Su Yujiao didn't know how she got back to Prince Yu's Mansion. After returning to Hexiang Garden, she locked herself in the room, staring blankly at something with a dim look in her eyes.
Qiu Zhi looked at her gloomy face and felt distressed. "Miss, for the sake of my son-in-law and the young master, we have no way out and no choice. We must do whatever His Majesty tells us to do."
"You can't have it both ways. You can only choose what you care about most. If your son-in-law and the young master get into trouble because of this, you won't be able to accept it."
Why……
"Yes, I have no choice." Su Yujiao's eyes were red, and hot tears rolled down silently from the corners of her eyes, "Ahan, I'm really sorry."
Ya Tingyuan.
The secret guard came into the study.
Wen Mohan propped his forehead with one hand, closed his handsome eyes and asked, "Who did she meet?"
The secret guard knelt down and reported respectfully, "Master, Miss Su met a peasant woman. They chatted for a while by the lake. Due to the distance, we couldn't hear what they talked about."
"During the conversation, Miss Su seemed to cry and was in a low mood when she left. I guess what they talked about wasn't good."
After tracking it for a while, I found no useful information.
Wen Mohan, who was already quite irritable, became even more irritable now.
"Got it." He waved his hand impatiently, motioning him to go out.
After the secret guard left, Yun Jian walked in, poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Wen Mohan, frowning slightly and saying:
"Master, Miss Su seems to be hiding something from you. Why don't you go and ask her? She might tell you the truth."
Wen Mohan opened his eyes and rejected the suggestion. "No, if she wanted to let me know, I wouldn't have to ask. I only heard Qiu Zhi say 'take them away' before."
"Don't be so sensitive. Sister Yujiao would never do anything to hurt me. Now let's focus on the real business and investigate the theft and theft of the armory."
He was in charge of the Armoury, and when the Ministry of War reported this morning that the armoury had been stolen and robbed, the Emperor was furious.
Just at that time, Wen Mohan hurried into the palace. The emperor scolded him and ordered him to find out who was behind the incident within half a month. He even fined him two years' salary.
Upon hearing this, Yun Jian bowed and agreed, "Yes! Master Chang, the swordsmith, was also killed. Without his supervision, the swords made in the past two days are not up to standard."
"Even the blueprints for the weapons designed by Master Chang haven't been found, and there's no way to make new weapons. The masters have all stopped working."
Wen Mohan's expression became very solemn when he heard this.
It seems that someone has put a lot of thought into this trip to Huangzhou City.
Not only were the weapons stolen, but the blueprints were also stolen. Could it be that spies from another country had infiltrated the weapons depot?
Wen Mohan collected his thoughts, frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Send someone to find out the whereabouts of Elder Liu. He and Master Chang are brothers in the same sect, and their abilities are equal. There is one more thing, let...let Mo Guanjia come over."
Yun Jian: "Yes!"
A quarter of an hour later, Butler Mo came to the study.
He didn't dare to look up. He knelt down and bowed his head as he entered the room. "This old servant greets His Majesty. I wonder what instructions His Majesty has for me?"
Wen Mohan stood up expressionlessly, walked over to the desk with his hands behind his back, and stood in front of him. "Is Madam Jiang still in good health?"
Official Mo responded truthfully, "He is indeed in good health. The servants take good care of him, and he is not careless about his food. The ingredients he buys are all of the best quality, and he never runs out of nourishing foods like ginseng and bird's nest."
These words were indeed true. He did not dare to be harsh in disguise. He had always asked his servants about the situation at Jiang's house and would occasionally go to take a look in person.
Wen Mohan was silent for a moment before ordering, "You can have those servants leave the Jiang residence now. Send them back to wherever they were transferred from, and have the accountant stop all expenses."
…
Jiang's house.
Jiang was making small clothes with needle and thread, while Liu Ma was helping to make small shoes.
Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Madam, it's not like the young lady is pregnant, so why are you making these children's clothes?"
There are two kinds of fabrics in the basket, one suitable for boys and the other suitable for girls. She made both boys and girls at once.
Jiang saw the needle tip inserted into her hair and scraped it, and said with a smile: "I am old now, and I don't know when I will lose my eyesight. It is best to do it in advance."
"A-Li, that girl, doesn't have the time to do that. If I'm gone by then, this will be a memory I leave for her."
Liu Ma is not much older than her, but she already has a head full of white hair, while Liu Ma only has a small part of her hair that has turned white, which is also due to her anxiety after the Jiang family's decline.
At this moment, a servant came in, without the usual respect or courtesy, and spoke directly:
"Madam Jiang, the servants in the house are leaving today, and some things need to be taken away as well. I'll have to figure out a way to prepare dinner tonight."
Without waiting for Jiang to ask the reason, the servant strode towards the room.
Soon other people came over and started taking some things out.
Silk bedding, expensive aromatherapy, premium tea, white porcelain tea sets...anything that Wen Mohan asked to be delivered later was moved out together.
Seeing this, Aunt Liu was extremely anxious. "Stop! Are you robbing me?!"
No one stopped, and everything that needed to be moved continued to be moved.
Jiang looked at it calmly for a while, and suddenly realized that these things did not belong to the Jiang family.
These servants are all very well-behaved and never overstep the line, but they are acting like this now, so they must be following orders.
"Auntie Liu, let them move." Jiang smiled and stood up, saying, "Then take your time. There's no need to rush."
Then I came to the front yard and found that the kitchen maids had moved out some meat and vegetables.
The servants in the entire mansion seemed very busy, as if they were moving house, and the place was a bit messy.
There were several carriages parked outside the gate, and these things were loaded into the carriages after being moved out.
Official Mo walked in and politely bowed, "Madam Jiang, please forgive me. This is the prince's order. The special care I gave you before was due to Princess Yu."
"Now that Princess Yu has divorced, there's no need for the prince to continue taking care of you, so all these things must be taken away, including you."
Hearing this, Jiang smiled and said, "I understand. Your prince is a very good man. My A-li is not worthy of him. Thank you for helping A-li through the difficulties of exile in the wilderness without holding grudges."
After some polite exchanges, most of the things were moved in, and the servants came to the front yard one after another.
Not long after, the servants left the house, and the Jiang residence became deserted again.
Accompanied by Liu Ma, Jiang walked around the house. It was in such a mess, as if it had been robbed.
When returning to the front yard from the backyard, I suddenly saw smoke coming from the dormitory.
Aunt Liu was very surprised. "Is there a fire?"
Jiang's face turned pale instantly and she hurried over. When she arrived at the bedroom, she saw a woman dressed as a maid holding a torch in her hand.
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