Chapter 361: Chapter 289 You are a devil!_3
"That must be because they are still uncertain about the identity of the deceased." Xu Yin gritted his teeth, "How could such a secret be easily discovered by them? If it were that easy, Prince Rong and his son wouldn’t have worked so hard all these years for nothing!"
Lian Rong frowned, "But if they don’t know the deceased’s identity, how would they know about this fan? And how would they get that dagger?"
Xu Yin was stumped by the question.
After a while, he responded slowly, "This is exactly the part I can’t figure out no matter how much I think.
"But you’ve reminded me, Pei Zhan’s entry into the Prince Manor this time is likely also to probe for details."
"This could be a bit troublesome," Lian Rong also felt anxious, "Since we cannot tell the Prince this suspicion, we certainly cannot retrieve the fan from Pei Zhan, and when the three days are up, how do we report back to the Prince?
"From what I see, the Prince’s talk of accusing the old master of intruding into the ancestral temple and murdering the Princess doesn’t seem to be an idle threat. This makes things very disadvantageous."
Xu Yin was struck in his sore spot.
He quickly walked two steps, then stopped and gritted his teeth, "If the mountain doesn’t turn, the water will! I’m a living person, how can I be stifled to death by my circumstances? If he doesn’t give me a way to live, I’ll have to find one myself!"
Lian Rong looked up, "Master?..."
Under the deep night sky, Xu Yin’s whole figure was originally cloaked in darkness, but the corridor lamp above just happened to cast a beam of light on him, illuminating his face, making him appear as sinister as a demon from hell.
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Last time Yang Zhan was given a brutal beating by Pei Zhan and his spouse, how could he not harbor hatred in his heart?
But this time, Pei Zhan came under imperial orders, and since he is the young master of Prince Rong’s Mansion, he had no choice but to forcibly put that matter aside for now.
After leading Pei Zhan to the small courtyard near Guiyuan Building, he served good tea and water first, then lamented sadly:
"The Prince Manor suffered a sudden upheaval, and it is really an honor for the General to personally lead the troops to guard us, for which I feel much shame. This Jingming Pavilion has been vacated for the General to use for temporary military affairs, the inner rooms are also tidied up, with all necessary furnishings available, in case the General needs to rest."
Pei Zhan glanced at him, "My condolences, Princely Heir."
Yang Zhan bowed with his head lowered, shook his head, sighed, and wiped his eyes. "My mother always loved joyful events and treated people with kindness and generosity. Who knew she would meet such a cruel fate today, truly Heaven is unjust!"
Pei Zhan said, "I heard that there was quite a commotion that night, we aren’t that far apart, if the Princely Heir had any difficulties, why didn’t you send a message? The Pei family may not be good at much else, but we’re never short of fighters."
Speaking of which, Pei Zhan and Fu Zhen were indirectly blamed as well. Princess Rong was clearly pushed onto the swords of the Prince Mansion Guards by Xu Yin himself, used as a shield and stabbed to death, yet to the outside world, the Prince Manor claimed she was killed by an assassin. Who was this assassin supposed to be?
Was it Xu Yin or the couple?
Even though Prince Rong didn’t know it was Pei Zhan who took the fan, Pei Zhan resented being implicated.
So even though he didn’t know why the emperor wanted him to bring troops to Prince Rong’s Mansion, he came without asking a word.
"It was already a mess at the time, how could I manage to do that?"
The word ’fight’ immediately caused Yang Zhan’s face to twitch...
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Pei Zhan and his group all received their tasks, so in the end, only Fu Zhen and Liang Xuan went to Wanbin Building for the meal they had agreed on.
After eating, Fu Zhen sent Yang Tong to accompany Liang Xuan to play, and then spilled the entire situation of the Prince Manor to Mrs. Ning upstairs.
"Was Princess Rong really killed by Xu Yin?"
Mrs. Ning could not hide the shock in her heart.
"Absolutely." Fu Zhen said slowly, her voice was extremely cold, "When he wants something, and whatever he doesn’t want, he never acts with mercy."
Mrs. Ning clenched her hands in hatred, "Although Princess Rong wasn’t much of a good person herself, she was still his mother-in-law. How could he so easily send her to her death? How can a person appear so gentle on the surface, yet be so ruthless in private?"
Fu Zhen sat silently for a moment, then said, "Perhaps, he was born without a heart."
Hearing this, Mrs. Ning was moved, looking towards her, then after a moment, she turned her gaze away bitterly and asked, "Tell me about the things you found. What about that fan?"
Fu Zhen took out the fan, "Look, does this phoenix engraved on the fan match the one in the letter left by your grandfather?"
Mrs. Ning examined it closely, her breath becoming uneven, "The same, exactly the same! But what does this handkerchief embroidered with the word ’Yi’ indicate?"