manynovel Chapter 560 The clue is broken again
Chapter 560 The clue is broken again
The candlelight flickered and the room was silent.
Zhu Zhimin stepped forward and adjusted the wick, and the candlelight suddenly became brighter.
The young man sitting at the round table flipped through the confession in his hand, and after a moment, he put it on the table.
"What do you think? Do you think he is lying?" The second prince looked at Jiang Youzhen. He had just read the confession, but he couldn't make up his mind.
"It's probably a mixture of true and false!" Jiang Youzhen thought thoughtfully.
"Why do you think so?" The second prince picked up the confession and read it again.
"He said he was a family son, but he didn't show much respect for the Third Prince." Which servant always calls his master "mine"? I have long called myself "little man" or "younger one". After all, I am used to it.
"This person's identity is questionable, but the Rou'er should be real, and the meeting in the courtyard of Xima Lane is also real. He must have some ulterior motives in his mind. He is unwilling to give up wealth and glory just to survive."
Jiang Youzhen sneered, this guy is quite naive.
"Then what do you think his identity is? He is indeed the servant boy of the third prince, and his parents are still the managers of the farm. We have also observed this man, and there is no human skin mask on his face, which means he is not an imposter." The second prince always felt that something was strange and had many puzzles.
"We need to know his life story in detail, but that cannot be determined at the moment." Jiang Youzhen shook his head.
"Has anyone gone to arrest the person he confessed to?" The second prince immediately asked Zhu Zhimin.
Zhu Zhimin said respectfully: "Don't worry, Your Highness. We have already sent our elite troops over."
Jiang Youzhen was a little surprised. Zhu Zhimin didn't have this attitude towards the second prince before. How could he be so respectful now?
However, she soon figured out the reason. This Lord Zhu should be from the Second Prince's lineage. There were outsiders present just now, so the two of them couldn't act too obviously.
However, the second prince was not on guard against him.
"It's certain that we won't be able to catch him. Tong Gang has been captured for such a long time, he must have escaped long ago upon hearing the news." Jiang Youzhen didn't think that these people would be stupid enough to wait for the Dali Temple to catch him.
"The Third Prince's mansion has been under martial law, and it is impossible to escape even if you have wings." Zhu Zhimin was confident about this, but the people in the small courtyard might have escaped long ago.
"But I think the Third Prince's mansion is not an iron wall. If you want to leave, there is always a way." Jiang Youzhen felt that it was not safe.
Third Prince's Mansion
The third prince hurried into the palace. The more he thought about it in the Dali Temple prison, the more he felt something was wrong, so he hurried back.
"Your Highness, there is news from the Dali Temple." Chen Jianshu reported quickly.
He leaned close to the Third Prince's ear and whispered a few words, and immediately a fierce light flashed in the Third Prince's eyes.
He said nothing and strode towards his bedroom.
He bumped into an elderly woman and immediately asked, "Madame Qin, where is Rou'er?"
Nanny Qin bowed quickly and said, "Your Highness, Rou'er is not feeling well today and is resting in the ear room."
The Third Prince said nothing more and walked quickly towards the side room. He did not knock on the door, but pushed it and found that it was locked from the inside.
"Knock on the door!" he shouted.
Chen Jianshu took the order and kicked the door without saying a word, which scared Nanny Qin.
The door was kicked open, and the third prince walked into the room and found a person lying on the bed.
The man was covered with a quilt, with his back to them. The third prince was about to lift the quilt, but was stopped by Chen Jianshu.
He drew the sword from his waist and was on full alert.
"Rou'er, get up quickly. The prince is here. Don't be rude." Nanny Qin had already followed in and hurried forward to check.
But the next moment, she heard a humming sound.
Chen Jianshu stepped forward and pulled back the blanket covering Rou'er, and everyone discovered that there was a woman tied up under the blanket. There was a piece of cloth stuffed in her mouth, and she was terrified and whimpering.
"This? Aren't you Granny Yang who came here to see a woman with a disease? Where did you hide Rou'er?" Nanny Qin was shocked.
The third prince's face was somewhat distorted, and his eyes were full of hostility.
"Search for me. Turn the house upside down to find that bitch. Send someone to the guard post to ask who left the house today. Send someone to chase them immediately."
Jiang Youzhen waited for a long time. She dozed off with her cheek supported by her hands.
The second prince couldn't help but laugh as he looked at her head which looked like a chick pecking at rice.
I know she is a little tired, but she cannot leave Dali Temple yet because her suspicion has not been completely cleared, and it will be very dangerous for her to go out, and she might even be assassinated.
"Your Highness! There's news from the Third Prince that Rou'er has run away." Zhu Zhimin hurried in and reported loudly.
Jiang Youzhen was quickly awakened, and she hurriedly asked, "How did you run away?"
"It is said that Rou'er is not feeling well today and has some gynecological illness. The housekeeper is afraid that she will pass the illness on to the Third Prince, so she found a maid who is good at treating gynecological illnesses to come into the mansion.
Rou'er tied up the old woman and locked her in the house, saying that she wanted to rest, and then she left the house disguised as the old woman. The nanny did not suspect anything, and it was only after the third prince returned that he discovered that the woman had already run away, and had stolen a lot of treasures and valuables, and they were nowhere to be found. "
Jiang Youzhen sighed helplessly, "Didn't they say that the mansion has been sealed off and no one can leave? Is it that simple?"
The second prince snorted coldly, "The Third Prince's mansion is full of good-for-nothings, and the Dali Temple is full of rubbish. Lord Zhu, you must clean up the Dali Temple. Promote those who should be promoted and kick out those who should be kicked out. What kind of place is the Dali Temple that can accommodate these useless people?"
"Yes! After this case, I will definitely clean up the situation." Zhu Zhimin was extremely terrified, but he came from a poor family, and he was able to achieve his current status thanks to the support of the Second Prince. He just suffered from lack of connections, otherwise he would not have been unable to clean up the Dali Temple after taking over it for half a year.
He was determined to punish severely this time and promote his own people.
Jiang Youzhen was immersed in his own thoughts. "Since she wants to escape, she must take a carriage or a bullock cart. Checking the carriage entry and exit register at the city gate should yield some results. Or maybe she will find a way to meet up with her accomplices. Is there anyone else in that small courtyard?"
"No one is here!" Zhu Zhimin sighed.
Jiang Youzhen shook his head, "We lost the initiative, but fortunately we were able to find the records of leaving the city, so maybe we still have a chance to catch up."
"When did she leave the house?"
"Probably around the beginning of the morning at 9:00 p.m." Zhu Zhimin replied.
"What about her younger brother? Will she go looking for him?" Jiang Youzhen pondered.
"I don't know where he is. I heard from the neighbors that he has been missing for half a month. I asked the neighbors in the courtyard and they said that the courtyard should be rented out. No one goes in and out on weekdays, and only the sound of the door opening is heard at night. But when they went to check, the courtyard door was closed again, so they have no idea who lives inside."
"Has the clue been lost again?" The second prince frowned.
It’s not that he wants to help the third brother, but the spies are of great importance. Those behind the scenes have extended their hands to the court. This is too dangerous. This is not just the third brother’s business.
"Those who are not of our race must have different hearts. Those spies are simply omnipresent. If we don't catch them, I don't know how much trouble they will cause." The second prince snorted coldly, expressing his dissatisfaction with the third prince again.