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Chapter 1335 - 1243: The Whereabouts of Prince Wei

Chapter 1335: Chapter 1243: The Whereabouts of Prince Wei

"Empress."

Ning Zhuoyue and County Magistrate Liu hurried forward to pay their respects.

"Eh, you’re all still here?"

Su Pan’er looked surprised, "I thought you had all left. It seems I was mistaken."

This statement made both of their complexions stiffen.

Ning Zhuoyue quickly clenched his fists in salute, "Without the Empress’s command, how dare we leave on our own? If the Empress is startled, it is our fault."

"This matter has already been addressed by me and needs no further discussion. However, regarding the arrangements for those who perished, Young Master Ning must not be stingy!"

Su Pan’er was generous with others’ resources, naturally not feeling the pinch, and said it casually.

She continued talking as she walked outside.

Ning Zhuoyue, of course, kept saying he wouldn’t dare, following close by Su Pan’er’s side, "Empress, are you planning to leave?"

"This place is close to the Qin Mansion, returning is just the time it takes to drink two cups of tea. You both make yourselves at home."

Su Pan’er headed straight to the carriage to return.

It was now completely dark outside, and the dock was lit with lamps that illuminated both sides of the path.

Since the coachman from before had died and neither Xiren nor Mother Zhou knew how to drive, it was now Su Pan’er who was driving the carriage herself.

Looking at the nighttime scene of deep autumn, all kinds of thoughts flashed through Su Pan’er’s mind.

Once she had returned to the Qin Mansion and just got off the carriage, a faint sound suddenly came from beside her, and Su Pan’er turned around.

Out of the darkness, unnoticed, two people appeared and quietly knelt before Su Pan’er.

"We apologize for our late arrival, Empress!"

At last!

Su Pan’er sighed with relief.

These individuals before her were the secret guards that Qin Yi had assigned to her before she departed. Each of these guards was skillful and loyal only to His Majesty. They moved without shadow, and without a trace, especially in critical times a single one could be as effective as a hundred.

"It’s alright! Right now, I have a task that needs to be done. Follow me inside."

Su Pan’er led the way into the Qin Mansion and then issued her orders.

"How many of you are there right now? I am in need of people. Get everyone moving! Send someone to keep an eye on County Magistrate Liu, and if there is any connection between him and the Ning Family, report it immediately. Also, monitor Ning Sixteen. I want to know everything about him."

"Yes!"

The two secret guards hesitated a bit, "Empress, when you say everything, what specifically does that include?"

"Naturally, it includes everything."

Su Pan’er spoke earnestly, "Including what kind of food he eats, what he says, and how many times he uses the latrine. Report every single detail. Don’t dawdle, go!"

After the two secret guards left, Su Pan’er also breathed a sigh of relief.

She finally had manpower she could use!

Back in her familiar territory, Su Pan’er’s brows relaxed, Mother Zhou also visibly relieved. However, Xiren had a worried look, fretting over the day’s events. On the other hand, Zhang Mei was curiously looking around, her eyes wide with wonder.

"It’s too late tonight, you can stay here for now. Once it’s daylight, go back and pack up, and then come straight over."

Su Pan’er was exhausted and decided to instruct Xiren, "Later tonight, give Zhang Mei fifty taels of silver as a fund for settling in. It should reassure her family as well. You all go down, I want to be alone for a while."

"Yes, Empress."

Attendant obediently led people downstairs.

Su Pan’er could not express her inner feelings, worried about Ke’er’s physical safety, she tossed and turned all night, struggling to sleep.

Fortunately, the secret guard was swift. By early the next morning, they had good news.

"Empress, we have found the temporary resting place of Ning Sixteen. Following the vine to find the melon, we also discovered that last night, Ning Sixteen went out to meet someone."

"Met whom?"

"Our people found that Ning Sixteen went to a small alley near the north gate. At the end of that alley live families that have been there for many years. However, one of our men recognized the person who came out to send Ning Sixteen off, and it was indeed an attendant from Prince Wei’s entourage. We thus speculate that the person residing there is Prince Wei."

Prince Wei!

"Why would it be him?"

Su Pan’er stood up in surprise. She then remembered that day, while sitting in the carriage, she saw two familiar faces flash by at the crossroads near the city gate.

Before she could not recall where she had seen those two familiar faces. Now, hearing this person mention Prince Wei, Su Pan’er also remembered, weren’t those two attendants serving by Prince Wei’s side?

They must be his trusted aides. Otherwise, they would not always be kept by his side.

"But after that subordinate transmitted the message to me, when I rushed over, the house was empty, not a soul in sight."

The secret guard’s face was as calm as an ancient well: "I then went to the county government office to investigate the identity of the house owner. I found out that the owner of the house had passed away three years ago and since then, the house had been left vacant and unattended."

"So, the clue ends here?"

Su Pan’er asked offhandedly.

The secret guard bowed even lower: "We are carefully searching for evidence and expect to have good news soon."

Su Pan’er remained silent, then spoke after a moment: "There’s no need to station people at that house any longer. I believe the other party has already abandoned that place and won’t return. Since you mentioned seeing attendants from Prince Wei, it would be better to start with Prince Wei and carefully investigate his whereabouts."

Speaking of Prince Wei, the face of Prince Wei, which resembled Qin Yi’s by eighty percent, emerged before Su Pan’er’s eyes.

If this matter truly had something to do with Prince Wei...

Su Pan’er clenched her fists.

The scene of Prince Wei visiting her in Luoyan Village was still fresh in her mind, yet now that Prince Wei had clearly come to Changze County, he deliberately avoided seeing her. This explained many things.

"I obey the command."

The secret guard quickly left.

But Su Pan’er’s mood was hard to calm.

Standing in front of the second-floor window, Su Pan’er looked out toward the direction of Shuanghekou dock, where the noise of the crowd continued unabated, people came and went, and several transport boats were moored at the dock, waiting to be loaded and depart.

Where exactly could Ke’er be?

Why did she have such a peculiar feeling about this dock?

She couldn’t understand it.

Su Pan’er was filled with anxiety, but Zhang Mei, who had just left Qin Mansion to return home, was all smiles. Only when she arrived home did she find out that her parents and older brother had been frantically searching for her since she hadn’t come home the night before!

Learning of her return, they were overjoyed and crowded around her, asking about her whereabouts last night.

Zhang Mei proudly announced to everyone: "Father, mother, elder brother, and sister-in-law, Brother Ruan Qi has agreed to let me stay by his side to serve him! Look, this is the fifty taels of silver he gave me as settling-down money. Here, elder brother, please keep it safe!"

The amount of information in her words was overwhelming, stirring up a storm of reactions.

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I’m sure everyone is wondering about the whereabouts of Su Ke, right? In fact, Su Ke is so close to Su Pan’er – there were hints in the previous text, so read carefully.