Chapter 371
~ THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE SCENES ~
The Emperor thought it over carefully for a moment, and determination flashed in his eyes, “That’s right. We have to take advantage of the situation that has just begun to develop and suppress this unhealthy wind in time. My sons are few in number, so they shouldn’t kill each other anymore.”
After making his decision, the Emperor seemed to have calmed down a little. After finishing his meal, he went straight back to his tent.
Looking at the tent door, the Grand Princess Yi De couldn’t help but sneer.
Qu Mama brought over a cup of tea and respectfully placed it at the side of the Grand Princess Yi De. “Your Highness, I’m afraid this matter might involve His Royal Highness Jin Wang.”
“I had originally thought that he would be deep in thought, but I didn’t expect that he could not hold his breath and impatient. This is good as well. Since Junyue doesn’t intend to leave, he naturally had to establish his might and let his officials know of his existence. The eight years of hibernation in Western Guangdong, it doesn’t mean that these people could bully him.”
“Your Highness, this time, Yue Wang seems to have made a move for the sake of that Miss Mu....”
“I know that he has no relationship with the Meng family, but why would he make things difficult for Meng Handong for no reason at all?” The Grand Princess Yi De sighed slightly. “I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse for these two people to be together. What do you think of Mu Yunyao’s temperament?”
“This servant has followed by the side of the Grand Princess for many years, so this servant still has a good eye for people. From this servant’s perspective, that Miss Mu is a rare talent. She has a fine appearance, a good disposition, and her personality is also not bad. Her intelligence and decisiveness are not to be underestimated.”
The Grand Princess Yi De said with a smile, “You are right. I’m not afraid of her causing trouble, but I’m only afraid that she would be unclear about what’s happening. Now that Junyue has fallen deeply in love with her, I don’t want to be that evil person who broke up the lovers. It’s naturally the best if she can judging the situation and understanding the situation, or else, even if Junyue will hate me, I won’t allow her to enter Yue’s Palace either.”
“Your Highness is quite strict. Your Highness’s tongue is stern, but your heart is softest, and you very doted on His Royal Highness Yue Wang. I am afraid as long as His Royal Highness Yue Wang comes over and requests for help, you will be unable to stop yourself from agreeing to anything.” Qu Mama had served the Grand Princess Yi De for many years. Although the two of them were master and servant, their relationship could still be considered deep. Thus, they spoke was no need to be too cautious.
The Grand Princess Yi De’s smile became even wider. He couldn’t help but raise her hand and move the jade bracelet on her wrist. “I don’t know why, but even if I knew that Mu Yunyao had caused trouble for Junyue, I still couldn’t hate her.”
“According to this servant, this might be fate. That Miss Mu was fortunate enough to catch Your Highness’s attention.”
“Get someone to take care of it. This two days of Autumn Hunt is not going well, so don’t let anything happen in the next few days.”
“Yes.”
Mu Yunyao sat in the tent and heard Yu Wang complain to Yue Wang, “Fourth Imperial Brother, you’re too reckless. You have plenty of opportunities to take care of that Meng Handong. Why do you need to be so obvious? Although it could be said that you have been cleared of suspicion now. But in the end, you would end up have a reputation of being cold-blooded, ruthless, and even brutal.”
“Let Second Imperial Brother worried about this matter.”
“Why are you trying to make things difficult for Meng Handong? What has he done to offend you?”
Mu Yunyao stood up and spoke with an apologetic tone, “Reporting to His Royal Highness, Meng Handong originally wanted to kill me. Fortunately, His Royal Highness Yue Wang saved me, and I was lucky enough to escape this calamity.”
Yu Wang was startled, but he immediately changed his previous attitude, “So that’s how it is. At the entrance of the Palace before, he already killed the horse that pulled your carriage, and he almost caused you to lose face. Today, Fourth Imperial Brother just wants to avenge you. Good, well done! How can someone like Meng Handong act so arrogantly in front of Fourth Imperial Brother? He deserve it!”
So it was fury for a beauty. He really didn’t expect that his fourth brother would actually turn into this kind of temperament when he met a girl he liked.
Yu Wang’s face darkened. “Even though I taught him a lesson, I didn’t take his life.”
“His Royal Highness didn’t attack, but we can’t prevent others from doing so. This matter must be investigated thoroughly, and we must see which side’s method it is.”
Yu Wang’s smile faded as he slightly turned his head to look at Mu Yunyao. Seeing her calm expression and her unhurried manner, his impression of her slightly improved. “Miss Mu, do you have any thoughts about his matter?”
“His Royalhighness Yu Wang is joking. I’m just making my own speculations. I don’t dare to speak carelessly of the royal family.”
Yu Wang paused and then laughed: Since you have already spoken the word royal family, so what’s the point of not being afraid to say?
“I will get someone to investigate this matter. If they find any clues, I will let them inform you in time.”
Yue Wang nodded his head: “Thank you, Second Imperial Brother. It’s getting late, so I will first send Yunyao back to her tent first.”
A glint of mischievousness flashed across Yu Wang’s eyes. “Alright, I’ll go and make the arrangements. Fourth Brother, you can feel at ease to send her off.” Fourth Imperial Brother is not an emotional person, but when the emotion is immersed deeply in him, he can’t get rid of it.
After Meng Handong’s accident, the entire camp was filled with discussion. Originally, they thought that Mu Yunyao and Yue Wang would suffer misfortune. But they didn’t expect that the two of them safely leave the Emperor’s tent.
Along the way, they constantly met people who came to pay their respects with a faint hint of curiosity in their eyes. Mu Yunyao quietly followed by Yue Wang’s side, ignoring the various gazes from the surroundings.
When they arrived at the entrance of the tent, Mu Yunyao raised her head. “Fourth Master, be careful. I feel like this matter is far from over.”
Yue Wang nodded: “I understand.”
Returning to the tent, Mu Yunyao changed out of her clothes and thought about what happened today. Not long after, Jin Lan came back with hot water and gave Mu Yunyao a small note, “Miss, it was secretly sent by Liu Liang.”
Mu Yunyao opened the slip of paper. When she finished reading the contents of the paper, her expression became even colder, “It really is him!”
Jin Wang!
“Miss, did Liu Liang has discovered the mastermind behind the scenes who framed His Royal Highness Yue Wang?”
Mu Yunyao destroyed the slip of paper and slightly nodded her head, “At that time, when I left with Yue Wang, although Meng Handong’s hand and shoulder were injured, he was fine. He still knew how to feign unconsciousness in order to avoid being investigated. After that, he died directly. Judging from the state of his wounds, it was impossible to tell the difference between the front and the back... Now that I think about it, there are a lot of things that are worth thinking about it.” It could be said that Meng Handong had brazenly shot arrows at her, which was instigated by Jin Wang. Once she and Yue WAnghad left, Jin Wang’s people would kill him and arrange a good show for them.
“Miss, do you want this servant to inform His Royal Highness Yue Wang?”
“There’s no need. If Liu Liang can find out the truth, Yue Wang must already know about it. Not to mention the Emperor and Grand Princess Yi De. Recently, the wind has been blowing smoothly, causing Jin Wang to be a bit less cautious. He deserves to be in trouble and have bad luck this time. We’ll just quietly watch from the sidelines.”
“Yes, Miss.”
On the other side, inside Jin Wang’s tent, the Third Prince, Ning Junjin, frowned, and his eyes were full of regret. His two personal guards were kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed, not daring to make a sound, “Didn’t the two of you say earlier that nothing would go wrong? How could such a big mistake have happened? The crown on Meng Handong’s head was broken, did you not notice?”
“Reporting to His Royal Highness Jin Wang, this subordinates had found out about it. But when we tried to search for it, someone approached us, so we could only give it up temporarily. We initially thought that the crown would not matter and irrelevant, but this servant did’t expec that it turned out to be an important clue to prove the innocence Yue Wang.”
Jin Wang’s face turned gloomy: “Forget it. I only wanted to test out Imperial Father’s attitude towards Yue Wang and did not expect that such a simple matter would hurt his bones. The two of you did not reveal your identities, right? I don’t want to end up pissed off.”
“In reply to His Royal Highness, the two subordinates are absolutely thorough and have not left any clues.”
Jin Wang nodded. Just as he was about to raise his hand to signal them to go down, he heard the news that the Emperor had called all the princes to his tent.