Chapter 822 No One

Li Shou: “Exactly.”

Meng Renping also heard the question: "In addition to the people in the manor, the seven people in Baisha, and the seven people in Shimo, do you think there is a fourth party? And this fourth party is the key to suppressing the seven fire forces?"

Li Shou: “Exactly.”

"Then why did His Highness think of Yaoyao?" Meng Renping wondered if Li Shou had heard anything related to Meng Shisan in Baisha's report.

"Your eldest sister was involved in the collapse of the lantern mountain, and she has long been in the eyes of the Second Prince, becoming a thorn in his side. From this, it can be inferred that Miss Meng is always paying attention to the Second Prince's movements, which is not surprising." Ji Kuan also had his own opinion, although he did not know whether it was completely correct, so after answering Meng Renping, he turned to Li Shou and asked, "Is this your inference, Your Highness?"

"I didn't infer this from that. I just felt that I should ask Chi Nan based on my understanding of Yaoyao's behavior." Li Shou then asked Meng Renping, "Did Yaoyao go out last night? Did she tell you anything?"

"Did Yaoyao go out last night... I have to go back to the mansion and ask the gatekeeper to know." Meng Renping had many official duties in the Zhanshi Mansion. From time to time, he had to go to the East Palace or Wenhua Palace to wait for Li Shou's instructions. He was really busy and often felt too tired to move after going home. Yesterday was one of them. As for what Yaoyao mentioned, he shook his head, "No, Yaoyao never mentioned anything to me."

According to the eldest cousin's past behavior, if she had something to say to him, she would either take the initiative to find him in the Jianping Courtyard in the front yard when he returned home from work last night, or she would find him this morning while he was having breakfast before he went out on his work.

However, neither last night nor this morning did the eldest cousin look for him.

Li Shou looked at him with a look that seemed to say that he, as the eldest brother, was really useless.

Just as he opened his mouth to defend himself, he saw Ji Kuan's eyes looking at him, as if he was saying that he, as his confidant, was not being considerate enough.

Finally, he swallowed his words.

Normally, Meng Renping would not leave the palace to return home at noon, but because of Li Shou's problem and at Li Shou's instruction, he did not even have lunch in the East Palace and ran out of the palace.

If what Your Highness guessed is true, then the fire in Bixu Manor last night must have been caused by your eldest cousin!

As long as he thought of such a possibility, and this possibility was very high, Meng Renping could not help but urge the driver on the carriage again and again: "Hurry up!"

Gao Yuan was so frightened that his neck shrank.

The driver also responded loudly, waving his whip, scolding the horses, and driving faster.

After lunch, Meng Shisan took a walk as usual to help digest the food.

When she heard that Meng Renping had returned home, she exclaimed. Then, when she heard the servant come to report that Meng Renping was looking for her, she said softly, "Oh."

She thought that she probably knew why her eldest cousin came home at this time.

Meng Renping first learned from the doorman that Meng Shisan did not leave the mansion last night. Later, he learned from the people in Taichen Courtyard where Meng Shisan went after dinner, and then rushed to Guanyong Pavilion.

When he reached the stone path leading to Guanyong Pavilion, he saw Meng Shisan sitting in the pavilion. After seeing him, he raised his hand and waved at him again and again.

Seeing this scene, his wildly beating heart suddenly slowed down.

He walked forward slowly.

Meng Renping walked into Guanyong Pavilion, and Meng Shisan stood up and saluted, "Big Brother." Meng Renping approached Meng Shisan and said, "Tell me the truth, have you guessed why Big Brother came to see you now?"

Meng Shisan smiled and said, "If big brother really wants to know, Yaoyao will tell the truth."

"Did you go out last night?" Meng Renping sat down on the stone bench next to the stone table in the pavilion.

Meng Shisan then sat back on the stone bench where she had been sitting before and nodded, "Yes."

For some reason, when Meng Renping heard this affirmative answer, he actually felt relieved, as if a stone had finally fallen from his chest.

After he heaving a sigh of relief, he frowned and said, "The concierge didn't know that you went out through the back door. How did you go out? What were you going to do? Explain everything to me clearly."

Meng Shisan originally had no intention of hiding the truth from Meng Renping. After all, Meng Renping was the only person in this mansion who knew a lot more about her than Old Madam Meng. When Meng Renping asked her this, she immediately told the whole story from beginning to end like pouring beans.

On the way back to the palace, Meng Renping thought again and again, and told Gao Yuan: "Get off the car now, go back to the mansion, and tell Gao Jin that from today on, no matter whether the eldest lady is in the mansion or in Taichen Courtyard, he must always keep track of the eldest lady's movements..."

After thinking about it, he felt that Gao Jin was no match for his cousin, so he said, "Try to keep track of the eldest lady's movements. If the eldest lady leaves the house, you must follow her and bring more people with you. In short, if the eldest lady goes out and Gao Jin can find out about her, you must follow her and make sure to follow her well."

Gao Yuan agreed repeatedly, noticing the two words in his master's last sentence: "Follow? Master, you mean that Gao Jin doesn't need to take action?"

"When it is necessary to take action, of course we have to take action." Meng Renping changed the subject and said, "However, with Yaoyao's skills and the cooperation of those around him, it is basically not Gao Jin's turn to take action."

Gao Yuan understood everything, then asked the driver to stop the car, and he got off and rushed back to Meng's house.

When Gao Jin heard Gao Yuan convey Meng Renping's order, he was stunned for a while, his face as bitter as a gourd: "Young Miss is such a person, how can I know her whereabouts? Unless Young Miss is willing to let me know."

Gao Yuan frowned: "Your morale is not good, how can you doubt your ability so much?"

Gao Jin chuckled and said, "I just know my own abilities too well. After all this time, I know too well the strength of the young lady. That's why we have such low morale."

Gao Yuan entered the palace and returned to Meng Renping to report, reporting exactly what Gao Jin had said.

Meng Renping smiled and said, "It's not like I worked for Yaoyao in vain. I know myself well."

Gao Yuan did not say anything, but just thought silently in his heart that the image of the eldest lady seemed to be getting taller and taller.

After Gao Yuan left Wenhua Hall, Meng Renping turned around and told Li Shou, who was sitting on the first seat, what Gao Yuan had reported.

Ji Kuan was also in the palace: "Do you want to send someone with more ability to stay with your eldest sister?"

"With Yaoyao's intelligence and the strength of Fengzheng, Chang'an and Ma Ji, no one under my command can defeat her." Meng Renping shook his head and rejected Ji Kuan's proposal. He had thought about this proposal but did not implement it because he did not have such powerful people under his command.

"That's right." Ji Kuan agreed.

Having said that, the two of them realized this and couldn't help but look at Li Shou who was sitting upstairs at the same time.


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