"Yes!" Le Shui asked, "Young Master, Maternal Aunt Yao and the two boys are still in Peng City. Shall we arrange to bring Maternal Aunt Yao and the boys here?"
Originally, that person had suggested that in order to continue serving at the Young Master’s side dutifully, they should leave a lineage behind. Now it seemed clear that it was a way of using the two boys to restrain the Young Master.
Although Maternal Aunt Yao was forcibly given to the Young Master by that person, she was gentle and steadfastly loyal to the Young Master, and she had brought up the two boys very well.
If they did not extract Maternal Aunt Yao and the two boys, once the Young Master had a falling-out with that person, he would surely become infuriated. Either he would use the boys to force the Young Master to submit, or he would cruelly kill them.
Lin Zheqi nodded, "Send a message to Zhang Run, have him arrange a fake death scenario, and then secretly bring the three of them to the manor in Xiping County."
"I will send the message to Zhang Run right away," Le Shui hesitated for a moment. "Young Master, do we need to join forces with Princess Chen?"
Lin Zheqi turned his gaze towards Le Shui.
"Please don’t misunderstand, Young Master," Le Shui hurriedly explained. "I just think that Princess Chen is extraordinarily intelligent and comes from a powerful background. Most importantly, Princess Chen is close to Grand Prince and has helped us before. If we were to join forces with Princess Chen, I believe we could achieve twice the result with half the effort!"
Lin Zheqi pursed his lips slightly, caressing the jade ring on his left thumb, and remained silent for a long time.
Le Shui bowed his head, feeling anxious and uneasy.
A ’dong’ resounded with the ringing of the bell from Guangyuan Temple, like a thunderclap of winter echoing within Lin Zheqi’s heart.
So that’s how it is!
"I’m afraid Princess Chen has known the reason all along."
"What do you mean, Young Master?" Le Shui couldn’t help but look startled.
With eyes deep and dark as ink, Lin Zheqi’s lips curled into a bitter, self-mocking smile, "Princess Chen is neither kin nor obligated to gather support for Prince Chen. Why else do you think she helped us that time? Think about it carefully; the Minister of Justice is Prince Chen’s man. Without Prince Chen’s decree, why would the Minister of Justice take such good care of me? The only explanation is that Princess Chen has known all along that I am Father’s son and has even informed Prince Chen!"
"But..." Such an idea was beyond incredible! Princess Chen was not a clairvoyant goddess, how could she have known beforehand? Le Shui was dumbstruck.
"Apart from this reason, I cannot think of any other explanation." It wasn’t just Le Shui who found it hard to believe; even Lin Zheqi only just had this notion flash through his mind: "After returning to the capital, I will visit Prince Chen and Princess Chen to verify whether my speculation is right or wrong."
The following morning, Lin Zheqi set off for the capital with his guards and officials from the Ministry of Justice. On the third day, during their noon rest, he received a secret letter from Zhang Run.
Upon opening it, Lin Zheqi’s handsome face suddenly turned pale, his hands clenched into fists, and he couldn’t hold back from spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Young Master, what’s wrong?" Le Shui asked urgently.
Feng Yibai quickly took Lin Zheqi’s pulse and then handed him a pill to swallow: "He’s overcome with agitation. He’ll be fine after some rest."
Fortunately, the four were alone and the others did not notice what was happening here.
Picking up the secret letter that had fallen on the ground, Le Xing read it and his face suddenly changed dramatically, "Maternal Aunt Yao and the two boys, together with the lady, were attacked by bandits on their way to offer incense. The horses panicked, and Maternal Aunt Yao along with the two boys tumbled over a cliff. The guards found three unrecognizably disfigured corpses, dressed like Maternal Aunt Yao and the two boys. Not only did Lord seal the news, but he also found three people to replace them," he said, growing increasingly indignant.
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