The carriage sped along the empty streets of Chang'an City, with no obstructions along the way, and did not encounter any inspections or obstructions by the city guards.

The accident happened in a restaurant in Pingkangfang. Although the whole Chang'an city had begun a curfew, no one cared about the activities in the square, so Pingkangfang has always been a good place for all kinds of people, dignitaries, etc. to spend time in the evening, and it is extremely lively.

More than ten city guards stood at the gate, watching the carriage approaching with vigilance. When the carriage approached, one of the guards drew his sword and shouted, "Who is it? Stop the carriage!"

The carriage slowly stopped not far in front of the city guards. Without waiting for Li Hong in the carriage to speak, Xu Jingzong stepped off the carriage with his old legs, took out his badge and handed it to the city guards who came up to him.

The city guard checked it and handed it back to him after confirming that it was correct. After waving to the guards behind him, the carriage drove into the town.

Li Hong sat up from Xia Zhi's arms and watched the guards outside checking their badges. When the carriage started moving, Li Hong said, "Grandmaster, the curfew is not the same as before. It seems to be much looser. I'm afraid that an official of your rank will have no problem entering and leaving the city gate at night, right?"

"Your Highness, you are joking. Although the policy has been relaxed a lot in recent years, it is still limited to a few districts. The city gates are absolutely not allowed. Without a warrant from the palace, no matter how high-ranking an official is, he cannot enter or leave Chang'an City at night." Xu Jingzong said as he looked for the restaurant.

The speed of the carriage became even slower. Li Hong stuck his head out from the curtain and saw that the door of a restaurant was brightly lit with many torches burning, making the surroundings as bright as day. There were already many people gathered around to watch the fun.

Li Hong looked up at the brightly lit second floor of the restaurant. There were shadowy figures near several windows, and from time to time someone would stick their head out to look down.

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"Prince..." Seeing that the carriage could no longer move in, Xu Jingzong whispered to the carriage.

"Wait a moment." Li Hong was about to get out of the carriage when he suddenly heard the sound of orderly footsteps approaching from afar, and spoke out.

At this moment, a team of city guards came quickly over here. The orderly footsteps attracted the onlookers, who involuntarily made way for the city guards.

"Follow them and drive closer." Li Hong said in the carriage.

Xu Jingzong hurriedly signaled the coachman to follow the city guards, and took advantage of the gap when the crowd parted to drive the carriage into the gap, which immediately caused dissatisfaction among the people watching the excitement.

But looking at the style of the carriage, he knew it must belong to some high-ranking official, so he hummed a few words of dissatisfaction in his heart and continued to watch the fun attentively.

"Boy, don't think that I can't do anything to you just because your father is here! I tell you, even if the king of heaven comes today, he can't take you away from me!" Helan Minzhi said viciously, panting and looking at the figure lying on the ground like mud.

A man around fifty years old, who seemed to be Xu Ang, the son of Xu Jingzong, hurriedly helped his son to sit on the ground, looked up at Helan Minzhi and said, "Mr. Helan, please be magnanimous. I hope you will show some mercy to my son, as he is young and ignorant..."

"You are ignorant?" Helan Minzhi sneered, and kicked Xu Yanbo, who was held in Xu Ang's arms, with arrogance and disdain. He sneered, "You are already seventeen years old, and you are still ignorant? Are all the people in your Xu family so late in maturing? Haha..."

"Minzhi, they were disrespectful today, which really ruined the mood. After we teach them a lesson, just hand them over to the Ministry of Justice. Don't let such a beast ruin our fun." Wu Yuanshuang said easily as he stood aside.

"No, that won't work. That damn grandfather of the Ministry of Justice may still have a way to rescue the person. I think we should put him in the Dali Temple or the Zongzheng Temple. In this way, I don't think even that damn grandfather of his will be able to rescue him." Wu Yuanqing also said easily.

When Wu Yuanshuang heard this, his eyes lit up immediately and he said excitedly, "Yes, lock him up in the Zongzheng Temple where you are the Shaoqing. Let's see who can save him! Haha..."

The two men spoke in an extremely arrogant manner, without paying any attention to the people who were surrounding them and whispering to each other.

"Your humble servant Jiangdu greets all the gentlemen." Jiangdu, the captain of the city guard squad, bowed respectfully to the three people.

The place where the carriage was parked now was just right for seeing everything that happened at the scene. Seeing the arrogant and arrogant appearance of Helan Minzhi, Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, Li Hong couldn't help but look at Xu Jingzong who was standing in front of the carriage and also staring at the scene.

The old face looked much rosier under the torchlight, but the blue and trembling lips still betrayed Xu Jingzong's inner anger. His cloudy eyes, mixed with the reflection of the torch, looked calm and deep.

"Your Highness, please make the decision for me." Xu Jingzong sighed deeply and turned to speak to the carriage.

Li Hong lifted the car curtain and glanced at Xu Jingzong. This guy had regained his usual calm and composure. Although he still looked a little anxious, he was much calmer than before.

Li Hong ignored him and started searching among the crowd. After about ten breaths, Li Hong stared at a citizen who was watching the excitement not far behind Xu Ang and looked thoughtful.

After thinking for a while, Li Hong took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it to Xia Zhi behind him, then said: "Do you see that person? Take this and ask him to come over."

Xia Zhi hurriedly took the jade pendant and followed the direction of Li Hong's finger. After confirming that it was the person the prince was looking for, Xia Zhi did not ask why the prince wanted to see someone and even handed over a jade pendant. He immediately jumped off the carriage, walked through the crowd, and walked towards the person.

"Your Highness, what are you doing..." Xu Jingzong moved closer to the carriage, fearing that the appearance of the prince would alarm the people around him. If anything happened to the prince, he would be really ruined.

"Don't worry, it seems they won't embarrass Governor Xu and Yanbo anymore." Li Hong looked at Helan Minzhi's arrogant look, with a hint of coldness flashing in the depths of his eyes.

"But... Your Highness, look, Yanbo is now badly injured and unconscious. This old minister feels really distressed..." Xu Jingzong stood under the carriage, stamping his feet slightly, and said anxiously.

Li Hong ignored him and watched Xia Zhi talk to the man. After the man saw the jade pendant clearly, he hurriedly followed Xia Zhi to the front of the carriage.

The person who followed Xia Zhi to the carriage took a look at Li Hong and immediately bowed and said, "I greet you, sir."

"What's going on? Who are the government officials here? Where are they now? Who transferred the city guards here?" Li Hong asked with a relaxed look on his face, taking back the jade pendant from Xia Zhiyu's hand.

To Xu Jingzong's surprise, the visitor said respectfully, "My Lord, the cause of the incident is very simple. Helan Minzhi made things difficult for Xu Yanbo in the restaurant for no reason, and then an argument broke out, and then a fight broke out. The officials were all called here by Helan Minzhi, Wu Yuanqing, and Wu Yuanshuang. They included Ning Daoming, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, Feng Xuan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, Gao Junya, the deputy minister of the Dali Temple, and now, the city guard Zheng Jiangdu who is over there. These were mobilized by Ning Daoming."

Li Hong nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Xu Jingzong and said, "Grandmaster, Ning Daoming should have been recommended by you, right?"

Xu Jingzong's anxious expression flashed a trace of panic, but he quickly regained his composure and said, "Yes, Ning Daoming was recommended by the old ministers, but now the old ministers have been away from the court for many years, I'm afraid..."

Li Hong caught the flash of panic on Xu Jingzong's face and interrupted him to ask, "You went directly to my Eastern Palace from home, right?"

"Uh... Your Highness, I went to the Eastern Palace after my son Xu Ang and I separated from here..." Xu Jingzong spread his hands, as if to prove that he was not lying.

"Sir, Xu Jingzong did not come here. When Xu Ang came, I did not see Xu Jingzong following him." The visitor suddenly interrupted.

This person's words not only shocked Xu Jingzong, but also Xia Zhi. Who is this person? How dare he expose him in front of Xu Jingzong and call him by his name?

Li Hong's pupils were shrinking, emitting bursts of chills, but he was not looking at Xu Jingzong, but at Helan Minzhi. At this moment, Helan Minzhi was like a wild bull, and after Xu Ang was pulled away, he punched and kicked Xu Yanbo again.

"Your Highness, I know I am guilty. It was because I was too anxious that I dared to lie to Your Highness. I was too concerned about my grandson's safety. I hope Your Highness will punish me." Xu Jingzong ignored the people around him who suddenly looked at him sideways and pretended to kneel down again.

When Xia Zhi saw Li Hong's look, he hurriedly reached out to stop Xu Jingzong from kneeling.

Li Hong couldn't help but want to sigh to the sky. He almost fell for the trick of Xu Jingzong, the old treacherous man. He couldn't help but mutter, "Xu Jingzong, you win."

"Your Highness..." Xu Jingzong was truly frightened this time. He did not expect the prince to be so smart. Could he have realized his true purpose in such a short time?

Li Hong ignored him, and just as he was about to lower his head while sighing toward the sky, his eyes swept towards the windows on the second floor of the restaurant. He saw a female head sticking out of an open window, and at this moment, the female head was looking towards him.

"Aunt?" Li Hong was shocked. Why was she here?

Wu Shun looked down inadvertently, and when he saw clearly that the person sitting in the carriage among the crowd was the prince, a trace of panic flashed across his face. When he was about to close the window hurriedly, the charming face of Holland Minyue suddenly popped out.

Helan Minyue followed Wu Shun's line of sight and was also startled. None of the three had expected to meet here.

Wu Shun and her daughter were a little at a loss. Seeing Li Hong looking at them, they each held a window, not knowing whether they should close it immediately.