Chapter 345 What should I do?

The official who delivered the imperial edict was also a discerning person. Although he could not express his sympathy for the He family, he did not intend to continue to watch the He family's embarrassment. After saying a few auspicious words, he asked everyone to leave.

As soon as these people left, the two servants kneeling in front of the door immediately stood up, went into the yard and closed the gate.

Then, Mo Jiuye heard a slight sobbing sound in the yard.

"Master, what should we do?"

Mrs. He's voice was very soft, and if Mo Jiuye hadn't been so skilled in martial arts and had good hearing, he wouldn't have been able to hear it at all.

He really wanted to know how his father-in-law's family would react to this matter, so he quietly left the crowd, walked around to the side of the Shangshu Mansion, jumped high onto a big tree, and looked inside.

The three members of He Shangshu's family all hung their heads and sighed.

"The marriage is granted by imperial decree, what can I do?"

He Yuanming said this and turned to look at his son who was heartbroken.

"Your mother had been looking for so many good girls for you, but you refused. Now, that Princess Yu has taken a fancy to you, and your whole family is implicated."

Mrs. He saw her son being blamed and said unhappily:

"Isn't it all your fault that you insisted on letting Ziming take the imperial examination? Otherwise, how could he have been paraded through the streets and seen by Princess Yu?"

"You... I let Ziming take the imperial examination because I didn't want his talent to be buried. How can you blame me for this?"

Seeing that his parents were about to quarrel over this, He Ziming quickly stood between them.

"Father, Mother, please stop arguing. The Emperor's order is hard to disobey. Since you must marry Princess Yu, I can just open a separate residence and save you two from suffering."

When Mrs. He heard her son say this, she burst into tears.

"How can that be? No matter how domineering Princess Yu is, she is still a junior in front of your father and me, and she will have some concerns. If you live alone, I'm afraid you won't have a good day."

Mrs. He thought that as a mother-in-law, she could at least have a deterrent effect.

Mo Jiuye listened to the conversation between his father-in-law and his family of three, and secretly made up his mind to help them.

He left the Shangshu Mansion quietly and walked towards the Ninth Prince's Mansion again.

Perhaps it was because Princess Yu was granted marriage by imperial decree, the usually low-key Ninth Prince's Mansion was surprisingly lively today.

Although the gate was not completely open, people were constantly coming in and out of the corner gate, and servants were greeting people back and forth.

If Mo Jiuye didn't know that Mr. Simeng was involved with the Ninth Prince's Mansion, he might have thought that the Ninth Prince was keeping a low profile.

Now, he doesn't think so. It is obvious that the Ninth Prince's Mansion did this intentionally.

Whether it was intentional or unintentional, Mo Jiuye absolutely dared not look down on the Ninth Prince now.

After observing in front of the door for a while, in order to prevent anyone from noticing anything unusual, he decided to walk around the wall of the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

When he arrived at the backyard of the Ninth Prince's Mansion, Mo Jiuye could vaguely hear the sound of a piano.

It is much quieter here than in the front yard. Although the sound of the piano is not loud, it can still be heard clearly by someone with martial arts skills like Mo Jiuye.

He had no knowledge of music and only listened to his mother and sisters-in-law playing occasionally at home.

Even so, he could feel that there was a sense of resentment in the sound of the piano, and the melody was not what he often heard.

Just as Mo Jiuye was thinking, a broken sound suddenly came out. He knew that the string was broken.

The piano music disappeared.

Mo Jiuye was very curious. According to his knowledge, in a wealthy mansion like the Ninth Prince's Mansion, the people living in the backyard were basically slaves or guards.

There was the sound of a piano coming from here, and judging from the sound, the person playing the piano should be quite skilled.

Something must be wrong when something is abnormal, so Mo Jiuye decided to investigate.

He looked around and saw that no one was watching him, so he jumped onto the courtyard wall.

There was shade from the trees there, which just covered his body, so he didn't have to worry about being discovered.

Mo Jiuye looked intently into the courtyard.

This place was different from what he had imagined. The ground was covered with weeds, and in the most lush area, the weeds surrounded a small courtyard.

In the yard, a tall figure in white clothes, white hair and a conical hat was sitting in front of a guqin in a daze.

Although Mo Jiuye had never seen Mr. Simeng's appearance with his own eyes, everyone who had interrogated him said that Mr. Simeng had white hair.

Therefore, he could conclude that this person was undoubtedly Mr. Simeng.

Fortunately, he still had some sanity and did not act rashly when he saw his enemy.

Because he discovered that there were many black-clad guards hiding in the dark around the yard.

It goes without saying that these people are there to protect Mr. Simeng.

If he acted rashly, it would be good if he could catch the person, but if he failed and alerted the enemy, he probably wouldn't have a second chance.

He tried hard to suppress the impulse in his heart and jumped down from the wall.

Mo Jiuye was certain that Mr. Simeng would not leave the Ninth Prince's Mansion unless something unexpected happened.

As long as the person is there, he will come up with a foolproof plan to capture him as quickly as possible.

Mo Jiuye was thinking all the way and came to the gate of Fei Mansion again.

An idea suddenly came to his mind.

…

At night, Mo Jiuye put on a black nightgown and left Yong'an Lane.

He returned to the place he was most familiar with, observed it for a while, and then jumped in from the east wall.

The courtyard was pitch black, completely different from the scenes when the Mo family lived here in the past.

Mo Jiuye was familiar with everything here. He guessed that Fei Nanyu might live in the main courtyard, so he quickly ran towards his target.

Unexpectedly, the main courtyard was also pitch black. However, when looking into the study room separated from the main courtyard by a wall, a faint light could be seen coming through the window.

Mo Jiuye moved carefully towards the study, because he could feel a lot of strange auras around him, indicating that there were guards there.

He held his breath and walked around to the back of the study, gently poked a hole in the window paper at the back window and looked inside.

Fei Nanyu didn't notice anything and was leaning on the couch with his eyes slightly narrowed. Judging from his breathing, he didn't seem to be in a deep sleep. Mo Jiuye guessed that he was thinking.

It was late at night and everyone was asleep. Mo Jiuye was not conspicuous in his black nightgown. Moreover, he had just deliberately kept his voice down, so he was not discovered by the guards around him.

But Fei Nanyu doesn't know martial arts. If he doesn't make some noise, Fei Nanyu probably won't be able to detect his presence at all.

Today in front of the Fei Mansion, Mo Jiuye had already guessed that there would be spies planted by Nan Qi around Fei Nanyu. Therefore, he did not want to be discovered when he came tonight. No matter what, he could not cause trouble to Fei Nanyu.

So, he moved quickly to a secluded spot and observed that there was only one guard who could see the back window of the study.

Mo Jiuye leaped up, knocked the guard unconscious with a knife, then put him in a safe place before breaking into the room through the window.