Chapter 195: Disaster is Coming
When leaving the Su Mansion, Lu Xiang asked A Man to find Chu Jinyan.
This is an opportunity to eradicate the Jinyuan Marquis' Mansion. No matter how useful the Zhang family is to the Second Prince, every branch of his will be cut off.
What's more, the Emperor still remembers the kindness of the late Grand Tutor, and the Second Prince is unwilling to give up this alone, so he doesn't want anyone to know who is having an affair with Liu Anyao.
Eighth Prince's Mansion
The doorman was a newly selected servant, so he didn't know Ah Man. When he saw her asking to see the Eighth Prince, he immediately showed a look of disdain, wondering which young lady had sent her maid to curry favor with his prince. However, one of them still went to report obediently.
What was shocking was that Sheng Xian came out in person to pick them up.
So the doorman just stared blankly at Ah Man following Sheng Xian away.
"In...in?"
"Have you asked which lady's maid this is?"
"No."
"We've been here for so long, and this is the first maid who can enter the mansion, right? Will her daughter be our eighth imperial concubine in the future?"
"Shh, don't talk nonsense about things that don't exist."
"Your Highness, please marry a royal concubine as soon as possible. The maids in other princes' houses are all very beautiful. Why is your Eighth Prince so strange? He has either eunuchs or maids. He doesn't even have an ugly young maid?"
"You can speak louder and discuss His Highness' private affairs. Aren't you afraid of losing your head?"
"I'll just tell you guys, hehe."
If Ah Man heard the conversation between the doormen, she would definitely help them solve their doubts.
It's not that His Highness doesn't have young and beautiful maids around him, but all those who are valued by His Highness have been thrown into the military camp. He is just an ice man who doesn't know how to be gentle with women. In His Highness's eyes, there are only two kinds of women: useful and useless.
Even so, there are only a handful of women who can be used by His Highness.
Of course, Ah Man thought that he was the most capable one, otherwise he would not have been assigned to the young lady.
No rebuttal accepted.
The front yard of the Eighth Prince's Mansion was simply renovated, and Chu Jinyan did not build a separate courtyard for himself to live in. He just asked someone to clean up a room next to the study to use as a bedroom. However, the entire backyard was carefully constructed, especially the main courtyard.
This will be his and Lu Xiang's residence in the future. It must be exquisite and beautiful to make her happy.
The spring nights are still very cold.
Ah Man followed Sheng Xian to the study room. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a white tiger lying on a soft cushion not far away, wagging its tail leisurely. His eyes lit up and he immediately pounced on the white tiger.
"Hey, Dabai, Dabai, you've grown fatter after not seeing you for a few months."
As he spoke, Ah Man reached out and touched its head.
Dabai bared his teeth, and his light blue eyes emitted a fierce light, with an arrogant look that said, "Don't use your claws to defile my head."
Ah Man grinned sinisterly, slapped its head with his big hand without any mercy, and beat it severely.
In the silent night, Dabai's irritated and angry roar was heard.
Chu Jinyan came out of the study, stood behind Ah Man and said, "You came here just to touch the tiger in the middle of the night?"
The voice was very calm, and clearly without any emotion, but Ah Man's face tensed when he heard it.
She quickly withdrew her hand, ran over and knelt down to salute: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
A young eunuch cleverly moved a chair behind Chu Jinyan, and Chu Jinyan sat down, looking at her lazily: "If it's not about your young lady, just shut up and leave."
Ah Man puffed up her cheeks and said, "Your Highness, can I get up and speak?"
"kindness."
Ah Man stood up, and under Chu Jinyan's strong authority, he did not dare to say much, and went straight to the point and said what Lu Xiang had instructed him to do.
"... Zhang Xiaowen admitted that he was a fake and the real Zhang Xiaowen was a fool, so the Zhang family was guilty of deceiving the emperor. Moreover, the Jinyuan Marquis's Mansion had long been in collusion with the Second Prince. The Third Miss said this was an opportunity to eliminate the Second Prince's followers."
Chu Jinyan frowned and did not respond to Ah Man's words. Instead, he focused on another matter: "Why did Lu Xiang ask these questions in the Su Mansion?"
He had something to do today so he didn't go to the Su family for the banquet.
What happened that he didn't know about?
Speaking of this, Ah Man suddenly became excited. With his fist clenched, he told the whole story of how Liu Anyao and Chu Chengli were planning to plot against Lu Xiang.
Upon hearing this, Chu Jinyan's eyes suddenly became as cold as a sword.
"Jin-Yuan-Bo, Chu-Cheng-Li!"
He spoke each word with great emphasis, as if squeezing it out from between his teeth, revealing a cold and bloodthirsty tone.
Ah Man clapped his hands angrily: "So Your Highness must not let the Zhang family go. This kind of scum is a disaster if it stays in the world."
Under the moon, the monsters on the eaves, the carved windows in the courtyard, and the thick black shadows were cast on the large and empty garden, giving people a feeling of suffocation.
There was a panic in the Jinyuan Marquis's Mansion tonight because the Second Prince sent someone to pass on a message that "Zhang Xiaowen" failed to destroy Lu Xiang's innocence, and instead slept naked with Liu Anyao and was seen by the guests attending the birthday banquet at the Su Mansion. This matter became known to everyone, and Prime Minister Liu was furious.
Just when Jin Yuanbo was getting anxious like an ant on a hot pot and was at a loss as to what to do, suddenly a servant came in a hurry to report: "Master, Master, something bad has happened. The third young master is missing."
Jin Yuanbo was startled, grabbed the servant by the collar and angrily asked: "What do you mean the Third Young Master is missing?"
The servant was in a panic: "Just now someone suddenly broke in and knocked out everyone in the yard. When I woke up, I found that the Third Young Master was not in the room."
Jin Yuanbo's body swayed, his vision went dark, and he said angrily: "Idiot, you can't even look at a person, why don't you go find him quickly."
When the wife of Marquis Jin Yuan heard about this, she came to Marquis Jin Yuan crying. Marquis Jin Yuan was furious and scolded her back.
Not long after, the steward came running over in a hurry.
Jin Yuanbo's eyebrows jumped violently, and he had a bad premonition. Before the steward could speak, he shouted in surprise: "What happened again?"
"Master, someone has come from the palace... The emperor has issued an edict, asking you to enter the palace immediately."
Jin Yuanbo: "Didn't you say anything?"
"No." The steward shook his beard and said, "The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict is waiting at the door for you to enter the palace together."
Jin Yuanbo was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He left without delay.
He didn't even enter his house.
Jin Yuanbo felt that things were getting out of his control.
The entire imperial palace was shrouded in a faint aura of water; standing on the city wall and looking into the distance, the continuous palaces and pavilions were like overlapping mountains, undulating endlessly.
The Qianqing Palace was brightly lit with candles. Chu Jinyan sat aside with Xiaoye on the small table next to him. He held a bowl of bird's nest porridge, stirring it gently with a spoon and eating it bite by bite.
"Can't you talk about your matter tomorrow morning? Aren't you tired after all this trouble in the middle of the night?" Emperor Chengde also held a bowl of porridge and looked at Chu Jinyan while eating.
Chu Jinyan's eyes flashed coldly, and he said in a cold tone: "No, I can't sleep if I don't punish him tonight."
If anyone dares to touch Lu Xiang, even a thousand cuts and pieces of him would not be enough to relieve the hatred in his heart.
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