"Well... we received a message from His Highness the Crown Prince saying that his men saw the man in black run into the General's Mansion and head towards Miss Nan's room," Commander Zeng told the truth, while also glancing at Momo discreetly.
Nan Wusi also looked over, his eyes sharp, while Momo trembled as she hid in the crowd.
"So you only came to my general's mansion?" Nan Wusi stared intently at Commander Zeng.
"No, one group went to Prince Yi's residence, and some smaller groups went to the residences of other ministers."
Upon hearing Commander Zeng's words, Nan Wusi's heart tightened, and he quickly asked Xiao Yi in his mind, "Xiao Yi, are you alright over there?"
"Xiao Yi?" Nan Wusi kept calling in her mind, but she did not receive a response from Xiao Yi. This made her very anxious, fearing that something had gone wrong on Xiao Yi's side. After all, he was still injured and could be easily discovered.
Even after the palace maids and nannies arrived, Nan Wusi still hadn't received a reply from Xiao Yi. She was very irritable, but she was still trying her best to endure it.
The old women and maids went in and thoroughly searched Nan Wusi's room. Apart from a brazier, they found nothing suspicious.
So they brought out the brazier and shook their heads at Commander Zeng.
After taking the brazier, Commander Zeng asked, "Miss Nan, it looks like the contents of this brazier haven't been burning for long. May I ask what you're burning?"
"They were all women's items that were burned, so Commander Zeng shouldn't ask any further questions," Nan Wusi replied calmly.
“That won’t do. If we don’t find out the details, we brothers won’t be able to explain ourselves.” Commander Zeng frowned and continued to press for answers.
"Since Commander Zeng keeps asking, I'll tell you. What's burning in here is sunflower water strips." Nan Wusi glanced at the brazier indifferently. Fortunately, she had burned it quite cleanly, and now it was impossible to tell what had been burned.
Upon hearing this, Commander Zeng was so frightened that his hand trembled, and the brazier fell to the ground with a loud thud.
Apart from a few nannies and palace maids, everyone else present was male. They all kept their heads down, fearing that if word got out and the reputation of the General's daughter was ruined, none of them would escape punishment.
Some people even complained in their hearts that Commander Zeng was too stubborn. Even after Miss Nan said it was a woman's item, he still kept asking. Now, they would have been better off not knowing.
Commander Zeng was also dumbfounded. He never expected Nan Wusi to give such an answer. He could already see Nan Wuyu's eyes blazing with anger.
"I am truly sorry, Miss Nan. I was on official business and may have offended you. Please don't take it to heart." After apologizing with his fists clasped, Commander Zeng said to Nan Wuyu, "I am really sorry, Minister Nan."
"Hmph." Nan Wuyu snorted coldly and said nothing.
"Let's go." Commander Zeng waved his hand, and a group of Imperial Guards quickly fled the scene.
After all the Imperial Guards had left, Nan Wuyu turned to look at Nan Wusi and asked, "Little sister, what exactly happened?"
"Second Brother, I'll explain in detail later, but for now, it's better to deal with this person first." Nan Wusi looked at Momo, who remained in the courtyard.
Momo was trembling with fear. When Nan Wusi looked over, she immediately knelt down and pleaded, "Miss, please spare me! I didn't mean to."
"Heh, not on purpose?" Nan Wusi sneered. "If it wasn't on purpose, you could still attract the Imperial Guards to search my boudoir. If it was on purpose, wouldn't you have taken my life?"
"Miss, I was just greedy for a little advantage and secretly informed the Crown Prince's concubine of your movements in time," Momo pleaded, tears streaming down her face.
"Tell me, how did you get involved with Ouyang Jiangli? If you don't hide anything, I might spare your life." When Nan Wusi heard Commander Zeng mention the Crown Prince, he already suspected that Ouyang Jiangli was involved.
"It was when Miss went to the palace to teach makeup last time that Lady Ouyang found me and gave me a sum of money, saying that as long as I promptly informed her of Miss's movements and any unusual events, I could continue to receive money."
"After trying it a few times, I found that as long as I provided some valuable information, I could get a lot of money, which is why I did this."
"When Miss summoned me and Zhizhi today, I saw through the crack in the door that there seemed to be a man in black lying on Miss's bed. Then Miss asked me to go to Prince Yi's residence to find Guard Xuanli, so I told Lady Ouyang about it." Momo recounted the whole story.
"Miss, I was just momentarily bewitched. I absolutely did not mean to frame you," Momo cried and begged for forgiveness.
Nan Wusi just stared at her silently for a while before saying, "Second brother, let's find a matchmaker to sell her off."
After saying that, Nan Wusi went into his room and stopped looking at the scene outside.
After hearing this, Nan Wuyu immediately ordered his men to drag Momo away, completely ignoring Momo who was still begging for mercy.
After dealing with this troublesome thing, Nan Wuyu also came to Nan Wusi's room. He first looked around and then sat down next to Nan Wusi.
"Little sister, did Prince Yi come today?" Nan Wuyu asked directly.
"Hmm." Nan Wusi nodded, not hiding anything. Even if she wanted to hide it now, she couldn't, since Momo had already made it very clear that she was told to go to Prince Yi's mansion to find Xuan Li.
"Where is he? Where did you hide?" Nan Wuyu frowned.
"He left a long time ago," Nan Wusi replied absentmindedly. She hadn't received any news from Xiao Yi yet and didn't know how he was doing.
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