Chapter 342: You Think You’ve Done Very Few Stupid Things?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The moment he saw Su Ying, a hint of panic flashed across Fu Jun’s eyes, but he quickly calmed down.
“What is Your Highness doing here?”
Su Ying’s gaze quickly swept around the room. After Little Madam Zhou was sent away, the furnishings in the room should not have been touched. The furnishings inside were still well laid-out and did not look like they had been cleaned.
“My daughter has gone missing in Duke Zhenguo’s Residence and 1 am now here to look for her.”
Fu Jun laughed. “Maybe the Young Princess went somewhere to play. I’ve been here all this time and didn’t see the Young Princess come here. Your Highness, you should look elsewhere.”
Su Ying ignored him and continued to search the room.
The layout of Little Madam Zhou’s house was obvious at a glance. The only things that could hide people were under the bed and the closet.
Su Ying went to bed and checked, but she didn’t find anything. Then, her gaze fell on the closet behind Fu Jun.
Fu Jun’s heart skipped a beat when he saw this.
“Your Highness, 1 know that there is some misunderstanding between you and me but kidnapping the Young Princess is a serious crime. 1 will not be so stupid as to destroy my own future…”
Su Ying stood in front of him, but her gaze fell on the closet behind him. “Move aside.”
Fu Jun refused to budge. “Your Highness is clearly trying to go against our Duke Zhenguo’s Residence on purpose. I don’t think the Young Princess disappeared in Duke Zhenguo’s Residence at all. 1 believe you deliberately hid her in order to frame Duke Zhenguo…”
Before Fu Jun could finish his sentence, Su Ying pushed him to the ground.
Fu Jun stumbled and fell and it made him grimace in pain.
Su Ying reached out and pulled open the closet. Inside were all the clothes that Little Madam Zhou did not take with her.
One could see everything inside the closet in one glance. There was no way to hide anyone.
Su Ying swept an icy glare at Fu Jun before turning around to continue her search in another room.
When he saw that Su Ying didn’t discover the secret in the closet, Fu Jun let out a deep breath.
After Su Ying left the courtyard, Fu Jun stood up from the ground. “Hmph! Slut!”
Fu Zheng followed Su Ying to the next courtyard, but he suddenly thought of something and said to Su Ying, “Your Highness, I’ll go look elsewhere.”
Su Ying didn’t think too much about it. She nodded and continued to search the courtyard.
After Fu Zheng left the courtyard, he returned to Little Madam Zhou’s courtyard.
Fu Jun had just closed the closet when he saw Fu Zheng walking back.
Fu Jun looked at him warily. “You brat, you keep siding with outsiders. Those who don’t know better might think that you’re Prince Qi’s son!”
Fu Zheng’s tiny face tensed up. “When Princess Consort Qi came to search just now, there was a place she overlooked.”
Fu Jun’s eyes darkened. “What nonsense are you talking about?”
Fu Zheng pursed his lips tightly. “I know… I know there’s a secret compartment in the back of her closet.” When he was very young and made Little Madam Zhou annoyed, he was locked up by her in that place a few times. Back then, he was extremely afraid.
In the beginning, after he was released, he would still tell Fu Jun about it, but Fu Jun did not believe him at all. Fu Zheng knew that it was perfectly possible to hide a five-year-old child in there.
A ferocious look flashed across Fu Jun’s eyes. “What nonsense are you talking about? Get lost!”
However, Fu Zheng insisted and said, “That place can hide people too. Maybe someone is hidden there. 1 have to search.”
Fu Jun raised his hand and was about to hit Fu Zheng’s face.
Fu Zheng was shocked and swiftly backed away to dodge.
Fu Jun’s move missed and he raised his hand again. Fu Zheng took the opportunity to slip under his father’s armpit before running to the closet.
Fu Zheng quickly opened the closet and felt for the switch to open the secret compartment.
With a click, the secret compartment opened.
Fu Zheng immediately saw Ling, who was tied up and unconscious, inside.
“Ling!”
Fu Zheng had just cried out when he was hit hard on the back of his head by a wooden rod. Everything in front of him turned black. He forced himself to turn around and saw Fu Jun glaring at him with a sinister gaze.
Fu Zheng then collapsed.
Fu Jun quickly threw away the stool in his hand and found a piece of cloth. He tied Fu Zheng up and threw him into the secret compartment too. Fortunately, the compartment was wide enough to accommodate the two children.
After tying the child up and closing the secret compartment, Fu Jun’s wildly beating heart finally calmed down a little.
“Unfilial son, since you’re so unfilial, don’t blame your father for not showing you any courtesy!” A murderous look flashed across Fu Jun’s eyes. In order not to arouse suspicion, he quickly closed the door to the room and walked out.
After Little Madam Zhou was sent away, the people who were originally serving her in the courtyard were transferred to other places. Other than the maidservants who came to clean regularly, no one would usually come.
After Fu Jun left the courtyard, he locked it from the outside. He went to the front courtyard as if nothing had happened and saw Duke Zhenguo sitting in the main hall without any emotion on his face.
When Fu Jun entered the hall, Duke Zhenguo merely glanced at him indifferently.
“Why didn’t you follow the rest to look for the girl? What are you doing here?”
Fu Jun said, “The guards of Prince Qi’s Manor and our residence have searched until they almost dug up the roots in the ground. The girl is clearly not in our place. Why are we still searching then?”
As soon as Fu Jun finished speaking, Duke Zhenguo glared at him fiercely.
Fu Jun rubbed his nose awkwardly and did not say anything else.
Su Ying and the others searched through Duke Zhenguo’s Residence until late at night. It could be said that they had searched every place they could think of, but they still could not find the younger toddler Ling.
Xiao Jin carried the sleeping Ji, his face as ominous as the dark night.
Su Ying’s face was downright frosty.
The couple knew for sure that Ling was definitely still in Duke Zhenguo’s Residence, but they just couldn’t find her!
Xiao Jin suddenly came up to Duke Zhenguo and said, “After searching over and over again, she definitely isn’t in Duke Zhenguo’s Residence. It’s already late, so we’ll go back first.”
Duke Zhenguo felt very awful inwardly. If he had not asked Xiao Jin to his residence today, this would not have happened.
“This matter… is my fault…”
“Lord Duke, you don’t have to blame yourself. This matter has nothing to do with you.”
Xiao Jin didn’t say much. They had fallen into the trap of the mastermind.
Su Ying didn’t insist on staying here either.
“Don’t be anxious. The other party won’t kidnap a child for no reason. I suspect they probably have conditions to negotiate with you two. 1 believe it won’t be long before someone comes looking for you two.”
Xiao Jin nodded. He carried Ji and left Duke Zhenguo’s Residence together with Su Ying.
The guards of Prince Qi’s Manor also retreated from Duke Zhenguo’s Residence.
As Fu Jun watched them leave, the smile in his eyes almost could not be suppressed.
Duke Zhenguo turned around and saw Fu Jun’s expression. His face clouded over. “What are you so happy about?”
The smile on Fu Jun’s face froze. “Father, you’re mistaken. I’m not happy.”
Duke Zhenguo glared at him icily. “You’d better not have any ill intentions. If you have done something stupid, even I can’t save you!”
Fu Jun felt his skin go numb. “What are you saying, Father? What stupid thing can 1 do?”
“Hmph! You think you have done very few stupid things?”