The tone seemed to be showing off, but the meaning of the words seemed to be a reminder.
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, ignoring Jiang Wenjing's suspicious look behind him.
"What kind of tricks does this Casas have?"
Jiang Wenjing couldn't help but say.
He is obviously the prince of Nan Gu, but he repeatedly passes messages to them without any reservation. Is he sure that the King of Nan Gu will not kill him?
Jiang Zhiyu drooped her eyelashes and said nothing.
…
When Jiang Zhaorong came back from Jinzhou with her belongings after traveling thousands of miles, the Jiang Mansion had become an empty shell.
Jiang Zhaorong looked at the secret guards waiting in the Jiang Mansion, and she knew without hesitation who sent them.
In the end, I was lucky.
He sighed softly: "Let's go."
Inside the Sixth Prince’s Mansion.
Xiao Yanli was applying medicine to Song Shiwei when someone at the door called out, "Your Highness, I have something important to report."
Song Shiwei's eyes flashed with impatience, and then she took the medicine from Xiao Yanli's hand obediently and said softly: "Your Highness, business is more important, Shiwei can do it herself."
Xiao Yanli stroked her head apologetically, then got up and walked out.
Seeing him come out, the secret guard came close to his ear and whispered as he walked: "Master, Jiang Zhaorong is back."
Xiao Yanli's expression remained unchanged: "Taohong and his son?"
"It has been brought home."
Xiao Yanli nodded.
Not long after, Jiang Zhaorong was led into the palace by the secret guards. Entering the study, he said tiredly, "Your Highness the Sixth Prince."
Xiao Yanli didn't have time to play any more tricks with him. He just hummed softly, "You should have understood what I meant. How can we reveal the clue to the treasure on Song Shiwei's body?"
Jiang Zhaorong looked at him and asked, "Your Highness, why are you so sure that I know? If I knew, why would I have waited until now?"
"You don't know?" Xiao Yanli chuckled and looked at him. "Then, could it be that you insisted on going to Jinzhou during the epidemic, truly caring about the people? Then why have you been traveling alone to Jinzhou these past few days, sleeping in the open and eating out?"
"You asked His Majesty for family leave, but as far as I know, you don't have any relatives in Jinzhou, right?"
"After all, we're still father-in-laws, and I don't want to make things awkward. There's no need to do anything. Just take the things out yourself."
Seeing that Jiang Zhaorong still had no reaction, Xiao Yanli sighed softly.
"You've already entered the house. You're not still thinking of saying nothing and walking out of it safe and sound, are you?"
Jiang Zhaorong tightened her grip.
"Clues will appear when she's emotionally intense. Your Highness can give it a try."
This is true, but...
Xiao Yanli smiled faintly: "If it were so easy, would you go to Jinzhou again?"
He clapped his hands, and Jiang Zhaorong instantly heard crying.
Jiang Zhaorong's eyes turned cold.
Taohong and the child were pressed in. He was already weak, and he was crying and coughing softly.
"Can you tell me now?"
Jiang Zhaorong still didn't move. Xiao Yanli ran out of patience and waved his hand to signal the secret guards to take them away. Taohong was shaking with fear. Seeing this, she finally couldn't help crying out, "Master, Yao'er is your only bloodline! If you don't save him, the Jiang family will be extinct in the future!"
Jiang Zhaorong: "???"
What's the meaning?
He stared at Taohong with a knife-like gaze. Taohong trembled with fear, but for the sake of her and her child's lives, she trembled and said, "I, I found out that Du Yuelan drugged you before she died. Because she had no children, she wanted to prevent you from marrying other women and giving birth to children. She gave you a contraceptive drug to solve the problem once and for all! This way, no matter how many women you marry, they won't be able to have children!"
Jiang Zhaorong's breathing stagnated and he looked at her with a dark face.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Tao Hong nodded hurriedly: "It's absolutely true. If you don't believe me, you can ask the imperial physician to take her pulse. I only found it in Du Yuelan's room after she died."
Knowing that Jiang Zhaorong still had doubts, Tao Hong choked up and said, "I didn't dare tell the master. First, I was afraid that the master would be angry, and second, second, it was my selfishness. I am of low status. If I don't have a child, I can't even be a concubine, let alone a mistress. So..."
Seeing Jiang Zhaorong close her eyes, Taohong burst into tears: "Master, I am really scared. What if one day you marry a wife and move into the mansion, how will Yaoer and I cope?"
"Enough!" Jiang Zhaorong said angrily.
Unexpectedly, there was this extra layer. Xiao Yanli, who was watching the show with great pleasure, saw Jiang Zhaorong roaring and advised, "After all, he is your only heir. Those people in the Xu Mansion have already severed all ties with you. Father-in-law, you must think carefully. It's just a piece of information, you and I can share it."
"When I succeed, you will still be my father-in-law. Since ancient times, how many people have succeeded in fighting alone?"
Jiang Zhaorong looked around and let out a long breath.
He pulled something out from his chest and handed it to the secret guard. "I wasn't lying to you. The letter said that she would appear when she had a breakdown. However, I tried every trick in the secret room and couldn't find any clues. So I guessed that she might need some kind of intermediary, so I returned to Jinzhou and retrieved everything."
"I don't know what it is. Your Highness, please try them one by one."
Xiao Yanli looked Jiang Zhaorong up and down, and only after seeing that he did not look like he was lying did he take the thing from the secret guard's hand. At the same time, his brows furrowed deeply.
"You only tortured Song Shiwei?"
"Of course," Jiang Zhaorong said without hesitation, "I had someone control the force. She's weak, so I only torture her for one hour every day."
Xiao Yanli nodded slightly.
"Perhaps, you don't need a medium, but you are using the wrong method."
Jiang Zhaorong looked up at him, and Xiao Yanli's eyes were sharp and deep.
"Her emotions are strong. Ultimately, torture is just physical pain. How strong can her emotions be? We should attack her heart."
Jiang Zhaorong narrowed her eyes slightly.
…
The army to fight against Nan Gu set out quietly, led by Bai Yan. When they reached Maozhou, two men rode their horses over.
It was Xiao Mingye and Du Chen.
In order to avoid Xiao Yanli's suspicion, Xiao Mingye actually followed the team back to Youzhou all the way. He only set out with Du Chen after knowing that Xiao Yanli's spies had left.
Fortunately, the army moved slowly, otherwise they would not be able to catch up until they reached Nan Gu.
"I can say that I have experienced passing through the door without entering."
Xiao Mingye laughed and rolled his eyes in anger.
The generals were originally dissatisfied with the fact that they were led by a Southern Gu person, but now that they saw Xiao Mingye, they felt relieved and the atmosphere was no longer as depressing as it was at the beginning.
Bai Yan didn't care about it at all. He didn't communicate with others and just fiddled with his bottles and jars.
Xiao Mingye rode his horse closer to him and asked, "How many days will it take to reach Nan Gu?"
"At this rate, it will take at least eight days. If other circumstances arise, it will be further delayed."
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