Some guards with better skills joined the cat-catching game, but there were two spies, Biyu and Moyu, who made trouble. Every time they were about to catch Short-lived, Short-lived would escape and finally jump onto the roof.
It was at this time that Yuan came late, supported by her maid, looking a little exhausted.
"Please forgive me, Princess. I was not feeling well and I apologize for being negligent." Yuan's smile seemed weak but actually casual.
"Madam, we don't have to be polite. I came here today just to look for Doctor Qi." Shen Xihe got straight to the point, "I checked. Three days ago, it was your servant who invited him into your house. Someone saw it with their own eyes, but he has not returned for three days.
My illness has always been treated by Doctor Qi. Today is the day he should come to the Princess's Mansion for a follow-up visit, but he has not come yet. Madam, if you are done with the illness, please return the doctor to me. I am waiting to be saved."
"Princess, I don't know a doctor named Qi." Yuan pretended to be confused.
"Oh, his original surname was Xie, but he later changed it to his mother's surname." Shen Xihe's eyes fell indifferently on Yuan, "Because his stepmother was unkind, he had to keep arguing in order to save his life."
"Princess!" Yuan's face changed, her eyes filled with anger, "I respect you as the one bestowed by His Majesty. If I am polite to you, I will not allow you to come to my house and humiliate me. I am also the wife of the Duke bestowed by His Majesty!"
"Madam, now you know the person I mentioned?" Shen Xihe's eyes showed a trace of ridicule, "Madam, since you know who you are talking about, just hand him over, and don't search the house for me."
"Your Highness, you are so arrogant!" A loud and deep voice with implicit majesty came.
Shen Xihe turned his head and saw Duke Xie Ji, wearing a navy blue round-necked robe, walking slowly towards him.
“Duke…” As soon as Yuan saw Xie Ji, she strode towards him with anger and grievance on her face.
Xie Ji patted the back of her hand and stood in front of Shen Xihe: "Does the princess think that Kyoto is the northwest? Even if it is a princess, your majesty's prince would not dare to be so arrogant and search our mansion just because he said so!"
Shen Xihe stood up slowly and bowed to Xie Ji with great grace. After standing up straight, he said, "Duke Xie, either hand over Doctor Qi now, or I will search your mansion immediately. Duke Xie, just report to His Majesty that Zhao Ning was rude and offended the mansion. Let's see how Your Majesty will deal with Zhao Ning."
Xie Ji was so angry at Shen Xihe's arrogant attitude that his face turned blue: "The princess is really fearless, good, good, good! I want to see if the princess can cover the sky with one hand in this capital!"
"Duke Xie, you'd better think twice. If you really bring this to His Majesty, I'm afraid you won't be able to clean up the mess." Shen Xihe's tone was casual, and contained a lot of provocation and anger.
"That's what I want to say to the princess!" Xie Ji sneered, unable to hide his anger.
The faint smile on Shen Xihe's face also faded: "Mo Yuan, search for me!"
Mo Yuan immediately rushed in with a team of men. Shen Xihe was born weak and could not be raised for several times. The royal family found it difficult to speak of the reason for her condition. In addition to conferring the title of princess on her, giving her a fiefdom and the treatment of a duke, Emperor Youning also bestowed a gold medal on her and allowed her to have 500 guards.
She was the only girl who could have her own guards, all of whom were brought from the Northwest military camp.