Chapter 689 - A Tease (1/2)

Elderly Lady had kept this child by her side from when he was young, spoiling him to the high heavens. Luckily, in the present, he was a bit terrified of his sister, which curbed his out-of-control behavior. Otherwise, it would be even harder to discipline him later on.

Qiao Mu cast a glance at this hobgoblin child, both annoyed and amused, before shaking her head and following him inside.

Nanny Qing just so happened to be led inside, and when she saw Qiao Mu, her expression slightly sunk. She walked forward and curtsied sloppily. “Eldest Miss Qiao, are you ready to leave now?”

“Oh, wait a bit.” Qiao Mu said absentmindedly.

Yet Nanny Qing’s expression turned even more unsightly. “Still need to wait a bit? This old servant is only afraid that this old servant can wait, but Her Majesty the Queen won’t be able to!”

“You know whether or not Royal Mother can wait?” Mo Lian’s voice suddenly travelled inside from the doorway.

Hearing his voice, Nanny Qing’s heart jolted slightly in fright. She quickly turned around, and together with two junior royal maids, curtsied impeccably towards the crown prince. “Greetings to Your Highness.”

Qiao Mu pattered to the crown prince and tugged his sleeves, saying, “Bring me to where Wu Xiaosu got locked up.”

The crown prince nodded before turning to look at Nanny Qing and company. “You go back to Royal Mother and tell her that we’ll come over in an hour.”

Nanny Qing’s pupils contracted slightly, and she hastily prompted, “But Your Highness…”

Nevertheless, the crown prince’s cold and severe gaze shot over, landing on Nanny Qing. “You didn’t hear me?”

Nanny Qing broke out into a cold sweat from fright on the spot, and she quickly knelt onto the ground with a flump, firmly keeping her head down as she said repeatedly, “Yes, yes, this old servant understands.”

The crown prince held Qiao Mu’s small hand and walked outside.

Before leaving, Qiao Mu curved her mouth into a cold sneer as she cast a glance at Nanny Qing, who was furtively peeping at her from the corner of her eye.

Wu Xiaosu was locked up inside the Highest Judiciary’s prison, and she had already been in custody for almost four hours.

The two people’s carriage headed straight for the Highest Judiciary. When they arrived, the a.s.sistant minister had already been informed and had come out early to welcome them, leading them to the prison.