"Damn it!"
Song Chaoyu's heart skipped a beat, realizing this was the worst possible situation!
She really shouldn't have angered Mu Hansu like this.
"How dare you?!"
Even as she saw Xiao Zhangzi and the others approaching her, Song Chaoyu sternly said to Mu Hansu, "I am the Princess of Chang! If you dare to touch me today, even if I suffer, will you be able to escape unscathed in the future?!"
"Hahaha!"
Mu Hansu showed no fear, instead laughing even harder, "What can that cripple, Mu Changxi, do to me? What does he dare to do to me?"
Mu Hansu had his hand bandaged, then gave Song Chaoyu a suggestive smile, "You wait for this King in the bedroom behind! I will let you know that there's more than one place where I'm more capable than that cripple Mu Changxi!"
Truly disgusting!
Even after living two lives, Song Chaoyu was utterly disgusted by such a Mu Hansu.
The one thing she couldn't stand was seeing Mu Hansu get away with anything!
Xiao Zhangzi, leading his men, stepped forward and snatched the hairpin from Song Chaoyu's hand.
Song Chaoyu then looked at Gu Rui, who stood by looking flustered, "See? This is the person you serve! I truly don't know if it's us who are incompetent, or this person! This is what you are supposed to do! Gu Rui, think carefully!"
A flicker of struggle crossed Gu Rui's eyes.
Xiao Zhangzi, however, unhesitatingly covered Song Chaoyu's mouth, preventing her from speaking further.
They dragged her, shoving Song Chaoyu into the bedroom behind, and then heavily slammed the door shut, locking Song Chaoyu inside.
Fortunately, they likely thought that as a mere woman, locking her up was enough, and did not restrain Song Chaoyu's hands or feet.
It seemed Mu Hansu planned to tend to his injured hand before coming.
This meant the time left for Song Chaoyu was not much, but it was better than him entering immediately.
Song Chaoyu knew she couldn't waste time on futile cries.
She was even more aware that this courtyard was likely crawling with Mu Hansu's men.
Therefore, escaping seemed unlikely.
So, Song Chaoyu's only thought now was that she absolutely must not let Mu Hansu do anything to her.
Then, she had to find a way to escape, or find a way to alert Mu Changxi's people to her whereabouts.
She figured that by now, Tie Hong and Qiu Qing must have noticed her absence.
Thinking this, Song Chaoyu already had a plan.
—
Meanwhile, in another room, Mu Hansu was having his wound bandaged by Xiao Zhangzi.
No one had expected Song Chaoyu to be carrying something as sharp as that hairpin.
Mu Hansu bared his teeth as Xiao Zhangzi bandaged his wound, then snorted coldly, "I underestimated her. Who knows what great fortune Mu Changxi had to return to the capital, and even marry such a formidable princess! The daughters of the Song family are truly different from what people say! They all said Song Yan Jiao was the best daughter of the Song family, but looking at her now, I fear that might not be the case?"
Xiao Zhangzi could see the strained relationship between the Prince of Ning and his consort.
He said worriedly to Mu Hansu, "My Lord, isn't this too risky?"
"What are you afraid of?"
Mu Hansu rolled his eyes at Xiao Zhangzi, "Such a fine woman, wouldn't it be a waste not to keep her by my side? I have my own plans, just do as I say! This Song Chaoyu is far more interesting than Song Yan Jiao."
Xiao Zhangzi knew his Lord's temperament and could only sigh. After finishing bandaging Mu Hansu's wound, he escorted Mu Hansu to the door of the room where Song Chaoyu was confined, "My Lord, please be extremely careful. This servant feels she is not to be trifled with."
Mu Hansu tugged at his collar, already growing impatient, "Rest assured, I know what to do!"
—
Mu Hansu opened the door, expecting to see Song Chaoyu.
However, the room was empty—
The room was not large, and Mu Hansu could see its entirety at a glance upon entering.
Song Chaoyu was nowhere in sight!
Where was she?
Mu Hansu frowned, then cautiously walked into the room, closing the door behind him with his back against it.
He looked around carefully. This was just an ordinary room. There were three guards at the door, and several more in the backyard.
If Song Chaoyu had escaped from here, the people in the back would surely have seen her.
But soon, Mu Hansu realized something was amiss—
In the corner of the room, a small window was open!
A man as tall and strong as Mu Hansu could not have passed through this small window.
But a woman of Song Chaoyu's slighter build might very well have escaped through it.
"A bunch of scoundrels! Can't even keep track of one woman?!"
Mu Hansu spat fiercely in the room, then opened the door and shouted outside, "Where are the people?! Why isn't she here? She ran off, and you didn't see her?!"
The people outside finally reacted and began searching everywhere.
Mu Hansu then kicked the bedroom door hard, making a loud "clang," and then stormed out of the room, also beginning to search for Song Chaoyu.
And at this moment—
Hiding in the corner of the room's only cabinet, Song Chaoyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She had gambled on whether Mu Hansu would search the room first. If he didn't, she had won her bet.
Clearly, Mu Hansu wasn't that clever. Or rather, his temperament had a certain impulsiveness.
It made him rush out of the room to look for Song Chaoyu without thinking carefully.
Suddenly, the courtyard descended into chaos. Song Chaoyu took the opportunity to climb out the back window and hide under the eaves.
She was contemplating how to evade the many people here and find a way to escape.
However, before she could finish her thoughts, Xiao Zhangzi's voice suddenly rang out from the courtyard outside, "My Lord, this is bad! Prince Chang is coming with his men!"
"What?!"
What Mu Hansu had never expected was for Mu Changxi to arrive at this moment, "How could he be so fast?!"
Hearing this, Song Chaoyu's heart fluttered with many thoughts!
She knew Mu Changxi would come.
But she hadn't expected him to be so fast!
Hiding by the wall now, Song Chaoyu seemed to sense that it was impossible for Mu Hansu to do anything further today!
"My Lord, what should we do?"
Xiao Zhangzi was already terrified, "We can't find the person, what do we do now?"