Chapter 701 - The Princess’s Visit at Night (2/2)

The girl casually took off her cloak, revealing her pink palace dress, which made her look delicate and lovely.

However, her face, which was full of arrogance, gave the impression that she was definitely not an ordinary girl.

She found an empty seat on the right side of Shangguan Lei and directly walked over.

She sat down without hesitation and gave a hard look at those, who were staring at her with dissatisfaction, after looking around.

Then she said, “Humph, don’t try to play any trick here. Although my mother is in the Imperial Palace, she has learned what happened outside. Today, I have to warn you. If you can’t give me a reasonable explanation of the extermination of the Shen Family, my mother will definitely not let you smooth things over!”

The girl’s frosty tone caused everyone in the conference hall to gasp in fear.

She was none other than Long Mengru, the noblest princess in the Imperial Palace.

The outsiders might have no idea what was going on, but the members of the Shangguan Family clearly knew that the Empress’s sending her most trusted daughter to denounce them meant that she was really furious and they were in trouble.

Long Mengru coldly snorted and sat upright in her seat, showing no respect for anyone.

This afternoon, her mother learned about the extermination of the Shen Family.

Moreover, her mother’s followers learned from the coroner that all 15 members of the Shen Family were killed by her grandfather’s unique skill.

In this case, anyone, who was not totally stupid, could tell the Shangguan Family was behind this.

Her mother had changed the direction of the investigation by covering up the traces left at the scene a little, otherwise, she might be standing here today.

“Mengru, behave yourself. It’s unbecoming of you to show no respect for your grandfather!” Old Madam Shangguan, who was seated next to Shangguan Lei, said.

In this family, she was the one who doted on this intelligent granddaughter the most. For this reason, she had the closest relationship with Long Mengru and was the only one in this family Long Mengru was willing to obey.

Since her grandma, who was the closest to her, said so, Long Mengru had to suppress her anger for the time being.

Nevertheless, she was not finished with them yet and just did her grandmother a favor temporarily.

Seeing Long Mengru stop rebuking them, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

They all knew that once this devilish princess got angry, she would vent her anger without considering anyone’s feelings.

At this moment, the discussion in the conference hall came to an end.

Glancing at his family members, who wanted to say something but hesitated, Shangguan Lei waved his hand as a hint for them to leave.

All of them were eager to leave the girl, who was glaring at them with a horrible look in her eyes.

In the blink of an eye, the conference hall, which had been crowded just now, became empty.

Long Mengru continued sitting there, disinclined to look at anyone.

Finally, only the three of them were left here.

Long Mengru looked impatient, but she could not vent her anger on her grandfather.

“Mengru, why did you come out in the middle of the night? If your father discovers it, won’t he punish you?” With no others around, Old Madam Shangguan put away her serious look, stood up, held her granddaughter’s hand lovingly, and reproached her with a worried look.

“Grandma, you dote on me the most. I don’t want to come out late at night, but you don’t know my mother got so furious that she even rebuked me. If I don’t come out to find out the truth, I’m afraid my mother will feel uncomfortable with rage!” Long Mengru pouted with an aggrieved look and complained to her grandmother about her difficult position.

Although she was intimidating to others, she still acted like a spoiled child in front of her grandmother.

“Poor child. What’s wrong with your mother? How could she take it out on my granddaughter for such a trifle? I’ll give her a lecture in person later,” Old Madam Shangguan said.

Hearing her grandmother’s words, Long Mengru finally showed a smile.

Since she was a child, her grandmother had doted on her the most. When she made mistakes, her grandmother always kept her at the Shangguan’s Mansion with various excuses and then let her go back to the Imperial Palace after her mother cooled down.

By now, most of her grievances were dispelled, and she was no longer as cold as before.

With a sweet smile, she meekly helped her grandmother to sit down.

“What did your mother say about this?” Shangguan Lei asked.

He did not dote on his granddaughter very much.

However, when he spoke of his eldest daughter he was proud of, there was a flash of worry in his sharp eyes.

The successor excelled the predecessor. She was his proudest daughter as well as the person he feared the most.

Long Mengru, who had been appeased by her grandmother, sighed and said in a low voice, “Mother said someone tries to gain profit in risk may put himself in danger.”