Chapter 57 He Doesn't Have You in His Heart
Yu Jing's room always had a strong medicinal fragrance, which masked the smell of blood.
Yu Nian didn't even care about where she was stepping and quickly went around the screen. The scene in front of her was so breathtaking that it made her heart race.
On the round table behind the screen, Yu Jing lay dying, blood dripping from his right arm onto the ground.
Yu Nian instantly recalled Cang Hai's words to her: how he had slashed the arm of the human trafficker who specialized in abducting young women...
No way!
Yu Nian was dumbfounded. How could Yu Jing, such a gentle and refined young man, be involved in human trafficking?
Yu Jing was in a very low mood, and he probably wouldn't be able to answer any questions you might ask him. In any case, let's save him first.
This was the first time Yu Nian had ever seen someone so badly injured. The wounds, with flesh torn open, were shocking to behold, and Yu Nian's hands couldn't help but tremble slightly.
She gritted her teeth and used gauze and wound medicine from Yu Jing's first-aid kit to bandage her wound.
Just as I was about to find a rag to clean up the mess, I suddenly heard a commotion outside the yard, with a male voice leading the way shouting loudly.
"The Crown Prince has ordered! Surround the Prime Minister's residence and do not let a single suspicious person escape!"
Yu Nian froze, almost forgetting to breathe.
Damn it, what is that fussy prince doing here causing trouble again!
No, if people find out that Yu Jing is like this, regardless of whether he is a real human trafficker or not, he will never be able to clear his name.
Yu Nian quickened her pace to clean up the bloodstains on the ground, wiping them while thinking about where to hide Yu Jing to escape this great calamity.
Yu Jing's room was filled with medicine cabinets and medicine pantry, all crammed with herbs.
Yu Nian was extremely anxious, her eyes scanning the room before finally settling on a wooden box next to the round table.
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"Your Highness, the search has been completed, and no suspicious persons were found."
Li Mingjin stood in the main hall of the Prime Minister's residence, facing Prime Minister Yu, who looked displeased.
"Has the East Garden been searched?"
If the Eastern Depot hadn't sealed off the city today, Li Mingjin would have completely forgotten about this matter.
In his previous life, Yu Jing had captured many young women and kept them in captivity, claiming they were for making medicine. At that time, Yu Jing was useful to Li Mingjin, so Li Mingjin naturally turned a blind eye to it.
Things are different now. Li Mingjin can take this opportunity to get rid of him, and the Prime Minister will inevitably suffer a great loss as a result.
The Emperor will also start to pay attention to him again. No matter how you look at it, this is a sure win for Li Mingjin.
“Your Highness! The East Garden is the residence of my son Yu Jing. Yu Jing became famous at a young age, entered the Imperial Medical Academy as an official, and is of upright character and integrity. He would never harbor evil people.”
The Prime Minister's face was dark and gloomy. Allowing the Crown Prince to conduct a simple search was already his biggest concession, yet the Crown Prince still wouldn't let it go.
Moreover, Yu Jing is the son who makes Yu Huaifeng worry the least. Anyone can do bad things, but Yu Jing would never do such a thing.
"Prime Minister, whether or not it is possible, we will find out after searching. You should have heard the saying, 'You can know a person's face, but not his heart.'"
Li Mingjin strode forward, personally leading his men there. His goal was clear: no one could stop him from achieving merit today.
"Search then! If we find nothing today, I will certainly petition His Majesty for justice!"
Yu Huaifeng also went to the West Garden, he didn't believe that Li Mingjin could find anything.
The guard kicked open the door to the West Garden, and the lead guard stopped in his tracks as soon as he entered.
"Who are you people! How dare you trespass into the Prime Minister's residence!"
Yu Nian sat in the room, raised her hand and slapped the table, the sound shaking Liang Chen, taking the initiative.
The woman was petite, yet her voice was full of energy, and her bright, almond-shaped eyes radiated a determined sharpness.
Yu Nian? What's she doing here?
Where is Yu Jing?
Looking around, Li Mingjin saw no one else in the room except for Yu Nian.
"Who is making such a grand entrance? It turns out to be His Highness the Crown Prince. You're looking for my fourth brother? This is a bit too much of a show of force."
Li Mingjin didn't want to waste words with Yu Nian. The person he was looking for was Yu Jing. He had heard that Yu Jing had been injured by the commander of the Imperial Guards, and he probably had nowhere else to go except here.
"Niannian, have you seen your fourth brother?"
Prime Minister Yu was also somewhat curious as to why Yu Nian was here.
"My daughter isn't feeling well and is waiting to get some medicine from my fourth brother."
As Yu Nian was speaking, a gust of cold wind blew into the room through the open door. Although Yu Nian had cleaned it up, the smell of blood that had seeped into the ground could still be faintly smelled in the room when the wind blew it.
Sensing this unusual atmosphere, Li Mingjin became even more certain that Yu Jing was definitely here.
"You're just burying your head in the sand! Search them!"
With the Crown Prince's approval, the guards sprang into action, beginning a thorough search of Yu Jing's room.
A group of people searched for a long time, turning the room upside down, but they couldn't find anyone.
Li Mingjin felt there was nowhere to escape. The Prime Minister's residence was already surrounded by him, and Yu Jing was seriously injured, so he couldn't escape even if he had wings.
The Crown Prince stepped forward personally, his gaze falling on the wooden box-like object beneath Yu Nian.
"Stand up. What's inside this box?"
Li Mingjin felt that he would catch Yu Jing soon.
"This is the box my fourth brother used to store herbs. What's so interesting about it? I'm sorry, Your Highness, I'm not feeling well and can't get up."
Yu Nian sat on the box, showing no intention of moving.
But the more Yu Nian tried to stop her, the more Li Mingjin felt that she was up to something, and that there must be someone hiding in the box!
"You're not feeling well, are you? Someone please ask Miss Yu to rest on a chair. Since it's a medicine box, it's not a place for a person to sit."
At Li Mingjin's command, two guards stepped forward to pull Yu Nian away, but Yu Nian frowned and dodged backward.
"You dare touch me? Aren't you afraid that Lord Chunyu will find out and take your heads?"
Chunyu Han's reputation caused the two guards to stop what they were doing and turn to look at the Crown Prince.
Li Mingjin immediately got angry. What's so interesting? Is it the salary Chunyu Han gave them?
Is Yu Nian stalling for time because she's waiting for Chunyu Han to come to her rescue?
"Yu Nian, wake up! Do you really think you've climbed onto Chunyu Han's side? If Chunyu Han had feelings for you, he would have come when I brought people to the Prime Minister's residence. Why are you putting on this act?"
"Get your hands on it and pry the box open!"
Li Mingjin's words were like a reassurance to the guards.
Yu Nian was forcibly "invited" off the box, and the lock on the wooden box was nothing to the guards. With a swing of their swords, it was broken in two.
Yu Huaifeng stepped forward to support Yu Nian. Seeing the Crown Prince's aggressive approach and his daughter's secretive behavior, he felt a surge of nervousness.
The guard's hand had just touched the box and was about to open it when he suddenly heard a loud announcement and stopped in his tracks.
"The Regent has arrived!"
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