PFC Chapter 577 The General Was Rescued (52)
Chapter 577 The General Was Rescued (52)
The two men were indeed decisive and action-oriented. In less than two days, the list was firmly "fallen" into Huo Chengle's hands.
"Miss, this matter is very serious. I think we should discuss it with the Second Young Master." Cui'er, Huo Chengle's personal maid, frowned and said worriedly. She didn't think this list was a good thing. On the contrary, her intuition told her that it might not be a good thing.
How could Huo Chengle not know the key point? This was clearly a naked conspiracy.
Regardless of whether this list is true or false, the fact that the other party dared to send it is enough to show that there is definitely more than one such list.
If it were in the past, she might have taken the trouble to trace the origin of the list, determined to remove obstacles for the prince.
However, since experiencing the last incident, some different ideas have emerged in Huo Chengle's mind.
The current emperor does not have any other children, but he does have grandchildren!
More importantly, this grandson was born to her, Huo Chengle.
If the crown prince was really deposed, then it would not seem impossible for his son to ascend the throne directly.
Thinking of this, Huo Chengle subconsciously squeezed the list in his hand tightly. His originally fair and slender fingers turned slightly white due to excessive force.
At this moment, a maid who had been standing silently beside her suddenly broke the silence and said, "Miss, no matter what, the Second Young Master is thoughtful, and it is always a good idea to have one more person to discuss with. Moreover, the Second Young Master has always loved the young master, and he will definitely be on your side."
Yes! As the saying goes, "one force can break all laws." In the face of absolute strength, any cleverness will not be of much use.
Her brother Huo Yuan holds military power, so even if this matter is exposed, it will definitely not end up like the Luo family did back then, with the family destroyed and everyone dead.
After all, excuses like "clearing the court" are still very useful.
After hearing what the maid said, Huo Chengle finally made up his mind. He nodded slightly and said, "You are right. I need to tell my brother about this."
He immediately ordered a sedan chair to be prepared to go to the Huo Mansion.
Huo Yuan was looking at the map of the imperial palace. He had been making preparations in this regard ever since he had talked with his sister.
Now, hearing that his sister was coming, he hurried out to greet her.
After Huo Chengle entered the study, he dismissed his attendants and informed them about the list and his thoughts.
Huo Yuan was startled at first, then he pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Although this thing is useful, it is quite risky. If we want to take action, we must first secretly investigate the power of the person behind the list to prevent any changes."
Huo Chengle nodded in agreement, and then the two discussed some details and decided: Huo Chengle would start with the people around him to find out who "sent" the list, while Huo Yuan would secretly investigate the authenticity of the list.
Huo Yuan also had some secret agents in his hands. After checking just a few families, he knew that the list was real.
Not to mention other people for now, he also has the prince's people in his own mansion, otherwise how could Xue Asi have left the mansion at just the right time that day.
But now is not the time to take action against this person, so Huo Yuan kept it to himself.
Huo Chengle acted quickly, and the matter of the list was soon "traced" back to Crown Princess Tao Nanmo.
"Brother, Tao Nanmo has no children and is not favored by the prince, so why is she so hostile to the prince?" Huo Chengle was afraid that something might have happened, so he made another appointment with Huo Yuan.
Huo Yuan was close to the Luo family back then, so naturally he knew some secrets that outsiders didn't know.
"So it was she who collected the list." Huo Yuan looked as if he had suddenly realized something. "I thought she had entered the Crown Prince's Mansion to cultivate her character, but I didn't expect that she would actually do such a thing. I underestimated her."
"Brother, are you familiar with the Crown Princess?" Huo Chengle looked doubtful, "Could it be that she and you..."
Huo Yuan glared at Huo Chengle unhappily and said, "I only have feelings for Xiao He. Other women have nothing to do with me. I know her because she is the sweetheart of Luo Qitai, the second son of the Luo family."
Huo Chengle was also shocked by the news: "How is it possible? If it is true, why does no one in the capital know about it?"
"You don't think that Chen Jiyao married her as his principal wife because her father was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!" Huo Yuan was really helpless about his sister's insight. "If Tao Nanmo's mother's family was not a wealthy merchant, she would not have been able to compete with you."
Huo Chengle still didn't quite believe it: "But in these years, I haven't seen her support the prince with any money!"
"But the prince never beat her, right?" Huo Yuan pointed out the key point directly. "As far as I know, Tao Nanmo gives the prince some money every year as protection fee for the princess."
After hearing this, Huo Chengle couldn't help but feel a little chilled. It turned out that the prince who loved to beat people when he was emotionally excited also knew what was important and what was not.
No matter how crazy Chen Jiyao was, he knew who he could beat and who he could not beat!
"Don't worry, those days of fear will soon be over." Huo Yuan looked at his sister's dejected expression and comforted her, "I failed to protect you over the years, but we will definitely succeed this time."