Chapter 243 Being Plotted Against
"Miss, you are right. Princess Sheng Qiulan is the legitimate daughter of the Sheng family."
Qing Shuang nodded repeatedly, his eyes falling on the wooden box, and murmured, "Young lady, do you suspect that there are spies sent by the Qin Wangfei in the mansion?"
"It's not suspicion." Su Cheng lowered his eyes, his voice a little hoarse, "It's certainty."
Hearing this, Cai Lian seemed to have thought of something and quickly spoke, "A while ago, the mansion dismissed more than thirty servants, and new people came. Manager Liu was responsible for investigating the details. Maybe they were exploited at that time."
"Eighty percent of it is." Qing Shuang also nodded and whispered, "Pingfengyuan is the master's yard, how could it be robbed so easily? Who knows who opened a backdoor for Liu Shoucheng? Even if we report it to the police, we can only arrest them."
"What should we do now?" Cailian's face flashed with anxiety. "Are we just going to wait in vain?"
"We can't just wait in vain. Leave Cailian to the family, and Qingshuang will go with me outside."
After giving the order, Su Cheng walked slowly towards the door. Before he walked out of the Zhao family's gate, he was stopped in the front yard.
"It's so late, where are you going, Miss Zhao, in such a hurry?"
A man walked out of the darkness, with the firelight shining obliquely on his face. He was wearing a wide black robe and a long sword at his waist. He stood under the corridor, blocking the way.
There were many unfamiliar faces standing behind him, holding knives and standing behind the man, as if supporting him. It was obvious at a glance that they were not servants of the Zhao family.
Seeing that the newcomer had ill intentions, Qing Shuang immediately stood in front of his master, frowning and asking, "How dare you! Who allowed you to trespass into my house?"
The man sneered, his stern face showing undisguised sarcasm. "The Zhao family is on the verge of collapse, and you, a servant, still dare to act so arrogantly."
"Who said the Zhao family was going to fall?" Su Cheng said slowly, looking at him as if he were looking at a dead object. "It's completely unfounded. There's no news from the palace yet, and you're so happy."
The man didn't care about her expression at all, and said quietly, "If you don't believe me, let's wait and see. If the Zhao family doesn't fall, I will rip my head off and let you kick it like a ball."
Qing Shuang's expression changed, and she spoke softly, "Miss... Sheng Yi is the second young master of the Sheng family."
Su Cheng nodded slightly and looked at Sheng Yi, his cold eyes seemed to be filled with poison. "You guys are really quick."
"You don't have to glare at me." Shengyi shrugged, a mocking smile on his lips and a look of contempt. "People outside praised you to the skies, saying you were a fairy descended to earth, as beautiful as Diao Chan. But now I see you're just an ordinary thing. How can you be compared with my elder sister?"
Su Cheng smiled, her pink lips parted, "Qing Shuang."
The master and servant have been together for so long, they have some tacit understanding. Qing Shuang moved almost instantly, pulled out the tied dagger from beside his calf, exerted force with his wrist, and threw it towards the man.
The dagger pierced Shengyi's wide sleeves and was nailed into the pillar beside him.
Sheng Yi stumbled a few steps before steadying himself. He stared at the dagger, murderous intent flashing in his eyes, "Zhao, you're courting death!"
Curse it.
Anyway, her last name is Su.
Su Cheng raised his eyes slightly, staring at him with a half-smile, "If you continue to be rude, this knife will not just pierce your sleeve."
"you--"
"Mr. Sheng."
Just as Sheng Yi was about to lose his temper, a man's voice came from behind him. He turned his head stiffly and met Yan Mu's smiling eyes. He was startled and pulled off the dagger from his sleeve and saluted, "Greetings, Third Prince."
Yan Mu stood in the corridor, tall and graceful, with gentle eyes and brows, and a pretty girl followed behind him.
"What are you two talking about? It's so lively." Yan Mu walked forward with a smile. Although his tone was kind, he did not ask Shengyi to stand up.
Sheng Yi buried his face in the darkness, unable to discern his expression. "The head of the Zhao family is plotting rebellion, with ulterior motives. I was ordered to come and stop them, but Miss Zhao refused to give in. Here—"
"Under orders?" Yan Mu looked at the top of his head with a smile, and said in a calm tone, "Under whose orders?"
"Of course it's the Queen Mother—"
"I want to take Miss Zhao away." Yan Mu interrupted him again, with a distant smile on his face, "Mr. Sheng, are you willing to let her go?"
"Take her away?" Sheng Yi raised his eyes, his face as if a palette had been overturned. "Your Highness, Miss Zhao is now the daughter of a criminal."
"When was he convicted? Why didn't I know?" Yan Mu's eyes flashed with a subtle annoyance, and he gently waved his folding fan in front of his chest. "Master Sheng, there may be some misunderstanding here. Lord Zhao was only detained and awaiting interrogation by Lord Zhang. I'm afraid this is the first time since the founding of the country that someone has been convicted before trial."
Sheng Yi's face was a little embarrassed, "Your Highness, please don't embarrass me. I am just following orders. The Zhao family is temporarily named the Queen Mother..."
"Unfortunately, I'm in trouble today." Yan Mu smiled and lightly took out a dagger and put it to his neck. "If you dare to stop me, I will die in front of you."
Yun Ya, who was standing behind him, changed her expression instantly. She subconsciously looked at Su Cheng, who was standing opposite her with a similarly grim expression, and felt a sense of strangeness in her heart.
Who is this girl? Yan Mu even risked his life to save her from danger.
"Your Highness!"
Sheng Yi's eyes were bloodshot, he couldn't believe his eyes, "Zhao Hu's military token has been found, the rebellion is a foregone conclusion, why bother to get involved in this mess!"
Yan Mu lowered his head and chuckled, looking at him with interest, "Mr. Sheng, are you teaching me how to do things?"
The kind words were stuck on the tip of my tongue, and I couldn't speak them or swallow them.
Yan Mu lowered his eyes, the dagger against his neck never moving away. He was rarely so tough before. "Miss Zhao, come with me."
Su Cheng opened her pink lips slightly, wanting to say something, but she was concerned about the safety of the Zhao family. She knew very well that following Yan Mu was her only way to escape from the Zhao family. So she had no choice but to lower her head, follow Yan Mu, and leave with him.
Sitting in Yan Mu's carriage, Su Cheng was silent for a while before he whispered, "Thank you, Your Highness, for saving me."
"You're welcome." Yan Mu kept a proper distance from her, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, "It was my Second Imperial Brother who learned about this and sent me a pigeon message, asking me to come and help. Doctor Xie and Grand Tutor Gu had already gone to the palace, so I couldn't get away and come here."
Su Cheng closed his eyes, his frown showing no sign of relaxing. "My father and I were plotted against. Treason is definitely not something my father would do."
"I know, we all know." Yan Mu nodded and said slowly, "The Sheng family is definitely involved in this matter. When the second prince finds out, he will definitely clear the Zhao family's name and try to wipe out the Sheng family at once."
A thin layer of sweat seeped out of Su Cheng's palms, and his brows were furrowed. "I hope so."
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Imperial Palace
"Lord, Minister Zhao is locked up in a side hall and hasn't eaten for a whole day."
"No rush." Zhang Ge Lao acted as if nothing had happened, even sipping his tea leisurely. He said calmly, "It's only a day of starvation. No one will die. This bastard couldn't even take care of the military token. It was stolen right under my nose. I won't be able to ease my hatred unless I starve him for three days."
The young eunuch hurried into the hall and said in a low voice, "Lord, Grand Tutor Gu is waiting outside."
Hearing this, Zhang Pu nearly knocked over the teacup in his hand. He stood up suddenly, and even the black gauze hat on his head tilted to the side, "Who alarmed Mr. Gu?"
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