flstandardbreds Chapter 1116 The fox is cunning and doesn't smell of fish.
Chapter 1116 The fox is cunning and doesn't smell of fish.
Seeing that it was his two subordinates who had come to see him at the palace gate, Xiao Jingyu thought for a moment, then waved and ordered Lingbo, Tinglei, Suifeng, and Tayun to get on the carriage with him. He said they could talk on the way to the Duke of Anguo's mansion.
Although the capital city was not as lively as during the day as it had just fallen into the night, there were still quite a few people on the streets, so the carriage could only move forward at a slow speed.
Inside the carriage, Lingbo and Tinglei reported to Xiao Jingyu on the events that had occurred in the capital throughout the day.
"This morning, the Prince, the Emperor, the Empress, the Little Princess and the Duke of Anguo's family left the capital. Around 5 a.m., chaos broke out in Jiang Ciche's residence and Yi Wang's residence one after the other!"
The prince instructed his subordinates to write those large sheets of paper, and they all finished writing them and arranged for people to post them. Quite a few people saw them.
Those large sheets of paper were eventually torn off by the servants of their household and taken inside!
The servants who came out of the mansion to make purchases were whispering among themselves, saying that the master and half-master of the mansion had been crying and wailing as soon as they opened their eyes in the morning!
They say... all that's left in their rooms and warehouses are the roofs, floors, and walls!
Their house was so clean... I bet even a mouse would turn around and walk away if it saw it at the door!
Oh, by the way, Jiang Ciche's mansion is the most miserable. I heard that the mansion is as empty as the Qinxing Marquis's mansion back then!
Jiang Ciche's legal wife, Deng, was later forced by Jiang Ciche to go back to her parents' home to borrow money!
"Did Madam Deng go back to her parents' home to borrow money?"
Xiao Jingyu asked.
"That's right, our people have been following and watching, and Deng did indeed return to the residence of the Vice Minister of Works."
Deng left home in the afternoon and didn't return until before dusk. As for how much silver she borrowed... that remains unknown!
Lingbo said.
"Deng Chusheng, Vice Minister of Works... Hmph!"
Xiao Jingyu sneered, "That's a traitor hiding in the shadows!"
Secretly, it spared no effort in opening the door wide for the Eastern Venezuelan invasion of Jingyue's plan to change countries, and openly and secretly did a lot for the Eastern Venezuelan beasts!
Feng Xiao had already discovered that the Wangdong Restaurant was originally owned by the Deng family.
It later became Wangdong Restaurant, but I don't know if it was a gift from Deng Chusheng.
Or was it originally part of the same gang of beasts from the East Venezuela?
When it comes to colluding with the beasts of Dongwei, it predates Jiang Ciche!
"Madam Deng is returning to her parents' home today, firstly to borrow money, and secondly... probably also to deliver a message to Deng Chusheng."
Xiao Jingyu's fingers gently tapped his knee...
"Deng Chusheng and Jiang Ciche should meet tonight."
Send someone to keep a close eye on things!
Just confirm whether they met or not; there's no need to specifically find out what they said—because you know what they would say if they met without even hearing it!
"Your Highness, rest assured, we have people watching us all the time!"
Lei said.
Xiao Jingyu nodded.
"And what about the Prince Yi's residence..."
Lingbo continued, "Prince Yi has not yet woken up;
Currently, the only person who should be in charge of things in Prince Yi's mansion is the newly appointed Princess Shui, who was bestowed the title by the Emperor.
But that Shui family member was also unlucky!
I heard that last night, the Shui family's courtyard, especially the main house where she lived, as well as the storeroom where her dowry was stored, was completely looted!
When Shui woke up in the morning, she first saw an empty house, then an empty storeroom...
I heard that Shui rolled her eyes and fainted on the spot, and she's still lying in the servants' quarters!
I also heard that... the steward of Prince Yi's mansion originally planned to have the mansion's physician examine Madam Shui, but unexpectedly, the physician, like Prince Yi, also fell into a coma and could not be woken up no matter how much he was called!
As a result, the people from Prince Yi's mansion still went to a clinic outside to ask a doctor to examine Shui Shi. It was said that she had been stimulated and suffered a heart attack due to anxiety!
Furthermore, the people from Prince Yi's residence went to the Imperial Hospital in the palace to invite a royal physician to come to the residence to treat Prince Yi and Princess Yi.
He also sent a letter to the Emperor and Empress.
To their surprise, the Emperor and Empress had left the palace early that morning, so their mission to deliver the message was a wasted trip!
The Prince Yi's Mansion also sent a letter to the Shui family's maternal home—the residence of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
However, neither Shui Zeqian, Shui's father, nor Shui's stepmother, Qi, made an appearance.
They simply sent a stewardess to deliver a thousand taels of silver to the Shui family for emergency use.
The silver was merely handed over to the gatekeeper; the head maid didn't even enter the gates of Prince Yi's residence before turning back!
"Hmph, Minister Shui is a cunning old fox!"
Even if his daughter, Shui Simiao, were to be made the Princess Consort of Prince Yi by the Emperor in this current climate, he would not dare to be overjoyed or get carried away and try to curry favor with her!
Besides, the Emperor had previously issued an edict ordering Prince Yi to remain in his residence and reflect on his mistakes, and forbidding anyone from visiting him.
If they were to visit the Shui family at this time...
Who can prove that they did not visit Prince Yi and did not disobey the Emperor's decree?
Especially now, with Prince Yi still unconscious, the Prince Yi's mansion is leaderless.
If Shui Zeqian were to personally visit his daughter at this time, his daughter, Shui Shi, or the steward of the Prince Yi's mansion would ask him for advice on how to collect the bodies of the former Princess Consort of the Prince Yi's mansion and Zhang Jinyan's family tomorrow...
Is Shui Zeqian offering advice?
Or should I come up with a suggestion?
What kind of ideas should he come up with?
If he doesn't go, then what to do tomorrow is up to the Shui family.
Whether things are done right or wrong, appropriate or inappropriate, doesn't matter much... At worst, we can just say that the Shui family is young and inexperienced and doesn't know how to handle things.
If the idea came from Shui Zeqian's mouth, that would be a different story!
It would be strange if Shui Zeqian dared to go to the gate of Prince Yi's mansion at this time!
He wouldn't go looking for trouble at a time like this!
Sui Feng curled his lip slightly and said disdainfully.