Chapter 231 Test
Staying for just one day and then leaving? When did He Nanyou become so polite? An Ning couldn't help but wonder.
"Have you returned yet?"
"This is a little different from the one I knew before."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Hui sighed and spoke.
"Nanyou is also a lady from a noble family. In the past, Mother wanted her to be her daughter-in-law. Since your brother doesn't want to, she naturally won't..."
Because of what happened before, she probably didn't have the face to come to the mansion again. An Ning nodded.
"I see. I hope she can find her own happiness in the future."
Prince Rong's Mansion.
Prince Rong looked at the man in black kneeling in front of him waiting for him, and stood up angrily.
"What, Su Yan is missing? Didn't I tell you to protect him well?"
The man in black bowed helplessly.
"Please forgive me, Your Highness. I and the others have been following Lord Su the entire time, but we were struck by lightning. We don't know where the lightning came from, but it struck us directly. Lord Su told us to split up. We searched the entire mountain, but couldn't find Lord Su."
Prince Rong was so angry that his hands were shaking, and the teacup in his hand was thrown hard to the ground, with fragments flying everywhere.
"Useless! A bunch of useless! If you can't even handle such a small thing, what's the point of me keeping you around!"
The man in black was so frightened that his whole body trembled, his head lowered even lower, and his voice trembled a little.
"Your Highness, please calm down. It was my incompetence, but the lightning was truly bizarre, coming without any warning. I was completely helpless."
Prince Rong paced back and forth in the room, his eyes full of anxiety and anger.
Su Yan is a smart, capable, and decisive person. Now that the Yao family is gone, they are extremely important to him. His disappearance has undoubtedly disrupted his original plan.
Prince Rong stopped, stared at the man in black, and said sternly.
"Keep looking, even if you have to turn the mountain upside down, you must find Su Yan for me! If you can't find him, you will bring your heads to me!"
The man in black responded quickly, stood up and hurriedly retreated.
Prince Rong sat in a chair with a frown on his face, thinking about the possible consequences of Su Yan's disappearance.
Although he had two aides around him, neither of them held an official position in the imperial court.
Su Yan had unknowingly become his right-hand man.
The Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
Xiao Fuguang looked at Xiao Fusu, her face still a little pale.
"Fushu, are you feeling better?"
Xiao Fushu forced a smile.
"Don't worry, sister. I feel much better now."
"Sister, have you found anything in the past two days?"
Xiao Fuguang spoke thoughtfully.
"Xiao Yiming and his wife were strangled to death in order to pin the blame on you. Based on their actions before their death, the man behind this should be Prince Rong. However, with such a large-scale plot, it doesn't seem like Prince Rong's handiwork."
"So it's Concubine Yao or Su Yan."
Xiao Fuguang connected all the clues found in the Dali Temple and the Xiao family, and spoke slowly.
"From the time my second uncle and second aunt caused trouble at the Imperial Master's residence, to the time they were killed, and then the Dali Temple promptly broke into the Marquis' residence and arrested me, this series of events seemed to be manipulated by an invisible hand, as if someone had planned it all, one thing after another. Su Yan is a man of deep thoughts, and he is indeed a good suspect."
Xiao Fuguang spoke slowly.
"Su Yan is dead, but that doesn't mean he wasn't the one who planned this. Right now, the most important thing is to find Xiao Funian and clear your suspicion."
Suddenly, Xiao Fuguang figured something out. Su Yan died in Yongcheng, so the manipulator in the imperial city must be Prince Rong. Perhaps he should meet Prince Rong. It was a pity that he didn't take a good look at Prince Rong that day in the Dali Temple.
"Liu Yue, prepare the carriage."
Tai Chi Hall.
The news of Su Yan's disappearance has been reported back.
All the bandits have been wiped out, but the commander is missing.
Emperor Xuanyuan looked at the memorial with a gloomy expression.
Prince Rong bowed.
"Your Majesty, Lord Su led the army to suppress the bandits in order to rid the people of harm. Now he has disappeared. I implore Your Majesty to order a full-scale search for Lord Su's whereabouts. Lord Su is both wise and brave, and has made many contributions to our dynasty. We must not allow him to be buried in the mountains and forests."
Emperor Xuanyuan pondered for a moment.
"Su Yan is young but has handled countless cases. He is indeed a rare talent. Then, let's follow Prince Rong's instructions and send someone to look for Lord Su."
Prince Rong finally breathed a sigh of relief. With his father sending people to look for him, he believed that Su Yan would be found soon.
"Your Highness, I would like to thank you on behalf of Su Yan."
Seeing this, Xuanyuan Su couldn't help but wonder, how could Su Yan disappear?
And it was a coincidence that the Empress Auntie was in seclusion at that time.
After the morning court session ended, Prince Rong hurried back to Prince Rong's Mansion. He had to go back and send some more people to look for Su Yan.
Sitting in the carriage.
Song Guang raised his hand to pour tea for Prince Rong.
"Your Highness is still worried about Lord Su's affairs. Lord Su is a man of both civil and military talents. He will surely return safely."
Prince Rong took the teacup and gently stroked the rim of the cup with his fingers, his expression still solemn.
"I hope so, Mr. Song. The Princess Regent has already brought Xiao Fushu back. What should we do next?"
After listening to this, Song Guang pondered for a moment.
"I didn't expect the Princess Regent to not come out of confinement when Xiao Yiming and his wife were in such a mess. But the Third Miss of the Xiao family came out after being punished. Now that the two sides are at a stalemate, it would be better to kill Xiao Funian."
"Once Xiao Funian dies, even if Xiao Fushu has the protection of the Regent Princess and the Fifth Prince, her reputation will be ruined. Will the Fifth Prince still marry a woman with a ruined reputation?"
Suddenly the carriage stopped.
The impact of inertia caused the teacup in Prince Rong's hand to fall to the ground.
"Looking for death, how do you drive a carriage?"
Song Guang hurriedly supported Prince Rong and spoke with concern.
"My Lord, are you alright?"
The driver's voice came from outside.
"Your Highness, our carriage collided with the Regent's carriage."
Prince Rong frowned, a sense of foreboding welling up in his heart. This collision with the Regent's carriage at this critical moment was no accident. He quickly straightened his clothes, suppressed his uneasiness, and spoke in a deep voice.
"Go out and take a look."
Xiao Fuguang also got off the carriage with the help of Xingyue.
Prince Rong bowed reluctantly.
"Meet the Princess Regent."
Xiao Fuguang had a smile on his face.
"Just now, this princess was still worried about what would happen if someone was injured. I didn't expect that the carriage that hit was the nephew of Prince Rong. How is the nephew feeling? Is he injured?"
Bringing up the elder's identity again, Prince Rong forced a smile and replied with a bow.
"Thank you for your concern, auntie. I am fine."
Xiao Fuguang took two steps forward and looked at his face with a smile.
"I'm glad Prince Rong is alright. Speaking of which, your uncle should be back from his fiefdom in a few days. I heard there's a special kind of wine there with a very unique flavor. Your uncle said he'd bring it back for me to try. Then, we can invite the Fifth Prince along so you and your nephew can have a good drink."
In the past, Xiao Fuguang always looked at me with a cold brow or a forced smile, but today her attitude towards me was surprisingly gentle. I didn't know what tricks she was playing, but if I turned around and left in front of everyone, people in the imperial city would say I was impolite.
"Thank you for your kindness, Auntie Huang. I will come to bother you when Uncle Huang returns home."
Xiao Fuguang's mind flashed with what Prince Rong had seen in recent days, but it was all a little vague. Suddenly, Xiao Fuguang noticed the person standing behind Prince Rong.
"Prince Rong has changed his servants. This servant... doesn't look like a servant judging by his clothes. Is he Prince Rong's new friend?"
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