Qian Xue's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Su Yun Mo with a complex expression.
Some things were not for the young lady to know, or rather, some things required her to discover the truth herself.
Because the truth was often bloody.
Su Yun Mo frowned, sensing the unusual atmosphere in the room: "What's wrong?"
Ye Jing Yu helped himself to a dish, looking playful: "Instead of worrying about your former father, why not first concern yourself with General Su?"
Su Yun Mo: "Father?"
Ye Jing Yu put down his chopsticks: "After the banquet today, General Su left the Imperial Prince's mansion. The servants there personally saw him go to Wan Yue Pavilion."
Wan Yue Pavilion, the largest brothel in the capital, where the beautiful and alluring Miss Mu Xi resided!
Su Yun Mo's mouth twitched. She slammed the table, jumped off her chair, and ran out.
To catch him in the act!
Ye Jing Yu watched her leave. Only after her figure disappeared from sight did he retract the doting look in his eyes and coldly order.
"According to the schedule, the people from Southern Xinjiang should have arrived in the capital to pick her up by now. Their absence indicates something has gone wrong. Send someone to investigate where the people from Southern Xinjiang are."
Qian Xue bowed and said, "Yes."
The abnormal movement of beasts in the dense forest during the hunting trip at the hunting palace was very likely related to the people from Southern Xinjiang.
It seemed that for everyone who participated in the forest hunt, if someone close to them had recently appeared, it was necessary to investigate them.
At the same time, within the Prince of Lian's mansion.
Lin Lang had been kneeling outside the study for two days without a drop of water.
She had to use this method to seek Ye Jing Cheng's forgiveness in place of Lin Yu Ning. Her mission was to take care of her master and reduce her worries.
Now that her master was the Princess of Lian, at the very least, she had to help her master win the Prince of Lian's favor.
Inside the study.
Ye Jing Cheng slammed the official gazette onto the table, killing intent raging in his eyes, veins bulging on the back of his hand.
"Ye Jing Yu wants to reopen old cases and dig up my grave, but he needs to see whose grave will be buried in the end!"
The guard Luan Yi cupped his hands: "Marquis Lin currently holds a position in His Majesty's heart that no one else can match. Although this matter has been temporarily suppressed, it's hard to guarantee that it won't resurface later. Does Your Highness want your subordinate to go to the Marquis's mansion?"
"No need." Ye Jing Cheng raised his hand, making a "stop" gesture: "Lin Ze Qu knows what to do. For now, the people of the Prince of Lian's mansion only need to distance themselves from the Marquis's mansion."
Lin Lang's voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, the Princess is gravely ill. Your subordinate implores you to visit her."
Ye Jing Cheng narrowed his eyes, a wicked smile curling his lips.
"I almost forgot. Since I have a month of leave coming up, and I'm free, it's a good time to cultivate some affection with the Princess, lest she be left alone in the empty chamber."
As the Princess, it was time for her to contribute to the Prince of Lian's mansion.
...
Wan Yue Pavilion was doing good business today.
Customers came and went, drinking and listening to music without end.
Occasionally, the shameful sounds of men and women in intimate moments could be heard from some rooms.
The soft moans of the singing girls could even reach the second floor.
On the second floor, the room in the center was tightly shut, isolating it from the outside clamor.
Chen Guo Xing looked at the person sitting opposite him, his expression complex: "His Highness, the Prince of Yu, seems to be more formidable than I imagined. He can even use General Su."
"You're overthinking it. I came here for the matter that the Prince of Yu discussed with you. I only care about that answer; I'm not involved in anything else." Su Qing Tian's face was stern, his brows furrowed.
Who said I was going to assist someone who coveted my daughter!
Chen Guo Xing was somewhat suspicious: "Times have changed. General Su specifically came to such a place to meet me for this matter?"
Su Qing Tian clasped his hands on the table, exuding a sharp aura: "It's not strange for me to come for this matter. It would be strange if I didn't come after hearing about it."
Chen Guo Xing then remembered that Su Qing Tian and Duke Ying had also been close friends.
"When Duke Ying was discovered to be colluding with the enemy, I personally led people to search his mansion. We did find correspondence, and it was definitely not forged. I personally verified the handwriting."
"Duke Ying fought for the country his entire life. I didn't believe he would defect at the time, but the facts were there, and I did not slander him."
Su Qing Tian naturally believed that Chen Guo Xing had not done such a thing, but if there were problems with the treason case back then, it was possible that Chen Guo Xing had been used to provide false testimony.
"Do you still have those evidence letters?"
Chen Guo Xing pondered for a moment: "I made a copy. It's archived by the Ministry of Personnel. If General Su wants it, allow me to go back and search for it carefully."
He then clenched his fist nervously: "Besides this, has the Prince of Yu mentioned anything about me to General Su?"
The female guard by the Prince of Yu's side had promised to help him solve his troubles.
"My affairs?" Su Qing Tian narrowed his eyes. The Prince of Yu was still hiding things from him!
The piteous and helpless pleas of the madam came from downstairs.
"My dear ancestor, this is truly not a place for you to fool around. Can you please go back?"
Then, a child's milky voice was heard, causing trouble:
"I don't want to! Call Daddy out, or I'll burn this place down!"
Su Qing Tian's eyelids twitched. He pushed open the window and saw a little sticky rice dumpling.
Chen Guo Xing also saw the child overturning tables downstairs and looked at Su Qing Tian with some sympathy: "This must be General Su's beloved daughter, she's truly lively."
Coming to a brothel to catch her father, what child could do something so outrageous?
Su Qing Tian immediately gritted his teeth: "She's my daughter!"
But he suddenly wished he had a different daughter now!
General Su got up and went out. When he reached downstairs, he saw Su Yun Mo being dragged out by her collar: "Su Yun Mo!"
He had warned her this morning before leaving the mansion not to run around. Did she really take his words as wind?
Su Yun Mo's two short legs dangled in the air as she pointed at Su Qing Tian, who was coming downstairs: "Daddy did something wrong to Mommy, so Mo Mo is going to complain."
Su Qing Tian's scalp tingled. He grabbed a shoe sole and went towards her: "You little brat, I think you're asking for a beating!"
Can you not hit this kind of thing?
Su Yun Mo screamed, broke free from the servant, and ran out: "I'm complaining, I'm complaining! Even if Daddy hits me, I'm still going to complain!"
This was all for Mommy!
Su Qing Tian, with one bare foot, raised his leg and chased after her.
The people at Wan Yue Pavilion were stunned.
They had heard of wives coming here to catch their husbands, but never of daughters coming to catch their fathers. What was going on?
The father and daughter left Wan Yue Pavilion, one running, the other chasing.
Su Yun Mo headed straight for the General's mansion. Upon entering, she went directly to Zhou Wan You's sleeping quarters.
Just as Zhou Wan You was coming out of the door, she saw Su Yun Mo running over, panting for breath, and instinctively reached out to catch her: "Did you make Daddy angry again?"
Su Yun Mo bumped into Zhou Wan You's legs and said in a soft voice: "Mo Mo didn't. It's Daddy who's bad! He went to the brothel to do bad things behind Mommy's back!"
Su Qing Tian entered the courtyard, caught up with her, and his forehead steamed when he heard this: "I was handling official business! You little brat, how old are you? What do you know about bad things?"
"Mo Mo knows. It's a bad thing when Daddy kisses other women behind Mommy's back!"
Su Qing Tian was shocked and exchanged a look with Zhou Wan You: "Su Yun Mo! You even know about kissing?"
It must be Ye Jing Yu! The little one couldn't learn anything good from being with him!