nucmednet Chapter 723 Jiang Ruofan was kidnapped by bandits
Chapter 723 Jiang Ruofan was kidnapped by bandits
Seeing that she had no appetite, Zhang Zirou pursed her lips and tried to persuade her.
"Princess, you should eat more, in case we need to deal with those people later."
Shen Jiarou nodded silently, picked up the chicken leg and began to eat it expressionlessly.
The five people who finished eating first took off the last piece of clothing on their bodies, tied it casually around their lower bodies, said goodbye to Shen Jiarou and went to find out the news.
Shen Jiarou silently looked up and watched everyone leave, sighing slightly.
Prince Consort, where are you?
Jiang Ziheng was sent back to the mansion by the guards, and Doctor Li and Doctor Liu rushed to the courtyard to examine him, take his pulse and treat him.
Jiang Shengping was extremely anxious: "Doctor Li, Doctor Liu, how is Heng brother?"
Doctor Li bowed and said, "The Third Young Master is just hungry and his foot is sprained, nothing else is wrong."
Hearing this, Jiang Shengping finally relaxed.
"Is your foot okay?"
After the examination, Doctor Liu said, "You will be fine after three to five days of rest."
When Jiang Shengping heard this, he was completely relieved.
"That's good, that's good, God bless you." Jiang Shengping clasped his hands together. He was really scared to death this time.
Thinking of his eldest son and daughter-in-law who had not returned yet, Jiang Shengping's heart, which had just relaxed, immediately became anxious again.
He walked out of Jiang Ziheng's yard and looked at Bao Zhiqing.
"Zhiqing, how are the princess and her friends? How is the prince consort?"
Bao Zhiqing said regretfully: "There is no new news yet."
A guard was sent back by Shen Jiarou to inform them. Jiang Shengping and Bao Zhiqing learned about it and quickly let the person in.
"My Lord, I'm reporting to the head of the imperial guards. The Princess Regent suspects that the Prince Consort was kidnapped by nearby bandits, and that this was a premeditated kidnapping."
Hearing this, Jiang Shengping almost fainted, but fortunately Bao Zhiqing supported him in time.
"Bandits? Why are we involved with bandits again? But that's not right. If the other party knew our identities, they wouldn't dare to cause trouble just because of the title of Regent Princess."
Bao Zhiqing nodded seriously: "You are right, the master also said that it might be a premeditated kidnapping, but generally in this situation, there should be something they want, but after so long, our mansion has not received any request."
"You're right, this matter is becoming more and more complicated. Maybe we think it's a little simpler. In fact, they want more."
Bao Zhiqing agreed with Jiang Shengping's words very much. Thinking of the suffering prince consort and the master who had worked so hard to find him, he wished he could follow him in person. Unfortunately, there were so many people in the mansion who needed him to protect them, so he could only do the task assigned by his master.
After eating and drinking her fill, Shen Jiarou looked at the quiet surroundings, analyzing in her mind what benefit the other party could get from this matter. If it was to alienate the relationship between her and her tenth brother, it seemed like she would gain something. But what was the operation of kidnapping the prince consort? She could not figure it out.
Nami sat down next to her, "Princess, you are still analyzing this."
"That's right, I always feel that things are not as simple as we imagined." Otherwise, it would be a pity for the other party's plan.
Nami frowned and thought: "You are right, but what benefit does kidnapping the prince consort bring to the other party? Or maybe they want money or power?"
Shen Jiarou lowered her head and sneered: "Maybe I want them all, otherwise it would be a shame to go through so much trouble to plan."
Zhang Zirou came over and nodded after hearing this: "Master, I don't know what the situation is in the mansion."
The guards who went to investigate came back one after another and learned that there was indeed a bandit camp on the nearby mountain. Shen Jiarou's eyes showed murderous intent.
"Have you found the prince consort?"
"Yes, the prince consort's hands and feet were tied up. There were also some children and girls on the mountain. Judging from their clothes and temperament, they should be the sons and daughters of wealthy families."
Shen Jiarou was shocked: "How many people are there in total?"
"Six people, including the prince consort, that makes seven people."
Shen Jiarou fell into deep thought, and Nami frowned.
"There are young men and women from wealthy families. Should we rescue them all?"
Zhang Zirou also frowned. She thought of many possibilities, but she never thought that there were still captured young men and women on the mountain.
Shen Jiarou looked at the guards who were reporting: "Does anyone know anyone?"
The guards shook their heads respectfully.
"But I've heard them speak and can tell where their accents are."
A guard said, "I have heard the two of them talking, and I think they have a Beijing accent."
Shen Jiarou frowned even more deeply: "Beijing? Are these bandits here for money? Who wants so much money, and what do they want to do?"
The guards all shook their heads; they didn't know anything else.
Shen Jiarou closed her eyes deeply and then opened them again.
"Divide the troops into three groups and try to capture the place in one fell swoop. Anyone who captures a bandit will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. If the leader is captured, one hundred taels of silver will be given to each person."
The guards became even more excited when they heard this, as their chance to make a contribution had come.
Since it was not practical for horses to go up the mountain and the noise would be loud and would easily alert the bandits, Shen Jiarou only left two people to look after the horses, and the rest went up the mountain to catch the bandits.
After dealing with the memorials, Ji Chenyu was still worried about Jiang Ziheng and Jiang Ruofan, and didn't even eat much for lunch.
Seeing that he was worried about Jiang Ziheng and his son again, Luo Cheng sighed helplessly.
How could the Prince Consort and Young Master Jiang be so unlucky to have this happen?
The secret guard who was guarding near the Regent Princess's Palace came back from outside the palace.
"Your Majesty, the Third Young Master is back. He was brought back by Shen Feimo."
Ji Chenyu frowned: "Injured?"
The secret guard said: "We need to find out more. The regent princess and her husband have not returned home yet, and the people brought by Uncle Hei have not returned home either. I'm afraid there are many hidden secrets in this incident."
Ji Chenyu stood up, put his hands behind his back and thought.
"We have lived in peace for so many years, who on earth wants to mess with the Regent Princess's Mansion?"
Luo Cheng, who has always been at the center of power, has been constantly thinking and analyzing in the past two days.
"Your Majesty, maybe someone doesn't want you to have such a good relationship with the Regent Princess, so they want to find something to annoy the Regent Princess's Mansion, and by the way, alienate the Ten Princes' Mansion, waiting to reap the benefits."
"What you said is not impossible." The person behind the scenes controlled such a big plan, but it made him feel a little scared. Who in the capital could be so bold as to kidnap a royal relative, or the son-in-law of the regent princess? He didn't believe that there was no background and power behind him.
In the afternoon, Shen Jiarou and others surrounded the entire village. In order to prevent the smell from affecting their schedule, Shen Jiarou even asked Zhang Zirou and Nami to smell her, for fear that it would affect their plan. Fortunately, she went out in light clothes and had only a faint fragrance on her body, so it did not affect them.
Seeing the sharp-faced guards in the village, Shen Jiarou gave a look to her personal guards, and three of them were killed immediately. They then replaced them with their own people to guard the village.