Dressed as the villain's stepmother

"The power of water transportation is originally in the hands of the Prime Minister. If something happens to Prince Xiang's Mansion, it will only fall into his hands again. It's strange that the Prime Minister doesn't care about such a fat piece of meat." Jiang Lianzhu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Be prepared. Damn, I didn’t expect that the problem would be with the Crown Prince.”

Liao Yunchuan was also in a complicated mood. He had been running around the palace all day and night on this matter, and his brows showed a bit of fatigue.

Jiang Lianzhu said: "The prince arrived early yesterday morning. When he took the vial to visit Prince Xiang's Mansion the day before yesterday, the princess said that the prince had received a letter, saying that the ship had an accident on the way and that he might come back a few days late. This letter is related to the prince. It appeared two days before and after, I guess the Prime Minister had some manipulation in it."

"The Crown Prince's fleet did have an accident on the way. The ship was damaged and was delayed for two days along Linxian County. That letter should not be a forgery." Liao Yunchuan nodded lightly.

This matter was said by Xue Yin himself and verified, but because of this, Liao Yunchuan caught something fishy: "It seems that the prince's letter was intercepted by the prime minister on the road, and he deliberately delayed it for a few seconds. The purpose of delivering it every day is to take away the prince without anyone noticing." The two of them exchanged and integrated the information they had one by one, and already had a rough inference in their minds.

"The raw materials for the crossbows found on the ship should have been mixed into the cargo while the ship was being damaged and repaired. It is impossible that the prince did not check them when he took over." Jiang Lianzhu said.

Liao Yunchuan lowered his eyes and stroked the cup in silence. The cold wind poured in from the window. Jiang Lianzhu glanced at him and saw that he was slightly thinly dressed, so she stood up and closed the window.

"It was my lack of consideration. I originally wanted to use the hand of King Zhenbei to overthrow the Prime Minister, but I didn't expect that the Prime Minister jumped over the wall and couldn't move me, so he started from Prince Xiang's Mansion instead." After a while, Liao Yunchuan's slightly hoarse voice sounded. With a bit of difficulty.

It was supposed to be King Xiang's 50th birthday, a good day for family gatherings, but due to such changes, he couldn't even celebrate his birthday.

Jiang Lianzhu knew that he felt guilty, so she reached out and patted his shoulder, as if conveying warmth to him silently.

She said softly: "I can't blame you. No one expected that it would be like this today. There is still time, and we are not without clues."

The gloom in Liao Yunchuan's eyes dimmed a little: "I still need to personally ask the prince about the specific process when he came back from Jiangnan. But now the case is being heard by the eldest prince, and I don't know what the eldest prince's current position is." He paused and then said , "The Prime Minister has had several contacts with the First Prince before, but the First Prince's attitude is unclear, and he is not very involved in political affairs. It is not sure whether he and the Prime Minister are in the same lineup. He is familiar with the First Prince, but it is not easy to enter the prison. If we are looking for the crown prince, failure to protect him will arouse the prime minister's vigilance."

Although the eldest prince did not participate much in the government affairs of the court, he still went to the court to listen to the government. After going back and forth, he seemed familiar even if he didn't say a word.

Not to mention that Liao Yunchuan is also a popular person in front of the emperor, and it is difficult not to recognize him.

"Why don't you let me disguise myself and enter the heavenly prison? The eldest prince and I have only met once, and the eldest prince has not noticed my existence. There should be nothing wrong with letting me in." Jiang Lianzhu thought of the eldest prince's domineering behavior when we met in a hurry. His expression showed that he really didn't take her seriously, so he never paid her any attention.

Liao Yunchuan frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he agreed to Jiang Lianzhu's suggestion: "Okay, I'll make the arrangements first."

A few hours later, a low-key and ordinary carriage stopped at the door of Lihuawan.

"Madam, these are the jailer's clothes. I need you to change them." Yang Fei handed the coarse cloth clothes to Jiang Lianzhu and said in a low voice, "There is also a map of the interior of the prison."

She drove the children back to rest, reached out to take the clothes, tied up her hair, put on her clothes again, and then followed Yang Fei into the carriage.

The carriage drove slowly, and the hole in the carriage left long marks in the snow, which was soon covered by drifting snow. An ordinary carriage in the snow was particularly inconspicuous, turning into a black dot in the snow.

Jiang Lianzhu was taken to a remote place by a carriage, and then Yang Fei called her out of the carriage and took her in through a side door.

"The guards guarding the back door today are ours. Madam, just pretend to be the jailer delivering food and sneak in. Someone will take you to the prison. It is not convenient for me to go in together, so I will wait for you outside." Yang Fei said. , saying, handing her a food box, "Be careful."

Yang Fei often appears next to Liao Yunchuan, and people who are familiar with Liao Yunchuan will naturally know him. Jiang Lianzhu understands.

After entering the side door, there was already a slender little eunuch waiting there. His eyes lit up when he saw her: "The girl is finally here, come with me quickly."

The little eunuch took Jiang Lianzhu along a remote place and didn't meet anyone else along the way.

I don’t know how long they walked before they arrived near the Tianlao. Looking at the Tianlao not far away that was heavily guarded, Jiang Lianzhu looked at the little eunuch next to her with doubts in her eyes.

Is she going to pass like this?

Seeing her doubts, the little eunuch took out a wooden token from his sleeve: "Girl, show this token to the guards later and they will let you in. We have already taken care of the jailer who originally delivered the meal. You Just go ahead.”

Jiang Lianzhu took the token. The token was crudely made and a little awkward.

She took a deep breath, carried the food box and walked towards the entrance of the sky prison. As soon as she approached, she attracted many eyes.

"Stop." A tall, dark-skinned soldier stopped her, his hooked eyes like an eagle were stern and sharp, "I have been guarding the prison for so long, why haven't I seen you?"

As soon as she said this, several suspicious eyes fell on her.

Jiang Lianzhu took out the token and smiled flatteringly: "Sir, the younger one has just arrived. The family has some connections to allow the younger one to come in and work hard for a few years."

The man took the token and looked at it carefully to confirm that it was not a forgery, and then he let out a light scoff.

"Little white face."

When Jiang Lianzhu came in, the people behind her were still laughing.

"Looking at someone who has been raised to have tender skin and tender flesh, and seeing those bloody scenes in the sky prison, tsk tsk, I'm afraid I'm going to pee in fear."

"Tsk tsk, don't tell me, this pretty face is really a bit girly. If this is a girl..."

She quickened her pace and entered, turning a deaf ear to the obscenities behind her.

The light inside the sky prison is dim, the walls are covered with moss, and the environment is damp and cold. You can smell an unpleasant fishy smell mixed with the smell of blood almost as soon as you enter.

Because this time happened to be meal time, almost all the guards in the sky jail gathered in the most spacious place in the sky jail to eat and rest. Only the prison warden raised his eyelids casually when he saw the food box in her hand: "Come to deliver food." Ah, send him off quickly."

When she went from cell to cell inside, she didn't meet anyone else except for the sounds of sobbing and moaning from time to time.

The layout inside extends in all directions. If it weren't for the map in hand, a stranger might not be able to find the original path when entering.