613 Doting Child Maniac
When Yu Shaoqing returned to his room, Little Sly Jiang had already rested.
Little Sly Jiang played leaf cards with the Old Madam during the day and sneaked out to tour the casino at night. This was the benefit of living in the city. There was nothing else, but there were many casinos.
Yu Shaoqing didn’t dabble in this circle. Otherwise, he would definitely have heard of a famous name that had recently risen—Magic Gambling Hero.
The reason why she was called that was naturally related to her incomparable gambling skills. She had gambled for so many rounds but did not win a single round. There was really no one else with such bad luck.
However, she still bet too much. After one round, ten thousand taels were gone.
The Old Madam gave her daughter-in-law endless money. However, Little Sly Jiang did not spend hers. She spent the money from next door. Every month, on a dark and windy night, a ghost-like figure would flash into the manor next door and take the money from the storeroom.
Eunuch Wang was an expert at handling matters, but he was a mess when it came to settling accounts. Eunuch Wang was confused. Why did he feel that the silver in the storeroom was missing a little every day?
On the other side, Yan Jiuchao also returned to his room.
Yu Wan hugged her son and fell asleep, leaving an oil lamp for him. The dim yellow light shone through the translucent curtain and landed on the four figures. Their breathing was even and long.
Yan Jiuchao’s expression softened as he listened. He lifted the curtain and sat down by the bed. He looked down at his sleeping wife.
Now that even Yu Shaoqing knew about the Eldest Princess, only this silly girl was still kept in the dark. However, such a thing might not make her happy, it would only make her feel even more sorry for her mother.
Yan Jiuchao was not in a hurry to tell her the truth, so he did not wake her up. He only looked at her quietly for a while before looking at Dabao, who was lying on her. In the past, it was always Xiaobao lying here. Xiaobao was the youngest, but he was the most domineering.
To be able to make this little tyrant give up his “throne”, it was obvious that Dabao had really suffered.
Yan Jiuchao carried Dabao over.
The sleeping Dabao suddenly left his mother and moved his little body uncomfortably. However, the moment he snuggled into his father’s arms, he fell asleep again. Although his mother’s arms were good, there was a sense of security that only his father could give him.
Dabao was sleeping soundly.
Yan Jiuchao looked at his son in his arms and touched his swollen forehead with his slender fingers. Actually, the swelling had already subsided a lot. Even so, Yan Jiuchao still frowned.
“Young Master.” Shadow Thirteen’s voice sounded softly outside the door.
Yan Jiuchao put his son back into Yu Wan’s arms and stood up to go to the outer room. “Come in.”
The door was unlocked, and Shadow Thirteen pushed it open and walked in. Shadow Thirteen and Shadow Six followed Prince Yan to the Queen Manor. Just as they settled down, Shadow Thirteen came to report to Yan Jiuchao and inform him of the contact location.
On the way here, he heard something. He saw Yan Jiuchao’s cold expression and guessed that those things were most likely true. He paused and asked, “Young Master, are the little masters alright?”
Yan Jiuchao said indifferently, “Dabao was hit. He’s fine.”
Shadow Thirteen’s expression turned cold. The little masters had suffered since they were young. It was not easy for them to return to their parents’ side, but such a terrible thing had happened. It would not be an exaggeration to say that a disaster had come out of nowhere.
“Have you settled down?” Yan Jiuchao asked.
Shadow Thirteen nodded. “Yes, Young Master. His Highness went to the courtyard he bought on the outskirts of the city. He asked me and Shadow Six to help investigate some things. Part of it is an old matter, and the other is something related to the Helian family.”
“Oh?” Yan Jiuchao paused.
Shadow Thirteen said, “His Highness said that he has lost his memory from time to time all these years, but he has a habit of writing handwritten notes, so whatever he did in Nanzhao is probably traceable. Only he didn’t leave a word about the Helian family’s eldest branch. He guessed that the great general’s qigong deviation was related to the Queen Manor, and so were Helian Sheng and Madam Tan. He was heavily relied on by the Queen and participated in almost all of her plans, except for the Helian family. This is very intriguing.
“His Highness also said that his son is the son-in-law of the Helian family. The matter of the in-laws is his business. He wants to find evidence and seek justice for the Helian family.”
Just like what his father would do. Actually, there was no hurry.
Prince Yan could have waited for his injuries to recover before working. However, he did not do that because he did not want to be idle. He would think when he was free. If he thought about it, he would ask. If he asked, he would be sad.
The father and son did not mention Shangguan Yan at all. But not mentioning it did not mean that he did not know.
From the moment he found out that he was Prince Yan of the Great Zhou, he should have understood that Princess Consort Yan had long remarried to the famous War God of the Great Zhou. The War God had doted on her for more than ten years.
“You came at the right time. I have something to tell you.” Yan Jiuchao changed the topic and told Shadow Thirteen about what happened during the day.
Only then did Shadow Thirteen understand that what he had heard from the outside was only superficial. That group of people had not only bullied Fu Ling and the little masters, but they had also insulted and beaten them up. They could even attack innocent women and children. They were worse than animals!
Yan Jiuchao said, “Call Shadow Six, Jiang Hai, and the others. Find those guys.”
“Yes!”
Shadow Thirteen went to Xixia Garden, called Qing Yan and Jiang Hai, and sent a pigeon to Shadow Six. The four of them went to capture them.
It was not difficult for them to catch a few beggars. In less than two to four hours, everyone who had attacked Fu Ling and Dabao during the day had been captured. Not only them, but even the nitpicker, who was hiding in the crowd and shouting, had been found by Shadow Six.
This group of people was brought to a house under Little Gu Elder’s name.
“Kneel!” Shadow Six kicked the last burly man in.
This burly man was the nitpicker who had led the shouting during the day. He had earned a lot of money during the day and went to a brothel to have fun with girls at night. Unexpectedly, Shadow Six pulled him off the bed after he took off his pants. He only hurriedly tied his belt after entering the courtyard.
Just as he was about to curse at this lunatic, he saw people kneeling on the ground in the courtyard. He counted them one by one and saw that they were all familiar faces!
One was the little beggar, Hu’zi, who had smashed Dabao during the day, the three little beggars who were accomplices, and then there were Hu’zi’s parents, as well as the five commoners who were hiding in the crowd and fanning the flames.
Including him, they were all gathered.
Only then did he realize that something was wrong.
Shadow Six was a scout, so the killing intent on his body was not strong. Shadow Thirteen and the others were different. All of them were not easy to deal with. Their eyes were so cold that it was as if they could tear him apart in the next second.
The burly man shivered violently.
At this moment, the door creaked open.
A man in a white robe strolled out. His skin was like jade and his figure was tall. He was like a cold white moonlight that suddenly hit people’s hearts.
Everyone was stunned.
It was said that Commandery Prince Li was the most handsome man in Nanzhao. However, looking at the person in front of them, they felt that even the number one handsome man in Nanzhao was about to be overshadowed.
Yan Jiuchao stood on the steps and glanced down at the person kneeling in the courtyard. “Who smashed my son? Stand up.”
His son? He was the father of these little fellows?
Everyone was dumbfounded. No wonder they were arrested in the middle of the night. It turned out that his father had come to avenge his son.
Hu’zi shrank into his mother’s arms. The middle-aged woman hugged him and lowered her head without moving.
Shadow Thirteen walked behind Hu’zi and kicked him out!
“Hu’zi!”
“Mother!”
The middle-aged woman pounced on Hu’zi. Hu’zi also turned around and reached out to his mother. However, Jiang Hai kicked the middle-aged woman away.
Hu’zi was frightened.
Hu’zi’s father was also there. However, he was already scared out of his wits. He lowered his head and did not dare to make a sound.
Yan Jiuchao looked at Hu’zi expressionlessly. “Which hand hit it?”
Hu’zi trembled and silently placed his right hand behind his back.
“Hmph.” Shadow Thirteen snorted coldly.
Yan Jiuchao said indifferently, “Chop it up.”
“Mother—I don’t want it!” Hu’zi cried in fear.
The woman knelt down and crawled towards Yan Jiuchao on her knees. She tried to grab Yan Jiuchao’s clothes with her hand, but Qing Yan stopped her.
Such an unruly woman wanted to touch his Little Jiuchao? No way!
The woman knelt at the bottom of the steps and kowtowed, begging for mercy. “Young Master, please spare his life! Hu’zi is a child. He’s insensible! He accidentally hit the wrong person! Lord, please spare him!”
Yan Jiuchao said, “We can spare him.”
The woman heaved a sigh of relief and thought to herself that young people were indeed soft-hearted and easy to talk to. She could save her son if she cried. If she pretended to be pitiful later, she might be able to fool them today.
Yan Jiuchao added, “I’ll just chop yours.”
The woman couldn’t catch her breath and almost choked to death! “Young Master… Young Master, what did you say?”
Yan Jiuchao said indifferently, “If you smash my son, you have to leave a hand behind.”
The woman was dumbfounded. “We… we… Hu’zi… only smashed him gently. Your son wasn’t injured or bleeding. Why did he have to lose one hand?”
Yan Jiuchao nodded. “Then you can also call your father to chop off my hand. You don’t have such a good father. My son did. Why? Are you unconvinced?”
