Chapter 158 Jumping Without Hesitation

Wei Jingchen raised an eyebrow slightly, and thinking about what Yuan Shijie had done, he suddenly had a guess.

"Could they be using Liuxianlou as a front for their business while secretly engaging in other shady dealings?"

Yuan Qinghuai looked at him in astonishment.

The boy in front of me looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old, but his eyes were very sharp.

For a moment, Yuan Qinghuai was even afraid to look him in the eye.

"I don't know exactly what they did. My older brother and I are investigating, but based on the evidence we have so far..."

This matter involves many powerful people and is very dangerous, so I advise you not to get involved.

Yun Zhao tilted his head curiously and asked, "Since it's so dangerous, why did you do it?"

Looking into her pure eyes, Yuan Qinghuai was stunned for a moment before subconsciously replying, "This is a family matter of our Yuan family."

"This is not just a family matter for your Yuan family."

Wei Mingde said.

"You say that many powerful people are involved, then these people are the black sheep of the court."

The common people are the ones suffering; if that's the case, how could it be solely related to the Yuan family?

Yuan Qinghuai was greatly alarmed and quickly bowed to Wei Mingde.

"You truly are righteous men who dealt with Yuan Shijie! May I ask how Qinghuai should address you all?"

"I am Wei Mingde, the former Minister of Revenue. My younger brother is Wei Mingyu, and this is my eldest son, Wei Jingchen."

The little miracle doctor who saved you is Princess Jinglan, Yun Zhao, daughter of the Prince of Jin.

These three are the sons of the General of the Nation: Xu Yifei, Xu Yinan, and Xu Yiyan.

"Next, we will travel to Jiangnan to meet with the Prince of Jin, and together we will be exiled to Lingnan."

Upon hearing what Wei Mingde said, Yuan Qinghuai immediately got up and knelt down.

"So you are a member of Prince Jin's family. I deserve to die for not recognizing the young princess!"

"Uncle, what are you doing? My father has been demoted to a commoner, and I'm no longer a princess!"

"No, I believe that His Highness Prince Jin is absolutely not a corrupt person!"

When I was being harassed by the Yuan family, I was rescued by His Highness Prince Jin.

His Highness Prince Jin is a man of noble character and integrity; he did not accept even a single penny of the so-called tribute from those people.

He even ordered them to be flogged. This humble subject firmly believes that His Highness Prince Jin would never covet the money for building the dike!

Yun Zhao then realized that this was yet another person whom her father had saved!

Her father is such a wonderful person!

"Thank you, Uncle, for believing in my father! Then you should believe me."

"Zhaozhao and Uncle Wei aren't bad people. They'll listen to Uncle Wei now, right?"

Yun Zhao's words made Yuan Qinghuai feel even more guilty.

"It was the petty mind of a commoner who misunderstood the intentions of virtuous people. Please forgive me, gentlemen!"

Only now does Yuan Qinghuai dare to fully trust them.

"Brother Jingchen, why don't we let Uncle hide in Uncle's wooden cart?"

Yun Zhao suggested.

The wooden cart pushing Xu Yiyan belonged to the officials, and it was covered with a lot of their own belongings and an oilcloth.

If someone were to come and investigate, they probably wouldn't expect anyone to have hidden something among the officials' belongings.

After thinking for a moment, Wei Jingchen looked at Xu Yiyan.

"Does Master Xu have a way to simply modify that wooden cart and add a mezzanine?"

It wouldn't be difficult to help Yuan Qinghuai evade the search, but given the commotion he caused at the Yuan residence yesterday, he probably can no longer stay in the city.

The only way to get him out of there is to make a hidden compartment in the wooden cart.

Xu Yiyan looked Yuan Qinghuai up and down. Although he was tall, he was very thin.

"That's not difficult, but the interlayer might be very stuffy, and I'm afraid it will be hard for you to bear with it, Brother Yuan."

Yuan Qinghuai immediately understood that they were planning to rescue him from the city!

He was grateful, but he couldn't just leave like that.

"I appreciate your kindness, but my elder brother is still missing. How can I possibly escape alone?"

He gritted his teeth and knelt down again.

"My brother and I don't know if we'll survive leaving Xuyang Prefecture. Last night, the two of us sneaked into the Yuan residence."

A secret letter was found. The elder brother lured away the pursuers, allowing this humble subject to escape with the letter.

The secret letter has been hidden in my woodshed. I implore you all...

If there's a way, we must get our hands on this secret letter and bring these traitors to justice!

Only then did Wei Mingde realize that he knew Yuan Shuchang would not let him off the hook for stealing the secret letter.

He had been thinking about leaving, but that might not mean he didn't want to drag them down with him.

Instead, he planned to take the secret letter with him and leave the post station.

Now he truly trusts them and wants to entrust the confidential letter to them.

"Don't worry, we will definitely get our hands on the secret letter, but are you sure?"

You really don't want our help to leave Xuyangzhou? You need to understand...

"If we don't help you, you'll likely die at Yuan Shuchang's hands, and you'll die a horrible death."

Wei Jingchen emphasized this again.

Yuan Qinghuai knelt there, not raising his head, but clenching his fists, his veins bulging.

"This humble citizen knows."

Although he did not look up, his determination was unwavering.

Yun Zhao couldn't help but sigh.

If this person had not been born into the Yuan family, he would probably have been a man of great ambition.

She took out a medicine packet and a medicine bottle from her little pocket and said in a childish voice, "Uncle, hold out your hand."

Yuan Qinghuai raised his head in confusion.

She stuffed the medicine packet into her hand and poured out a pill from the medicine bottle.

"This pill has pain-relieving properties. If you encounter pursuers while you are escaping..."

Having no other choice, he swallowed it and then scattered the powder from the packet.

Perhaps these things can buy you a little bit of time to escape.

Yuan Qinghuai stared at her in shock, his nose tingling, and his eyes instantly welled up with tears.

"This humble subject thanks Your Highness! If my elder brother and I can escape this calamity..."

I will definitely go to Lingnan to find the princess and repay her for saving my life!

Yuan Qinghuai solemnly kowtowed three times to her.

At the same time, a commotion arose outside the inn.

Yuan Qinghuai immediately put the things away.

"Until we meet again, everyone!"

He then quickly jumped out of the back window!

"Wow! This guy's martial arts skills are pretty good!"

Xu Yifei was startled.

He jumped from the second floor without hesitation. Doesn't his leg hurt?

"Zhaozhao, go out and look for Luo Qing, or at least show your face to him. I'll go check the woodshed!"

Wei Jingchen gave a warning and then jumped out of the back window!

He didn't go into too much detail, but Yun Zhao understood what he meant.

They needed to let Luo Qing know that they had returned safely.

Yun Zhao had already changed out of her blood-stained clothes and had Xu Yiyan check her over to make sure there were no more bloodstains on her body.

He then opened the door a crack and slipped out.

She ruffled her little tufts of hair, peeked out from the second floor, and pretended to look down at the ground floor with curiosity.

In the courtyard, Luo Qing was leading his men out.

Looking up, I saw the little guy on the second floor.

Yun Zhao grinned at him, pretending to have just woken up.

"Uncle Luo, it's so noisy! What's going on?"

Luo Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her return.

Then, with a fierce look on his face, he angrily shouted, "You little brat, go back to your mother and drink your milk!"