The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Chapter 1003: Hostage Tang Chujun to Split the Heavenly Family

Guo Jindong agreed with Lin Wensong's caution, but he was still quite proud of his own intelligence network. "Last night, Princess Haiyan suddenly fell ill after returning home from the palace. People in her mansion rushed around the city looking for doctors overnight, and it made quite a fuss."

Lin Wensong lowered his eyes and stroked the teacup, saying in a low voice, "The noise that is deliberately made is often done for outsiders to see."

"Is this a fake?" Guo Jindong raised his eyebrows. "They were short of manpower in their mansion, so it was Lord Qiu's sister who came out to help. They first went to find Court Envoy Shen but failed, so later Madam Shen went to ask Madam Anguo in person." He counted on his fingers and said, "Even Doctor Kang and his wife were alarmed and had to toss and turn all night. Why would they go through so much trouble to put on a show?"

Seeing Guo Jindong's voice getting louder, Lin Wensong raised his hand to signal, "Brother Guo, you misunderstood. It's not that I doubt your information is inaccurate. It's just that this girl is very cunning. It's always better to be more careful."

"Brother Wensong is absolutely right." Qin Hongchang saw the two men arguing with each other, so he tried to smooth things over, interjected at the right time, and pushed the teapot between the two men. "We are all thinking about the overall situation, but this time, Mr. Guo San has made the greatest contribution."

As soon as he said this, Guo Jindong could not hide the smugness on his face.

The "Third Young Master Guo" he mentioned is none other than his third son, Guo Youzheng, who is known as the "Little Sword God of Northern Jiangsu".

This time it was the young master who led the team personally. He not only successfully abducted Tang Chujun, but also made Longjiang suffer a great loss at his hands.

"My son was just lucky." Guo Jindong waved his hand modestly, "To be honest, it was Madam Lin who had the best idea. She is really as capable as any man."

Everyone present nodded in praise.

Lin Wensong's wife, Mrs. Yu, was no ordinary woman in the harem. She was born in the Guangnan Yu family and was carefully trained as a counselor since she was young.

Her exquisite skills in music, chess, calligraphy and painting are just a deceptive appearance. What she really learned is the art of diplomacy and the method of destroying people's hearts.

The vicious plot of "holding Tang Chujun hostage to split the Tian family" was set up by her own hands. It was also her idea to activate the self-destruct mechanism of the Six Gods Temple to kill Tang Chujun.

This plan not only completely severed the last blood ties between the emperor and his son, but also used the death of Tang Chujun to sow everlasting resentment in Princess Haiyan's heart.

Killing three birds with one stone: not only did it destroy the royal family's affection, it also severed the loyalty between the emperor and his subjects, and it left no room for maneuver between the emperor and Princess Haiyan.

The candlelight in the room flickered, casting the expressions of the people into obscurity.

Shi Anxia came back from the collapsed Six Gods Temple late at night with a sick look on his face, and went into the Heguo Mansion, staying in Xia Shiyuan.

The only person who served was Dong Xi.

She didn't want to talk.

Everyone has to move away from it.

Wei Cailing warned the maids, "Don't go to Xia Shi Yuan to disturb the princess. She is in a bad mood..." Her eyes turned red as she spoke.

As soon as Shi Yunqi returned to the mansion, he went straight into the main courtyard, closed the door, and refused to let anyone in to serve him. Even his wife stood at the door several times, sighing and wandering, looking sad.

The servants were all guessing whether something big had happened with the Duke's Mansion. But the master didn't say anything, and no one knew the truth. They only knew that the princess had returned to Xia Shiyuan and had never come out again.

In the next few days, every meal was delivered to the gate of Xia Shiyuan by Mrs. Gui and her people, and then Dong Xi received it with a sad face and brought it in.

The cook occasionally asked, "Is the meal to the princess's liking?"

Dong Xi replied, "I don't know. The princess didn't eat much, and I ate it all." He then urged, "Make more dishes, I will coax the princess to eat more."

The cook should do her best to prepare various kinds of food and send them over every day.

Dong Xi answered the letter, but he was listless and said that the princess had no appetite. Thus, the rumor that the princess had no appetite spread.

The four great families were all speculating and inquiring about Tang Chujun's death. But the Ministry of Rites continued to prepare for the marriage of the retired emperor, with no intention of stopping.

"They want to cover up the news of Tang Chujun's death."

"How can you keep it secret? Won't it be exposed when you get married?"

"I'm afraid they are planning to use someone else's trick."

But as long as the Duke's Mansion does not announce the news of Tang Chujun's death, the four great families will not add fuel to the fire.

At the same time, something happened in the four great families' own homes.

Yu, the mistress of the Guangnan Lin family, Lin Wensong's legal wife, and the woman known for her strategy, disappeared inexplicably.

As for when it disappeared, no one could tell for sure.

Some said it was the day before the collapse of the Six Gods Temple, some said it was on the same day, and some said it was the next day. In any case, the whereabouts of the mistress remains a mystery. We only know that she went to the Baoguo Temple to burn incense.

The Lin family sent people to Baoguo Temple to look for them. The monks of Baoguo Temple said that they had never seen anyone from Guangnan Lin family come.

Lin Wensong didn't take it seriously at first, but after three days of not finding anyone, he became a little impatient.

"Go find him! Go find him! Go find him quickly!" Lin Wensong was a little panicked, but didn't dare to say anything.

If a woman is missing, even if she is found, it will damage her reputation. The Lin family knows this very well, so they strictly keep the news secret while secretly sending people to search everywhere.

Little did they know that the Gui family in Yunxi, the Guo family in Subei, and the Qin family in Huaidong were also looking for people.

The fourth young lady of the Yunxi Gui family is also missing.

This fourth Miss Gui was born with bright eyes and white teeth, and a peerless appearance. What was even more rare was that she had been brought up according to the standards of a court lady since she was young, and was proficient in all arts, such as music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, literature, etiquette and music, and her every move showed the demeanor of a century-old family.

The Gui family had invested countless efforts in her, and originally wanted to send her to Beijing to seek a bright future. But now she has disappeared out of thin air, how can the Gui family not be anxious?

Moreover, the Gui family had to guard against the Qin family's legitimate daughter taking the lead. In fact, they thought too much, the Qin family's legitimate daughter was also missing, and the Qin family was looking for her anxiously.

The third son of the Guo family, Guo Youzheng, who was known as the "Little Sword God of Northern Jiangsu", also disappeared inexplicably.

However, the Guo family was not in a hurry to find someone. The third son of Guo was missing, and there was a reason for him to be missing. Who could let him suffer a loss?

In the summer courtyard, the years are peaceful and quiet.

The peach blossoms in the backyard were in full bloom, and a few crimson petals fell when the wind blew. The golden sunlight leaked through the gaps between the flowers and wandered across Shi Anxia's white sleeves.

She was still ill and had chills from time to time. Mrs. Anguo told her that she needed to get more sunlight.

So she leaned against the rattan chair, letting the sunshine fall on her body, making her feel warm.

Shi Anxia gathered the apricot-red cloud-patterned cloak on her shoulders and looked at the woman next to her.

The woman was thin and was busy selecting food on the white jade table.

Snow pear and Fritillaria soup, cherry yogurt, Poria cocos honey cake...each one is carefully considered according to the patient's taboos.

The woman picked a little of each dish and put it in the bowl, then raised her head and asked, "Xia'er, you really don't want to eat it?"

Shi Anxia smiled gently and said, "I won't eat it, you eat it."

"Then I'll eat it." The woman buried her head in her work.

She was thin, so her eyes looked particularly large. When she looked up, her eyes were filled with memories, "I used to dream of coming to your 'Summer Courtyard' to sit for a while."

She lowered her head, a little frustrated, "But I know you don't like me."

"I'll give 'Xia Shiyuan' to you from now on." Shi Anxia responded gently, "You can stay here as long as you want."