Chapter 286 Fan Yong's Big Deed
Over the next few days, Zhao Lingmeng remained as carefree as usual, strolling around the mansion each day. But she felt a sense of impending change in this calm. Don't ask why; it's simply a woman's third instinct.
Zhao Lingmeng didn't know if this feeling was accurate, and there was no evidence to prove it was true. So Zhao Lingmeng asked Qiuyue to arrange for people to search the entire mansion, and they actually found a lot of poisons.
Zhao Lingmeng sighed inwardly. No wonder the palace ladies in past life TV dramas would often search the palace themselves. Art really does come from life!
Nanny Sun, Qiuyue and the others immediately knelt down and apologized. They were basically the only ones in charge of the mansion, but now they had found so many bad things. They were indeed guilty and felt scared.
It also made them feel more and more at ease as Zhao Lingmeng's position became more and more stable over the years.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at the two of them. She knew she couldn't blame them, but with so many people watching, it would be considered dereliction of duty. "You two will each be fined half a year's salary. Are you two satisfied with this?"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Nanny Sun and Qiuyue hurried to express their gratitude. They both knew that His Highness was going to make a big noise but not get any results. Who in their position would still rely on such a small monthly allowance to survive? They all relied on the master's reward.
His Highness was so good to them, Nanny Sun and Qiuyue secretly decided in their hearts that they must be more cautious in the future and manage the affairs of the mansion well, and must not make such a big mess like this time.
Zhao Lingmeng rubbed his forehead and reminded them again, feeling uneasy: "You all should be more careful recently. My right eyelid has been twitching a lot these past few days. I always feel like something big is going to happen."
Then Zhao Lingmeng assigned two clever and martial arts-skilled servants to serve Zhao Houyang. She also told Yang Chengchen to bring enough people with him wherever he went and not to leave them alone to do anything.
Yang Chengchen always listened to Zhao Lingmeng's words, and now that his aunt had given him such a serious warning, he took it seriously. His aunt would definitely not harm him, and perhaps something big was about to happen.
Not to mention how cautious Zhao Lingmeng was at the mansion, even Fan Yong, who was recuperating from his injuries, felt the stricter rules. Even the room where he was recuperating was searched thoroughly after he fell asleep. If he hadn't been a secret guard, he certainly wouldn't have discovered this.
At first, he thought the Princess's residence was infested with thieves, and was mentally cheering for these petty thieves. Later, after eavesdropping on their whispered conversation, he discovered that it was the Princess who had ordered the search of the residence.
This was the first time he had seen someone order a search of his own residence. He felt that he was indeed a great man who could invent so many weapons. His thinking was different from that of ordinary people.
The danger Zhao Lingmeng felt at that moment came precisely from the Emperor. He had already received something Fan Yong had You Yu pass on. This was actually evidence of the Third Prince's private army.
Of course, Fan Yong didn't go looking for it on purpose, but when he was chasing a criminal, he accidentally broke into the place where the third prince kept his private soldiers. Fan Yong suddenly saw so many soldiers and first suspected that he had broken into the camp outside the capital.
Then Fan Yong carefully observed their armor and weapons, and found that most of them were old items that had been eliminated by Jingguo. This surprised him, and adhering to the principle of being here, he carefully searched and finally found the evidence that almost got him killed.
Fortunately, he was not killed in the end, and the evidence was successfully submitted. As for what happened next, it was not something Fan Yong should worry about. So Fan Yong, who was still recovering from his injuries, felt that life was extremely beautiful.
He didn't know it yet, but when he recovered, he would be burdened with a huge debt. If he knew, he probably wouldn't have stayed in the princess's mansion just to get Dr. Ma's medical skills. Fan Yong felt that he didn't deserve such an expensive treatment.
When the Emperor received this evidence, his first reaction was disbelief. In the Emperor's mind, how could the Third Prince, a man controlled by a woman, have the brains to do such a thing? Could someone have framed him?
The emperor didn't doubt Fan Yong, mainly because he felt he didn't have the guts, and also because Fan Yong almost died. If Funing had been a little later, Fan Yong would have been dead.
With such an injury, how could he guarantee that Funing's carriage would pass by on time? Moreover, Funing was carrying two children, and he stopped and started as he pleased along the way. He couldn't calculate the time at all.
If Zhao Lingmeng and Zhao Houyang knew what was going on, they would know why Fan Yong was not mentioned in their knowledge. It is very likely that Fan Yong died in this incident.
The original owner in the book might still be struggling with childbirth in the mansion! Or she might already be dead. She wouldn't be running around, and no one would have rescued Fan Yong. She might have bled to death. That's why Zhao Houyang never heard of such a person until he grew up.
The Emperor, not wanting to wrongly accuse his son, sent Commander Zhou to investigate. With a clear target and specific details, Commander Zhou quickly uncovered the entire situation, even finding out when the soldiers had been recruited. The stack presented to the Emperor was indeed much thicker than the one Fan Yong had found.
After reading the pile of information, the emperor was so angry that he spat out blood. Even the most gentle and tolerant emperor could not tolerate others sleeping peacefully in his bed, let alone his own son. He also didn't dare to bet that the third brother would want to kill him and take the throne himself.
Although the emperor spat out a mouthful of blood, he did not make it public, nor did he send anyone to deal with those soldiers immediately. He only asked Commander Zhou to send someone to monitor those private soldiers.
The emperor planned to send people to suppress the enemy on New Year's Eve and let the palace banquet go on as scheduled. He wanted to let the civil and military nobles in the court spend the New Year in peace! And the ups and downs were not conducive to the stability of Jingguo.
The Emperor was ultimately unhappy about this matter, especially with the Third Prince, whom he had favored for several years and had considered for the Crown Prince. However, the fact that he had started raising private soldiers coincided with the years when he was favored made him very uncomfortable.
But the emperor has no intention of touching him for the time being, let's wait until after the New Year! The emperor feels that he cannot let this incompetent guy affect the atmosphere of Jingguo's New Year and affect Jingguo's national destiny next year.
Zhao Lingmeng didn’t know all this for the time being. She just carefully restrained the people in the mansion based on her feelings, and told them not to go out and cause trouble during this period.
Amidst the tense atmosphere in the mansion, Zhao Lingmeng soon arrived at the New Year's Eve banquet.
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