While everyone was searching the house, Jin Linlin led Cao Jiao to the study in the front yard.
There are three study rooms in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. One large study room is used by the Duke of Zhenguo, and the other two small study rooms are occupied by Jiang Zhixu and Jiang Shuyan respectively.
Jin Linlin leaned her head close to Cao Jiao's ear and whispered softly:
"In modern TV dramas, the study is often a place that hides secrets. Why don't we go to the study and find out what's going on?"
Cao Jiao also agreed:
"Then let's go quickly."
The two sisters-in-law ran to the study, but it was empty and they didn't find anything.
The two then moved to the small study, where they found a large number of letters between Jiang Zhixu and Dong Jinguo.
They were very angry as they read through the letters. This method was really insidious.
Now is not the time to pursue the matter, as the search officers and soldiers will arrive soon and these letters must be destroyed.
After a little thought, Jin Linlin decided to put all the letters into the space.
Afterwards, the two turned and headed for Jiang Shuyan's study. The situation here was even more serious. There were two boxes of silver, and underneath the silver were the military pay that the Ministry of War urgently needed on the battlefield. The brand new silver was also printed with the seal of the Ministry of War.
Cao Jiao's eyes widened in shock, her entire body trembling with anger. "This... this is simply outrageous. How dare they secretly hide the military pay from the Ministry of War in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion? My husband now works at the Ministry of Revenue. If they were to discover it, how could he possibly survive? These Su Cifu and Duke Mu are truly insidious and vicious."
Jin Linlin was also shocked and angry: "We must hide this evidence as soon as possible. We must not give them the opportunity to search it out of the mansion."
As Jin Linlin spoke, she quickly put the silver into the space.
At this time, the sound of soldiers searching outside could be heard, coming from far away and becoming clearer and clearer.
As soon as the two sisters-in-law stepped out of the study, Jialiu came in like a gust of wind:
"Madam, we found a man in Concubine Luzhu's room and have brought him here. Steward Liu said he is the prince of Dong Jinguo."
Jin Linlin was frightened and turned pale. She pushed Jialiu away and looked carefully. It turned out to be the prince of Dong Jinguo.
At this moment, Butler Liu found Dong Jinguo's imperial teacher from the woodshed.
Jin Linlin's face was gloomy. She glared at Butler Liu fiercely, feeling anxious. There were actually two living people hiding in the mansion, and he was completely unaware of it.
What should we do? If the soldiers discovered that Prince Dong Jinguo and the Imperial Preceptor were hiding here, the Zhenguogong Mansion would be doomed.
Jin Linlin took a deep breath, trying her best to remain calm, and said to Butler Liu in a deep voice, "Please don't make this public. I will find a way to deal with it."
Where on earth could she hide two people this size? Her space had never been able to accommodate living things, so now that things had come to this, she could only give it a try.
Jin Linlin immediately ordered Jialiu to throw the two men into the study. Jialiu did as he was told and threw the Crown Prince Dong Jinguo and the Imperial Preceptor into the study. After that, everyone dispersed.
Jin Linlin and Cao Jiao walked into the study together:
"Jiaojiao, no living creature has ever entered my space. I don't know what the consequences will be. I'll leave the follow-up matters to you."
Cao Jiao held her hand tightly:
"Will this cause any harm to you? Or maybe just forget it and think of another way!"
"The soldiers will be here soon. There's no time to think about it. This is the only way."
Jin Linlin waved her arm, and the two of them instantly disappeared from the study and were absorbed into the space.
However, at this moment, Jin Linlin's head seemed to be pierced by millions of steel needles at the same time. The severe pain made her almost faint. Cao Jiao hurriedly supported her.
"Linlin, are you okay?" Jin Linlin gritted her teeth, cold sweat dripping down her forehead.
"It's okay... It must be the first time I've taken in a living creature, so I had an rejection reaction." As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Jin Linlin fainted and fell to the ground, holding her head.
Just at this moment, officers and soldiers poured into the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion like a tide. As soon as all the officers and soldiers entered the mansion, they drove everyone to the open space in the front yard.
The leading officer's eyes were cold. After looking around, he asked sternly, "Someone has reported that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is harboring the Crown Prince Dong Jinguo and the Imperial Preceptor. Where are they?"
The officer who was searching the mansion replied, "Sir, we have searched the entire study and found no one."
The officer looked suspicious and personally led people to search the study carefully, but found nothing.
The superiors clearly said that the person was in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. At this time, the officers and soldiers who searched the mansion came to report one by one, and they didn't find anything.
The leading officer looked at Cao Jiao suspiciously. Cao Jiao was supporting the unconscious Jin Linlin at this time. Jiang Shiwei ran over to help Cao Jiao support her.
"What's wrong with her?" the leading officer shouted coldly.
"I fainted from being scared by you." Cao Jiao said unhappily.
"I'm telling you, the Second and Third Masters of our Zhenguo Mansion hold important positions. You may search and rummage, but you are not allowed to smash anything or scare the women. You officers and soldiers don't even have ranks, do you? The Zhenguo Mansion will easily settle the score later, so you'd better behave yourself."
Cao Jiao handed Jin Linlin to Jiang Shiwei and shouted coldly at her.
The leading officer snorted coldly: "Hmph, consider yourself lucky. If we find out anything, no one in the Zhenguogong Mansion will survive."
He ordered his men to search again, but still found nothing:
"First, surround the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and no one is allowed to enter or leave." We have to tell the higher-ups first.
After saying that, all the officers and soldiers withdrew from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and everyone collapsed on the ground, fearing that something would be found during the search.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Cao Jiao quickly had Jin Linlin carried back to her room to be carefully cared for. Jiang Shiwei stayed by the bed, looking at the unconscious Jin Linlin with worry.
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