Chapter 1605 - 1607: Who Is This Master You Speak Of?
"Just going there doesn’t necessarily mean anything, right?" Ye Zi’an frowned and thought for a moment, suddenly remembering the weapon shop he visited after returning from the Capital City. Back then, he felt as if someone was watching him.
"Moreover, how can you be sure that the weapon shop is related to the Fancy Red Pavilion?"
Mu Shaoling also asked. Judging merely by the time of establishment, although it’s an eerie coincidence, it can’t explain the problem.
"Caught two people and asked them." Luo Linhao shrugged, "Do you think I’d spread rumors irresponsibly? Moreover, it’s not unusual for someone to occasionally visit this weapon shop, but if he goes there once a month? Such frequent actions, just how much does he love weapons? Is Yueyue buying? Besides, there is more than one weapon shop in the Capital City, he couldn’t find one to his liking? Why must he run all the way to Shandong?"
It’s obvious there’s something fishy, anyone would find this abnormal, wouldn’t they?
"I’m more curious about who this gentleman you mention is!" Mu Shaoling racked his brains going through the princes in the Capital City, everyone seemed like a possibility, yet at the same time, no one really fit.
"You’ll never guess, even if you did, you wouldn’t believe it." Luo Linhao wrote a word on the table with his finger. "How about it, isn’t it surprising?"
Prince Le? Ye Zi’an’s mind flashed back to the encounter at the royal hunting ground, along with his wife’s comment about the familiar silhouette.
"If it’s him, this matter should be left to your cousin-in-law. If you want confirmation or help, she should be able to provide some information."
With that, Ye Zi’an opened the door to call for Yang Chuxia. Meanwhile, he recounted the recent events to Luo Linhao.
"You mean, the poisoning incident in Shandong is orchestrated by the Fancy Red Pavilion’s owner? And since this owner had crossed paths with your cousin-in-law, she could identify him. Thinking further, if Prince Le is indeed the owner of the Fancy Red Pavilion, then the poison is connected to him. As long as we gather evidence to prove the owner is him, he can be discredited." Luo Linhao had already pieced together the crucial parts.
At this moment, Yang Chuxia had arrived.
After Linhao recounted his findings to her, Yang Chuxia said, "It may not be him, but it is surely related to him. Keeping an eye on him is definitely not wrong."
"Back in Mianyang, I fought him once, and again just outside the prefecture not long ago. He even told me a story..." After a pause, Yang Chuxia continued, "At the time, I asked him if he was that prince. In response, he criticized and expressed disdain for Prince Le. He also said he poisoned Brother An because our Ye Family obstructed his plans to create chaos in Shandong. He didn’t want the patients in Shandong to be healed. His purpose was clear, he wanted the Great Zhou to descend into chaos until the entire world was engulfed in great turmoil."
After Yang Chuxia finished speaking, the three men were silent together.
It took a long while for Mu Shaoling to finally say, "If that’s the case, I can’t understand it. Xiaxia, do you know? The story you mentioned is about Prince Le’s mother consort, from many years ago. His mother consort was a princess of diplomacy from a neighboring country. Later, when war broke out between the two countries, his mother consort committed suicide on the front lines. The general who humiliated his mother consort was later promoted, but a few years ago, suddenly his entire family faced misfortune, ending with a fire that burned the General’s Mansion down. That general and his wife were burned alive inside the house."
"There’s another incident related to him. About more than ten years ago, as the two countries resumed relations, his full sister, once the Eldest Princess of Great Zhou, was sent to the neighboring country as a princess of diplomacy. Who would have known, on the night of her marriage, she was humiliated to death by a group of ruffians from the neighboring country."