Bi'er screamed and rushed forward to shield Yu Zhixue. "Miss, are you all right?"
Yu Zhixue had been struck until her head spun. Humiliation filled her eyes as she glared at Yu Shumo like she wanted to kill him.
Yu Shumo flicked his fingers and said arrogantly, "I hit you on purpose. Keep glaring and I'll gouge your eyes out."
The moment a petty person got the upper hand, she grew insolent. Yu Zhixue struggled to stay upright, swallowing her anger as she lowered her eyes. "Where is the Crown Prince? I want to see him."
"His Highness the Crown Prince isn't someone you can just see whenever you want. What kind of filthy thing are you, thinking nothing of sullying the Crown Prince's eyes? Pah!" Yu Shumo spat contemptuously.
Yu Zhixue was so furious that her stomach throbbed faintly, and her whole body trembled. "Then why did you bring me here?"
Yu Shumo gave her a cold glance and curled his lips. "To let you watch a good show, of course."
He raised his brows, and Zhao Tianbao immediately caught on. He had his men bind the coachman and shove him aside, then stepped forward himself to seize Yu Zhixue.
In the blink of an eye, Yu Zhixue and her maid had their mouths gagged and were shoved into the residence.
The residence belonged to someone, and the Eastern Palace guards didn't want their first day on the job to involve breaking in. They wished they could pull masks over their faces.
They had slipped inside and knocked out the servants. Now the residence was silent, not a sound to be heard.
Yu Shumo and his group entered through the main gate without hindrance, making their way through the courtyard past the flowers and willows. They crossed a covered