Miss Fortune: Is the regent ready for today?

Chapter 419 Lots of doubts
After sending Emperor Chongwen back to Sulong Palace, Mei Chengting did not leave.

The silhouettes of the spider plants hanging outside the hall brushed against his dead wood-colored clothes. He stood in the corridor with his hands behind his back, hiding himself from the light and disappearing into the darkness.

The guard of Antaisi, who had been waiting for a long time, came forward to report, his voice was very small: "Envoy, after the nineteen-story golden pagoda was dismantled, seven teams of convoys were sent out by Baiqi Villa to distribute it. According to the spies, the young Holy Lord Yu has almost assisted all the cities in the south and north of the Yangtze River that were damaged by the flood. The four rivers alone received 30,000 taels of gold. The mouth of the Cuizhou River into the sea has been properly repaired, and the plum rain has been controlled.

He also cut down a camphor tree forest in Minzhou, saying that he was worried about the officials in Daliang who were building the dike, and asked the mayor of Zhushou City, Liu Meiren, to bring the young and middle-aged men of the Yu family to the Sijiang area to rebuild the 24-mile long dike according to the blueprint.

Although the girl from the Yin family whom you asked us to investigate has never shown up, our people in Baizhou have sent back news that they saw her heading towards the outskirts of Wanli Mountain two days ago. She was accompanied by the Regent of Nanxia. They both inquired about the eldest princess's affairs. We have not yet found out what they specifically intend to do.

In addition, a group of Northern Liao people crossed over from the East China Sea recently. They looked like they were from the military, and the leader was the chess champion He Dan. "

"Did Yin Luo go to Baizhou?" Mei Chengting's eyes were filled with ambiguity. "She has no personal relationship with the princess." He paused on this topic for a moment, and then immediately asked, "Have you ever met those Northern Liao soldiers?"

The guard of the Antai Division bowed and saluted. "We haven't met them yet, but their route is clear. They should be heading to Jiangnan via the East China Sea. Most of the troops in the Division are now stationed in Shangjing. I dare not mobilize them without authorization. So I only told the secret agents following the Northern Liao soldiers to send a message back immediately if there is anything wrong. We will make plans after you give the order."

"Okay!" Mei Chengting patted the guard on the shoulder and signaled him to step back.

In his impression, Yin Luo and Princess Ming Jin had nothing to do with each other and it was impossible for them to be connected together in this life.

What's more, Ming Jin has been dead for many years.

What did Yin Luo want to do at this critical juncture by going to the outskirts of Wanli Mountain in Baizhou to inquire about the whereabouts of the eldest princess?
Mei Chengting rubbed the red jade ring on his thumb with his index finger and squinted unconsciously.

Could it be that the matter could no longer be concealed?
Late at night, at Changlin Cliff, in the small courtyard with red lotus.

When Yu Ruyi, dressed in coarse linen, pushed the door and walked into the main hall, Yin Luo almost thought he was hallucinating.

In my memory, the young man always wore silver and jade clothes, and the patterns of the clusters of rings and pendants often shone brightly under the lights. The night could not cover up the noble aura emanating from the light. But now, this beige coarse cloth wrapped in a shirt and hanging on his body looks sloppy, simple and out of place.

"Sister, why haven't you slept yet?" Yu Ruyi ignored Yin Luo's frown. He looked calm and sat down at the tea table naturally. He tilted his head and smiled, "I just came down the mountain and saw that your room was lit. I came to ask for a cup of tea. Sister, do you mind?"

"How's your work going?" Yin Luo sat down opposite him, took the teacup from him and took a sip.

Yu Ruyi stretched her back and said, "Almost all the gold bricks have been shipped out. There is still a lot of money left from the beauty, stored in the back mountain. I will send someone to Haicheng to buy some medicinal materials in a few days to see if we can find someone who specializes in treating measles."

"Well done." Yin Luo praised him sincerely, "I'm going to Beijing tomorrow. Will you stay or come with me?"

Yu Ruyi didn't give a clear answer to her question, "You just came back from Baizhou, why don't you take a day off? You can go the day after tomorrow?" Yin Luo shook his head, looking worried, "Do you know anything about the eldest princess Ming Jin of Daliang's generation?"

Yu Ruyi frowned, not knowing what was going on. "Ming Jin? She is much older than us. I only heard that there were rumors in the palace that she was not the daughter of Emperor Chongwen, so she was ostracized. Then she found an excuse to leave the palace and went to the Ming royal family's villa in Baizhou. I don't know much else." He rolled his eyes, "She seems to have grown up with Ming Zhidu."

Just as Yin Luo was about to respond, he saw the young man slamming the table and standing up, "No way? Yin Luo, you can even think of this trick?"

"What trick?" Yin Luo was confused. She looked at the young man speechlessly as he raised his thumb and shook it at her twice.

Yu Ruyi was extremely excited. "Are you going to Baizhou to go to the royal villa in the suburbs of Wanli Mountain, kidnap the eldest princess Mingjin, and then take her to the bandit camp of Mingzhidu in the East China Sea, and use this as a threat to force Mingzhidu to withdraw?" He did not give Yin Luo any time or opportunity to refute. "You are so smart, sister, why didn't I think of this method? But I saw that you were worried, and I could guess that the plan failed without saying anything... Why did it fail? Did you fail to find the eldest princess, or did you fail to kidnap her?"

Yin Luo's face was filled with black lines. She drank a sip of tea and tried to suppress the urge to scold Yu Ruyi, but unfortunately she couldn't do it anymore. "Get lost!"

"Yin Luo, why are you scolding me again?" Yu Ruyi blinked innocently, "What? Did I guess wrong?"

"You call this a guess? This is simply nonsense." Yin Luo said solemnly, "I'm not kidding you. Chi Linjing and I went to the villa on the outskirts of Wanli Mountain in Baizhou. We found the body of Princess Mingjin on the top of the mountain."

"What? The body of the eldest princess Ming Jin? Did you see it right?" Yu Ruyi didn't believe it at all. "How could she be dead? There are only two princesses in Daliang's generation, one is her and the other is Ming Fang. She is the eldest daughter of Ming He and has a noble status. How could she die inexplicably in the pavilion on the hillside of her own villa? Sister, you have never seen her, could you have made a mistake?"

"The villa in the suburbs of Wanli Mountain looks like it has been vacant for a long time. It is overgrown with weeds and in tatters. There is no living person in the villa. The eldest princess' body is in a crystal coffin, and the cause of death is unknown." Yin Luo looked at him, "What's strange is that she was holding a piece of cloth in a dead wood color in her hand, which is very similar to the color that Mei Chengting often wore! Moreover, the main gate of the villa was sealed by someone using true qi."

"The trick of sealing the door with true qi?" Yu Ruyi finally took it seriously. "What else did you see?"

"In the room where the eldest princess' body was kept, there was a drawer full of letters, all written to her by Ming Zhidu."

"No way? A drawer full of letters?" Yu Ruyi almost dropped her jaw in shock, "Prince Yuanjin still has this much patience?"

Yin Luo nodded, "I think this is too bizarre. Do you remember? Last year during the Spring Festival, someone sent a gift to Emperor Chongwen in the name of the princess. According to Chi Linjing, the person who killed the princess and tried to conceal her death must be an official who had access to the Palace of Rites in the capital. Plus, the princess was holding the withered wood-colored cloth in her hand, so it's hard not to suspect Mei Chengting."

"Sister, I think there is something else that sounds strange." Yu Ruyi filled her cup of tea and thought with her chin on her hand, "Since someone sealed her body in a crystal coffin, why did they leave her in the villa on the outskirts of Wanli Mountain?"

Yin Luo obviously didn't expect Yu Ruyi to ask this question. "Yes," she suddenly realized for a moment, and then looked confused. "Since Ming Zhidu has gone to great lengths to find a crystal coffin to seal her body, why didn't he just take her back to the East China Sea?"

"The crystal coffin was Ming Zhidu's doing?" Yu Ruyi was very puzzled. "Doesn't this mean that Ming Zhidu knew about this but didn't make it public?" A bold guess emerged in his mind. "With King Yuanjin's personality, why didn't he avenge Ming Jin?"

"Perhaps Ming Jin is not important enough for him to avenge her?" Yin Luo has a stereotyped view of Ming Zhidu. "Kang Youkui and Meng Zaishi have been by his side for more than ten years. When it comes to the need for them to sacrifice their lives, he did not hesitate."