Rebirth on the wedding night, being doted on by the scumbag elder brother

The other carriages also stopped, and their owners were too frightened to look up for fear of getting into trouble.

"Sir, we really didn't do anything wrong..." everyone shouted anxiously.

Rong Mingxuan jumped off the horse, glanced coldly at the carriages in front of him, and waved his hand lightly, "Search!"

The officers and soldiers immediately took action and began to carefully check every carriage. The drivers and merchants could only wait silently, not daring to resist at all.

After a thorough search, the officers and soldiers returned with a confused look on their faces and reported: "Sir, there are only ceramic vases in the car, no Tibetans."

"No one?" Rong Mingxuan had an ominous premonition in his heart. This feeling existed since he started searching the house, and now it has become more obvious.

"Yes, sir. We have searched every carriage." The officers and soldiers had equally heavy expressions. They had received news that the Fourth Prince was hiding in these carriages, so they came in a hurry, but unexpectedly they found nothing.

Rong Mingxuan clenched his fists, and the people around him stepped back involuntarily. "This is just a bait." He whispered, then strode towards a businessman and suddenly drew out his sword and put it on the other's neck.

The businessman turned pale with fear and raised his hands above his head: "Please spare my life! I am doing legitimate business and never cheating!"

Rong Mingxuan's eyes were like ice blades, suffocating people. "Tell me!" he asked sternly, "Why did you leave the city this morning?"

It was obviously not a coincidence that these carriages happened to leave the capital when the news about the Fourth Prince's escape spread.

"I... I was hired. Someone gave me 100 taels of silver and asked me to get up early and drive to Suzhou to deliver goods..." the businessman explained in a trembling voice.

"Is that really the case? You'd better not lie!" Rong Mingxuan pressed the sword tighter.

"It's true, sir. I wouldn't dare lie to you! The man paid me to do it."

Rong Mingxuan could almost hear the sound of his teeth gnashing together as he fell into the trap again. The Fourth Prince's move was indeed clever and successfully misled everyone.

"What does the man who gave you the silver look like?"

"I don't remember clearly... It was still dark, and the man seemed to be covering his face intentionally..." The businessman answered fearfully, afraid that his life would end because of saying one more word.

The merchant frowned and tried to recall, but fear had already made his mind confused. He said in despair, "Sir, I really can't remember... Please forgive me."

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he pointed to his face, "Wait a minute! I remember that man was wearing a bamboo hat, so I couldn't see his face clearly, but he had a long scar on the right side of his cheek!"

When Rong Mingxuan heard this, the sword in his hand trembled slightly, and then he put away the weapon and said coldly: "It's Xu Wei." Then, he waved his hand to signal the merchants to leave. Those people did not dare to stay for a moment, and immediately drove away in a hurry, fearing that this frosty-faced adult would change his mind.

"General," Deputy General Zhang Li asked as he approached.

"That's right, it's Xu Wei, the Fourth Prince's personal bodyguard. He did leave the city this morning, but the Fourth Prince was not in that carriage. This is a trap." Rong Mingxuan's expression was as gloomy as iron.

"We've fallen into a trap?" Zhang Li was stunned for a moment, then gnashed his teeth in anger, "The Fourth Prince must still be hiding in the capital. I'll go back and lead people to search for him!"

"Let's go back to the city." Rong Mingxuan quickly jumped on his horse and galloped back to the capital. He knew in his heart that the Fourth Prince must have a purpose for this, and that purpose was no joke.

Thinking of this, Rong Mingxuan's heart suddenly tightened. "Yue'er..." He realized that the Fourth Prince might use the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain to get everyone to leave, and Baili Yue would stay in the Ye Mansion and be in danger.

Although he arranged for someone to protect her in Ye Mansion, Rong Mingxuan was still feeling uneasy. He had never been so anxious before and only hoped to return to the capital as soon as possible to ensure her safety.

When night fell, Rong Mingxuan finally returned to the capital. He showed his token and the soldiers opened the city gate for him. He ran all the way to Ye Mansion, but found that the house was brightly lit and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

"Where are the secret guards?" Rong Mingxuan whistled. Normally, the hidden guards would immediately show up and report the situation. However, this time, no one responded.

After a long time, a staggering, blood-stained secret guard appeared, "General..."

Rong Mingxuan's heart sank when he saw the state of the secret guards. "What happened?"

"The princess has been kidnapped..."

This news was like a thunderbolt, and Rong Mingxuan felt dizzy. Without thinking too much, he immediately knocked on the door of Ye Mansion. After the door opened, he strode into the mansion. The air was filled with a faint smell of blood and burnt things, all of which indicated that a storm had just passed.

"Where are the people? What is going on?" Rong Mingxuan's voice was full of urgency and worry.

In the hall, Ye Luoan and his brother Ye Heng stood quietly. The moment Ye Luoan saw Rong Mingxuan, resentment arose in his heart - if he had not sent the Thirteenth Princess to the Ye family, his sister Yunzi would not have encountered a disaster for no reason and been abducted with the princess.

"General Rong, please send soldiers to search the entire city immediately." Ye Luoan said in a cold and firm tone.

Rong Mingxuan blamed himself and regretted not being able to protect Yue'er, letting her be kidnapped right under his nose. Although he was furious, he felt guilty towards the Ye family, suppressed his emotions, and whispered a promise: "I will definitely send people to search with all their strength to ensure Miss Ye's safe return."

Ye Luoan nodded slightly, unwilling to say more, for fear that he would lose control of himself and vent his anger towards Rong Mingxuan.

Rong Mingxuan noticed Ye Heng standing beside him. The past conflicts between the two made him dislike Ye Heng very much. But at this moment, he didn't say much, just turned around and left. When he walked out of Ye's house, the air was filled with the smell of burning, and there was a big pit on the ground, which was shocking.

After leaving the house, Rong Mingxuan immediately asked the accompanying secret guards about the whole story. "What happened? Why are you the only one left? Where are the others?" The secret guards he trained were all highly skilled in martial arts, and an ordinary attack would never cause such heavy losses.

"General, it's this thing..." The secret guard carefully unfolded a piece of coarse cloth, revealing a seemingly ordinary black round stone.

"This stone will explode once it is hit." The secret guard explained with a heavy expression on his face. No one would have thought that such an ordinary stone could have such great destructive power.

Rong Mingxuan reached out to take the black flint, but the secret guard hurriedly reminded him, "General, be careful!"

Rong Mingxuan's expression remained unchanged. He gently picked up the black flint, sniffed it, and shook it gently. "This is not an ordinary stone." He realized that he had to report this to the emperor immediately. The Fourth Prince colluded with Kaifeng State and possessed such a dangerous weapon. Once he started a rebellion, the consequences would be disastrous.