Chapter 42 Borrowing a Knife to Kill
Upon hearing this, Concubine De was immediately furious, her face filled with disbelief. "How is this possible? Who would go after the Lin family?"
After a moment of silence, he thought carefully and realized that this series of events was indeed a huge blow to the Lin family.
From yesterday to today, Madam Lin was murdered, Miss Lin and Madam Lin were bitten by snakes, the Lin family's property was swept away, and Lin Chuxuan's leg was broken...
Also, Princess Huai'an hasn't been found yet, and there's no news from Lin Chuge and Lin Chusheng...
It's really strange!
If someone really targeted the Lin family, who was it?
Lin Pianran?
Absolutely impossible!
She was just a weak woman who survived by chance by relying on the charity given by the Lin family. How could she have such great ability?
Is it because of the Lin family’s stance?
This is impossible!
Although the Lin family currently has a very close relationship with the imperial concubine's faction, they have not clearly taken sides on the surface.
The princes can currently live in peace with each other.
Who else would deal with the Lin family at this time?
This possibility is almost non-existent.
After thinking for a long time, she still had no clue and was puzzled.
She rubbed her aching forehead, but she couldn't suppress the upset feeling.
There is no better way at the moment. I can only suppress the irritation in my heart temporarily and send more people to keep an eye on the Lin family's every move, which can be regarded as protecting them!
To avoid any more accidents that would catch her off guard.
After all, the Lin family is her maternal family. If the Lin family really collapses, it will have a huge impact on her.
Her mother's family is her strength and support.
If the Lin family really falls, she can only rely on the royal family.
Emperor Wu of Qin was amorous and greedy for young beauties. Now she was middle-aged, so what capital did she have to compete for his favor?
Then her situation will only become more difficult, and she may even no longer have a place in the harem.
Thinking of this, Concubine De became more and more restless and flustered.
Her suggestion to the emperor that the Imperial Guards were not performing their duties well and that she wanted to take the opportunity to place her own men there seemed to be no way around it.
So far, this move has not yielded any results.
It can be said that everything is going wrong now.
The old nanny noticed that this topic had caught the attention of Consort De, so she quickly jumped in to chime in, adding fuel to the fire with gritted teeth. "Since yesterday, the Lin family has been plagued by disasters one after another. The first and second branches of the Lin family have been severely damaged, and the Lin family has been severely damaged. If this continues, the Lin family may be destroyed."
"The eldest lady said this is definitely not sensational."
"And Lin Pianran's temperament changed drastically at this time. She is a major suspect."
"The eldest lady suspects that Miss Lin Liu must have been involved in this."
"Madam Lin's tragic death by having her throat cut is something Madam always feels is very strange."
"The old lady has always been indifferent and distant to Lin Pianran and doesn't like her very much. Could it be that Lin Pianran is deliberately seeking revenge on her, which is why she did this cruel thing?"
Especially when mentioning Old Madam Lin who was killed by someone cutting her throat, Concubine De's face became even uglier, and sadness unconsciously crept onto her cheeks.
The anger on his face was like a tsunami, about to burst out.
She glared at the old lady and scolded her fiercely, "You little dog slave, don't even use your pig brain!"
"Lin Pianran is a cowardly little girl. Would she dare to kill anyone? I guess seeing a dead person would be enough to scare her half to death."
"My sister-in-law said this because her daughter is now a suspect in the murder, and she's anxious to find a scapegoat for her daughter!"
"You little dog slave, you're being used as a pawn and you don't even realize it. You're truly hopelessly stupid!"
After hearing the scolding from Concubine De, the old nanny never dared to light a fire again. She was afraid that the fire would not burn Lin Pianran, but would burn herself to ashes.
De Fei glared at the old nanny in anger and said, "Hurry up and find Princess Huai'an. Don't worry about other things. Don't let others take advantage of your brain. You may die one day without knowing how you died..."
The old nanny was sweating profusely and obeyed the order and left meekly.
*****
When Huo Yuchen returned to the Prince's Palace, he had changed into the attire of a Black Cloud Guard.
The Black Cloud Guard is the strongest guard unit under his command.
This was allocated to him by the late emperor when he was young, mainly to protect his safety.
Over the years, through his continuous secret training, the number of people has increased from the original 500 to more than 3,000.
They are all highly skilled in martial arts and can fight ten people at once.
In recent years, Emperor Wu of Qin was very wary of the existence of the Black Cloud Guard, and even wanted to use imperial power to oppress the prince and take it back.
The prince sternly refused them all on the grounds that he was in poor health and needed protection.
Considering the slight blood relationship, Emperor Wu of Qin did not dare to go too far, for fear that the people of the world would see the cold-blooded and ruthless side of his father.
I can only turn a blind eye to it.
At this time, an old eunuch hurried in to report, "Your Majesty, this is bad! The Crown Prince has fallen ill again. Doctor Baili gave him acupuncture, but it can only temporarily suppress the illness."
"The miracle doctor said he's missing a few herbs and wants to take people deep into the jungle to look for them, so he specifically sent someone here to ask for instructions."
Emperor Wu of Qin remained calm, his face showing a familiar expression. He waved his hand calmly, "Let him go! It's not a big deal. Don't report such trivial matters to me in the future."
Seeing that Emperor Wu of Qin didn't care about the prince's affairs at all, the old eunuch didn't dare to say anything more.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The old eunuch slowly walked out of the palace.
As he walked away, he couldn't help but shook his head gently.
It seems that the Emperor really doesn't care about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
Soon, a group of dozens of Black Cloud Guards rode out of the camp on their horses. They were all dressed in black and had evil ghost masks on their faces. They headed straight for the dense forest in the east with murderous looks on their faces.
The person taking the lead was Baili Qingyun.
In the dark, there were several pairs of eyes watching the departing troops, and they all hurried back to report to their respective masters.
We galloped all the way and arrived at the dense forest in the east in less than half an hour.
Huo Yuchen, who was hiding in the crowd, took out a short whistle from his chest and made several strange noises into the dense forest.
The voice fell, but the forest was silent, without any response.
After a while, Huo Yuchen blew the whistle again. The sound passed through the dense forest, spreading around and heard far away.
But there was still no response.
Huo Yuchen lowered his voice and ordered, "Everyone listen up, group ten and search everywhere. If you find any unusual traces, report it immediately!"
"Yes!" The Black Cloud Guards took the order and left.
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