The tragedy of the prime minister's mansion did not end there.
The next morning, hundreds of guards surrounded the prime minister's residence.
These guards are all secret guards of Prince An’s Palace.
Prince An never ordered anyone to watch Yuan Cuiyu, because that day in Yuan Mansion, he said to her: "I will support your self-esteem and your choice, but I hope you know that I am here. If you need me, I will come at any time, but if you don't need me, I will not disturb your peace."
Until that day, Nanny Yang came to the door and told the story of Prime Minister Xia's violence.
He was so angry that he took his troops to block the prime minister's residence for the sake of his beloved.
He hadn't worn armor for a long time, and today, he put it on.
His war career ended many years ago. He was tired of war and fighting, but this time he put on his armor again, wanting to tell someone that he was willing to fight again, for one person.
The old lady did not sleep the whole night. Early in the morning, she heard Cuiyu say that the prime minister's residence was blocked and that it was Prince An who brought the people.
She was so angry that she quickly put on her clothes and went out.
Seeing Prince An in golden armor riding on a horse with an icy face, she immediately said a few words to Cuiyu, and Cuiyu quickly went out through the back door.
The old lady sneered a few times, "Prince An, you besieged the Prime Minister's residence for no reason. If you don't tell me the truth today, I will fight you even if I risk my life."
Prince An rode closer, his handsome face shrouded in a layer of coldness, "Call Xia Huaijun out."
"Prince An, please don't go too far."
He sneered and raised his hand. A group of archers jumped onto the wall. The smell of kerosene filled the old lady's nose. The tips of the arrows were all coated with kerosene.
"I'll say it again, ask Xia Huaijun to come out." Prince An's eyebrows were throbbing with anger, and he said in a cold voice.
When the old lady saw Prince An acting so recklessly, she felt inexplicably frightened. However, she did not believe that he would dare to burn down the prime minister's residence in broad daylight in front of so many people.
She said in a timid tone, "He is not feeling well. If you have any questions, please tell me. I am the one who makes the decision in the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Prince An didn't even blink, he just raised his hand and the archers lit their arrows, which flew towards the prime minister's residence like a rain of fire.
At the same time, several men in black flew over the Prime Minister's Mansion, entered Xiazhi Garden, and took away the people there.
How could the old lady stop him? Her arrogance only seemed ridiculous under the iron cavalry of Prince An.
Prince An went straight into Prime Minister Xia's room.
He was alone in there for nearly a quarter of an hour. Screams were heard from inside, and no one in the prime minister's residence dared to go in. The old lady was blocked outside, and the fire continued to burn.
Aunt Cuiyu went to find Prince Li. The old lady was also smart. She did not go to find Tutor Liang, but went to find Prince Li instead. Prince Li attached great importance to royal etiquette, and he would definitely not tolerate Prince An's nonsense today.
However, Aunt Cuiyu went to Prince Li's mansion, and Lady Chen happened to be there too.
Prince Li wanted to go, but Lady Chen stopped him, "This is someone's personal grudge, why bother asking so many questions?"
Prince Li was slightly startled and looked towards Lady Chen to listen to her advice.
"Prime Minister Xia and Prince An have had a long-standing grudge. It was naturally his fault for burning down the Prime Minister's residence because of a Danqing County Lady. However, would he have done this if he had not been forced into a corner? It is inappropriate for the Prime Minister's residence to send someone to look for you privately. She should report it to the authorities and let them handle it."
Prince Li thought it made sense and sent Aunt Cuiyu away.
Lady Chen sighed softly, "In fact, I think Princess Danqing has mixed reviews. She is talented and smart, but she has too much self-esteem and is unwilling to fight against the Prime Minister's Mansion. Half of Xia Zian's miserable life in the past sixteen years was caused by her. Now that Xia Zian has become powerful, she is still so tepid. Although she has done a few things that make people happy, it is not enough, far from enough. She actually knows that with her influence and her intelligence, she is more than enough to deal with the old lady and even Prime Minister Xia, but she never does it, nor does she ask for help. She thinks this is a detrimental thing and too noble. Sometimes, someone is willing to protect her, which is also her capital. She did not use this capital, and the fate she has today is a punishment for her."
Prince Li nodded, "Yes, but I am not interested in these things, and I don't understand why the second brother likes a rabbit like Yuan Cuiyu."
"Not many people like tigers, Your Majesty is an exception." Chen Taijun looked at him with a smile.
"I think it's better for women to be stronger. It's really boring to retreat blindly when being bullied."
Lady Chen said, "A person with Yuan Cuiyu's temperament will only be happy if she marries the right person. Just like before, if she had married Prince An, Prince An would have held her in the palm of his hand and let her live the life she wanted. That would have been a happy marriage."
Prince Li thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think that Yuan Cuiyu was intentionally beaten this time?"
"Intentionally?" The old lady thought for a moment, "This... I haven't thought about it."
Prince Li shook his head. "If she did it on purpose, then she must have a trick up her sleeve. Maybe the second brother's disturbance was part of her plan."
Taijun Chen felt that Prince Li's idea was possible. After all, Yuan Cuiyu shouldn't be so cowardly as to be beaten like this. Moreover, her people had visited the prime minister's residence before and found that there were secret guards in the residence. It was previously speculated that these secret guards were arranged by Xia Zian to protect Yuan Cuiyu.
However, when Yuan Cuiyu was beaten, these secret guards did not appear.
Yuan Cuiyu was taken away by Prince An's men and placed in Yuan's mansion.
Yuan Cuiyu's head was drenched with boiling water, and became red, swollen, and blistered. Some parts of her head were severely affected and she began to lose hair. The wound on her forehead was also becoming inflamed.
Nanny Yang helped her sit down, and Yuan Cuiyu said, "Ask Pan Dan to come in."
Nanny Yang said angrily, "Why did you call him here? If he hadn't left that day, the county lady wouldn't have been beaten so badly."
Yuan Cuiyu had a faint smile on her face, "Go ahead, let him in."
Seeing that she was determined to do so, Nanny Yang had no choice but to go out and call Pan Dan.
Pan Dan came in and bowed, saying, "County Lady."
"Well, has Mr. Wen finished writing everything?" Yuan Cuiyu asked.
"In reply to the county lady, I have informed Mr. Wen of what happened yesterday, and Mr. Wen has immediately written it down. I heard that it was sent out early this morning. Soon, everyone in the capital will know that the prime minister abused the county lady. Within a day, the people's attention will be diverted and they will no longer focus on the eldest lady."
Yuan Cuiyu nodded, "Well, that's good. As long as the people don't put pressure on the court, the prince can delay for a few days. With Prince An's disturbance today, the prime minister's residence is also in dire straits and has no time to hunt down Zi'an."
Pan Dan smiled, "Yes, just as the county lady expected. The prime minister's mansion is now busy with its own affairs, so how can it spare the time to go out and hunt down the young lady?"
Nanny Yang was confused as she listened to this. She looked at Pan Dan suspiciously, then at Yuan Cui, "What's going on?"
Pan Dan smiled and said, "Mammy, yesterday Prime Minister Xia came to see me and gave me some money, asking me to hide away for a while. The county lady knew that he was going to get angry."
(End of this chapter)