The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 389: Tell Me, Are You an Impostor Sneaking In to Gather Information?
Jun Ning: "......"
"Brother, are you sure it’s true?" Jun Ning questioned, "Since you felt something was off back then, why didn’t you confront the Eldest Prince?"
"I did go ask him." The Crown Prince said, "But brother chased me out, saying someone like me with no ambition wasn’t worthy of speaking with him?"
"Still, I was only five at the time, just the age for play and fun, how could I have great ambitions in my heart?"
Thinking of this, the Crown Prince felt aggrieved.
Deeply aggrieved.
Jun Ning was amused by the statement of having no ambition, this brother of his really knew how to put someone down.
The Crown Prince rolled his eyes at Jun Ning, "You only started school at seven or eight, and you have the nerve to laugh at me?"
"I really don’t." Jun Ning closed his mouth.
After a pause, Jun Ning asked again, "Then what happened afterward? Did you never approach brother again after he kicked you out?"
"No, I didn’t." The Crown Prince lamented, "After the Empress found out I was kicked out, she talked to me, advising me to stay away from the Eldest Prince to avoid any sudden anger from him that could hurt me."
"I was young then and didn’t think anything was wrong, so I listened to my mother."
"What about now?" Jun Ning asked, "Do you still think there’s no problem now?"
"There is a problem."
"Since there’s a problem, let’s investigate it." Jun Ning said, "I refuse to believe we can’t uncover something if we put our minds to it."
After hearing this, the Crown Prince got up and paced back and forth for a while before making a decision, "Investigate."
...
Jun Ning and the Crown Prince took action immediately, both disguising their identities to infiltrate the Prince Mansion, attempting to find some truths to their speculations.
But after infiltrating the Prince Mansion, they realized just how strict the management of the mansion truly was!
Servants were responsible only for specific areas, not allowed to cross boundaries or freely enter places they weren’t in charge of. Anyone caught would be beaten thirty times and expelled from the mansion.
The Crown Prince and Jun Ning disguised themselves as a pair of gardener father and daughter and mixed into the inner courtyard.
The age difference between them was significant, so posing as father and daughter raised no suspicion.
While managing the flowers and plants in the greenhouse, they took the opportunity to observe any anomalies within the Prince Mansion.
After continuous observation for several days, Jun Ning noticed a pattern.
The Eldest Prince and his Princess Consort, as well as their children, regarded the study as the mansion’s heart, rarely entering it. Before entering, they would report to the Eldest Prince and only enter with his permission.
Moreover, upon entering, the Eldest Prince’s confidants would accompany them.
The Crown Prince, on the other hand, discovered that the Eldest Prince was associating with people not from their nation.
When he shared this with Jun Ning, Jun Ning was stunned, incredulous, "Brother, what did you say? Brother is associating with people not from our country? Did you see it clearly? With which country?"
"I saw it clearly, they are from Bei Xia!" The Crown Prince said, "The people from Bei Xia are more robust than us from Dong Chu, and they prefer to use scimitars." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
The Crown Prince had seen it clearly and was not lying.
Jun Ning pursed his lips and relayed his observations to the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince said, "I also observed this. Ah Ning, do you think that if we slip into the study, we might find some evidence?"
Jun Ning nodded, "Yes, that’s how it is."
"Then next, we just need to find an opportunity to enter brother’s study and search around."
"Okay."
Just as the siblings were discussing this, the steward approached them.
The steward was there to verify their identities.
Anyone working in the Prince Mansion had to go through strict verification to prevent issues.
The steward looked at the Crown Prince and Jun Ning, "New gardener father and daughter? Is that right?"
The Crown Prince smiled and nodded, "Yes."
The steward looked them up and down and said, "You and your daughter look quite decent, with good skin and spirits, not like typical farming families?"
The Crown Prince smiled again and recounted the background they had prepared, "The steward is kind. Our ancestors were merchants, not from farming families."
"Since you’re merchants? Why do you work as gardeners?" The steward was puzzled, "Although merchants have a lower status, it’s still better than the hard work of being a gardener."
"Alas..." The Crown Prince shook his head, "We intended to continue our business, but these past two years our elderly mother fell ill, and business wasn’t good, we’ve lost quite some money, couldn’t keep going, so we started working as gardeners."
The steward nodded with understanding, "So that’s how it is."
The steward seemed to have gathered the basic circumstances, he stepped forward and patted the Crown Prince’s shoulder, saying, "Work hard, as long as the flowers and plants are well cared for, the Prince Mansion will not treat you badly."
"Thank you, steward." The Crown Prince said.
The steward smiled and turned to leave but returned shortly after.
He looked at the Crown Prince with doubt, "Hey, you weren’t lying to me earlier, were you?"
"Hmm?" The Crown Prince looked puzzled, "What do you mean, steward?"
The steward pointed at the Jade Ring on the Crown Prince’s finger, squinted, and said, "This Jade Ring seems like something that belongs to the officials, very valuable. How could a mere merchant, a gardener, wear such a thing?"
The steward stepped forward, his sharp eyes fixating intensely on the Crown Prince, angrily demanding, "Tell me, are you secretly disguising as a gardener, infiltrating the Prince Mansion to gather intelligence?"
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The steward pointed at the Jade Ring on the Crown Prince’s finger, squinted, and said, "This Jade Ring seems like something that belongs to the officials, very valuable. How could a mere merchant, a gardener, wear such a thing?"
The steward stepped forward, his sharp eyes fixating intensely on the Crown Prince, angrily demanding, "Tell me, are you secretly disguising as a gardener, infiltrating the Prince Mansion to gather intelligence?"
The steward pointed at the Jade Ring on the Crown Prince’s finger, squinted, and said, "This Jade Ring seems like something that belongs to the officials, very valuable. How could a mere merchant, a gardener, wear such a thing?"
The steward stepped forward, his sharp eyes fixating intensely on the Crown Prince, angrily demanding, "Tell me, are you secretly disguising as a gardener, infiltrating the Prince Mansion to gather intelligence?"
The steward pointed at the Jade Ring on the Crown Prince’s finger, squinted, and said, "This Jade Ring seems like something that belongs to the officials, very valuable. How could a mere merchant, a gardener, wear such a thing?"
The steward stepped forward, his sharp eyes fixating intensely on the Crown Prince, angrily demanding, "Tell me, are you secretly disguising as a gardener"
