The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 179: Taking advantage of the situation

Mu Rong had made sufficient preparations before leaving Beijing for the southern suburbs.

He deployed many spies, and there were people watching the East Palace at all times.

He will know if there is any unusual movement.

The charming atmosphere was interrupted by Mu Lu who suddenly came to deliver the message, which made Mu Rong furious.

But once you lose, you never get another chance...

At this moment, he was sitting in the corridor with Xu Rongrong, listening to Mu Lu's detailed report on the developments in the capital:

"Yesterday at noon, the Eastern Palace Secretary Cao Yang went to the Eastern Palace and left after about half an hour. It was said that he looked worried at the time." "Last night, the Eastern Palace sent out two groups of people, and they separated only after reaching the southern suburbs. One group headed towards us, while the other continued south."

Mu Rong smiled upon hearing this and said, "It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has delivered a message to Chang Jing. Perhaps Cao Yang gave him some advice. Anything else?"

"Also... Duke Ning's Mansion has also sent someone to monitor the Eastern Palace since yesterday afternoon, but that person wasn't very skilled and didn't notice anyone leaving the Eastern Palace at night."

"It looks like Mu Wu has succeeded." Mu Rong laughed when he heard this. "Tell him to wait a few more days at the Ningguo Mansion, then fake his own death and slip out. If there's no one else available from the Ningguo Mansion... send a message to Mu Yi and ask him to help secretly."

"Yes!" Mu Lu said, and then asked: "Master, the person from the East Palace who went south, should we continue to follow him?"

Mu Rong looked at the flat, breathless weather and shook his head. "It's so cold, don't bother trying. Send a pigeon to tell the people in Jiangnan to move." "Also, have Mu Yi get Chun Wang out of the dungeon in the Marquisate and hand him over to the Dali Temple. Say he offended me and was disrespectful to the royal family, and let the Dali Temple handle it."

"Yes, I will send a message to Yi Changshi right away."

Before he finished speaking, Mu Rong remembered something and raised an eyebrow, asking, "You just said that Cao Yang looked unhappy when he came out of the East Palace?"

"Exactly."

Mu Rong smiled and said, "It seems that this Eastern Palace Secretary has not lost his conscience. Tell Mu Yi to keep an eye on him. Cao Yang may visit the Marquis' Mansion soon. We'll find out what advice he gave the Crown Prince."

"Will he tell me this?"

"Cao Yang is not stupid. He should be able to see that it is difficult for the Eastern Palace to escape from this matter. He will definitely find a way out for himself. I am his way out."

"I understand." While Mu Rong and his servant were talking, Wen Yao and Luo Shu had already retreated to the vicinity of the courtyard gate.

From their position, they can see whether their masters need service, but they cannot hear their conversations.

But it was obvious that Mu Rong was serving Xu Rongrong very well while talking, so they didn't need to worry about anything.

I don't know where this man, who is said to be ignorant of romance, learned his elegance.

They actually placed a charcoal stove as big as a bowl on the table, with an iron net on top, and then put some oranges, longans and chestnuts on the net to roast. It was both interesting and delicious.

While Mu Rong was speaking, he did not stop working, peeling two oranges and squeezing open a few chestnuts for Xu Rongrong.

After Mu Lu left, Mu Rong picked up the teapot and poured Xu Rongrong a cup of hot tea.

His little girl had just been pretending to be nonchalant, while at the same time moving her ears to listen carefully. Her awkward look was so adorable.

He smiled and asked, "Rongrong, don't you have anything to ask me?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Rongrong said sternly, "Didn't the Marquis say last night that he would wait until the stage was set up before letting me watch the show?"

She still remembered the excuses he had given her last night. Wasn't he trying to keep her in suspense? But she refused to respond.

Seeing the girl's slightly wrinkled nose, Mu Rong smiled slightly and tapped her nose with his warm hand: "Now, the stage is almost ready."

Xu Rongrong was about to protest his touching, but after hearing this, she forgot about it. She was a little stunned: "So fast? It's only been one night."

Mu Rong laughed and said, "If we had only started planning last night, I'm afraid the daylilies would have been cold."

"so……"

"This plan has been set since we arrived in the capital." Mu Rong smiled slightly. "My relationship with His Majesty is far less than that of the other princes. Therefore, if we want a suitable person to take over that position, only a prince can do it. After all, I have been close to my third brother since childhood, and I know him well. He is the natural choice."

"But Third Brother, out of consideration for his brothers, had no such intentions. It wasn't until the New Year's Eve family dinner that he realized the Crown Prince's distrust and that someone was plotting against his beloved wife. It was then that Third Brother was forced to confront the royal conflict head-on. In the end, for his own sake and for the sake of the people of Great Zhou, he agreed to my request."

"But Third Brother is weak and alone. If I want to secretly help him, I must remove myself from the factional disputes. Therefore, the same applies to the Imperial Manor. I cannot personally report it."

Xu Rongrong understood Mu Rong's meaning and asked, "What about me? I can go and beat the Dengwen drum."

"You can't do that either! In everyone's eyes, you and I have become one."

As he spoke, he picked up a roasted chestnut and gently squeezed it open.

Pick out the flesh and put it into the small plate in front of Xu Rongrong.

Xu Rongrong took it up subconsciously: "Then who are you going to let be the first to sue?"

"The second prince's biological mother, Concubine Shu."

Xu Rongrong was stunned at first, then she understood his intention: "Are you trying to bring this matter into the dispute between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince's factions? To conceal your role in this?"

Mu Rong nodded: "Rongrong really understands everything at once."

"What are you talking about..." Xu Rongrong's mind was in a mess. "It was you who led the men to raid the imperial farm, and it was you who captured Chunwang and brought him to the capital. How can you deny your involvement in this?"

Seeing the little girl's puzzled expression, Mu Rong smiled and shook his head: "You are not right."

"What's wrong?" Xu Rongrong was surprised. "I didn't capture him, nor did I bring him to the capital. We did it together..." He emphasized the syllables on the word "we".

Xu Rongrong: "..." Why does this guy never forget to tease her all the time!

She frowned. "No matter what, you can't deny the connection."

"The raid on the imperial estate was simply to investigate the culprit who was harming the people; the capture of Chunwang was simply because he had offended us. Neither of these actions has anything to do with factional strife."

"We discovered the matter out of a desire to save the people, but the Crown Prince's scandal was exposed by Concubine Shu, and this matter has nothing to do with me."

"Then how do you plan to expose the truth to Concubine Shu?" Xu Rongrong was a little curious.

"In fact, there has been news coming from Jiangnan. Chang Jing knew that the imperial farm had been seized by us, and he knew that it was only a matter of time before he was exposed. So he sent a close confidant to the capital to deliver a message to the Eastern Palace. That person... was naturally intercepted by us. After a secret interrogation, we learned that Chang Jing hoped that the Crown Prince would take action to help him silence him."

"The Crown Prince was originally favored by the Emperor, and I was always worried that this case wouldn't bring him down. But Chang Jing's letter arrived just in time. If the Crown Prince helps him silence the witnesses, he'll be immediately dragged into the conspiracy, and it will be impossible for him to escape. Perhaps with the strength of the Second Prince's remaining followers, it won't be difficult to frame the Crown Prince as the mastermind behind this."

"So, you will still send that handwritten letter to the East Palace?"

"Correct!"