Chapter 248
Chapter 248
However, even if the Prince of Zhennan's estate truly came to cause trouble for the Prince of An's estate, Li Zhiwei was not afraid.
After all, that should be a problem for Xu Heming to consider.
Moreover, last time, the Prince of Zhennan's estate was already no match for the Prince of An's estate. Li Zhiwei didn't believe that this time, the Prince of Zhennan would really dare to do anything to the Prince of An's estate.
"If you don't give me, this princess, a reasonable explanation today, just wait for my royal father to come and tear down this Prince of An's estate!" Zhou Huilan said with a smug look on her face.
"Princess!" Xiaotao was nearly frightened out of her wits by her mistress's words.
Tear down the Prince of An's estate? In the entire capital, who besides the Emperor would dare to do such a thing?
If the princess spoke like this today and offended the Prince of An's estate, and they later decided to punish her own prince, what should they do?
One must remember, when the Luo family bullied the young heir last time, the Prince of An's estate had already shown exceptional leniency. Even so, the eldest young master still lost his heir position.
Now, the princess actually dared to challenge the Prince of An's estate like this. It was truly seeking her own doom.
Unfortunately, Zhou Huilan, accustomed to arrogance, paid no heed to the terror in Xiaotao's eyes.
Her eyes held only smugness. Back in Wuyang City, no one had ever dared to offend her like this.
As soon as Zhou Huilan's voice fell, steady footsteps sounded from outside.
Immediately after, a servant's voice announced: "His Highness the Prince has returned!"
Zhou Huilan instinctively looked outside and saw a tall, straight figure walking in from outside.
The man was dressed in a dark brocade robe, a jade belt of the same color at his waist. His features were sharp and handsome, his eyebrows strong, but his eyes were cold, giving off an aloof, unapproachable aura.
Was this the Prince of An?
Zhou Huilan thought to herself.
"This prince would like to know exactly who it is that wants to tear down my Prince of An's estate!" Xu Heming had naturally overheard Zhou Huilan's earlier words.
Xu Heming sneered inwardly. Even if Zhou Zhipeng had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare tear down his Prince of An's estate.
Xu Heming's words instantly chilled the atmosphere in the hall by several degrees. Xiaotao on the side trembled, thinking, could they even walk out of the Prince of An's estate alive today?
However, Zhou Huilan was quite fond of men with such imposing, authoritative presence. Coupled with Xu Heming's handsome appearance, she was already setting her sights on him.
"Your Highness." Seeing Xu Heming, Li Zhiwei merely stood up and gave a slight curtsy.
Now that the true master of the estate had returned, presumably she needn't worry anymore.
As for whether this young lady would tear down the estate or not, that would depend on her own capability.
"What is going on?" Xu Heming walked over and sat down beside Li Zhiwei, asking Liu Ming who was standing nearby.
"Reporting to Your Highness, this young lady insists that our young heir bumped into and injured her, and demands that the Princess Consort compensate her with silver," Liu Ming hurriedly stepped forward to explain.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiwei also recounted the entire course of events, neither exaggerating nor understating, yet clearly stating that Zhou Huilan was unwilling to let Doctor Zhang examine her, emphasizing that only an imperial physician was worthy of taking her pulse.
Hearing Li Zhiwei's words, Zhou Huilan wanted to refute. After all, it was the Prince of An's heir who bumped into her first. What was wrong with her demanding compensation for medical expenses?
However, she was also worried that Xu Heming would be prejudiced against her and wanted to say something to salvage her image.
After all, the way the woman described her made her sound like a swindling troublemaker. She, a dignified princess, wasn't short of this bit of spending money.
"Princess of the Prince of Zhennan's estate?" Xu Heming looked mockingly at the arrogant Zhou Huilan before him, sneering inwardly. Where did this person get the confidence to think Zhou Zhipeng could tear down his Prince of An's estate?
"Is this the upbringing of your Prince of Zhennan's estate? Last time, bullying my son wasn't enough, and now you come to our door to extort money? Do you truly think my Prince of An's estate has no temper?" Xu Heming radiated coldness.
Clearly, his anger had also reached its peak.
"I... I'm not wrong. It was clearly your child who bumped into me first!" Only now did Zhou Huilan feel a trace of fear, but she still refused to admit it was her own fault.
"Young lady, just look at your physique, and look at what stature our young heir is. Even if our young heir did bump into you, our Princess Consort called Doctor Zhang to examine you. If there were really any problems, our estate certainly has a duty to take responsibility. But you refused the examination, only wanting silver. Our estate suspecting your motives is not wrong!" With Xu Heming present, Liu Ming directly began berating Zhou Huilan.
"I am a noble princess. Not just any stray cat or dog is worthy of taking this princess's pulse!" Zhou Huilan looked at Doctor Zhang beside her with disdain.
The contempt in her eyes was unconcealed.
"Then, Your Highness the Princess, please return and tell your esteemed father not to seek me out for his medical consultations!" Doctor Zhang wouldn't hold his tongue just because Xu Heming was present.
He, the chief disciple of the Medicine King Valley, had the best medical skills among all his fellow disciples. If it weren't for owing the Prince of An a favor, how could he possibly serve as a mere estate physician in the Prince of An's estate?
Even so, he had his own temper.
A mere little princess, did she really think she was some great personage?
"I don't care. It was clearly your family's child who injured me!" Zhou Huilan didn't understand what connection this man had with her father, but at this moment, she would absolutely not let this physician examine her.
"Today, I will seek justice right here in your Prince of An's estate! I refuse to believe that the Prince of An's estate's child can bump into someone and still be in the right!" Zhou Huilan didn't think she was wrong; the fault clearly lay with the people of the Prince of An's estate.
"Justice? Go invite Zhou Zhipeng over and see if he dares to seek this 'justice' from me. Right now, my son hasn't even woken up yet. Whether it was you who injured him is still unclear!" Xu Heming directly ordered someone to go to the Prince of Zhennan's estate to summon Zhou Zhipeng.
At the same time, Xu Heming also felt that the children of the Prince of Zhennan's estate, one after another, were all raised to be useless.
"No need to summon my royal father! Give me three thousand taels, consider it compensation for this princess's fright this time, and I'll let bygones be bygones!" Zhou Huilan thought it over. If her father came, he might not necessarily grant her wish.
She had taken a fancy to a set of head ornaments that happened to cost three thousand taels.
Seeing Zhou Huilan's utterly entitled expression, everyone was stunned.
Xiaotao was downright terrified. Her own princess actually dared to ask the Prince of An for money.
Three thousand taels right off the bat.
"Guards, take her to the magistrate's office!" Xu Heming took a deep breath. No one had ever dared to provoke him like this before.
Three thousand taels, just like that!
"Your Highness, she is, after all, a princess of the Prince of Zhennan's estate. Will sending her to the magistrate's office be alright?" Li Zhiwei asked somewhat puzzled.
"What could happen? If there's any trouble, let Zhou Zhipeng come and speak to me personally! What kind of nonsense has he raised!" Xu Heming said very irritably.
"Your Highness, Princess Consort, the young heir has woken up! He's crying and making a fuss, demanding to see the Princess Consort!"
Just as Li Zhiwei was about to say something more, a servant from Liangqi Courtyard rushed in to report.