Chapter 320 The Only Suspicious Place
Xu Muhua kept her word. She stayed in the mansion to accompany the old lady for the next few days, making her laugh all day long. Occasionally, she would take Xu Jinyu to the yard to bask in the sun.
Xu Jinyu was very attached to her sister. After what happened, she admired her sister so much!
Xu Nan went to school diligently every day, and the family lived just as Xu's mother said before she left. As long as the door was closed, there was really nothing to worry about.
Xu Muhua herself lived a leisurely life, but the eldest princess and her husband were different!
The eldest princess really didn't want outsiders to interfere in this matter, especially a girl who had not yet reached the age of marriage.
And she also felt that Xu Muhua's rescue of the Prince Consort was a coincidence. As for the rest, regardless of whether she had the ability to do so, this matter was not simple, and dragging her into it was not necessarily a good thing.
The Prince Consort himself was also at a loss about this matter, and the Princess could not get many useful clues from him, so she had to let someone investigate.
But it was not easy to investigate after so many years!
Look, after several days of investigation, no valuable clues were found.
"Waste, all waste!"
The Princess slammed the letter she had just read heavily on the table, and glared at the person kneeling on one knee in front of the table, "Is this all you have found? It's totally worthless!"
The kneeling person was also feeling bitter.
His Highness told them to investigate the Ling Mansion, but he didn't say what to investigate specifically, and there was no direction. They had no idea where to start! In this way, they could only investigate everything, but without a specific goal, the efficiency would naturally be greatly reduced.
Not to mention that His Highness wanted to investigate things that happened more than ten years ago, or even when the prince consort was still alive.
The kneeling man gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness said he wanted to investigate things that happened more than ten years ago in the Ling Mansion, but His Highness didn't say what to investigate specifically. We really don't know where to start. Moreover, if we do this, the time spent will increase exponentially, and I'm afraid we won't be able to find what Your Highness wants in a short time."
Naturally, it can be found out in this way, it's just a matter of time. But didn't His Highness say that the matter is urgent?
"Are you saying that this is my fault?"
"I dare not! But if Your Highness wants to get the information you want as soon as possible, it is best to have a specific direction."
In fact, he had suggested to Your Highness at the beginning that he ask more professional people to investigate. After all, they are not good at gathering information, but assassination and guarding. There were such people around Your Highness before, but they were handed back to Your Majesty after she married the Prince Consort.
The eldest princess knew this, but she and the Prince Consort had no idea either.
"I asked you to investigate the death of the Prince Consort? Don't you get anything?"
They did find out a little bit, but they didn't know if it was related.
"Your Highness, we found out that before the prince consort fell ill, several people came to the Ling Mansion. They were said to be relatives who came to seek refuge. But what's suspicious is that these relatives who came to seek refuge disappeared later, and no one noticed when they left."
"We asked some old people who used to work in the Ling Mansion but later left the Ling Mansion, and they couldn't say when these relatives who came to seek refuge left."
"We also checked the relevant travel permits, and found no records or traces of them leaving the capital."
"You suspect this matter is related to the Prince Consort's death?"
The kneeling man paused and said, "According to your Highness's order, there was nothing else unusual in the Ling Mansion during that period except for this slightly strange incident."
The eldest princess frowned.
She didn't seem to have heard the Prince Consort mention this matter back then.
"I suspect there is another hidden reason behind the Prince Consort's death! It is very likely that someone deliberately did it!"
The kneeling man was startled, and suddenly raised his head and blurted out, "Your Highness, are you saying that someone killed the Prince Consort?"
"That's right! I recently discovered that the Prince Consort's death was a little suspicious, so I asked you to investigate."
"I understand."
"Remember, don't tell anyone about this matter!"
After everyone left, the eldest princess thought about it and couldn't help but secretly look for the Prince Consort again. The prince
consort sighed helplessly when he saw her sneaking over again.
He had told her to come less often, lest she be discovered, but she refused to listen, and he was reluctant to say anything to her.
The princess ignored his helpless look, told him the story again, and finally asked, "Do you still remember this incident?"
The prince consort tried hard to recall it and he really remembered some of it. He said in a hoarse voice, "It seemed that a few people came that year, saying that they were relatives who came to seek refuge. I asked my father, but he told me not to worry about it, and I didn't pay any attention to it after that."
Later... not long after, he was inexplicably imprisoned.
The prince consort's heart moved, "Do you suspect that these people are related to my affairs?"
"The people who investigated this matter said that apart from this, there was no other suspicious place in the Ling Mansion that year."
The prince consort was silent.
He couldn't figure out how those relatives who came to seek refuge could be related to his affairs?
After a long time, the prince consort suddenly said, "Go ask that girl Mu Hua, maybe she knows something." The
princess was stunned, "How could Mu Hua know what happened back then? She wasn't even born when your incident happened!"
But the prince consort smiled meaningfully, "Who knows if she will give us any surprises. Look, she was able to rescue me without anyone noticing."
He still couldn't figure out how she dug such a tunnel leading to the courtyard of the Ling Mansion.
The princess couldn't help but remain silent when this matter was mentioned.
After a long time, she let out a breath, "Just treat it as a last resort."
The princess didn't want to think about it for a minute, and immediately asked someone to call Xu Mu Hua.
The princess has invited her, who dares to stop her!
Knowing where she was going, Xu Muhua guessed why the princess wanted to see her.
On the way, she hesitated for a moment, should she tell her or not?
If she tells it, it’s hard to explain how she knew this secret! If she doesn’t tell it…she has done half of the good thing, and she will always think about it if she doesn’t do the other half.
Oh, it’s a dilemma.
She was in a very difficult situation, and she quickly made a choice under the double pressure of the prince consort and the eldest princess—it was definitely not because she wanted to see the excitement.
And she could try another way.
Xu Muhua found a perfect excuse for herself, without mentioning that she had originally planned to use this matter to build momentum for Bai Xiaosheng.
"I don't know anything, but someone knows it. Your Highness can go to Bai Xiaosheng to help check. As long as the money is in place, there is nothing they can't find!"