On the edge of a secluded cliff, two burly men threw two corpses off. If Boss Zhou and his men were here, they would recognize that the bodies thrown off the cliff were the thieves who had been silenced by their own men the night before.
However, these two thieves were not actually part of the group; they were hired. Originally, the two were just habitual thieves who only wanted money and would not harm anyone.
The employer only asked them to help tie up a little girl, offering five hundred taels of silver. The two habitual thieves, greedy for money, took the job. Little did they know that this trip would lead to their deaths.
The employer had no hope that the two men could kidnap the little girl. He sent them only to test the waters. If Boss Zhou hadn't put the body in the next room, the employer wouldn't have stolen the body to cover up the crime.
The two men who stole the corpse weren't very bright. They acted on their own initiative, and their superiors were unaware of it. They weren't afraid of being investigated by the authorities, but they were afraid of being blamed by their superiors.
The reason for disposing of the body was to prevent those in power from finding out and investigating.
The actions of the two men truly frightened Zhou Laoda and his group, making them feel that the other party was acting strangely, perverted, and difficult to deal with, and that the road ahead was likely to be even more dangerous.
On a northern official road, Shui Li Niang sat in a carriage, glancing at the young girl beside her. "You've enjoyed a year of good fortune and learned enough manners. This time, you're going to the capital and entering the palace. You will enjoy immense wealth and live a life of luxury. But remember this..."
Everything you have is a gift from me and the Prince. If you dare to betray the Prince, you will die a horrible death. You need to take an antidote every month to cure the poison in your body; otherwise, once it takes effect, the pain will be worse than death. Of course, as long as you behave yourself, we will cure the poison in the future, and you will be blessed with wealth and honor.
"Yes, I understand, Madam. Ling'er will obediently complete the task assigned by Madam." Ye Ling'er's voice was soft, and she kept her head down, not daring to do anything out of line.
Shui Li Niang was naturally satisfied with his obedience, but said, "When you get to the capital, especially the palace, you must hold your head high and be a person of integrity. You must remember that you are a princess and should have the confidence of a princess. Do not show any weakness."
"Understood," Ye Ling'er replied obediently.
Shui Li Niang didn't look at her again, closed her eyes for a nap. Everything was developing according to plan. Soon the dog emperor would get the clues and then follow them to find the so-called princess.
In the imperial palace of the capital, Wang Zhao dropped his teacup and stared excitedly at the eunuch kneeling before him. "Zhong Fu, is what you said true? Will I be disappointed again this time?"
“Your Majesty, it’s true! The Deputy Commander said that they really found her. The princess is still alive. She was adopted by a farming family, but the village is too remote, located in the mountains. The villagers there rarely interact with the outside world, which is why they searched for so long without finding her,” Zhong Fu said, weeping with joy.
For the past two years, the Emperor has been unable to sleep at night, worrying and distressed about the Princess. When he first received the news that the Princess had been murdered, the Emperor was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot. He then fell seriously ill and took a month to recover.
But the emperor was deeply troubled. He couldn't rest easy if he didn't see the princess for a day. Everyone else thought the princess was dead, but the emperor firmly believed that she was still alive and kept searching for her.
The Emperor was right; we've truly found it now.
To convince the emperor that Ye Ling'er was the princess, Prince Gong and Shui Liniang went to great lengths, raising Ye Ling'er for a full six months. They also found a secluded village, like a paradise, where Ye Ling'er lived for six months.
The so-called adoptive parents were also arranged by Shui Li Niang. The couple were indeed villagers from Xiao Tao Village, but they had always been under the control of Prince Gong. The villagers of Xiao Tao Village were simple and kind, living a secluded life, and their minds were not full of ulterior motives.
Naturally, they were unaware of the conspiracies and schemes lurking in the village.
When Ye Ling'er appeared half a year ago, she was indeed seriously injured. Several villagers were on the mountain at the time and witnessed the couple taking the little girl home. They have been raising her ever since.
Even when the emperor's men came to fetch them, the villagers never suspected anything, because they knew nothing and only saw the surface facts.
On the day the princess returned to the palace, the emperor and empress personally went to the city gate to greet her. Ye Ling'er sat in the carriage, nervously clenching her hands. No matter how precocious she was or how well-educated she was, she was still just a child under six years old, so it was normal for her to be afraid.
But she knew she couldn't back down. She had to survive. She had to complete the mission, or she would die. With that thought, she took a deep breath, raised her head, and prepared to perform well so as not to arouse the emperor and empress's suspicion.
But soon she felt her vision blur and her head throb with unbearable pain, as if it were about to explode. Finally, everything went black and she lost consciousness completely.
The palace was thrown into chaos. For some unknown reason, the princess suddenly fainted in the carriage and did not wake up for several days. The imperial physicians could not find out what was wrong.
In a village on the outskirts of the city, Prince Gong and Shui Liniang were quite pleased with themselves. "That little girl Liniang really doesn't remember anything after she woke up. She just thinks she's a real princess?"
"Your Highness, rest assured, she has been poisoned by a Gu gu, which causes hallucinations. The mother Gu in my hand controls the child Gu in her body. Whatever we want her to remember, that's all she can remember," Shui Li Niang said with a charming smile.
"Hahaha, Li Niang has won my heart," Prince Gong laughed as he pulled the woman into his arms. "So you were looking for the Miao people before just to get this Gu."
"It took Li Niang a lot of effort to find that Miao person and buy some poisons from him, but the price he asked for was too high, so we couldn't get more effective medicines," Shui Li Niang said coquettishly, nestled in Prince Gong's arms.
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