noffsinger Chapter 616 Faking Death
Chapter 616 Faking Death
Du Mingxian pointed at Princess Tharpo and said, "She said you can investigate this matter. Even if you don't find anything out, it's a good thing to have a princess here. We can talk to Tharpo."
"Alright, but you go back to Ping County first. I'll have someone come back with you and then escort her here."
Creating someone out of thin air is too risky.
"Okay, I was in a hurry when I came, but I'll leave slowly."
"Okay, you can leave tomorrow. I'll make the arrangements for you."
"Okay, it's up to you."
The two talked for a long time in the space before falling asleep.
The next morning, Du Mingxian had breakfast with Ling Silang and Wen Yibin before leaving.
Before leaving, Ling Silang arranged a separate courtyard. Du Mingxian took Hu Zi's mother out of the space and left without saying goodbye. Ling Silang would arrange for someone to take care of her.
Ling Silang and his group will go and capture those key figures. They should be able to rescue Hu Zi. Hopefully, the mother and son can see each other one last time.
Ling Silang ordered two of the Crown Prince's bodyguards to accompany Du Mingxian back.
Xiang Yang and Xia Yu were driving the carriage, with the guards following behind on horseback.
The group walked slowly, with Du Mingxian carrying An'an, sometimes sleeping, sometimes sitting. They found an inn to rest well that night and returned to Ping County with ease.
Everything was peaceful in Ping County, and Du Mingxian returned home with her child in her arms.
The other servants in the courtyard were overjoyed to see their mistress return. Just two nights ago, she had left without warning, and none of them knew where she had gone or dared to make any rash moves.
Everyone is very happy to see that the lady has returned unharmed. The mansion always feels empty without a mistress.
Du Mingxian felt their enthusiasm, but she was very tired from the journey, so she waved her hand and told them to go about their business, and went inside to rest.
After another good night's sleep, I felt much better.
When Madam Dong came in to serve, Du Mingxian thought of An'an when she saw her. Although she was taking care of An'an now, she would still need to find a maid or servant to take care of her personally in the future.
After returning to Ping County, there was no news for six days. Du Mingxian felt that they had not succeeded. On the eighth day, news came.
The operation was a great success; most of the people from the previous regime were captured, with only a few remaining.
There's another big fish in the mix: the crown prince chosen by the previous dynasty, who is Tian Rong's younger brother.
When she lived in that village, she thought that Tian Rong's younger brother was fictional, but now it seems that he is not.
Tian Rong's younger brother is a real person.
There was also good news: Tiger was found, and even Zhao Di was found. However, this time, the losses among our own people were also quite heavy.
The news has both good and bad aspects. Relatively speaking, it's good that so many people were caught at once.
Du Mingxian waited patiently. On the fifteenth day, Ling Silang returned, and things here were finally over. All that remained were matters in the capital and the cleanup here.
Some corrupt officials in the area need to be thoroughly cleaned up. This is something that a mere county magistrate like Bu Ling Si Lang can decide, but of course, it requires the imperial envoy Wen Yibin.
Ling Silang returned before Wen Yibin, who still had many things to deal with. Ling Silang returned first because he was preparing to fake his death.
Upon hearing this, Du Mingxian hesitated, "It's fine if we fake our deaths, but what about the servants in the courtyard?"
“You don’t need to worry about that. I’ve already told my fourth uncle that we’ll fake our deaths first, and he’ll arrange for these people to leave the city with us.”
Du Mingxian felt relieved. "Okay, then that's settled. The child... will be taken care of by Madam Dong for now."
She still believed in this widow.
"Why isn't it Xia Yu and the others?"
“Xiangyang himself is still a child. Since Xia Yu and the others are to be returned to the Crown Prince, it is naturally inappropriate for us to continue using them.”
Actually, Chunfeng and Xiayu were quite useful. She was a little reluctant to part with them, but no matter how reluctant she was, she had to return them. They were the Crown Prince's people, and they couldn't be used casually.
"No need to return it. I sent an urgent letter to the Crown Prince before, saying that the child they took away was not our child, but that old man's great-grandson. The Crown Prince probably guessed that things here were about to end. He wrote in his letter that since the child was given to us, he is ours."
Du Mingxian was stunned. "So many? The former and current crown princes gave them to quite a few people."
Ling Silang was amused by her greedy look. "That's definitely not going to work. We can only take Xia Yu and Chunfeng. The others are all people around the Crown Prince, so we definitely can't give them to us."
"I thought we were all going to get them, but it turns out we didn't." Du Mingxian muttered to herself, then laughed. "Oh well, getting four people for free, especially those with extremely high martial arts skills, is a huge bargain for us."
"Yes, so there's no need to overthink it."
"Alright, since they're not leaving, I'll make the arrangements."
"Okay, I'll take care of things in Ping County in the next couple of days, then we can fake our deaths."
"it is good."
It's simple for someone to fake their death; they just need to take a fake death drug. But the real trouble is for the people left outside to put on an act.
Du Mingxian didn't interfere; Ling Silang arranged everything. If she worried too much, he would definitely be dissatisfied, so it was better not to interfere.
Five days later, Du Mingxian was preparing things, putting everything together. She planned to fake her death and have Chunfeng take these things with her, discarding the rest if possible.
She couldn't store things that were out in the open into her spatial storage, so giving them to someone destined to receive them was the same thing.
When Ling Silang returned that day, his face was full of smiles. "The fake death thing can be done. Uncle Si has also taken care of things and will come here the day after tomorrow. Once Uncle Si arrives, we can leave here."
"I have a question. If we fake our deaths, we're so young. How can we die naturally, whether by medication or other means? That would be murder."
Ling Silang waved his hand, "It's not a big deal. Let Chunfeng and Xiayu handle this. Just announce to the public that they poisoned their master."
Du Mingxian curled her lips. That's really ruthless; they directly poisoned their master.
"Then they will be arrested, and we can leave together. After they are arrested, things in prison can be handled. It's quite simple. Uncle Si will come to oversee things, so we don't need to worry."
"Okay, then remember to tell Fourth Uncle that when you cry, you have to cry more seriously. After all, I am still his eldest niece. You can't fake it."