Chapter 199 Progress 2
In the study, the old emperor put down the memorial in his hand and rubbed his brows with a headache.
Xiao Ling immediately put down his thoughts and bent over to give the emperor a massage.
The old emperor's brows gradually relaxed and he sighed.
"Xiao Ling, tell me... who is lying between Xiao Yuan and Zuo Xiang?
Did my Dongchang Supervisor really surrender to the Crown Prince?"
Xiao Ling's hands kept moving but his heart was beating fast. He tried to calm down and smiled ingratiatingly.
"How could a servant know such a thing? I only care about serving the emperor.
But according to my humble opinion, this matter is a mixture of truth and falsehood, reality and unreality.
I don't know whether Xiao Yuan has surrendered to the prince, and I dare not say, but in my humble opinion, that boy is not that stupid.
My adoptive father has adopted ten sons. We, the big guys, have served him for many years but cannot catch up with him and surpass him.
That kid is very cunning. Even if he really surrendered to the prince, he probably just wanted to keep his wealth.
It is said that a new emperor appoints new ministers.
At my age, I will certainly serve Your Majesty one day in the future.
Xiao Yuan is still young. If he wants to continue his success, he has to find a backer.
After all, the Crown Prince is the heir chosen by His Majesty, so it is not surprising that he would do something good.
However, it is a bit far-fetched to say that he rushed back from the disaster area just to help the prince usurp the throne.
That guy is a man who won't act unless he sees a rabbit. He has the good stuff, but it's hard to get him to contribute much!"
Xiao Ling's words seemed to belittle Xiao Yuan, but they also seemed to clear him from the charge of treason.
If someone else said this, the old emperor would probably think too much, but knowing the old grudge between Xiao Ling and Xiao Yuan, the old emperor laughed.
"You are just soft-hearted.
Normally, he would pick on him without any reason, but when the critical moment came, he would still think of this brother.
I also think Xiao Yuan is not that stupid.
He has plenty of opportunities to help the prince rebel, so there is no need for him to travel thousands of miles at this juncture."
Xiao Ling quickly took advantage of the situation and said, "You really can't hide anything from your Majesty.
After all, he is my godfather's most beloved child. If I were to take advantage of him, I would not be able to face my godfather in the future.
But that brat is so abominable that I just can’t swallow this anger.”
The old emperor closed his eyes thoughtfully. Xiao Ling didn't dare to say anything more and continued massaging gently.
After a while, the old emperor knocked on the table and said, "Go check what happened to Zhang Zhongyi, as well as the second and third brothers."
There was a sudden, soft "yes" from the beam, and then a gust of wind blew through the study, returning to silence.
Xiao Ling kept his hands moving steadily as he massaged, praying in his heart that Xiao Yuan would be able to make things right this time.
The old emperor became more and more moody and suspicious, and he dared not leak any news to anyone.
Xiao Yuan's mansion has now been surrounded by the Dongchang and Imperial Guards. Although it has not been searched, all the servants have been gathered in two courtyards for separate interrogation.
It's a pity that there is not much useful information. We only found out that Xiao Yuan's wife disappeared half a month ago.
Many people know Jiang Xinyu, so it is impossible for a maid to replace her.
July was afraid that everyone's different stories would arouse suspicion, so she just let everyone insist that the lady was missing and they were afraid of being blamed by the governor for not reporting it.
The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple wrote a report after discussion, but they did not actually take the matter to heart.
At first, everyone felt it was a pity that the wife of the Crown Prince of the Duke of Ning married a eunuch.
There are even many people who think that the eldest daughter of the Jiang family has either been tortured beyond recognition by Xiao Yuan or will have an affair sooner or later.
Now that Xiao Yuan has gone out to provide disaster relief, his wife has disappeared. Many people naturally think that Jiang Xinyu has eloped with someone.
As for the past, when Governor Xiao was in the capital, she would never dare to run away. Now she has found an opportunity.
There were even a few people with strange ideas who connected Xiao Yuanqian's return to Kyoto with this incident.
It was said that Governor Xiao must have received news from home that his wife had run away, which was why he returned to Beijing without caring about disaster relief.
The old emperor naturally did not believe such an outrageous statement, but Jiang Xinyu's whereabouts made the whole incident even more confusing.
Zhang Zhongyi has been feeling uneasy ever since Xiao Yuan was kidnapped. He never expected that Xiao Yuan had so many experts under his command.
The assassins sent by Xuzhou to kill him were all wiped out, and only a message was sent back that a beautiful woman had extraordinary fighting power and could fight against a hundred people alone.
Now, there is another extremely strong guy in the capital who has kidnapped Xiao Yuan amid heavy siege. Zhang Zhongyi is completely overwhelmed.
When did the top masters become cabbages?
The first-rate killer that I hired at a high price was not even worthy of being beaten by someone else. I really don't understand where Xiao Yuan recruited such talents.
Because of the time difference, Zhang Zhongyi thought that Xiao Yuan had two great masters and was even more wary of him. In order to bring him down as soon as possible, he became even more shameless.
When the Third Prince received the message, a hint of anger flashed across his face, but he concealed it well. He smiled and nodded, saying to the Left Prime Minister to rest assured and send the visitor away.
He was the best-looking of his father's sons, and he liked to use his elegant and handsome appearance to his advantage.
But this does not mean that Zhang Zhongyi can order him around. Asking him, a prince, to seduce a palace maid is simply an insult.
Unfortunately, the arrow is on the string and has to be shot.
Xiao Yuan's disappearance disrupted all their plans. They had to urge the emperor to confirm Xiao Yuan's crime and arrest him as soon as possible.
Just when Xiao Yuan was recuperating from his injuries, a confession was presented to Yu.
Xiao Yuan's sister Xu Qinglan accused Xiao Yuan of treason and found the correspondence between Xiao Yuan and the prince in the secret compartment of his study.
When Jin Zekang told Xiao Yuan the news, Xiao Yuan looked very unhappy, so he didn't dare to make any jokes and ran away quickly.
As expected, when the wall falls, everyone pushes it. Xu Qinglan has liked Xiao Yuan for so many years, but she never thought that she would be the witness of a tainted crime.
It seems that he was severely provoked by this couple because of the hatred he turned from love.
Jiang Xinyu snorted coldly at Xiao Yuan's expression.
"What's that expression on your face?
I feel regret and hatred... Why do I feel heartache when I see this?
What? Is Xu Qinglan’s betrayal so hard for you to accept?”
Xiao Yuan's expression changed from anger to embarrassment.
"I don't feel sorry for Xu Qinglan, I feel sorry for the things in my secret compartment.
There is indeed a secret compartment in the study, but it does not contain the letters between me and the prince. The prince and I have never written letters to each other.
That’s…”
Seeing Xiao Yuan hesitate to speak, Jiang Xinyu pinched the soft flesh around his waist.
"If it's not a letter to the prince, could it be a love letter to someone else?"
"How could I possibly have a love letter with someone else?"
Xiao Yuan hugged his wife in his arms and bit her neck, then complained aggrievedly,
"Over there is a set of jade charms carved from top quality warm jade, which I prepared for the two of us to use.
It is extremely rare and even if you have money you can’t buy it anywhere else.”
Damn, these bastards won’t change their place of residence?
Jiang Xinyu was also angry now. She pinched Xiao Yuan several times in frustration and groaned in anger.
"It's all your fault. You had such a good thing but you didn't bring it to me and put it in my study.
Even if I find it in someone else's hands, I won't dare use it. "
Xiao Yuan didn't expect his wife's reaction to be so frank and cute. Now he was no longer angry. He hugged his wife with a smile in his eyes.
Now the catheter has been removed and the wounds on his lower body have almost healed, but Governor Xiao's fear of disaster has not faded and he is worried again.
Frame-up is Zhang Zhongyi's usual tactic and he doesn't care at all. He just wants to recover quickly and take good care of his wife.
Xu Qinglan: I was a little hesitant at first, but when I saw that set of stuff…
Haha, don’t even think about it!
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