sbdcsierra Chapter 554 Why not just go and see for yourself?
Chapter 554 Why not just go and see for yourself?
Moon River Kingdom, the Longevity Gu.
Lu Yangyang never expected to receive such news from Hua Rui.
She said that if the prince came to the southwest to find Little Fairy Doctor, he should have found out long ago that Little Fairy Doctor had left the southwest long ago. It turns out that his real intention was not to find out.
Lu Yangyang wanted to ask more about Yuechuan Kingdom when she heard footsteps outside the door.
She got up and opened the door. Second Master Sheng looked at her nervously: "Yangyang?"
Lu Yangyang turned to look at Hua Rui and said to the guard, "Keep an eye on her for now."
Then he walked out of the room with Master Sheng.
After walking a few steps, Lu Yangyang remembered something and turned back to Hua Rui inside, saying, "If you die, I will definitely implicate Huayue Tower and I will not let your sister go."
Hua Rui bit her lip and nodded gently.
Lu Yangyang led Master Sheng to another empty room.
Master Sheng asked anxiously, "Yangyang, what happened? Why did you bring Miss Huarui here? Is it really related to her? How is Jiaojiao now? Is she...?"
When he said the last sentence, Master Sheng's voice trembled.
The story is long, but Lu Yangyang summarized the key points: "It was Hua Rui who tricked someone into kidnapping Jiao Jiao, and the person who instructed her was the Crown Prince."
"What? How could this be?" Second Master Sheng was shocked and completely bewildered. "This, how could this be..."
“Although it’s just a guess, I suspect it might be related to Sheng Yunzhu. I’ve already gone to Tiancheng Trading Company to inquire about Sheng Yunzhu’s whereabouts. I suspect she might have secretly left the capital,” Lu Yangyang said.
"Sheng Yunzhu!" Second Master Sheng was even more shocked.
Lu Yangyang didn't hide anything from him: "When I was in Jiangnan, I met... my second brother. He told me that he sent Sheng Yunzhu to the Duke of Zheng's mansion, so I didn't originally think about her. However, the Crown Prince and Jiaojiao are complete strangers. Even if it's because of Yan Yue, the current situation in the Southwest is not something that Yan Yue or Jiaojiao can influence. With the Crown Prince's cunning, it's unlikely that he would take such a step. Then I learned some old stories from Hua Rui. The medicinal ingredient in the Qinglian case in the capital was given to the Crown Prince by Hua Rui. With many clues connected, I suspect that Sheng Yunzhu made a deal with the Crown Prince and kidnapped Jiaojiao."
“Sheng Yunzhu cannot easily leave the capital, but with the help of the Crown Prince, it is not difficult. She is malicious, so you and your second aunt must be careful. The reason I asked you to meet here is because there is a high probability that the Crown Prince has spies in the mansion. The Crown Prince does not want to make this matter a big deal, so he should have secretly sent someone to keep an eye on you.”
Upon hearing this, how could Master Sheng not understand?
He was so angry that he gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and couldn't help but punch the pillar next to him. "How could Sheng Qishen raise such a beast!"
The thought that it might be Sheng Yunzhu who kidnapped Jiaojiao made the Second Master Sheng so angry that he didn't even want to call her "elder brother" anymore.
Then she became anxious and tense: "If Jiaojiao falls into her hands, how can she survive? What should we do? What should we do? Where have they taken her? Jiaojiao, she..."
“Hua Rui was only responsible for sending Jiao Jiao away; she doesn’t know where she was sent. However, I got some other information from Hua Rui that might be related to Yan Yue’s disappearance. To find Jiao Jiao now, we must first find the Crown Prince and Sheng Yunzhu.” Lu Yangyang thought for a moment and said, “Second Uncle, we must prepare for both possibilities. I will take Hua Rui to find people, while you stay in Huazhou City and make sure to stabilize the city and prevent the Crown Prince from taking advantage of any loopholes. I don’t understand official matters, so I will have to trouble you to help me.”
Second Master Sheng immediately realized: "You suspect that if His Highness can't take control of the military power in the Southwest, he'll go around to Huazhou City?"
Lu Yangyang replied honestly, "I hadn't thought that much about it. It's just that His Highness has done a lot of things in secret. I'm worried that he might try to stir up a rebellion in the southwest, which would inevitably bring disaster to Huazhou City. So, no matter what, Second Uncle must take precautions and not give His Highness any opportunity to take advantage of the situation."
After a moment of contemplation, Master Sheng said, "I understand. Rest assured, I will never give His Highness the opportunity to disrupt Huazhou City."
"There's no time to lose. I'll set off first thing tomorrow morning. In Huazhou City, I'll need Second Uncle's help to cover it up and make sure no one finds out that Hua Rui has left," Lu Yangyang said.
Seeing her travel-worn appearance, Second Master Sheng felt a pang of pity, but with Jiao Jiao's fate unknown, he was also unable to eat or sleep. So he stepped back, solemnly cupped his hands, and bowed, saying, "Yangyang, your second uncle is entrusting her to you."
Lu Yangyang also solemnly promised: "I will definitely bring Jiaojiao back."
Master Sheng looked up, and their eyes met; they both understood each other's meaning.
"I'd like to trouble you, Second Uncle, to have someone bring my two friends over later." Lu Yangyang originally planned to stay in Huazhou City for two days before setting off for Jinzhou, but given the current situation, if she delayed any longer, the fate of both Yan Yue and Jiao Jiao would be unknown, and she really had no intention of doing so.
However, this trip is dangerous, and it's not appropriate to bring Mingxiu along. She also needs Mingxiu to go to Jinzhou.
"Second Uncle, those two young ladies, the younger one is named Mingxiu. She is my disciple and also my younger sister. I'm keeping her here so I can entrust her with some tasks. Please take good care of her, Second Uncle," Lu Yangyang said.
Master Sheng nodded: "Don't worry."
Lu Yangyang saw Second Master Sheng off and returned to the room where Hua Rui was. Hua Rui's eyes were empty, filled with despair.
Lu Yangyang asked her, "Do you know how to get to Yuechuan Kingdom?"
Hua Rui shook her head: "I've already told you everything I can and can't say. Not to mention me, in our entire village, probably only the High Priest and the Holy Maiden have been to Yuechuan Kingdom. The Holy Maiden went to Yuechuan Kingdom and never came back, so the only one who knows the way should be the High Priest, but... the High Priest would never tell anyone the way to Yuechuan Kingdom."
"Do you think the Crown Prince and your sister would find out?" Lu Yangyang asked.
“Impossible…” Hua Rui retorted subconsciously, but her voice gradually weakened as she stared blankly at Lu Yangyang.
"Don't you know that you can just go and see for yourself?" Lu Yangyang looked at her: "Don't you want to know what your dear sister, whom you regard as your life, has been through all these years, and whether she is still the person in your heart? You care about the girls at Huayuelou, which means that you still have warmth in your heart and can't bear to involve the innocent, but would your sister care? Don't you want to know at all whether she lied to you?"
"No, no..." Hua Rui's voice trembled slightly, but she didn't know how to refute it. These days, she had been struggling every day. She didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of her.
She originally thought there was only one Sheng Yunjiao, but when the person in front of her told her about the Qinglian case, she felt a chill run down her spine.
She had been waiting for her sister for over a decade.