Chapter 222 Who is the mastermind behind this?
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At the same time, Li Shiyue was released from prison. As soon as she stepped out, she saw Ma Zi squatting by the wall at the door.
She called out to Ma Zi, and Ma Zi immediately stood up and ran towards her.
"How about October?"
It's good that you're out! It's good that you're out!
They didn't do anything to you..."
"Brother Ma Zi, with my strength, they can't beat me."
It's nothing, I just slept inside for one night.
"Let's go back."
The two had just stepped out of the street corner, one after the other, and were about to hail a car to go back to the paper shop when they saw a man with a short beard get off a carriage that was already parked by the roadside.
Manager Jin got out of the car and bowed to Li Shiyue, who was looking over.
At this moment, Yan Jiuniang, who was in the carriage, lifted the curtain and met Li Shiyue's eyes through the window.
Then Li Shiyue got into the carriage and entered the carriage, while Ma Zi and Manager Jin sat on the carriage shaft and drove the carriage away from the street.
Li Shiyue first sent the paper shop back to Ma Zi, gave Ma Zi a few instructions, and then returned to the carriage.
Finally, in a small alley north of the city, the car stopped outside the side gate of a house.
Manager Jin got out of the carriage and knocked a few times on the small side gate. An old man opened the door, and the two exchanged a secret signal. Once they were in sync, Li Shiyue and Yan Jiuniang got out of the carriage and went inside with Manager Jin.
Sure enough, after being led into the main hall by his father-in-law, he turned around and saw Liu Tan and Jiang Huijun sitting in the side hall.
"Elder brother! Sister-in-law!"
"Ninth Sister?"
"Ninth Sister!"
Jiang Huijun stared in disbelief at the dark-skinned girl in front of her; at first glance, she truly didn't recognize her as Yan Jiuniang.
"What are you doing...?"
"Sister-in-law, it's just that I went to work in the fields with October for a few days and was exposed to the sun for a few days, so I got a little tanned."
"Does my sister-in-law not recognize me just because I've gotten a bit darker?"
Yan Jiuniang winked mischievously at Jiang Huijun and said this.
After Li Shiyue, who was standing next to Yan Jiuniang, finished bowing to Liu Tan and Jiang Huijun, she received a glance from Yan Jiuniang. Li Shiyue smiled and nodded while saying to Jiang Huijun, "Madam, Jiuniang is very capable. She has already learned how to drive a carriage!"
After exchanging a few jokes, Manager Jin stepped forward to greet Liu Tan and Jiang Huijun.
Amidst laughter and conversation, the five of them ate a meal together at a round table in the side hall.
Apart from Yan Jiuniang, the other three were all quite shocked by Li Shiyue's appetite.
"It seems that you were never full when I stayed at the manor for meals for ten months."
Next time I'll have to tell the kitchen to make more.
"Sister-in-law, Shiyue is the one who eats the most in the family. Her older sister, older brother, older sister, and aunt all probably eat a lot, but I am the one who eats the least!"
She and autumn are incredibly strong, much stronger than any man!
Liu Tan and Jiang Huijun exchanged a glance. They knew that Yan Jiuniang cared so much and was vying to speak well of Li Shiyue in front of them, fearing that Li Shiyue's ability to eat would make them look down on her. So they quickly tried to explain to Li Shiyue.
This shows that Yan Jiuniang really likes Li Shiyue and has already treated Li Shiyue as one of her own.
It seems that Li Shiyue really took good care of Yan Jiuniang in Liujiatun.
A thought flashed through Jiang Huijun's mind about the letter she had received from Jiang Huai. Combined with what Jiang Huai had said, Jiang Huijun found Li Shiyue more and more pleasing to the eye.
After they finished eating, the maidservants came forward to remove the food and serve tea. Everyone then gathered around the round table and began to talk about Liu Shu's assassination attempt.
Liu Tan spoke first: "That day, Doctor Liu happened to be in the prefectural city. The news from him said that Liu Shu is now much better, but she will need to rest for several months to fully recover."
"The Princess Consort has asked Li Chunli to take care of the Crown Prince," Jiang Huijun said to Yan Jiuniang and Li Shiyue.
"...That's it. That girl probably wasn't lying to me."
Li Shiyue told the group what the girl had told her in prison before Zhao Guang'an arrived, about the relationship between Liu Shu and the girl's older sister.
Liu Tan nodded in agreement. He and Jiang Huijun looked at each other and exchanged glances.
What Li Shiyue said was similar to the information relayed by their spies in the Prince's mansion.
At this moment, Yan Jiuniang glanced at Manager Jin, who hadn't spoken yet, and Manager Jin nodded and said, "Don't worry, boss, I'll spread the news later."
Li Shiyue looked at Yan Jiuniang with some surprise, but Yan Jiuniang knew what Li Shiyue wanted to ask as soon as she saw her expression.
"I didn't intend to see him die, but I also have to think about my own future."
He is the crown prince, so he should act like one.
If he is unworthy of his position, the prince will have to worry about him, and then he won't have time to concern himself with my affairs.
After drinking two cups of tea, Li Shiyue and the others finally got to the most crucial issue.
Who is the mastermind behind all this?
Li Shiyue had also thought about this question. After listening to what the girl said in prison, she had several questions in her mind.
First, how did the girl escape from the Queen's estate in Dongmu?
The girl looked so thin and frail, how could she possibly have the ability to escape from the farm?
Such estates are usually sparsely populated for miles around, and they should be full of able-bodied men, so it would not be an easy thing for a young girl to escape alone.
Secondly, how did the girl return to the prefectural city from Dongmou?
The large ships traveling between Dongmou Port and Sanshan Port are basically controlled by the Prince of Zhenbei. In other words, these ships were previously managed by the merchant guild where Yan Jiuniang worked.
The remaining small number of boats were also owned by families related to the Prince's Mansion. For example, Jiang Huijun's maternal uncle's family owned two small Fujian boats.
Yan Jiuniang escaped her arranged marriage on one of the Fujianese ships.
I learned from the girl that she had already accumulated a lot of debt in order to treat her father's illness.
So, where did she get the money to go on the boat trip?
Could it be that, like Li Shiyue and the others, they were ordinary citizens fleeing famine?
Before boarding the ship, Li Shiyue and the others filled out their household registration forms, explaining why they were going to settle in Andong.
So what was the reason that this girl boarded a ship from Dongmou Port to Sanshan Port in the first place?
Once she arrived at Sanshan Port, how did she manage to get back to the prefectural city?
Whose boat is it?
Who facilitated this for the girl? Who arranged these procedures?
Third, how did the girl come up with the idea of using the pretense of "selling herself to bury her father" to get close to Liu Shu so that she could assassinate Liu Shu and avenge her family?
The girl truly hated Liu Shu and genuinely wanted to kill her.
However, judging from what the girl said while in prison, she probably wasn't that cunning to come up with such a plan.
So, the question remains: who is the mastermind behind this?
"Zhao Guang'an's side has already followed up on the news about the Fujian ship, and they have also guessed that there is someone behind this case of assassinating the prince in the street."
After saying this, Liu Tan paused, turned to look at Li Shiyue, and then continued, "That time when Shiyue went to the Prince's mansion, she saved Liu Shu and Shouge from under the hooves of that wild horse king..."
"General, is there something fishy about that matter too?"
Li Shiyue pretended to know nothing about the Mad Horse case, looking at Liu Tan with a face full of questions and surprise.
Liu Tan nodded, and then explained to Li Shiyue, "It was discovered that the wild horse had been drugged that day, and the contents of the sachet that Shou Ge'er was carrying had also been tampered with."
That's why the wild horse went crazy and ran towards Shouge'er that day.
Liu Tan's words actually revealed where the mastermind behind it all came from.
At least, the Crazy Horse case has been confirmed; the mastermind behind it is someone from the Prince's Mansion!
The first thing to do in this mad horse case is to drug the wild horse;
Secondly, the sachet on Shouge'er's body had to be replaced;
Third, we must lead Shouge'er to the training ground at the right time!
After all this, who else but someone from the Prince's Mansion could pull so many tricks in the Prince's Mansion?
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