That night, the Qingluan Lane incident quickly spread throughout Jinling. People who went to Beijing thought that a big drama was being staged. However, they were ultimately disappointed.

Neither the Shi family, which runs these two properties, nor the Jinling government office, which is responsible for public security in the capital, has made any statement on this matter.

The two places that turned to ashes in the rain just lay there, like two scars at the north and south ends of Qingluan Alley.

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In the next two days, more people came to the Fu Mansion to pay their respects to Fu Xiaoguan. He was still lying in bed, and these people were stopped outside by Su Mo and Chunxiu.

"Although my young master's condition is under control, he was hurt so badly that night that you have no idea. When we found him, he was already covered in blood, even his clothes had solidified. The palace physician said that he was lucky to be alive. If we had been an hour later, even a god would have found it difficult to save him. So we thank you all for your kindness on his behalf, but he really needs to rest and recuperate, and... he could fall into a coma at any time."

Dong Kangping asked his servants to leave the gift, shook his head and left.

When the others saw that Dong Kangping was unable to get in, they thought about it and left various gifts.

The huge Fu Mansion became quiet again. Fu Xiaoguan got up from the bed and happily watched Chunxiu and a group of maids counting the piles of gifts. He suddenly felt that it would be perfect if someone came to kidnap him again.

In the evening, Qin Bingzhong and Qin Mowen arrived at the Fu Mansion, and Fu Xiaoguan received them in the Qingxin Pavilion in the back garden.

"Mo Wen and I will leave Beijing today. I will take Cheng Ye to Linjiang, and Mo Wen will go to Sucheng, Jiangbei Road, to take up his post."

"You guys go ahead, I'll probably be back to Linjiang in two days."

"Will His Majesty let you go?" Qin Mowen asked.

"Hehe, it's a good opportunity to take advantage of this injury to leave for a while."

Fu Xiaoguan made tea for the two of them, and Qin Mowen asked again, "Are there any obstacles in your actions in Linjiang?"

This is to ask for Fu Xiaoguan's opinion. Fu Xiaoguan has so many industries in the western mountains of Linjiang. If the government makes things difficult for him to do things smoothly, then Qin Mowen will naturally help him settle the matter.

"Thank you, Brother Mo Wen. The current Linjiang prefect is Liu Zhidong, a pretty good guy. It was actually his suggestion that I come to the capital this time. Otherwise, I would never have thought that accepting tens of thousands of refugees would have such consequences."

Qin Mowen nodded and said, "The Fifth Prince has been confined by His Majesty again."

Fu Xiaoguan laughed. Yu Wendao was a very interesting guy. After staying in Yu Wendao's house for ten days, the two of them chatted often and got to know each other better.

Yu Wendao graduated from Jianlin and returned to Shangjing four years ago with the Seven Swords of Jianlin, starting his current career. Fu Xiaoguan thought that this was a waste of talent, but Yu Wendao insisted that it was his career.

In Yu Wendao's career blueprint, Qingfengxiyu Tower will be opened to the whole world. His ideal is not to become an emperor but to unify the martial arts world!

Fu Xiaoguan felt that this guy had a problem with his brain, because later he asked Su Mo which of the four major sects in the martial arts world was the most powerful. Su Mo said that after so many years of fighting and killing, the strength is now basically balanced.

There are six great martial saints in the world, one in each of the four major sects, and the other two are Bei Wangchuan of the Wu Dynasty and You Beidou.

Therefore, each sect has such a great master who has reached the pinnacle of martial arts, and the strength of his disciples is not much different. It is impossible for Yu Wendao to unify the martial arts world.

"Did you go too far that night?"

"It was Shi Chaoyuan who cried to Your Majesty in the Imperial Study. The Shi family didn't report the matter to the authorities, so the Jinling government naturally ignored it. Your Majesty knew this, and he also had no intention of intervening. But Shi Chaoyuan ran to the Imperial Study to cry to Your Majesty alone, swearing that your kidnapping had nothing to do with his family and that they had been caught in the crossfire. So Your Majesty issued a secret decree to Ning Yuchun and then confined His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince to his house."

Fu Xiaoguan pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, I don't believe it was the Shi family who did it. After all, my feud with Shi Chaoyuan is open. I scolded him so much in the Golden Palace that he vomited blood and fainted. All the civil and military officials knew about it. So, logically speaking, it's only natural for him to seek revenge on me. But since the Shi family has become one of the six major clans in Shangjing, they obviously wouldn't use such an idiotic method."

"I've delayed the handover until now because I've been investigating something. Zhao Si and Yang Qi, four years ago, before the Fifth Prince's Light Breeze and Drizzle Tower was established, these two, relying on their martial arts skills, were indeed looking after the Yanzhi Tower and Yonglefang. After the Fifth Prince returned to the capital and took action in Xicheng District for the first time, these two left Dongcheng District for Xicheng District, and then became members of Light Breeze and Drizzle Tower."

"I've thoroughly researched the information surrounding that time period. These two were initially expelled. The specific reason is unknown, as the Laughing Monk in charge of those two locations was hacked to death two days ago by members of the Light Breeze and Drizzle Tower. But there's one suspicious point: after leaving Dongcheng District, these two men lived a life of debauchery. In other words, during that time, they suddenly became very wealthy. I interrogated a former prisoner who had worked with Yang Qi and Zhao Si in the past. This prisoner said... Zhao Si and Yang Qi had met someone at the time."

"who?"

"Nanmen Nanbatian!"

Fu Xiaoguan frowned, "Who is this Nan Batian?"

"A very beautiful woman, twenty-six years old this year, with superb martial arts skills, the leader of the underground forces of the South Gate. More importantly, this woman was once the bodyguard of the Fourth Prince."

Fu Xiaoguan was stunned. Qin Mowen's gaze was extremely solemn, and his voice became even lower. "Ever since the Empress died of complications during childbirth of the eldest prince, support for the successor has split into two factions within the court. One faction, led by the Yan and Shi families, supports the eldest prince as crown prince, while the other, led by the Fei and Xi families, supports the fourth prince as crown prince. The two factions are now evenly matched, and Your Majesty is in his prime, so the struggle over the succession is still lingering in the dark."

Analyzing in this way, it seems that this matter can be restored in this way.

Originally, the eldest prince and the fourth prince were competing for the position of crown prince, but unexpectedly the fifth prince came back. The fifth prince was the son of Concubine Shang. Currently, no one in the harem could compete with Concubine Shang for favor, so the fifth prince had a certain advantage.

After the fifth prince came back, he focused on conquering the underground forces in Xicheng District. The fourth prince was probably a little confused, and then he asked the woman Nan Batian to arrange some people to go undercover in the Qingfengxiyu Tower. Zhao Si and Yang Qi were two of them.

Later, the Fourth Prince discovered that Qingfengxiyu Tower was actually involved in the escort agency's business, and these undercover agents were of no use.

It was not until he came to Shangjing and humiliated Shi Chaoyuan in the Golden Palace that the Fourth Prince moved his little finger and had the people from Qingfengxiyu Tower kidnap him.

The Fifth Prince's sword certainly cannot be borrowed for no reason. The debt must be repaid, and the person who pays the debt naturally falls on the Shi family - firstly, it will humiliate the Shi family who support the First Prince, secondly, it can provoke a conflict between the First Prince and the Fifth Prince, and thirdly, it can make the ministers in the court understand that the Fifth Prince is just a rough man in the world.

Kill three birds with one stone, and I am just the insignificant chess piece being used!

"What the hell is going on?" Fu Xiaoguan smiled indifferently.