Ning’er suddenly seemed to understand something, and immediately dashed out.
Hua Duo’er and An Xue Tang looked at each other, both seeming to have understood what was going on.
In a little while, Yun Si and Ning’er brought a man in.
After entering, he fiercely kicked his knee, causing him to kneel down. He pressed a sword against his neck and said in a chilling voice, “Tell me, who sent you?”
The person captured was also a member of the Cloud Family Army, ranked fifty-eighth. Cloud Four usually called him Fifty-Eight. He had served beside Cloud Four for many years, and Cloud Four could be said to have watched him grow up. His trust in him far exceeded that of others. He truly never thought that today’s events would involve his hand in them.
Wǔbā pursed his lips, at this moment his expression was still a dazed look, those eyes looked quite innocent, “Sìgē, I don’t know what you mean by that?”
“I don’t know what you want me to admit, Fourth Brother. Aren’t we looking for the person who is throwing notes?”
Ning’er had no time to waste words with him, she immediately attacked, stabbing her dagger fiercely into his shoulder.
“You…”
Before Five-Eight could say anything, Ning’er knelt down in front of him, her sharp eyes fixed on him. “Who is your mastermind? Mo Yunchen?”
Wǔbā suddenly spat, “Níng’er, don’t think just because you’re a favorite of the Princess Consort you can slander people without considering right from wrong.”
“Are you still human?”
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“I choked and my face turned red with anger, “You…ah!”
Yun Si suddenly struck, driving the dagger in Five Eight’s shoulder a few inches deeper. Caught off guard, Five Eight cried out in pain.
An Xuetang’s expression was indifferent. At this point, she had probably guessed what was going on. She looked at Yun Si now, “Don’t worry about him for now, immediately send an order down, before today’s matter is resolved, no one is allowed to leave the palace.”
Yun Si arched his hands and replied, “Yes,” then hurriedly turned and left.
An Xuetang glanced at the flower, then touched the snake on her wrist.
Huāduǒ er gōu le gōu chún, děng zhōushǒu de qīngshé xiāoshī hòu, tā tóu shàng kàn xià ?nxuetáng, “Shé xìng hán, ?tǎng nǐ huái yǒu shēn pǐn, yǐhòu bùyào ràng shé cáo nǐ tài jìn, duì shēntǐ bù hǎo.”
An Xuetang nodded slightly, “Fine, today is an exception.”
Since she became pregnant, Ning’er and the others wouldn’t allow her to keep the snake nearby anymore.
After finishing, An Xuetang turned to Ning’er, “Tell Shou’er to bring Shuangshuang over, and also the cook, and tie him up.”
Ning’er bowed, “Yes.”
……
After Ning’er left, Wu Ba frowned and spoke weakly, “Your Highness, I truly didn’t do anything.”
An Xuetang’s indifferent eyes stared at her, the corner of her mouth curling into a mocking smirk, “Is that so?”
“Does the Princess not trust her subordinate?”
Huāduōr shī xiào yī shēng, “Nǐ zhí de xìn?” Let me know if you’d like any more translations!
Wu Ba still wanted to explain something, but Yun Si had already returned.
Yun Si took a deep look at Wu Ba, then bowed to An Xue Tang and said, “Your Highness, everything is in place.”
An Xue Tang nodded slightly, “Well, Yun Si, tell me what you had Wu Ba do before. He’s still claiming he knows nothing about it.”
Yun Si clenched her fists and turned to Wu Ba, her eyes filled with disappointment. “Wu Ba, why didn’t you inform the Princess? At the gate of the manor, I ordered you to deliver the news that Miss Duo’er was coming to the manor to Jingtang Garden. Why didn’t you follow my orders?”
“Fourth Brother, that person had already appeared at the time, and you wanted to capture him so badly. Naturally, I stayed to help.”
“Still making excuses!”
Yun Siqi’s body trembled slightly. He truly didn’t know why Wu Ba would betray the Prince’s residence.
Even now, Wu Ba still refuses to admit it. He gritted his teeth, “Fourth Brother, I…”
“Shut up!”
Yun Si really didn’t want to hear him continue. She glared at him with frustration, “Those two notes were yours.”
He spoke in a definite tone, and Wu Ba’s hands clenched subconsciously wanting to deny it, but Yun Si didn’t give him the chance.
“Yun Si continued, “I told you to go to Jingtang Garden and inform the princess, but you deliberately stopped halfway. You are familiar with all the hidden places in the mansion, so you know where there are people and where there aren’t. You waited for Miss Duo in a deserted place. After throwing down the first note, you immediately went to the nearest hiding spot and then pretended to be looking for someone. Naturally, no one would suspect you, and they would instead focus their attention elsewhere because they couldn’t find her.”
“Seizing the opportunity while everyone was searching for him, you slipped into the shadows and tossed another note. After completing your task, you imitated your previous actions and once again escaped unnoticed, further fueling their suspicion that there was indeed a master martial artist within the mansion.”
“Wu Ba gripped his hands into fists, “Fourth Brother, I’ve always been by your side. How could I possibly know that Miss Duo’er would come? And how could I have known that Shuangshuang would appear there so coincidentally?”
An Xue Tang heard Wu Ba say so, she suddenly let out a light laugh.
Everyone present turned to look at her. Wu Ba’s gaze met An Xuetang’s eyes, which seemed to see through everything. His heart tightened, and he instinctively lowered his head, not daring to meet An Xuetang’s gaze.
An Xuetang shook her head, her voice laced with helplessness. “I thought that after our relentless efforts, there wouldn’t be any traitors left in the house. It seems we overestimated ourselves. I never expected this – but it happened! Not only did a traitor emerge, but three of them! The three of you are indeed capable.”
Three people?
Everyone was shocked. They had thought there would be at most two people, but An Xue Tang spoke with such certainty about three people that everyone believed her.
The biggest question on everyone’s mind is how their princess figured out that there were three traitors.
An Xuetang shook her head slightly. Just then, Shou’er returned with Shuangshuang. Shuangshuang saw Wu Ba kneeling on the ground, wounded, and she was frightened, hiding behind Shou’er.
Shou’er reached out and touched her head, whispering, “Don’t be afraid, we’re all here.”
Shuangshuang pursed her lips and nodded slightly, “Hmm.”
Just as Shou’er and Shuangshuang had gotten behind An Xuetang, Ning’er pushed back the kitchen staff from the main kitchen.
The cook was lowering his head, trembling all over, looking pitifully pitiful.
“An Xue Tang shook her head with a smile, “This concubine truly doesn’t know how everyone in our Beijang Wangfu has such good acting skills.”
After finishing her words, she turned to Wu Ba, “Wu Ba, there’s still one person missing from the three of you. Do you want to personally hand them over? Perhaps… after handing them over, this concubine can let you…”
Wǔbā doesn’t know what she’s expecting in her heart, but now she suddenly looks up at An Xuetang.
An Xuetang naturally didn’t miss the expectation in his eyes. She sneered and continued, “This concubine can let you… die a more pleasant death.”