At that moment, Eunuch You suddenly came running over with a large group of eunuchs. He ordered his subordinates to rudely pull and drag Noble Consort Hua away from the spot, while stepping forward to offer his apologies:
"Duke Fang, my subordinates failed to keep proper watch and offended you. I beg Duke Fang to forgive us."
"Keep a better eye on her from now on, but do not mistreat her."
Fang Chen said indifferently, after which he and Daoist Priest Li left the area together.
Chapter 160: The Melodious Bell
The eunuchs and palace maids in the palace lowered their heads and stepped aside in haste whenever they saw Fang Chen and Daoist Priest Li approaching. One of the maids suddenly seemed to recall something, a look of shock flashing across her face as she repeatedly turned her head to look back.
A eunuch beside her saw this, grabbed her arm hard, and hissed in a low voice: "What are you doing? Don't offend Duke Fang and get the rest of us implicated!"
The little maid winced in pain, her face twisting in distress.
Right at that moment, a boy of about five years old came running from a distance, crashed straight into the eunuch, and glared at him angrily: "You dare bully my Sister Xiangzhen!"
"Ouch!"
Caught off guard and smarting from the impact, the eunuch let out a low gasp, which immediately drew the gazes of both Fang Chen and Daoist Priest Li.
The five-year-old boy was dressed in brocade, but the clothes were clearly old, bearing many traces of mended patches. Beyond …
Chapter 64