Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 622

The servant replied tremblingly, "This servant didn't know the Third Prince was missing at the time. When we found out, we went back to look for that Hermit of Meishan, only to find that he was gone too... But Your Highness, rest assured, everyone at Yunhu Inn can still be arrested! We will definitely find out the Third Prince's whereabouts!"

Consort Xing flew into a rage, grabbed a teacup from the table, and smashed it at him.

"Don't worry! What do you mean 'don't worry'! I ordered you to keep an eye on the Third Prince, and this is how you do things for me! Right under your nose, he's completely disappeared!"

The servant dared not dodge and was hit on the head until it bled profusely. He knew that he had made a huge mistake and was unforgivable. He just kept kowtowing to Consort Xing.

"Your Highness! Spare me! Spare me! ... Please, Your Highness, give me another chance. I will definitely find the Third Prince and atone for my sins!"

Consort Xing didn't want to see him at all anymore, and threw a bunch of things at him.

"Get out! Men! Drag this useless piece of trash away!"

Consort Xing sent out all the people she could to find the Third Prince, and then turned to inform Huo Tingsheng.

Because of the major case involving the Xing family, Huo Tingsheng now dislikes Consort Xing very much, but upon learning that the Third Prince has gone missing, which is a serious matter, he takes it very seriously.

The imperial decree was issued to search the entire city of An for any trace of the Third Prince.

The Yunhu Inn, where the Third Prince disappeared, was thoroughly searched and turned upside down, and everyone inside was subjected to extremely rigorous interrogation.

But the Third Prince seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.

The people at Yunhu Inn gave completely consistent testimonies: they only saw the Third Prince go in, and then never saw him again.

I asked around in the surrounding shops, houses and passersby, but I didn't see the Third Prince.

The old man, Meishan Jushi, was also wanted, but just like him, no one has been able to find him.

Several days later, a body was found floating on the Jade Belt River in the city.

The body was dressed in the same clothes that the Third Prince wore on the day he disappeared, and its size was exactly the same as the Third Prince's.

The body was swollen and white from being submerged in the river water, and it showed signs of decay. It was unrecognizable, and no facial features could be discerned.

The body was transported into the palace and presented to Huo Tingsheng and Consort Xing. Upon seeing it, Consort Xing fainted on the spot.

When she woke up, she was completely devastated and burst into tears, refusing to accept that this was the Third Prince.

"Impossible! This can't be Bin'er! I don't recognize his face, he's just wearing his clothes, maybe it's not him at all!"

Huo Tingsheng frowned deeply: "So you mean, someone took a corpse, dressed it in Lao San's clothes, and threw it into the river to impersonate him? Why would they do that? What was their purpose in faking Lao San's death?"

Consort Xing was immediately stuck.

"this......"

That really doesn't make sense.

It's entirely possible that someone wants the Third Prince dead, since he still has a chance to inherit the throne; but what would be the point of faking his death?

The Third Prince has no skills other than painting, so what use is he?