Chapter 448 Song Yu went down the secret passage
Xiao Hongyi's face was gloomy. "The little prince is beyond medical help, but the emperor is still in good health and may live for a long time. This can't be good. If Jiang Yunwan's baby is born, it will be bad news."
Xiao Chengqian was puzzled: "Even if Song Mingen is my uncle, it will take more than ten years for his son to recognize his ancestral roots and make a name for himself in the court. His son can't compare with me."
Xiao Hongyi had a lot of grievances, his son actually thought Song Mingen might be his uncle!
He really wanted to tell him the truth, but was worried about hurting him, so he held back.
"Father will take care of the Emperor's affairs. In short, all obstacles must be cleared before Jiang Yunwan gives birth to her son. You can go down and rest first. Oh, by the way, has Song Yu dealt with it?"
"Don't worry, father. She won't appear in the capital."
Du Mansion
"Sister Yu, Prince Xiao's grandparents will definitely like you very much."
Du Zhihuan asked, "Really? Will they choose me as their grandson's wife? I heard that Du Zhihuan is also very popular with them."
Du Ye was stunned. What does that mean?
Was it because he was not sure whether the two elders would like her that he wanted to cancel the engagement?
Or did Sister Yu realize that she liked Prince Xiao after going to Luming Mountain?
Du Ye was happy when she thought about this. "Don't overthink it. The Concubine Dowager is a good sister of Grandmother. She will choose you as her daughter-in-law. In fact, you don't know that they came back a few days early and secretly examined your character. You have caught their eye."
Du Zhihuan was deeply surprised. Could it be that the two elders had also secretly observed her?
She didn't seem to have done anything out of the ordinary, so why not choose her to continue being the granddaughter-in-law?
Du Zhihuan gently shook her arm, "Then Grandma, tell me more about your preferences..."
Du Zhihuan left Chaohui Courtyard and unconsciously headed towards Yilan Fanghua.
"Miss, why are you here?"
Du Zhihuan finally came to her senses. She should go to Zhuohuayuan. "Go in and search to see if Du Zhihuan is hiding there. If she didn't do anything at Lumingshan, she might do it at the Du Mansion!"
Bai Lan, Chun Hua and others changed their expressions and rushed into the yard to search.
Du Zhihuan pursed her lips slightly when she saw this. The people around Song Yu were really idiots.
Nuan Yu inadvertently turned her head and saw Du Zhihuan's expression.
Looking closely again, there was no trace of mockery at all, as if she had seen it wrong.
"Take a closer look, I'm a little tired, so I'll go back first."
Du Zhihuan would not do everything herself like Song Yu did.
Nuan Yu looked at her receding figure and couldn't help but frown.
"Lan'er." Nuanyu pulled her away and said, "You were in the room with the young lady last night. Did you notice anything unusual?"
Bai Lan was surprised. "What could be wrong? The young lady only dozed off for a while when it was almost dawn."
"And you?"
"Of course I took a nap too. You, the Jiang family, the Cheng family, and the Wen family are all guarding outside. It's impossible for Du Zhihuan to come in and cut the young lady's face, right?"
Nuanyu was thinking about the strange behavior of her young lady along the way, as well as the sarcasm on the corner of her mouth just now. She couldn't have been wrong.
"Du Zhihuan couldn't get in from outside. Could she have gone through a secret passage and cut the young lady's face?"
Bai Lan was horrified for a moment, but then calmed down. "Ms. Cheng had suspected it a long time ago. She used a knife to examine the lady's face. It was real, not fake."
Nuan Yu grabbed Bai Lan's shoulder and asked, "What happened in the bathroom? Was the young lady replaced then, or were you bribed by Du Zhihuan?"
"Sister Nuanyu." Bai Lan was about to cry in pain, "Please let me go. How could I possibly betray the young lady? Even if you betray the young lady, I won't!"
Nuanyu let her go and asked, "Then why did you go to the bathroom for no reason?"
Bai Lan wanted to say that she didn't know either...
Could it be that the lady in the bathroom was really replaced?
"The young lady said that I was bloated. If you are worried, you can go and touch the young lady's face yourself."
Nuanyu thought it was a bit strange that the young lady was a young lady, but she was indeed a young lady.
"I understand." Nuan Yu let go of her, "Maybe I'm overthinking it."
Nuanyu turned around and went to look for Chunhua.
Bai Lan stopped her, "Since you're suspicious, go check at Flower Manor and Luming Mountain. Arrange for the Wen family to go and tell them it was the young lady's request. See if Du Zhihuan is at Flower Manor, and go to Luming Mountain to see if there's any underground passage. Anyway, the conclusion is that you're overthinking it."
Nuanyu went straight out of the yard.
Bai Lan felt relieved when she saw her do it.
It was indeed unusual for her to suddenly appear in the bathroom. It might be because she didn't sleep well last night and was mentally confused.
Bai Lan returned to the main house of Zhuohuayuan and saw Du Zhihuan asleep, so she went closer to take a closer look.
This is obviously her young lady.
She was sure that she didn't sleep well and her memory was bad.
Jiang Mansion
"Wanwan, there's news from the Du Mansion. The two families will meet the day after tomorrow to discuss the marriage. You're pregnant, so don't go. Your father and I will go."
Jiang Yunwan: "I want to go. I have to say that this marriage must be cancelled."
Madam Jiang advised, "Prince Rong and Gu Wanqing will both be there the day after tomorrow. The people behind this are most likely two of them, and it's very unfavorable for you. You're carrying Ming En's blood, and it's even more likely the royal bloodline. You can't afford any mistakes."
Jiang Yunwan: "If I don't go, won't Gu Wanqing and Prince Rong think we know it? Just send more people to follow. I also want to take a closer look at the appearance of the Concubine Dowager."
Seeing that Ming En refused to listen, Madam Jiang stopped talking and said, "When will Ming En come back? Come back sooner and bring the jade pendant to meet him."
Jiang Yunwan: "I'm afraid it's not that easy. Sister Yu said that Prince Rong should have one too. How can we tell which is the real one and which is the fake? What if Gu Wanqing says Ming En is his son?"
Madam Jiang: "Didn't you say Ming En's ears resemble Gu Wanqing's? Isn't it obvious at a glance? Ming En definitely looks more like the Concubine Dowager."
In order to have enough energy to escape, Song Yu ate two bowls of rice at night.
Worried that Yunyan would find out that she was fine, she ate for a while, rested for a while, and panted heavily for a full half hour.
After dinner, I went straight to bed and fell asleep.
Nearing midnight, Song Yu opened his eyes. The light in the room was dim, and it took Song Yu a while to adjust before he could see the layout of the room clearly.
Song Yu tiptoed to the outer gate. The door was locked as expected, and even the windows were locked. The guards outside the yard were still cautious.
Song Yu first went to the secret door to check it, then returned to the inner room to take out the small incense tower, lit it with a fire starter that had been hidden in advance, and put the burning but sparkless small incense tower outside through the crack in the door.
In less than half a minute, the guard closest to the door felt dizzy and sat down against the wall, soon falling into a deep sleep.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, all the guards outside the yard were knocked down.
Song Yu quickly took the scissors and hairpin and used all her strength to pry the door open.
Worried that the androgynous man would suddenly appear, Song Yu was so anxious that he broke out in a sweat. It would have taken him a quarter of an hour to pry open the door, which should have taken half a quarter of an hour.
Song Yu walked in, sealed the door from the inside as it was before, and went straight to the secret door of the bathroom.
Song Yu spent another half a minute opening the secret door and going down the secret passage.
Almost at the same time, Yunyan entered the yard and saw the guards inside and outside the yard lying all over the ground.
Yunyan didn't pay attention to it for a moment, but when she walked to the door of the main house, she suddenly felt dizzy.
Yunyan quickly covered her mouth and nose, stepped on the incense tower under her feet, broke the lock and entered the room.
The bed was indeed empty.
Song Yu is really cunning!
She should have come earlier and taken her life!
Yunyan thought of Song Yu's words, "Why don't you make a bet? Who has a better fate, me or Du Zhihuan?"
Yunyan felt a sense of panic for no reason, but she quickly suppressed it.
Qianfeng soon found out and hurriedly sent people to block the people at the bamboo forest and stone gate.
Damn it!
Just take her life and there will be no such thing.
Song Yu went down the passage and found two forks.
Song Yu took the left fork and arrived at Xiao Chengqian's bedroom in a quarter of an hour.
When Song Yu turned around and went to another fork in the road, he heard noises outside.
Song Yu looked panicked.
No way, you found out so quickly?
Song Yu hurried down the secret passage, as the other fork must lead to the outside.
Song Yu stopped after walking a few steps. They discovered her so quickly. If she took another passage, wouldn’t she be seeking death?
Song Yu returned to Xiao Chengqian's bedroom, left the bedroom and came to the main hall. Seeing that there was no one guarding the courtyard, he hurried to the gate.
As soon as I reached the gate, I saw someone rushing over with a lantern.
Song Yu looked around and quickly hid behind a flower bed not far away.
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