Chapter 226 A Hard Bone
Xie Rongying understood: "Does this mean that the King of Wei knows Shangguan Jing's whereabouts?"
This is a bit strange. Why would the King of Wei know Shangguan Jing's whereabouts, but the emperor mobilized so many people and still couldn't find Shangguan Jing's whereabouts?
Xie Tingxu saw Xie Rongying's confusion.
He said, "Do you remember what I told you about the relationship between Shangguan Jing and Concubine Chen?"
When Xie Rongying heard the name of Concubine Chen, something flashed through her mind. She frowned and asked, "Are you saying that the King of Wei followed Concubine Chen to find Shangguan Jing's whereabouts?"
Xie Ting didn't expect Xie Rongying to understand it so quickly.
"Yes, ever since you asked Gu Xun to keep an eye on the people in the palace, I have had a few words with Gu Xun. Gu Xun said that the person who hurt you that day was not Qin Junyi, but Shangguan Jing. After I told this to King Wei, King Wei instructed Chang Ning to keep an eye on Changle Palace."
"The Concubine Chen has been using the Second Prince to contact Shangguan Jing."
At this moment, many of the mysteries that Xie Rongying had not understood dissipated. No wonder it was Shangguan Jing, and no wonder Chen Fei had to go to Kaifeng Mansion in person to say some words to her that seemed selfish and a little inexplicable.
The purpose of Concubine Chen was to deal with the Crown Prince, and to take this opportunity to use her life to push the Crown Prince to the forefront.
If she died at the hands of the prince, the Xie family would not let him go.
After all, this was the time when Emperor Ren De needed the Xie family. In addition, it was Xie Rongying who revealed that the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion was colluding with the Shangguan family. Even if the prince was not executed, his title would be stripped.
No wonder Concubine Chen repeatedly told her how the Crown Prince wanted to harm the Xie family.
It seems that even if Shangguan Jing, who pretended to be the prince, did not take her life, the Xie family insisted that it was the prince, and the prince would also be in trouble.
What a good plan.
"Is the second prince's husband Zheng's elder brother?" Xie Rongying asked.
Xie Ting nodded.
Xie Rongying sat up straight, perhaps because she had pulled the wound. She frowned and leaned on the table with one hand: "Where is Shangguan Jing?"
"In Blind Man Alley in the north of the city, in the yard of an elderly man living alone." Xie Ting said.
Xie Rongying's expression darkened slightly, and as she thought of the feeling of suffocation, her hands clenched little by little.
Now, as long as the Xie family moves forward steadily and donates money to the national treasury and the army every year, even if Emperor Ren De has objections, he will not really want to do anything to the Xie family.
As long as Emperor Ren De does not intend to deal with the Xie family, everyone else can be controlled.
"What does the prince want the Xie family to do?" Xie Rongying asked bluntly.
Xie Ting said, "The one who wants your uncle to incite you in the court and commit violence against you is the prince."
"What benefits can the Xie family gain?" Xie Rongying stared at Xie Ting calmly. "Does the prince want to use Shangguan Jing's whereabouts to make the Xie family fight against the crown prince?"
"Although we are dealing with the prince, the prince has the emperor's support," Xie Rongying added.
Xie Ting seemed to have guessed what Xie Rongying would say: "The prince said that as long as uncle insists that he will be the crown prince this time, the position of Feng Huai at the border will belong to fourth uncle."
Upon hearing this, Xie Rongying pondered for a moment, and stared at Xie Ting with a serious look in his eyes.
You must know that Feng Huai is the confidant of King Wei, and Feng Huai's existence is also one of the issues that the emperor is worried about.
If Feng Huai's position fell to Xie Yi, it would be of no benefit to King Wei.
"Sister, the prince has another reason for doing this." Xie Ting said bluntly: "Transferring Feng Huai back to Bianjing will also help the emperor relax his vigilance. Fourth Uncle can also use this opportunity to train his own people at the border."
"I understand." Xie Rongying said.
Xie Ting raised his eyebrows: "So do you agree or not?"
"Who am I to decide on this matter?" Xie Rongying snorted and laughed, "Shouldn't I ask your uncle?"
When Xie Ting heard that he had to go and deal with Xie Jing, his originally energetic face instantly wilted. He said weakly, "If I could convince my uncle, I would definitely go find him. The problem is that I can't convince him."
"Okay, I will discuss it with my father. Don't reply to King Wei for now." Xie Rongying said.
Xie Ting smiled even more after hearing this. "Sister, I heard from my second uncle a while ago that there's a tough bone to chew in Lingnan. I've always wanted to give it a try, but grandmother has never allowed me to go. A few days ago, I heard that grandmother wants you to go to Lingnan after you recover. Is it because of this matter?"
"You want to go to Lingnan?" Xie Rongying raised her eyebrows.
Xie Ting tutted his words, "That's not the point. The point is that even the Xie family has a hard time getting this. I want to see how difficult it is."
"Let's talk about it when I feel better." Xie Rongying said perfunctorily.
Xie Ting knew that due to Xie Rongying's status, she would not let him leave Bian Jing too far. Because of him, the Xie family had some security that was invisible to the world, but this security only existed as long as he was alive and well.
If anything happens, the Xie family will also be in trouble because of him.
"I know what you're worried about." Xie Ting's voice turned colder. "Don't think I'm a nuisance to the Xie family."
"Since you know what I'm worried about, don't say anything nonsense." Xie Rongying's voice became much colder: "I'm tired, you can go now."
Xie Ting stood up, glanced at Xie Rongying, turned around and walked out of the room.
Cuizhi came back from the kitchen and looked at Xie Ting who left angrily. Just as she was about to call out to the young master, he had already reached the moon gate of the courtyard. She walked into the room puzzled and said, "Miss, why is the young master so angry?"
"Don't worry about him." Xie Rongying said calmly: "Go to the front yard to see if Gu Xun has returned. If he has, ask him to come see me."
"Yes." Cuizhi walked out of the main house again.
About a cup of tea later, Gu Xun, feeling a little weathered, arrived at the main house of Liyunyuan.
When Xie Rongying saw the coldness on Gu Xun's body, she knew that Shi Gang had returned from outside.
"master."
Xie Rongying said, "There's a courtyard in Blind Man Lane in the north of the city where an elderly man lives alone. Send someone there tonight and capture Shangguan Jing alive."
Gu Xun's eyes gleamed, "I was just about to report Shangguan Jing's whereabouts to the master, but I didn't expect the master to know it before me."
"You know that too?" Xie Rongying was a little surprised.
Gu Xun said, "I'm just guessing. Just half an hour ago, Bai Lin and I were watching the movements of the Imperial Palace. We didn't pay attention at first, and we followed the man surnamed Zheng by accident. We thought he was one of Emperor Ren De's men, but he turned out to be the Second Prince's husband. That man surnamed Zheng went to Blind Man Alley in the north of the city and talked to the old man in the courtyard about the Concubine Chen. That's when we started to get suspicious. We then guarded the courtyard. Although we didn't see Shangguan Jing, we heard the old man muttering his name."
"Shangguan Jing is nowhere to be found?" Xie Rongying raised her eyebrows.
Gu Xun nodded.
Xie Rongying pondered for a moment, then thought of the secret passage in Qin Junyi's courtyard and said, "Search carefully, don't miss any place. There must be another hiding place in that courtyard."
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