Chapter 269: Beating up the Butler (2)

As a graciously attired man got off the carriage slowly, people could hardly get their eyes off his flawless face.

The butler stared at him with shock. “Your Highness.”

Wasn’t he in Mingzhou? Why was he here?

What? Your Highness? This man was the crown prince!

People around were shocked and they immediately knelt down, “Your Highness.”

Deaf to their greetings, Gong Qianyu walked to the butler and then said coldly, “Who are you buying the birds’ nests for?”

“For Your Highness, of course,” the butler stammered when he looked down with guilt and cold sweat all over his forehead.

“You have worked in the Prince Mansion for years. Don’t you know that I never eat bird’s nests?”

Upon hearing that, people around burst into an uproar. If the crown prince, the only master in the Prince’s Mansion, never ate birds’ nests, didn’t that mean they were just bought for the servants? The most powerful servant in his Mansion was this butler.

This butler really knew how to enjoy life by spending the crown prince’s money in buying expensive birds’ nests for himself. Judging from his stout body, he must have taken a lot more than he deserved behind his master’s back.

The butler’s face turned deathly pale with his fat body trembling slightly. His tongue was knotted so that he could not utter a word.

“Your Highness, that doesn’t sound convincing. When the butler bullied others before, Your Highness never appeared to stop him. Now he has raised a great wrath among the people. Your Highness just told us that you don’t know what he has done. I’m afraid no one will believe you.”

“We have seen many times that the master who makes mistakes forces his servant to take the fall for him. This butler is one of the servants of Your Highness. I’m sure he has no courage to go against you.” a slight snort of disdain rang in the crowd.

Murong Xue followed the sound and saw a man in his 30s with a mustache on his upper lip and a creepy twinkle in his eyes.

As the noble crown prince of Nanjiang, what Gong Qianyu said didn’t welcome any doubts. Even if some people did not believe him, they dare not denounce him.

However, the man dared to publicly refute what Gong Qianyu said. Did the man have an axe to grind?

“I am wealthy enough. Do I need to bully people for such low-priced things?” Gong Qianyu said coldly with a piercing gaze at the man who defied him.

A chill ran down the man’s spine before he stammered, “But…it is true that the butler in the Crown Prince’s Mansion bullied people. Many people have seen it.”

“Who allows you to bully people?” Gong Qianyu asked angrily upon hearing that. Under his sleeve, he directed bursts of dark blue flames at the butler, which knocked the butler to the ground. The butler felt so dizzy and painful after being thrown to the ground.

He frowned and tried to support himself up with his arms. But the dark blue flames shot him again, causing quite a bit of pain. He had no choice but to cry for mercy, “Please have mercy on me, Your Highness!” However, he said nothing about his bullying.

Gong Qianyu retracted his internal force and glared at the butler. “It doesn’t matter if you don’t wanna talk.” And then he continued, “Take the butler to the prison and post a notice, saying that anyone who has been bullied by him can go to Shuntian Mansion and the officer will uphold justice for them!”

Everyone’s eyes lit up. The officer in Shuntian Mansion had a deserved reputation for his integrity. The crown prince sent the butler to Shuntian Mansion for further review, which meant that the crown prince had a conscience, and was not afraid of further investigation.

As the future Emperor of Nanjiang, Gong Qianyu possessed a great fortune. There was no need for him to direct his servant to bully others.

The butler actually did something bad and bullied people behind his master’s back.

What? Would he be sent to jail?

Upon hearing that, the butler was startled and almost scared to death. Regardless of the injury on his body, he crawled to Gong Qianyu, kowtowing and begging, “Your Highness, please spare me!”

“You are one of the prisoners of Shuntian Mansion now,” Gong Qianyu said coldly. “Just beg the officers there for mercy.”

The butler reached out to pull Gong Qianyu’s clothes. He didn’t want to go to jail.

Gong Qianyu’s eyes turned vigilant as he kicked the butler down to the ground, making the butler ache all over.

Gong Qianyu ordered his subordinates, “Send him to Shuntian Mansion.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Two guards stepped forward, took the butler by the arms and pulled him towards Shuntian Mansion.

The butler staggered forward with his face turning pale, his hair straggling and his clothes getting dirty and shabby. He looked so ragged.

Looking at him like this, people around only felt relieved. They applauded as they said, “Justice is served. Woo-hoo!”

“Thank you, Your Highness.”

“Your Highness, you are great.”

Bowing their heads, people paid obeisance to Gong Qianyu gratefully.

“There’s no need to stand on ceremony.” Gong Qianyu said blandly. His eyes glanced over the crowd, but he did not see the figure of the man who had defied him before. Gong Qianyu smiled with a glint of mockery.

“Brother, didn’t you go to Mingzhou to fight with Qingyan troops? Why did you come back suddenly?” An inquiring sound suddenly rang when a young man slowly walked over. This slender, tall man looked so charming with his hair tamed by a white jade crown, a black belt with the pattern of a unicorn as well as a round jade pendant hanging from it.