Chapter 933: Emperor Mafa, when will my father and mother come back?
"Come here, escort the gentlemen to the carriages." After giving the order, Prince Zhi turned back to look at the people beside him and said, "Ninth Brother, Thirteenth Brother, hurry back to the carriages. We need to return to the capital as soon as possible."
"good."
As Prince Zhi said this, he took the Eighth Master out of the tent.
"What are you still standing there for? Get on your horse!"
Outside, seeing the Eighth Master still a little dazed, Prince Zhi called out to him.
"Big brother... Fourth brother..."
Mr. Ba turned his head and glanced into the distance, and couldn't help frowning again.
"I don't know how he's doing now. Tan Luan has a gentle face, but I don't know what he's really thinking. I've said it before, to conspire with him is like trying to get the skin of a tiger. He's not one of us, so his heart must be different. Remember, you must never have anything to do with him again."
After a moment of silence, Prince Zhi suddenly stared at the Eighth Master and said, "When this matter is over, you can go to your fourth brother's house and apologize. After all, your fourth brother didn't drink your wine, so there is still room for recovery. Don't worry too much."
"Brother, I...I..."
"What's wrong?"
"Fourth brother seems strange today. Maybe... he was really poisoned by Tan Luan..."
"What did you say?" Prince Zhi felt something was wrong. "What do you mean? He only gave me a bottle of poison before, and I was the one who knocked down the poisoned wine myself!"
The Eighth Master pursed his lips. "He saw me poisoning him. He handed me a cowhide water bag and said ordinary water hoses would be corroded by his poison. I was so angry at the time that I took it and used it. But now that I think about it, I realize something is wrong."
After saying that, he stretched out his hand.
Prince Zhi looked carefully and realized that there were faint tiny wounds on his hands, which seemed invisible if you didn't look carefully.
Prince Zhi was startled, but he still remembered that he had touched the water bag before. He immediately opened his hands to look at it, and his pupils shrank: "Look!"
"But that's not right. You and I have both encountered this before, so why didn't anything happen?" Prince Zhi frowned again.
After hearing this, the Eighth Master also shook his head: "I haven't thought this through clearly, but he definitely has ulterior motives for doing this. I always feel that he is going after Fourth Brother and Wen Jiu. I... may be being used."
Prince Zhi pursed his lips and said, "Let's just hope that nothing happens to your little fourth sister-in-law."
Glancing at the Eighth Master again, the Prince of Zhi let out a sigh, "Old Fourth doesn't usually care about many things, and warming the wine should be one of them. If nothing goes wrong with warming the wine, everything can still be turned around. If not... putting aside all the bad luck, let's return to the capital first. If we can help in any way, we'll do so as an apology."
The Prince of Zhi patted the Eighth Master on the shoulder and mounted his horse.
"Xiao Quanzi, I... didn't mean to harm their lives." Seeing that Prince Zhi had already walked away, the Eighth Master said this silently.
"Master, what did you say? I didn't hear clearly."
But Mr. Ba didn't say anything else.
Xiao Quanzi rubbed his cold hands and said, "Master, don't overthink it. Isn't the Fourth Prince alright? Maybe he'll find his concubine before tomorrow. The Great Prince has already gone far ahead. Let's catch up quickly. You're injured too. Come to the carriage and warm up."
The Eighth Master pursed his lips and let Xiao Quanzi help him get into the carriage.
…
"Thirteen, you were too aggressive today. Even I was scared."
In the carriage back to the capital, Jiu Ye couldn't help but let out a sigh, a hint of fear in his gorgeous peach blossom eyes. "That old man Wang, do you think he's a pushover? Even though he didn't deny this matter today, it's only a matter of time before he gets to the Emperor's ears. You better think of a good excuse."
Thirteen drank a cup of hot water to warm himself up, then he breathed a sigh of relief. "Ninth Brother, I already know the consequences of this matter. As long as it's not exposed, I have ways to deal with it. Besides, Fourth Brother warned us about this matter in advance. That Liu guy has dirty hands and deserves death. Besides, the Emperor won't let this matter get out of hand. Don't worry too much."
After hearing this, Jiu Ye let out a sigh of relief: "I feel more at ease if you say so. By the way, how are those people investigating? Has anyone confessed?"
Thirteen frowned slightly, took out a sign from his pocket, and put it in Jiu Ye's hand: "Nine Brother, look."
Jiu Ye's pupils shrank suddenly: "Raindrop Chamber of Commerce!" He had extensive contact with the Raindrop Chamber of Commerce, and he would recognize the Raindrop Chamber of Commerce's sign even if it turned into ashes.
Thirteen nodded. "Yes, I also found this symbol tattooed on those people, right on their waists. Only one of them spoke up, saying that this time he received orders from his superiors, saying that anyone wearing fancy clothes was to be shot and killed, and that they were not to fight. I always feel like this was a hasty deployment, and the target was Xiao Si's wife."
Jiu Ye: "Could it be that the people from the Raindrop Chamber of Commerce are involved with that monk? But why is the monk looking for Xiao Si's wife?"
Jiu Ye was puzzled and pulled his hair before saying, "This matter is becoming more and more complicated. And that blood-dropping guillotine, I never thought that Fourth Brother had it in his hands all along.
If the Emperor knew about this, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause.”
"Ninth brother is right. I'll ask you to help me sort this out after we return to the capital."
Jiu Ye rubbed his brows and said, "It must be exposed, but I have to consider how to calm the emperor down. Let me think about it... I have to think about it carefully..."
Thirteen couldn't think of any good solution at the moment. He simply lifted the curtain and peeked outside, his pupils shrinking. "Ah Jin, where's Shanzha? Before we set off, I saw her sitting in the carriage at the back!"
Master, this... after those rebels retreated, I was busy cleaning up the people and didn't pay attention. I will go and ask now."
Not long after, Ah Jin hurried back and said, "My lord, the coachman said that Miss Shanzha was taken away by Brother Buyu. The girl has always been thinking about the concubine, and she insisted on going with the prince to look for her. Brother Buyu reluctantly took her with him."
Thirteen breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still worried: "Why is this carriage moving so slowly? Go faster!"
Jiu Ye felt that it was a bit strange and glanced at Thirteen, but he had too many things on his mind at the moment and did not ask him in detail.
…
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
"Huang Mafa, when will my father and mother come back?"
Emperor Kangxi was sitting with his legs crossed and eating melon seeds. When he heard this, he almost fell off his chair.
"Dabao, this is the fifth time you've asked me this today. Don't panic, don't worry. I guarantee they'll be back in less than an hour."
"Oh, okay." Dabao responded, and immediately ran off to play with his younger brothers holding the candied haws in his hand.
"Huang Mafa, when will my father and mother come back?"
Emperor Kangxi had just rocked twice in the rocking chair when he saw Sibao running over with his little head tilted back to ask.
Emperor Kangxi: “…”
"You've asked me... several times today, haven't you?" "Remain calm and don't worry. Your father and mother will be back in less than an hour."
"Oh, okay!"
Sibao also ran away happily.
Emperor Kangxi stared with wide eyes, and then saw Sanbao running up to him.
Before Sanbao could say anything, Emperor Kangxi threw a handful of melon seeds back at him: "Don't ask anymore, I know what you are going to say. Your father and mother will be back in less than an hour!"
Sanbao blinked his eyes and said, "Huang Mafa, you told me, I just wanted to ask if you want some candied haws."
After saying that, the chubby little hand held the candied haws to Emperor Kangxi's mouth.
Emperor Kangxi: “…”
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