The man then asked Chasing Wind, "Leader, should we keep these people with us?"
Zhui Feng thought for a moment and said, "Let's keep them for now. We'll go back and report to the Emperor before deciding how to deal with them. We need to hurry back to the capital."
The two who escaped immediately wrote to the Eighth Prince after reaching a safe place, reporting that their operation had failed and that the Emperor had sent people to Geshan Village, where they had also found Ruan Meiying's mother. The letter was then sent back to the capital by carrier pigeon.
The Eighth Prince was reading in his study at the moment. He had already received Linlang's letter about Ruan Meiying. He guessed that Ruan Meiying's choice of Baixianglou was related to Ruan Dafeng, and the waiter surnamed Ruan mentioned in Linlang's letter was most likely Ruan Dafeng.
Just then, Li Fu, the Eighth Prince's trusted steward, came in and handed the Eighth Prince a letter, saying, "Your Highness, the spies we sent out have replied."
The Eighth Prince reached out and took the letter back, then opened it briefly.
After reading the letter, the Eighth Prince's expression changed drastically. He said, "These useless bastards! They can't even handle such a simple matter. They left her in the hands of the Emperor's men, and someone else has been captured by them. Something terrible is going to happen!"
Li Fu asked, "Master, what happened?"
The Eighth Prince handed him the letter, and Li Fu's face turned pale after reading it.
He said, "Your Highness, how could the Emperor know about our affairs?"
The Eighth Prince replied, "How would I know? But it's most likely related to Ruan Meiying. That vile woman dared to ruin my important plans!"
Li Fu then asked, "Your Highness, what should we do next?"
The Eighth Prince knew that if the Emperor found out about his relationship with Hongshi, the Emperor would definitely not let him off the hook. He had wanted to kill him as soon as possible, but he had kept his talents hidden all these years and had not let the Emperor find any fault with him, so nothing had happened. But now, collusion with cronies is something that emperors in any dynasty would be most wary of, and he was afraid that he would not be able to get away with it this time.
The Eighth Prince was silent for a moment, then said, "Go and send someone to tell Hongshi that I will be waiting for him at the conspiracy point tonight."
Just as Li Fu was about to deliver the message, the Eighth Prince said, "Wait a moment. Send someone to Baixianglou to ask them where that man surnamed Ruan from before went. It would be best if you could draw a picture of him for me. No matter what, you must find this person for me. Then tell Linlang to keep a close eye on Ruan Meiying. If she sees her contacting anyone, report to me immediately!"
Li Fu said, "Yes, I will have someone take care of it right away!"
Hongshi received a report from a servant that the Eighth Prince wanted to see him tonight. Hongshi was puzzled as to why the Eighth Prince wanted to see him at this time.
Despite his doubts, Hongshi still kept the appointment that evening.
As soon as he arrived at his destination, Hongshi saw the Eighth Prince and asked without hesitation, "Uncle Eighth Prince, is there something you need from me today?"
The Eighth Prince looked at him and said, "Do you know that your imperial father sent people to Geshan Village?"
Hongshi was shocked and exclaimed, "This is impossible! Why would Father Emperor send someone to Geshan Village!"
The Eighth Prince said, "What's impossible? My men have already encountered the Emperor's men in Geshan Village. We've probably been exposed by now."
Hongshi exclaimed in surprise, "How could this happen? What should I do!"
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