Reborn Young Lady's Peerless Grace

"That should be the case." Du Zhijie's eyes were filled with murderous intent, but he suppressed it deliberately for fear of scaring Shen Wanqing: "Those comatose ladies didn't remember anything after waking up. Although there is not enough evidence, it is closely related to Princess Suyun, and I also suspect..."

"Someone is their accomplice, right?" Shen Wanqing said softly, "Is it Yu Wenze's men..."

Although this wasn't the first time, Du Zhijie couldn't help but admire her sharp mind. Zhao Yurou had been completely terrified after such a thrilling experience. When he asked her yesterday, she was completely confused and couldn't remember anything. But Shen Wanqing calmly unraveled the mystery, searching for the truth from subtle anomalies and accurately detecting any aberrations.

"Why do you suspect Crown Prince Yuwen Ze?" Du Zhijie looked at her and couldn't help but raise a soft smile at the corner of his lips.

"Those men in black succeeded too easily," Shen Wanqing analyzed slowly. "Although the horse ranch was partially open, so many noble ladies and gentlemen were there that day, all of them people of status. The Second Prince couldn't have ignored it. He would have been extremely careful in his security inspections, but surprisingly, such an obvious loophole appeared."

Du Zhijie listened quietly and poured her a cup of warm tea. Shen Wanqing took a sip and continued, "Besides, the invitation to the horse farm was clearly a sudden move by the Second Prince. Su Yun's people are not familiar with the topography of Kyoto, so it would be difficult for them to evacuate quickly and orderly under such circumstances. They were also able to cleverly avoid your pursuit. It was obviously premeditated."

"Do you know who was in charge of security at the racecourse that day?"

"Who?"

"Shen Yunlan's favorite student, Jiang Ce. Because of this incident, not only was Shen Yunlan punished by His Royal Highness the Second Prince, but Jiang Ce was also fined for six months' salary for dereliction of duty and temporarily retired from his post."

Shen Wanqing lowered her eyes. He was a good scapegoat.

If she was the only one missing, they should have arranged an excuse in advance, but they probably didn't expect that Zhao Yurou would be kidnapped with her, and with Du Zhijie's intervention, the situation became difficult to resolve.

"But why?" Shen Wanqing murmured.

If Su Yun hated her because of what happened between her and Du Zhijie, and did such a thing in anger, it would be consistent with her reckless and arrogant character. However, Jiang Ce was instructed by the prince. The prince and Shen Wanru had long been dissatisfied with her and had reasons to harm her.

But she didn't understand why she had to be harmed?

Or in other words, what benefits would Yuwen Ze and Su Yun gain by kidnapping her?

In the eyes of everyone, Shen Wanru and the prince went to guard the imperial mausoleum. The first and second wives had already separated and lived separately. Now the Hou Mansion was almost a useless shell. So the only place that could be used was the Jiang Mansion.

If she disappeared, Du Zhijie would definitely be anxious. If it was the people from Zi Luo Country who abducted her, then the general's mansion would probably be affected as well.

Furthermore, if she disappeared in Kyoto and something happened to the Du Mansion, and she reappeared in Ziluo Country, would she arouse the Second Prince's suspicion and lead to a civil war, allowing Crown Prince Yuwen Ze to reap the benefits?

Shen Wanqing rubbed her forehead with a headache, and her expression became solemn. She always felt uneasy because she couldn't know their true purpose.

Du Zhijie saw this and brought a small dish of red bean glutinous rice cake. "Have something sweet and don't overthink it. I will carefully investigate everything you said. I have already sent people to the Zi Luo Kingdom envoys. They will find out. I think there will be an answer soon. All you have to do is protect yourself."

He said silently in his heart: I will never give these people a second chance to hurt you.

Seeing his serious expression, Shen Wanqing's ears turned red. She took a small bite of the pastry, which was filled with the aroma of red beans. The outer skin was soft, glutinous and smooth, and a light sweet taste spread to the tip of her tongue. Her mood really relaxed a lot.

"Thank you, Zhijie," she whispered.

Du Zhijie shook his head, feeling guilty. "I only blame myself for arriving too late."

As he spoke, he took out a packet of powder with a special aroma from the secret compartment in his study. "To prevent this from happening again, Qing'er, you can carry this with you in the future. Sprinkle it on yourself or along the way, and I'll have a way to find you."

Shen Wanqing took it carefully and put the powder bag into the sachet she carried with her.

Just as I was about to say something, someone suddenly knocked on the study door.

"What's wrong?" Du Zhijie frowned slightly.

The guard outside said anxiously, "General, we have news. Princess Suyun has arrived at Prime Minister Xiao's residence."

"what?"

Shen Wanqing stood up immediately after hearing this.

Du Zhijie glanced at her, motioning her not to worry, then opened the door and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on? Why didn't she come to the General's Mansion to bother you? Why did she go to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

The guard glanced at Shen Wanqing, lowered his head, and said, "I don't know the specific details, but it seems that Master Xiao Chenyang accompanied her, and his words were very protective."

Shen Wanqing was stunned. How could that be possible?

As far as she knew, Xiao Chenyang had been pestering Xuanyuan Qiaoer since the last polo match, and he had already proposed to the Xuanyuan family.

The two looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

The situation was unclear, so Du Zhijie sent someone to arrange a carriage, and the two of them headed directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

On the way, Shen Wanben thought about what had happened in the past two days again, and still felt that many things were wrong.

Although the people from Zi Luo Country said they came to negotiate, they actually spoke rudely at the first banquet and asked some strange questions to deliberately make things difficult in an attempt to gain the upper hand. They did not show any sign of being willing to surrender.

As for Fan Yunfei and Princess Suyun, if they were here to marry a foreign prince, they shouldn't have caused these accidents on the racecourse.

If you think about it this way, they actually don't want to negotiate at all, let alone surrender, but still have selfish motives. At least it is clear that they want to deal with the Second Prince's party. Now seeing that Du Zhijie is not easy to deal with, Su Yun holds Xiao Chenyang again.

In this situation, if Yuwen Zeruo still cooperates with them from inside and outside, wouldn't this be...

Thinking of this, Shen Wanqing's heart trembled, her lips were tightly pursed, and her eyes were filled with complexity.

Du Zhijie was sitting next to her and seemed to sense her emotional tension. Before he could say anything, he heard the coachman say that they had arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The two exchanged glances, dismounted, and walked straight inside. Before they reached the hall, they could hear the sound of an argument from afar. Shen Wanqing took two quick steps and saw Xuanyuan Qiao'er standing there with her back straight, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. She raised her hand slightly and pointed toward the door. "Since Master Xiao and Princess Suyun are so in love, there's naturally no need to explain anything to me. The door is this way. Goodbye, both of you."

Shen Wanqing's heart suddenly sank.