Chapter 423 Song Yu's Speculation
"Miss."
Ah Qi came in first.
Song Yu: "After receiving the letter yesterday, did Prince Xiao send another message to Du Zhihuan?"
"I didn't find anything, but I'm sure he didn't send another message to Du Zhihuan. Prince Rong's mansion is heavily guarded, with officers stationed in both streets. I couldn't get close. Prince Xiao issued an order and returned to the mansion yesterday and hasn't left since. He came directly to the Jiang residence this morning."
"Miss." At this time, Nuanyu led Chunhua and Furong in. "Du Zhihuan received the letter but didn't pass it on. This morning, Prince Mu's people spoke to Ningshuang and said that there was nothing unusual at the flower manor last night."
Bai Lan: "It doesn't look like they colluded in advance."
Song Yu: "The tacit understanding that two childhood sweethearts should have naturally arisen. Did you notice anything unusual between Prince Xiao and Du Zhihuan in the private room today?"
Bai Lan thought about it carefully, "Du Zhihuan came in and sat down politely, quite far away from Master Xiao."
Song Yu looked at the other three people.
Chunhua and Furong shook their heads slightly.
"Sister Nuanyu, what do you think is wrong?"
Nuan Yu thought for a moment, "There's nothing wrong. The only possible physical contact between the two was when the Mu siblings came in and Prince Xiao stood up, walked over from behind Du Zhihuan, and pulled Prince Mu to another table."
Song Yu: "Did their hands touch?"
Nuan Yu: "That's not the case. Prince Xiao's robe touched the back of Du Zhihuan's chair, but it was only for a split second, and the two of them couldn't exchange anything. Also, Du Zhihuan's hands were on the table at the time."
Song Yu frowned. "Did you pay attention to the people around Prince Xiao and Du Zhihuan at that time?"
Chunhua said, "I was standing guard at the door watching Yunyan and the others. They didn't seem to be acting abnormally."
Bai Lan said, "It's possible that they exchanged information while we weren't paying attention."
Song Yu then asked Chunhua and the other two if there was anything unusual about their first time tailing Du Zhihuan.
The answer is still the result of the initial surveillance.
The room felt a little depressing for a moment.
Bai Lan looked at Song Yu's face cautiously and said, "Perhaps Du Zhihuan had already met with Prince Xiao and colluded with him the day the young lady was tricked by the old lady into removing her veil. I remember that she was overwhelmed and couldn't accept it that day. When the young lady came again, she was just sullen. Prince Xiao must have promised her something, so she would live an honest life and go to Chaofeng Palace Academy."
Song Yu: "You're right! Sister Chunhua and the others hadn't arrived yet. Now let's assume that the two of them colluded. Prince Xiao simply promised her that he would marry her after he gained power. I now increasingly suspect that Prince Xiao is..."
Song Yu stopped talking in time because this involved the royal bloodline.
Nuan Yu: "Miss, do you suspect that Master Xiao will harm you?"
"Du Zhihuan is more likely to harm me. You all should just go about yourselves. Report to me in the evening when Ningshuang returns."
After Song Yu finished speaking, he took the small popsicle and went to Jiang Yunwan's room.
Jiang Yunwan was a little surprised to see her coming over, "Didn't you say you were tired and wanted to rest? Why are you here again?"
"We're going to have dinner soon so I won't rest. Today, Prince Xiao didn't fall for it. I'm even more convinced that my father is the real Prince Rong."
Jiang Yunwan got up and went outside to give Caiwei some instructions. Then she came back and whispered, "What do you mean?"
"Prince Xiao must be genuinely attracted to Du Zhihuan. Our plan was foolproof. After all, they couldn't detect my mother's imitation handwriting, and they could have met privately. But Prince Xiao is being overly cautious. What he did today was simply to convince me that he's devoted to me. He's afraid of any complications before the marriage is finalized. He's the true prince, and there's no need for him to compromise and marry a woman he doesn't like just for the sake of the Du family's power."
Jiang Yunwan thought for a moment and said, "You have a point. When we wanted to take back the engagement, we were worried that Prince Rong's Mansion wouldn't agree. Although Du Zhihuan is fake, she received a noble education in the Du family and is a third-rank noblewoman. She was also raised by Prince Rong and his wife. However, you grew up in the countryside, so it's natural that you have prejudices."
"So Prince Rong is a fake, having to marry into the Du family to consolidate his power. Now that the little prince is getting better and better under my care, the father and son must be worried. If anything happens to me, the little prince's health will be the same as before."
Jiang Yunwan was frightened, "Then you can't go out if Prince Xiao asks you out alone in the future."
"Mother, which do you think is more profitable, Prince Xiao marrying me or killing me?"
"Of course it's more cost-effective to marry you. You are the blood of the Du family, ah!" Jiang Yunwan's eyes widened, "I know, Xiao Shizi asked you to make sure that he is devoted to you, so he must want you to fall in love with him wholeheartedly. You will definitely do whatever he asks you to do without thinking."
Song Yu frowned, "Am I that kind of person?"
"It's hard to say. Women are smart even before they get married. Once they are bewitched by a man, they will do whatever he says, just like your aunt."
Song Yu: "...If my aunt heard this, she would definitely go into premature labor."
Jiang Yunwan: "What I mean is that Prince Xiao and Cheng Xiao are the same type of people. Once you fall in love with him, whatever he says will be yours. I guess his goal is to marry you. Once you have a child, he can use the child as an excuse to make you take action against the little prince."
Song Yu's eyes widened. "They really have a good plan!"
Jiang Yunwan: "This must be their plan. If the truth comes out, they will definitely push you out and take over the Du family's military power. If things go smoothly and Prince Xiao successfully ascends the throne, then they can easily bring Du Zhihuan into the palace. You may not be able to defeat Du Zhihuan. If she ascends to the top again, it will be just like the prophetic dream."
Song Yu: "In my dream, I knew that it would take another five or six years for Prince Xiao to become emperor. Du Zhihuan couldn't wait that long before getting married, so she feigned illness for a year and then faked her death. By then, she would have reached marriage age and faked her death. Then, I would be able to fall in love with Prince Xiao and help him accomplish his great cause."
Jiang Yunwan nodded. "Du Zhihuan is sincere to Prince Xiao and will definitely help him with his plans. She must think you're worried that Prince Xiao has feelings for her, so she faked her own death so you can focus on helping Prince Xiao achieve his great cause!"
"Also, if Prince Rong is fake, and he is the one behind this, they probably wouldn't have waited that long. I guess once you finalize the marriage, he and his son will take action. However, all of this is just our assumptions and we have no evidence."
Song Yu extended his hand towards Jiang Yunwan, "The token! We must quickly take the token and test the two elders. Otherwise, it will be too late when they return to the palace, and their lives may be in danger."
Jiang Yunwan also became worried after hearing this, "It's not as serious as you say, right?"
"The man behind this must be Prince Rong. He poisoned my father to death. He's worried his identity will be exposed, so he's ready to murder you at any time. You're pregnant with a son, so we must eliminate any future trouble! If it's too difficult to kill you, then we'll kill the two elders!"
"Ah?" Jiang Yunwan couldn't believe it. Even though the two elders were daring, they wouldn't be easily defeated by Prince Rong!
"Why would the two elders be on guard against Prince Rong? After all, they are heartless. Their real son was replaced by Gu Wanqing. If something happened to them, no one would doubt Prince Rong's identity! Give me the token quickly, it must be with you."
Jiang Yunwan looked at the anxious Song Yu and quickly comforted her, "It's really not in Mother's hands. Your father has taken it away. I'll talk to him in detail when he comes back tonight. Don't worry. The more you rush, the easier it is to mess things up. Besides, you can't be sure whether Du Zhihuan is really sick or not."
Song Yu forced himself to calm down, "We'll know tonight whether she's sick or not."
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