The carriage was speeding along the official road, and Wen Ranran leaned on Xia Lishuang's shoulder, feeling a little sleepy.
Yesterday, when Xia Lishuang came back from the palace late, Wen Ranran kept waiting and couldn't sleep well herself.
"Ms. sir! Do you really believe in Weng Huai?"
Wen Ranran tried to find something to talk about to drive away the drowsiness.
The corners of Xia Lishuang's mouth raised slightly, "It's not so much that I believe in him, but that he has lost his trust in the prince."
Wen Ranran smiled and stopped talking.
It is true that Weng Huai had his own difficulties, but these difficulties could not eliminate the evidence of his crime.
Therefore, knowing that he must die, he would rather die than support others.
What the prince did was so extraordinary that it gave Feng Cheng an advantage.
Today, Xia Lishuang and Wen Ranran followed the imperial decree and led a team of Golden Feather Guards to conduct an open and covert investigation.
The two of them changed into two sets of ordinary coarse cloth clothes.
Wen Ranran also specially asked for black mud and some disguise methods from Aunt Yunxi to transform the two of them.
At first glance, they looked like nothing more than a young couple from a poor family. No one would associate the two tanned people in front of them with Prince Yu's Mansion.
The place Weng Huai gave is called Baqiuzhuang, which occupies a large area in the south of the city.
"This Baqiu Village is said to be the property of a wealthy family in the city, but coincidentally, the merchant's surname is Ji."
Xia Lishuang looked at the information she had received, her eyes dim and unclear.
The surname Ji is not common in Rongguo.
Wen Ranran blinked, "Is there something wrong?"
"The former Queen Ji He... was my father's first wife. She died of illness sixteen years ago."
Wen Ranran was stunned.
"The surname Ji was originally a popular surname among the nobles of Rongguo. However, since Queen Ji died of illness, members of the Ji family have had troubles one after another and have been demoted... so much so that there are very few people with the surname Ji in the capital today."
Xia Lishuang put down the booklet in her hand.
"Demoted? Demoted to where?" Wen Ranran was even more surprised.
"The southwest area."
The southwest is the fiefdom where the King of Shu lives.
Wen Ranran frowned.
"I suspect...that the Crown Prince has colluded with the King of Shu. I have just received news that General Yu led his troops to defeat the Bin Kingdom. The army that returned to the court was trapped in the southwest by an unknown force."
Xia Lishuang's face didn't look good either.
"Beijing is now empty... This is a good time to take action."
Wen Ranran was slightly stunned.
There is no news about Yu Zheng's army in the court. How did Xia Lishuang know?
He frowned slightly and didn't ask any more questions.
Baqiu Village looks like an ordinary village with beautiful mountains and clear waters.
Wen Ranran has already inquired, and this village occasionally takes in some passers-by.
He must have done this in order not to arouse suspicion.
Looking at the big words in front of her, she knocked on the door with a smile.
What came out was a rather sturdy and somewhat sinister-looking doorman.
Wen Ranran supported Xia Lishuang and said bitterly.
"Brother! We came to the capital to join our relatives...but my husband is not accustomed to the climate today. Can I stay with you for one night?"
What Wen Ranran spoke was not the Mandarin of the capital city, but the dialect of Jiangrao County.
Coupled with the dirty appearance of the two people, there was not much suspicion on the other side.
"Come in!"
Wen Ranran felt happy and hurriedly dragged Xia Lishuang, who looked weak, through the door.
The room allocated to the two of them was not large, but extremely spacious.
There are only two beds, a table and two chairs in the room. It doesn't look like a villa at all, but more like... an inn.
"It seems there is something fishy indeed. This kind of Zhuangzi, similar to other courtyards, is basically a place of enjoyment for the rich and powerful. It is usually decorated as luxuriously as possible!"
"But there is nothing in this village. It is too simple."
Wen Ranran looked at the surrounding environment and said firmly.
Xia Lishuang smiled.
"That big man who brought us in just now, did you notice anything was wrong?"