Chapter 78 The truth about the trip to Jiangnan will soon be revealed
Two hours ago, Guo Mansion.
Madam Gao stood in the shadows of the corridor, holding a candlestick. The candlelight flickered on her face. She made no other move, just staring at Qin Yanheng expressionlessly.
"What did you say?" Qin Yanheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Mrs. Gao, his eyes full of coldness.
"What are you still standing there for? Your little princess has been kidnapped by someone long ago." Madam Gao raised her chin towards the hall where County Magistrate Guo was, with obvious meaning.
Seeing this, Qin Yanheng immediately understood what Mrs. Gao meant. He turned around and ran towards the hall like a gust of wind, without any hesitation.
"Prince Rong An is here, I wonder who dares to act rashly!"
Qin Yanheng kicked the door open, the jade pendant dangling from his waist, the Chinese character "Qin" engraved on it prominently visible. He didn't step forward, but simply tilted his chin and squinted at County Magistrate Guo, who sat in the hall.
"You are...Qin..."
County Magistrate Guo couldn't believe that the man he had just disdained to look at had suddenly transformed into that great figure from the capital. For a moment, County Magistrate Guo didn't know what to do. He was just a small county magistrate. When had he ever met such a great figure?
Before County Magistrate Guo could react, everyone in the hall knelt on their knees, their foreheads touching the ground, wishing they could hide in the mud.
"Your subordinate, I pay my respects to Prince Rong An."
County Magistrate Guo was about to lift his robe and kneel when Qin Yanheng swung his yellow talisman, pinning him to the wall, unable to move. While County Magistrate Guo was stunned, the young man who had been standing at the door had suddenly appeared before him.
The boy's neck was strangled, and he could lift him up with one hand. County Magistrate Guo held the boy's arm tightly with both hands, and he kept struggling with his feet off the ground.
"Where is she?" Qin Yanheng's voice was cold.
"Who?" County Magistrate Guo's face flushed red, but he still gritted his teeth and refused to admit it.
"This king never asks a second time."
The words were squeezed out from between his teeth. Qin Yanheng tightened the strength of his hands. The blood vessels on both sides of County Magistrate Guo's neck were throbbing. He didn't care whether the person in his hands was dead or alive. He just looked down at County Magistrate Guo condescendingly.
The whole body was filled with coldness, like the King of Hell.
County Magistrate Guo's lips trembled with fear, and he dared not move his hanging fat legs. He stared blankly at the young man's narrow and long phoenix eyes in front of him, and a chill ran down his feet.
"Madam Heng is... in Shenling."
"Shenling?" Qin Yanheng narrowed his eyes and continued to tighten his strength, "Go on."
"I...that's all I know." County Magistrate Guo's eyes were red and tears rolled down his cheeks with fear.
Unexpectedly, Qin Yanheng didn't believe what County Magistrate Guo said at all. He tilted his head with a sneer, the veins on his white neck throbbing, and he seemed unable to control the anger in his body.
"I'm telling you, I'm telling you," County Magistrate Guo said, finally losing his temper. "Early this morning, a distinguished man from the capital came and said he was interested in Madam Heng."
County Magistrate Guo thought that she was just the young wife of a wealthy merchant. The Heng family had no official position and no power. If the young wife was lost, then so be it. Who would dare to risk disobeying the orders of the nobleman in the capital? Compared to losing his position as county magistrate, offending the Heng family was not a big deal.
"A distinguished person from the capital?" Qin Yanheng grasped the words, "Who is it?"
"Lord Song."
There are many officials in the court with the surname Song, such as Song Zheng, the Supervisor of the Imperial Household, Song Zhiguan, the General of the Cloud Banner, and Song Yebo, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel... Anyway, it couldn't be him, because he was the younger brother who followed him and the Crown Prince since childhood!
"Which Lord Song?" Qin Yanheng had a bad feeling in his heart. The hand that was pinching County Magistrate Guo was trembling slightly. He continued to ask with a glimmer of hope.
"Song Yutai, Junior Minister of the Dali Temple."
Qin Yanheng flipped his palm and threw County Magistrate Guo, who was nailed to the wall, to the ground, and then strode out of the hall as everyone knelt.
At the same time, the officers and soldiers who had been waiting in secret for the past few days came in one after another and surrounded the entire Guo Mansion in less than half a minute.
Without Prince Rong'an's order, no living creature is allowed to enter or leave.
Raocheng city gate.
The news of Prince Rong'an's appearance at the county magistrate's residence spread throughout the city within a stick of incense. The soldiers guarding the city gates tonight spotted the young man on horseback, wearing a jade crown, from afar and hurriedly ordered the gates to be opened.
At this moment, no one dared to stop the legendary Young Prince Qin.
The young man whipped his horse's hooves as he rode out of Raocheng. The sound of his whip cracked loudly, like a roar in the air. Behind him, Madam Gao, donning her nightgown, followed, her face solemn, as if she were facing a formidable enemy.
"Your Highness."
Mrs. Gao squeezed her legs against the horse's belly and caught up with the young man galloping in front of her. Unexpectedly, a silver sword was across her neck in the blink of an eye. She chuckled softly twice, then raised her eyes to look at Qin Yanheng.
"As expected of the Taoist Immortal's only disciple in the world, this unrivaled intelligence is truly..."
"Stop talking nonsense," Qin Yanheng pulled the reins, stopped in the middle of the road, and stared at Madam Gao. "You already knew who was behind this mischief. Why didn't you tell me the whole story? Instead, you let them kidnap Luo Qingling and then pretended to be a good person and rescued her?"
Qin Yanheng didn't believe that Mrs. Gao just happened to see Luo Qingling being taken away. Moreover, when Luo Qingling attended the banquet as a female member of the family the night before, if Mrs. Gao didn't want to tell the truth of that year, she shouldn't have paid any attention to Luo Qingling. But she chose to retreat in order to advance and lure him and Luo Qingling into asking about the Gao family's affairs.
Including tonight, Madam Gao could have rescued Luo Qingling in time, so why did she wait in the dark for that group of people to kidnap her before telling him the truth? Wasn't it just to make this matter bigger and then use him to thoroughly investigate Song Yutai?
"Because in this world, only Prince Rong'an can save the Gao family," Madam Gao lowered her head and spoke sincerely, "If I don't do this, His Highness will not easily believe what I say, nor will he believe that the man is Lord Song."
yes.
Qin Yanheng admitted that what Madam Gao said was true. How could he easily suspect his own brother based on a few words from outsiders? That was his brother whom he had raised since childhood. How could Song Yutai harm him?
Heat welled up in his eyes. Qin Yanheng raised his head, took a deep breath, and forced himself to come back to his senses.
The most important thing right now is to ensure Luo Qingling's safety. As for whether Song Yutai was the one who killed the prince, he will discuss it after he finds Luo Qingling.
On the official road, the horse galloped, and the jade crown on the young man's head cut through the night.
At night, in the dark and silent village, the sound of horse hooves was heard, accompanied by howling, and a group of people seemed to be chasing something.
Qin Yanheng leaned forward, his eyes fixed on the horse that appeared in front of him. The girl on its back had long hair fluttering in the wind, and her expression was clear when she looked at him, which made him feel distressed as always.
With a flick of the whip, Qin Yanheng flew out and landed directly behind Luo Qingling. He held her in his arms with one hand and snatched the reins from her with the other. He turned the horse in a different direction, and the two of them and the horse rushed towards the group of men in black in the mountains.
"Qingqing, we must not let them go."
Qin Yanheng took a quick look at Luo Qingling's body and finally felt relieved after finding that she had no injuries.
He sighed softly and placed his chin on her shoulder. He seemed to feel that it was not enough and moved his chin close to her neck, as if only by being close to Luo Qingling like this could he calm down.
She felt the skin on her neck was a little tingling, and Qin Yanheng's hair was entangled with hers. Luo Qingling suddenly blushed on her cheeks.
Did he do it too naturally?
In fact, Luo Qingling wanted to ask many things, such as how he knew about her abduction in time, and how he knew where she was... but now was not the time to say these things.
Luo Qingling raised her eyes and looked towards the dark crowd under the trees not far away. They were the men in black who had just chased her from the mountain to the foot of the mountain.
Facing such a group of people, Luo Qingling was not worried at all. After all, the person sitting behind her was capable of fighting a hundred people alone. She just needed to watch the show.
"That group of people came after you," Luo Qingling reminded him, "They had set up a formation earlier that would only be triggered if the Golden Dragon Sword approached. They mistook me for you and came after me. The people behind this want your life."
Qin Yanheng nodded slightly, his hair scratching her neck slightly.
While he was distracted, he saw Qin Yanheng flicking his wide sleeves, and several yellow talismans flew straight towards the group of people under the tree, blowing away several men in black in the blink of an eye. Seeing this, the others rushed over with a bang.
Qin Yanheng chuckled, took the Golden Dragon Sword from Luo Qingling, and flew forward, blending into the crowd. A golden light rose from a black mass, then expanded outward, instantly knocking everyone away. One of the men in black was thrown into the darkness and fell heavily to the ground.
Luo Qingling recognized the man. It was the fat man who had just shouted and threatened her. Seeing the fat man lying half-dead on the ground and unable to get up, Luo Qingling felt extremely refreshed.
"Walk!"
Qin Yanheng jumped onto the horse, pulled the reins, and shouted to Mrs. Gao beside him.
The three men and two horses galloped out. There was a loud noise behind them, and a red light cut through the night, leaving behind a few pieces of black clothes and a few scattered pieces of human flesh.
All the men in black who were causing trouble were killed, and all the people in Rao City who could pass on information to the capital were controlled by Qin Yanheng in the city. Although no one knows where Song Yutai is now, it is certain that no one can communicate with Song Yutai now.
Qin Yanheng didn't know how long he could keep this secret, so they had to stop him before Song Yutai got to know the news!
A manor appeared in front of them. Madam Gao whipped her horse whip and rushed to Qin Luo and the others, leading them into the gate. Luo Qingling carefully glanced at the door plaque, which read "Tongfu" (Tongfu).
The characters on the plaque were "Tong" and "Gao" respectively. If Mrs. Gao had not walked in familiar with the place, no one would have guessed that it was a pseudonym used by the Gao family.
Qin Yanheng didn't expect that Gao Yu would hide from Song Yutai to such an extent that he even changed his ancestral surname and didn't even dare to put any words related to the Gao family on the doorplate. It was really sad.
The high-ranking scout who once held a high position of power was actually harmed by someone and had to hide from place to place.
The three of them parked their horses in the stables and followed Madam Gao into a wing room. The moment they crossed the threshold, the strong smell of herbs hit them, and Luo Qingling couldn't help but frown.
Before Luo Qingling could get used to the herbal smell in the room, he saw a thin and pale man lying flat on the bed not far away. Hearing the movement at the door, he slowly turned his head to look at the three people, his eyes full of shock, but his face showed no expression.
"Your Majesty... Your Highness."
Gao Yu mistakenly identified Qin Yanheng as the late Crown Prince Qin Moshu. He struggled to stand up and salute, but his limp legs gave him no strength. Realizing how miserable he looked, tears welled up in his eyes.
"Your Highness, what happened back then was not my father's fault. He was truly murdered!"
Gao Yu's face turned red, and after using all his strength to say the last complete sentence of his life, he tilted his head in front of everyone, without even having time to close his eyes.
Gao Yu died on the eve of the truth being revealed.
"Your Highness, please help the Gao family!" Mrs. Gao knelt down suddenly, raised her head and said with tears in her eyes.
Seeing the tragic end of the Gao family, Qin Yanheng couldn't bear to blame Mrs. Gao for "scheming" against him. He just nodded slightly and pursed his thin lips.
Seeing this, Mrs. Gao was completely relieved. She sighed and knelt on the ground. Then, as if she remembered something, she slowly stood up and walked behind the screen. After a while, she walked towards the two of them with a brocade box in her hand, her steps heavy.
"The Gao family's secrets for many years are all hidden here."
Madam Gao handed the brocade box to Luo Qingling and the other two with a serious expression.
The brocade box contains not only the truth about the injustice done to Scout Gao and General Luo, but also the real cause of the prince's death.
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