Chapter 106 Seduction Must Be Tried
Jiang Xue nodded and said, "I understand."
The two of them arrived at the courtyard. Jiang Xue went straight to the corridor and sat down. She told Xiaochun, "Go and make me some refreshing tea."
Xiaochun understood and called away several servants who were cleaning the yard, leaving only Jiang Xue and Chen Jin.
Jiang Xue called Chen Jin over and asked, "I couldn't find you the whole day yesterday. What happened?"
Chen Jin clasped his fists and bowed to Jiang Xue, saying, "Yesterday, I followed your Highness's instructions and followed the Prince Consort."
Jiang Xue nodded and asked, "Where did they go?"
Chen Jin whispered, "Everything was normal when he went to and from court. After court, the Prince Consort went to the Ministry of Rites to handle official business. Before lunch, he heard some news and left the Ministry of Rites."
"What news did he hear?" Jiang Xue asked in confusion, "Did someone tell him the news, or did he hear it by chance from other adults' discussions?"
Chen Jin said: "I don't know about this. The Ministry of Rites is a government office after all. I can only watch from outside."
"Then how do you know he left after hearing the news?"
"The prince consort left in a hurry. If it was ordinary official business, he would either be in the palace or in the government office. But after he left, the prince consort went to a private residence alone."
"Where? Who did you meet?" Jiang Xue asked.
"To the residence of Lord Xue, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture."
Jiang Xue clenched her hands suddenly.
Jingzhao Prefecture Governor Xue Ke? Jingzhao Prefecture was disturbed by Jing Ye's people the night before yesterday. Shouldn't he have been busy cleaning up the mess in the prefecture yesterday?
How could I have time to spend a whole day with Gu Lintan?
It seems that Jing Ye's threat to scare the tiger really worked.
In other words, this matter is really related to Gu Lintan, so what was said in the letter about him being the orphan of the Chao family must not be empty talk.
Jiang Xue asked seriously, "The prince consort was in Xue's house for the whole day? Did you find out what they said?"
Chen Jin shook his head and said, "We are in the official's house, and it is daytime, so I can't get too close to them. And--"
"Master Xue was not in the mansion at first. He hurried back to the Xue Mansion after the Prince Consort came to visit. After the two entered the house, Master Xue left within an hour."
Jiang Xue frowned. Xue Ke was not at home, so it seemed that he was staying in the government office.
This means that it was Gu Lintan who took the initiative to find Xue Ke.
The Jingzhao Yin Mansion was in charge of the travel permits and registrations for merchant teams entering and leaving Jijing. If Xue Ke had anything to do with the Northern Xi army, he must have been instructed by someone to help them get into the city.
Now that there is trouble, it is time for him to take the initiative to find his master and find a solution. Why would Gu Lintan come to him?
What's more, such a big thing happened in Jingzhao Yin Mansion, but Gu Lintan went to Xue Mansion in person to look for people. Isn't he afraid of dragging himself into the mess?
So, who gave Gu Lintan the instructions to go look for Xue Ke? Or, what was his purpose in looking for him?
She looked at Chen Jin and asked, "After Master Xue left, where did the Prince Consort go?"
Chen Jin shook his head and said, "I didn't go anywhere. I stayed in Xue's house until after dinner."
"Did Lord Xue bring anyone or anything with him when he returned home?" Jiang Xue asked hurriedly.
Chen Jin thought about it carefully and said, "He only brought a servant into the house with him. The servant was holding a wooden box in his hand. I have no idea what he brought."
He suddenly remembered something and said, "But when Master Xue left with the servant, he did not take the wooden box with him."
Jiang Xue nodded and said, "I see. After leaving Xue's house, did you go straight back to Gu's house?"
"Perhaps he left the Ministry of Rites in a hurry today and still had some unfinished business," Chen Jin said. "The Prince Consort went back to the Ministry of Rites and stayed there for more than an hour before coming out."
Jiang Xue said in a deep voice, "I understand. You take a rest, and then continue to watch over Lumingzhai. I'll trouble you for the next few days. If there is anything unusual, please let me know as soon as possible. If you are stuck and can't come back for a while, find a way to send someone to deliver a message."
Chen Jin asked, "Your Highness, do you still need to practice self-defense in the morning?"
Jiang Xue shook her head and said, "I will just practice according to what you taught me before. You just focus on the Prince Consort."
Jiang Xue waved her hand to signal him to leave, but Chen Jin suddenly said:
"One more thing."
Jiang Xue raised her eyes to look at him and asked in confusion, "What's the matter?"
"When I secretly followed the Prince Consort yesterday, I discovered that—"
"There are two others following, and their skills are no less than mine."
Jiang Xue was surprised and asked, "Is he following you or the prince consort?"
Chen Jin said, "It must be for the Prince Consort. When I left the house, I noticed that someone had been following nearby. It was the same when I arrived at Xue's house. Only one of the two left until we returned. I went out to check at midnight last night, and one of them was still there, not far from the Prince Consort's residence."
Jiang Xue asked, "Can you see clearly what those two people are wearing?"
"They are ordinary warriors," Chen Jin said, "but they must have noticed me, but they didn't attack me."
"This time I want to ask Your Highness, if we encounter these troubles again, do we need to solve them?"
Jiang Xue was silent for a moment and shook her head at Chen Jin.
"Since they didn't do anything to you, I guess they weren't targeting us. You don't have to pay any attention to it for now, just do your work as usual. If there's anything else I can tell you, I'll tell you."
The people following Gu Lintan are masters who are comparable to Chen Jin - it seems that she has to ask Jing Ye whether he is the one who arranged the people.
It is not surprising that Jing Ye would ask people to follow Gu Lintan. After all, Gu Lintan has a close relationship with the rebel party of Gan Guo, and there will always be some gains by following him.
Jiang Xue suddenly thought of another thing.
She had Jiang Yu set up the trap, using the news about Su Xi and her son as bait to lure Gu Lintan into the trap, waiting for him to make a move before closing the net.
If Jing Ye really sent someone to keep an eye on him, wouldn't Jing Ye also discover the existence of Su Xi and her son? !
Jiang Xue sighed helplessly, sat there and thought about it again and again, then resigned herself to her fate and went back to the house to take out the bottle of stuff Jing Ye gave her, and summoned Banban according to the method he taught her.
She ground the ink and wrote a small note, made an appointment with Jingye to meet at night, then rolled up the note and handed it to Banban's claws.
Jiang Xue felt a little irritated.
Jingye Jingye, Jingye is indispensable in everything.
Unfortunately, she still didn't know what his intentions were, so Jiang Xue could only guide him and wait for the future.
As for this temptation - Jiang Xue had thought about it yesterday. Since she didn't know why he came, she had to try the seduction method.
As soon as Banban flew away, Xiaochun came into the house.
"Your Highness," she said with a smile, "Aunt Dong sent a message saying that the queen is much better today, so Your Highness doesn't need to worry."
Jiang Xue heaved a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Let's go to the Xiangfu to visit grandpa early today. I have something to ask Qiong Shuang."
She didn’t know whether she could meet the person Lu Qiongshuang promised to find for her today.
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