noffsinger Chapter 164 How did you kidnap Miss Shen?
Chapter 164 How did you kidnap Miss Shen?
Jiang Dichen is a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Whenever he has any doubts in his mind, he will make sure to find out the truth clearly, because he doesn't like the feeling of being spied on by others and prefers that everything is under his own control.
Yan Mo understood his master's temper. After hearing what he said, he said nothing more. He called his companions and followed his master to the Censorate's Mansion.
In the Censorate, although Madam Lan managed to save her life, she was weak and limp all over. She spent every day eating, drinking, defecating and urinating in bed. The house was stinking all day long, which made the maids and nannies who were responsible for serving her dislike her. Even her own daughter, Miss Lan, rarely came back to see her.
Lan Mao's condition is much better than Mrs. Lan. He can now move freely and plans to rest for a few days before going back to work.
However, after this ordeal, he instantly aged more than ten years. His originally black hair turned gray and dry in just over twenty days. His previously confident and determined eyes also became listless, making his entire body full of vicissitudes of life. The once high-spirited Prime Minister Lan was gone forever.
"Sir, the King of Han is here." Xiao Si's words suddenly interrupted Lan Mao's thoughts. He turned around and asked Xiao Si expressionlessly, "What is the King of Han here for?"
Xiao Si lowered his head and said to Lan Mao: "I don't know."
Lan Mao sighed, stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll go meet him."
After Lan Mao finished speaking, he slowly moved his feet to prevent his pants from rubbing against the injured area, causing pain and suffering.
Soon, he arrived at the reception hall and bowed to Jiang Dichen, who had his back to him, and said, "Your humble servant greets His Majesty."
Jiang Dichen turned around, looked Lan Mao up and down, and asked him, "Is Lord Lan's injury healed?"
Lan Mao didn't know what Jiang Dichen meant, so he just bowed his head and said to him truthfully: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I am much better now."
Jiang Dichen snorted at him, sat down in the main seat, looked at Lan Mao expressionlessly and asked, "How did you kidnap Miss Shen?"
After hearing what Jiang Dichen asked, Lan Mao immediately complained to him, "Your Majesty, I am wronged. I didn't know Xi'er's mother was the daughter of Shen Shen, otherwise I would not dare to let her be my concubine even if I had a hundred guts!"
He was really wronged about Shen Ting'er. He didn't know when she entered the mansion. It was just that one day, he suddenly saw a fairy-like maid in his mansion, and he couldn't resist the impulse and forced her to take him.
Of course Jiang Dichen knew that he didn't dare to do so, and he asked this just to scare him.
Then he changed his approach and continued to ask him, "How did Concubine Shen get into the mansion?"
Lan Mao said, "In reply to your Highness, the maids in my mansion were all bought from human traffickers by the steward. The stewards in my mansion have changed several times, so I have no way to find out about Xi'er's mother entering the mansion."
In fact, he also wanted to know when Doctor Shen's daughter came to his house. However, he had checked everything over the past few days, and found that the manager who bought Shen Ting'er into the house had been executed by his wife, so he had no way to investigate.
Jiang Dichen frowned when he heard what Lan Mao said, and told him the question in his heart, "Since you have no way to investigate this matter, how did the old doctor Shen know about Aunt Shen?"
After he finished speaking, he paused and continued, "From the attitude of old Divine Doctor Shen, he not only knows everything about you and Aunt Shen over the years, but also knows everything about this palace. This person is either the person involved or an old man in your Lanmao Palace!"
When Jiang Dichen talked about the person involved, somehow, he felt a little bit of anticipation in his heart. He hoped it was the former, and hoped that the gentle and graceful woman was still alive and well.
Jiang Dichen's words shocked Lan Mao. After he came back to his senses, he looked at Jiang Dichen and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, what you mean is that either Aunt Shen is still alive, or the old man in the government office filed a complaint?"
Jiang Dichen nodded to Lan Mao, "Well, check for me right now, who left your mansion after Wanxi died?"
This is very crucial and is also the purpose of his coming today. He wants to know how Shen Qi knew about Aunt Shen.
After hearing what Jiang Dichen said, Lan Mao did not dare to delay and quickly called the steward and said, "Come here, quickly check for me who has left the mansion from the beginning of the year to now."
"Yes, sir." After the Lan family's housekeeper finished speaking, he hurried to check.
Half an hour later, the housekeeper of the Lan residence came running in with a book in his arms and reported to Lan Mao truthfully: "Your Excellency, from the beginning of the year to now, except for the maid who followed the eldest lady to become a nun, no one else has left the residence."
After saying this, he handed the booklet to Lan Mao and said, "This is a booklet that records everyone's entry and exit of the mansion. Please have a look, sir."
Lan Mao took the booklet and looked through it. Seeing that there was indeed nothing suspicious, he handed the booklet to Jiang Dichen and said, "Your Majesty, this is the entry and exit record of the mansion. Please take a look."
Jiang Dichen took a look and saw that there was no news he was looking for, which made him frown.
Yan Mo, who was standing by, said at the right moment: "Master, could it be that Miss Lan's people went to file a complaint?"
Jiang Dichen shook his head and said, "Probably not."
Although Lan Shurong is only a concubine, Lan Mao is still somewhat useful. Jiang Yixiuan will not let Lan Mao embarrass himself like this, and Lan Shurong will not do that either.
After Yan Mo heard what his master said, he muttered to himself: "That's strange, who is so familiar with both the Lan Mansion and the Wang Mansion? Could it be that Concubine Lan didn't..."
When Yan Mo said this, he quickly shook his head and denied it: "Impossible, Concubine Lan was buried only after she smelled something, she can't be alive."
The speaker may not mean anything, but the listener may take it seriously. Yan Mo's words shocked Jiang Dichen's heart instantly. He quickly threw the book in his hand to Lan Mao, stood up and said to Yan Mo, "Go back home."
After saying this, he left in a hurry.
Jiang Dichen's sudden change made Yan Mo and Lan Mao stunned for a moment, but they both reacted quickly and said to Jiang Dichen, "Yes, Master."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty."
After Jiang Dichen returned to the palace, he hurried towards Qingfeng Garden. When he arrived in front of Qingfeng Garden, he looked at the gate of the courtyard with a complicated expression, raised his hand, opened the long-dusty gate with a "creaky" sound, and stepped in.
Yan Mo asked from behind him, "Master, what are you looking for?"
Jiang Dichen ordered his subordinates, "Call the housekeeper and move all the things left in this yard."
Yan Mo hesitated for a moment, then responded to his master, "Yes, Master."
After a while, Butler Zhao hurried over and saluted Jiang Dichen, saying, "This old servant pays respect to His Majesty."