"His Royal Highness, Concubine Mu Shu has been found. When found, the person was knocked unconscious in the lotus pond." Yan Chengzhou mobilized his personal guards, and in the name of arresting the rebels, he searched inside and outside the prince's mansion repeatedly, but nothing was done. Found the trace of the side concubine.
Now that I have found Miss San, I finally have some clues. Facing His Highness's increasingly cold eyes, Yan Chengzhou didn't dare to say a word, for fear of detonating this temper, and then it would be another bloody purge.
Zong Zhenglin recalled that the young servant just now came to report that Zong Zhengming was not in the front yard, and the people who were supposed to rest in the side hall actually disappeared strangely without a sound.
"Bring her in." Zong Zhenglin had some guesses in his heart. If it can be confirmed from Mu Xiting's mouth, then Mu Xiyao should not be in danger in the short term, but suffering is inevitable.
Thinking of her current situation, Zong Zhenglin felt a lot of guilt.
Damn it! Mu Xiyao had an August belly and was supposed to take a good rest, but was targeted by the traitor. It's all my fault for being negligent and implicated in her.
Zong Zhenglin rubbed his brows and forced himself to calm down. Don't panic. With her intelligence, it should be enough to save her life in the short term. She was still waiting for her rescue.
"Wei Zhen, please come over, sir."
Wei Zhen took the order and hurried to the fifth Yichao mansion. Worried. If something happened to the side concubine, just by looking at His Highness's daily protection, you would know that the backyard was doomed. I just hope that Master Yao will be safe and sound and return to the house as soon as possible, otherwise it will be another disaster.
Zong Zhenglin closed his eyes and pondered, stroking the wrench on his hand and slowly turning it.
The traitor chose to start on the day the mansion was opened, and infiltrated among the guests. And while there were so many people during the day, it was inconvenient for the dark guards to set up defenses and cast their nets, so they took advantage of the loopholes. As for the internal response, Zong Zhenglin's face darkened. It is inevitable that there will be meticulous work in the house. I am afraid that a certain woman in the backyard is the key. Who is it
To be able to find out Mu Xiyao's temperament, and to imitate her like 70%, obviously got the exact information. This woman who can contact Mu Xiyao and spread her news must be one of those people. It's so daring to reach out behind his back. Is it colluding with traitors, trying to get rid of Mu Xiyao and competing for favor? Or is he an Anzi in Shu
Zong Zhenglin was excluding suspicious people one by one, when he saw Mu Xiting crying and being led in, it was obviously overly frightened.
"Shut up." His Highness said coldly. Mu Xiting was reprimanded, so she kept her voice down.
Looking at the sloppy woman in front of him, Zong Zhenglin was full of anger. His sense of Mu Xiting was already too bad. If it wasn't for this stupid woman, how could Mu Xiyao be kidnapped
Zong Zhenglin is now suppressing his anger, and how impatient he is, he is so tired of seeing Mu Xiting. If it weren't for the fear that Mu Xiyao would be sad, Zong Zhenglin would have wanted to slap her to death!
"I will explain it to this hall from beginning to end. Don't think that you are her concubine, and this hall will not touch you. The Mu family won't let you go, but your biological mother, this hall can still touch you."
Mu Xiting was so frightened by his cold intimidation that she lost her soul. This was the first time she faced Zong Zhenglin's anger. The Sixth Highness, who originally thought it was a cold-hearted and warm-hearted man, now looks like a cannibal. Mu Xiting shivered, thinking about what would happen to her and her concubine if Mu Xiyao couldn't be rescued.
This woman was originally timid, and Zong Zhengming was gentle and protective in the house, but now she was frightened by Zong Zhenglin, and her mind was completely confused. I didn't want to quickly make things clear, but instead, I was in a mess, and my mind was in a mess.
Zong Zhenglin saw that she opened her mouth several times without uttering a word, her face was dark, and her anger was surging.
What does this woman want from her! How could Mu Xiyao have such an unbearable concubine? In a critical time, she couldn't even answer a word. She wanted to ask Mu Xiyao's situation from her mouth, but it was so difficult
The Sixth Highness had been with Mu Xiyao for a long time, and completely forgot what the woman raised by the boudoir looked like. It was unbearable to see Mu Xiting coping today.
"Speak!" Zong Zhenglin exhausted his patience and clapped the bars with one palm.
"Ah!" Mu Xiting screamed and stepped back.
Zong Zhenglin, with frosty eyes, was about to have someone drag him down to torture him to extract a confession, but was stopped by the hurried fifth Yaochao.
"Your Highness, please leave this matter to the minister."
Seeing Zong Zhenglin's expression, the fifth Yichao secretly shook his head. His Royal Highness was too tight on the side concubine, and his mood was chaotic. Encountering this third lady, it added fuel to the fire.
Hey, the sisters of the Mu family are really too different. One is so powerful that he dares to openly challenge the government, the other is cowardly and soft enough to make people feel tight and short of breath.
The fifth Yichao led the frightened Mu Xiting to ask questions elsewhere, leaving Zong Zhenglin alone to contemplate.
"Wei Zhen, block the news. It is only said that His Royal Highness is out of Beijing in an emergency. The concubine side is too frightened, and the fetal image is unstable, so she will be sent back to her mother's home for recuperation."
"The disappearance of the side concubine needs to be covered up by the Mu Mansion. Please be careful and pay extra attention to Mr. Mu."
"Block the backyard and ground everyone."
Zong Zhenglin sorted out the situation and began to arrange the most urgent matters one by one.
Half an hour later, the fifth dynasty followed Zong Zhenglin into the study. The two talked secretly all night until the sky was light.
Early in the morning, on the streets of Shengjing, the guards of the Prince's Mansion searched everywhere. The Gyeonggi Inspection Division is also frequently mobilized, conducting extensive investigations in the capital. After that, a piece of news that set off stormy waves spread all over Shengjing.
On the night of the opening of the mansion, His Highness Sixth Highness was assassinated by a rebel party in Shu. His left shoulder was seriously injured, and he was recuperating in the mansion.
Emperor Yuancheng, who was still in the Jincheng Palace, got the news. In his anger, he ordered the city gate to be blocked and searched strictly, so that a chaotic party could not be spared. He also ordered two groups of imperial physicians to be sent to the Prince's Mansion, and instructed the eunuch in charge of the palace to open a private storehouse and give Zong Zhenglin a hundred years of medicinal herbs to heal his wounds.
At the same time, Shengjing suddenly spread rumors.
The Sixth Highness closed the door to rest and searched the whole city, but it was for a woman who defected. And this woman was the concubine Mu, who had been making a lot of noise before. This Mu's escaped from the mansion, but it was because he had an affair with the current fifth highness. The two were deeply in love, and they actually stole people behind the sixth highness's back. Now it has come to the point of elopement. Emperor Yuancheng blocked the city gate this time, just to capture the two of them back. The talk of chaos in the middle of Shu is just a cover up, the last fig leaf for the royal family.
When Zong Zhenglin heard the rumor, his guess was finally settled.
This action of the rebels is intended to kill two birds with one stone. Not only to assassinate him, but also to destroy the famous Zong Zhengming. And Mu Xiyao was just a pawn that was ruthlessly used by them.
The mastermind behind this time has a deep thought and a clever layout, which is evident.
Zong Zhengming has a prominent reputation among officials and literati, and the elopement scandal is enough to discredit him, and he will be infamous for thousands of years.
The traitor wanted to destroy the foundation of the two most powerful princes under Emperor Yuancheng. Even if he, Zong Zhenglin, escaped the assassination and was involved in a brother-in-law, incest and morality, his reputation would not be guaranteed.
Mu Xiyao, a chess piece that was used by others, was extremely dangerous.
Even if she is lucky enough to escape the tiger's mouth and save her life temporarily. In the future, the entire Shengjingkou will be punished. If it can be proved that the elopement is completely nonsense, he and Zong Zhengming will be innocent.
But it is an indisputable fact that Mu Xiyao was kidnapped. A woman's reputation is damaged, and no ordinary family can tolerate it, let alone the Great Wei Imperial Family? If Emperor Yuancheng knew the truth, Zong Zhenglin knew very well how he would decide. For the emperor, he would never sacrifice a woman and save two sons.
He and Wu Yaochao preempted this time, releasing false news before the thieves, and went all out to search the city, just to seize the opportunity and try to excuse them as much as possible. But it cannot eliminate the influence of rumors. In particular, Emperor Yuan Cheng will definitely return to Beijing in three days. If the two have not been found by then, the truth will be hard to cover up.
Zong Zhenglin stood alone in the inner room of Danruo Garden, looking at the cold bedding, his phoenix eyes couldn't hide the pain. Mu Xiyao clenched his chest and gave him the ring, Zong Zhenglin closed his eyes for a long time.
Jiaojiao, where are you