Zou Qing rushed out overnight last night. He first asked Uncle Li to send someone to Shuntian Prefecture to inquire about the news to see if there was really a yamen runner who took the nanny of the third lady back. Then he sent someone to ask the secret agent planted in Prince Zheng's Mansion to see if Wei An had any accident.
He has always been very cautious in doing things, and basically won't release the eagle until he sees the rabbit.
If there was even the slightest mistake in this matter, he would be in big trouble, so of course it was never too careful.
It was just a coincidence that something was lost in Mr. Wang's house and the yamen runners came to investigate in plain clothes. He didn't believe this nonsense.
Something must have gone wrong.
But to be on the safe side, I still have to ask, in case if this really happens, it will be difficult to proceed with the next step.
After drinking another cup of bitter tea in the flower hall, his eyes felt sore from staying up all night. He opened his mouth and yawned, then he heard a noise outside and suddenly opened his eyes.
Old Li had already come in, hunched over. As soon as he came in, he came up to him and told him with certainty: "I have already asked, and it is true that Madam Kong went to Shuntian Prefecture today..."
He lowered his voice when he said this: "That yamen runner was a fool, a young man. I said a few words, and he really thought that I had a secret affair with Kong Mama and was just having a secret meeting with her. He took her back to Shuntian Prefecture just to scare people."
Zou Qing glanced at him and said, "Since she is his eldest brother's wife, why did he just take her back and scare her when he saw her?"
"What else can we do?" Old Li smiled sinisterly and looked at him meaningfully. "How can a couple live without bumps and bruises? Can we really sink her into the lake? Besides, who wants to be cuckolded? No matter how stupid the yamen runner is, he knows it in his heart. I have already asked, and there is such a person. I heard that he was newly transferred to Shuntian Prefecture and has no future."
Zou Qing's doubts have not diminished.
Instead of confirming his thought, he became even more alert. Just as he was about to say something else, there was another knock on the door.
He nodded to Lao Li, and Lao Li understood and opened the door with both hands.
The person who had been waiting outside the door came in hurriedly and whispered, "Accurate news came from the palace. It is confirmed that something has really happened. Princess Shouning has died and there is no hope of saving her. The princess is busy making preparations and has even asked someone to prepare the white cloth."
This is what really happened.
Wei An actually died.
Zou Qing stood up and paced back and forth in the room. After walking for a while, he stopped and looked at him and asked, "Have you found out? Where are our people?"
The person placed in the kitchen would definitely be the first one to be suspected, this was something that had been thought of a long time ago.
The man immediately responded, "She's dead. When something happened to the princess, the Marquis said it must have been someone in the kitchen who did something and hid a spy... She jumped into the well herself."
Zou Qing thought about it, sat down again, hummed, and said, "Go and take care of the rest, and do as I told you before."
The families of those secret agents had already been controlled by them, and all they had to do was make them disappear, and nothing would happen.
As for Nanny Kong, although she is just a informant, she knows too much and we can't just let her go.
He tapped his fingers on the table for a while, and then said, "By the way, after everything is settled, let's go to Shuntian Prefecture to see if the person has been fished out."
If the Dingbei Marquis Mansion received the news and went to look for someone, they would have to bring Madam Kong back immediately.
Although her son and husband are in their hands, who knows what Shen Chen will do when he goes crazy. They must clean up the mess and not be involved in this matter.
After he gave the instructions, he waited until the room was empty, sat for a while, and then went to Jiang Songwen's villa overnight.
Jiang Songwen was not in the villa. He had an appointment today and was said to be attending the banquet with Dong Chengqi.
Originally he wanted to report it and then ask for his instructions, but now it was all in vain. Zou Qing's heart skipped a beat and he finally returned to the yard in the alley.
But when he waited for the next morning, what he waited for was not Uncle Li, but the fully armed Jinyiwei.
The fact that the Jinyiwei appeared in this inconspicuous place was very telling. When he heard the report from outside, his heart immediately skipped a beat and his face turned pale. He guessed where the problem came from - where else could it be
Grandma Kong!
He was confused for a while, but soon came to his senses - even if Madam Kong was exposed, it was nothing, they had no evidence...
Thinking of this, he tried his best to calm down.
Uncle Li didn't come back. Could it be that he also fell into the hands of the Embroidered Uniform Guards
But if that's really the case...
How did the Imperial Guards know about Uncle Li... Is Madam Kong really so bold as to disregard the life and death of her son and husband
She clearly gave up her extremely loyal benefactor for the sake of her son and husband.
He swallowed his saliva and became more anxious when he heard the shouting outside. Just when he didn't know how to get away, the curtain was pulled open with great force.
When he faced the person head-on, he was stunned, and then he felt like a basin of cold water was poured over his head - it was Young Master Lin, it was actually Young Master Lin who came!
This means that Nanny Kong really told Young Master Lin the cause of Wei An's death, which is why Young Master Lin came to arrest him.
His heart was beating fast for a moment, but he calmed down after the panic - it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... Wei An is dead, as long as Wei An is dead, Song Wen will have plenty of ways to get him out.
Although Young Master Lin was very powerful, the father and son of the Jiang family also held great power in the court and were deeply trusted by Emperor Longqing.
In a game between two parties, one may not necessarily lose.
He straightened his clothes and went to meet Lin Sanshao, smiling, and asked softly, "I wonder what you have to say to me, Sanshao, since you have come so suddenly?"
Young Master Lin glanced at him, and unexpectedly did not maintain his usual indifference and expressionless face. He smiled at him for the first time, revealing a meaningful smile, and then looked at him, slowly curling the corners of his lips: "Why am I here? Doesn't Butler Zou have any idea?"
Zou Qing didn't feel that things would be easier just because Young Master Lin smiled. On the contrary, he was so shocked by Young Master Lin's smile that he stood there in a daze, feeling creepy for a moment.
He is not afraid of his opponent's overreaction, but he is afraid of not knowing his opponent's strength.
The fact that Young Master Lin is able to keep his composure and not be angry at all is the most terrifying thing. (To be continued)