Chapter 548 Are They Provoking Our Great Jin?
Baozhu quickly found a deputy general in this operation, named Li Tieshan.
"Hello, Lieutenant General Li. I'm Baozhu, the Crown Prince's maidservant." Baozhu handed over the token left by Zi Tong. "This inn has been booked by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to entertain distinguished guests. What are you doing here?"
Li Tieshan didn't even look at the token. With a cold face, he said in a rough voice, "Someone reported that there was a traitor hiding in the Dongfeng Inn. I came here to investigate on the orders of General Wei."
He looked down at Baozhu and said, "If there is no problem, we will naturally withdraw in a while."
"Deputy General Li, where did this traitor come from?" Baozhu was extremely anxious. "The people living here are all guests of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, guests of Dongchu. Can you bear the consequences of offending them?"
Li Tieshan sneered, "If I fail to complete the task assigned to me by General Wei, I will be truly unworthy of my responsibility. As for the distinguished guest of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I believe that the distinguished guest will also forgive me for the sake of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"You..." Baozhu was so angry that she was about to cry.
Xiao Jingwen couldn't bear it any longer and patted Baozhu's shoulder gently. "Forget it, my master won't embarrass the girl, go back."
He glanced at Li Tieshang, and meeting his provocative gaze, he raised his chin slightly without any fear.
After the two returned, Baozhu couldn't help shedding tears. "These generals are too inflexible. If His Royal Highness knew that you distinguished guests had suffered such a great injustice, he would definitely not forgive them."
Bai Yu'an whispered comfortingly, "Okay, Miss Baozhu, don't worry too much. Let's find a teahouse nearby and sit down for a while."
"Okay, I know a teahouse that has delicious tea. I'll take you there." Baozhu wiped her tears and immediately cheered up to lead the way.
On the way, Bai Yu'an couldn't help but ask, "Logically speaking, Miss Baozhu should be the prince's confidant, right?"
"Grand Master, you have a good eye. I am actually a first-class maid serving His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Baozhu said proudly.
Bai Yu'an smiled again and said, "Shouldn't Miss Baozhu be in the palace all day? Why does she seem so familiar with the outside of the palace?"
Baozhu smiled and said, "You may not know this, but our Crown Prince is different from other princes. He usually likes to wander around outside the palace. As for me, I have the honor of serving him, so I am also very familiar with these things."
Bai Yuan nodded in understanding, "Prince Zi Tong's life is quite enviable."
After arriving at the teahouse, everyone ordered light tea, fearing that drinking strong tea would keep them awake at night. There were basically no people in the teahouse at this time. Li Suining got a bowl of milk tea and some delicious pastries.
Bai Yu'an seized the opportunity and took Li Suining out of the teahouse. Looking from afar, he saw that there were still many people gathered at the Dongfeng Inn, and it was estimated that the officers and soldiers had not retreated yet.
He took Xiao Suining to a secluded place and said, "Sister, please ask Xingxing quickly to see how big brother and the others are doing. Have they arrived in Dongchu?"
"Brother? Shouldn't they have arrived long ago?" Little Dumpling realized belatedly that they had hardly left any information for them along the way.
"I'll ask now." She quickly looked at Xingxing and asked in her heart: Xingxing, Xingxing, where did my eldest brother and third brother go? Are they in danger?
Soon, she saw a series of pictures. It seemed that her brothers had not yet entered Dongchu and had a conflict with a group of people on the border of Dajin, but fortunately, they entered Dongchu without any danger.
"Second brother, someone has discovered my brother and the others, and seems to be giving them a hard time." Li Suining was a little angry. "But fortunately, my brother and the others should be able to enter Dongchu smoothly in the next few days."
"That's good." Bai Yu'an breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Shangguan Jinglan had sent several groups of people to deal with them this time. She really put a lot of effort into it and really didn't want Yuan Xiaonian to go back alive.
He took Xiao Suining out for a walk, bought some gifts for everyone, and then went back together.
"Everyone can go back and rest now, everything is fine at the Dongfeng Inn." Baozhu immediately went to meet them when they returned, explained the situation, and apologized repeatedly, "I'm truly sorry. I will definitely tell the Crown Prince about this and have His Royal Highness deal with them properly."
"It's okay, it's just a small matter. Don't let Prince Zi Tong worry." Yuan Xiaonian finally spoke, indicating that the matter was finally settled.
Baozhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the second prince of Dajin was also a character.
She led people back to the Dongfeng Inn. As soon as she entered, she saw that the entire inn was in a mess, with tables and chairs overturned, as if it had been robbed. The staff were busy cleaning up.
Fortunately, they are the only residents here now, otherwise, who knows what kind of chaos will happen.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Xiao Jingwen couldn't help but say, "They didn't search the guest rooms upstairs as well, did they?"
The boss and the waiters looked at each other, not daring to say a word. The situation was obvious.
"These guys are so rude..." Xiao Jingwen was furious. "We came from far away and claimed to be honored guests, but we encountered something like this? This is abominable!"
"I'm really sorry, I'm really sorry." Baozhu was about to cry again.
"Alright!" Yuan Xiaonian spoke again in a cold voice. He looked at Baozhu and said calmly, "Miss Baozhu, you should go and have a rest too. You've worked hard today."
"It's not hard..." Baozhu muttered softly, "My life is hard."
"Go, have a rest!" Bai Yu'an patted Baozhu's arm gently.
"Then... Your Highness the Second Prince, Princess Suining, the Imperial Preceptor, the High Priest, Captain Xiao, I'm going to rest now. You should all rest early as well. I'm truly sorry for what happened today."
The little girl sighed and went back to her room.
Yuan Xiaonian and others went upstairs and checked their rooms. Sure enough, their rooms had been ransacked and their luggage had been opened and turned into a mess.
"That's too much! What on earth did General Wei and Lieutenant General Li do?"
Xiao Jingwen was furious. "Are they provoking our Great Jin? Or are they provoking their royal family?"
Obviously, when things got to this point, even he, a military general, could see that something was wrong.
"General Wei..." Bai Yu'an had taken off his hood. The weather in Dongchu was indeed hot. When there were no Dongchu people around, he and Fuxing would take off their hoods.
He spoke thoughtfully, "I've heard my father mention this man, Wei Changkong. He's a brave and resourceful guy. Could it be... that he wants to seize power? Is there something wrong with the Dongchu royal family?"
"It's hard to say. The Emperor of Dongchu only has one son, Zi Tong. It's normal for someone to have bad intentions." Xiao Jingwen said angrily.
Yuan Xiaonian narrowed his eyes. "Then tell me, Zi Tong is so smart, wouldn't he understand the general's intentions? What is his intention in inviting us here at this time?"
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