allendalepharm Chapter 883: Being tricked
Chapter 883: Being tricked
Even Qin Yandong was surprised, "That's enough to show the Liu family's sincerity!"
"I asked the general, and he said he was moved by the Liu family's sincerity. But... I always feel something is wrong, his face was not right at that time! The general's mansion didn't seem to have the atmosphere of a grand wedding, and the Liu family only offered 28 betrothals."
Jiang Youzhen was surprised again. For such a wealthy family, the betrothal gift should be at least 66, right? Why was it only 28? This was the face of the two families. It would be a slap in the face for anyone!
Even if some noble families were in financial difficulties, they would still give Sixty-Six gifts to keep their face. Whether the gifts were good or not was another matter, but they had to keep up appearances.
"It seems like he was forced to agree! But the general is already in a high position and has great power, who can force him? Could it be Lord Liu?" Qin Yandong asked.
"That's not clear." Prince Yuan Ming shook his head. "After all, it's someone else's private matter. It's not appropriate for us outsiders to interfere."
"Apart from this incident, are there any other anomalies? For example, does the general have any enemies?" Jiang Youzhen asked.
"I didn't notice any other abnormalities! But if you want to know whether the general has any enemies, those small countries and tribes all regard him as a thorn in their side. Aren't they all his enemies?
Recently, Kangguo has been making frequent moves, and other small countries have also been testing us from time to time, not to mention the Beiming Kingdom, which has been restless in recent years. The chief priest of the Beiming Kingdom has been trying every means to place secret agents in our pass. Last time, the general caught a few of them, and their Khan even threatened to make us pay!"
Jiang Youzhen and Qin Yandong did not expect that Prince Yuanming would take the initiative to mention Kangguo. This person had just met the young master of Kangguo, but now he looked so righteous.
"Then what does the prince mean? The general might have been captured by people from Kangguo or Beiming." Jiang Youzhen asked.
Prince Yuanming sighed, "If they were really captured by them, there will definitely be unusual movements in the near future. Without General Dingyuan, can they still be so peaceful? This general suspects that it was our internal traitor who did it.
Therefore, after discovering the general's disappearance, I immediately blocked the news. I was afraid that those small countries would know about it and invade us. That would be a big trouble. Moreover, when the general disappeared, he was carrying a tiger talisman, but now the whereabouts of the tiger talisman is unknown. I have been worried recently, so I reported it to the court. "
"Does the prince have anyone he suspects?" Jiang Youzhen asked.
Prince Yuanming hesitated for a moment, then said, "This general suspects it was Lord Liu."
"What?" Qin Yandong exclaimed.
"How is this possible? Their two families are about to get married, so why did Lord Liu kidnap General Dingyuan? What good will this do to their family? Besides, this marriage was requested by the Liu family, so they don't have to do this."
"Your Highness is just guessing. The general disappeared before the wedding. Or maybe someone doesn't want them to form an alliance? Anyway, I still have to go to the general's mansion to find out the truth."
Jiang Youzhen suddenly stood up and was about to say goodbye when he heard Prince Yuanming say, "This general just remembered that there was an imperial envoy from the capital a few days ago who is now staying at your mansion. I wonder why?"
"Your Highness is talking about Lord Ke, right? The Emperor ordered him to assist me in handling this case, and he arrived at the border before me." Jiang Youzhen said.
"Young Master, it's Lord Ke who's here. He heard that Lord Jiang has come to the mansion, so he wanted to come and visit." The steward outside the door reported.
"Please let him in." Prince Yuan Ming ordered.
Soon Ke Zhenqiu arrived. After greeting several people, he looked at Jiang Youzhen.
"Sir Jiang, the emperor has ordered me to assist you in solving the case. Please give me your instructions!"
"I have been traveling a long way today, so I am not in a hurry to do anything. You can take a day off first, and we will go to the general's mansion together tomorrow."
"Your Highness, perhaps I have just arrived at the border and am not used to the climate here. I'll excuse myself first!" Jiang Youzhen said as he was about to leave.
"Oh? Then why not stay here and I will have someone prepare a guest room for you."
"Alright! Then I'll trouble you, Prince."
Prince Yuan Ming thought that Jiang Youzhen was going to refuse again, but he didn't expect that Jiang Youzhen agreed so readily. He immediately ordered the steward to take Jiang Youzhen to the guest room in the front yard to rest.
Qin Yandong was confused for a moment. What was going on? Didn't Jiang Youzhen say he wanted to stay for dinner before coming?
Just now Jiang Youzhen said that he wanted to go to the General’s Mansion to investigate the case first, but now he wants to go back to rest. How can he be so fickle?
"Since Lord Jiang is not feeling well, I will go and take care of him!" Qin Yandong also left.
"Hmph! Jiang Youzhen and the others are so rude. Brother, you have prepared the banquet, but they made an excuse of feeling unwell. What's the point of doing that?" Du Junguang complained.
"How should I know? Maybe you don't trust me?"
Prince Yuanming turned to look at Ke Zhenqiu and said, "Why do I see Lord Jiang is a little wary of you, my brother?"
Ke Zhenqiu smiled bitterly, "It's understandable that he doesn't believe me! After all, in his mind, I'm here to share the credit."
Jiang Youzhen followed the servant into the wing room. After the servant left, Qin Yandong asked him about his doubts.
"What's wrong with you?"
"This Prince Yuanming is not the same Prince Yuanming I saw before."
Jiang Youzhen's expression was stern, and his words made Qin Yandong stunned.
"What? Why are they not the same person? Are you saying that today's Prince Yuan Ming is fake and someone is impersonating him?" Qin Yandong found it unbelievable.
"No!" Jiang Youzhen shook his head, "What happened today is true, but the one I saw in the early morning of that day may not necessarily be the Prince of Yuanming!"
She finally realized something was wrong. After getting off the car that day, Prince Yuanming kept his face covered, but the clothes he wore were the same ones from the night before. His voice and figure were also very similar, so she automatically thought it was Prince Yuanming.
Now that I think about it, these two people are not the same person at all.
"Wait a minute! I'm a little confused. How can you be sure that the person on that day and today are not the same person, and the one on today is real?"
"Because I was standing beside Prince Yuanming pouring wine the night before, and I happened to see a black mole behind his ear. There was one today, but not the one in the early morning of that day. I was hiding on the beam above him at the time. He covered his face, leaving his ears exposed. I didn't notice it at the time, but now that I think about it, I finally realized that something was wrong."
Because when the masked prince gave instructions to Zheng Ji, he used the tone of Prince Yuanming, so she naturally thought so.
"You don't mean..." Qin Yandong's face changed.
"We've been set up, and that person is Ke Zhenqiu!" It was the first time that Jiang Youzhen was teased like this. Now that she thought about it, Ke Zhenqiu was not a simple person. She knew it before, but she still let her guard down.
"This Ke Zhenqiu must be related to Kangguo!" Jiang Youzhen snorted coldly.