"Your Highness, why did you think of going to Prince Rui's Mansion?" The captain of the guards at Prince Duan's Mansion watched Prince Duan come out of Prince Rui's Mansion and hurriedly led the horse over.
Prince Duan jumped onto the horse, exerted force with his legs, pulled the reins, and the horse raised its front hooves and rushed out with a shout of "Gee". Seeing this, the others hurriedly followed.
The chief secretary and staff of Prince Duan's mansion stood on both sides, looking at the gloomy face of Prince Duan on the main seat. The snuff bottles in their hands were spinning rapidly, as if they would hit their heads with a single force.
"Nothing was found?" After a long while, Prince Duan's cold voice came.
The captain of the guards stood in the middle of the room. "Yes, he was wearing night clothes, a very common and ordinary kind. After being stabbed in the vitals by one of my subordinates, he must have been bitten by poison. In a quarter of an hour, his face was completely black and he couldn't even be recognized."
The Chief Secretary of Prince Duan's Mansion said in a deep voice, "It seems that they are well-trained, Your Highness. I'm afraid they have been watching us for a long time."
"You useless things! I spend so much money to support you, and this is how you work?" Prince Duan slammed the table, causing the tea sets on the table to rattle.
"Your Highness, do you believe that Prince Rui had an accident tonight?" An elderly aide with a long white beard stepped forward and said.
Prince Duan rubbed his forehead and said, "I'm not sure either. Everything is too coincidental. But looking at that idiot Meng, it doesn't seem like she's faking it. Has the person who investigated not returned yet?"
The captain of the guards said, "It should be soon. We need to start from the exit of the palace. The guards have already changed by now, and curfew is about to begin."
"Damn it! If I find out it's really the Sixth Brother, I'll kill him first. He's just relying on the Crown Prince to back him up, but he doesn't even realize the Crown Prince is a fallen Buddha and still jumps out. I originally wanted to find him a woman from the Meng family, so that he can at least keep his head down for a while, but he doesn't know what's good for him."
The staff member whispered, "Your Highness, please don't be angry. Prince Rui is nothing to be feared. Even if it really is him, so what? He's just a dog in front of the Crown Prince. Even if he doesn't notice, given the Crown Prince's suspicious nature, he must have had his eye on you for a long time. We need to wait. After these two people return, Meng Hai will complete the task and report back. It will take at least half a year. I think it's best not to act rashly during this time."
"If you ask me, wouldn't I understand?" Prince Duan stood up. "Give Old Six some time to investigate the area south of the city, especially near that house, to see if there's any property owned by Old Six or his subordinates. Keep a close eye on it."
As a few people were talking, the eunuch came to report that the person who was investigating had returned.
A guard flashed in with a cold aura, presented a bundle, and then said, "Your Highness, I have learned that Prince Rui left the palace at 3 p.m. and went straight back to the palace. He has not left since."
"Are you sure?" Prince Duan asked with raised eyebrows.
"Sure, the boss has been following us." said the guard.
At this time, the captain of the guards had opened the bundle, and inside was a cotton robe, the same one whose sleeves were cut by Prince Duan with a dagger.
Prince Duan took a look and asked, "Where did you find it?"
"The border between the west and south city was thrown on the roadside, as if it had been hastily taken off. I have looked through it, but there is nothing."
The staff member flipped through the fabric and said softly, "It's very ordinary, and most people can afford it."
Prince Duan waved his hand in disdain. "Old Sixth is sensible. If he dares to interfere in my affairs, I can make him marry a woman from the Meng family. I will also find a way to make her cuckold him in front of the whole capital. Humph."
After hearing what he said, everyone chose to shut up.
After leaving the study, the captain of the guards waved for the guard who was gathering information to follow him, "Are you sure?"
The guard wiped the sweat from his forehead and tugged at his collar. "Sir, you know that if I hadn't said that just now, my life would be secondary. You would also be blamed for it."
"So, you're not sure if Prince Rui went straight back to the palace?"
"Sir, our people have been keeping an eye on Prince Cheng and the Crown Prince for a while now, while also dealing with people in the west of the city. They've also asked us to gather information on the East and West Mountain camps. Let alone these people, even if we tripled our numbers, we wouldn't have the manpower to constantly monitor Prince Rui. What we can be certain of is that Prince Rui's carriage did indeed return to the Rui Palace after leaving the palace, and no one has left since."
The captain of the guards nodded and said, "Bite him to death."
"Yes, don't worry. We all want to keep our heads on our necks for a few more years. What are the future plans of the Rui Palace?"
"It's the same now as it was before." The captain of the guards gave his orders and returned to his small room. He undressed, and the blood on his left shoulder had clung to his clothes. He'd been so cold outside that he'd barely felt it, but now inside, the pain was slowly creeping back. He didn't dare speak, fearing he'd accidentally upset Prince Duan again. And no one knew what the consequences of Prince Duan's displeasure would be.
After so long on the job, he had shifted his focus from making achievements to preserving his own life. He was the fifth chief guard in Prince Duan's mansion, and thinking about the fate of the previous four, he closed his eyes.
He really didn't understand why he was involved with that Meng Hai again at this time. He thought that Meng Hai had secretly arranged a meeting with Prince Duan under the pretext of returning to escort his niece to Prince Rui's wedding. He didn't know what they said, but Prince Duan asked him to contact the two the next day.
The two men stayed after Meng Hai left, and then what happened today happened.
The house where they met today was the dowry courtyard of the wife of the Chief Secretary of Prince Duan's Mansion. It has always been their stronghold in the south of the city.
After being discovered tonight, Prince Duan not only did not seal off this stronghold, but he also went so far as to make a big fuss to check whether Prince Rui had a place to stay in the south of the city. I don't know who gave him the idea.
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