Guard Zhang?
After hearing this, Xiao Moqing subconsciously cast his gaze on Guard Zhang who was kneeling on the ground beside him, with a look of shock and confusion: "Zhang De, you——"
"Yes, he asked me to do everything. He asked me to pretend to be a Taoist priest to deceive Your Highness. I don't know anything else." The liar Jia Dacai, who was lying on the ground, cried out in a howling voice.
Seeing that the matter was exposed, Zhang De, who was kneeling on the ground, had a murderous look in his eyes.
The next second, he pulled out the dagger from his waist and stabbed Jia Dacai on the ground.
“Ah wow—”
When Jia Dacai, who was lying on the ground, saw that he was going to kill him, he was so scared that he screamed and crawled desperately on the ground.
Fortunately, the guard standing by was quick-witted and quick-handed. He quickly dodged between the two men and kicked the dagger out of Zhang De's hand.
Zhang De fell to his knees in pain. By the time he came to his senses, the sword in the hand of the guard was already against his neck.
"Zhang De, you are so brave! You actually dared to betray this prince. Tell me, who instructed you to do this?" Xiao Moqing said angrily.
After hearing this, Zhang De, who was kneeling on the ground, sneered, and then directly put his neck towards the blade in front of him.
With a "puff", his neck was cut instantly, bleeding profusely, and then he fell to the ground with a thud.
Xiao Moqing didn't expect that Zhang De would actually commit suicide. It seemed that someone must have instructed him to do this, otherwise he would not have used suicide to keep his mouth shut.
"Please forgive me, Your Highness the Second Prince." Seeing that it was his own sword that gave Zhang De the opportunity to commit suicide, the guard immediately knelt on the ground respectfully.
"Get up, this has nothing to do with you."
Wherever Xiao Moqing walked, he saw Jia Dacai, who was so scared that he lay on the ground holding his head in fear.
Seeing the people coming, Jia Dacai was so frightened that his face turned pale and he kept kowtowing, "Second Prince, please spare my life, Second Prince, please spare my life, please spare my life."
Xiao Moqing said in a deep voice: "Raise your head and tell this prince everything you know, otherwise you will be in trouble!"
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything." Jia Dacai knelt on the ground, trembling, and wiped the sweat off his face. "I... I was originally a Taoist priest who wandered around the world. To put it nicely, I'm a Taoist priest, but to put it bluntly... I'm just a charlatan who tells people's fortunes.
I just arrived in Beijing half a month ago and set up a stall on the Tianqiao Bridge. Not even a few days later, this short-lived old man came to me and asked me to perform a play, saying that he would pay me after the performance.
Then I saw you, Your Highness. I deserve to die. I was blind and didn't realize it was you, Your Highness. If I knew your identity, I wouldn't dare to lie to you even if I had the guts to do it!"
"Where's the money?" Xiao Moqing gnashed his teeth and asked angrily, "Where's this prince's 30,000 taels of gold?"
"I really don't know." Jia Dacai immediately waved his hand and said, "After the mission was completed, they gave me fifty taels of silver. I really don't know the rest. If you don't believe me, you can look through my bag. I only have fifty taels of silver in it."
Jia Dacai looked around for his bag in panic, but suddenly remembered that he had left his bag on the carriage when he was caught.
"You just said—they?" Xiao Moqing pointed at Zhang De, who had already died, "Besides him, who else?"
Jia Dacai: "There's also... there's a man wearing a mask. He always wears it, so I can't see his face, but from his voice, he sounds like he's in his forties. He's dressed like a powerful noble."
"Powerful and influential nobles..."
After hearing what Jia Dacai said, Xiao Moqing suddenly remembered the thoughts of a little kid before.
[Alas, silly second brother is really stupid. With his low IQ, he deserves to be fooled by his treacherous uncle.]
Traitorous uncle...
Xiao Moqing's eyes suddenly turned cold. Although he still didn't believe that his uncle, whom he had always respected, was actually a traitor, but taking the matter of the fake elixir as an example.
The little brat's wishes came true. She said the elixir of immortality was fake and that taking it would give her diarrhea for three days.
As a result, he actually had diarrhea for three days after eating it.
"Do you still have the fake elixir?" Xiao Moqing asked.
"Ah?" Jia Dacai, who was kneeling on the ground, looked at him in confusion.
"Are there any more fake elixirs?" Xiao Moqing asked again in a stern voice.
After Jia Dacai heard it clearly, he nodded hurriedly, "Yes... and more."
Xiao Moqing stretched out his hand towards him: "Give it to me."
*
In the afternoon, the Cabinet Grand Secretary's Office
A servant hurried across the corridor and came to a room. He walked up to the man who was lying on a chair with his eyes closed, listening to a little tune, and whispered a few words in his ear.
The next second, Chen Liaomu, the cabinet minister lying on the chair, opened his eyes. He frowned and said in an unhappy tone, "Useless thing!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another servant came to the door and said respectfully, "Sir, the Second Prince is here."
Chen Liaomu was slightly surprised when he heard this, but the next second when he saw the familiar figure walking not far away, he quickly stood up from the chair with a smile on his face.
"Hahahaha, what brings my good nephew here today?"
"Uncle." Xiao Moqing called the man with a smile, and then asked the servant behind him to hand over the box in his hand.
"What is this?" Chen Liaomu looked at the box in the servant's hand with a puzzled look on his face.
The next second, Xiao Moqing quickly opened the box. As soon as the box was opened, the aroma of wine immediately wafted out.
Chen Liaomu, who has always been fond of drinking, stared at the aroma of wine and his eyes lit up instantly.
Xiao Moqing said, "The Shilixiang from Zuixianju was just delivered to the palace today. I knew you liked it, so I immediately sent it to you."
"Good nephew! You are worthy of being my good nephew!" Chen Liaomu smelled the aroma of the wine and hurriedly asked someone to pour him a glass and take a sip.
As soon as you take a sip, the aroma of the wine spreads immediately between your lips and teeth.
Chen Liaomu: "Good wine! Hahahaha, good wine, it really deserves to be the best in the world!"
Xiao Moqing said, "As long as you like it, uncle."
"I like it. I like it very much! You are worthy of being my good nephew."
Chen Liaomu drank the last sip of wine in the glass reluctantly, still looking unsatisfied, and then asked someone to take the wine away.
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