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This immediately made Song Jinglan tense. He knew that Jiang Yuyue was a sensible person, and she was naturally aware that she was being watched by Song Yunming. Logically speaking, she shouldn't be going out easily. Could it be that she had been kidnapped?

However, Song Jinglan quickly dismissed this conjecture. When he sneaked in, he noticed that the servants in the mansion looked normal, and Jixiang's martial arts skills were quite good. With him staying behind, even if something unexpected happened, even if he couldn't save Jiang Yuyue by himself, he could still escape and send orders.

Thinking of this, Song Jinglan felt much relieved and immediately went to the small courtyard that Jiang Yuyue had arranged for him. As soon as he entered, he saw Jixiang sitting on the stone bench, looking bored and lost in thought.

When Jixiang saw Song Jinglan's sudden visit, she quickly stood up and bowed, "Your Highness."

Song Jinglan's expression was not good, and he only asked, "Where is Jiang Yuyue?"

Upon hearing this, Jixiang immediately sensed something was amiss and quickly probed, "Just now, Miss Jiang said she wanted to take a nap..."

"idiot."

Song Jinglan rarely showed anger. "Her courtyard was completely empty. I sent you here, and this is how you do your job? You didn't even know she sent you away to sneak out?"

Such a harsh rebuke caused Jixiang to break out in a cold sweat instantly. He immediately bowed and begged for forgiveness, "Please forgive me, Your Highness! It was only because Miss Jiang found me annoying that she sent me here. I really didn't know..."

After a moment, Song Jinglan calmed down considerably. After all, he had ordered that they not keep an eye on Jiang Yuyue. Moreover, given Jiang Yuyue's methods, she had plenty of ways to sneak out without Jixiang's knowledge.

"Get up."

Although Song Jinglan still had a cold face, her expression had improved slightly, so she asked Jixiang about Jiang Yuyue's recent situation.

"What has she been doing all this time? Has she done anything unusual?"

Jixiang, still barely daring to breathe, hurriedly replied, "Miss Jiang has been staying in the courtyard all this time, just chatting and laughing with her family every day, and there's nothing unusual about her..."

At this point, to ease the tension, Jixiang quickly mentioned Jiang Yuyue's two "praises" from earlier that day, "This servant also asked Miss Jiang why she didn't inquire about Your Highness's whereabouts. Miss Jiang said that since she entrusted the matter to Your Highness, it meant she trusted you and that's why she did it. If she asked more questions, it would be a sign of distrust in Your Highness's abilities..."

As he said this, Jixiang secretly observed Song Jinglan's expression, and upon hearing these words, Song Jinglan's expression did indeed become much calmer.

Even knowing that this was most likely Jiang Yuyue's excuse, it still sounded much better.

Seeing that his words had worked, Ji Xiang breathed a sigh of relief. However, he was still uneasy about Jiang Yuyue's sudden disappearance. After all, if something really happened to Jiang Yuyue, he would be the main person responsible!

"Your Highness, should we send men to search the capital thoroughly for Miss Jiang's whereabouts? If she has fallen into the hands of someone with malicious intent, I'm afraid..."

"These days, there are spies everywhere in the capital."

Song Jinglan immediately rejected Jixiang's suggestion, "She doesn't attract much attention by going out alone, but if I send people from my side, wouldn't that also attract attention?"

"The best course of action now is to remain still and wait for her to return."

Upon hearing this, Jixiang dared not say anything more and could only silently pray in her heart that Jiang Yuyue would return safely soon.

More than half an hour later, Jiang Yuyue's carriage returned to the capital. However, just to be on the safe side, she still took extra precautions and had the carriage stop in front of an inn. She and Xiao Liu went into the inn, had a cup of tea, and waited until the coachman had gone far away before taking a detour back to her own residence.

As soon as Jiang Yuyue and Xiao Liu arrived home and entered their courtyard, they met the gaze of Song Jinglan, whose face was gloomy.

Seeing the two women, mistress and servant, return, a huge weight was finally lifted from Jixiang's heart. If something had really happened to Miss Jiang, he would probably have been buried with her...

Jiang Yuyue was somewhat surprised to see Song Jinglan dressed so differently from his usual self, but when she thought about his engagement to the daughter of Prime Minister Li, her eyes also turned cold.

When did you arrive?

"I just arrived not long ago."

Song Jinglan didn't tell the truth, and then asked in return, "Where did you go?"

"I was just cooped up for too long, so I went out for a casual stroll and came back."

Jiang Yuyue also held back some things about him, while Song Jinglan clearly didn't believe her, his gaze falling on her coarse clothes, "Just going out for a stroll and you have to dress like this?"

Faced with the questioning, Jiang Yuyue remained calm and composed, saying, "Can't I dress like this? The capital is not safe these days, so I naturally need to be more discreet when I go out."

Meanwhile, Jixiang sighed inwardly. Why couldn't Miss Jiang tell the truth? She had been gone for at least an hour and a half. It was hardly convincing to say that she had just gone for a walk.

Jiang Yuyue, however, was now quite wary of Song Jinglan. "What brings you here? Could it be that His Highness Prince Jing took time out of his busy schedule to come here just to ask me where I've been?"

Song Jinglan was extremely displeased to see that she was still hiding so much from him even now, so his tone was naturally not good. He just gave her a cold look and then got down to business.

"I have almost finished preparing what I promised you. I have collected enough evidence against Song Yunming. As long as I bring him before the Emperor, he will never be able to turn his life around."

At this point, Song Jinglan paused and continued, "However, if you want to seek justice for your Jiang family and bring them back to life in a just manner, you will have to go before the Emperor to jointly identify Song Yunming's crimes."

"Of course that's no problem."

Jiang Yuyue agreed without hesitation. Why wouldn't she take the opportunity to personally identify her enemy? Besides, in addition to dealing with Song Yunming, she hadn't forgotten what that scum Xie Yunqi had done.

Once she reaches the Emperor's presence, she will not only explain to him what Song Yunming did to the Jiang family, but also recount all of Xie Yunqi's "great achievements." She doesn't believe the Emperor will continue to tolerate it in front of the entire court!

"When do you plan to take action? Just tell me a day in advance so I can prepare."

Song Jinglan replied, "Of course."

Then the two of them fell into a stalemate. Jiang Yuyue frowned as she watched Song Jinglan finish his business but still showed no sign of leaving.