Chapter 512
As soon as the man finished speaking, Jing Yuan's face turned deathly pale.
Jing Er clearly stated that his aunt was no longer in Jizhou, but now, the people previously assigned to Qingshui Village to protect the Chen couple have brought this new message...
Shen Rang's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he subconsciously looked up at the person kneeling on the ground: "Really?"
"I secretly escorted Madam Chen all the way to Jizhou and we really met the concubine."
“Jizhou…”
A cold glint flashed in Shen Rang's eyes.
If he remembered correctly, Duan Huaichuan was transferred to Jizhou just before he left Suzhou.
So, he was after Yunxi...
There's also Jing Er.
He's clearly one of his men, yet he's covering for Duan Huaichuan. What a good servant!
Seeing that Shen Rang's gaze was becoming increasingly strange, Jing Yuan knelt down with a thud: "Your Highness, Jing Er is loyal to you. He couldn't bear to see his concubine suffer, and he couldn't bear to see you drifting further and further away from her in a moment of impulse. That's why he resorted to this desperate measure. He was definitely not on Duan Huaichuan's side!"
"Oh?" Shen Rang looked at him. "So you knew too?"
"...Your subordinate knows his mistake."
Shen Rang gave a cold laugh.
Admit your mistake?
It's better not to know something than to admit it and not correct it!
"You all have quite the big ideas," Shen Rang said in an extremely cold voice.
Jing Yuan took a deep breath and bowed his head to the ground, saying, "Your Highness, please forgive me. This was actually my idea."
"When Jing Er returned, he was undecided and discussed it with his subordinates. It was his subordinates who said that the situation in the Marquis's mansion was turbulent and that his concubine's health needed time to recover, so they asked Jing Er not to tell you, Your Highness."
"Since you've thought of everything so thoroughly, why don't you take the position of heir apparent?"
Hearing the undisguised chill in Shen Rang's voice, Jing Yuan felt even more uneasy.
As a servant, how could he not know that the most important thing for a servant is loyalty, and that one must never deceive one's master?
No matter what decision their master makes, these servants have no right to object, let alone conceal it.
The two of them made a grave mistake in their actions.
For a moment, Jing Yuan had no way to refute, and could only say, "No matter how the Crown Prince intends to deal with me, I will have no complaints."
Shen Rang remained silent, and the guest room fell silent for a moment.
After a long pause, Shen Rang finally said, "Prepare the horses."
A day's journey from Suzhou to Jizhou can be completed by fast horse.
He wanted to see her.
Seeing that Shen Rang did not seem to blame him, Jing Yuan responded and got up to leave.
Soon, everything was ready. Shen Rang mounted his horse, glanced at Jing Yuan who was also on horseback, but said nothing. He flicked his whip, and the horse galloped forward.
The master and servant set off in the afternoon, galloping all the way, and arrived in Jizhou at dusk.
When Shen Rang appeared in front of the courtyard, Le An's eyes widened immediately. She looked the man up and down to make sure she wasn't mistaken before she hurriedly came out of the courtyard, knelt down, and bowed: "Your Highness."
The moment Shen Rang saw Le An, he knew she must be there too.
So Shen Rang took a step forward, ready to go inside, but was stopped by Le An, who boldly did so.
"Your Highness, the Madam is inside. If you go in, you might be recognized."
Madam Chen had met Shen Rang.
Chen Rang paused in his steps.
Jing Yuan quickly said, "Young Master, it's getting late. You haven't eaten anything. Why don't we find an inn first, get ready, and then we can talk?"
Shen Rang looked down and saw that his robes were covered in dust, making them look quite unpresentable.
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