The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 496

Chapter 496: 252 Palace Examination (two updates combined)_2

Chapter 496: 252 Palace Examination (two updates combined)_2

The Crown Prince would not deploy his secret guards unless it was absolutely necessary. However, he had no choice, fearing the Crown Princess might encounter some mishap inside. _{frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓}

He ordered his secret guards to reveal themselves.

Both guards were top-tier fighters from the palace. They were not obstructed by a simple door. In no time, they dismantled the door and moved the first cabinet blocking the entrance.

The Crown Prince promptly reached out to assist the Crown Princess.

With his help, the Crown Princess emerged from the shards of broken ink ingots on the floor.

The Crown Prince inspected her from top to bottom, anxiously asking, “Are you alright?”

The Crown Princess slightly shook her head, “I’m fine. I was just choosing some ink ingots for Xiaoqi while waiting for the sesame cakes.”

Qin Chuyu could not use the palace’s ink ingots as that would potentially reveal his identity.

The Crown Prince was not suspicious and said, “You should leave this kind of work to the servants. Don’t do things personally, I would be upset if something happened to you.”

Feeling guilty, the Crown Princess smiled apologetically, “I’m sorry for worrying you, it was my fault.”

The Crown Prince said, “As long as you’re alright, let’s go.”

The Crown Prince was unaware that there was still someone in the room. The Crown Princess glanced at him but remained silent.

Walking out of the bookstore with the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince tossed an ingot to the shopkeeper.

Holding the ingot, the shopkeeper was not too upset about the ruined door and the damaged bookshelves and ink ingots and thanked them cheerfully, “Safe travels, young master and madam!”

After they left, he scratched his head, looking at the mess in the room, saying, “Huh? I remember that a scholar came in earlier… eh? How did this bookshelf fall over? That shouldn’t have happened….”

He had secured the bookshelf properly and it wasn’t loaded with heavy items, how could it have fallen over?

As he pondered, Xiao Liulang emerged from beneath another collapsed bookshelf.

Seeing him, the shopkeeper was startled, “Oh, there really was someone…”

Xiao Liulang didn’t say anything. He settled his bill for the ink ingots, leaving a bit of extra silver. As the shopkeeper began to inquire, he answered, “For the damages.”

The damages for the second shelf.

The shopkeeper was dumbstruck.

After meeting with his small relative, Xiao Jingkong returned to the sesame cake shop with Xu Zhuzhu and the Xu family’s servant to reconnect with Xiao Liulang.