After Jin Wei came out of the room, he looked back with complicated eyes, and immediately without stopping, he strode out of the palace, gathered his troops, and prepared to go straight to Yuhui Mountain.
The Second Prince's Mansion.
Chu Chengyao stood up in surprise: "The general's office went to search Yuhui Mountain? Father also sent the Golden Guard to lead the city defense army?"
Zhong Yi: "That's right. We searched near Yuhui Mountain yesterday. Seeing that the General's Mansion was searching for the person who stabbed Lin Jinyan, our people didn't think much about it. Unexpectedly, Yuhui Mountain was surrounded today, and Meng Dong and the others were also surrounded. In the mountains."
Chu Chengyao took a deep breath and felt his temples beating hard:
"What does Meng Dong do? He keeps making mistakes again and again! Everyone is surrounded at the foot of the mountain. Why doesn't he run away and wait to be caught? Before he is completely surrounded, send a message quickly and let them try their best to escape. In the past few days I was always on guard against the palace, how could you be so careless about such a big thing!"
Zhong Yi: "Your Highness, please calm down. After receiving the news, I sent someone to deliver the message, and also sent someone to follow the city guard to inquire about the situation."
Chu Chengyao: "Why did the people from the General's Mansion search Yuhui Mountain?"
Zhong Yi: "I heard that we found traces of the perpetrator and entered Yuhui Mountain."
Chu Chengyao felt vaguely that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of the connection. He put down the mess of thoughts in his mind and ordered:
"You personally go to Yuhui Mountain and keep an eye on him. If Meng Dong can escape, send him to Binzhou to settle down. If he is caught...then don't let him suffer any more."
Zhong Yi: "Don't worry, Your Highness, we will definitely not let Meng Dong live into the hands of others."
When the four members of the Gu family returned to the General's Mansion, it was already dark. They took off their armor, changed their clothes, washed their faces, and went straight to the guest room.
Gu Qingyun: "How is Yan'er?"
Bai Yiran shook his head: "Still not awake. Princess Yanling and several members of the Lin family came over at noon and stayed for half a day, then left in the evening. Has the culprit been caught?"
Gu Qingyun: "A group of bandits, apart from the ones we killed, we captured dozens of people and ran away with a few."
Bai Yiran: "Bandits? Why did they kill Yan'er?"
Gu Ruizhou: "Mom, the people who were caught have been questioned separately, and they all said that they were not the ones who did it. This matter has yet to be investigated. It's hard to say whether it was the bandits."
When Bai Yiran heard this, he looked at the sleeping Lin Jinyan and couldn't help but sigh, and ordered Qiu Rong to set the meal and let a few people finish eating first.
Gu Hongzhang sat by the bed and gently touched Lin Jinyan's forehead before getting up under the persuasion of several people.
After dinner, a few people sat in the hall, drinking tea in silence. The gloomy atmosphere made people feel depressed.
Gu Yichen: "Grandpa, if the bandits can't find anything through interrogation, then maybe the culprits are not bandits in the first place. They just knew about the existence of that group of bandits and deliberately injured Yan'er and fled to Yuhui Mountain."
Gu Hongzhang: "The bandits really have no reason to kill Yan'er... Imprison the leading men separately. No matter what the punishment is, just leave two alive. As long as the truth can be found out. No matter who did it, they must be investigated. Make it clear and seek justice for Yan'er."
Several people nodded in agreement, and Gu Ruizhou thought for a while before speaking:
"Grandpa, dad, when we just came down from the mountain, General Jin Wei told me privately that the Gu family led troops out of the camp privately. Although your majesty did not pursue the case, it would be more appropriate to go to the palace and plead guilty."
Gu Qingyun: "That makes sense. Although your Majesty has been very tolerant of the Gu family recently because of the eldest princess's affairs, the emperor's heart is unpredictable after all. I will go to the palace tomorrow."
Gu Hongzhang: "Jin Wei is loyal to His Majesty, so it is not easy for him to raise the issue in private like this. It seems that he already knew that the Mobei spy caught last time was advanced by Zhou'er."
