He had his eldest brother to hold him back, and his mother also had concubines who were eyeing her. If it weren't for the Shen family, the situation for his mother and him would have been even more difficult.
"The most important thing now is the position of the prince. Lord Shen is your uncle and will definitely help you. What's more, you also have the support of many officials in the court, so we don't need to worry too much."
Staff Jiao Ling saw a trace of sadness on the second prince's face and thought that the second prince was worried about his position as heir apparent, so he quickly comforted him.
"I hope I can get my wish."
Being born into the royal family, you have to fight even if you don't want to. If you don't fight, you will either be imprisoned in the clan's mansion or be buried in the imperial mausoleum.
Even if he wants to be an idle prince and goes to the fiefdom early, will the new emperor feel relieved? No! I am afraid that the new emperor will have trouble sleeping and eating.
He had no choice at all. Besides, as his legitimate son, how could he back down?
In the end, he either died in the hands of his brothers or sat on the dragon throne. This was his fate.
Gu Chengyu and Yin Kun finished talking about the current situation in the DPRK and made an appointment to go to the teacher's house together tomorrow before saying goodbye and leaving.
As soon as he returned to the mansion, Gu Chengyu changed out of his regular clothes at home, and Ming Yan came over to report.
"Sir! We have found the person behind the scenes." Ming Yan reported in such a hurry because the person behind the scenes is not trivial.
"Oh? Who is it?" Gu Chengyu had just fastened the collar button, and when he heard Ming Yan's reply, he quickly turned around and asked.
"That person is Prince Jing!" Ming Yan was also shocked when he first found out. He looked at Gu Chengyu's expression, hoping to see the same shocked look on his master.
It's a pity that he was destined to be disappointed. Gu Chengyu was speechless. He turned around and walked to the desk with an expressionless face and sat down.
"Has it been confirmed? Don't get the wrong person." Gu Chengyu thought for a moment and then asked.
"The man who contacted us had his face covered, so we followed him into a courtyard. When he came out, Ding Liu followed him back to Prince Jing's Mansion. Then Ding Liu led a few people and waited outside Prince Jing's Mansion. No one was seen.
Unusual people come and go.”
"The man's face was covered. How did you know that the person who appeared later was the original one? Did you check the number of people who came in and out of Prince Jing's Mansion? Did you send someone to check those who didn't return to the Mansion?"
Ming Yan nodded affirmatively, "Don't worry, we all remember your instructions. Ding Liu and the others recognized the masked man when he left the other courtyard. His body shape, movements and steps were the same as the original one. Prince Jing's Mansion is now
I have had three stewards, two maids, four boys and two women."
"Girl, the young man and the mother-in-law are both out shopping. Xiaoliu and the others have confirmed that there is no problem. We have also checked the three stewards. Two of them are stewards of the outer courtyard of Prince Jing's Mansion. After finishing their errands, they returned to the mansion. The last one is
The steward of Prince Jing's Mansion in a Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing. He went to Prince Jing's Mansion to deliver vegetables, but he never went out after returning to Zhuangzi."
Ming Yan knew that his master was always rigorous in doing things, and he had told him to be careful before. Fortunately, he asked Ding Liu and the others to be more careful this time.
Gu Chengyu was satisfied with how carefully Ming Yan investigated.
He nodded, "You did a good job this time. Tell Ding Liu that I won't treat them badly."
This way, everything is done in detail. Ming Yan and the others have done a good job in training them, and these people can be reused in the future.
"Ding generation was previously trained by adults, so you can feel more at ease when they do things."
There was some joy on Ming Yan's face. They all worked together in the past, so the relationship between him and Ding Liu was naturally different from what they would become later.
Being praised by their master, Ding Liu and the others will definitely become more serious and careful in their work and have more energy.
"For the later ones, you let people of the D-generation generation take care of them. Especially the batch of half-year-old boys you bought later, pick some smart and sensible ones and focus on training them."
Gu Chengyu lamented that the manpower was still too small. He managed to buy a batch of half-sized ones the year before last, but they were not usable yet and needed to be trained for several years.
"Yes! Sir!"
Gu Chengyu was already thinking in his mind whether Prince Jing was responsible for this incident, but he felt that this was more likely.
Although it was possible that the man in black was a spy planted in Prince Jing's palace and then blamed Prince Jing, Gu Chengyu felt that this possibility was very small.
First of all, how could that person know that he would send someone to follow the man in black?
Secondly, since you are a spy, you should only pass on information. If you ask a spy to do such a thing, it will be suspected of being exposed.
If Prince Jing discovers it, wouldn't it be worth the loss? He believes that he is not important enough yet.
Which one is more important, him or Prince Jing, is there any need to consider?
Gu Chengyu eliminated these problems one by one to support his judgment.
"Have you found Xiaoyao in that other courtyard?" He suddenly remembered Xiaoyao, what did the man in black mean when he entered that other courtyard?
Are you going to check on Xiaoyao, or are you trying to hide yourself from others?
"Sir, no."
"Did anyone send someone to check that other courtyard? This person must have a purpose for entering the other courtyard. There is a high possibility that Xiaoyao is hiding there."
Otherwise, why would you go to another courtyard first before going back to report to the master? It couldn't be because you found someone following you, right?
A person who works for his master will only start a fight if he is found to be following him. It is impossible to make the decision without authorization and frame Prince Jing.
"Ding Liu went in personally to check and found no children in captivity. He also had people stay there for a day. There was nothing unusual in the other courtyard. Only servants came in and out."
Gu Chengyu stood up and walked around the study room for a few steps, "Have you carefully eliminated the people among them? Are there any children as old as Xiaoyao?"
Ming Yan was stunned when he heard this. He didn't listen to Ding Liu's report about this matter. Maybe Ding Liu was negligent.
"Sir! I asked Ding Liu to go there to investigate again as soon as possible." Ming Yan also became anxious. This was also his negligence.
Gu Chengyu sighed, "Those servants must be carefully screened. As long as they are of similar age, we can find a way to bring them in first. Xiaoyao may be hidden among them, I hope it's not too late."
Gu Chengyu was a little worried, fearing that Prince Jing would notice something.
Ding Liu and the others have been monitoring outside Prince Jing's Mansion these past few days, and may have attracted the attention of Prince Jing's Mansion.
Although Ding Liu and the others are good at martial arts, Prince Jing's palace is not without masters.
Ming Yan accepted the order and hurriedly went to the house where Ding Liu was. He had been praised by his master just now, so he had done another wrong errand.
"Ding Liu! Don't rest any longer. I have something to ask you."
Ming Yan entered Ding Liu's house without even knocking on the door. Ding Liu had been working really hard these past few days. Now that someone was watching outside Prince Jing's mansion, he was brought back to rest.
He took off his clothes and was about to go to bed, but was startled by Ming Yan who broke in.
"Let me ask you, did you see any children as big as Xiaoyao when you went into the other courtyard that day? The servants are included."
Ding Liu was stunned by Ming Yan's question, but he suddenly recalled something.
When he entered another courtyard, he happened to encounter a wife spanking a child.
The woman was still yelling that she would not let the children go out to play, otherwise she would spank them.