Everyone had been listening to their conversation, and as they listened, they felt something was wrong.
"So, can we leave now?"
"Sorry."
Steward Su didn't say much more, but those two words already stated his attitude.
The crowd immediately erupted.
"No, one of you is poisoned, and the other is the antidote. You two can go, what does it have to do with us?"
"Yes, it's been so long for our Li family. Our families must be worried. Our families are waiting for us to go home. At least let us go back and report our safety to our families."
"You can make phone calls."
Steward Su smiled, his attitude unquestionable.
Everyone was furious, but they couldn't do anything, because Steward Su was from the royal family, and secondly, his attitude was very good, very polite.
He even provided them with new phones to make calls and report their safety to their families.
He even prepared fresh, sumptuous food.
But they were just not allowed to leave.
Everyone turned their grief and indignation into appetite, devouring the rich meal until only scraps were left. Then, they put down their chopsticks and all slumped like Ge You.
They did whatever was comfortable.
They weren't allowed to leave anyway!
Just then, everyone saw Steward Su have Pei Ji carried down, seemingly to be taken to a car. They were surprised.
"Are we leaving?"
"Then can we leave too?"
"That's for sure. The main characters are leaving, we can't still be here, right!"
However, they were all too happy, too soon. After Steward Su sent off the little prince, he turned back. This time, he was going to take all of them.
Everyone reluctantly got into the car.
Finally, only Shen Qingqing and a few others, along with Z and the steward, remained.
Steward Su had a faint, polite smile on his face, "Please, everyone."
Obviously, they couldn't escape either.
Shen Qingqing strolled towards the door leisurely. They were traveling in an RV, while the others were in a coach. They were clearly unhappy with their treatment.
Even from a distance, the noisy sounds from the coach could be heard.
"Steward Su, what's the point of arresting them?"
Steward Su smiled, "Naturally, it is to prevent anyone who might poison the little prince from escaping."
Shen Qingqing shook her head, leaning on the car door with one hand, "Doing this will only make the mastermind laugh at you. Since there was poisoning, it means there was a motive. Since there was a motive, this person will definitely not leave."
In other words, those who wanted to leave would not have poisoned him.
"What if he does the opposite?"
"Steward Su, do you think it's safer to keep things in plain sight or somewhere you can't see?"
Shen Qingqing said meaningfully.
Steward Su pondered for a moment and understood her meaning.
With the poisoned doctor here, that person would definitely not be at ease with the little prince leaving his sight.
So he walked over to the coach and said a few words in a low voice. The people in the coach cheered and eagerly got off the car.
Then Steward Su returned to the RV, and the car gradually drove away from the resort.
The royal family was much as imagined, majestic, magnificent, with traces of age and wear everywhere. This palace must have at least a hundred years of history.
Steward Su led them past the palace gates.
Shen Qingqing asked, "What do you mean, you're not taking us to the palace?"
Steward Su explained gently, "Without an invitation from a royal family member, or the king, one is not qualified to enter. I am just a steward, I don't have that authority."
Shen Qingqing curled her lips.
It's just a palace, it's not like the heavenly palace, making it so grand.
But whether she could enter or not, she didn't really care that much. Steward Su led them to an apartment building. The apartment building looked quite new, and there were security guards at the entrance.
There was also a garden below the apartment building, which was empty.
Steward Su led them inside. The apartment building wasn't large, but it could accommodate dozens of people. "You will stay here temporarily. This is what the royal family uses to entertain guests, and I have the right to arrange it for you."
Shen Qingqing complained, "You insisted we come when we said we didn't want to. After we came, you wouldn't let us stay in the palace..."
There were too many points to complain about that she didn't know where to start.
Steward Su pretended not to hear, led them into the elevator, and went to the 18th floor, the top floor. As soon as they got out of the elevator, there was a very clean carpeted corridor.
It was called an apartment, but the facilities and decoration were comparable to a five-star hotel.
He started from the first room on the left and opened the doors one by one. "This whole floor is for you. No one else will be staying here later. There are twenty rooms in total, left and right. Choose your favorite style."
He held many room cards and swiped one to open a room.
"Each room here has only one room card. Once you've chosen, come to me to get the card. Once you move in, no one else can enter." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Steward Su stood in the corridor holding the room cards, watching them enter and inspect the rooms.
Each room had a different decorative style, from minimalist to luxurious, understated, European, and Oriental...
All sorts of styles, you name it.
Shen Qingqing finally chose the first room on the left, closest to the elevator, with a minimalist style that suited her taste.
Fu Jingshu, as her companion, had no requirements for these things; everything was up to her.
Others also chose their rooms one after another.
As Shen Qingqing was looking around the room, someone knocked. She looked up and saw Zhao Qian standing at the door, and subconsciously glanced at Fu Jingshu.
Knowing she had something to say to Zhao Qian, Fu Jingshu nodded, "Go ahead."
Shen Qingqing went out and followed Zhao Qian to the end of the corridor. No one had chosen a room here, so it was quiet, and they didn't have to worry about being overheard.
"Zhao Qian, you really didn't have to come."
He was the most innocent in this matter. Steward Su hadn't forced him to stay.
Zhao Qian smiled shyly, "We are friends. If you stay, how can I leave alone?"
Shen Qingqing's expression became serious, "This is not the time to be loyal. You need to know that I have no choice but to stay. The little prince's poison requires me and the old man. We must stay, otherwise Steward Su wouldn't let anyone go. But you are different, you can leave here."
"It's too dangerous here. If you stay, you might be captured at any time."
Perhaps to others, treating Pei Ji was an opportunity. As long as Pei Ji was cured, it would be equivalent to owing the royal family a favor.
However, it also came with immense risk.
If the treatment was not timely, or if any problems occurred, she and the poisoned doctor would be held responsible.
She made a decision, "You leave immediately."
"I'm not leaving."
Zhao Qian, however, was uncharacteristically stubborn.
Shen Qingqing was confused, "Are you crazy?"
Zhao Qian suddenly smiled, making her feel inexplicably unsettled. "What are you smiling about?"
"I just think it's rare to see you so speechless." Since they met, this woman seemed invincible, and no difficulty or hardship could defeat her.
This was the first time he had seen her wear such an expression, and the more he looked, the more he wanted to laugh.