Dressed as the villain's stepmother

"Why was the Emperor's order to arrest people in Prince Xiang's Mansion today?" Jiang Lianzhu looked at Yang Fei who was lighting coal aside and asked without giving up.

After all, Yang Fei was a confidant who followed Liao Yunchuan, and Jiang Lianzhu guessed that he knew something about the inside story.

But Yang Fei didn't know much. He said truthfully: "I don't know much. I only know that the emperor was furious this morning and ordered Prince Xiang to be imprisoned on the spot. Then he asked the leader to take all the six doors of Prince Xiang's palace. They were all arrested, but the emperor was worried, so he sent the imperial army and internal prison guards to accompany him."

Jiang Lianzhu pursed her lips, knowing that Yang Fei only knew so much, so she didn't continue to ask.Dinner was quickly delivered from the kitchen, and Jiang Lianzhu woke up Liao Xiaole. The four of them had dinner together and then returned to Lihuawan.

The next day, Jiang Lianzhu waited for the usual court time and rushed to Liumen to see if Liao Yunchuan had returned, but was told that there was no regular morning court this morning, and Liao Yunchuan had not returned from the palace all night and had not left the palace yet. .

Jiang Lianzhu couldn't help but become more and more worried. She never knew the specific news, and she didn't want to sit back and wait for Liao Yunchuan to leave the palace. After all, no one could guarantee that Liao Yunchuan would not stay in the palace for several days.

There were still very few pedestrians on the road. After thinking about it, Jiang Lianzhu went to Beicheng Medical Center first.

There was no one in the hospital, and Liu Qingqing was lying on the rocking chair, still holding a storybook in his hand.

In recent days, Liu Zi's medicinal materials were transported from the county town to the capital by waterway. Knowing that his father was fine, Liu Qingqing was obviously much more relaxed than he had been some time ago.

Jiang Lianzhu suddenly appeared and took the notebook away from her hand. She was startled and stood up, about to scold some bastard. When she saw Jiang Lianzhu's expressionless face, a bunch of words stuck in her throat.

"Zhuzhu, why are you here?" She smiled and stretched out her hand to hook Jiang Lianzhu's shoulder, feeling panicked in her heart.

Damn it, if her boss caught her slacking off, her job would be ruined.

Jiang Lianzhu, however, had no interest in chatting with her and said straight to the point: "Qingqing, ask Liu Zi to check if there is anything unusual about the ships going south recently."

She thought carefully on the way. Since the problem was with Xue Yin, she must start with Xue Yin.

But the day before yesterday, Princess Xiang said that Xue Yin's ship had an accident and would be delayed for a few days on the way. But yesterday, Liao Yunchuan said that Xue Yin's whereabouts were unknown, so there must be something wrong with it.

Liuzi, a supplier merchant, has many connections and connections, otherwise he would not be able to bring the medicinal materials over the waterway in such a short time. After all, the weather was abnormal, many merchants' goods were stranded, and the ships were tight.

Her network of connections is not very large, so if she wants to investigate things on the river, she can only leave it to Liu Zi.

Liu Qingqing blinked her eyes and saw Jiang Lianzhu's serious face, with a biting chill when she wasn't smiling. He guessed that she was in a hurry, so he didn't bother to ask, so he immediately took a pen and paper to write a letter and asked the medicine boy to deliver it immediately. An address.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the medicine boy went out, Liu Zi appeared in the hospital.

When he saw Jiang Lianzhu, his eyes lit up and he immediately stepped forward.

"Dad, you came just in time..."

"Stop it, I have something to do with Miss Jiang." Liu Qingqing was interrupted by Liu Zi before she could finish speaking.

Jiang Lianzhu was also surprised: "Uncle Liu, why are you looking for me?"

Liu Zi first looked outside and saw that the streets were deserted. He asked the medicine boy who had returned to avoid him first, and then lowered his voice and said, "Today, my old friend came to have tea with me. During our chat, he mentioned that he came to the ferry yesterday morning. We gathered a fleet of ships, and just as they stopped at the ferry, a group of officers and soldiers suddenly appeared and went to search the ship without saying a word. Something seemed to be found on the ship, and the leader was taken away immediately. "

"From the description, he sounded like the Crown Prince of Xiang. My friend said he was watching from a short distance away. The leader was handsome, and his clothes were also made of brocade and satin. When he argued with the officers and soldiers, his tone was very gentle. When he talked about I said this with a smile, I thought that the prince went to the Jiangnan sewer channel a while ago, and this one who came back should be the prince."

Liu Zi also knew that Jiang Lianzhu had a good relationship with Prince Xiang's Mansion. As soon as he found out about this, he felt bad and immediately ran to the hospital, preparing for Liu Qingqing to find Jiang Lianzhu, but he didn't expect that she happened to be here.

"Why didn't you hear about such a big thing?" Jiang Lianzhu didn't expect that Prince Ming sent a message to Prince Xiang's Mansion saying that he would not be able to come back in time for Prince Xiang's birthday party, but he arrived at the ferry early yesterday morning and was taken away.The dignified prince was taken away at the ferry. There was no news about such a big thing, and it was still the subject of gossip for others.

Liu Zi looked helpless: "The business on the waterway is quite complicated. Many people secretly transport gunpowder and trade firecrackers through the waterway. Therefore, officers and soldiers often search the ships at the ferry. A lot of people are taken away every year. Most of them are It’s no longer strange.”

If it weren't for the prince's good looks and outstanding appearance, his friend might not even pay attention to this matter at all and forget about it after watching the excitement.

Jiang Lianzhu was at a loss for words. Now that Xue Yin was missing, she was not sure for a moment whether this was the emperor's handiwork.

The mobilization of officers and soldiers should go through the emperor's men, but even Liao Yunchuan didn't know Xue Yin's whereabouts, and the matter became intriguing.

Recalling that when she got along with Prince Xiang's family, Princess Xiang always treated her kindly, like an old mother who liked to hold her hands and chatter. Prince Xiang would always pretend to pass by inadvertently from time to time, and Princess Xiang would glare at her and then smile again. He touched his nose and gave them space to get along.

When they came to Prince Xiang's Mansion, they always felt like they were at home. They could come and go as they pleased. The smile on Princess Xiang's face would deepen every time she came to eat and drink, and she never told them any rules.

Now that Prince Xiang's Mansion has been sealed, Liao Yunchuan is also in the palace, and he doesn't know what is going on. It is impossible to start from Prince Xiang's Mansion. Moreover, Prince Xiang and his wife are honest and honest, and it is impossible for anyone in the capital to catch them intending to rebel.

Jiang Lianzhu lowered her eyes. Since Xue Yin was taken away after officers and soldiers searched the ships, the problem lies with those ships and crews. She can start from these two places.

This fact is really strange. Jiang Lianzhu knew that Xue Yin would definitely not commit rebellion, and he must have checked the contents of the ships when he went to Jiangnan to pick up the fleet, so there was something wrong with his fleet.

All this must have been deliberately arranged by someone behind the scenes. The shrewd and ruthless face of a middle-aged man with wrinkled clothes could not help but appear in her mind, and she had a vague guess in her heart.

Regardless of whether the officers and soldiers at the ferry were related to the Prime Minister, the problems that occurred in the fleet should be inseparable from the Prime Minister.