Tian's little cook

Chapter 518 Waiting for an answer
Jing Hong didn't answer her question, but said, "Of course I'll know when I see Sun Ling."

After finishing speaking, Jing Hong went out with another guard, obviously there was something to avoid them.

"Father, what is this Jinghong's position?" As soon as Jinghong left, Yuan Xue immediately expressed the doubt in his heart.

Yuan Shen whispered: "He is the person next to the third prince, the head of the secret guard."

Regarding the hidden guards, Yuan Shen had already told Yuan Xue about it.

For the royal family, safety is the most important thing.

In addition to the guards on the bright side, they will also raise a group of loyal and skilled dark guards to protect them in secret and deal with some shady things at the same time.

However, it costs a lot to raise a dark guard, and not every member of the royal family can afford it. Basically, only the princes who are in power will have dark guards.

Yuan Xue understood, no wonder his father was so polite to Jinghong.

The secret guard has no official position, nor will he have any fame.It stands to reason that Jinghong should pay a visit to Yuan Shen, but his attitude is rather arrogant.

Yuan Xue thought, when she married the Third Prince, would Jing Hong still dare to disrespect her father?

"Jing Hong is the third prince's confidant, and now the imperial concubine sent him here, she must be very anxious." Yuan Shen sighed, "I hope this time I can find the third prince smoothly."

In this battle for crown prince, he has clearly chosen the third prince.

One prospers all, one loses all.As long as the third prince successfully ascends to the throne, not only will his official career be smooth, but his Yuan family will be able to enjoy overwhelming wealth and power in the future.
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Three days later, while Yuan Xue was waiting anxiously, Sun Ling was brought back to the magistrate's mansion.

The secret guard sent out by Jinghong happened to meet Sun Ling's returning caravan on the way, tried to detain the caravan, and then said that the person in charge of the caravan should go to the government to go through some formalities.

As a result, Sun Ling was tied to Yuan Shen's study.

It was inconvenient for Jing Hong to show up, so he sat behind the screen in the study, and Yuan Shen and Yuan Xue were the ones who asked Sun Ling.

Although Sun Ling was well-informed and traveled all over the world, he was scared out of his wits. When he saw Yuan Shen in official uniform, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "My lord, I am just a businessman. I have always done business honestly, never before."

"Okay, stand up and talk." Yuan Shen interrupted him, looking at Yuan Xue: "Xue'er, ask."

Sun Ling stood up tremblingly, not daring to raise his head.

"Do you remember me?" Yuan Xue asked him.

Sun Ling had no choice but to raise his head, glanced at Yuan Xue, and began to think back.

Yuan Xue reminded him: "I followed your caravan back to Xicheng."

After she said it, Sun Ling got a little impression: "Did this young lady have a maid with her at the time? Did you guys ride alone in a carriage?"

"Yes." Seeing that he remembered, Yuan Xue quickly asked.

"At that time, there were two other people in the caravan, a man and a woman. The woman had a purple spot on her face, and the man was tall, handsome, and quiet. Do you still have any impressions of these two people?"

This time, as soon as Yuan Xue finished speaking, Sun Ling nodded immediately: "I remember. I can't remember the girl's appearance, but I will never forget the spots on her face. She often wears a gauze hat."

"It's her." Yuan Xue became excited, "Father, that's Lin Zhimo."

Yuan Shen was also a little excited, and quickly asked, "Sun Ling, do you remember where these two people came from? Where did they get into your caravan's carriage?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Yuan Xue and Yuan Shen, but even Jing Hong, who was sitting behind the screen, deliberately slowed down his breathing.

They were all waiting with great anticipation for an answer.

(End of this chapter)