Chapter 1420: Clues (December Monthly Ticket Plus 7)
Manbao was escorted back to Changqing Lane by the palace servants. She had entered the palace early today, so she left early as well. She greeted Xiang Mingxue, who was sitting in the courtyard, and asked curiously, "Aren't you going to read today?"
Xiang Mingxue shook his head and smiled, "I promised Mr. Zhuang that I would have tea with him today."
"And what about the gentleman?"
Xiang Mingxue smiled and said, "Mr. Zhuang forgot where he kept the tea leaves, or maybe he accidentally drank all of them, so he decided to ask Mr. Jiang for another bag."
Manbao: ...
She nodded silently and went back to the house.
After washing his hands and face, Manbao lay down on the bed, lowered the mosquito net to cover the bed, and then leaned back on the bed feeling refreshed, his consciousness immersed in the system to watch the prince's video.
She had figured out a new way to enjoy herself these past two days. She would lie on the bed, eat snacks, and watch the prince's daily life. It was really fun.
It’s much more fun than taking Mr. Mo’s class.
Manbao is ready and clicks on the video recorded yesterday.
At night, the prince was wiping a knife in the study alone. Manbao took a look and found that he was alone, so he went in quickly.
The next morning, the government office was closed. Manbao had not gone to the palace to see patients the previous day, so he changed his clothes, took his knife and went out of the palace with his guards.
It had been nearly twenty days, and this was the first time Manbao had seen the prince leave the palace. She curiously looked in the direction he was going.
Ever since she recorded what the prince said to the secret guard, Manbao has been much more careful when going out. She either asks the coachman from her family to take her, or the coachman from Jishidiang to take her, or the carriage from the palace to take her. In any case, she will never rent a car from outside again.
But that was the only time, and Koko could no longer record any information related to her or weapons.
Of course, she estimated that half of the reason was that the prince was often out of Koko's scanning range.
Seeing that the prince was riding his horse quite fast, Manbao was afraid that he was out of the scanning range. However, he did not go out. He stopped in front of a big gate, the gate opened, and someone welcomed him in.
Manbao took a look and saw that there were no words on the door, and the door was not big, so it looked like a private courtyard.
The prince walked all the way inside. Manbao nibbled a piece of dessert and couldn't help asking Koko to pull the progress bar forward. The prince was sitting cross-legged on a couch. It seemed a bit lively outside. There was no lively people within ten meters of him, but he took in a lot of noise.
Manbao pricked up his ears and listened, it seemed to be the sound of someone urging him to drink.
Just as he was feeling somewhat puzzled, a familiar-looking man came in from outside and walked straight towards the prince. After bowing, he sat down cross-legged opposite the prince, poured himself a cup of tea and said, "Wang Sanlang lost, and everyone is clamoring to get him drunk."
He smiled and said, "It's a pity that Your Highness can't drink now, otherwise we can all have fun together."
Manbao stared at the man for a long time before recognizing him. He clapped his hands and said, "Isn't this Su Jian? How come he has gained so much weight?"
Koko had relaxed a little over the past two days, so he replied, "The host hasn't seen him for three months."
I'm just fat, what's so strange about that?
Manbao looked at him seriously and said, "You're gaining weight really fast."
Koko: "...Shouldn't the host pay attention to their conversation?"
"Oh." Manbao then became serious.
In the video, Su Jian took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to the prince, saying, "This is the newly confirmed list."
The prince unfolded it and asked in a deep voice, "Is it credible?"
Su Jian nodded, "Not to mention our friendship over the years, the merit of following you is enough for them to take the risk."
After reading it, the prince folded it up and put it in his arms. He asked, "How much did you tell them?"
"I didn't explain. This matter can't be rushed. I just asked them if they were willing to pledge allegiance to His Highness."
The prince nodded in satisfaction and said, "Don't act rashly until Gan Bin returns."
Su Jian agreed.
Gan Bin is the prince's confidant. He is in the imperial guards and has some men under his command. Last year, he was ordered to lead the imperial guards out of the capital for training, and he will be back to take over soon.
After discussing this, Su Jian turned to other matters. He lowered his voice and said, "I have made some progress on the matter that Your Highness asked me to investigate last time."
"oh?"
"Hou Ji did send people to Luozhou, but they lost him when they arrived. I have someone keep an eye on Prince Gong's Mansion, maybe there will be some results."
The prince's face darkened and he asked, "Hasn't the origin of that stone been discovered yet?"
"No, it was done at Houji Mansion," Su Jian's expression was not good. He had only recently learned about the Crown Prince's poisoning. He said, "But if Houji is connected to Prince Gong's Mansion, then it must have been done by Prince Gong. If Your Highness allows, I will immediately go and get the person and bring him back to the capital for Your Majesty to decide."
This person was certainly not Prince Gong, but someone who was contacting Prince Gong's confidants on behalf of Hou Ji.
The prince sneered, "Do you think my father will make the decision for me?"
Su Jian said: "After all, this time he came for Your Highness's life. Even if Your Majesty wanted to protect him, the ministers would not agree."
In fact, he and his sister had the same opinion. If this kind of thing can be avoided, it is better not to do it. How can a rebellion be so easy?
Didn’t you see that the King of Yizhou prepared for more than ten years, but still failed and died in the end?
To be honest, Su Jian was still quite scared, but he had to choose the prince.
His sister is the Crown Princess, so the Pi Mansion is naturally tied to the Crown Prince.
The prince's face darkened for a moment, and he didn't continue the conversation. Instead, he turned around, took the knife from behind him, and handed it to him, saying, "Doesn't Zhang Erlang like knives very much? A famous knife worthy of a hero. You can give it to him."
Su Jian was stunned when he saw the knife in front of him. He said quickly, "Your Highness, isn't this the knife that the foreign country sent as tribute five years ago? It's your favorite knife."
The prince stuffed the knife into his arms and said, "Give it to me if I ask you to. If this works, I can have any knife I want in the future. If this fails, no matter how good the knife is, it will be useless in my hands."
Su Jian held the knife in silence, and after a while he bowed in response.
The prince listened to the noise coming from afar. He always loved the hustle and bustle, and he couldn't help but feel itchy, but he thought it would be boring if he didn't drink when he got there.
If everyone sees him and can't drink and have fun together, they probably won't be able to relax. So why bother making things uncomfortable?
So the prince hesitated for a moment and then stood up, "I will go back first, you entertain them."
Su Jian quickly stood up and was about to escort him out, but the prince stopped him and said, "There's no need to hide why I came here today, but there's no need to explain it either. I'd better leave on my own."
Su Jian had no choice but to stop.
The prince rarely left the palace, and he didn't want to go back just now. After leaving the alley, he simply rode his horse and strolled back slowly.
Manbao looked at him, thinking about what he had just said to Su Jian. After confirming her and Bai Shan's guesses, she couldn't help but go to the mall to look at the tube of medicine.
In fact, as long as you keep going...
(End of this chapter)
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