Chapter 148 Let’s go in and see what’s going on
After Jiang Xue finished speaking, she looked firmly at Jing Ye who was standing by the window with his hands behind his back.
She knew that she would have to say these words to Jing Ye - or to Xiao Qi - sooner or later.
She didn't know how long Jing Ye wanted to hide this identity, but no matter how long it took, she would continue to act with him.
Perhaps, only when the truth comes out, will he be willing to show himself as Xiao Qi; perhaps, he has already given up Xiao Qi forever.
None of it matters.
But she didn't want to hide these words, nor did she need to hide them.
If Jing Ye had not appeared, she would indeed continue to live her life as Princess Changle with her love and hatred for Xiao Qi.
The two of them remained silent for a while. The moonlight outside the window was as cool as water, falling on Jing Ye, stretching his shadow into a long line, extending to Jiang Xue's feet.
Jing Ye clenched his fists slightly, his voice still hoarse, but with a hint of sarcasm.
"I don't know why the princess said such heartfelt words to me," he said calmly, "I was just teasing her a few times, don't you think I am being too polite?"
He really didn't care.
Jiang Xue's eyelashes were long, covering her lost eyes, and she said slowly: "Well, I just wanted to say it. Your Majesty, don't take it to heart."
"My time is precious. Princess, you don't have to speak your mind to me anymore."
Jing Ye suddenly turned around and his tone returned to normal.
"Why don't you tell me why you knew about this all along but refused to tell me a word? If Gu Lintan's identity is really the same as what the rebels said, this mother and son are extremely valuable."
"I didn't believe you at that time," Jiang Xue said, "I know they are valuable, but I don't want you to interfere. With the prince's great magical powers, it would not be difficult to get Suxi and her son into his hands without anyone noticing. I'm afraid that if such a thing really happens, I will have to be controlled by the prince."
The importance of Suxi and her son lies in two reasons. First, they can influence her to ask for permission to break off the marriage. Second, judging from what Gu Lintan did to them, it is not difficult to see how important they are in Gu Lintan's mind. If she gets hold of this hostage, she may be able to influence Gu Lintan.
She didn't think Jing Ye would leave such a good chess piece unused.
Jing Ye said coldly: "Then why are you willing to talk about it today?"
Jiang Xue was slightly startled.
Because Jing Ye can, but Xiao Qi may not.
Also because——
"Because I have already thought of a way to make sure that even though the prince knows about their existence, he can only assist me in the investigation, but cannot influence the whereabouts of the mother and son."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Qiongshuang pushed the door open.
"Cousin!" She said with excitement in her voice, "Here we are, here we are, Gu Lintan is here!"
"Where are you?" Jiang Xue was not surprised to see her walk in, and asked calmly.
"I was squatting at the entrance of Lin'an Street when I saw the Gu Mansion's carriage enter the street, with Huang Fu sitting in front of the carriage."
Jiang Xue nodded, turned to Jing Ye and said, "Your Majesty, are you curious? What did I do with the expert I asked you to do today?"
Jing Ye raised his eyes and said firmly, "You asked me, your junior sister, to guard the Gu Lin Altar, and you came here to wait by yourself. I think the thing that must have made him anxious is that mother and son, right?"
"Are they here?"
Jiang Xue nodded and said, "Your Majesty, come with me to take a look and we will know."
After that, Jiang Xue said to Lu Qiongshuang, "Go and ask the carriage downstairs to be ready. Follow behind Gu Lintan's carriage and stop at Lin'an Street. Remember to choose a secluded corner."
Lu Qiongshuang nodded and asked, "Cousin, shall we go over first?"
Jiang Xue said, "Well, you and the prince will do it later." After that, she glanced at Jing Ye and said, "You are both good at fighting. Come with me and watch from the side first."
The three of them left Hai Yuntian, leaving only Mo Tian guarding the door of the private room.
It was still early for the time agreed with He Zhilin. Jiang Xue thought that it would be about time after she finished the play and came back.
In Suxi's yard.
Gu Lintan hurriedly got off the carriage and saw several dumb servants in the courtyard who were at a loss. He turned around and said to Huang Fu, "Let them pack their things. Where are Madam and Chuan'er?"
Huang Fu said, "Madam was frightened in the afternoon, and she should be resting with the young master now."
Before dusk, he received a message from Suxi in his mansion, saying that someone had been loitering in front of the courtyard gate all day. Just before sunset, a masked man wearing a bamboo hat tried to break into the gate. Fortunately, there were many pedestrians on the street, so he failed.
When Huang Fu hurried to Lin'an Street, he happened to meet Lao Xu, who ran a noodle stall at the opposite corner of the courtyard. Lao Xu saw him coming and rushed over to ask her if the owner of the courtyard was surnamed Gu and if the wife was called Suxi. She said that two village women came here to inquire about the matter shortly after lunch under the pretext of looking for relatives.
Huang Fu hurriedly evaded the question, saying that his family name was Huang and he did not know the person he was talking about. After meeting Su Xi, he felt that something was wrong, so he returned to Gu's house to look for Gu Lintan.
Unexpectedly, Gu Lintan was not in the mansion. However, when he pulled the carriage to the stable, he heard the horse servant say that Her Royal Highness the Princess had returned to Wen Qingxuan angrily not long ago, and had just sent Fu Dong to order the horses and carriage to be prepared. It seemed like a big scene, and he didn't know whether she was going to the palace or somewhere else.
Huang Fu thought about all the events of the day and was suddenly startled. He instinctively felt that something might have happened, so he hurriedly got in his car and went out to look for Gu Lintan.
Fortunately, Gu Lintan had been on duty at the Ministry of Rites these days, and he was already tied up with the affairs of the diplomatic mission. Moreover, something happened with the case of the Jingzhao Yin regarding the merchant group. He was so busy these days that he was almost dizzy. After hearing what Huang Fu said, he was shocked and didn't care about anything else. He was afraid that others had discovered the clues, so he hurried to Lin'an Street, wanting to transfer Suxi and her son to other residences before anything happened.
Fortunately, when he arrived at the yard, everything was the same as before, there was no sign of anyone visiting, and Suxi and her son were sleeping soundly on the couch.
Gu Lintan said to Huang Fu behind him with a gloomy face: "Send someone to clean up the manor outside Beijing. I will take them there later."
Huang Fu hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir...isn't it a bit too eye-catching?"
Gu Lintan said, "After today, I will find a way to give them a name in the clan, and just say they are relatives who came to Beijing for refuge. There is no other way now. If their true identities are discovered, everything will be ruined."
Huang Fu nodded repeatedly. Seeing that Gu Lintan had already entered the room to wake up the mother and son, he turned around and called a few mute servants who were packing up their belongings, and made a few gestures.
Gu Lintan held the sleeping Chuan'er in his arms and walked out of the room with Suxi, who looked frightened. When they saw the carriage had entered the yard, he was about to ask Suxi to get in quickly.
Unexpectedly, behind the yard, large pieces of fallen leaves were blown by the night wind, making a rustling sound. Gu Lintan looked back vigilantly, but heard the buzzing sound of a sword coming straight towards the yard.
He was horrified, and hurriedly climbed onto the carriage with the child in his arms, and said to Huang Fu in a deep voice, "Hurry up! Drive the horse!"
However, six masked figures in black settled in the courtyard and stood quietly around the carriage.
Not far away, on top of an ancient tree that towered into the sky, Lu Qiongshuang clapped her hands, turned around and said to Jiang Xue excitedly, "Cousin, is this a good show you came up with?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's a dark and windy night, a night for killing people, it's really exciting!"
Just as he finished speaking, Jiang Xue said softly, "You guys wait here, I'll go downstairs to take care of some things first."
She clapped her hands, and Chen Jin and Chen Xiu appeared at some point, carrying her down from the ancient tree and landing directly on a carriage that was parked not far away.
Jiang Xue said coldly to the two of them: "Let's go in and see what's going on."
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