Chapter 335

However, Huo Yunzhi couldn’t care less whether Prince Lanhuai looked pleased or not.

All she cared about was Qin Tower. After all, she had to personally reclaim the dignity she had lost at Qingyu Pavilion.

Even though she didn’t know why her younger brother insisted on giving Prince Lanhuai a whole mountain.

In Huo Yunzhi’s eyes, it was just an ordinary mountain.

She didn’t care about it at all.

To her, that mountain wasn’t even as important as Qin Tower.

“Your Highness, have you secured Qin Tower?” Huo Yunzhi asked, looking at Prince Lanhuai with excitement.

Prince Lanhuai, who was already in a foul mood, hadn’t expected this woman to be solely fixated on Qin Tower. Couldn’t she see that he was upset?

“Secondary Consort, His Highness has other matters to attend to. Perhaps you should come back another day?” Seeing the impatient look in his master’s eyes, Eunuch Wu quickly stepped forward to persuade Huo Yunzhi.

After all, the Prince still wanted to reap benefits from the Huo siblings.

He couldn’t let the Prince beat her to death in a fit of rage.

If that happened, the Prince might very well blame him for not intervening.

However, he didn’t dare advise the Prince, so he could only try to reason with this unappreciative Secondary Consort.

Huo Yunzhi frowned, feeling extremely dissatisfied with Eunuch Wu’s attempt to stop her.

“Eunuch Wu, I am speaking with His Highness. What right does a mere servant like you have to interrupt?” Huo Yunzhi scolded Eunuch Wu sharply.

She felt that it was one thing for Prince Lanhuai to disrespect her—he was a prince, after all—but this Eunuch Wu was nothing more than a lowly servant.

Did he really think that just because he served by Prince Lanhuai’s side, he could climb over her head?

Prince Lanhuai narrowed his eyes, looking at Huo Yunzhi as she berated Eunuch Wu.

Eunuch Wu was his man. For Huo Yunzhi to insult Eunuch Wu right to his face was tantamount to slapping him.

His visit to the Cheng family today, which resulted in him being humiliated by a little girl from the Cheng family, was entirely because Huo Yunzhi insisted on getting Qin Tower.

And now, instead of trying to please him, Huo Yunzhi was actually reprimanding his subordinate.

Did she really think he, Prince Lanhuai, was a sick cat that could be easily bullied?

Slap!

Without a second thought, Prince Lanhuai stepped forward and slapped Huo Yunzhi across the face.

“Your Highness?” Huo Yunzhi hadn’t expected Prince Lanhuai to strike her out of nowhere.

Shouldn’t he have hit that dog of a servant, Eunuch Wu, instead?

“Get out!” Prince Lanhuai turned his back to her after delivering the blow.

He thought to himself that if he didn’t still need the Huo family to cough up more resources, he wouldn’t tolerate this fool. For his grand ambition, a single iron mine was far from enough.

He wanted mountains of gold and silver.

However, he had already sent people to look for them.

Huo Yunzhi left, rubbing her aching cheek.

As she walked, she thought resentfully that the old geezer, Prince Lanhuai, actually dared to hit her.

“Miss.” Fangcao looked at the bright red handprint on Huo Yunzhi’s face with heartache.

But this was Prince Lanhuai’s manor, not the Huo family estate of the past. They had to swallow their pride and endure it at every turn.

“Have someone investigate where the Prince went today,” Huo Yunzhi said coldly.

She had specifically inquired earlier today and learned that Prince Lanhuai had gone to buy Qin Tower for her.

Originally, she thought this wouldn’t be a difficult task. After all, Prince Lanhuai was the Emperor’s uncle.

To think he couldn’t even secure a mere Qin Tower. What a useless thing.

If they were in Li’an County, there was nothing Huo Yunzhi couldn’t get her hands on once she set her sights on it.

At this thought, Huo Yunzhi felt a surge of injustice. It was all Li Zhiwei’s fault. If she hadn’t harmed her younger brother, how could they have ended up in such a state?

“Yes, Miss. But this is the capital, and Young Master told us to follow the Prince’s arrangements,” Fangcao advised, recalling Huo Yunxuan’s previous words.

“I know,” Huo Yunzhi said, though in her heart, she was still scheming about how to seek revenge on Li Zhiwei.

Estate of Prince An

Upon learning there was news of Xu Qingshi, Li Zhiwei hurried to Xu Heming’s study.

She wanted to ask if there was any news about her father as well.

However, when Li Zhiwei arrived at Xu Heming’s study, she did not see him there.

“Princess Consort, are you looking for His Highness?” Liu Ming hurried forward to ask upon seeing Li Zhiwei.

“Steward Liu, has His Highness gone out?” Li Zhiwei asked, looking at Liu Ming somewhat shyly.

“Forgive him, Princess Consort. His Highness just received news from the Heir and personally led men to find him. He didn’t mean to neglect you,” Liu Ming quickly explained on Xu Heming’s behalf, afraid that Li Zhiwei might feel slighted by being left behind in the manor.

“It’s fine.” Li Zhiwei waved her hands repeatedly. If there was news of Xu Qingshi and Xu Heming went to find him, she wasn’t so petty as to mind. Finding them was definitely the priority.

After all, the person they were looking for wasn’t just Xu Qingshi, but also her father.

How could she be angry that Xu Heming hadn’t escorted her back to her manor or entertained her first?

However, she felt a bit nervous, hoping that this time, there would truly be news of her father and Xu Qingshi.

“Princess Consort, would you like to take a seat first? This old servant will have someone bring you tea,” Steward Liu asked with a smile, seeing that Li Zhiwei had no intention of leaving.

“There’s no need, I’ll just wait here.” Li Zhiwei shook her head. She wanted to wait for news from Xu Heming. After all, with her father’s whereabouts unknown, she wouldn’t have peace of mind even if she went back. It was better to wait here.

She only hoped her father could return sooner.

Steward Liu waved his hand, and a maid nearby quickly went to fetch tea and pastries for Li Zhiwei.

“Princess Consort, please wait here a moment. If you need anything, just have Chunzhi come find this old servant,” Steward Liu said, pointing to the maid beside him.

“Chunzhi greets the Princess Consort,” Chunzhi quickly bowed to Li Zhiwei.

“Miss Chunzhi, there’s no need for such formalities. I’m just waiting here for His Highness, please go about your duties.” Li Zhiwei quickly stood up to excuse Chunzhi from the formalities.

She knew that the maids by Xu Heming’s side must be senior servants who had served him for a long time.

As a Princess Consort who hadn’t even officially married into the family yet, she didn’t dare put on airs here.

Chunzhi hadn’t expected the future new Princess Consort to be so amiable. The previous Princess Consort had treated them like enemies.

“Chunzhi, take good care of the Princess Consort,” Steward Liu quickly instructed Chunzhi, then smiled at Li Zhiwei, “Princess Consort, this old servant will take his leave to attend to some matters.”

“Steward Liu, please go ahead with your work,” Li Zhiwei quickly replied.

In her mind, she carefully recalled whether Xu Qingshi had ever gone missing in her previous life.

However, her memories only contained things related to the Lin family.

She simply couldn’t figure out where Xu Qingshi might be.

“Princess Consort, would you like to take a stroll in the garden? His Highness probably won’t be back so soon,” Chunzhi suggested carefully, seeing Li Zhiwei just sitting there.

She quite liked this new Princess Consort who put on no airs.

She ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‍couldn’t help but want to treat her well.

“Then, I’ll have to trouble you, Miss Chunzhi.” Li Zhiwei also knew that Xu Heming likely wouldn’t be back for a while.

At this moment, Xu Heming was leading a group of men, arriving at the location in the outskirts where Xu Qingshi had sent up a signal flare.

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