Chapter 289 Shocking News
Zhu Mingqing directly concluded: "Concubine Xu doesn't want to marry into Prince Huai's mansion because she already has someone she likes!"
Luo Huai raised his thumbs up: "Guess who that person is?"
Zhu Mingqing replied without thinking: "Manager Jin!"
Luo Huai crossed his hands in front of his chest, his eyes wide with excitement: "That man has been killed by the Xu family, but I did find out that he has a twin brother with the surname Jin!"
Zhu Mingqing was sipping his tea when he choked: "Ahem...is the news accurate?"
Luo Huai nodded: "It's most likely true. Most of the people who knew Manager Jin's identity are dead."
He was able to find out in one day, thanks to Sheng San's good management in Jizhou.
Zhu Mingqing took a deep breath and asked, "Have you checked on Concubine Xu's son, the second son of Prince Huai's mansion, Zhou Fang?"
"I haven't had the chance yet, but if I want to know the truth quickly, Prince Zhou is much more convenient than us."
"...I'm afraid he should already be investigating."
In Prince Huai's mansion, Prince Zhou had a gloomy look on his face ever since he heard the guard's report last night.
"Someone come!"
After whispering a few words to his personal guard, he asked someone to keep an eye on Zhou Fang. Upon learning that he was drinking with a group of friends in a restaurant, he waited patiently.
At night, Zhou Fang returned home and was staggering back to his yard when he saw his elder brother standing in the middle of the yard.
He was slightly unsteady, reeking of alcohol. He pointed at the person in front of him and said with a drunken smile, "Big...Brother?"
Prince Zhou carefully observed the other person's eyes. He had always thought that they were too small and not very similar to his father or himself.
I thought he took after Concubine Xu's brother.
Now it seems that these eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same as those of Manager Jin.
"All of you go down, I'm here!"
He drove all the people from Zhou Fang away in a deep voice.
Someone felt something was wrong and wanted to go to the Peony Garden to report to the lady immediately, but was stopped by Prince Zhou's men.
Prince Zhou helped the unconscious Zhou Fang into the house and ordered someone to prepare sobering soup.
When they were the only two left in the room.
Looking at Zhou Fang lying on the bed and about to fall asleep, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes and he took out a needle.
"Prince, the hangover soup is here!"
The servant came in quickly.
Prince Zhou put the jade bottle into his sleeve and pretended nothing had happened: "Serve the Second Young Master well! If you feel uncomfortable at night, be sure to call a doctor!"
"yes!"
After getting Zhou Fang's blood, Prince Zhou ordered his guards to sneak into the Peony Garden, find Manager Jin who was recuperating from an illness, and get the same thing while he was sleeping.
It was late at night and he was alone in the room, looking at the two bottles and the bowl of clean water on the table.
If Zhou Fang is really not his father's son, pretending to be a royal relative is a capital crime!
But Concubine Xu was just a branch of the Xu family. She gradually gained the attention of Duke Xu because she married my father.
Moreover, the Empress Dowager would probably not allow them to kill Concubine Xu!
But we cannot let my grandmother and father be kept in the dark. At the very least, Concubine Xu must be driven out of the house.
With a nervous mood, Prince Zhou poured the blood from the two bottles directly into the bowl.
I thought the results would definitely be incompatible, but they happened to be compatible!
"How is this possible!" Prince Zhou suddenly stood up, muttering to himself, "Could it be that all my guesses were wrong?"
But once this layer of window paper is broken, I always feel that Zhou Fang and Manager Jin are too similar!
Especially those eyes!
But how can they be compatible now!
He was puzzled and tossed and turned all night without sleeping well, so he prepared to go out early in the morning.
"Prince, the prince is calling you over!" the attendant said respectfully.
…
Prince Huai looked at his son approaching with a dark face, and confusion flashed across his brows. Could it be because of what happened yesterday?
The ability to withstand is too weak!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say it out loud!
But Prince Zhou felt that this feeling was simply terrible!
The key is that you can’t just talk nonsense if there is no evidence!
Even if his father was on his side, if he caused any trouble, Concubine Xu would find it and slander him, which would be a small matter. The big problem would be that he would have no evidence.
Feeling depressed, his voice inevitably carried a hint of displeasure: "Father, did you call me here just to scold me?"
Prince Huai's face darkened slightly: "What's the tone of your voice?"
Prince Zhou took a deep breath and said, "If it's about Concubine Xu, then I have other things to do, so I'll leave you for now!"
"Stop!" Prince Huai scolded, "I have no objection to your close ties with the Luo family. I even didn't say anything about leaving Yu'er in Guancheng. But yesterday, he was just an ordinary person, and you almost beat the concubine's men to death. Don't you owe this prince an explanation?!"
"Confess?" Prince Zhou blurted out as if he had heard a joke: "Do you know what Concubine Xu did behind your back? And Zhou Fang is not..."
Reason returned in time and the rest of the words were swallowed back.
"Nothing?" Prince Huai said with a serious expression.
Prince Zhou put his hands behind his back, his expression indignant. "Anyway, Father, please don't get involved in this matter. Even if he's just an ordinary person, he's still my guest. Concubine Xu is just stepping on my face!"
Hearing this, Prince Huai couldn't help but sigh, his voice becoming long and drawn out: "Ye Zhou, you know that this matter has wronged you, but now the Xu family is trusted by the emperor, while Prince Huai's mansion is feared by others. There are some truths, I hope you understand!"
In the past, Prince Zhou could not bear to hear these great truths. It was because he had always been tolerant that the other party became unscrupulous and lost Ping An.
But now he knows that the Xu family really needs to take it step by step!
"I see!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Prince Huai held his forehead and ordered the butler to transfer some medicinal herbs from the private treasury to the Peony Garden, as well as some precious jewels, as an apology to Concubine Xu.
Concubine Xu was watching over Manager Jin, who had a high fever. Seeing that his face had lost all color, if she had known that there would be so many refugees, she should have taken the opportunity to kill Zhou Yezhou as well!
There's no need to let him get ahead of you now.
When she heard the news brought by the butler, she knew that the prince was using these to get rid of her. Did he really think that she was short of this little money?
"Where's the Second Young Master?"
"Your Highness, the Second Young Master is still resting."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xu fell backwards in anger.
It's already bright outside, and I'm too lazy to even think about reading or practicing calligraphy!
No wonder the prince favors his eldest son. Even if Fang'er was a little more capable, she wouldn't have planned to this extent!
"Wake him up immediately and take him to the school!"
Prince Zhou, who had already left the mansion, went directly to visit Zhu Mingqing.
"Do you know more about what Madam said yesterday?" Prince Zhou's eyes were gloomy. When he thought of the guess in his heart, he wanted to kill Concubine Xu. This woman was trampling on the face of Prince Huai's Mansion!
The key is that even if there is evidence, it cannot be made known to the world!
Otherwise, how would history books describe his father?!
Whenever he thought about the gossip that might be left behind in the future, Prince Zhou's anger would erupt!
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