Chapter 829: Chapter 829 Street Ruffians

Arriving at the entrance of Prince Pu’s room, he dared not rashly disturb the Prince, but could only rub his hands together and pace back and forth at the doorway, anxiously waiting.

The day gradually brightened, with Rising Sun slowly rising in the east.

Yet, there was still no movement from Prince Pu’s room, causing the steward to become so anxious that he accidentally knocked over a flower pot nearby.

“Clang.”

A jarring crash.

Finally, there was a response from inside: “Who’s fumbling around outside so early in the morning, not letting people sleep? Completely lacking manners.”

It was Prince Pu’s voice, thick with sleepiness.

“Prince, it’s your servant.” The steward was shaky and uneasy.

“So early in the morning, with so many things in the mansion waiting for you to handle, why are you here?”

“Prince, your servant is here to confess a fault.”

“Confess a fault? What exactly happened?”

“There was a slight mishap with the matter handled yesterday.”

“If it was an accident that led to a death, then let it be. It was just a hoodlum, no need to dwell on it,” Prince Pu said dismissively, knowing he was referring to Zhang San.

“No, Prince,” the steward didn’t know how to explain, Zhang San’s body hanging at the entrance of the Prince’s Mansion, creating a spectacle for all to see.

“What exactly happened?”

“You…you better come out and see for yourself.”

“What is it?” Prince Pu turned over in bed, his voice clearly impatient.

“Zhang… Zhang San’s body, I…I don’t know how… how, it’s hanging at our mansion’s entrance.” The steward stumbled over his words, deeply aware of his own incompetence, fearing the Prince’s punishment.

“What?” Prince Pu jumped up from the bed, roaring, “You come in here and explain exactly what happened! How can someone already dead appear at the mansion’s entrance?”

Lying next to him, Princess Consort Pu immediately reacted, “Prince, you can’t let the steward enter, it’s not convenient with me here.”

“Right, right, you’ve driven me mad,” Prince Pu said, then shouted toward the steward outside, “Wait outside, I’ll be right out.”

“Yes.” The steward waited outside apprehensively, knowing well that the Princess Consort was inside and dared not barge in.

Soon, Prince Pu dressed and walked out.

“What happened exactly?”

Prince Pu, now stern-faced, had originally intended for the steward to bring a few men to give Zhang San a lesson, not expecting them to be too harsh and accidentally kill him. A hoodlum was of no importance for Prince Pu thought, dead is dead, anyway, no one knew about this, so he’d instructed the steward to dispose of the body in the wilderness.

Unexpectedly, things didn’t go as planned. The person, already confirmed dead, bizarrely reappeared at the entrance of Prince Pu’s Mansion.

The steward recounted the morning’s events at the main gate.

Hearing this, Prince Pu was furious, pointing at the steward, utterly at a loss for words.

One could guess that hanging the body at the mansion’s gate must be the work of his enemies. Perhaps the enemies witnessed the steward handling the matter and enacted their revenge.

“Prince, don’t be angry now, you better go to the main gate and see for yourself. I’m afraid more people will gather and the situation could spiral out of control.”

“You mean there are many people gathered at the gate?”

“Yes! Many people gathered at the gate even before dawn to watch the spectacle.” The steward was also troubled.

Prince Pu paused, then said, “I cannot make a public appearance right now. Tell the people outside that the body is a house servant of our mansion, who couldn’t bear some minor matter and sought death. Quickly have someone bring the body inside, don’t let anyone report to the authorities, otherwise, if this blows up, it wouldn’t be good for Prince Pu’s Mansion.”