Chapter 522 Internal Traitor
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Yuwen You swept the people present with a cold gaze, and said coldly, “There’s a traitor in this mansion. Don’t let me catch them, or I will crush their bones and scatter their ashes, leaving them with no place to be buried!”
The Wusun Princess lowered her eyes guiltily, not daring to say another word.
Ruan Qingshang led a team of people in and advised, “Your Highness and the Wangfei should rest for a while. Let me and my people clean up. Perhaps we can still find some useful things.” Linan Wang’s mansion was too poor, it’s not easy being the head of the household. It would be good to find some nuggets of silver or gold from inside.
Yuwen You had been fighting the fire and bandits all night, fearing that the Wusun Princess would be burned to death, worrying whether Jiang Shanshan had been successfully taken away by Uncle Gai, and trying to snatch some valuable and useful things from the fire. In the end, he also had to send people to track down the arsonists. He was truly tired. Hearing Ruan Qingshang’s words, he went to rest in the side courtyard.
The Wusun Princess, feeling guilty, hurriedly caught up to him and said, “Thanks to Your Highness for saving me last night.” At this point, she felt a little sweet and very guilty.
When the fire broke out in the middle of the night, she was fast asleep. Yuwen You was the first to wake her up. Seeing her panic and confused, not knowing where to escape, although he was a little impatient, he immediately wrapped her in a blanket and carried her out of the fire. After putting her in a safe place, he went back to deal with other matters. This showed that he cared about her, not as heartless as she had thought.
Speaking of guilt, it was because she didn’t expect Fu Mingzhu to be so ruthless. Pretending to be indifferent to the news of Jiang Shanshan, she turned around and set fire to her house and dowry. Seeing Yuwen You so distressed, she felt a little sorry for him.
But she didn’t regret it at all. That’s how Wusun women are. When they fall in love, they must bravely pursue it and push away any women in front of them. Since Jiang Shanshan degraded herself, she can’t blame her for being ruthless.
“Don’t talk, I’m annoyed,” Yuwen You’s mood was terrible. The secret room was destroyed, and many of the valuable items brought by the Wusun County Princess as dowry were burned. The study that was destroyed a few days ago hasn’t been repaired yet. Repairing the main courtyard would also cost a lot of money. He had so many things to do, how could he afford to waste money on such things? But he couldn’t not repair it either. Without the main courtyard, would it still be called a mansion? Just to maintain his dignity among the imperial family, he had to grit his teeth and repair it!
The Wusun County Princess, seeing his plight, decided to give him an idea, “Your Highness, are you worried about the money to repair the house? I have an idea.” Maybe if he knew that this malicious act was done by Fu Mingzhu, he wouldn’t care about Fu Mingzhu anymore.
“You speak.” Yuwen You laid back on the bed, clearly tired but unable to sleep. He was about to go crazy. It had only been a few days since he had moved Jiang Shanshan out, and somehow the news had leaked. Several visitors came at night, luckily following the principle of being as cunning as a fox, he temporarily had Jiang Shanshan moved back to the secret room to avoid disaster.
It was the same last night. Several places were doused with oil, and it happened to be a windy day, so once the fire started, it spread crazily and couldn’t be extinguished. Moreover, those thieves were targeting the secret room and even used explosives. If he hadn’t had a sudden inspiration and let Mr. Gai take Jiang Shanshan to another place at the last minute, the consequences would have been unimaginable. There was a traitor among them, but who was it? He had a headache thinking about it.
“Your Highness, didn’t you say this was sabotage? Report it, let someone investigate along the clues, find the culprit, and make them compensate us,” the Wusun County Princess carefully steered him towards Fu Mingzhu, “Before, someone set fire to our study, all because of Jiang Shanshan. Whoever hates Jiang Shanshan the most must be the culprit.”
Yuwen You also suspected it was Yuwen Chu who did it. Only Yuwen Chu would be so insane. Besides, his sixth brother was good at observing celestial phenomena. It would be effortless for him to start a fire on a windy day to harm him. However, he looked at the Wusun County Princess with suspicion, “How do you know it was because of Jiang Shanshan? Was it you? Was it you?”
The Wusun Princess was scared out of her wits, panicking and saying, “It’s not me, it’s not me, I didn’t do anything.”
“You went to Ying Wang’s mansion the day before yesterday, and trouble came at night, then there was arson last night…” Yuwen You saw the Wusun Princess’s flickering gaze, dared not meet his eyes, her expression becoming more and more panicked. He was almost certain that she was the one behind these incidents. Burning with rage, he slapped the Wusun Princess hard, his eyes bloodshot as he said, “What grudge do I have with you? Why do you treat me like this?”
The Wusun Princess was beaten hard, but dared not plead innocence. Clinging tightly to his waist, she cried, “I’m jealous, I’m jealous. I’m afraid you won’t let go of Fu Mingzhu, I’m afraid you’ll fall in love with Jiang Shanshan… I’m alone here, I only have you, only you! I’m willing to give you everything, as long as you love me!”
He hated Fu Mingzhu to death. Where did Jiang Shanshan fit into all of this? He thought he treated the Wusun Princess well, didn’t he? Yet she betrayed him like this, sold him out! He was the unluckiest person in the world! Yuwen You hated so much that his heart bled, grabbing the Wusun Princess’s shoulders and shaking her hard, “Do you have any brains? Will you be better off if I die because of you?”
The Wusun Princess cried so hard she nearly fainted, “I don’t know, I didn’t think so much, I’m just sad, just jealous.”
Yuwen You wanted to crush the Wusun Princess to death, but he barely restrained himself. Pushing her hard onto the bed, he said with hatred, “Apart from Fu Mingzhu, who else did you tell?”
The Wusun Princess’s lips moved a bit, reluctant to mention Teacher Lin, because in her mind, Teacher Lin couldn’t possibly be the arsonist.
“Do you want to say it or not? If you don’t, I’ll kill you!” Yuwen You shouted ferociously, scaring the Wusun Princess into closing her eyes and saying, “There’s also Teacher Lin.”
“Who is Teacher Lin?” Yuwen You felt he had found something very important and quickly calmed down.
“Teacher Lin is my teacher when I was in the Wusun, I learned my Chinese from him…” The Wusun Princess was frightened by the coldness in Yuwen You’s eyes, which was even scarier than his previous madness. She quickly explained Teacher Lin’s identity briefly, explaining, “I just saw that picture and recognized it as painted by Jiang Shanshan, knowing she’s still alive, hidden by you. I was too sad, so I talked to Teacher Lin, he didn’t teach me what to do, just told me not to do anything, maybe it’s a misunderstanding…”
Before she finished speaking, Yuwen You rushed out.
Yuwen You ran forward frantically, shouting for the guards. He said, why did several groups of people come last night? Obviously, one group was from Yuwen Chu, and another was from this Teacher Lin. He didn’t know whose man Teacher Lin was, but he had a bad feeling.
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