"I understand!"
Jiang Xiaobai smiled and nodded lightly, then looked at Jiang Jingcheng and Li Bingzhang. "Father, Father-in-Law, I'll go see the Little Princess first!"
"Go ahead!"
Jiang Jingcheng thought nothing of it. After a slight nod, he headed out of the palace with Li Bingzhang.
Once the two had left, Jiang Xiaobai took Tang Ningshuang along and followed the maid toward Xiao Zijing's residence.
Meanwhile, outside the Imperial Palace.
Zhang Xinnian sat at the front of the carriage, glancing into the palace from time to time.
"Stop looking. Your duke and Jiang Xiaobai won't have any sweet fruit to enjoy this time!"
Xiao Qingshu sneered beside him.
"Try spouting that nonsense again!"
Zhang Xinnian frowned at Xiao Qingshu. "Believe me, I'll slap you!"
"Heh..."
Xiao Qingshu's sneer deepened. "If you dare lay a finger on this Young Prince, today will be the day you die!"
Slap!
Zhang Xinnian raised his hand and slapped Xiao Qingshu on the forehead.
Xiao Qingshu's head pitched forward, and he nearly fell off the carriage.
After steadying himself, Xiao Qingshu glared furiously at Zhang Xinnian. "I'm the Young Prince!"
"To hell with your granny!"
Zhang Xinnian sneered. "Right now, you're nothing but a servant!"
"Ha!"
Xiao Qingshu laughed in anger, then looked at Zhang Xinnian as though he were an idiot. "Haven't you figured it out yet?"
"Why don't you think about why His Majesty summoned your duke and Jiang Xiaobai to court?"
"It must be because my father lodged a complaint against them!"
"I can tell you this: they can't even save their own skins now. Even if they escape death, Jiang Jingcheng can forget about keeping his ducal title!"
Ultimately, they bore the imperial surname. They were members of the Imperial Family.
However powerful the Duke of the State's Estate might