"Prince Ning secretly manufactured weapons, and the Jingshan prefect Yao Guangtai and Lian Yong were also responsible for this matter..."
Su Li raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Ji Tinglan.
Ji Tinglan then asked, "Do you know where the stronghold is?"
Lian Ji was somewhat puzzled by their reactions. Normally, upon learning such a shocking secret, wouldn't one be in disbelief and question it? Why did Prince Ji directly ask her if she knew where the base was?
She naturally couldn't imagine that Su Li and the others had already known about Prince Ning's private manufacture of weapons, but other than that, they knew nothing else.
Lian Ji didn't hide anything and explained directly: "Lian Yong is in the basement of the manor outside the city... There are hundreds of acres of fertile land around the manor, all owned by Lian Yong. He grows food in the fertile land all year round and only uses his own people to guard it. This is to cover up the secret of the manor's underground basement to manufacture weapons..."
Ji Tinglan nodded, as if he believed her words. After thinking for a while, he said, "There's no time to lose, A Li. I'll send someone to confirm first, and I'll leave this place to you..."
As soon as the day breaks, the road will be almost passable. If you stay here for no reason, it will inevitably arouse speculation.
"Well, go ahead."
Ever since Lian Ji revealed that Prince Ning had secretly manufactured weapons, they had no reason to doubt her. After all, Prince Ning would never be stupid enough to set a trap for them with such an important secret. That would simply not be worth the loss.
Of course, even if they already believed Lian Ji's words, they still had to confirm it.
After Ji Tinglan left, Su Li said, "Miss Lian Ji, until the prince's people come back with confirmed news, will you stay here?"
Lian Ji quickly replied: "Lian Ji will follow Madam's instructions in everything, but my maid was assigned by Lian Yong to look after me..."
"Don't worry, my people are watching her. She is sleeping soundly now."
Then he asked, "What is Lian Yong's purpose in asking you to come?"
"He asked me to seduce the prince and find a way to make him take me as his concubine, and then report everything he did to him..."
"Lian Ji really doesn't want to follow the same path as her three sisters..."
Su Li nodded: "Don't worry, I will save your parents and brother, and give your family freedom. It's getting late, you should rest here first. Wait for the prince's people to send news, and then I will tell you what we should do next."
With Su Li's words, Lian Ji was very excited. This was the first time in so many years that she saw real hope. She and her family might soon be able to escape from the clutches of the devil and be free.
"Lian Ji thanks Madam..."
After thinking for a while, Su Li asked again: "Does Lian Yong know that you know these things?"
Lian Ji was very sure: "He doesn't know. If he knew, I would have died long ago..."
After returning to his room from Lian Ji, Su Li told Xiao Wu to remember to tell her as soon as there was news that Ji Tinglan's people had returned, and then went to bed.
The next day.
When Su Li woke up, she saw Ji Tinglan sitting beside the bed.
He gently tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear: "But did I wake you?"
"What time is it?"
"It's not dawn yet, do you want to sleep a little longer?"
Su Li shook her head and sat up: "He's awake. Any news on the matter?"
"I just received news that Lian Yong's farm does have a secret base for manufacturing weapons, but it will take time to confirm that it is related to Prince Ning or to find solid evidence. I have asked someone to find a way to infiltrate and find evidence that can incriminate Prince Ning..."
"Then we..."
"To avoid arousing suspicion, everything will proceed as usual. Once the road is clear, we will continue on our way. My people will keep an eye on this place."
"Should we rescue Lian Ji and her family immediately, or wait until we get evidence of Prince Ning's guilt?"
"What do you mean?"
"Lian Ji spent the night with you. Last night, Asuo also sent a message to Lian Yong. Now in their eyes, Lian Ji is already your woman. They will probably come to ask you for a formal status at dawn. If you don't agree, Lian Ji will no longer be of any use to you. She might be abused by Lian Yong or given away at will. Then Lian Ji's family might also be dealt with..."
After all, Lian Ji's family is the reason why Lian Yong controls her. If Lian Ji cannot enter the Duke's Mansion and fails to realize her value, then Lian Ji and her family will be useless.
Ji Tinglan frowned, feeling a little aggrieved: "That was your idea."
Su Li curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled: "There is no other way."
In fact, this method is the simplest, but Su Li is not stupid, so she will not tell him the truth.
"What I mean is, if we rescue Lian Ji's family first, give them new identities, and then send them away, we can prevent their entire family from being killed. Wouldn't that mean we've broken our promise? I asked Lian Ji, and Lian Yong didn't know that she knew about Prince Ning's private manufacture of weapons. I think, even if he knew that Lian Ji's family had escaped, he wouldn't immediately connect it to the private manufacture of weapons, right?"
Of course, in this case, Lian Yong might suspect Ji Tinglan of being the one responsible for Lian Ji's family's escape, but so what? It's just a suspicion. How could he find evidence?
"Of course, if you don't agree, I have another way."
"Oh?" Ji Tinglan was very interested. "Tell me about it."
"Let them think you're interested in Lian Ji and pretend to bring her back to the capital. That way, Lian Yong and her family will try to control her and won't attack them. Once our people get evidence that Prince Ning is secretly manufacturing weapons, we'll catch them all and then rescue Lian Ji's family."
"But if that's the case, during this period, we'll have to coordinate with Lian Ji and have her spread false information to Prince Ning..."
Ji Tinglan said directly: "Then let's rescue her family first and send them away. After all, Lian Ji has said everything she needs to know. There is really no need for her to stay with us, and it also saves us from having to go through the motions."
Moreover, he looked at Su Li. He didn't want to start any rumors and make Ah Li feel uncomfortable. Although, Ah Li didn't seem to care much about it...
Su Li curled up the corners of her mouth: "I think so too..."
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