Chapter 48: Caught

Concubine De sighed sadly, "I sent many people out to look for her. We searched almost every possible place in the camp where she might go, but we found nothing!"

"I heard that you met Princess Huai'an in the mourning hall this afternoon? You even stood next to her and talked for a while."

Lin Pianran boldly admitted, "Indeed, I have met the princess."

"Later, my servant girl disappeared. I was extremely anxious and searched everywhere in the camp like a headless chicken."

"Finally, I received a letter saying that my maid was in the dense forest in the east. Then, I and Tianzhu spent several hours in the dense forest in the east before we found the unconscious person on a hillside."

"I only met the princess for a short while, exchanged a few words, and then I never saw her again!"

Princess Minghua pressed on, asking, "So what did the emperor and Miss Lin Liu say?"

Lin Pianran took out the letter from her sleeve and handed it to Princess Minghua, then said, "Princess Huaian helped me a lot. She passed this letter to me, so I was able to find the maid."

Princess Minghua took the letter and read it carefully. The content of the letter was the same as what Lin Pianran said, and the handwriting was also something they had never seen before.

The handwriting was crooked and not very beautiful, and the letter was written on very ordinary paper.

There is no useful information from this letter alone.

These things are the same as the results of their investigation in the afternoon.

Lin Pianran did not lie.

This also dispelled some of the doubts of Princess Minghua and Concubine De.

But at the same time, because the series of events that happened in the past two days were concentrated in the Lin family, they intuitively developed the greatest suspicion towards Lin Pianran.

The mother and daughter looked at each other, and Concubine De smiled and said, "No matter what, Princess Huai'an disappeared after talking to you, so you are still the most suspicious..."

After saying this, her expression changed drastically, like a ferocious beast, with a hideous and terrifying face.

She said viciously, "Come here! Tie up Lin Pianran and lock her up in the side hall. Release her when Princess Huaian is found!"

Lin Pianran replied quickly, "You are acting so recklessly, what do you think of the laws of the court?"

"If Princess Huai'an can't be found, won't I be imprisoned forever? You're arresting people without any evidence, which is illegal!"

Concubine De changed her usual dignified and gentle demeanor in front of everyone and became extremely ferocious. She spoke harshly and said, "I am the emperor's woman. With a high status, I can do whatever I want."

"You are nothing but a lost dog, a poor creature abandoned by your family."

"Everyone can look down on you, anyone can rush up and kick you, and crushing you is as easy as crushing an ant."

There was no panic on Lin Pianran's face. She looked at the two people opposite her who claimed to be noble with sarcasm.

"Do you really think that as concubines and princesses, you can act lawless and recklessly?"

"Once the emperor knows your ugly faces, he will definitely abandon you like a piece of trash!"

Princess Minghua said, "Father is usually busy with all sorts of affairs, how could he have the time to care about such trivial matters?"

"If the emperor of a country were to take care of even trivial matters, wouldn't Father have died of exhaustion long ago?"

"Is it because the Emperor is so busy that he has no time to care about your misdeeds that you are so indulgent and unscrupulous? Is it because you are tarnishing the reputation of the imperial family?"

"You are truly the good concubines and daughters of Emperor Wu of Qin!"

"The moment he finds out, he'll be furious. You better think carefully!"

"When the emperor is angry, millions of people will die. When the time comes, it will depend on whether the Lin family can withstand the emperor's wrath!"

Lin Pianran's words were like a thunderclap, shocking Defei and her daughter.

But the arrogant and reckless nature that has been developed over the years is not so easy to restrain.

In just a moment, the two of them returned to their original bad tempers.

Concubine De looked at the maid beside her who hadn't made a move yet and ordered again, "Hurry up and tie her up and throw her to the side hall. If you look at her for one more moment, I'll be extremely upset!"

Nanny Huang, who had gone to invite Lin Pianran and was turned down, took the lead and directed several other nannies and maids to rush forward and tie up Lin Pianran.

He dragged her to an empty room in the side hall, pushed her into the dark room, and closed the door.

Then, the sound of a door being locked was heard outside.

Then, Madam Huang ordered in a stern voice, "The two of you should guard the door tightly and stay there at all times. Don't let her escape, or you will be in big trouble..."

"Also, don't give her any food or water. Starve her for a few days, and she'll behave herself. Let's see if she dares to contradict the Empress again!"

Lin Pianran knew that this was Nanny Huang's revenge, but she didn't care.

If she wants to deal with this old slave, she has plenty of means and methods.

She has all the resources she needs and lacks nothing.

These people couldn't give her any trouble at all.

In this side hall, she didn't have to keep vigil for Old Madam Lin, which was exactly what she wanted.

She had had enough of the commotion tonight and now she just wanted to have a good rest.

This side hall is perfect for a good rest.

Princess Huai'an's body should be exposed tomorrow morning.

That was a big show.

Take a good rest first and recharge your energy so that you will have the energy to watch the show tomorrow.

She found a clean place, took out a thick blanket, spread it on the ground, and then put a quilt on top of it. It was soft and very comfortable.

Then he took out a pillow and a quilt, covered himself with them, and fell into a sound sleep.

Seeing Lin Pianran being taken away and locked up, Concubine De's anger was still not completely gone, and she angrily threw a teacup.

"You actually dare to use the emperor to pressure me, Lin Pianran is quite courageous!"

"If Princess Huai'an is not found in two days, I will let this ignorant girl be buried with her!"

"This way, we can get rid of a scourge for the Lin family. Now the Lin family can be safe and sound, and there will be no more messy things happening!"

Princess Minghua chuckled lightly, "However, this Lin Pianran has changed a lot. She even dared to challenge Mother. This is really impressive."

"You need the capital to challenge someone. If you dare to challenge me without the capital, I will kill her without a burial place, and no one will dare to redress her grievances. Isn't that just a waste of life?"

"Stupid beyond belief!"

The mother and daughter were discussing how to deal with Lin Pianran, but Lin Pianran had already fallen asleep and was sleeping soundly.