manynovel Chapter 663: Too Beautiful
Chapter 663: Too Beautiful
"I have already sent people to keep an eye on Huang Mintao's mansion. This child did not leave the house." Jiang Youzhen said.
"What do you mean?" The fourth prince was puzzled, and then he understood, "Are you saying that there is a secret passage in their mansion?"
"Since the child is missing, he must have gone somewhere. Your Highness, why don't you send someone to search for him as soon as possible? We will surely find some clues."
The Fourth Prince was hesitating when he heard Jiang Youzhen say, "That child is very important. I suspect that the military token and the token are related to that child."
"Military token? Are you talking about the one that was abandoned by our dynasty?" The Fourth Prince was suddenly startled.
"After much thought, I feel that it is unnecessary to use the military token and the token to pin the blame on me. These two things should be more important to them than me."
The fourth prince quickly pointed at Zhu Zhimin and said, "You keep these two people to interrogate them."
He then looked at Jiang Youzhen and said, "You follow me to Huang Mintao's residence."
Jiang Youzhen agreed, and the fourth prince left the cell.
After leaving the Dali Temple Prison, the bright sun was shining overhead, and Jiang Youzhen suddenly realized that it was almost noon again.
She hadn't eaten anything since yesterday. Suddenly, she felt a rumbling sound in her stomach, accompanied by discomfort. She touched her abdomen and looked at the fourth prince who was walking away.
Oh! Forget it, I'll buy some food when I pass by the market later!
"Jiang Xiuzhuan, ride in the same carriage with me."
When they arrived outside the palace gate, Jiang Youzhen was about to ask for a carriage, but the Fourth Prince had already climbed on impatiently.
Jiang Youzhen had no choice but to follow the carriage to class.
As soon as the Fourth Prince got on the carriage, he asked Jiang Youzhen about the whole story.
"In fact, Huang Mintao and Huang Shu are just pawns that can be discarded at will, but Wei Zheng is somewhat useful. I guess they also intend to let him inherit the Sima family's military commander position. After all, his bloodline talent is stronger."
Jiang Youzhen glanced at the cakes on the small table as he spoke, "The child in Huang Mintao's house must not have been brought in randomly, he must have some background. Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken the child away after the incident."
The fourth prince nodded, "Yes! After your analysis, I also find it very suspicious."
"Do you think they will really raise the son of the royal family of the previous dynasty under our noses?" The Fourth Prince began to ponder.
Jiang Youzhen nodded in response, "Isn't there a saying that the most dangerous place is the safest place?"
The Fourth Prince agreed with this and felt that this statement was very appropriate.
"As expected of the number one scholar, this is quite philosophical."
Jiang Youzhen: …
The fourth prince was about to ask if Wei Xiyuan had really rebelled, but in the blink of an eye, he saw a snow-white and delicate hand reaching out to the cakes on the table.
"Your Highness, it would be a waste if you don't eat your cakes. I will take care of it for you."
As Jiang Youzhen spoke, he had already stuffed the Yunpian Cake into his mouth and swallowed it in just three or two bites.
She was really hungry and didn't care much at first, but when she saw the pastries, she couldn't help it.
Ever since her family became rich, she rarely eats this kind of cloud cake.
The Fourth Prince was stunned, then immediately poured a bowl of tea for Jiang Youzhen himself.
"But you haven't eaten since last night? Eat slowly, don't choke!"
As he spoke, he brought the tea bowl close to Jiang Youzhen's mouth. Jiang Youzhen was eating in a hurry and choked on some pastry crumbs. He immediately took a sip from the tea bowl.
She coughed lightly, and the Fourth Prince hurriedly sat down beside her and patted her on the back.
"I told you to eat slowly, you're in too much of a hurry!"
The Fourth Prince patted Jiang Youzhen's back gently and suddenly realized that the boy was too thin.
The thin back seemed to touch the shoulder blades, and his eyes swept across the boy's red cheeks, which were choked red and had a rouge color.
Her lips were rosy, her skin was fair, and her eyelids seemed to often be tinged with pink.
This young man was really too handsome. Suddenly, a thought came to his mind: those who did not care about meat or vegetables must have been bewitched by this, right?
Jiang Youzhen finally felt better after drinking two sips of tea, but he still complained: "Your Highness, the cloud cake made in your house is too hard."
Every bite was filled with crumbs, otherwise how could she have choked? Compared to the cooking skills of the chef in her restaurant, it was far inferior. After all, he was a chef in the prince's mansion, how could he only have this little skill?
The fourth prince came back to his senses immediately. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, I'll change it when I get back!"
Jiang Youzhen: ...Did you take the wrong medicine?
"That's not necessary! Actually, I just want to say that you can just put more lard in the cloud cake."
"I forgot that you are also a great cook." The fourth prince then remembered that when they first met, Jiang Youzhen was planning to open a restaurant. At that time, his recipes were better than those of other restaurants, and his cooking skills were even better.
Three years have passed in a flash. Jiang Youzhen has gone from being a poor boy from a farming family to entering the imperial court. It really shows how unpredictable things are.
Jiang Youzhen just realized that the Fourth Prince was sitting so close to her and quickly moved aside.
"Your Highness! We have arrived at Huang Mintao's residence!" Yuan Shang's voice came from outside the carriage, and then the curtain was pulled open. Yuan Shang was shocked to find that Your Highness and Jiang Youzhen were sitting very close to each other. Your Highness even took the tea bowl from Jiang Youzhen's hand, and his behavior was very natural.
But isn't this a job of serving others? When has Your Highness ever served others so attentively?
Yuan Shang was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Jiang Youzhen didn't notice this, she had already focused her energy on Huang Mintao's house.
She immediately pushed Yuan Shang away, jumped off the carriage swiftly, and stood aside.
"Your Highness! Let's go to the mansion first."
The Huang family always has some assets. Although they handed over the graphite mine to the prince of the previous dynasty, a lean camel is still stronger than a horse.
The mansion with three entrances has a large courtyard. It is located in the south of the city, but not far from the imperial palace. It is worth more than 2,000 taels.
The entire mansion has been surrounded by numerous guards, who are from the Beijing Guard Command.
At this time, a deputy envoy came hurriedly and paid great respects to the Fourth Prince and Jiang Youzhen.
"I, the Deputy Envoy of the Beijing Guard Command, Qu Cheng, pay my respects to His Majesty the Fourth Prince!"
"Greetings, Lord Jiang!"
"Well! Who is in charge here?" The Fourth Prince did not go in directly, but asked the leader in charge.
"Your Highness! It's Commander Du Junguang, Lord Du!"
"Where is he? Why doesn't he come?" The Fourth Prince was very dissatisfied. For such a big case, only one deputy envoy was sent to supervise.
The rank of the deputy envoy is very low, or even no rank at all.
"Your Majesty, Lord Du is leading his men to search the Huang family carefully for clues."
Qu Cheng was very smooth and knew how to cover up for his superiors. The Fourth Prince snorted coldly, but did not continue to embarrass him.
"Did anyone come in or out during this time?" The Fourth Prince said in a serious tone.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. There is absolutely no one except our people!"