Chapter 472 The Queen was replaced?
Near noon, Lu An returned to Prince Rong's Mansion and immediately went to the main kitchen to deliver Xiao Yanxu and Zhuang Liyue's lunch to Jinquetai.
When he met Cuiyun on the way, he gave her a wink without saying a word.
Cuiyun couldn't serve nearby, so it was convenient for her to go to the old place in advance to wait for Lu An.
Half an incense stick later, Lu An found the opportunity to rush over with his braised pork rice.
"Old Lu, what's going on? What was unusual about Liao's Restaurant that day?"
Lu An said, "On that day, only four private rooms on the third floor were occupied. The remaining two rooms were empty, namely the two rooms directly opposite ours. I checked with the guests in the southwest and northeast rooms, and they were all regulars of Liao Ji, all wealthy businessmen. The only difference was that the guest in the private room next door, the shopkeeper said, was his first visit."
Cuiyun had a hunch that there was something fishy about the guest in the next room. "Have you asked the shopkeeper what he looks like?"
"The shopkeeper didn't see her face clearly. He said the woman was wearing a hat and a veil and had come to Beijing to see the imperial physician. He also said that the woman fell ill and fainted before she finished her meal."
"Fainted?" Cuiyun felt increasingly uneasy. "How could it be such a coincidence that the guest in the next room also fainted? I suspect..."
Cuiyun quickly shut her mouth. Is this possible?
She actually suspected that her princess had been replaced!
"Cuiyun, do you also feel..." Lu An looked around and lowered his voice, "The Queen has been replaced."
"Don't tell anyone!" Cuiyun broke out in a cold sweat. "Be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall. The queen didn't get lost that day."
Cuiyun said this without any confidence.
The queen had the same dream for several days. When she came back, she was indeed very affectionate and doting towards the young prince and the young master.
However, she could sense that the queen had reservations about her love for the father and son because of the dream.
It was clear that the Queen did not want to go to Liaoji Restaurant that day, but the young prince begged her to go again and again, and the young princess also came to persuade her.
The more Cuiyun thought about it, the more frightened she became. She thought the Queen might really have been replaced!
"Old Lu, did Tian Xiao notice that woman downstairs that day?"
Lu An: "He said he was guarding the main gate and didn't see the fainted woman being helped out. The woman must have been helped out through the back door."
Hearing this, Cuiyun was furious. "He's been living in peace in the capital for eighteen years and has lost his vigilance. No wonder he hasn't noticed any abnormal behavior from the young prince in all these years. Or has he been bribed by the young prince?"
"Don't worry, he won't betray the prince."
If Tian Xiao could be bribed, the Dragon Guard would have fallen into the hands of the young prince, and the young prince would have rebelled long ago.
"...that day he was tripped by the young prince's men."
Cuiyun didn't have to guess that this was the work of the young prince.
"What should we do? If the Empress here is fake, our real Empress will be in great danger!"
"Don't worry, this is just speculation. There's no definitive evidence yet. I'll go check on the guests in the first-floor lobby that day. I remember seeing the guest sitting opposite the stairs at the Yunqi Inn. I'll go look for him. He should have seen the woman's face."
"Then hurry up after you finish eating."
"Prince." Xiao Fei came in with food. "You guessed right. The Jiang family is indeed secretly investigating someone. Who do you think they are investigating?"
Mu Jingxing glanced at him coldly, "Are you having the same old problem again?"
“Gu family!”
Mu Jingxing frowned slightly, puzzled for a moment, "Mr. Jiang was dressed like that yesterday, and he was actually investigating the Gu family! What's so scary about the Gu family?"
hey-hey……
Even his handsome and talented prince has moments when he isn't very smart.
"The Gu family is not scary, what's scary is Prince Rong's Mansion."
Mu Jingxing's sharp eyes suddenly widened. "Could it be that Prince Rong was so angry that he wanted to rebel because the marriage between the two families didn't go through yesterday?"
Xiao Fei whispered, "It's very likely! If they can't borrow the power of the Du family, they will just rebel!"
Mu Jingxing pondered for a moment, "Now that the Du family army has returned to the capital, Prince Rong's Mansion cannot rebel at this time. My cousin wants to be justified, unless the little prince...ah, I understand why my cousin agreed to the replacement. Miss Song is not only a doctor, but also takes care of the little emperor. If Miss Song is truly attracted to my cousin, she will be bewitched by him, and then the little prince will be in danger!"
Xiao Fei was shocked and said, "Miss Song saw through their plan and fabricated a death trap to cancel the marriage?"
Mu Jingxing nodded. "I guess their next plan is to team up with Du Zhihuan to cut off Miss Song's face. Then Du Zhihuan will enter the palace with Miss Song's face on her head to nurse the little prince. Only in this way can my cousin legitimately succeed to the throne!"
"Ah! What a vicious mind! He wants to step on Miss Song's face to get promoted. Then I will quickly arrange a large number of people to go to the Du Mansion to protect Miss Song."
"No need. Go to the mansion now and select twenty people to go to the flower farm outside the city and keep an eye on her. If she tries to harm Miss Song, capture her immediately."
"good."
"Wait, I'll go back and pick someone myself."
When Mu Chuqing learned that Mu Jingxing had suddenly returned home, she came over with little Snowball in her arms, "Brother, why did you pick so many people?"
"Nothing, there's a difficult case that would be more convenient if I let the palace guards handle it."
"oh."
Mu Chuqing just asked casually and stood aside waiting.
After the twenty people followed Xiao Fei away, Mu Chuqing took Mu Jingxing to the study. "Grandmother and mother both know that you are attracted to Song Yu, but Sister Yu can't get married until she's twenty. By then, you'll be almost thirty. In a few years, you can become a grandfather."
Mu Jingxing's face darkened. "Don't worry, it won't take that long. Just wait until she finishes her mourning period."
"No, she can't get married until she's twenty."
"That was a lie to deceive my cousin's family."
Mu Chuqing was surprised, "How did you know?"
At the same time, Song Yu dressed up and hid in a large truck filled with fruits, vegetables, and wild game.
There was also a truck behind it filled with chicken eggs, duck eggs and goose eggs.
Yunyan was dressed as a maid of the Mu family and sat in the same carriage with Aunt Xu.
Zhang Feng, Asi, Tang Cong, Li Panghu, and Li Xiaowu were dressed as servants of the Mu family. Their faces were either muddy or pockmarked. They mixed with the other servants of the Mu family and took the car back to Beijing from the north.
Asu, who was lying in ambush near Huguo Temple and Dujiazhuang, saw a carriage approaching from a distance and immediately climbed a tree to carefully observe the emblem on the carriage.
He quickly recognized that it was the carriage of the Mu family in the Anguo Mansion, and the servants accompanying the carriage were all from the Mu family.
Asu gestured to his brothers below to let them go.
As the Mu family carriage passed by, one of the brothers said, "Brother Su, Miss Song is the real daughter of the Du family and the granddaughter of Old Man Jiang. She's very beautiful. Du Zhihuan is indeed no match for Song Yu."
Ah Su glared at him, "The prince likes it, Song Yu can't compare."
"But it's still a little bit lacking. Song Yu is a good doctor. She can win the favor of the powerful and influential by curing illnesses and saving lives. For example, she saved Old Madam Mu, and even Prince Mu, who is not interested in women, was not mean to her."
"Mu family? Chase them!"
"Chase?"
Asu rode his horse and led his men to chase after them, surrounding the Mu family.
"Who are you?" The Mu family's coachman looked at Ah Su on his horse and said sternly, "We are from the Mu family of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion. Get out of the way! You can't afford to offend us!"
Ah Su dismounted and said politely, "We are officers and soldiers from the patrol battalion, cooperating with the Dali Temple to capture the fugitive. For the safety of the people of the capital, please forgive us for allowing you to check."
"Ridiculous! Where are the fugitives? How come we didn't know? Besides, the Dali Temple is under the jurisdiction of my prince. Fugitives will take a detour when they see our Mu family. Get out of the way immediately. We need to return home before dinner. Your patrol battalion can't afford to delay my old lady's dinner."
Ah Su suppressed the smile on his face and said, "Sorry, it's our duty. We have to conduct a routine inspection. Come on!"
"How dare you!"
The Mu family servants, Zhang Feng, and the others all drew their swords. The Mu family coachman continued, "If you dare to move, don't blame us, the Mu family, for being blind with our swords!"
"Let him check!"
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