The Transmigrated Life of a Salty Fish Family

Chapter 890 Make a Bet

"Jiuxiao, find out this person's movements after entering the manor," Yan Yu ordered.

As a modern person, I am well aware of the benefits of surveillance.

Today is the baby's third-day celebration. Her mother is entertaining guests on behalf of the Crown Princess. As the person in charge of all affairs in the household, she cannot allow others to cause trouble.

A floor plan of the Prince's Mansion was projected onto the screen, with the movements of Miss Zhao marked in bright fluorescent green.

The longer you stay, the darker the green becomes.

Yan Yu's expression gradually became serious.

Miss Zhao circled the Prince's wife's courtyard twice, then the Prince's courtyard, the Princess's courtyard, the storeroom, the north wing, and finally the kitchen, which was stained with the smell of smoke.

The prince and princess were the first to arrive, followed by the crown princess's courtyard. Perhaps Yan Yu's arrangements were too meticulous, as they couldn't get in. After that, they went to the north wing and the storeroom...

I originally thought this person wanted to have a chance encounter with the prince.

But now it seems more like he's looking for something.

What are you looking for?

Do not!
wrong!

I'm not looking for something!
It's to find someone!
Last year at the plum blossom viewing banquet, the incident involving the Northern Rong spy occurred, prompting her godfather to initiate the interrogation of people in two separate locations.

One was the north wing, and the other was the basement of the warehouse.

The former is located in a remote area, where few people go, making it easier to carry out illegal activities.

The latter was heavily guarded, so there was no worry about people escaping.

Both of these places are secret locations hidden away in the British royal palace, unknown to most people.

Although the Zhao family was related to the Prince's Mansion, the two sides rarely interacted and only maintained a superficial relationship.

How could they possibly know the secrets of the Prince's Palace?

Someone must have told them.

Let's take a closer look at the few people in the know...

Almost instantly, Yan Yu identified the original mistress of the Prince's Mansion—the Princess Consort of Ying.

She was the only one with the opportunity and motive to leak the secrets of the mansion.

But the Princess of Wales has been secretly detained, and even she doesn't know where she is.

Yan Yu didn't believe the Zhao family could find her.

Furthermore, the Princess of England had previously held herself in high esteem and looked down on the Zhao family; this was not an act.

Then there is only one possibility.

It was someone connected to the Princess of England who revealed the layout of the Prince's residence to the Zhao family.

The Marquis of Chengyi's Residence!

Princess Ying is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Chengyi.

They colluded with the Western Rong, lured the Crown Princess to burn incense and pray for blessings, and plotted to kill her with secret drugs. The people sent by the Princess of Ying all came from the Marquis of Chengyi's mansion.

With the Princess of Wales currently detained, communication between the two sides has been cut off.

The Marquis of Chengyi's mansion was naturally in a hurry.

Guanzhou had long been prepared and had made arrangements in secret.

No one expected that the Marquis of Chengyi's mansion would go through such a long and complicated process to get the Zhao family involved.

Are the Zhao family colluding with them, or are they simply being used?

One by one, stewards from the manor came to report that all the guests had left the manor.

"Steward Yan, Madam Zhao's carriage frame has malfunctioned, and we are doing our best to repair it."

"What's wrong?" Yan Yu asked.

"The axle is cracked and will probably need to be replaced."

Yan Yu said "oh," and made up her mind. If the axle needed to be replaced, the car wouldn't be repaired anytime soon.

Yan Yu, following protocol, sent someone to inform the Crown Prince and his wife.

Sure enough, the Crown Princess sent word that Lady Zhao could stay at her residence for one night.

Originally, the Zhao family were relatives and were supposed to stay overnight.

However, the King of England dislikes the Zhao family, and everyone in the household knows this. If the whole thing isn't ruined, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess will most likely pretend not to know and won't take the initiative to keep them.

If the Zhao family had any sense of shame, they wouldn't have dared to force them to stay.

Now that's good, I have an excuse to stay in the Prince's mansion smoothly.

Staying for one night.

If you're willing, one night can become several nights.

Moreover, a lot can be done in one night.

……

"Brother, have you met any of the young ladies from the Zhao family?" Yan Yu asked, feigning curiosity.

Shi Yunyan, who was called out from the Crown Princess's room, walked rather slowly. Even though he tried to straighten his posture, it was still obvious that his legs were a little unsteady.

Shi Yunyan said with a smile, "I have been back at the manor for less than a day, and I have only had the time to drink two cups of tea with the Crown Princess. Yet I have already heard many words of praise for you from her. The Crown Princess said that you are very affectionate towards her, and she is absolutely right."

He flicked the small crown on Yan Yu's head with his finger.

"People are big devils!"

"The Crown Princess is very well." Shi Yunyan's eyes were full of tenderness. "If it weren't for the Emperor's decree, I wouldn't want to let her down."

The following sentence was spoken in a low and soft voice.

But with Yan Yu's hearing, she could hear it clearly.

"Brother Crown Prince, save those words for the Crown Princess! She'll be overjoyed!" Yan Yu secretly rolled her eyes. Although I can eat, I don't want to swallow dog food!
"That Master Gu Feng saw that our family has some wealth and still has his eye on it. He brought his daughter here, wanting to leave her to my brother for two purposes. You don't know what 'two purposes' means, do you, my brother?"

Yan Yu explained in a rapid-fire manner, then said angrily, "There is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children. It's not easy for their illegitimate daughters to marry into good families as wives, so they came up with this method. They first send her in as a concubine, and once she's in the family, they'll use crooked methods to make her the legitimate wife. If she gives birth to a son and inherits our branch of the family line, all the money my father, mother, and I have worked so hard to earn will end up with his?"

"Dream on!" the chubby boy swore, his face puffed out.

"The Zhao family isn't hiding anything either! Someone told me about those young ladies who were hanging around the young master and giving you flirtatious glances!"

Shi Yunyan blushed.

"Waiter!" he raised his voice, "No swearing like soldiers!"

"If any of you ladies have been... impolite, I have no interest in it."

Yan Yu tilted her head and looked at him sideways.

Though he didn't say it aloud, his face clearly said—I don't believe it!

"A woman pursuing a man is as easy as a thin gauze; the gauze is so flimsy, it breaks with a single puncture!" Yan Yu snorted. "Don't think I don't know that, Young Master!"

"The Zhao family's young ladies have their eyes on you. They're definitely going to find an excuse to come looking for you tonight since they're not leaving. Just wait and see, young master. It's a good thing our Prince Ying's mansion doesn't have any flower beds or ponds, otherwise someone would definitely jump in and be waiting for you to save them."

Shi Yunyan was so angry that he was speechless.

Yan Yu's eyes widened. "You still don't believe me? Does the young master dare to make a bet with me? Don't go back to the princess's courtyard. Just wander around somewhere outside and sleep in... the study at night. Yes, according to the rules, you have to sleep in the study too, hahaha. Let's see if the Zhao family's young ladies try to bump into you, let you accidentally hear something that amazes you, or accidentally fall into your arms. Uh, if things get a little too extreme, they might even drug you or something."

She waved her chubby little fist, her expression earnest: "Big brother, you must protect yourself!"

Shi Yunyan was indeed a member of the royal family, Yan Yu kept saying, even using the example of County Magistrate Gu Feng to illustrate his point, at which point he was half convinced and half doubtful.

Could it be that the Zhao family has done something wrong, and the waiter found out? Otherwise, why would he speak with such certainty?
Yan Yu, speaking from personal experience: I'm just using real-life examples to incidentally give Gu Feng a piece of my mind.
"Let's make a bet..." Yan Yu led the way from beginning to end: "If I lose, I will give you the white crane handkerchief embroidered by the Crown Princess herself, along with a picture of Xiao Bao's little hand and foot prints from the day he was born!"

"If the eldest brother loses, hand over the Zhao family girl who had ulterior motives to me. I want to interrogate her thoroughly about why she did this!"

Yan Yu smiled as if joking: "When the time comes, you'll have to help me withstand the pressure and keep them here for a while longer."

Shi Yunyan: "Alright, I accept the bet!"

He also became curious: would Miss Zhao really be as the waiter predicted?
Waiter: Come on, Miss Zhao, show me!