Chapter 206 Don’t Let Your Little Sister Down
In the clear morning, the breeze blows through the treetops, bringing a fresh and pure tune.
Gao Ji was on leave, so Gao Nan took over the investigation and got the news early in the morning.
"My Lord, there is news about the princess again."
"There is a wishing tree in the east of the city, near the jewelry store."
"After my investigation, I found two wooden tablets on the tree. After comparing the handwriting, they both looked like they were written by the princess herself."
"On one wooden sign, there was an ordinary wish written on it, just like the other wooden signs on the tree; on the other wooden sign, there was a residence written on it, Xiqingju, a courtyard in the southern suburbs."
After that, he presented two wooden signs.
Unable to find her little sister, Yan Yu became depressed and unhappy.
"Xiqingju, it sounds like the residence of some noble official."
Gao Nan spoke calmly and seriously, and his words were concise and logical.
"It is the residence that Lord Xu, the Minister of Copper Affairs, built in the southern suburbs, saying that it is used for his retirement. Xiqingju is where he sleeps."
"Lord Xu is a trusted minister of the Emperor. It can be seen that the person who kidnapped the princess is him."
Yan Yu immediately gave the order.
"Send someone to find the little sister immediately."
Gao Nan was about to leave when he saw Xiao Xiangshuo walking towards him quickly, saying the same words.
"My Lord, there is news about the princess again."
Yan Yu called Gao Nan and asked.
"what news?"
Xiao Xiangshuo was reserved and meticulous, and answered diligently.
"Your Majesty, you know the law. All the subjects in the world, no matter who they are, must register their subject or civilian status when purchasing medicine, and state the reason for buying the medicine, etc."
"There is a medicine shop under Xinglin Hall, and the princess' name is registered on it. It happened to be the day when the princess disappeared. The princess went there to buy medicine and left a clue when she registered her residence."
As he spoke, he presented the register used for the pharmacy.
"Please have a look, Your Majesty. The address the princess wrote is Gandong Mountain in the northern suburbs."
Yan Yu took the booklet and looked at it.
"Any other news?"
Gao Nan thought quietly.
If the soldiers had any news, they would report it to Lord Xiao; if the guards had any news, they would report it to the Inspector General, who was his elder brother, Gao Ji.
Today, the eldest brother is on leave, so he will temporarily take over the position of Supervisor. Therefore, all his subordinates will report to him.
Based on previous experiences, the people below would only report after summarizing all the information.
Barring any unexpected circumstances, this is all the news for today.
After thinking it over, he responded.
"Reporting to the prince, that is all the news for today."
Xiao Xiangshuo nodded in agreement and asked respectfully.
"Which side shall we choose this time? Please let me know, Your Majesty."
Unable to escape the choice, Yan Yu was frowning.
"I only have a limited understanding of the subject, so I'd still like to ask Lord Fang to come over."
"He was unconscious last night. It's still early now, and I don't know if he's feeling better."
Gao Jing immediately stated.
"I will go and invite you right away."
Yan Yu instructed carefully.
"Be careful not to startle him."
Gao Jing responded and left.
"Yes."
After a while, Zhuang Shao and Yun Boyu came over together.
After Yan Yu explained patiently, she gave words of encouragement.
"There are only two choices this time. My dear, I'm sure you can predict it."
Zhuang Shao was uneasy and confused.
"Let me give it a try."
"Any purchase of medicine must be registered. I think that even if the princess asks to buy medicine, the people who kidnapped her will not agree."
Yun Boyu coughed twice.
"Cough cough."
Zhuang Shao was shocked when he realized what had happened and felt helpless.
Huh? Wrong name again?
I had just woken up in the morning and my mind was still confused. Even though I reminded myself repeatedly and called myself Xier, I was still wrong.
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and immediately changed his address.
"The place pointed out by the other medicine shop is a mountain. The mountain road is difficult to travel and there is no place to live. How could the man who kidnapped Xi'er live on the mountain all day long?"
"The wishing tree is a possibility. Xier can use the excuse of making a wish to write down two wooden signs. The wish sign will be hung normally, while the clue sign will be quietly hung in a hidden place."
"And the wishing tree is pointing to the retirement home that Lord Xu has set up in the suburbs of Beijing."
Yan Yu nodded and said yes.
“That analysis makes a lot of sense.”
Zhuang Shao suddenly changed the subject.
"Is there a possibility that this may not seem like the clue, but it is actually the clue left by Xi'er?"
"Before, I only knew to seek the truth, thinking that it was reasonable and logical, and that was the clue left by Xi'er. In fact, in order to confuse us, the emperor must have made the false clues more vivid than the real ones. In this way, he can achieve his goal and mislead us."
Yan Yu gave a thumbs up.
"My dear, you are not following the conventional path. You are taking an unconventional approach. It sounds more reasonable."
"Then follow the directions of the pharmacy and trace it down."
The result is the same, there is no going back.
In the following days, clues continued to emerge.
Whether it was a well-reasoned analysis or a blind guess based on luck, it all ended in a miserable defeat. Zhuang Shao was exhausted and almost unable to recover.
Ten supervisory secretaries, nine supervisory ministers, and their soldiers and guards were all transferred away.
The supervisor has no soldiers or horses.
In the end, the only people responsible for protecting Prince Dijin's palace and in charge of the Supervisory Office were Xiao Xiangshuo and Gao Ji, and their soldiers and guards.
If he is transferred again, Prince Dijin's palace will be in danger.
Finally, Zhuang Shao understood the other party's purpose and reported it to Yan Yu.
"Your Majesty, there seems to be a sign of luring the tiger away from the mountain. I guess the emperor intends to assassinate you!"
"But fortunately, among the people in the Eight Terraces, those with ministerial status are related to the aristocratic families, and those with civilian status are related to the common people. They are afraid of causing public anger, so they cannot move lightly, and can only be transferred one after another. The number of people is limited, and as long as we find the right position, we can easily control them."
"So, no matter what clues appear, whether true or false, Your Majesty must not send anyone from the Supervisory Office to rescue Xi'er."
Before he reported it, Yan Yu had guessed the assassination plot and smiled coldly, not taking it seriously.
"It doesn't matter if I die or live, as long as she is okay."
Zhuang Shao's pupils trembled slightly, he couldn't believe it.
"Please think twice, Your Majesty."
"If they join the game wholeheartedly and stay until the end, they will be able to transfer all the people from the Supervisory Office. Once the palace is weakened, they can do whatever they want."
"At that time, they can just send someone to quietly set a fire and pretend that the prince's death was just an accident!"
Yan Yu sat quietly, his brows relaxed.
"That can't be helped. Let them do as they please."
"No matter what, I can't let my little sister down."
"You don't know, back then, I was still an infant, and I watched helplessly as she was taken away by a stranger. Later, I don't know how, she became a daughter of the Ning family, and she lived like this for more than 20 years without the love of her father or mother."
"Almost everyone bullied her. You know, she is such an excellent person, but they also made her feel worthless and full of inferiority."
"It was me who caused her to suffer so much."
"Your Fang family sacrificed the lives of all the members of the family to protect me. I was still young, just over one year old but less than two years old, and I couldn't save them. Now, you and your little sister are the only ones left in the Fang family. How can I bear to see anything happen to you?"
"Before I send out the last team, I will give you a scar in case of emergency. If you can't escape, you can say that you are Zhuang Shao."
"Without me, the little sister will naturally come to me, and they won't be in trouble."
"I am superfluous here."
"It's a pity that there were no stars when I died, so I can't go back."