Chapter 96 The Frustrated Prince Duan
Nanmen Yu saw Zheng Nianru being pulled away and was not surprised by such an incident; Qi Jin and Qi Yu looked at Nanmen Yu with disdain.
"What, do we need to invite you in as well?"
Nanmen Yu bid his farewell calmly. Look down on me? Indeed, there was nothing about him now that would make Prince Duan look up to him.
Prince Duan took Zheng Nianru and headed towards the Crown Prince’s Mansion. As they entered the great hall, he suddenly stopped. What was he doing at the Crown Prince’s Mansion?
Disciplining someone in Fu Xun’s place? Such things should not be known to outsiders.
Prince Duan immediately headed back outside with his entourage.
"Father—" Zheng Nianru didn’t want to leave; she was too tired from the morning’s events, and her voice carried a hint of complaint. What was the point of all this running around?
As soon as Prince Duan heard Zheng Nianru’s voice, the anger he had been suppressing seemed to rise again. He turned around and glared at Zheng Nianru, pointing a hand towards the outside.
"Who is that?" Out in broad daylight with a man, are you afraid that others won’t see you?
"Father, that’s the hostage from Nanmen State, living just outside the Imperial Palace." Zheng Nianru originally wanted to retort; hadn’t she already explained? But upon second thought, she decided not to argue and patiently explained once more.
"A hostage, you know he’s a hostage from Nanmen State, but how do you know him?" Prince Duan suddenly spoke incoherently, not sure what to say. No, he shouldn’t have let him go just now; he should’ve seized him and beat him to death on the spot. Did that kid actually lure Nian Ru out of the palace?