Chapter 102: Testing
Seeing King Jing looking at him, the secret guard quickly calmed down and said, "Marquis Anyuan's sister and the former concubine from the Eastern Palace came with them.
But they were never seen entering the city; they may have gone straight into the mountains."
"Marquis Anyuan's sister? The one who was betrothed to Prince Rong?"
An nodded.
This is what they received from the capital. There is only one Marquis Anyuan in the capital, and he should be that person.
"This is interesting. A girl who was just granted marriage didn't stay in the capital to get married, but ran away to Yongzhou and got involved with the guy from the Lan family."
King Jing placed his hands on his lower abdomen, tapping it habitually with his fingers. His lower abdomen had been kicked hard last night, and it hurt when touched.
The pain made him a little irritable. "Have you found out Prince Rong's attitude towards this marriage?"
"After being infected with the bone-breaking poison twice, Prince Rong's condition has become increasingly serious. I heard that he is now only lucid for less than an hour a day.
Dong Zang knelt in the Cining Palace for a whole day, hoping to ask the Queen Mother to make the decision and have the man from the Anyuan Marquis's mansion marry Prince Rong immediately to bring him happiness. The Queen Mother ignored her, and the Anyuan Marquis beat Dong Zang instead.
Thinking of this, the secret guard said, "Your Highness, do you think An Yuanhou's sister is trying to use this opportunity to escape the marriage?"
Thinking about my impression of Du Xueyi, he was indeed not a man who coveted power and wealth. If Shi Yu didn't live long, he would not marry his only sister to Prince Rong's Mansion, even though he had a good relationship with Shi Yu.
But the imperial decree has been issued, so the best way is to delay it until Shi Yu dies. Then the marriage will have to be cancelled. How can he agree to get married early?
But whether Chang Qingnian had come to Yongzhou to escape his marriage or had other motives, King Jing did not know for the time being and ordered, "Send someone to investigate their whereabouts.
Send more people from the Princess's side. If what happened last night is really related to Yan Lan and the others, I'm afraid they will protect Wei Wanyi today as well."
He didn't know how good Chang Qingnian's kung fu was, but King Jing had witnessed Lan Shu's skills many years ago.
If Yan Lan had an expert with her, he really wouldn't be sure if she was the one who did what happened last night.
The National Protection Army has always been protective of its own people, and this style of behavior has affected people from top to bottom, and then to their families.
Yan Lan had lived in the Wei family for many years, so there was no guarantee that she would not help Wei Wanyi out of gratitude for General Wei's kindness in taking her in.
After receiving the order, the secret guard immediately ordered his men to split into two groups.
He checked Yan Lan and the others along the way, and pretended to be an assassin to intercept Wei Wanyi.
The person who was just checking Yan Lan's whereabouts soon returned to King Jing's study and said, "Your Highness, Yan Lan and his group are here."
Yan Lan came to pay a visit to Madam Wei and Wei Wanyi.
King Jing was covered in wounds and wanted to send his steward to meet them, but then he thought of something and ended up taking a sedan chair to the front hall to meet the guests.
Yan Lan was visibly taken aback when she saw Prince Jing, and hesitantly asked, "Prince Jing?"
King Jing saw shock on the faces of several people and felt that he had never been so embarrassed as today, but his suspicion of Yan Lan and others was also alleviated a little.
He forced himself to remain calm, maintaining the dignity of a prince, and nodded.
After confirming it was Prince Jing, Yan Lan and the others hurriedly saluted. Then Yan Lan asked, "What happened to the prince?"
Her eyes were concerned and seemed to be scrutinizing.
King Jing's eyes fell on her face, "Last night, an assassin entered the palace, and I was injured because I was not paying attention."
"Where did this lunatic come from who is so bold as to attack the prince?" Yan Lan's face was full of disbelief.
King Jing shook his head, unwilling to say more.
The room was silent for a while, and Yan Lan seemed to want to say something but stopped herself several times.
Seeing this, King Jing continued calmly, "I heard that you came to see the princess and mother-in-law. Unfortunately, the princess and mother-in-law just left for the capital this morning. I wonder if you have any other business?"
"It was only when we arrived at the palace that we learned that Madam and Princess had already returned to the capital..." Yan Lan looked embarrassed.
After hesitating for a moment, he seemed to muster up the courage and said, "To be honest, Your Highness, Yan Lan came here to visit them, but I also have something to ask for.
Liu He said that the deposed queen sent someone to kill my brother, but Liu He had no actual evidence except for verbal accusation, and the deposed queen committed suicide out of fear of punishment without admitting it.
I came to Yongzhou with the attitude of giving it a try to look for my brother's body, but unexpectedly, I really found it in the mountains.
It’s a pity that my brother was killed by a villain and was eaten by wild beasts after his death. I really can’t swallow this.
Yongzhou is the prince's territory. Maybe someone saw my brother being killed, or there is some physical evidence.
Yan Lan knows that it is presumptuous to ask this, but please, Your Highness, for the sake of the General's Mansion and my brother's sacrifice for the Great Wei, please help Yan Lan.
King Jing pondered for a moment and then asked, "You said your brother was eaten by wild beasts. How did you identify his remains?"
Yan Lan took out the seal of the General Protector's Mansion from his bosom and said, "This is Qingyan's seal. With my brother's loyalty to Qingyan, he will definitely not give the seal to anyone else casually.
Liu He also explained that my brother went to Ganzhou with the seal of the commander to mobilize troops, but was hunted by Wu Yuchu and his wife. He had no choice but to come to Yongzhou to ask the prince for help, but was forced into the mountains by the queen's secret guards, so..."
The guards of King Jing took a look and hurriedly handed the seal to him.
The moment he saw the seal clearly, his eyes lit up slightly, but he quickly lowered his eyes to examine it for a moment before saying, "To be honest, I have never seen the seal of the Protector General, so I really don't know whether it is real or fake.
As for what you said, I will do my best to send someone to investigate, but you should be prepared. I am just an idle person and may not be able to find anything."
Yan Lan seemed to be really desperate. After hearing this, she said gratefully, "Yan Lan thanks the prince first."
Glancing at the injured Prince Jing, she added, "Since Madam and Wanyi are not here, Yan Lan will not disturb the prince from recuperating and will now set off to return to the capital."
King Jing thought about his plan for Wei Wanyi and was afraid that they would catch up and ruin his plans. "Why not rest in the mansion for a night and set out tomorrow morning?"
Yan Lan seemed to want to refuse, but she also had something to ask of King Jing, so she didn't want to refuse his kindness, and looked at the person next to her in embarrassment.
King Jing followed her gaze, then narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who is this? I seem to have seen him somewhere before."
Lan Shu cupped her hands and said, "Prince Jing has indeed seen me. I once lived in the East Palace for a few years."
"You are...you are Consort Shu?" Prince Jing suddenly realized and hurriedly bowed to Lan Shu, "Greetings, Sister-in-law Shu."
Lan Shu smiled and said, "I am just a woman from Jianghu now. I don't deserve such courtesy from King Jing. King Jing, just call me Lan Shu."
"How dare you do this? I will never forget the kindness Senior Lan showed me when he protected me."
King Jing said humbly, "I heard that Senior returned to the Sword Forging Villa. I can't enter, but I've been thinking about you. I wonder if you've been doing well these past few years?"
Hearing him say this, Lan Shu also remembered that when King Jing was bullied by other princes, she had secretly helped him once.
To her, it was really not worth mentioning, so she smiled faintly and said, "Everything is fine, thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Now that we have finished discussing Yan Lan's matter, we will go back first."
"Senior, you are joking. Since you are here, how dare you leave without even a sip of tea?"
Without waiting for Lan Shu to refuse, he said to the housekeeper standing beside him, "Go and clean up a few courtyards, properly accommodate Senior Lan and the others, and prepare some wine and food..."
Just at this moment, the guard came in with a nervous look and whispered in his ear, "Your Highness, something happened."
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