Chapter 183 Hidden
In Ningguo Mansion, Jiao Da soon realized something was wrong.
Someone outside is monitoring the mansion.
And looking at it like that, it seems that he wants to break into the house.
Haha~
Lang Lang Qiankun, these people are so brave.
The guards took action quickly.
Since the other party was only targeting Ningguo Mansion, Rongguo Mansion was not alarmed here.
It's really useless to alert them there, there aren't many people there who can fight.
The guards quickly and silently took up their positions.
Shen Ning was about to go to sleep, but because she felt uneasy, she took off her clothes and looked outside.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t look at it, once you look at it...
In the direction of Tianxiang Tower, there was actually a lamp lit.
Is it Jiao Da?
Shen Ning was about to ask the maid to take a look when she heard the courtyard door ring.
"Who?"
asked the gatekeeper.
"Me! Brother Rong."
But it was Jia Rong who received Jiao Da's letter and came over with his servant and a lantern.
The mother-in-law opened the door quickly, "Brother Rong? It's so late, why are you here?"
"I came to see grandma."
Brother Rong had a gentle voice and walked along the corridor holding a lantern. After a while, he saw Shen Ning waiting.
"Grandma~"
Brother Rong hurriedly walked a few steps, "It's cold, you should go to bed early, as long as there are grandchildren outside."
"Your father hasn't come back yet?"
"Yes!"
Brother Rong said: "Grandma, don't worry, my father has brought six good people."
There were many patrols along the way to Shuntian Mansion. No matter how audacious King Jin was, he would not dare to attack his father openly even if he thought about it.
"Counting the time, when those people outside arrive, my father has already entered Shuntian Mansion."
If I don't delay, I'll be back soon.
"..."
Shen Ning nodded, "I have nothing to do here, you should go back and rest early."
Brother Rong practices martial arts and studies every day, which is much harder than her.
"My grandson has already told Aunt Tang that he will not go back today and will sleep here with you."
He has a guest room here anyway.
"...Also!"
Shen Ning said: "I'm going to sleep now, you go to sleep too!"
"Yes!"
Brother Rong agreed, but he couldn't help but look towards his aunt's room.
It's a pity that my little aunt has obviously fallen asleep, otherwise she would definitely scream at this moment.
He blew out the lantern and went to the west wing where he often went.
At this time, because of his arrival, Qingzhu and the others all took action.
From the charcoal basin to the soup pot, hot water, snacks, and fruit plates were all quickly placed.
"Sister Qingzhu, I had already scalded my feet when I came, so there is no need to pour any more water."
"I know, brother, go to bed early. If you don't rest, my wife won't be able to sleep well."
Qingzhu stuffed Mrs. Tang into the quilt, "If you need anything, Tang Gui, just call."
"Yes!"
Tang Gui, the young man who came with Brother Rong, nodded hurriedly.
Their young master often sleeps until dawn at night.
There's nothing to shout about at all.
"The quilt in the cabinet has just been dried in the sun. You are on duty at night..."
Just as she was about to say something else, there were rapid footsteps outside.
Qingzhu was worried that something had happened and couldn't help but look back.
"Father!"
When brother Rong saw Jia Zhen coming back, he ran out happily.
"Why are you here?"
Jia Zhen was very happy that her son came to accompany her mother.
But as a father, you should keep your love in mind to prevent your son from becoming too proud.
"I heard that my father was not at home, and my son came to stay with his grandmother."
Brother Rong answered his father's words with a smile and followed him to Shen Ning's house.
"Father, has anyone sent it?"
Brother Rong was surprised to hear that such a big thing happened at home when he was in school.
However, he couldn't help but feel envious when he heard that his grandmother had shared a lot of things with her.
"Is Mr. Dong here? Does he know that he is not an ordinary thief?"
"Mother!"
Jia Zhen ignored her son. When Shen Ning looked at him, she bent down and saluted, and immediately said: "When my son went to Shuntian Mansion, Mr. Dong personally received him."
The old man was extremely enthusiastic when he saw him.
He said he caught a thief, and the old man seemed a little disappointed.
It wasn't until he said that this person had stolen from his house last time and finally ran away around the God of Wealth Gambling House that Old Man Dong's eyes lit up.
"He heard that the thief was the one who escaped last time and disappeared around the God of Wealth Casino. He didn't even care that his son had finished a cup of tea, so he hurriedly went to interrogate him."
"..."
Shen Ning couldn't help but smile a little in her eyes, "When you came back, did you find anything special?"
"Don't tell me, it's true."
Jia Zhen smiled.
He was so glad that he listened to his mother again.
"There seemed to be people watching my son when he came here." Jia Zhen said: "But when they saw the direction of the son's carriage, they were probably in a hurry and ran away immediately."
They should go back and report to their master.
"Even when he entered the house, my son saw two people and ran away in a hurry."
Have the people watching from outside withdrawn?
The smile on Shen Ning's face widened, "Well done!" She turned to Brother Rong who was listening to them, "Your father and I are usually at home, but you, when you go to school tomorrow, take two more people with you. Be more alert yourself.”
"My grandson knows."
Brother Rong nodded hurriedly.
He is the only one in their family, so nothing can happen to him.
Brother Rong sometimes thinks that it would be great if his father could give him another brother.
Otherwise, he would have to think about home no matter what he does.
"My grandson basically never comes out after entering the school."
Tang Fu and Tang Gui helped buy the things for my aunt and Yue family.
"It's good to know."
Shen Ning nodded, "For the time being, we have your father and me as our family affairs. You are still young, so you don't have to worry so much."
Children worry too much about not growing taller.
"Okay, I have nothing serious to do here, you all go back to sleep!"
She took advantage of King Jin's displeasure and had a good sleep.
The royal child has grown crookedly, which is really life-threatening.
Shen Ning was also annoyed by this piece of dog skin plaster.
Now that he is unhappy, she is happy.
King Jin was really unhappy at this time.
He thought he was fast enough.
He thought that Shen and Jia Zhen would be tortured if they took the thin monkey.
He even had to use Skinny Monkey to negotiate some terms with him.
Unexpectedly, they sent him to Shuntian Mansion overnight.
That old guy Dong Xiaoquan has always been a knife in the emperor's hand.
He also always disliked him.
Today...
Prince Jin was barefoot and walked irritably back and forth on the thick carpet.
Did Shouhou sell everything to the Jia family without any delay? Still tight-lipped and saying nothing, leaving Shen and Jia Zhen speechless, why not just give it to Dong Xiaoquan and ask him to help them chew it?
King Jin hoped it would be the latter, but Mr. Shen never played his cards according to the rules.
"Your Majesty, we found it."
The housekeeper came in with a cold air all over his body, "Skinny Monkey was carried into Shuntian Mansion. It is said that his hands and feet are drooping and must have been broken."
King Jin: "..."
He was so angry that he wanted to smash things and kick people, "Where is Dong Xiaoquan? What is he doing?"
In fact, after knowing that Jia Zhen personally sent Shouhou there, he suspected that Dong Xiaoquan personally received him.
But doubts were doubts, and King Jin still wanted to have some hope.
I hope the Jia family didn't take anything out of the thin monkey's mouth, and I hope Dong Xiaoquan won't take this case seriously because of a thief.
"It is said that Jia Zhen was received by him personally."
The butler's forehead was sweating, "And my servant has checked that Nansi Hutong, where Slender Monkey usually returns, saw some strangers this afternoon and carried away a large box."
King Jin: "..."
The last glimmer of hope in my heart was gone.
All thieves love money.
If Slender Monkey can tell the other party all his wealth, his mouth must have been pried open.
Son of a bitch!
Can't you hold on even for half a day?
King Jin closed his eyes hard and said, "Deal with Mr. Liu who cooperated with Shouhou."
ah?
The housekeeper swallowed secretly, "...Yes!"
"Clean it up."
King Jin waved his hand to let him go. It was not until the door closed that he fell down on the thick carpet as if his bones had been knocked out.
There was no one named Liu, so even if Shouhou was with Dong Xiaoquan, it would be useless to tell him everything.
They have no evidence.
After the prince's brother passed away, he also dealt with all the letters about him.
Whether it was Dong Xiaoquan or the emperor who wanted to sue his father, there must be evidence.
And doesn’t the emperor have to be a dutiful son?
The old man is old and probably can't stand this stimulation.
At this moment, King Jin really hoped that the emperor could be a truly filial son.
If he were like him...
King Jin thought of something and sat up again, "Here comes someone."
He also couldn't wait to be served by others and dressed himself.
"Your Majesty..."
The waiter quickly came in to help.
"Inform the princess that I will be there in a moment."
Things were thrown away twice from the princess.
Both times he asked Slender Monkey to take it.
The first time was when he wanted to try his skills as a thin monkey.
The second time was some time ago, on her father's Wanshou Festival, she was slapped by Mr. Shen, and she had to apologize to Mr. Shen in the end.
The princess was reluctant to part with her good things, so she forced him to take them from the storeroom.
When he was angry, he asked Shouhou to get a few more items.
The princess was so angry that she wanted to report it to the official. Her housekeeper had already arrived at Shuntian Mansion and asked his people to chase her back.
But Dong Xiaoquan was also there that day.
The princess just used the days when Dong Xiaoquan was around to disgust him.
It was not a good thing for him at the time, but now...
Naturally, he could also say that the thin monkey had stolen into Prince Jin's palace, but he was concerned about his face and would not let the princess tell anyone.
When King Jin walked faster and faster to the backyard, in the prison of Shuntian Mansion, the secretary was writing furiously, and the thin monkey poured beans from the bamboo tube, saying everything that needed to be said.
He had long thought about the situation where his boat would capsize in the gutter one day.
He swore to King Jin that in that situation, he was just an ordinary thief. Even if he was imprisoned in Shuntian Mansion Prison, the crime would not be serious and he would never lead himself to death.
But Mr. Liu, who communicated with him and copied the letter, said that it was usually like that.
If the King of Jin is kind, the most he can do is abandon him.
But under special circumstances...for example, if the other party knows that he is King Jin, he only has one chance to survive.
What he says when people ask him, and the slower and less he speaks, the greater his danger.
On the contrary, the more he spoke, the more his captors wanted to protect him.
By that time, it would not be easy for King Jin to kill people and silence them.
Shouhou has followed King Jin for many years and knows that he is not a kind person.
Therefore, even if he was caught as a common thief under ordinary circumstances, King Jin would not use him and at the same time, in order to prevent accidents, he would avoid future troubles.
"By the way," Shouhou thought of Mr. Liu, "Mr. Liu may be in danger now."
Mr. Liu had long wanted to leave.
The more stable the emperor's throne is, the less safe they are in Prince Jin's Mansion.
It's not that the emperor knows about them and wants to do anything to them.
But the King of Jin would kill people and silence them for his own sake.
"He said that my life and his life are almost connected. If I am caught, he will almost die."
"...Since you feel bad, why don't you think of a way to leave."
When Dong Xiaoquan waved his hands to his two confidants and told them to keep an eye on Prince Jin's Mansion, he couldn't help but ask Shouhou.
"We thought about it."
Shouhou regretted, "But in my hometown, I still have a brother and a sister. King Jin can't find me, finding them... is easy."
Dong Xiaoquan: "..."
He knows this is true.
I sighed in my heart and said, "What's the name of Mr. Liu? Where is his home and who is there in his family?"
The key point is still with Mr. Liu.
Shen Ning can think of copying and forgery, and Dong Xiaoquan, who has eight hundred tricks, can certainly think of it too.
The Emperor's suspicion of the Prince began with a letter.
When the princes grew older, they all wanted to pull the prince down and sit on it themselves.
Among them, the King of Jin was the most favored by the Supreme Emperor.
The prince fell, and he had a 99% chance of becoming the new prince.
But the prince has a strong temperament and is very fiery...
Dong Xiaoquan suppressed the thousands of thoughts in his heart and stared at the thin monkey.
"I don't know where home is."
Shouhou shook his head, "I only know that he has a Jiangnan accent and came to Beijing to take the exam, but I don't know the specific year. He never talked to me, or maybe it was because of the 'people' who served him He was always in front of me, so it was inconvenient for him to say.”
……
In Prince Jin's Mansion, Prince Jin, who had finally coaxed the princess, was about to go to bed and make his relationship more stable when the door was knocked again.
"Your Majesty~"
The butler's voice trembled slightly.
King Jin's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly got out of bed and opened the door, regardless of the charming princess, "What's the matter?"
He stared at the housekeeper closely, not wanting it to be bad news.
"Your Majesty, it's not good." The butler's forehead was sweating. "Mr. Liu went out in the afternoon and said he wanted to drink mutton soup, but he never came back."
"..."
King Jin's eyes suddenly turned black.
He gritted his teeth and said: "Where are the people who serve him?"
He naturally knows how important Mr. Liu is.
So, I called two useful minions over there.
Serve and monitor at the same time.
There has been no problem for so many years, why now...
King Jin was very hateful and angry.
Now is the most critical time!
In the past, his father loved him, and his mother and concubine were not grounded.
But now...
"They...they are looking for it too."
The housekeeper was about to cry, "Mr. Liu often goes out to listen to plays, and he has never had any problems before."
Who knew that with such an inch, something would go wrong this time.
"Asshole!"
King Jin went crazy, "Where are they?"
"They're still looking."
It was only when the housekeeper took people to find Mr. Liu that he found out something had happened, and he also found him now.