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Chapter 82 Suspect It Was Him
"Someone come here!" Madam Li coldly ordered the servants by the door, "Take the eldest son-in-law and young lady to rest!"
"Yes."
"Master, let's go back to our room too," Madam Li urged Gu Yong.
Gu Yong left with a sour face.
Watching their retreating figures, practically seething with anger, Ye Shijun couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips into a smile.
Because of his status as the eldest son-in-law, the servants naturally couldn't let Gu Simo stay at the stables anymore, so they found an empty courtyard for them to stay in.
After the servants left, Gu Simo, who had been placed on the bed looking 'extremely weak,' immediately sat up.
"Shi Jun, I'm familiar with the Prime Minister's residence. You keep watch for a while, and I'll go outside to pick up my younger sister and the others."
"Hmm." Ye Shijun didn't argue with her, after all, he really wasn't familiar with the Grand Secretary's residence. However, he grinned and asked curiously, "Where do you plan to bury the things?"
"The neighborhood where I used to live."
Why choose that location?
"Convenient!"
"..."
Seeing that she was hiding her true feelings again, Ye Shijun couldn't help but frown.
the other side.
After returning to their room, Gu Yong and Li Shi were wide awake and filled with anxiety.
"My lord, what if those things are discovered to be... our Grand Secretary's residence...?"
"Shut up!" Gu Yong snapped irritably.
Li dared not continue speaking.
The couple waited for nearly an hour before the steward returned to report, "Master, Madam, the carriage has been found, near the woods in the western suburbs..."
"Where are the things? Are they all there?" Gu Yong asked impatiently.
"My lord, there's nothing in the carriage!"
"..." Gu Yong's body swayed involuntarily.
Li's face also turned pale.
Thinking of something, she whispered, "Master, do you think they might have hidden those things themselves?"
Gu Yong turned around and glared at her. "Those things are just ordinary objects. Why are they hiding them?"
"What I mean is, what if they discover those things... and then report us?"
"Hmph! Those things weren't found in our mansion, so why should he report us? Besides, do you think the two of them know anything about these things?" Gu Yong said disdainfully.
What he cared about was the loss of those things; he couldn't explain it to the Crown Prince!
After all, getting those things is no easy task!
"Don't tell anyone about tonight's events, understand?" he immediately warned the butler.
"Yes."
……
Ye Shishu and Yuchi Ling returned to the Prince Cheng's residence almost at dawn.
Shu fell asleep as soon as she got to her room that night.
Yu Chi Ling sat on the edge of the bed, glanced at her for a while, and finally sighed silently before lying down beside her fully clothed.
After confirming that she was truly asleep, gently pull her into your arms.
After dawn.
Ye Shijun brought the sickly Gu Simo to the Prince Cheng's residence.
Because Ye Shishu had given prior notice, Aunt Jiu had already prepared a room for them. Knowing they had been thieving all night, she had even tidied up a room for them to rest in advance.
"Ninth Aunt, when are you going back to the General's Mansion? My father is so distraught right now, aren't you going to take care of him?" When there were no outsiders around, Ye Shijun spoke without any beating around the bush.
Aunt Jiu was thirty years old and had never seen him speak so frankly before, so she couldn't help but blush.
Her blushed, and Ye Shijun assumed she was shy. He was a chatterbox to begin with, and unable to hold back, so he grinned and continued, "Don't be shy. Given the current relationship between our General's Mansion and Prince Cheng's Mansion, we're practically family. If you don't mind, I can change how I address you right now!"
"..."
“My dad is a quiet, reserved man who doesn’t know anything about romance or poetry, but he’s absolutely reliable! I can vouch for him; all these years, he didn’t even know which way the brothel’s door faced!”
When Ninth Aunt heard what he was saying, she wished she could dig a hole and crawl into it! So she quickly interrupted him, "Um... Second Uncle, you haven't eaten yet, have you? This servant will go to the kitchen to get you some food."
Ye Shijun suddenly remembered something and called out to her, "Ninth Aunt, wait!"
"Does Second Uncle have any other instructions?" Ninth Aunt asked, turning around.
"We just came from the Grand Secretary's residence, and on the way we ran into someone riding a fast horse who almost collided with us. Ninth Aunt, guess what? That person was actually one of the Crown Prince's men! He recognized me and told me that something had happened to the Crown Prince at Wanfu Temple, and he was rushing to the palace to deliver a message!"
After hearing this, Ninth Aunt's expression turned cold.
Ye Shijun added, "If it weren't for the fact that Mo'er and I were putting on a show for the people at the Grand Secretary's residence, I would have liked to go and take a look at Wanfu Temple!"
Ninth Aunt frowned and said, "Second Uncle, the Crown Prince's accident is no small matter. You'd better not get involved. Once the Prince and Princess have woken up, I will report this to them, and they will send someone to inquire about the situation."
“Okay, I’ll listen to Ninth Aunt.” Ye Shijun grinned again.
Aunt Jiu's cheeks flushed again, and she quickly made her escape.
Gu Simo sat up, covering her mouth as she said to Ye Shijun, "You too, how can you speak so carelessly? Didn't you see how embarrassed Aunt Jiu was?"
"Awkward?" Ye Shijun turned his head to look at the door. "Isn't she just shy? Look at how she blushed as soon as I mentioned Dad. What does that mean? It means there's something going on between her and Dad!"
"..." Gu Simo's lips twitched slightly.
I don't know what this guy ate to grow up like this. If you say he's emotional, then why does he want to be friends with her?
If you say he doesn't understand love, he at least knows that blushing is a sign of shyness.
Shu and Yuchi Ling slept until noon.
Upon waking, Wen Yan brought news: "Your Highness, Your Highness, the Crown Prince narrowly escaped death in the fire at Wanfu Temple. It is said that the abbot has confirmed that someone deliberately set the fire. The Emperor, upon learning of this, has dispatched the Imperial Guards to bring the Crown Prince back to the palace."
Yu Chi Ling raised an eyebrow.
Ye Shishu couldn't help but scoff, "It must be that the Crown Prince couldn't bear the hardships in the temple and started this trouble himself! What 'hundred days of prayer'? He couldn't even last ten days!"
It's no wonder they judged him with their own petty minds; given Yuchi Rui's character, they believed he was capable of such a thing!
Besides, if someone really wanted the Crown Prince dead, in a place like Wanfu Temple, would they be foolish enough to just set it on fire? Why not kill them all?
It was almost burned down?
This is ridiculous!
Dusk.
The two couples were just about to have their meal.
A eunuch suddenly arrived at Prince Cheng's residence with the Imperial Guards.
But they weren't looking for Yu Chi Ling or Ye Shi Shu, but for Ye Shi Jun—
"Young Master Ye, may I ask if you have your jade pendant on you?" the eunuch asked politely, bowing deeply.
"Jade pendant?" Ye Shijun subconsciously looked at his waist, then patted himself all over, his brows furrowing suddenly. "Huh, where's my jade pendant?"
When they approached Ye Shijun, Ye Shishu's expression darkened, and she couldn't help but ask, "Father-in-law, why are you asking about my second brother's jade pendant?"
The eunuch, Liu Yi, bowed and turned to Ye Shishu upon hearing her question, saying, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince nearly perished in the fire at Wanfo Temple. An investigation has revealed that the fire was deliberately set. While fighting the fire, the monks found a jade pendant near their quarters, which was later given to the Crown Prince to take back to the palace. Upon identification, the pendant is confirmed to belong to Second Young Master Ye. His Majesty, upon hearing this, has specially ordered me to invite Second Young Master Ye to the palace for questioning."
Everyone in the flower hall was so shocked that their faces changed.
Especially Ye Shishu, she never expected that her second brother would be framed and slandered like this!
Ye Shijun blurted out, "Does the Emperor suspect me of setting fire to the Crown Prince's house?"