My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 314 Handing the booklet to Prince Ning

Jiang's mother smiled and said, "Why don't you go back and sit for a while since you've come all this way? Your father, brothers, sisters-in-law, and nephews all miss you."

"Let's do it another day, we have a case to handle today!"

Prince Ning had someone escort Jiang's mother back, and then continued on his way.

But Madam Jiang refused to go back and came forward to tug at Prince Ning's sleeve: "Sanlang, are you worried that we want to move back to the city? Don't misunderstand your mother. Your mother really knows she was wrong. Besides, we live quite well here, much more comfortably than in the city."

Prince Ning turned back helplessly: "Foster Mother, I really have to work. There's a major case that I haven't figured out yet, and I have to find out it today. You go back first, and I'll come to see you another day when I have time."

Jiang's mother continued to nag, "Sanlang, we all know you have a fiancée, but we haven't met her yet. You should bring her back when you have time so we can see her."

"..."

“Sanlang, I know you are now the Prince of Ning, and people call you Your Highness. But... but it wasn’t easy for us to raise you, and we don’t expect you to treat us like your own parents. You can’t not even let us see your wife.”

Ah Song, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but say, "Madam Jiang, our Prince hasn't said anything yet, but he is indeed very busy today and has no time to catch up with you..."

Jiang's mother's face darkened: "You servant, how dare you interrupt when I'm talking to my son?"

"Enough!" Prince Ning turned his head and said to the guard beside him, "Take my foster mother back safely."

He strode away, ignoring Jiang's mother.

"Hey, Sanlang..." Seeing that Prince Ning refused to turn around, Madam Jiang pouted and cursed unhappily, pushing aside the guards blocking her way, "Get out! I am your prince's foster mother. Try disrespecting me!"

She refused to be seen off and left grumbling.

Just as I reached the intersection and was about to go home, I saw my second sister get off the carriage.

She quickly hid to the side, staring wide-eyed. Her daughter-in-law hadn't been mistaken yesterday; this woman was none other than Si Mutong. However, compared to when they were in the countryside, this woman was even more beautiful, with an air of elegance about her, and the clothes and accessories she wore.

Jiang's mother was furious. She knew that the Prince's Mansion was bigger than the Marquis's Mansion. How could she stay in this poor, remote place when her son had become a prince?

Did she become so wealthy just because she became the daughter of a marquis?

What is this woman doing here again?

The thought of Prince Ning in the village sent a chill down Jiang's mother's spine. She only knew that the woman was still alive and had come to the capital, but she didn't know if she had met Prince Ning.

It seems they didn't meet or recognize each other, otherwise Prince Ning would definitely have come to question them.

No, she had to stop her!

But what should I do? If I rush out like this, won't it alert her and make things worse?

Just then, Little Tiger from the village walked this way, and Jiang's mother quickly waved him over.

"Tiger, if you do as I say, this handful of sunflower seeds is all yours..."

The second sister got out of the carriage and told the driver to wait there. She and her maid walked towards the village, intending to inquire where Prince Ning was.

As we passed by the fields, a mischievous boy suddenly appeared and pounced on my second sister, causing her to fall into the muddy puddle beside us.

"Oh dear, Second Miss!"

The maid Chuntao panicked and quickly called the coachman over so they could help pull her second sister up.

When Du Shangge bumped into my second sister's carriage today, she scraped her cheek and arm, but it wasn't a big deal, so she didn't treat it. Now, falling like this, it's not serious either, but the places she injured before are now burning with pain.

Chuntao asked, "Second Miss, are you alright?"

"It's nothing..." The second sister rubbed her aching arm and touched the burning spot on her face. Without even thinking, she knew that her face and body were covered in mud.

Chuntao looked around and said, "Shall we find a house and ask for some water to wash it?"

Unfortunately, this was not the Si family's carriage, and no change of clothes had been prepared for the second young lady.

The second sister checked the booklets she had carefully placed close to her body and found them clean and tidy, without any dirt, which relieved her.

She walked to a pond ahead, quickly washed her hands and feet, picked a few large leaves, and asked Chun Tao for help to remove the mud from her body.

"It's too late, let's go find Prince Ning first."

Seeing that her second sister was alright, Jiang's mother was extremely worried. She turned around and ran home to tell her family that Prince Ning and Si Mutong had arrived one after the other.

After thinking for a moment, Mr. Jiang said, "Let's have my eldest daughter-in-law secretly follow her and see what Si Mutong is up to before we make any further plans."

It can only be the.

Not long after the second sister left, she saw Prince Ning's men and quickly went up to ask them questions.

"Sir, I am the second young lady of the Marquis of Anle's mansion. I discovered some things yesterday and came here specifically to find His Highness Prince Ning. May I ask where His Highness is at this moment?"

Although the guard did not recognize the second sister, he saw that even though she was dirty, she still had a refined air about her, so he dared not neglect her and quickly sent someone to announce her arrival.

It didn't take long before Prince Ning appeared.

"Second Miss, you..." Upon seeing his second sister's appearance, Prince Ning frowned.

The second sister was completely unaware. She happily went to greet her, took out the booklets from her bosom, and told her everything that had happened the day before.

"This is what I compiled last night. Please take a close look at these pages, Your Highness. I have marked any parts that I find suspicious, and I have also marked the locations where I deduced that the Third Prince should have committed three acts of torture and murder. Your Highness can take a look and then make a decision."

The Prince of Ning opened the booklet, which was filled with very detailed annotations. She had guessed which pages were important, including the parts that Wan Cheng had written in a cryptic way, and had written them down as well.

He looked up at her and said, "Zizhou is right. If you were a man, you were born to come to the Dali Temple."

The second sister laughed: "As long as it helps with the case."

"Are you injured? Did something happen?" Prince Ning asked.

Chun Tao hurriedly said, "In order to hurry on the road, the Second Miss was hit by another carriage and fell and was injured. Just now at the village entrance, she was knocked into a mud puddle by a child... The Second Miss should not have gone out today."

"It's nothing, just a minor injury. I can handle it myself."

Prince Ning was still worried, so he sent Ah Song over: "Take the Second Miss to the nearest street and buy her some clean clothes..."

The second sister hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the most important thing now is the case. I'm fine, just a minor injury. As for the clothes, don't worry about them; we can just find a farmhouse later. Your Highness doesn't need to worry about me. But please, Your Highness, you must find out the truth and clear my brother and Wan Cheng's name!"

She solemnly said, "Yesterday, when I received these booklets from Wan Cheng's sister, I promised her that I would do my best."

Prince Ning said solemnly, "Second Miss, rest assured, I will do my best!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.