After searching for half a cup of tea, I found Qingxu in the innermost private room on the third floor.
Meng Chuan was surprised for a moment. It seemed that the person behind the scenes was very wealthy. The room fee for the private room on the third floor was ten taels.
Soon, footsteps were heard in the stairwell. Meng Chuan and Nie Jiu quickly climbed out of the open window in the corridor and onto the roof.
The waiter brought the food in and said, "Master Qing, please enjoy your meal."
Qingxu nodded, and the waiter left.
Meng Chuan and the other man were lying on the roof, and Qingxu was under the roof.
A quarter of an hour later, Qingxu had eaten and drunk his fill and left Jintai Tower.
Meng Chuan and Nie Jiu waited until Qing Xu entered the Qing residence before climbing down from the roof and having lunch with their brothers in the first floor lobby. Meng Chuan took out twenty taels of silver and approached the shopkeeper, tentatively saying, "Shopkeeper, I'd like to reserve the Cuizhu Pavilion on the third floor."
"I'm sorry, sir, but Cuizhuxuan has been booked for a year and cannot be reserved for you. You can consider staying across the street or next door."
Meng Chuan was shocked again. The person behind the scenes was indeed wealthy. "Then let's book the private room next door."
Nie Jiu left someone to continue watching Qing Xu, and returned to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion with Meng Chuan, reporting all the information he had obtained to Su Xingyi.
Su Xingyi felt a little disappointed. The person behind this was quite cautious. "Continue to keep an eye on the Grand Prince's Mansion tonight."
After giving the order, Su Xingyi hurried back to the main house of Youhuang Courtyard.
Xiao Xier and Xiao Lingyu were unable to sleep and were eagerly waiting for Su Xingyi to bring back good news.
"Dad, what's going on? Does Meng Chuan already know who's behind this?"
Not wanting the mother and daughter to worry, Su Xingyi quickly said, "Not yet. The previous owner of the house was the Bai family, who were in the tea business. Their family background was clean, and we've found no evidence of any ties between the Bai family and the powerful. However, the bad guy is Qing Xudong, the current owner... You don't need to worry, he'll definitely be caught in the next few days."
Xiao Lingyu nodded, "Has Grandma gone to bed?"
"Rest now. In another hour, the Crown Prince will enter the city."
Imperial Palace.
"Your Majesty, you should take a rest. It will take more than an hour for Prince Yu to go into the city and then into the palace." Li Haiying advised.
Emperor Qianyuan couldn't sleep at all. He had a feeling that Prince Yu would not be so easy to get rid of this time when he came to Beiyi.
"Do you think Prince Yu knows Su Xingyi's identity?"
Li Haiying said, "...Your Majesty, I don't know. The Queen Mother doesn't even know that Su Xingyi is still alive. Prince Yu is far away in Dongjun and it's possible he doesn't know either."
"Su Xingyi disappeared for a long time shortly after the Chinese New Year."
Li Haiying saw that Emperor Qianyuan was uneasy, which was not right. What if Dongjun knew about it?
When the emperor rushed to Fengqi Palace that year, Empress Fu'an had already died of complications during childbirth.
"Your Majesty, regardless of whether the Dongjun royal family knew about Prince Shun or not, Empress Fu'an did die in childbirth. Your Majesty cannot be blamed. Even if you investigate, you will not find out the reason."
"Besides, Empress Fu'an has been dead for over twenty years. If Prince Shun knew his true identity, he would not approve of Prince Yu's tomb being moved, as it would be disrespectful to Empress Fu'an."
"And the Dongjun royal family knows that Prince Shun is still alive. They are overjoyed. The white banner is still hanging in the Protectorate Mansion, and the Xiao family has not released the coffin. Prince Yu will pass by the Protectorate Mansion when he enters the palace, and they are worried that someone will cause trouble there. If that anonymous person stops Prince Yu in front of the Protectorate Mansion and reveals Su Xingyi's identity to the public, it will be a big trouble."
"Come quickly!" Emperor Qianyuan shouted urgently
Commander of the Imperial Guards, General Chen, walked in quickly and said, "Here I am."
"Quickly dispatch a hundred imperial guards to defend the main street in front of the Duke of Huguo's residence. If anyone approaches Prince Yu's convoy, immediately capture them!"
"yes!"
Afterwards, Emperor Qianyuan arranged for officers and soldiers from the patrol camp to evacuate the crowd and clear the roadblocks, trying their best to prevent Prince Yu from passing through the gate of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion!
"Empress Dowager." Fu Xuan hurried into the palace. "I just returned from outside the palace. General Chen, along with a hundred imperial guards and officers and soldiers from the city defense battalion, are setting up defenses on the street in front of the Duke of Huguo's mansion, clearing the crowds and removing roadblocks..."
The Empress Dowager was puzzled. "Since the Emperor didn't want Prince Yu to pass through the Duke of Huguo's residence, couldn't he have just gone to the palace instead? Why make such a big fuss?"
"The Emperor seems to have made a sudden decision to try to change the route of Prince Yu and his entourage, but he can't make it too obvious. Prince Yu is naturally suspicious."
The Empress Dowager frowned. "Are you still afraid he'll become suspicious? He's been suspicious for over twenty years. But why would the Emperor deploy defenses on the street in front of the Protectorate's Mansion? Isn't it just a white banner? Don't the people pass by the Protectorate's Mansion every day? Why would he need to deploy defenses? Could someone be trying to assassinate Prince Yu right in front of the Protectorate's Mansion?"
"This..." Fu Xuan couldn't explain it clearly. "Could it be related to Lin Fang's disappearance? And it's also because Prince Yu has been in Beijing."
The Empress Dowager's heart trembled. Could it be that someone wanted to make public the story of Empress Fu'an's difficult childbirth when Prince Yu passed by the Duke of Huguo's Mansion?
After Xiao Lingyu died, Lin Fang disappeared after going to pay her respects.
If Xiao Lingyu died, and the person behind the scenes attacked Yu'er again, no one would be able to save him.
So who is the person behind this?
Could it be that the child given birth by Empress Fu'an was not dead, but was switched, and is he still alive?
That makes sense!
This is the person who persecuted Yu'er and Princess Xiao. He wants to use the Dongjun royal family to get everything back?!
The Queen Mother felt dizzy and fell down.
"Empress Dowager!"
"Quickly call the imperial physician!"
When Emperor Qianyuan learned that the Empress Dowager had fainted, he hurried to the Cining Palace.
At this time, the Empress Dowager had woken up after being treated with acupuncture.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?"
The Empress Dowager looked at Emperor Qianyuan with burning eyes. Why did he send the imperial guards to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion?
Did he already know that his eldest son was still alive?
"Mother?" Emperor Qianyuan felt a little uncomfortable when the Empress Dowager looked at him.
"Ms. Yun, help me up. Everyone else get out."
Yun Gu helped the Empress Dowager sit up and also stepped out.
Only the Empress Dowager and Emperor Qianyuan were left in the hall.
"Mother, what happened to you? Why did you faint for no reason?"
"Do you think your son from your first marriage is still alive?"
Emperor Qianyuan's face froze, and after a moment he touched the Empress Dowager's forehead.
The Queen Mother rolled her eyes. "Your mother is not confused, her brain is not broken. Your mother is asking you if your eldest son is still alive?"
"How is that possible?" Emperor Qianyuan didn't want to tell her the truth, lest she faint from the shock, so he played dumb and said, "When I rushed to Fengqi Palace that year, they were already dead. How could they still be alive? If they were, wouldn't they have appeared long ago?"
The Empress Dowager looked at him suspiciously, trying to find some flaws in his face. "Then why did you send the Imperial Guard to the Duke of Huguo's mansion to set up defenses?"
"Didn't the Xiao family keep the coffin unopened? My son is worried that Prince Yu and his entourage will pass by the gate of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion and offend Princess Xiao. After all, she is Yu'er's savior."
"If you're worried about collisions, why don't you plan a route from the beginning?"
"My son only remembered it after lunch. It's too late to change the route now. Prince Yu is almost at the main street in front of the Protectorate Mansion."
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