Zhao Mansion, Xun County. (Mobile version: m)

Zhao Kuangxun discussed with Hongli that he wanted to send Hongli out of the city as soon as possible.

"Fourth Prince, I have already arranged for a carriage and travel expenses to be prepared for you outside the city. You must leave here as soon as possible!" Zhao Kuangxun said. "I originally intended to personally escort the Fourth Prince back to the capital, but someone is still needed to handle things here."

Hongli refused to leave alone: ​​"Lord Zhao, if you let me go, they will not forgive you easily!"

Zhao Kuangxun made up his mind: "Qiu Fu's kindness is as heavy as a mountain. Even if it costs me my life, I will not let the Fourth Prince be in danger! If I stay here, I can still negotiate with him and buy some time for the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince should leave quickly..."

At this moment, a guard reported that Magistrate Qiu and Garrison Commander Ju had surrounded the Zhao residence with their men.

Zhao Kuangxun knew it was too late; if they didn't leave now, Hongli would be doomed. After a moment's thought, he instructed his servants to do everything in their power to stop anyone from breaking into the mansion. He then took some silver with him and dragged Hongli to the secret passage in the mansion.

When Magistrate Qiu rushed in, Zhao Kuangxun and Hongli came out of the secret passage of the Zhao residence and secretly left the residence.

Zhao Kuangxun, alone with Hongli, disguised himself and went into hiding. With great difficulty, they evaded the numerous checkpoints set up by Magistrate Qiu and left Xun County. Then, after many hardships, they finally escaped to Tianjin Wei half a month later.

British Duchy.

Upon learning that Hongli had escaped, the Duke of Ying was furious and killed several assassins involved in the pursuit. Still not satisfied, he shattered teacups and porcelain on the floor. Everyone fell silent in panic, fearing they would be next to be executed.

After everyone had left, the Duke of England muttered to himself, looking at the curtain inside the room, "What a useless lackey! He can't even handle something this simple..."

After he finished speaking, a person emerged from behind the curtain, looking flustered and indignant, and said, "Uncle, what should we do now?" The person who spoke was Hongshi.

It turns out that the mastermind behind all this was the Duke of Yingguo. He learned about Hongli's itinerary from the Fourth Prince's wife and sent assassins to ambush him along the way. If it weren't for Hongli's guards protecting him at the cost of their lives, Hongli would have died long ago.

The Duke of England, unwilling to give up, actually had his trusted confidants stationed in various regions set up numerous obstacles, determined to kill Hongli...

Unfortunately, he did not expect there would be a Zhao Kuangxun. Zhao Kuangxun was someone the Duke of Ying had not anticipated, which is why Hongli was able to escape death time and time again.

Ying Gongdao said, "Second Prince, as long as he hasn't entered the capital, we still have a chance. Go back and tell your stepmother that I will do my best to kill the Fourth Prince."

Hongshi said, "So many people couldn't catch Hongli, he's really lucky! Uncle, we must take this opportunity to get rid of him, otherwise when he comes back, I'm afraid my cousin Xueying will really marry him."

The Duke of England stared at Hongshi, his anger still stern: "For the sake of your position in the Prince's Mansion, Hongli absolutely cannot be allowed to live! Only by eliminating Hongli will you have a chance to rise in the ranks! Rest assured, no matter what we do, Hongli will never return to the Prince's Mansion alive..."

"If Hongli returns, that woman will definitely sway Father to investigate this matter, and it will inevitably lead back to the stepmother! It's fortunate that Father, considering the bond between husband and wife and the power of the family, doesn't dare to do anything to the stepmother. But what about Xueying? Does she really intend to marry Hongli?"

The Duke of England pondered for a moment and comforted her, "Things haven't come to that yet! Don't overthink it. Now go back quickly and pretend you know nothing. Don't give a single clue. I have a plan..."

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