Bai Lin could hardly believe it. She had never imagined Ouyang Changhe would dare speak like that.
A mere sect master of a third-rate sect-what gave him the right!?
"You seem to have misunderstood something!"
Her voice rose. "Now that I'm here, you will hand over Miao Yue'er and Yue Qingshan, whether you like it or not!"
Ouyang Changhe lifted his teacup and took an unhurried sip before speaking. "May I ask our honored guest's name and position in the Princess's Residence?"
"Bai Lin, Third Steward of the Princess's Residence!"
"Steward Bai, then?" Ouyang Changhe said calmly. "You claim Yue Qingshan trespassed into the Princess's Residence. Since you have no wanted notice, do you have an official court document to substantiate that?"
Under the Great Xia Laws, if Yue Qingshan had truly trespassed into the Princess's Residence and the evidence was conclusive, an arrest order or a wanted notice would certainly have been issued.
Ouyang Changhe had keenly spotted this loophole and refused to let go.
Bai Lin seemed to choke on her words.
Yue Qingshan's trespassing into the Princess's Residence had indeed never been reported. It had been handled as a private matter.
The Ninth Princess had her reputation to consider, and that person at the Chancellor's Residence had obstructed them at every turn. Otherwise, Bai Lin would have reached Skycloud Prefecture long ago.
Bai Lin tapped her fingers twice against the armrest, sat up straight, and stared at Ouyang Changhe as she enunciated each word:
"I represent the Ninth Princess!"
"I hold His Majesty in the highest esteem," Ouyang Changhe said, shaking his head. "But even the emperor needs a just cause before taking action, let alone a princess.
"If you still cannot produce any evidence, Steward Bai, please leave!"
"You..." Bai Lin's face turned livid. "You truly