Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord-Chapter 2097: Fourth Prince
Indeed, on usual days, visiting the fourth prince’s mansion, no one says anything.
But now it’s different; the mansion has reported a case, and Long Rui is going there for work. If Xuexue follows, anyone with ill intentions might say Xuexue is interfering in state affairs. As the saying goes, "When someone wants to frame you, they’ll find the excuse," so Xuexue will avoid it if possible, to not cause trouble for Long Rui.
The Fourth Prince’s Mansion.
Early in the morning, Lord County Magistrate led government soldiers into the fourth prince’s mansion and, under the steward’s guidance, searched everywhere in the mansion.
The Fourth Prince practiced martial arts last night until midnight and only went to bed at dawn. By the time he got the news, the soldiers had already searched most of the mansion.
Fortunately, they hadn’t reached the dilapidated courtyard yet.
"Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing? Stop right there," the Fourth Prince, just waking up and hearing the news, rushed over, too angry even to wash his face.
The steward was standing with the county magistrate and quickly stepped forward to report when he saw the Fourth Prince approaching, "Fourth Prince, Lord County Magistrate is here to investigate the disappearance of the servants."
The Fourth Prince glared fiercely at the steward.
The steward shrank a bit and quickly lowered his head.
The county magistrate was still watching them!
The Fourth Prince pulled the steward aside and whispered through clenched teeth, "Steward, what’s the meaning of this? Why are there so many government soldiers in our mansion?"
The steward quickly said, "Fourth Prince, I already reported to you, many servants in the mansion have disappeared mysteriously, everyone is panicked. So, I asked the Lord County Magistrate to come and investigate."
At this moment, the Fourth Prince nearly wanted to kill the steward. This fool actually brought the soldiers back; he had repeatedly warned him not to report to the authorities! Is he brainless? Doesn’t he understand human language? 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
"Didn’t I tell you? This matter shouldn’t be reported to the authorities." The Fourth Prince clenched his fists, struggling to restrain the impulse to punch the steward.
"But that day you said I should decide for myself."
"Did I really say that?"
"Yes, otherwise, I wouldn’t dare to ask the county magistrate to come and investigate."
"Where did I say that? Why don’t I have any recollection?"
"In the study."
The Fourth Prince was filled with hostility; the steward was terrified. Why is the Fourth Prince so tense over just reporting to the authorities?
The county magistrate walked over with a smile; after all, this was the fourth prince’s mansion. He wanted to win the prince’s favor to ease his future promotions.
"Fourth Prince." The county magistrate cupped his hands and bowed to the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince had no choice but to release the steward, turn around, and smile slightly with a tone of some gritted teeth, "Lord County Magistrate, you’ve worked hard coming here so early."
"No, not at all. It’s all part of my duty," the county magistrate replied, only seeing the prince’s smile, unaware of his tone.
"Fourth Prince, rest assured, I will thoroughly investigate the disappearance of your servants." The county magistrate was eager to make a good impression in front of the Fourth Prince.
Fourth Prince: "There’s no need to trouble the county magistrate. I will handle the matters of my mansion personally, take your men and leave."
Hearing this, the county magistrate was momentarily stunned, wondering what the Fourth Prince meant. First, he reports to the authorities and then says it’s unnecessary for him to handle it.
"Fourth Prince... this...!" The county magistrate was at a loss as to what to do, glancing between the Fourth Prince and the steward.
