The warden was taken to the innermost cell and saw that it was full of people, with disheveled clothes, blood on their buttocks, and lying on the ground wailing.
"Why are you all locked up in one cell? How can you do your work?" The warden couldn't help but scold them again. None of them did their job properly.
Although they were guarding the cells, it was also an important job.
"Quickly separate them."
The warden was puzzled. What had these people done? Why were they being beaten with sticks and having their pants taken off? The Dali Temple didn't have such a criminal method.
"No, no... they were not captured, they just appeared out of thin air." The jailer explained incoherently.
"I was just taking a nap over there when I suddenly heard a commotion. I came in and saw over twenty people inside. There was no one in this cell originally..."
Prison warden???
…
The Prince’s Mansion, the study in the eldest prince’s palace.
After listening to the report from the chief eunuch, Han Qinyu closed his eyes weakly.
"Did they discover anything? Were all the assassins...killed?"
"Your Highness," the chief eunuch cautiously looked at Han Qinyu and replied tremblingly, "Except for those who were beheaded on the spot, the others have all... disappeared..."
Fearing Han Qinyu's anger, the chief eunuch quickly added, "No... but when contacting the assassin, our people didn't show up. We relayed the information through an intermediary. We were in disguise the entire time, so even if they were investigated, they wouldn't be able to trace it back to us..."
"Disappeared..." Han Qinyu opened his eyes, looked at the chief eunuch with a cold gaze, and said coldly, "What do you mean by disappeared?!"
Boom——
The chief eunuch's legs went weak and he knelt heavily on the ground, his face full of fear.
"That's right... after Rong Baichuan and Jiang Lingyu came out, our people went in to check. Aside from the dead assassin, the forest was empty. Rong Baichuan and his men didn't bring anyone out. I wonder where they went..."
His voice became smaller and smaller, and beads of sweat broke out on his face.
The eldest prince must be extremely angry because of the recent setbacks he has suffered. The eunuch in charge only wants to humble himself as much as possible to avoid being irritated.
Fortunately, he was just a relayer, and the actual work was done by the secret guards under him.
The eldest prince should... not blame himself.
Han Qinyu remained silent for a long time, trying his best to calm his increasingly irritable mood.
Those who want to achieve great things must not show their emotions.
"Contact the ghost market owner and transfer the child. He has been discovered there."
"Your Highness, this is Jiang Lingyu's first time going to the Ghost Market. He probably hasn't..."
"Stupid!" Han Qinyu interrupted the chief eunuch, scolding, "Why do you think he went to so much trouble to find the ghost market?"
The ghost market has been open for so many years, Jiang Lingyu must have known of its existence, but he has never cared about it.
This time, they suddenly kept a close eye on the ghost market, and they must have found out where the child was.
I didn't expect that the "confidant" that person mentioned was so vulnerable. He confessed everything when he fell into the hands of the Dali Temple!
Nothing special.
"Let our people infiltrate the Ghost Market and secretly seize power."
The chief eunuch looked at Han Qinyu in disbelief. Does the eldest prince not trust Lord Fang?
"Hurry up and go!" Han Qinyu shouted when he saw that he didn't move.
"Yes, yes... I'll do it right away." The chief eunuch crawled out of the study.
"It's time to go to the General's Mansion." Han Qinyu slowly turned the teacup in his hand and muttered to himself.
…
On the second day,
The General's Mansion.
"Chaoxi, stop poking me, it hurts Daddy." Rong Baichuan made a bitter face and grabbed Rong Chaoxi's chubby little hand that was making trouble.
Because he was injured yesterday, Rong Baichuan planned to sleep in as he didn't have to go to court.
But as soon as the sun rose, I was woken up by the pain.
When he opened his eyes, he saw a chubby little creature lying next to him, poking his wound curiously.
He poked the same spot every time, and only after the gauze oozed blood did the little guy move to another spot.
Rong Chaoxi opened her big round eyes, blinked twice at Rong Baichuan, then grinned and said, "Honghong... look..."
One hand was controlled by Rong Baichuan, and the little guy stretched out the other hand to continue poking.
"Chaoxi, stop teasing daddy." Qin Nanjing came in from outside with a cold look on her body.
She put the breakfast she brought back on the table, walked to the bed and picked up Chaoxi.
He looked at Rong Baichuan and said, "Get up and eat something."
Although Rong Baichuan's injuries were not serious, he had many wounds all over his body.
When I came back last night, I took off Rong Baichuan's outer clothes, and his white underwear was stained with large patches of red.
I remember Chaoxi saying to himself during dinner, "Luckily, I'm here, or Daddy would have died again. Chaoxi is awesome!"
Qin Nanjing was so scared that she thought he was really going to die.
Qin Nanjing handed Chaoxi to Yanzhu, went back to the inner room to help Rong Baichuan put on his clothes, and whispered in his ear,
"I was angry every morning because you disregarded your own safety. When I came here this morning, I cursed you in my heart for a long time..."
As she spoke, she chuckled, "She's worried about you."
Rong Baichuan held Qin Nanjing's hand, his eyes full of tenderness, "I know that our daughter has a sharp tongue but a soft heart."
…
"General, the eldest prince has arrived and is waiting in the front hall." The butler hesitated for a moment and said, "The eldest prince brought many gifts and seemed to be...proposing marriage. As soon as he arrived, he asked if the eldest lady was home."
"I rejected him so obviously at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, why is he still proposing marriage to him?" Rong Baichuan frowned, impatience showing on his face.
Day by day, the threshold is about to be broken down by them!
Come to the front hall.
The eldest prince sat in the hall, wearing a turquoise round-necked robe, his black hair like silk, his face elegant, and he drank tea slowly.
He exudes a calm and restrained aura.
But there is a sense of hostility hidden in this restraint.
Rong Baichuan thought of what Grand Tutor Qin had said, "The eldest prince is a man of deep thoughts and should not be underestimated. If he does good, it will bring blessings to the people; if he does evil, it will bring disaster to Dongwu!"
Suddenly, Rong Baichuan thought of something and then shook his head. It shouldn't be the case. He had no reason to do that.
However, Chaoxi once said that he "did too many evil things."
Rong Baichuan had to be extremely alert when facing the eldest prince.
According to the original destiny, this person killed himself.
"Your Highness." Rong Baichuan strode over the threshold and asked with a smile, "How come Your Highness has the time to come to my place today?"
"General Rong." Han Qinyu stood up and greeted him politely.
"The New Year is approaching, and I'm here to wish General Rong a happy new year." He had a gentle smile on his face, but his eyes didn't reveal much.
"Your Highness is of noble status, so I should be the one to wish you a happy new year." Rong Baichuan smiled and made a gesture of invitation, and the two sat down together.
The butler and his men put down some tea and cakes and then left.
Only Rong Baichuan and Han Qinyu were left in the room.
Han Qinyu lowered his eyes slightly, then raised his eyes to look at Rong Baichuan, with a faint smile on his face.
"General Rong, I'm not here just to pay New Year's greetings..."
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