Zhong Mingwei shook his head slowly: "I can't guess."
Not long after he arrived in the capital, someone secretly sent Jiang Jinwan and his party to Ningguta. At that time, the capital was full of intertwined forces. Prince Hui had not left the capital, the Fourth Prince was not dead, and Prince Rong was also eyeing him covetously. Maybe... Jiang Jinwan had been secretly protected by the Jinyiwei, and he was useful at this time, so he couldn't figure out who Jiang Jinwan's master was.
"We will know soon," Pang Yi comforted.
"But it won't be long before his master will get the news," Zhong Mingwei frowned and said in a deep voice, "If he gets the news before us, it will be disadvantageous to us."
Yes, if the person behind the scenes got the news first, he would have made preparations early, and it is possible that both sides would be destroyed. However, the Prince An's Mansion has no foundation in the capital. Although Zhong Mingwei now commands the Imperial Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards, there is a traitor named Zhou Youan in the Imperial Guards, so he can't be relied on at all. As for the Embroidered Uniform Guards, he would never dare to mobilize them without Zhong Zhiheng's order, so he would definitely be in a passive situation when the time comes...
Therefore, he had to prepare a countermeasure early on.
"Master, what are your plans?" Pang Yi asked after a while.
"Wen Jie, you entered Beijing secretly, right?" Zhong Mingwei looked at Kong Wenjie.
"Yes, on the night of the incident, I reported the matter to Lord Fang, and personally escorted Madam Pang, Mr. Gu, and Mr. Ding to the prefectural government office to settle down. Then I rushed to the capital overnight," Kong Wenjie said. "I knew that the matter was of great importance, so I brought a team of imperial guards back to the capital this time. However, I ordered them to stay along the main roads into the capital, waiting to catch the escaped fish that were also rushing back to the capital."
"Yes, you did a great job," Zhong Mingwei praised, but shook his head, "But if the fish that slipped through the net was one step ahead of you, then the imperial guards left along the way would be useless. Or maybe they discovered your intention and simply took a detour to the capital. It's not impossible."
"So, sir, what do you mean?" Kong Wenjie frowned.
"We have to test the waters first," Zhong Mingwei said slowly, taking a sip of tea while looking at Kong Wenjie, "Wenjie, you will report to the Imperial Guards camp tomorrow."
Kong Wenjie was startled, then he understood what Zhong Mingwei meant, and said with a smile: "Yes, I obey your command!"
"Pang Yi, you have to keep a close eye on Prince Rong's mansion and Jiang Bairen these two days," Zhong Mingwei looked at Pang Yi and said, "Prince Hui has been exiled, and the fourth prince has died. Now we just need to find out whether Jiang Jinwan is Prince Rong and Jiang Bairen's man."
"Yes, I obey your command." Pang Yi bowed and accepted the order.
"Master," Kong Wenmin, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up, hesitantly, "Master, should we inform Mr. Chen and Miss Gu of the news from Ningguta?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the room suddenly became quiet, and for a moment everyone's eyes were fixed on Zhong Mingwei's face.
"Prepare to send Mr. Chen and Miss Gu back to Ningguta for the funeral," Zhong Mingwei looked at the white jade Guanyin in his hand, paused, and then said, "And my wife."
"Yes." Kong Wenmin bowed.
"Then I and Wen Jie will take our leave first." Kong Wenmin immediately took Kong Wenjie out.
"Master, it might not be appropriate to let Madam go back at this time?" Pang Yi spoke hesitantly when he came in front of Zhong Mingwei.
Of course Zhong Mingwei couldn't leave Beijing at this time. In fact, as the Princess of An, Meiya couldn't leave Beijing easily either. But Grandma Chen was of great significance to Meiya, so after careful consideration, Zhong Mingwei decided to let Meiya, Chen Qingxuan and Gu Qingtong return to Ningguta to attend Grandma Chen's funeral. However, Pang Yi was a bystander and felt that it was inappropriate to let Meiya go to Ningguta to attend Grandma Chen's funeral at this time.
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