At the gates of the Seventh Prince's Residence.
When Jiang Xiaobai arrived with Chu Qingci, he naturally saw the scene outside.
The residence's once-towering courtyard wall had been blasted into complete ruin.
Even several houses farther inside had collapsed along with it.
Rubble and wood splinters lay scattered everywhere, a sight that made the heart shudder.
Jiang Xiaobai, however, was not particularly surprised.
After all, he had heard the cannon fire perfectly clearly from inside the hall.
And given Zhang Xinnian's temperament, once he had hauled the cannons here, he certainly would not leave them sitting there just for show.
"Heir Apparent! Heir Apparent!"
Zhang Xinnian, who had been waiting outside, soon spotted Jiang Xiaobai and Chu Qingci approaching. Joy lit his face as he hurried forward.
Indeed, now that he saw his Heir Apparent safe and sound, his heart could finally settle back into place.
Xiao Jinrong turned his head and glanced at Jiang Xiaobai as well, looking slightly surprised.
This brat...
Was he Jiang Jingcheng's youngest son?
He looked fair and clean-cut, utterly harmless.
Was this the wastrel whose vile reputation preceded him?
He was rather different from what I imagined.
As he pondered this, Xiao Jinrong noticed Chu Qingci beside Jiang Xiaobai.
Hmm?
Xiao Jinrong's expression shifted slightly.
This woman looked rather familiar.
"Heir Apparent, are you all right?"
Meanwhile, Zhang Xinnian kept looking Jiang Xiaobai up and down.
"Ah!"
Jiang Xiaobai sighed and said bitterly, "Don't even mention it. They beat me until I barely looked human!"
"Inside their Seventh Prince's Residence, I suffered every humiliation imaginable!"
Huh?
Zhang Xinnian froze. Why couldn't he see any sign of that?
Just then, hurried footsteps sounded behind them again.
"Father! Father!"
As the slightly airy voice rang out, Xiao Qingshu and the others came following behind.
Xiao Jinrong