The Grand Secretary's Pampered Wife Chapter 772.2: A Family of Actors

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Before long, the embroidered-uniform guards returned one after another to report back.

"Found nothing?" The Crown Prince frowned and asked.

The group collectively shook their heads.

The leader of the embroidered-uniform guards spoke up, "There are still two rooms left to search. One is the room where the Little County Princess is playing, and the other is a secret chamber guarded by the Imperial Advisor's Hall's death warriors."

The Crown Prince turned and glanced at Shangguan Yan and the others, quickly noticing the subtle change in their expressions, especially that fake Xiao Liulang, who was practically ready to rush out and stop the embroidered-uniform guards.

The Crown Prince turned to the Emperor and requested, "Imperial father, please allow me to search."

The Emperor nodded at the Crown Prince and then turned to instruct a disciple of the Imperial Advisor's Hall, "Summon your Imperial Advisor. Zhen intends to search that secret chamber."

Gu Jiao's fists clenched tightly, and her arms stiffened involuntarily.

Xiao Heng gently placed his hand on her wrist, offering a calming rea.s.surance.

All of this was keenly observed by the Crown Prince.

When the Imperial Advisor arrived at the Qilin Hall, the room where Little County Princess and Little Jing Kong had been was already searched by the embroidered-uniform guards, and nothing had been found.

The Crown Prince spoke politely, "Lord Imperial Advisor, please allow the people from the Crown Prince Estate to search your secret chamber."

The Imperial Advisor replied, "That secret chamber is guarded by death warriors. No a.s.sa.s.sin could easily break in there."

"But what if something happened that forced them to leave their posts, or if they were deliberately lured away? Can Lord Imperial Advisor guarantee that such a situation absolutely could not occur?" The Crown Prince’s tone carried no suspicion that the Imperial Advisor would intentionally hide someone. After all, the Imperial Advisor had a hand in the Xuanyuan Family's downfall and was no ally of the Crown Princess.

It was only because of the Emperor’s favor that the Crown Princess was allowed to recover in the Imperial Advisor’s Hall.

But would he go so far as to hide someone for her? Impossible.

"This..." The Imperial Advisor glanced at Gu Jiao and then said to the Crown Prince, "Crown Prince, are you distrusting the death warriors of the Imperial Advisor's Hall? I can a.s.sure you that there is no one hiding in the secret chamber."

The Crown Prince smiled lightly, "Lord Imperial Advisor, you are constantly obstructing this search. Could it be that there is something in that secret chamber that you don’t want us to see?"

The Imperial Advisor opened his mouth but didn’t speak.

The Emperor, growing impatient, commanded, "Enough, stop arguing. Imperial Advisor, tell your people to step aside!"

The Imperial Advisor discreetly glanced at Gu Jiao, who had tightly clenched her fists.

But since the Emperor had given the order, even the Imperial Advisor could not defy the imperial will.

He turned to two of his death warriors and said, "Step aside."

The death warriors moved to the side accordingly.

The Imperial Advisor then instructed, "Ye Qing, Yu He, go open the door."

"Yes." The two cupped their hands in acknowledgment.

The Crown Prince frowned and exchanged a glance with the leader of the embroidered-uniform guards standing to the side.

Once the door opened, remember to rush in immediately and kill Gu Changqing.

The leader of the embroidered-uniform guards nodded in understanding. "Your Highness, don’t worry. I won’t need a blade. I’ll use my internal force to shatter his heart meridian."

Ye Qing took the key from the two death warriors and walked over to the door with Yu He.

However, as he moved to unlock the bra.s.s lock, he suddenly noticed a faint, half-dried bloodstain just beneath it.

Someone had been here!

Ye Qing instinctively wanted to ask the two death warriors, Did either of you leave your post earlier?

But the words lingered on his lips before he swallowed them back down.

He said nothing, simply inserting the key into the lock. The sound of it turning was loud, and when he finally removed the bra.s.s lock, he deliberately made it clang against the iron door.

"Is it really this slow to open a door?" The Crown Prince asked indifferently.

Ye Qing retorted, "The door is very heavy. Would His Highness prefer to open it himself?"

The Crown Prince snorted.

Together, Ye Qing and Yu He used their strength to push open the heavy iron door.

Yu He’s skills were not deep, and Ye Qing used only minimal force, so the door opened slowly.

But no matter how slow it was, the door was eventually pushed fully open.

When the empty room was finally revealed in its entirety, Gu Changqing's figure was completely exposed, leaving him with no place to hide.

"It’s you?" Yu He blurted out.

He had never expected that there would actually be someone inside, let alone someone he recognized.

Ye Qing also recognized Gu Changqing’s face, but his temperament was more composed than Yu He’s, and he didn’t express his surprise.

The leader of the embroidered-uniform guards, who was about to rush in and silence the person, was stopped by the Crown Prince’s raised hand.

The Crown Prince was a very clever man. If he remembered correctly, Yu He had never seen Long Aotian before.

But why did Yu He seem to recognize him so easily?

The Crown Prince turned his gaze back to Shangguan Yan and the others, noticing how nervous Shangguan Yan and Xiao Heng were.

Ah, looks like there’s a good show to watch.

Killing Long Aotian was the first choice, but not the best one.

If he could prove that Long Aotian was actually colluding with Shangguan Yan, then the rewards would be far greater!

"This disciple is named Yu He? Do you know that person?" The Crown Prince asked gently, turning to Yu He.

Ye Qing closed his eyes in frustration.

How could he not see that his master was trying to protect Xiao Liulang?

Yu He, that fool, had just undone all of his master’s hard work!

"I..." Yu He also felt the immense pressure from his senior brother’s powerful aura and was too scared to speak.

The Emperor said, "Just speak. Do you know that person?"

Yu He lowered his head.

"Imperial Advisor." The Emperor cast a heavy gaze toward the Imperial Advisor.

The Imperial Advisor replied, "Speak honestly."

With his master’s approval, Yu He finally spoke in a low voice, "He is a friend of the Eldest Imperial Grandson and Young Master Xiao. He has visited the Imperial Advisor's Hall several times."

The Crown Prince then asked, "When did he first come?"

Yu He gave a specific date.

The Crown Prince let out a laugh. "This person came to my estate the very next day, claiming he wanted to join me. The manager of the underground martial arena, Pang Hai, can testify. Third sister, third sister, so he was actually a spy you planted by my side!"

Gu Jiao stepped forward and said firmly, "This matter has nothing to do with the former Crown Princess or the Eldest Imperial Grandson. He and I are both from the State of Zhao. On the way to the imperial palace, after His Majesty ordered me to enter to rescue the former Crown Princess, I was ambushed. By chance, Young Master Gu arrived in time, drew his sword to help, and later we discovered that we were from the same hometown, so we became friends. I’m not aware of his decision to work as an aide in the Crown Prince’s estate. He did indeed visit the Imperial Advisor’s Hall a few times afterward, but those were just exchanges between fellow countrymen."

The Crown Prince thought to himself, I’d be a fool to believe you!

The Crown Prince wanted to say, Xiao Liulang, so this is how you obtained your position as commander! You had Long Aotian secretly help you cheat!

But the Crown Prince ultimately controlled himself, because even if Long Aotian was a spy sent by Shangguan Yan, it was his own idea to have Long Aotian replace the Han Family members in the selection process.

He was the one who had broken the rules.

Never mind, such details were trivial. As long as it could be proven that Long Aotian indeed had connections with Shangguan Yan and the other two, Shangguan Yan would undoubtedly be unable to escape the charge of conspiring to harm the Crown Prince!

The Crown Prince sneered at Gu Jiao, "Don’t try to take everything onto yourself just because you are close to the Eldest Imperial Grandson. Do you know what crime this person just committed? He attempted to a.s.sa.s.sinate the heir to the Great Yan throne, a capital crime! His mastermind behind the scenes will also face severe punishment!"

Gu Changqing looked at the Crown Prince with a serious expression, "I did not attempt to a.s.sa.s.sinate you."

The Crown Prince said, "Stop pretending. Do you dare let someone examine your injuries?"

Gu Changqing took a step back, "I’m not injured."

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