allonlinenovel Chapter 164 Her best choice is only Prince Jing
Chapter 164 Her best choice is only Prince Jing
Prince Ning, Song Yunming, has been in Jinling City for several days now. Although his subordinates are certain that they have personally witnessed Prince Jing, Song Jinglan, appearing in the city, he has exhausted all the resources of the government to search for him, but has yet to find even the slightest trace of Song Jinglan.
Could it be that the intelligence was wrong?
Song Yunming was somewhat agitated, but he had no other clues besides this one, so he could only continue searching in Jinling for the time being.
To avoid alerting the enemy, Song Yunming did not make a big show of booking the entire inn as he had last time. This time, he kept a low profile and quietly checked into Tongfu Inn. He only went downstairs to the front hall of the inn when it was late at night and there were few people around.
"Waiter, bring me a pot of pear blossom white wine."
"Alright! Please wait a moment, sir!"
The waiter worked quickly and soon brought over the wine pot and cups. Feeling annoyed, Song Yunming poured himself a full cup of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
As he drowned his sorrows in alcohol, he overheard the intermittent conversation coming from the next table.
"Brother Li, have you heard? The Jiang family, the richest family in Jiangnan, was brutally murdered a few days ago!"
The man addressed as Brother Li immediately lowered his voice, his words tinged with a sigh, "Oh dear, this has caused quite a stir. Who in Jinling City doesn't know about it? I heard it was because of a fire in the kitchen that the Jiang family's house was engulfed in flames, and not even a single servant escaped!"
The other man, however, vehemently denied his statement, saying, "You're oversimplifying things! If it were truly a fire, how could they leave no one alive? It's clear someone deliberately tried to wipe out their entire family!"
Upon hearing about the Jiang family's affairs, Song Yunming paused slightly in his wine cup, his expression hardening. He immediately listened intently to their conversation without making a sound.
"Didn't our Princess Huajin get married a few days ago?"
The man lowered his voice, "You'll be shocked when I tell you, this prince consort is none other than Miss Jiang Yuyue's husband—Xie Yunqi, the eldest son of the Xie family!"
Brother Li looked astonished. "Such a thing is true? Xie Yunqi is truly heartless and ungrateful. He already has a beautiful daughter of the Jiang family, yet he still turns around and tries to climb up to the princess!"
"That's not all!"
Another man sneered, "Miss Jiang is his lawfully wedded wife, but with the position of imperial consort right in front of him, how can he tolerate anyone hindering his bright future? In my opinion, the Jiang family's massacre was probably his doing!"
Brother Li sighed repeatedly, “I never expected there to be such a hidden story behind this… I only heard that Miss Jiang had been in love with Xie Yunqi for many years. Although the Jiang family is very wealthy, their social status is too low, and they were not a good match for the Xie family. Now it seems that Xie Yunqi married Miss Jiang for the Jiang family’s wealth?”
"Isn't it?"
Another person spoke with a hint of disdain, "It is said that even after Xie Yunqi divorced her, Miss Jiang insisted on bringing the Xie family to the Jiang residence to settle them. I never expected her to be so infatuated with Xie Yunqi! What's even more absurd is that Miss Jiang's parents readily agreed to such an unreasonable request without any objection. They really dote on her like a precious treasure."
Brother Li sighed again, "The Jiang family was wealthy and powerful, but they were completely controlled by Xie Yunqi. In the end, the whole family was wiped out. Didn't they all die at the hands of the Xie family?"
Both men lamented the unpredictability of life and clinked their glasses together, while Song Yunming at the next table looked gloomy.
Who would have thought that Jiang Yuyue would be so devoted to Xie Yunqi?
Song Yunming picked up his wine glass again, his fingertips slowly tracing the rim.
As he pondered, Song Yunming narrowed his eyes. If these rumors were true, then could it be that his repeated attempts to find the treasure were unsuccessful because Xie Yunqi had already obtained it?
Considering that Xie Yunqi had visited the Jiang family several times under pressure from Song Jinwan and had a lot of contact with Jiang Yuyue, if he knew about the existence of that treasure, it wouldn't be impossible for him to persuade Jiang Yuyue to give it away!
With this conjecture, Song Yunming became even more certain that since his men had searched the Jiang family's house thoroughly on the day of their massacre but couldn't find them, they must have already been taken away by someone else!
Upon thinking of this, Song Yunming's face turned somewhat ferocious, his brows and eyes becoming sinister. He never expected that Xie Yunqi, who usually bowed and scraped before him, would actually try to snatch his treasure!
The servant beside him noticed the unusual change in his expression.
The servant reported all of this to Jiang Yuyue without missing a single word, which surprised Jiang Yuyue.
"Is Prince Ning truly filled with anger?"
"Absolutely true, this servant saw it clearly!"
The servant's answer was resolute, and Jiang Yuyue was somewhat delighted by this new discovery. If that was the case, then she had a slight clue.
Prince Ning had visited the Xie family in person before, but he didn't react at all to the fact that Xie Yunqi already had a family. Therefore, Jiang Yuyue could conclude that Prince Ning's angry expression was definitely not because the two of them were talking about Xie Yunqi climbing up to his sister!
If it weren't for this... it's probably because Prince Ning thought of how Jiang Yuyue was so obedient to Xie Yunqi, and how he had searched everywhere for treasures without success!
After the initial joy, Jiang Yuyue's expression became somewhat complicated. Although this was an incredible new discovery, it could only be inferred that Prince Ning, Song Yunming, also knew about the existence of that treasure, and it could not be directly proven that he was the mastermind behind the massacre of the Jiang family.
This made Jiang Yuyue's brows furrow involuntarily again. After all, how easy is it to secretly verify something without making a sound?
Even though Prince Ning was innocent, Jiang Yuyue never had any intention of cooperating with Song Yunming.
Therefore, it seems that her best option right now is still Prince Jing.
Through the curtain, the servant could not see Jiang Yuyue's expression. Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, he tentatively asked again.
"Miss, should we continue to test Prince Ning?"
"No need."
Jiang Yuyue shook her head. Time was of the essence, and she couldn't waste any more time on this kind of thing. Since she had already decided to join forces with Prince Jing, she would go all the way down this path.
“However, we still need to keep a close eye on his every move,” Jiang Yuyue paused, “and not miss anything.”
"Yes!"
The servant respectfully responded and then immediately withdrew.
Seeing the servant leave, Jiang Yuyue rubbed her slightly throbbing temples, feeling somewhat tired. She wondered if Prince Jing was still in Wanfu Temple. Even if she wanted to hand over the treasure, she wasn't sure where he was.
Just then, a commotion arose outside, and the sleeping baby suddenly began to cry. Jiang Yuyue was about to get out of bed when Jasmine strode in from outside.