The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 1012 - 850, Joy for Some, Sorrow for Others

Xiao Yechen furrowed his brow. "So soon?" ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Given Xiao Yeyang’s doting affection for Yan Yiyi, surely he would search everywhere for her once she went missing. How could he have returned to the mansion so soon?

"Could it be that he has found Yan Yiyi?"

Xiao Yechen acknowledged the abilities of the third Prince, otherwise, he wouldn’t have allied with the third Prince’s faction.

At that moment, Difu arrived at Chen Courtyard, leading several bodyguards.

Difu bowed to Xiao Yechen first. "My lord, the Princely Heir wishes to question Gao Yuan and Gao Fang at your side. Please allow this."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuan and Gao Fang immediately looked pleadingly towards Xiao Yechen.

Xiao Yechen did not look at them but coldly stared at Difu. "Are the people by my side at Xiao Yeyang’s beck and call? I appointed them to serve me; we’re not going."

Difu, still smiling, said, "My lord, two maids died in the Prince Residence, and everyone there will be questioned. This is also approved by the Prince."

Xiao Yechen slammed his hand on the table. "You overstepping fool, I am still the eldest son of the Prince Residence, how dare a mere servant bully me."

Difu’s smile faded. "My lord, I’m speaking kindly here. If you won’t cooperate, I will have no choice but to offend." With that, he waved his hand, and the bodyguards immediately apprehended Gao Yuan and Gao Fang.

"Difu, you’ve got some nerve!"

Xiao Yechen stood up abruptly, a look of fury on his face as he pointed at Difu.

Difu bowed and turned around. "My lord, I am only executing orders. If Gao Yuan and Gao Fang are unrelated to the maids’ deaths, I will personally bring them back."

After saying this, he bowed again and then took his men and left abruptly.

"How outrageous, utterly outrageous!"

Xiao Yechen, unable to contain his anger, paced around the room, then quickly headed to Pingxi Hall to find the Prince.

Pingxi Hall.

After hearing from Huai En that Xiao Yechen was coming, the Prince remained silent for a while before finally speaking. "Let him in."

As soon as Xiao Yechen entered, without even a bow, he spoke directly. "Father, you must stand up for your son. Xiao Yeyang has had my men Gao Yuan and Gao Fang taken away. He doesn’t regard me, his elder brother, at all."

The Prince quietly watched his eldest illegitimate son, waiting for him to calm down, then asked, "Does last night’s kidnapping of the Yan girl have anything to do with you?"

Xiao Yechen tensed up internally, but still managed a look of grievance on his face. "Father, for the past two months, I have been keeping mourning for my mother in the courtyard. How would I know about my brother’s sister being kidnapped?"

The Prince stared at Xiao Yechen. "You don’t seem surprised at all?"

Xiao Yechen’s expression faltered.

The Prince sighed deeply. "I know, both you and your mother have always been hostile toward Yeyang, and it’s my fault. Thinking of how your mother bore you out of wedlock, and you, bearing the stigma of an illegitimate child, suffered from rumors and gossip, I have indeed been overly partial towards her, towards you...which might have led to unwanted thoughts..."

Xiao Yechen suddenly interrupted the Prince. "Unwanted thoughts? Father, what are you implying?"

The Prince looked at Xiao Yechen. "I have always intended for Yeyang to inherit the title of the Prince Residence, thereby implicitly approving everyone calling him the Little Prince. This has never changed."

Hearing this, Xiao Yechen suddenly laughed. "Never changed... Then what am I, Father? What am I?"

Looking at his eldest son, tears brimming in his eyes, the Prince felt uncomfortable but still said, "There’s a differentiator between legitimate and illegitimate, you should know this."

"I don’t know!"

Xiao Yechen shouted. "All I know is that I’m no less than Xiao Yeyang in any way. We’re both your sons. Why can only he inherit the title of the Prince Residence and not me? I refuse to accept this!"

Prince Ping’s eyebrows were tightly knotted when Xiao Yeyang, expressionless, walked in.

"If you desire the title of the Prince Residence, then fight for it with real skills. No matter what means you use, I will accept them all, but you should never have colluded with the Third Prince to harm Yiyi."

Xiao Yechen’s face turned pale, but he retorted defiantly, "I don’t understand what you’re talking about."

Xiao Yeyang’s lips curled into a sneer, "Xiao Yechen, do you know why I have looked down on you since we were young? It’s because you are cowardly, daring to act but not to own up, only resorting to shameful tactics like a woman."

The words ’cowardly’ incited Xiao Yechen, who raised his fist to strike at Xiao Yeyang.

Xiao Yeyang quickly grabbed Xiao Yechen’s wrist and with a slight force, bent Xiao Yechen down, mocking, "Look at yourself. When you were young, a mere mention of your inner thoughts by others drove you to hide behind your mother and cry, pretending to be soft and weak. Now that you’ve grown up, you only know how to raise your feeble hands in a fit of pique."

After speaking, he flung Xiao Yechen to the ground, leaving him sprawling.

Xiao Yeyang turned towards Prince Ping, "Gao Yuan and Gao Fang have confessed. Last night, it was Xiao Yechen and the Third Prince who kidnapped Yiyi."

Prince Ping sighed and closed his eyes.

Xiao Yeyang did not urge him, just stood by waiting.

After a long while, Prince Ping opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Yeyang, "Spare his life, but send him to guard the Imperial Mausoleum."

"No!"

Xiao Yechen hurriedly crawled toward Prince Ping, "Father, I won’t guard the Imperial Mausoleum, I won’t."

Given that the Eighth Prince had previously attempted assassination at the Imperial Mausoleum, harsher rules had been enforced there following an imperial decree. The already tough conditions at the mausoleum had become stricter; guarding there was a life devoid of freedom.

Xiao Yeyang glanced at Prince Ping, "... Alright. Yiyi was a bit shocked; I’ll go back to accompany him."

Prince Ping nodded, and after Xiao Yeyang left, he looked helplessly at Xiao Yechen, "You shouldn’t have involved Yiyi . . . I will have someone pack more of your things."

After speaking, he rose and left the room; staying longer might soften his resolve.

At Pingxi Hall...

After being sent back by Xiao Yeyang, Daohua fell asleep and didn’t wake up until late afternoon. When she awoke, Xiao Yeyang told her about Xiao Yechen being sent to guard the Imperial Mausoleum.

"It’s better that he guards the mausoleum. His presence in the residence is truly frightening, like having a time bomb around."

Now bereft of everything, having taken the absolute medicine, Xiao Yechen was a desperate man — and desperate men are terrifying.

...

Upon learning of Daohua’s disappearance, the Third Prince was enraged. He had just ordered more men to search for her when he heard that Daohua had returned to the Prince Residence. When his men went to Prince Ping’s Residence seeking Xiao Yechen to ascertain what had happened, they were told he had been sent to guard the Imperial Mausoleum, prompting a bad feeling in the Prince’s gut.

The Third Prince immediately sent Hidden Guards to the abandoned Imperial Mausoleum, but when they returned and reported that both the Imperial Guards and Jinling Guard had surrounded it, his heart sank.

Just as furious was Duke Cheng’en, especially after learning that the treasure’s location had been discovered following the capture and subsequent loss of Yan Yiyi by the Third Prince, which had allowed Xiao Yeyang to intervene. He deeply regretted this mishap.

The treasure’s spot was something his son had paid for with his life, and now it had been foolishly exposed by the inept Third Prince.

As both men stewed over their frustration and anxiety, the Emperor was utterly delighted.

Half a month later, carts filled with gold and jewels made their way to the national treasury.

Watching the treasury finally swell, a smile spread across the Emperor’s face.

At Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager, furious, smashed several ornaments, exclaiming, "Fool, what a fool!" The treasure in the abandoned Imperial Mausoleum should have been the Jiang Family’s, yet now it had all gone cheaply to the Emperor.