Chapter 216 Where is the Princess Trapped?

Chapter 216 Where is the Princess Trapped?

Lou Xiu Yu suddenly understood.

"The informer must be King Dijin's men. They want to kidnap Lord Bo and eliminate dissidents, so that we both lose."

Wei Tong's eyes sank into the abyss, a bit of panic, and a bit of suspicion.

"No, it's impossible."

"You kept this matter secret, and it was almost airtight. Who else would know about it except your confidants? Even Ling'er and I were completely unaware of it. How did King Di Jin know about it?"

"In theory, you must have treated one of your subordinates harshly, so he came to inform on you and used me to get rid of you to vent his anger."

Lou Xiu Yu's face fell, full of grievance.

"Why is it harsh treatment? This is obviously King Dijin's plan!"

"The quarrel has been resolved, and the evidence has been destroyed. Can you calm down now, brother-in-law?"

Wei Tong snorted unhappily.

"Who knows, do you have any other evidence?"

Lou Xiuyu explained in an urgent tone.

"What my brother-in-law just said is all the evidence I have collected."

"Nothing more than that."

Wei Tong rolled his eyes.

"Do you think I will believe it?"

Lou Xiu Yu felt heartbroken and helpless.

"I am sincere, why don't you believe me?"

"Tonight's incident, in order to prevent it from leaking out, how about this? I will kill Lord An's elite guards, and my brother-in-law will keep the evidence for himself. Is that okay?"

"After daybreak, if the emperor asks about it, you can say that Prince Dijin was cruel and brutal, and did not leave a single one alive among those who were protecting Lord Bo."

"My eldest brother-in-law holds the evidence. Even if I still have evidence, I dare not dig up the past."

Wei Tong thought about it and agreed.

"it is good."

Lou Xiu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then please ask my brother-in-law to take over the task of protecting the manor for the time being. I will take my men to Si Shao Ju."

Wei Tong's suspicion remained unabated.

"The Lord has been kidnapped, why are you still trying to protect the manor?"

"Master An's confidant is really difficult to deal with. I will go there as well to help you and collect evidence at the right time."

Lou Xiu Yu nodded in agreement.

"OK then."

The imperial guards and hidden guards arrived suddenly. The elite soldiers were no match for them and retreated step by step to the backyard, trying to escape, but they were still killed by them.

Seeing this, Fang Zhixuan walked out of the secret room of Sishaoju.

At this time, the main gate and side gate of the manor can be taken advantage of to enter.

Gao Jing led the guard team of the Supervisory Office, dressed in night clothes, entered the manor at will, and took Fang Zhixuan away easily.

With internal and external cooperation, the mission was accomplished.

In this way, Fang Zhixuan was taken to Prince Dijin's palace and locked up in the woodshed.

Zhuang Shao and Yun Boyu came quietly.

"Sworn brother."

"Zhixuan."

Fang Zhixuan smiled happily and went over to greet him.

"Brother-in-law, Shaodi, you are finally here."

He was not happy for a moment and started complaining.

"Why did you have to think so long to find an opportunity to come to the woodshed to find me?"

"Why don't you just find an excuse to test the waters and come over openly?"

“Is that hard to think about?”

Zhuang Shao lowered his eyes, not daring to look his sworn brother in the eye.

"Look, brother-in-law, I told you I was late, and I was bound to get a scolding."

Yun Boyu's face darkened slightly, and he acted like an elder.

"Don't blame me, Brother Shao. I was too cautious."

"Feng Yihe is full of tricks, and Shaodi, as Fang Zhixuan, has repeatedly miscalculated. The prince is suspicious."

"It's all your fault. Why were you trapped in the manor and didn't you try to escape?"

Fang Zhixuan was stunned for a moment.

"I am under house arrest, and there are hostages. How can I escape?"

"When did my brother-in-law become so unreasonable?"

As he spoke, he started complaining to Shaodi again.

"Count it yourself. How many days have you been thinking about this scheme of taking advantage of troubled waters?"

"As for the matter of strategy, what did I teach you? How much have you learned?"

Zhuang Shao lowered his head lower and lower.

"Yes, yes, brother, calm down. It's all my fault that I didn't learn well..."

Seeing this, Yun Boyu's eyes were filled with heartache and he stood up again to speak for him.

"Don't just look for something to say and scold Shaodi. He is innocent."

"He has really tried his best these past few days. He may not be as smart as you, but he is much smarter than the average person."

Fang Zhixuan sighed helplessly.

"Forget it, forget it, business is more important."

"Brother Shao, tell me about your recent situation."

Zhuang Shao nodded in response, reached into his sleeve, and took out a pile of letters, notes, and other items from his pocket.

"Okay okay."

"Brother, please take a look. These are all clues about the princess. They are mixed with true and false, and it is difficult to distinguish them."

"We have sent people to these places, and none of them are right."

"There are still a lot of things left. We guess that maybe only one of them is the real clue."

"Please tell me where the princess is trapped?"

Fang Zhixuan took a few casual glances and quickly came to a conclusion.

"It's all fake."

Yun Boyu and Zhuang Shao were both shocked.

"what?"

Zhuang Shao's face was full of disbelief.

"How can it all be fake?"

"The princess had passed on the news about the previous incident at Cisha Mountain. How could she not do anything this time?"

Yun Boyu nodded in agreement.

"Brother Shao is right."

"There must be real clues in here."

Fang Zhixuan held his forehead with his hand for a while, and after calming himself down, he explained patiently.

"They want to forge clues, but the premise is that they have discovered that Xi'er left clues. In this case, instead of confusing them with fake ones, it is better to be more straightforward and directly erase the real clues."

"But if Xi'er's clues were delivered to the palace first, they would not have had time to erase them. Then, how did they know the full picture of the clues, and how did they come up with so many clues that were almost the same?"

"The best explanation is that there are informants hidden in the palace. But you have already dealt with all the informants in the palace according to the method I gave you, right?"

"I guess Xi'er didn't pass on the message."

"Regarding the matter of Cisha Mountain, the person Xi'er was dealing with was Prince Chen, so it was naturally very simple for her to try to pass on the message."

"This time, maybe it was Fengzhe who took action, so Xier couldn't escape and couldn't pass on the message."

"I think Fengzhe used Fourth Miss Ning's background as a threat, and Xi'er had no choice but to obey."

There was a hint of anxiety and worry in Yun Boyu's shocked eyes.

"What does he want to do? Will Xi'er be okay?"

After thinking about it, Fang Zhixuan came up with an answer.

"Fengzhe is trying to maneuver. As long as Xi'er stays calm and compromises, her life won't be in danger."

"I can see that Fengzhe still has sympathy for Xier."

"Once the crisis at Prince Dijin's mansion is resolved, Xi'er will be able to come back the next day."

After answering, he turned to ask Zhuang Shao.

"Besides this, what else did Feng Yihe do?"

"I guess she intends to assassinate King Dijin, and she pretends that Xi'er left clues, probably to transfer people from the Supervisory Office, right?"

"What is the situation now? How many people are left in the Supervisory Office?"

Guessing what his brother would ask, Zhuang Shao had already made plans.

"Ten deputy chiefs and nine deputy chief ministers, along with their soldiers and guards, were all controlled by Feng Yihe."

"She acted very carefully and left no traces every time. The prince sent people to look for her, but there was no trace of her at all."

"Now, only Lord Xiao and Lord Gao are left in the Supervisory Office. The soldiers and guards under them, including those in Shengjing, add up to about 10,000 people."

The situation was serious and Fang Zhixuan couldn't help but frown.

"Compared to the people at Tongshitai, their numbers are indeed too small. If the emperor disregards his reputation and attacks forcefully, the Dijin Palace will certainly not be able to defend itself."

"The most urgent task is to find where the adults are trapped and rescue them back to the capital, so that we can continue to protect the safety of Emperor Jin's palace."

"Brother-in-law, go get some maps, both inside and outside Shengjing."

"Brother Shao, pick out all the clues you have chosen, and I will guess where we are trapped."

Yun Boyu left as he was told.

"Well, I'll go right away."

While Zhuang Shao responded, he was already busy with his work.

"Okay, I'll take a look."

While picking out clues, I suddenly heard footsteps.

After spending many days together, Zhuang Shao recognized him in an instant, then lowered his voice and said in a panic: "The prince is here, brother, what should we do?"