Feigning embarrassment, Qiao Xuan lowered her head and ran out.
The two men laughed boisterously behind her, with one of them still making wretched comments. "Sigh, what a shame! What a pity!"
Another playfully scolded him, "Rein in your thoughts. She's the wife of the Primus and the Minister of Revenue!"
The person sneered, "Do I need you to tell me? Don't I know?"
While they had captured the wife of an imperial court official, the wife of the Primus, they wouldn't dare harm her. Word could easily spread, and the consequences would be dire. His Highness, the Crown Prince, was already in a fierce political struggle with Lord Shao. If Lord Shao and his wife were killed, the blame would fall on Lord Shao, but harming Madam Shao would be a different matter. His Highness would be deemed shameless, leading officials to question their allegiance.
