After his wife and daughter died tragically, the scumbag prince's hair turned white overnight

Murong Jingyan frowned.

This was something he didn't expect.

"Which direction did the other group of people go?"

He Hong gasped, "I have already sent people to track them down. By evening at the latest, we will be able to confirm their actual destination."

After a pause, he continued, "They are very cautious and have split into three groups, making it difficult to guess where they will end up next. They don't seem like ordinary guards, but more like the well-trained martial arts sects that specialize in finding and rescuing people."

A gangster?

Shen Xi's eyes lit up, and he reminded Shen Muxi, "The Snow Mountain Flying Snow Sect has always been famous for its Qinggong. In order to make a living, they will take on some orders to rob people in other places."

Recruiting people from other places?

Once again, Shen Muxi thought of Gu Shi who was far away in Beichen.

Could it be him?

"Miss Shen, would you like to wait in the Little East Palace for another day? Or, Miss Shen, would you like to go back first, and I will send someone to bring you news later?"

Shen Muxi had left the Shen Mansion for a whole night.

If you don't go back, you will definitely be discovered.

On top of that, she had another layer of doubt in her mind.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Muxi agreed to Murong Jingyan's suggestion and said, "Your Highness, please send someone to deliver the message to me."

"You're welcome, Miss Shen."

Murong Jingyan politely asked someone to send her back to the Shen Mansion.

...

With the secret cooperation of Murong Jingyan's men, the people in the mansion did not know that Shen Muxi had been to the Small East Palace last night.

After a bad night's sleep, Shen Muxi lay in bed feeling confused.

The moment before, I was still thinking about Xiaoxiao's disappearance.

The next moment, he couldn't help but think of Murong Jingyan looking up seriously in the study.

In the past, she was always thinking about Xiaoxiao. She only knew that Murong Jingyan was very handsome. In addition, when they first met, he cried so hard that he lost his image, so she didn't pay too much attention to him.

But today, she was suddenly hit by him so hard that her heart skipped a beat uncontrollably. Then, when she closed her eyes, she saw that handsome face with perfect and smooth lines and delicate features.

His skin is extremely fair, and his sparkling peach blossom eyes always give people the illusion of deep affection when he looks at people.

"He's just an opera singer. Opera singers look at dogs with deep affection. Yes, that's it."

She murmured to herself, constantly reminding herself, "Shen Muxi, men are not trustworthy. Gu Shi's lesson has been very profound. You must remember the lesson..."

"Mu Xi, what are you mumbling about?"

Shen Xi looked at Shen Muxi curiously, "Why don't you just wait for news in the Little East Palace?"

At least she can be the first to know if anything happens.

"He Hong said that the earliest we'll have news is in the evening. I can't just sit there and wait all day. Besides, I suspect Xiaoxiao's disappearance is related to the Shen Mansion."

"But didn't you just tell the Crown Prince that it was the Grand Tutor's Mansion..."

Shen Xi suddenly stopped talking halfway and said quietly, "The Shen Mansion is colluding with the Grand Tutor's Mansion. On the surface, it is the Grand Tutor's Mansion that is trying to sow discord between the Shen Mansion and the Little Eastern Palace, but in reality..."

Shen Muxi sneered, "The Crown Prince hasn't even left for Beichen yet, and they're already preparing to divide up the credit."

If she guessed correctly.

Attacking Xiaoxiao is just the beginning.

They planned to openly divide the Shen family and the Little East Palace.

Once the prince's concubine died, the stain on the royal family was gone, and the emperor was naturally happy to see it happen.

That's what they were planning.

In this way, her marriage to the prince is still a foregone conclusion.

And because of Shen Muxi's existence, in the eyes of others, it is impossible for the prince to really have a close relationship with the Shen family.

If the Shen family showed their loyalty at this time and used Shen Muxi's life in exchange for Murong Jingyan's relaxation of vigilance, Murong Jingyan would definitely torture her to the point of being worse than death in order to avenge his beloved daughter.

In order to shut up the people in the Shen Mansion, he would definitely give the Shen Mansion some sweet treats. As the two Mansions got closer, it didn't matter whether they could gain each other's trust.

And what Shen Muxi could think of in Xiaodong Palace before, others could also think of.

Regardless of whether the Grand Tutor's Mansion took action or not, the Little Eastern Palace would no longer have any connection with the Grand Tutor's Mansion in public...

Once something happens between her and Murong Jingyan in Beichen, the Shen family will jump out and provide some evidence of the prince's "infidelity", and the status of the Shen family will naturally rise.

All it took was the death of a child who grew up in the countryside, but in return the Shen family would be able to rest easy and have the emperor by their side in the future. They could also establish a relationship with the Grand Tutor's Mansion, and this marked a key step in building the Shen family's network of relationships.

It's like killing three birds with one stone.

After listening to Shen Muxi's analysis, Shen Xi took a deep breath.

"How dare they? Aren't they afraid? This is just their guess. What if the emperor's dislike for the prince is just an illusion? Then..."

Shen Muxi interrupted Shen Xi with a sneer, "The risks and benefits of success are directly proportional. Even if the problem you mentioned really exists, don't we still have the Anping Marquis Mansion?

Regardless of whether the Anping Marquis's Mansion has the intention to take sides now, on the surface, he is the emperor's man.

The Shen family is making preparations for both scenarios."

"Of course, this is just my guess, so I came back to test it."

"How are you going to test it?"

As soon as Shen Xi finished speaking, Hongyu's voice came from outside the door, "Miss, are you awake?"

Shen Muxi raised his eyebrows at Shen Xi.

Isn't the opportunity to test it here?

...

Fairview Court.

Mrs. Hong couldn't sleep all night because of Shen Muxi's matter.

When Aunt Liu heard the noise in the room, she stepped forward with concern and asked, "My dear ancestor, did you not get enough rest all night?"

Hong simply asked Madam Liu to help her up, "I was thinking about Sister Xi."

"The eldest lady is filial, so isn't the second lady's problem solved?"

"But I always feel that her temperament seems to be different."

It's not as easy to control as before.

Hearing Hong mention Shen Xi's personality, Madam Liu took the initiative to follow Hong's words and said, "The second young lady came to see me last night and mentioned that the eldest young lady had been acting abnormally recently. The maidservants around the eldest young lady said that the eldest young lady often talked to herself and might be possessed by evil spirits."

"Why did you bring up the topic of being possessed..."

Halfway through her words, the weariness on her face disappeared and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.

"You go to Ci'en Temple... No, not Ci'en Temple. You go to Ziyang Temple and look for Master Xuanling."

Shen Xi has been acting so abnormally recently. Apart from being possessed by evil spirits, she really can't think of any circumstances that could cause a person's temperament to change so drastically.

"Yes."

Nanny Liu responded and was about to leave to do her work.

Halfway back, another maid's anxious voice came from outside the door, "Grandfather, something big has happened."

A quarter of an hour later.

Mrs. Hong sat in the main seat in the front hall of Jinxiu Garden, looking majestically at the two men in black suits, one tall and one short, in front of her.

Both of them looked anxious and guilty.

He didn't even dare to look Hong in the eye.

"Tell me clearly, what does it mean that someone was taken away?"

Because of anger and disbelief, Hong's voice became particularly cold and harsh.

The tall man in the lead shuddered. "I am incompetent and failed to follow the old lady's instructions. I hope the old lady will forgive me."

"what happened?"

Hong was no longer sleepy, and her slanted eyes looked as if they were filled with poison.

"If you can't even handle a little girl, what use do I have for you?"

"Grandfather, this is unfair." The tall man cried out in injustice. "No one expected that the little girl would wake up. While we were about to take action, she actually bit someone and ran away. By then, our subordinates had already caught her and planned to kill her with a knife, but we didn't expect someone to come and snatch her away..."

As soon as the man finished speaking, Hong's face turned cold and she didn't have time to say anything.

She felt a flash before her eyes and a pain in her chest, and then she was pressed to the ground, with a pair of slender hands tightly gripping her neck like an iron clamp.

"Did you send someone to kidnap someone from the Little East Palace?"