Chapter 351: Chapter 286: So He Was the Accomplice_2
Liang Xuan blinked his eyes: "Because I miss Aunt Five! Last time I wanted to stay at your place, but you tricked me into coming back. So when you came in just now, I was waiting in the carriage. Hey, why did you come so late? I almost fell asleep waiting!"
Fu Zhen, without saying a word, reached out to grab him. Liang Xuan quickly hugged the car post: "I know the little grandson of Prince Rong’s Mansion! I also know the two sons born out of wedlock! Something happened at Prince Rong’s Mansion, don’t you want someone else to help you gather information?!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Zhen stopped her hand.
Pei Zhan, from behind, pressed her to sit on the couch and then said, "Kid, did you eavesdrop on us just now?"
"Nah," Liang Xuan sat up straight, "I didn’t need to eavesdrop just now. Your issues with Prince Rong’s Mansion, I knew long ago!"
"Then why didn’t you tell me earlier that you know the grandson?"
"No one asked me!" Liang Xuan spread his hands. "I know that Zhe Yu, he’s the nephew of Princess Rong. As soon as he came in with you, I knew the mansion’s affairs were connected to you.
"So I also knew you would definitely need my help, Xuanxuan!"
Fu Zhen rolled her eyes: "So how do you know something happened at the manor?"
"I, Master Xuan, have my own connections!" Liang Xuan straightened his winter melon waist, "Cheng family, Du family, Lan family, and many others all have my supporters!
"Whenever I, the young master, have a matter at hand, it’s like issuing a call to arms, and that’s not an exaggeration!"
Such a young age? He can rally a call to arms already!
The boasting is almost over the top, yet he claims it’s not an exaggeration!
Fu Zhen and Pei Zhan exchanged a glance and patted her knee, saying, "Let them drive the carriage!"
Liang Xuan’s eyes lit up immediately: "You agreed?"
Fu Zhen raised an eyebrow: "Agreed. But if you fail to get things done, I’ll have your Uncle Five supervise your martial arts practice every day. I’ll also have your parents punish you with three months without meat."
Liang Xuan’s grinning mouth suddenly closed...
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The situation Xu Yin described made Prince Rong feel alarmed too.
Xu Yin is the son-in-law of Prince Rong’s Mansion and a member of the royal family, which in itself means he can’t escape. The item is in his hands, as long as he intercepts it quickly enough, there’s no fear of him messing things up!
But he claimed he didn’t take the fan, nor did he damage the cabinet!
Prince Rong was unwilling to believe this because it’s the worst-case scenario. If someone must take this fan, he’d rather it be Xu Yin!
But if someone else took it, then who could it be?
How should he retrieve it?
More crucially, can he even get it back?
After leaving Xu Yin, he rushed back to the manor.
But aside from dispatching people to search in all directions, there seemed to be no better way.
So long after the incident they finally aligned their information, having missed the best opportunity. The people sent out returned one after another reporting no findings, increasing Prince Rong’s anxiety.
Additionally, the death of Princess Rong stirred up another wave of unrest in the mansion.
For any family, the sudden passing of the house mistress affects many people, not to mention a family as acutely contentious as Prince Rong’s Mansion.
When Yang Zhan initially rushed to the ancestral temple, he didn’t yet know of Princess Rong’s passing. Upon hearing the news later, he dashed there and lay sobbing over his mother. Mrs. Zhang arrived with the advisors, and they knelt with the concubines and other women outside.
Prince Rong had no choice but to quickly order the burial proceedings and summon Yang Zhan to discuss, fabricating a story that the mansion had been robbed, which led to the accidental killing of Princess Rong while she was praying in the Buddha hall, and ensuring the court was informed.
Meanwhile, preparations for the memorial hall were hurriedly arranged, with Mrs. Zhang leading and the Changshi presiding over the funeral.
Just as the orders were issued, someone came in urgently to report: "Prince! General Zhe is missing!"
Zhe Yu had never been important in Prince Rong’s Mansion, yet because Princess Rong stole the keys, causing such a big mess, Prince Rong, engulfed by events, had paid no attention to Zhe Yu, let alone after Princess Rong’s death.
Hearing this now, he was indeed surprised but also puzzled: "Why is he missing?"
"For unknown reasons! Not only is General Zhe missing, but his servant Lao Wu, who came with him to the mansion, is also missing!"
Prince Rong immediately sensed something was off: "Did you send someone to Zhe’s family to check?"
"I’ve sent people, but Zhe’s family said they didn’t return! I had someone look inside, and indeed, they were nowhere to be seen!"
"Then where could they have gone?!"
The servant pursed his lips without speaking.
They couldn’t answer.
How could they answer this?