dognovel Chapter 378 What if Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi were colluding?
Chapter 378 What if Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi were colluding?
Not long after the news was reported, Shen Yanxi arrived at the Third Prince's Mansion.
Xiao Ling had already sat down in the main seat again, drinking tea leisurely.
"Lord Shen has arrived just in time. This prince was just planning to send someone to take Miss Jiang home."
As soon as Shen Yanxi stepped in, his eyes turned to Jiang Suining. He looked at her carefully, and when he saw that she was safe and sound, the expression on his face eased a little.
"Don't worry, Third Prince. I will personally send my fiancée back."
"Lord Shen, are you still blaming this prince?" Xiao Ling leaned back in his chair, raised his eyes and raised his eyebrows, his expression showing the pride of a winner.
"Your Highness, you are joking. How dare I?" Shen Yanxi said indifferently.
"Sir Shen, although I may have threatened you this time, you are a smart person and you should understand that since you have come to this point, there is no turning back. I value talent, and as long as you can do good things for me in the future, I will not treat you unfairly."
Shen Yanxi's hands have already been dirty, so they can never be washed clean again, and there is no way you can ever draw a clear line between you and him.
Shen Yanxi glanced at Xiao Ling and did not answer. Instead, he walked to Jiang Suining and gently held her hand.
"Your Highness, if there is nothing else, we will take our leave first. The Jiang family is still waiting for Sui Ning to return."
"Yes, Xin An, please see Lord Shen and Miss Jiang off for me."
"Yes, I will obey your orders."
Seeing that Shen Yanxi and Jiang Suining were about to turn around and leave, Xiao Ling spoke again.
"Miss Jiang..."
Jiang Suining stopped and looked at Xiao Ling again, "Does the Third Prince have any other advice?"
"It's not like I'm giving you advice, but I suddenly remembered that Miss Jiang is very good at doing business. If there is anything I need in my mansion in the future, please donate generously."
"Third Prince, don't go too far." Shen Yanxi said in a cold tone.
"Yanxi." Jiang Suining pulled Shen Yanxi's hand and comforted him, then said to Xiao Ling, "Since Your Highness has said so, I will do my best from now on."
"Okay." Xiao Ling looked superior, "Miss Jiang is indeed a person who knows how to handle current affairs."
After sending Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi out of the house, when Bai Xinan returned, Xiao Ling was instructing the servants to serve wine, which showed that he was in a very good mood tonight.
Bai Kun was very perceptive and smiled as he stepped forward and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness. Congratulations, Your Highness. Not only did you solve the problem, but you also recruited Shen Yanxi for your own use, and even got the Jiang family's money bag. You really achieved multiple goals tonight."
Xiao Lingzhi was very proud, "Thank you for your hard work this time. Don't worry, although I can't make you a big promotion for the time being, I can still give you a position as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice."
Bai Kun's eyes lit up, and he immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I will do my best to continue to serve Your Highness in the future."
The wine had been served, and the maid respectfully handed the wine glass to Xiao Ling.
The latter took it leisurely, but just as the glass was brought to his lips, a servant hurried in.
"Your Highness, I just received news that the residence of the Minister of Works was ransacked!"
Xiao Ling's hand holding the wine glass suddenly paused, "What did you say?"
"Your Highness, the residence of the Minister of Works was raided overnight. I heard that it was the Emperor's order and the Imperial Guards personally did it."
With a "clang", the wine glass in Xiao Ling's hand fell to the ground, and he suddenly had a very bad premonition in his heart.
He immediately looked at Bai Xinan, "Go and check what's going on!"
Bai Xinan was also very surprised and quickly accepted the order, "Yes, I will go right away!"
Outside the Third Prince's Mansion, in the carriage at the corner, Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi watched Bai Xinan leave in a hurry.
"It seems that what you said is correct. The emperor really ordered a search and confiscation overnight."
Shen Yanxi said, "Although the emperor has not urged us recently about the palace collapse, he has always been concerned about it. In addition, some people were discussing yesterday whether the palace collapse was a punishment from the gods because they were dissatisfied with the gods. This rumor reached the emperor's ears, making him even more angry. Seeing the evidence, it is naturally difficult for him to wait until the next day."
"Did you arrange those discussions?" Jiang Suining asked.
Shen Yanxi smiled and shook his head. "Those discussions have been going on since the palace collapsed. I just guided them a little bit so that the emperor could know those rumors yesterday."
Jiang Suining also smiled and looked back at the Third Prince's Mansion. After a moment, he said, "I think the Third Prince is no longer in the good mood he was just now."
"This is just a piece of news." Shen Yanxi leaned against the wall of the carriage. "When daybreak comes, the Dali Temple will come looking for us. They are deliberately setting fires, and they are also trying to murder the prisoners. That will be a real problem."
The carriage left and the morning light faded.
The wine jug smashed to the ground, with the sound of crisp porcelain pieces breaking. The wine splashed and landed on the hem of the robe, forming a large wine stain.
Xiao Ling's face was as dark as ink, without any trace of the smile from last night. He asked again holding on to the last glimmer of hope.
"Are you really sure that the evidence was delivered to Father overnight?"
"Your Highness, I have inquired carefully and am very sure. I also heard that the evidence was handed over by Shen Yanxi himself."
"Asshole!" Xiao Ling was furious. "How dare Shen Yanxi play tricks on this prince!"
So, setting fire to Pei Zhaozhi's residence last night was simply a deliberate trick by Shen Yanxi in order to take Jiang Suining away from him?
What a courage!
"Your Highness, the evidence is irrefutable. The Minister of Industry is doomed to fail. What I am worried about now is that since Shen Yanxi had no intention of following your orders from the beginning, will there be any problems with our people killing Chu Yisheng?"
Xiao Ling's expression became stern, and the leader of the secret guards was called immediately, who gave the order directly.
"All those who were responsible for killing Chu Yisheng last night will be killed, leaving no one alive."
“Your Highness…” The leader of the secret guards knelt on the ground, speaking in a complicated tone, “All the people we sent out last night are gone.”
Xiao Ling was stunned. "What do you mean they are all gone? Then who reported the assassination last night?"
"Your Highness, I have already asked around. A total of five secret guards were sent out last night, but only one of them came out to report the news. He said that the others were still covering the rear, and asked the person waiting in secret to report the successful assassination to Your Highness first. But until now, none of the five people have returned."
The bad premonition he had when he heard about the Ministry of Industry's Mansion being raided last night came back to him. The color on Xiao Ling's face faded away bit by bit, and a guess suddenly emerged in his mind...
"Could it be that Shen Yanxi's agreement to cooperate was a trap from the beginning to the end!"
This one sentence instantly made Bai Xinan break out in cold sweat on his back.
If this is the case, then the secret guards sent out may have fallen into the hands of the Dali Temple.
but……
"Your Highness, I see that Shen Yanxi really cares about Jiang Suining, so he probably won't do this. Otherwise, once Jiang Suining knows that she's being used, the engagement might even fall through."
These words made Xiao Ling feel relieved for a short time. Indeed, he also felt that Shen Yanxi really cared about Jiang Suining. Perhaps...
and many more!
Xiao Ling suddenly froze, narrowed his eyes and spoke again.
"What if Shen Yanxi and Jiang Suining were colluding from the beginning?"