"His Highness the Crown Prince insisted on going in to search, and we couldn't stop him. We didn't dare to stop him much either."
Deputy General Chen looked slightly alarmed: "Your Highness, the situation is not good. What if someone frames us and turns the tables on us?"
The group immediately led their troops to the Inner Army Headquarters.
When they arrived, they saw General Lin in the courtyard, his hands behind his back, looking calm.
General Lin was not the kind of burly general; he was tall and slender, with a handsome face, fair complexion, and a refined appearance.
Initially, when he served as the commander-in-chief, he was not able to win people's respect. However, a few years ago, when the Northern Alliance invaded, he led his troops to the front line and won several great victories, which finally won people's respect.
The prince's men searched every room, moving in and out in an orderly fashion. Among them, the Qiao family brought three hundred cavalrymen.
These people are decisive and efficient.
“General Lin, the Inner Army headquarters is the second line of defense protecting the Emperor. It’s not appropriate to let people in and search it so easily.” The First Prince said with a cold face.
General Lin turned around, cupped his hands, and bowed in salute.
"Your Highness, His Highness the Crown Prince said that since news of a rebellion has spread, in order to be fair, not only the aristocratic families and rising stars, but also the army should be searched. In fact, the army should be more cautious, otherwise, if something goes wrong in the army, it will be more dangerous than those nobles."
"Isn't General Lin at all worried that someone might use the search to frame him?" the First Prince sneered.
"The military headquarters has naturally made preparations for this." General Lin looked at the houses: "Those who go in to search are accompanied by military personnel to ensure they have no chance to tamper with things."
Deputy General Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief, but he still felt that the Crown Prince's sudden and thorough search of the place was not as open and aboveboard as he had claimed.
Pang Da frowned, feeling more uneasy than the First Prince and Deputy General Chen.
The Crown Prince came to search this place, and he suspected that Qiao Lian'er was behind it.
That brat is full of tricks. Like this time, when did she become wary? When did she make preparations? They were completely kept in the dark.
So he also summoned a team of people to come and see what was going on, lest something appear in his room.
Once you can't explain something like this, you can't clear your name even if you jump into the Yellow River.
“Advisor Pang,” General Lin said, “We are currently searching the Inner Army headquarters. According to regulations, all generals must recuse themselves. Although you are an advisor, you are working alongside Deputy General Chen, so you should wait here.”
The veins on Ponda's forehead throbbed, and he had no choice but to retreat with a dark expression.
"In that case, we should also search all the major outposts, including the Qingfeng Plain fiefdom," the First Prince said.
"This humble general has already dispatched men to cooperate with the Imperial Guards in the investigation. Now that the operation has begun, let's investigate thoroughly and in detail so that we can give His Majesty an explanation," General Lin said.
"If someone has inappropriate thoughts, it is better to get rid of them as soon as possible than for them to become a disaster later."
In this way, the eldest prince and his entourage could not say anything.
The eldest prince has not yet realized that not only will the nobles and the army be searched, but also the mansions of the various princes and nobles will be thoroughly searched.
Deputy General Chen watched helplessly as the search team, located outside the two courtyards, entered his house.
The side room next to his room was Ponda's residence, and several people also entered there.
Deputy General Chen stared intently at that spot, his heart pounding in his chest, as if someone had grabbed him by the neck.
Qiao Lian'er sat on the flower stand to the side, swinging her legs slightly, watching the expressions of these people with great interest.
Suddenly, someone in the room shouted, "What is that?"
"It seems to be witchcraft."
"That's terrifying! Who are they cursing by sticking so many needles into their hair?"
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