C18 Serpentine Fossa Found

Prefecture Prince's Mansion

To normal people, autumn was the most enjoyable season that was neither hot nor cold. However, for Si Jingyu who was suffering from Cold Toxin, autumn was a headache for him.

In the study room, Si Jingyu was lazily lying in an armchair with a thin blanket covering his body. His entire face was filled with fatigue.

Si Bei walked in softly and quietly stood at the side, waiting for him to wake up. However, the man who seemed to be sleeping soundly suddenly opened his eyes. "Is something the matter?"

Si Bei knew that his master was always awake, so he tried to be careful, but he still woke him up. He could not help but feel some regret in his heart. If he had known earlier, he would have come in later.

"Hmm?" Si Jingyu was displeased to see Si Bei not saying anything for a long time. He looked at Si Bei with a gaze as sharp as a sword. Cold air poured out from his entire body. Even though Si Bei had been by his side all year round, he was still shocked by Si Bei's appearance.

He didn't dare delay any longer and quickly made a report, "The king has sent this subordinate to investigate Eldest Miss Xu's matter …"

Si Jingyu's eyebrows relaxed a little. Then, he raised his voice slightly, "Did you find out?"

"These days, Eldest Miss Xu has not been out, and there are no suspicious people around her. It was said that the day before he entered the palace, the Crown Prince Palace went down to the Hou Mansion and left in a huff. After that, it was as if Eldest Miss Xu had become a completely different person. Not only did she occupy Second Miss Xu's good courtyard, she even broke Second Miss Xu's fingers.

"Have you found out why the crown prince left in anger?" Si Jingyu's gaze tightened. He knew the character of the crown prince very well. He intuitively felt that the reason for the crown prince's anger in leaving was related to Xu Zhaoning forcing the crown prince to separate his relationship with Xu Yanran within the Kunning Palace.

Si Bei shook his head. Seeing that his master's expression had turned cold, he then asked in his mind, "Your Royal Highness, do you mean that there might be some kind of conspiracy between the Crown Prince and Eldest Miss Xu?"

Si Bei became nervous. If that was really the case, then wouldn't Xu Zhaoning have evil intentions if she wanted to marry her master?

"Keep an eye on the Loyalty Duke's Mansion for this king."

"Yes sir!"

When Si Bei walked out of the room, Si Jingyu closed his eyes again. However, Xu Zhaoning's appearance appeared in his mind out of nowhere, and her watery almond eyes left a deep impression on him.

In the Kunning Palace, he had observed that Xu Zhaoning did not have the slightest bit of excitement or expectation when she was facing the crown prince, nor did she have any love or adoration for him. It was completely different from what the rumors said, that the Crown Prince had an unsightly image.

His intuition told him that the possibility of Xu Zhaoning conspiring with the crown prince was not high. But if he wasn't conspiring with the crown prince, then wasn't there a huge difference?

On a new day, Xu Zhaoning was still sleeping when she was awakened by Little Green Snake.

"Swish, swish …"

"Are you saying that Lin Loong destroyed that crappy courtyard?"

Xu Zhaoning came to her senses. Seeing Little Green Snake nod in confirmation, the murderous aura on her face was released. Why did Lin Loong tear down that crappy yard?

Before she had teleported over, the previous owner had been living in that run-down courtyard. The people of Loyalty Duke's Mansion would never set foot inside, so after she moved out, there shouldn't have been anyone paying attention to them. But now, Lin Loong wanted to tear down the courtyard.

Without time to think about it, Xu Zhaoning finished washing up quickly. Then she wrapped her arms around Little Green Snake's wrist and walked with large strides towards the dilapidated courtyard.

The Broken House was located in the most remote corner of the Loyalty Duke's Mansion. The moment Xu Zhaoning exited the Shao Court, she saw that many of the guards were rushing towards the direction of the dilapidated courtyard.

"All of you better hurry up, don't let Madam wait too long."

"Alright, I'm coming. Aren't I going to prepare Xiong Huang?"

"Rhinoceros? Why should we prepare the yellow color? "

"Who knows? It was Madam that repeatedly urged me to come here and help me. This shade of yellow is too heavy, I can't even resist."

Xu Zhaoning's figure was light and graceful, and she had deliberately concealed her presence, so the guards had not noticed her existence.

Just as that guard had said, there was quite a lot of manna in that big bag. Xu Zhaoning squinted her eyes and thought, it's fine if Lin Loong wants to tear down the yard, but why did she ask someone to prepare manna?

Xu Zhaoning's doubts were clearly explained when she arrived at the dilapidated courtyard.

The extremely dilapidated small courtyard had long since been reduced to a pile of ruins. This wasn't anything at all. It was even dug out three feet into the ground to create a large pit.

"What are you all still standing there for? Hurry up and pour the realms yellow in." Lin Loong was shouting for the jute bag to be carried by the guards to make the front turn yellow.

The gunny sack was opened and pieces of it, of varying sizes, were poured out and rolled into the large hole.

Little Green Snake, who was on Xu Zhaoning's wrist, started twisting uneasily.

"It's very uncomfortable?" Xu Zhaoning found a corner that was not easy to be exposed to others and asked Little Green Snake.

Anyone with a bit of common sense would know that Xiong Huang was the natural nemesis of the snakes. Wasn't this Lin Loong Mo like a viper?

"Yes, Master." Little Green Snake admitted to it. Her gaze towards the huge pit was still filled with lingering fear, as if to say "Master, quickly think of a way."

"Master, look! That's Blacky, and that snakeskin bag by its side." Little Qing's voice was hurried and it was accompanied by a faint trembling sound. She was clearly frightened.

Xu Zhaoning looked in the direction she was pointing and saw a man grabbing a large black snake with his bare hands and putting it into a snakeskin bag. At his feet were several similar bags that were constantly flowing.

This time, Xu Zhaoning understood almost all of it. Lin Loong guessed that the courtyard was a snake den, so she invited professional snake hunters to capture all the snakes and bury them here to prevent future troubles.

"Master, quickly save Little Black and the others. Once the snakes are captured by the humans, they will definitely not be treated kindly." Little Green Snake's heart was burning with anxiety. She climbed up Xu Zhaoning's wrist onto her shoulder and raised her voice.

"Don't worry, Lin Loong doesn't dare to touch these snakes." Xu Zhaoning sneered. She already had a general idea of how Lin Loong would deal with these snakes.

"Yo, Sister Ning is coming over." Just as Xu Zhaoning and Little Green Snake were conversing, Lin Loong noticed her and came forward to greet her.

"My lady is in a good mood. Second Sister is lying unconscious on the bed, and my lady didn't stay at the front of the bed to pour tea. She even brought people here to poke holes in the bed."

Xu Zhaoning laughed lightly, not angered by Lin Loong's words in the slightest. Lin Loong, on the other hand, was choked by her words. She gritted her teeth and said angrily, "The reason why Ran Er is unconscious is not because of you, bitch. Let me tell you, I will definitely get revenge for Ran Er."

"Madam, what are you talking about!" "Second Sister wants to kill her father. As her birth mother, not only did you not reprimand her, but you're actually even apologizing for her. How can you be like this? How can you face Master Hou's sincere feelings for you?"

Currently, there were quite a number of people standing inside and outside the dilapidated courtyard. Lin Loong had her own trusted aides, and naturally there were guards, as well as some external snake-catching experts.

When they heard the word "patricide" that Xu Zhaoning purposefully yelled out, they all had astonished expressions, and some of the more daring ones even started discussing on the spot.

Lin Loong didn't expect Xu Zhaoning to play her cards in such a disorderly manner. Seeing that the discussion was getting louder and louder, she couldn't help but glare at Xu Zhaoning viciously. "Shut up!"