Chapter 113 A Guilty Heart
Pei Wuyou heard the news on the day the fire broke out.
His first reaction was anxiety and nervousness, but he calmed down after a moment and asked his informant to tell him everything he knew and the reactions of those people without missing a single detail.
When he heard that Mu Xianzhi was also seriously injured and was being helped back home, he asked the other party to stop.
Pei Wuyou sneered.
After all, I have been his ally for two years, how could he not know everything about him?
If Master Mu, who didn't know martial arts, had been injured at that time, it would have been no problem for him to be helped back home.
But he is Mu Xianzhi, the leader of Dark Moon Pavilion.
He likes his sister and it doesn't seem like he is pretending, but when the Yong Palace caught fire and he couldn't find his sister, he came out so early and said such thought-provoking words to the prince.
Pei Wuyou could basically conclude that his sister was taken away by him.
What a cunning Mu Xianzhi!
It’s a pity that even though the envoy from Wei State was about to enter the capital, he still couldn’t leave the palace at will, and many eyes were staring at him, so he couldn’t leave the palace to find Mu Xianzhi.
Last night I asked my confidant to go to the Dark Moon Pavilion, but the Dark Moon Pavilion closed the door and refused to see him!
It is true - a guilty conscience!
Pei Wuyou was of course anxious, but he also knew that he couldn't act rashly.
Of course, he could just betray this ally, tell Ling Zhuoan where his sister was, and reveal everything Mu Xianzhi had done in the past few years. In this way, his sister would be found immediately.
But he can't.
Not to mention how many handles Mu Xianzhi has in his hands because of what he has done over the years, which could easily lead to a lose-lose situation. The key point is that even if his sister is really found by Ling Zhuoan, it would just be like moving from one wolf's den to another tiger's den.
There is no difference.
He couldn't do such a thing as sacrificing himself to make wedding dresses for Ling Zhuoan.
Now that his sister would not be in any danger, he could only wait.
Waiting for his own time.
At Prince Yong's Mansion, dozens of craftsmen are repairing it.
The one who suffered the most at this time was Prince Yong Lingyu.
On his 27th birthday, he finally managed to hold a birthday party, but not only did his house burn down, but the only woman he loved was also missing, her life or death unknown.
He didn't even have time to hear his little niece say "Happy birthday, uncle."
How can people’s birthday parties be so far apart from each other?
If Ling Yu hadn't seen the prince's panic-stricken look yesterday, he would have almost suspected his good nephew who didn't care about his relatives.
Is it intentional to mess with him?
Ling Yu was older and had more experience, so he was subconsciously anxious when the accident first happened, but he quickly reacted.
After all, he is at the center of the storm and values his life very much. Knowing that he is disliked by many people, he must be more cautious and protect his own safety.
Therefore, the servants in Prince Yong's Mansion are usually not lazy, so how could they allow the kitchen in the backyard to be left unattended?
The disaster was so precisely brought upon Prince Yong's mansion that it didn't seem like an accidental fire, but more like someone had done it intentionally.
And the purpose... is either to get rid of him.
Either - take Ling Qingyan away during the chaos or get rid of Ling Qingyan.
Obviously, he was not in any serious trouble, and neither His Majesty nor the Crown Prince would ignore Ling Qingyan's safety. The officials who wanted to get rid of him would not dare to harm Princess Tangning.
So, it should be the latter.
The people who are most likely to take Ling Qingyan away are Pei Wuyou, Mu Xianzhi and Ji Yanxing.
The Queen was the first to want to kill her little niece.
If it turned out as he expected, when the Queen knew that her son, whom she was proud of, liked Ling Qingyan, she wanted to help her son get rid of this "stain".
If that were the case... Ling Yu suddenly felt cold in his hands and feet, and for a moment he was afraid to think about it.
No, he wants to go to the palace.
Prince Yong first went to the Eastern Palace to find the prince.
"Has the royal uncle's palace been repaired? He actually still has the leisure to come to the East Palace. If I were you, I would be embarrassed to face people if I didn't find the person behind the scenes immediately since such a dignified royal palace could cause such a big mess at a birthday banquet." Ling Zhuoan's voice was as respectful as always.
"You think I'm coming here to see your ugly face when you're my uncle?" Ling Yu said lazily, "I'm investigating right now, aren't I?"
Ling Zhuo'an seemed to laugh out of anger and sneered, "Uncle Emperor, are you doubting me?"
"Is the emperor's uncle stupid because of his old age or what? Am I sick? I'm causing you to sacrifice Qingyan." Ling Zhuoan's attitude was even worse than before.
Ling Zhuoan didn't mean that he wouldn't harm Ling Yu, but that if he harmed Ling Yu, he wouldn't harm the emperor's sister.
This boy is so arrogant.
Ling Yu scratched his ears and said, "Why are you so anxious? You speak so harshly. You don't respect your elders at all."
"As for your uncle, I have a few suspects."
"The most dangerous one is..." Ling Yu was being mysterious, his eyes wandering around Ling Zhuoan.
Ling Zhuoan naturally no longer thought that Ling Yu was talking about him. He was not a fool, so he naturally knew what Ling Yu meant.
"The one from Qiwu Palace." Ling Zhuoan said coldly.
"Tsk tsk tsk." Ling Yu sighed, "What a filial son."
Ling Zhuoan ignored what he said. His worries were not groundless.
If anyone has the ability to harm the imperial sister, the one in Qiwu Palace would be the first to bear the brunt of it.
The two of them went to Qiwu Palace together in rare harmony.
In Qiwu Palace, the queen was making tea while copying Buddhist scriptures.
The prince who should have carried all her pride, the prince who should have been impeccable and perfect, was completely tainted.
The Queen dreams of making Ling Qingyan disappear.
Her mother had been her nightmare all those years, yet her daughter was actually trying to torture her son.
She is unwilling.
How could she not be angry when her son became estranged from her because of Ling Qingyan?
She needed to rely on Buddhist scriptures to calm herself down as much as possible, and then think of a foolproof solution.
Unexpectedly, Ling Zhuoan came to her Qiwu Palace with Prince Yong.
"Greetings, Empress Dowager." Ling Yu bowed with a smile, thinking that he was quite polite.
"Greetings, Mother." Ling Zhuoan was quite cold.
The two of them don't look like mother and son, and it doesn't even seem like there is a trace of family affection between them.
Just like the past twenty years.
The queen was graceful and elegant, but her youth was gone and the fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes could no longer be concealed. However, she was still noble, with her head slightly raised and an arrogant look on her face.
"What's that wind that brings the Crown Prince and Prince Yong here together today?"
The Queen was genuinely surprised, as Prince Yong was the person who currently had the greatest influence on the Crown Prince's position. The two of them could not be said to be incompatible, but they could certainly be irreconcilable.
They actually came to her Qiwu Palace together today?
It's really strange.
The prince glanced at the palace maid next to him, and the queen immediately realized that it was probably not a good thing, so she sent the palace maid away in annoyance.
"Empress, did you harm the princess?" Ling Zhuo'an asked directly in a cold voice without any greetings.
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