This is not a topic that should be discussed in public.
Jiang Zhaorong remained silent, and Taohong didn't urge them. They entered the mansion and reached the inner courtyard before Jiang Zhaorong slowly spoke, "The Sixth Prince has sent a message to the palace. All we can do now is wait."
Taohong kept one step away from him and nodded when she heard that.
"By the way," Jiang Zhaorong casually mentioned, "I saw your carriage enter the Second Prince's residence?"
Tao Hong's body trembled, and her voice trembled a little: "I am of humble status, how could I have the honor of meeting the Second Prince? My husband must have seen it wrong."
Jiang Zhaorong stopped.
Taohong tried to look at him calmly.
The air seemed to freeze, and just a few seconds suddenly seemed infinitely long in Taohong's eyes.
After a while, she heard Jiang Zhaorong say, "That's right, I must have seen it wrong."
After he finished speaking, he walked straight towards the study. Taohong did not follow him. After a long time, she let out a breath of foul air in shock.
…
In the study, Zeng Ju was searching everywhere.
He would carefully put each item back where it belonged after flipping through it, muttering to himself as he went, "Why are there only books and no money at all?"
Zeng Ju only believes in her sixth sense, which has saved her life countless times.
Jiang Zhaorong is unreliable. He extorted a lot of money and took my sister and children away.
If you continue to stay in this place, you will die sooner or later!
Suddenly, he stopped flipping the things, put them back in place with lightning speed, then quickly turned over and hid himself.
The next moment, the study door opened.
Zeng Ju held her breath.
Jiang Zhaorong opened the door but did not go in directly. Two servants stood behind him.
He glanced around and found nothing unusual, but then his face turned stern and he said in a cold voice, "Come out!"
The two servants were shocked and clenched the long sticks in their hands.
Zeng Ju's eyes flashed with surprise, but she didn't move.
Jiang Zhaorong's eyes were filled with impatience: "I'm only saying this for the last time, Zeng Ju!"
Zeng Ju: “!!!”
Zeng Ju's eyes were full of disbelief, as if she was struck by a thunderbolt.
How did he know?!
Since they have all been named, there is no point in hiding any longer.
Zeng Ju stood up from the corner and slowly walked to Jiang Zhaorong: "How did you find out?"
Jiang Zhaorong did not answer, but tilted her head slightly and instructed the two servants beside her, "Take her to Concubine Tao's room."
Zeng Ju did not struggle and let them hold her down.
My sister is exposed?
That's impossible. Didn't she go to see Jiang Zhiyu today?
Besides, she didn't even know she was coming to the study.
…
Taohong was playing with the child. When she saw Jiang Zhaorong and Zeng Ju being pressed down by a servant behind him, she was shocked and her face turned pale.
Jiang Zhaorong glanced at her and said to the wet nurse standing beside her, "Take the young master away."
Taohong's fingers subconsciously curled up for a moment, but she quickly let go and watched the wet nurse take the child away.
The servants also retreated, including the two servants who were holding Zeng Ju down.
Taohong knelt in front of Jiang Zhaorong, and Zeng Ju knelt beside her.
"Tell me, what did you want to see when you sneaked into my study this time?"
He said again.
Doesn't that mean that he also discovered it the last time I went in?
Fear suddenly surged in her heart. Zeng Ju didn't dare to say anything nonsense and said without hiding anything: "I want to find some money."
Did you find the study room to look for money?
Jiang Zhaorong sneered, obviously not believing it.
"Really?" Zeng Ju said anxiously, "I'm hiding in the mansion. I don't dare to eat too much for fear of being discovered. I just want to find some money to go out and eat."
Taohong also pleaded, "Prince... Master, everything my cousin said is true. He was wanted for that incident, and he came to me from the countryside. He had very little money, and even just getting food was a problem. Add to that Prince Yu's rebellion, and he almost starved to death on that mountain."
"Now that the city's security has relaxed a bit, he finally managed to return to the city. Master, for the sake of what he has done for you, please forgive him this time."
Jiang Zhaorong didn't know what he was thinking. Then he continued, "After so much difficulty returning to the city, you managed to hide in my study and read my letters on your first day in the mansion?"
Taohong and Zengju both gasped at the same time.
Jiang Zhaorong had originally intended to use Zeng Ju to draw out some conversation, but now, seeing both of them trembling with fear, she asked directly, "Who did you tell about the clue to the treasure?"
Zeng Ju was relatively calm, and he only told Taohong the news.
He said directly and looked at Taohong who was silent beside him.
Taohong was shaking all over, and her heartbeat, suddenly startled, was like a cowhide drum being struck.
Jiang Zhaorong took a deep breath and said, "You said so. Did you tell the Second Prince?"
Tao Hong shook her head desperately: "I definitely did not tell the Second Prince."
Once you say the first sentence, the rest will be much easier.
"I couldn't bear to see you running around like this. Thinking that Jiang Zhiyu is now highly valued by the emperor, after I learned the clue to the treasure, I went to Xu's house and told Jiang Zhiyu. She was accompanied by Jiang Kang'an and He Yanting."
"Besides that, I absolutely did not tell anyone else."
Didn’t you tell the second prince?
Jiang Zhaorong asked again, and Taohong repeated to him word for word how she was going to evade the Second Prince.
Jiang Zhaorong breathed a sigh of relief.
If she said so, then only these few people knew about it, and it was still within the controllable range.
"Then how did Jiang Zhiyu respond to you?"
If Jiang Zhiyu knew about the treasures of the previous dynasty, he would be rich enough to rival a country. Given his current love of money, there is no reason for him to refuse.
A glint of pride flashed across his eyes.
However, the next second, all the pride disappeared instantly.
Tao Hong whispered, "She didn't want to. She even said, she said the so-called treasure from the previous dynasty didn't exist at all."
Jiang Zhaorong's expression suddenly became terrifying.
How could I not know whether the treasure of the previous dynasty still exists?
He heard it with his own ears!
It seems that Jiang Zhiyu doesn't know everything.
There was mockery and regret in his eyes, but in the end, they all turned into indifference.
Seeing that he was reluctant to speak, Taohong and Zengju looked at him cautiously.
"Master, what should we do now?"
The initial fear had subsided, and they also realized that Jiang Zhaorong would not hurt them, and their tense hearts suddenly relaxed.
Jiang Zhaorong glanced at them and said, "Wait."
Seeing their puzzled looks, Jiang Zhaorong didn't bother to explain anything anymore and stood up and walked out the door.
Just as she was about to leave, Jiang Zhaorong turned around and said to Zeng Ju, "You can stay in the mansion openly, but if I catch you in my study again, don't blame me for being merciless."
Zeng Ju nodded repeatedly.
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