Chapter 1792: Chapter 1730: Not What I Expected
Two days later, in the most prosperous city of the Northern Region, Yanzhou City, Wufu checked into the largest inn there, the Yungui Inn, and listened to the Hidden Guard report what they had discovered over the past two days while tailing that Song Cheng.
"Hm?" Wufu lifted a bowl of sweet soup, took a sip, and looked at the Hidden Guard. "Are you sure you got that right, heâs looking for someone?"
No, that wasnât quite what she had imagined.
Ać ć dignified young general of a whole country comes to a neighboring state, even goes so far as to disguise himself and hide his identity, all this mystery just to look for someone?
This is clearly the rhythm of a conspiracy theory!
"Looking for who?"
The Hidden Guard replied, "It should be the Little Princess of Prince Weiâs Manor, Princess Ping Xi."
Wufu nearly choked on the sweet soup she had just swallowed. No wayâPrincess Ping Xi, isnât that Song Jiaoer?
"Youâre sure?"
The Hidden Guard nodded and said, "From what I heard in their conversation, that should be it. It seems that Princess Ping Xi secretly brought a few people to the Northern Region, but then all news of her vanished, so Prince Weiâs Manor sent him out to search for her."
Wufu was surprised. This Song Jiaoer was something else, daring to run to the Northern Region on her own. Had her scars healed and she forgotten the pain? Did she not remember how badly her reputation had been hurt before?
"Thatâs not right. If thatâs the case, shouldnât they have sent Song Wei to look for her? After all, Song Wei is Song Jiaoerâs full brother, while Song Cheng is only the elder brother born of a concubine. Why would they send him? This Song Cheng probably isnât all that close to Song Jiaoer, is he?" Wufu couldnât quite make sense of it.
"It seems to have been Princess Consort Weiâs idea."
Wufu immediately narrowed her eyes and slipped back into conspiracy-theory mode again.
She sacrifices her own son, sending the Concubineâs Son to an enemy country to look for her legitimate daughterâwhat kind of mindset is that? Is it that she doesnât want her own son to take risks, or that she wants to use the opportunity to get rid of him? Or perhaps... both.
Wufu tapped the tabletop lightly and said, "And what about Song Cheng himself? His legitimate mother requested it, and he just came without a second thought? Iâve heard his father thinks quite highly of him. Would he really allow Princess Consort Wei to play little tricks like this?"
"Prince Wei agreed to it as well!" the Hidden Guard said.
Wufu pressed her lips together and shook her head slightly. "No. Since Prince Wei could hide this son so deeply and only let him come to the front in the last couple of years, he must be pinning great hopes on him. Thereâs no way he hasnât guessed what Princess Consort Wei is up to, yet he still let Song Cheng come, and even had him conceal his identity. That canât be just about finding Song Jiaoer!"
Purple Jade said, "Miss, a noble lady from a prestigious family going missing is a big deal. If word gets out, Song Jiaoerâs reputation will go from bad to worse. If theyâre going to look for her, they definitely canât make a big fuss about it!"
"Even so, they still wouldnât send Song Cheng. Iâm afraid thereâs something else going on behind the scenesâlooking for Song Jiaoer is just a cover." Wufu was used to viewing things from the worst angle. Besides, the ambitions of Prince Weiâs Manor were enormous; they had no intention of meekly remaining just a Prince of a Different Surname.
"Miss, what about on Song Chengâs side?"
"Keep watching him. If anything seems off, send a message and report immediately," Wufu ordered on the spot. Then she said to Chi Wu, "Send word to the ânailsâ weâve planted in Prince Weiâs Manor and have them keep an eye on the movements of the manor, especially Prince Wei. If anything unusual happens, they are to send a message at once."
"Yes."
"Still nothing from Ah Jiu?" Wufu asked again.
Chi San said, "The Courier Hawk hasnât returned yet."
Wufu frowned and said, "Figure out a way to contact our people on this side again, send another message, and see where he is now, whether he has contacted them."
The Courier Hawk had already been sent out long ago. There was no way it hadnât gotten through at all. Hopefully nothing had gone wrong, leaving him unable to send a reply.