Chapter 499: Snatching the Bag

At the Duke of Wei's residence, Princess Gao Yang finally managed to feed the child, then carefully placed the child on the bed, constantly fearing that any movement of hers would wake the child.

After an unknown amount of time, she at last completed this step, and Xiao Sui An fell asleep.

Gao Yang exhaled, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and slipped out quietly.

"Princess!"

"Mm." Gao Yang clapped her hands and ordered, "Stay here and look after the little princess; I'll go out and have a look."

"Yes, Princess." Xiang Lan immediately agreed upon hearing it.

"Ah, I'm exhausted."

Gao Yang rubbed her sore arm and left the room.

Outside, Li Lizhi and the Princess of Yue were still directing servants to move belongings; their family's possessions were so numerous that they couldn't finish in one go.

Not to mention they still had to conduct a massive purge.

There's plenty to keep busy with today.

Gao Yang looked around; apart from Li Lizhi and the others, only Sizi's few children were running about, playing.

"Sister, where is Chen Yan? Why hasn't he shown up again?"

"Huh?" Li Lizhi turned and casually said, "My husband went out with the Fourth Imperial Brother and the Crown Prince; they were probably out drinking."

"With the Crown Prince?" Gao Yang's ears pricked instantly.

If Chen Yan went out with Du Gou, she would believe it was to drink.

After all, Tang Dynasty men love drinking; although Chen Yan has gotten drunk a few times lately and she has complained, she has never actually stopped him from drinking.

The problem is, Chen Yan went out with Li Chengqian… was it really just a simple drink?

If it truly was just drinking, why not do it at home?

Li Chengqian is the Crown Prince; what if an accident happens while drinking out?

If it wasn't merely drinking…

Gao Yang remembered clearly that back then Chen Yan and Li Chengqian were frequent visitors to Pingkang Lane!

Thinking of that, she couldn't sit still and immediately called the still‑busy Qing'er over.

"Come with me; go find your young master!"

"Ah… okay, very well, Princess." Qing'er froze for a moment, seemed to understand something, and reluctantly agreed.

"Gao Yang sister, you…"

Li Lizhi wanted to ask what was going on, but she didn't expect Gao Yang to leave without even looking back, taking Qing'er away; she blinked bewilderedly and simply gave up.

"Princess… where are we going?"

Qing'er asked tentatively.

"Where to?" Gao Yang halted, turned and stared at her, "Where to, you should understand, after all you have followed Chen Yan the longest; I trust you know where he is, right?"

"Servant… servant…" Qing'er wanted to cry without tears, wanted to say she didn't know, but under Gao Yang's increasingly threatening gaze, she could only nod obediently.

"Very well!" Gao Yang said satisfied, "Since you know where he is, lead the way quickly!"

"If we arrive in time and nothing bad has happened, everyone will be joyous; if we arrive late and something bad has occurred… I trust you also wouldn't want to see that scene."

What hidden meaning in those words does Qing'er not understand?

She wanted to say her young master wasn't that sort of person, but considering that Li Chengqian and Li Tai were also going, she was uncertain.

Fortunately there were many carriages outside the Marquis of Weinan's mansion; the two casually requisitioned one, and under Gao Yang's urgent demand, they spurred the horse and rushed toward Pingkang Lane.

With Qing'er guiding the way, they soon arrived at the place Chen Yan and his party often visited before, namely Wangyuelou.

She lifted the carriage curtain and glanced at the flamboyantly dressed girl in front of Wangyuelou; Gao Yang sneered, "How wonderful—my sister is laboriously tidying the house, I am doing my utmost to look after the child, and this bastard won't even wait a single day; as soon as we reach Chang'an he comes to a place like this!"

Qing'er said weakly, "Princess, what if—what if the young master hasn't come here and indeed went drinking with the Crown Prince?"

"Isn't that so? We'll know once we go inside!"

Gao Yang acted decisively, alighted with Qing'er, ordered the driver to wait somewhere, and then headed straight for Wangyuelou.

"Hey, cousin, why are you here too?"

At that moment, a startled voice came from not far away.

Gao Yang turned her head, let out a cold snort, "As expected, you're just another scoundrel; you're no good either. Get out of here and don't delay my business!"

Chang Sun Chong twitched the corner of his eye, gave a wry smile, and paid no heed to Gao Yang's words.

Anyone with eyes can see Gao Yang is in a bad mood; why go provoking her?

Moreover, Chang Sun Chong knows Gao Yang fairly well and understands that this princess wouldn't even provoke the Crown Prince or Li Tai.

Gao Yang lowered her head, storming inside with a fierce aura, but was directly stopped by the old matron outside.

"Miss, the interior is not suitable for a lady like you," the old matron said with a forced smile.

Having worked at Wangyuelou for so long, hasn't she experienced everything?

She has seen a hundred or eighty of these girls who look like they're here to snatch people.

Moreover, she truly doesn't know Gao Yang, but she does know Gao Yang's attendant Qing'er.

That girl is the lady‑in‑waiting of Wangyuelou's great benefactor and major patron; she has seen her many times.

If she hadn't met her, she might have pretended not to know, but now that she has, the old matron naturally tries to block her.

"How? Which Tang law forbids women from coming to your Wangyuelou?"

Gao Yang, with a cold face, said, "I'm entering today; what can you do to stop me?"

The old matron was stunned; she hadn't expected the woman's attitude to be so forceful, and just as she was about to politely explain, Chang Sun Chong walked over from the other side.

"Forget it, let her in; you don't need to worry about it so much."

After speaking, Chang Sun Chong said amiably, "Cousin, if you want to go in, go ahead, but please give me some face and don't cause a big commotion."

Gao Yang stared at Chang Sun Chong seriously, then snorted lightly, "Give you face? So this Wangyuelou has a special connection with you, huh?"

Forget it, I can't be bothered to deal with you.

Having said that, she took Qing'er and walked straight in.

Young master...... this......

Seeing that woman dare to show a sour face to Chang Sun Chong, and not give him any face at all, the madam's heart jumped.

Don't meddle, this isn't something you can interfere with.

Chang Sun Chong wasn't angry either; in fact, he felt a bit of schadenfreude.

Even the madam could see what Gao Yang was here for, so how could he not see it?

However, their family's attitude toward Chen Yan is quite complicated; before, lacking the opportunity, it was fine, but now that they have the chance, they naturally want to do Gao Yang a favor.

Just let out a bit of petty anger, no harm done!

Just thinking that Chen Yan got caught by Gao Yang made him unable to help laughing, his mood inexplicably improved.

Come on, let's go up and take a look with this young master; I feel there's going to be a big commotion today!