Chapter 259: The Man Behind Linglong’s Kidnapping
Mrs. Xing was stunned for a moment, then she sighed deeply, "Indeed."
"Every year, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of people coming to claim their relationship. Especially during the time when Weiwei first went missing, there were people pretending to be Weiwei almost every day."
"Little sister knew at a glance that it was not her daughter."
"I don't mean to doubt Linglong, I just..."
Mrs. Xing hesitated for a moment before saying, "To be honest, after Weiwei went missing, our family almost turned Shangjing upside down."
"We mobilized countless people from the Wang, Xing, and Lin families, even alarming His Majesty. He even transferred the Shangjing garrison to Wang Huanran, Weiwei's father."
"This incident has become a huge incident. Almost the entire Upper Kyoto knows about it. We have also arrested many human traffickers to make an example of them. We have also set up a generous reward. Anyone who can provide any clues will be rewarded handsomely."
"Under these circumstances, we still haven't found Weiwei."
"I asked Weiwei, and she said the person who kidnapped her was just an ordinary peasant woman."
"It would have been fine if that peasant woman had taken Weiwei and fled far away, but she left Weiwei in the capital and perfectly avoided the garrison's search and the arrests of our three families. She even avoided being reported by neighbors and relatives. I don't believe she didn't have help."
Xie Yingmian said, "You suspect someone is interfering."
Mrs. Xing: "It's not suspicion, it's certainty."
"I'm sure someone doesn't want us to find Weiwei."
"That person's status and position are definitely not low. Although not completely omnipotent, it's pretty close."
Xie Yingmian inexplicably thought of Princess Deyang, who was at odds with Lady Wang.
She just thought about it casually and didn't say much.
Madam Xing said, "Weiwei said she has been trapped in Cangying Villa. I want to know who the owner of Cangying Villa is, the real owner."
"I know the owner of Goshawk Villa is of noble status, and perhaps he is someone we cannot afford to offend."
"But, this person has hurt Weiwei like this, we can't just let it go like this."
“Even if we are ants, we must shake the unshakable tree.”
Xie Yingmian looked at Madam Xing carefully.
Mrs. Xing cried all the way with Mrs. Wang, her eyes swollen like walnuts.
A resolute cold light shone in his eyes, which were swollen like walnuts.
Xie Yingmian did not hide it either.
She said, "I don't know who the original owner of Goshawk Villa was. As far as I know, before Goshawk Villa was destroyed, it was the Second Prince's territory."
Mrs. Xing's face turned pale in an instant.
Second Prince!
It turned out to be the second prince. How could it be the second prince?
Mrs. Xing seemed to have suffered a huge blow. She took two steps back and almost fell down.
Xie Yingmian helped her up: "Are you okay?"
Mrs. Xing shook her head: "It's okay."
"Are you sure it's the Second Prince?"
"I'm sure." Xie Yingmian said, "I can't tell you the specific reason, but I'm sure the person behind this is the Second Prince."
"Thank you, thank you." Mrs. Xing left in a daze.
Xie Yingmian frowned slightly.
Mrs. Xing's reaction was a little strange.
She found Yu Lingye.
Yu Lingye was sitting at the table drinking tea.
There was an empty teacup across the table, and dozens of empty plates stacked up.
"Has Qinghuang been here?" Xie Yingmian asked.
Yu Lingye put down his teacup: "Qing Huang was treated as a starving ghost by Shopkeeper Yuan."
Xie Yingmian:?
Yu Lingye gave a brief explanation.
Xie Yingmian couldn't help laughing out loud.
This shopkeeper Yuan is also a talented person. When faced with an undecided situation, he does not panic but goes to worship Buddha and burn incense first.
"Madam Xing just asked me about the person behind the Cang Ying Villa." Xie Yingmian began to talk about business. "After I told Madam Xing that the owner of Cang Ying Villa was the Second Prince, Madam Xing's reaction was very strange."
"She seemed shocked and disappointed and was quite distraught when she left."
Yu Lingye narrowed his eyes. "Madam Xing thinks Linglong's disappearance was intentional?"
Xie Yingmian: "Yes."
"Mrs. Xing said that after Linglong went missing, the Wang family, the Lin family, the Xing family, and the garrison troops searched almost the entire Shangjing and couldn't find her. It turned out that the person who abducted Linglong was an ordinary peasant woman. That peasant woman hid Linglong in Shangjing, avoiding all their searches. This is very unusual."
"She suspected someone in a high position of power was behind this."
"Linglong has been staying at the Zhang family or Cangying Villa for the past few years. Plus, Linglong said that no matter where she is, she's forbidden from leaving the house during festivals like the Lantern Festival. This makes it even more certain that those who kidnapped Linglong weren't doing it on a whim."
"Mrs. Xing suspects that the man behind Cangying Villa, the Second Prince, is the one who planned Linglong's kidnapping."
Yu Lingye gently put down the teacup and leaned back on the wheelchair.
"I don't know what happened more than 20 years ago."
"I do know something about the Second Prince and the Xing family."
Xie Yingmian got into position and listened attentively.
Yu Lingye looked at Xie Yingmian and inexplicably felt that she was cute, as cute as a blue-eyed, long-haired white cat he once raised.
He stretched out his hand and rubbed Xie Yingmian's head with his slender fingers.
Xie Yingmian was shocked by Yu Lingye's action.
She and Yu Lingye were not intimate many times. Even if they had been ambiguous a few times, they were always simple and rough, and the atmosphere was such that they just kissed directly.
Under normal circumstances, they are both quite normal.
Yu Lingye's head-patting behavior has almost never happened before.
Moreover, Xie Yingmian always felt that Yu Lingye's eyes were obedient and strange, and his movements were even stranger, as if he was petting a kitten or a puppy.
Yu Lingye also realized that his behavior was inappropriate.
He pretended to withdraw his hand casually, and said in a calm tone: "The Second Prince's mother is Concubine Xing."
"Noble Concubine Xing is Madam Xing's elder sister-in-law, and the Second Prince is Madam Xing's nephew."
"Madam Wang's daughter was once engaged to the Second Prince..."
At this point, Yu Lingye paused and explained, "Generally speaking, royal heirs rarely arrange marriages as children. It's a bit strange that Concubine Xing would arrange marriage for the Second Prince."
"Child marriages also require a matchmaker, and this matchmaker is Madam Xing."
"After Madam Wang's daughter was abducted, her engagement with the Second Prince was annulled."
Yu Lingye didn't say much, but he provided a lot of information.
The Cangying Villa where Linglong was imprisoned was the territory of the second prince.
The second prince is Linglong's fiancé.
Twenty-two years ago, the second prince was only a few years old and should not have been able to do something like kidnapping Linglong.
So, the mastermind behind Linglong’s kidnapping might be the person behind the second prince, Concubine Xing?
If it was Concubine Xing, it would be even more unreasonable.
If Concubine Xing didn't like Linglong, why did she arrange a marriage for her?
"Why did she do this?" Xie Yingmian asked, "If she's not satisfied with this marriage, she can just cancel it. Why would she kidnap her?"
Yu Lingye couldn't give an answer.
There's something strange about this matter.
He said, "Let someone check it out and find out."
Xie Yingmian thought for a moment and asked a very important question.
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