matter big, and even more so did not dare to attract Kaiser's attention.
Grand Preceptor Pang was furious in his heart. He swept a glance at Wei Jin thoughtfully, and then said to Yan Shuo: "Reporting to Your Majesty, those thieves only stole some of the little girls' dowry. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
Indeed, the Grand Preceptor's estate only lacked the gold, silver, and jewelry that he used to cover up the boxes of Gu worms that he had prepared for Pang Yue Qiu's dowry.
But Grand Preceptor Pang was afraid, afraid that the things in those boxes would be discovered.
However, he had checked the warehouse after the robbery yesterday. The lock of the box was still intact, except for some of the jewelry in the other boxes, so no one must have found it.
Looking at how his heart was always uneasy, he was afraid that someone would talk about some matters within his residence this early in the morning. Fortunately, no one mentioned it, so when Kaiser asked him this question, he didn't know if he had discovered anything.
"I heard that a rapist broke into Miss Pang's room. Has Miss Pang been harmed?"
When Yan Shuo's words were heard by the crowd of officials, Grand Preceptor Pang's expression changed.
In this era, fame and reputation were more important than life for women. Yesterday, that rapist had entered his daughter's room. Even though he hadn't done anything, if news of this had spread, it would still be detrimental to his daughter.
He was a little angry. Kaiser actually asked such a question without hesitation. Although "Did you receive any injuries" with a worried tone, it was clear that he was reminding others that his daughter might not be able to keep her innocence.
However, this was the Kaiser in front of him, an extremely powerful man. No matter how angry he was, he did not dare show it, and could only clench his teeth and swallow his anger, before saying: "Thank you for your concern, your majesty. That thief did not harm my daughter, she was only slightly frightened."
Hearing that, Grand Preceptor Pang felt like it was about to be covered. Looking at the meaningful smiles on the officials' faces, Grand Preceptor Pang was unable to calm down.
After he left the imperial court, he did not care for those ministers who came to pay their respects, whether they meant it or not. He left with a dark expression.
When Liu Ruo Qing woke up, it was already more than half the time.
The weather was very good today. The sunlight was warm, and it was almost New Year's. The festive atmosphere made her feel refreshed.
In the past when she slept in the Prince's Mansion, she also slept until late in the morning before waking up. Thus, even though she slept a bit late, she didn't feel that anything was amiss.
When the butler appeared in front of her, she felt a little surprised.
"Ox Young Master, the new yard has been cleaned up. You can go over after breakfast."
"A new yard?"
Liu Ruo Qing looked at the butler in doubt, "May I ask why we need to change the courtyard?"
"This was instructed by the prince before he left. If you have any questions, you can ask him."
Liu Ruo Qing was quiet for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, thank you."
"Young Master is too polite."
The butler held the young guard in front of him in far more respect than the others.
Even though he was only a guard who lived in the prince's mansion, it was obvious that the prince had to take special care of him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have specially made him move to the main courtyard that was next to the prince's residence.
Looking at the youth in front of her with red lips, white teeth, and a face that could shock the world, she actually felt somewhat worried.
If this face was a woman's to be loved by the king, then perhaps he would feel a bit better. At the very least, the king would be able to walk out from the pain of losing his wife, but as a man …
This was not good.
The great Prince Jing had fallen in love with a man. If word of this got out, it would be a huge disadvantage for the prince.
However, although he was worried, he was after all only a steward of the manor. He didn't have the authority to control his own master, so he could only hope that the prince was confused for a moment.
How could Liu Ruo Qing have known that the butler would think of so many things? After she finished her breakfast, she was led by the butler to her new courtyard.
Of course she knew that the main courtyard next door was Yan Yuan's residence. He was only a guest of the Duke Palace and his identity was also that of a little guard.
What was Yan Yuan doing?
After sitting in the hall and pondering for a long time, she heard the laughter of children coming from next door. Suddenly, her heart stirred, and she got up to walk towards the courtyard.
Although this courtyard was separated from the main courtyard by a wall, there was a door in the middle. As long as one opened that door, one could directly enter the main courtyard without needing to enter through the main entrance.
Hearing his son's laughter next door, Liu Ruo Qing was so excited that he did not think too much about it. He walked to the door, pushed it open and walked in.
Hearing movement, young son and his nanny looked towards her direction. young son seemed to be very happy to see her and immediately ran towards her.
"Uncle, come and play with me."
He affectionately held Liu Ruo Qing's hand and brought her to her courtyard.
The little guy held her hand with his soft and warm palm. Liu Ruo Qing smiled as she looked down at her son.
Squatting down, he pulled young son's hand and asked: "What does young son want to play with?"
"Playing kickball."
He pointed to a small ball made of bamboo and said to Liu Ruo Qing.
After that, he went over to pick up the ball and said to Liu Ruo Qing: "Uncle, look, this ball was given to me by my mother. He has always played with me, but now that my mother is angry at my royal father, she doesn't go home anymore.
Liu Ruo Qing recognized that ball. It was something that Heng Er had created to play with him when he had just learned how to walk, but he didn't expect that after more than two years, this ball was already broken into pieces. Yet he still treated it like a treasure.
Hearing young son's soft complaints, Liu Ruo Qing's eyes turned sour. She could not help but pull young son into her embrace, and the power in her hands became tighter, "Good girl Heng Er."
Her voice was very, very soft, low to the point that even the young son that was close to her couldn't hear her calling him "Heng Er".
He just felt that this uncle was a little strange, why did he have to hug him so tightly?
However, he seemed to like having his uncle hug him like his mother was hugging him. Moreover, he felt that his uncle was feeling a little sad.
After thinking about it, young son extended his arms and tightly hugged Liu Ruo Qing's neck. Although his arms were not long, it was as if he was doing his best to hug the uncle in front of him, lightly patting his back to comfort him.