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Yan Ling looked at the two people with panic expressions and said in a light tone: "What happened in the Duke's Mansion last night?"

"I don't know." The guard replied tremblingly, "The princess quietly dispatched some people to surround the Duke's Mansion last night. Because there were too many guests, the mansion was bustling, and... and the princess was of noble status. I thought that this was agreed by the princess and the Duke, so I didn't... didn't disturb the old lady. Unexpectedly, before dawn, the princess... the princess ordered these guards to carry all the dowry to the princess's mansion..."

Dowry?

Yan Ling was stunned, and suddenly a glimmer of hope emerged in his heart.

If Dong Huang just had a little trouble with Sheng Jing'an and needed manpower to move the dowry before dispatching troops, it should have nothing to do with rebellion. Maybe... maybe he just didn't want to live in the Duke's Mansion?

Yan Ling thought this was very likely.

Dong Huang was used to being free. If he was not used to the various rules of the Sheng family after the wedding, it would be normal for him to regret and want to live in the princess's mansion.

But the imperial decree required her to marry into the Duke's Mansion. If she had to return to the Princess's Mansion on her wedding night, it would obviously make the Sheng family lose face. Perhaps it was because of this that the two sides had a conflict.

The more Yan Ling thought about it, the more he felt that this possibility was very high. Compared with treason, even if it was disobedience or a marital feud, he would feel that the matter was not so serious.

But why were there thousands of elite soldiers stationed on the imperial road?

Yan Ling pondered for a moment and quickly asked, "Where are your old lady and the Duke?"

"I don't know." The guard shook his head, "When the Princess ordered people to move the dowry, I didn't see the Duke and the old lady come out..."

Yan Ling's heart sank, and he felt that the situation was not normal.

Logically speaking, even if Dong Huang and Sheng Jing'an had a falling out, the Duke's Mansion should not have no movement.

This marriage was arranged by the previous emperor, and the current emperor ordered the Imperial Astronomical Bureau to choose an auspicious day. The marriage granted by two emperors successively, how could it be allowed to be so trifling?

In order to show his respect for the Duke's Mansion, the Emperor allowed Dong Huang to marry into the Sheng family as the eldest princess and gave her an extremely rich dowry, which was more grand than any other princess' wedding.

Even if two hundred guards were dispatched, it would take some time to move the things, which would inevitably alarm many people. How could the old lady of the Duke's Mansion remain indifferent and not even show her face?

Yan Ling realized the seriousness of the situation and frowned and asked, "Where is the eldest princess now?"

"She has returned to the eldest princess's mansion."

Yan Ling looked at the closed door in front of him and was about to go in to ask about the situation, but at this time he heard a hurried sound of carriage wheels in the distance, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look.

A small and exquisite carriage came galloping, and four maids ran behind the carriage, and they arrived outside the gate in a blink of an eye.

The maid lifted the curtain of the carriage, and a pretty girl got off the carriage. When she saw Yan Ling, she was stunned, and then stepped forward to salute: "Your servant greets Prince An."

"Miss Sheng, there is no need to be polite." Yan Ling said in a steady tone, "Why are you in a hurry to come?"

This girl is the daughter of the second house separated from the Duke's Mansion, Sheng Jing'an's cousin Sheng Chuxuan, who is only fourteen years old and has not yet married.

The Duke's Mansion is the eldest house, even if something suddenly happens, the second house will not let her, a little girl, come to ask about it.

"Reply to Prince An." Sheng Chuxuan frowned, her face full of worry, "My mother was called here by my aunt early in the morning, saying that she wanted to set rules for the new daughter-in-law. I heard that the eldest princess mobilized troops to surround the Duke's Mansion, and I was very worried, so I couldn't help but come to see and wanted to take my mother back."

Yan Ling's expression changed slightly: "Set rules for the new daughter-in-law?"

What ability does the Sheng family rely on to dare to openly torture the eldest princess of the dynasty?

Sheng Chuxuan lowered her eyes uneasily: "That's what the nanny who came to inform my mother said. I don't know the inside story."

Yan Ling tightened his hands behind his back, and couldn't help but have an ominous guess in his heart.

What did Donghuang encounter last night?

The Sheng family is a minister, and it is just a declining Duke's Mansion that is glorious on the surface but not as prominent as before. If it weren't for the affection and engagement between Donghuang and Sheng Jing'an, the plaque of the Duke's Mansion would have been taken down long ago.

He didn't believe that the old lady of the Sheng family would be stupid enough to dare to negotiate with a princess who holds military power, so who instructed her to make such a bold decision?

"Your Majesty?" Sheng Chuxuan reminded in a low voice.

Yan Ling came back to his senses and glanced at her, suppressed the emotional fluctuations in his heart, and said lightly: "You go in with me."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."

Yan Ling turned and walked into the mansion, but when he stepped over the threshold, Yan Ling found that he couldn't enter the inner courtyard at all.

There was not a single servant in the front yard of the Duke's Mansion, let alone the master. There were only a lot of guards on both sides, as if no one was allowed to enter.

The mansion was dead silent, as if it had been searched.

Yan Ling looked at the sword-wielding guards in front of him with a cold and solemn aura, and said in a light tone: "I am Prince An Yan Ling. I have been ordered to come to the Duke's Mansion to inquire about the situation. Where are the old lady and the Duke of Zhenguo?"

The guards bowed as a courtesy, but did not speak.

Prince An was about to walk into the mansion, but saw four guards on both sides step forward, all showing their unsheathed swords, crossing in front of him.

The tall guard said indifferently: "Please stay, Prince An. The princess has ordered that no one is allowed to enter the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."

Yan Ling frowned: "Why?"

The guard replied: "It's the princess's order. I dare not ask more."

Sheng Chuxuan said anxiously: "Excuse me, sir, is my mother here? The second wife of the Sheng family, she came to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion early in the morning..."

The guard said: "I don't know."

Yan Ling thought for a moment, then turned to look at Sheng Chuxuan: "Don't worry, Miss Sheng. I will go to the Princess's Mansion to see Dong Huang and ask her what's going on."

"Your Majesty, I..." Sheng Chuxuan looked pale and uneasy, "My mother has always been kind to others. There is absolutely no reason for her to offend the Princess. Please help me, Your Majesty."

"Don't worry, the Princess is not someone who can't tell right from wrong." Yan Ling said in a gentle manner, "Miss Sheng, go back first. It's inconvenient for me to take you with me. Just go back and wait for news."

After saying that, Yan Ling didn't hesitate for a moment, turned around and left the mansion, hurriedly got on the carriage, and told the driver to go to the Princess Qingluan's Mansion.

Sheng Chuxuan bit her lip and turned to look at the heavily guarded Duke's Mansion.

There were big red "囍" characters posted everywhere in the mansion, indicating that the grand wedding yesterday was not fake.

But she really couldn't understand why the Duke's Mansion had changed so much in just one night?

Where is her mother?

Is she in danger?

Sheng Chuxuan was worried, and always felt that things were going to change.

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