Everyone sat in the hall for a long time. The ministers of Xiong Fengcheng standing beside them all had sweat on their faces. They had never felt that the hall could be so stuffy and hot, which made them breathless.
Nie Zi saw the expressions of everyone in the palace and knew that it was getting late and it was time to act according to the strategy agreed upon when he arrived, so he said.
"Since Mrs. Xiong has accepted this gift card on behalf of Viscount Ning Que, please come to our Nanshan City to observe the ceremony. We will leave now."
Hearing this, I felt the ministers in the hall who had been standing for a long time booing. They each wiped the sweat from their faces and said goodbye to the people of Nanshan City who were getting up and preparing to leave.
Xiong Meifeng nodded, wondering in her heart.
"Why haven't the people in Nanshan City mentioned releasing the little maid Ke'er? Didn't they come here for that maid? Or did they secretly send someone to rescue the little maid after entering the mansion?"
Xiong Meifeng couldn't stop herself and winked at the confidant beside her.
The man was about to leave the side hall to see if there was anything wrong with the place where the little maid was detained, and someone robbed her.
At this moment, Ning Yu, one of Nie Zi's group who was preparing to leave, said to Nie Zi.
"Master Nie, there is still one of our people who has not returned."
Nie Zi said "Oh" and asked what was going on.
Then Zhao She said.
"When we first entered the mansion, the maid next to Ning Yu, Ke'er, went to the hut in the mansion and hasn't come back because she wasn't feeling well. How about we wait a little longer?"
When the people in the palace heard that the people in Nanshan City stood up and said that they had not left, but kept saying that there was a little maid missing, they all felt strange and looked at the general who had led everyone from Nanshan City to the palace.
The general was stared at by his colleagues, and when he saw people from Nanshan City also looking at him, he became a little panicked.
The people he led in Nanshan City were all very nervous along the way. They never paid attention to the departure or stay of a maid, he said hurriedly.
"I'll have someone go to the house to look for it."
After saying that, the general took the housekeeper in front of him and asked him to search with him.
When he thought about it, a little maid must have lost her way in this huge mansion, so she didn't return.
I don't know if some heartless servant in the house was so careless that he lost the man.
The general swore that if he found the little maid in Nanshan City, he would definitely not let go of the slave who led the way for the maid.
Only an angry shout was heard.
"stop!"
Immediately afterwards, a tea cup with water was thrown at the general who was about to leave.
Except for the people from Nanshan City, the other courtiers in the palace were so shocked that they knelt on the ground, fearing that they would offend the angry Xiong Meifeng.
Although the general didn't know why Xiong Meifeng was so angry, he didn't dare to wipe off the tea stains on his face, and quickly knelt on the ground and screamed for death.
Xiong Meifeng became even more angry when she saw that the general below was unable to support the wall with mud. After saying something like "I'm a loser", she asked the soldiers on the left and right to drag him out.
Seeing Xiong Meifeng finally getting angry, Nie Zi felt a little proud in his heart, but pretended not to know on his face.
"Viscountess, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean?"
Xiong Meifeng looked at Nie Zi coldly.
"I already know the purpose of your coming here from Nanshan City. I advise you to give up your intentions. Ke'er is the most capable maid around me and a member of my Viscount's house. I will not let you act so unscrupulously.
Take away the people in my house."
Ning Yu glared angrily from below.
Xiong Meifeng said again.
"This is the territory of the Li Dynasty, but you want to take away my people from the Li Dynasty here. Could it be that Nanshan City has forgotten the ten-year period agreed with our Dynasty, or maybe you, Nanshan City, feel that you are strong, so you are ready to
Regardless of face, you think I'm a bully, so come to Xiong Feng City and run wild."
Xiong Meifeng's words made everyone in Nanshan City, including Nie Zi, look angry.
Fortunately, Nie Zi was mature and prudent, and he remembered the warnings of Ma Mou and Li Jinbao when he arrived.
"The ten-year contract has not expired, and your Excellency has not ascended the throne. It is not appropriate to cause disputes with the Li Dynasty."
Nie Zi said.
"The Viscountess is too worried. Our Nanshan City has made an agreement with your Li Dynasty to live in peace and harmony for nearly ten years. Naturally, we will not destroy the relationship between the two dynasties. However, there is one thing I don't understand. That Ke'er is clearly mine from Nanshan City.
Man, why does the Viscountess insist that she is the maid in your house?"
Xiong Meifeng heard what Nie Zi said and couldn't figure out what the people in Nanshan City were planning.
"What a joke. That little maid Ke'er was brought to the house since she was a child and has never left the house. Your Nanshan City keeps saying that she is yours, but have you ever had any proof?"
Nie Zi smiled lightly.
"Of course there is. Please ask the Viscountess to let one of us follow the people in your house and bring Ke'er to the palace. Everyone will know at a glance whether it is true or not."
When Xiong Meifeng heard this, she knew that she had been deceived by the people in Nanshan City in front of her.
Xiong Meifeng pretended to be deep in thought and coughed lightly.
He was about to use words to delay Nie Zi and others for a moment, so that his people could have time to search around the little maid to see if she had any tokens from Nanshan City with her.
Ever since everyone in Nanshan City made the announcement to look for the person, they have been keeping a close eye on the people in the main hall to be on guard against anyone leaving.
"Hey. Where do you want to go? Do you want to go out and compete with me?"
Li Zhaocai and the Ningxu monk stopped the middle-aged man who wanted to leave.
Nie Zi said calmly.
"Viscountess, it's better to hand over our people from Nanshan City. I think even if Marquis Li knew about it, he wouldn't let you keep our people from Nanshan City so blatantly."
The officials of Xiong Feng City who were kneeling on the ground also raised their heads and urged Xiong Meifeng to bring the people out.
These people were afraid that Xiong Meifeng had angered Nanshan City and ruined everyone's lives because of her anger.
Xiong Meifeng stood up and pointed at the feeble officials, speechless.
The waitress behind her saw the hostess's angry face turning green, and hurriedly wanted to step forward and help Xiong Meifeng sit down.
Xiong Meifeng pushed away the maid's support and roared in the palace.
"Okay! Okay! You guys..."
After a long time, Xiong Meifeng regained some sense and said to the man who had just been blocked by Li Zhaocai.
"Fu Liang, you take the people from Nanshan City to bring that scumbag. I want to see what kind of tricks they are playing in Nanshan City."
Hearing this, Nie Zi nodded to Ning Yu, who was already anxious beside him.
Ning Yu, Li Zhaocai, Wu Yue, and Wang Xiu accompanied Xiong Meifeng's confidant named Fuliang to the dungeon where Ke'er was imprisoned.
The dark cell was opened from the outside, and a ray of light appeared in front of Ke'er.
Ke'er slowly opened her eyes, which were tired from crying, and suddenly heard someone calling.