Jiang and the others looked at the scenery in front of them.
They were all a little surprised.
This place was not some other place, but the East Palace rockery complex where Hua Qingqing was almost strangled to death by the guards at the beginning. This rockery complex was also the closest place to the back door of the East Palace.
The sun is just rising now.
The rockery groups were illuminated by the light, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.
They finally made it out alive and saw the sun.
Hope rekindled on Jiang's face.
"Now we have to thank Wang's secret passage. I just don't know how Yi'er is doing."
An Er reminded.
"The man in black is catching up soon. The Second Young Master must be safe!"
What he didn't say was that they were actually sitting ducks, luring all the men in black here.
Even if one or two men in black were left behind, with the Second Young Master's skills, it would be easy to capture them.
Hua Lingxuan thought about it and his eyes suddenly brightened.
"The men in black may all be in the secret passage now. What if we block all the openings to the secret passage?"
Hua Wanru smiled.
"This way we don't have to do anything. If we lock them up for ten days or half a month, they will all die."
Several people thought this was a great idea.
Just do it.
The secret guards first blew down the entrance to the rockery.
The men in black were terrified in the cave, especially the one walking in front, who was buried without a sound.
The leader of the men in black was shocked and quickly retreated, but the cave entrance was too narrow and low, so they could not move fast enough.
At this time, An Er also brought a few people and quickly went to the old lady's small Buddhist temple.
Saw Hua Lingyi safe and sound.
I felt relieved.
Hua Lingyi felt relieved when he knew that Jiang and the others were all fine.
Together, they blew up the small Buddhist temple. Still a little worried, people on both sides were at the entrance of the cave, adding soil on top.
It wasn't until almost noon that it finally stopped.
A group of men in black went in. This time they were completely sealed in. It was impossible to dig them out.
Everyone was lucky to have survived the disaster.
The other side.
In the prison.
The old emperor looked at the group of men in black who were sent back by Yu Jinzhi in the cell, with an inexplicable look on his face.
Even my father-in-law's forehead was covered in sweat.
After waiting for a long time, the old emperor asked, "Are you sure this is someone close to the Crown Princess?"
Eunuch Lian nodded quickly and explained carefully.
"Yes, I recognize him. His name is Rong An! He is the eunuch in charge of the Crown Princess!"
The old emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Rong An's fair and handsome face.
"Is he really a eunuch?"
There was more sweat on Gonggong's face and he felt a little embarrassed.
"Jingshifang conducts physical examinations every year. It should be correct. Unless..."
The old emperor glanced at him.
Even the eunuch fell silent.
The old emperor looked at Rong An expressionlessly and asked calmly.
"You were ordered by the Crown Princess to rob and kill the Southern King's spies!"
Rong An lowered his head and did not answer.
The old emperor also expected that he would not say anything. He was too lazy to talk nonsense and said directly to the void, "Zheng Xin!"
Zheng Xin appeared behind him instantly.
Kneel on one knee and salute.
"I'm here!"
The old emperor pointed directly at Rong An.
"Find a way to get him to talk."
Zheng Xin glanced at Rong An and nodded.
"yes!"
The old emperor reminded him again, "By the way, check his body!"
Zheng Xin was stunned. Body examination? Wasn't he the chief eunuch of the Crown Princess's side?
He looked at Eunuch Lian quietly in confusion.
Even the father-in-law rolled his eyes and he pointed to a certain part of his lower body.
Zheng Xin was speechless, but he didn't dare to refute. He nodded in agreement.
The old emperor had a headache. He had just finished his morning court and rushed over. After all, he was old and his health was not as good as before.
After such a busy morning, he felt very sleepy.
Just take people outside the cell.
Eunuch Lian had already asked someone to bring chairs, tea and snacks. Although it was a bit shabby, it was better than nothing.
The old emperor sat down to rest.
He leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.
Even though he heard the screams in the cell, he remained indifferent.
A quarter of an hour later, Zheng Xin came out covered in blood and bowed.
"He confessed!"
The old emperor opened his eyes and spoke to Eunuch Lian.
"Let the others go first."
Eunuch Lian waved his hand. The others quickly retreated.
The old emperor then looked at Zheng Xin indifferently.
Zheng Xin hesitated for a moment and whispered.
"He's not purged! He's still a complete man."
The old emperor narrowed his eyes.
"Keep going!"
"He said that he was ordered by the Crown Princess to assassinate the Southern King's spy."
"The Southern King's spies and the Crown Princess have collaborated many times over the years."
"They help the Crown Princess eliminate dissidents. The Crown Princess helps them cover up."
"Last year, a batch of government silver was robbed. The Crown Princess also revealed the news to them."
Zheng Xin was a little hesitant. But seeing the old emperor's cold eyes, he dared not hide anything.
"He said that the Crown Princess's father, Zhang Meng, was in collusion with the Southern King! But he didn't know what they had done specifically."
The old emperor's hands tightly grasped the armrests of the chair, and finally released them.
"Also, the prince is in poor health. This is also caused by the Crown Princess."
The old emperor's eyes were suddenly filled with murderous intent, but finally returned to calm.
The old emperor thought.
Hua Changjue's idea was to release the Southern King's spies, and then follow them to investigate the Southern King's other strongholds and secret villages.
But he never expected that he would actually lure out the Crown Princess and discover that she was in collusion with the Southern King.
And there is Zhang Meng.
The old emperor suddenly thought of the rumors a few days ago. It was said that the Crown Princess discovered the secret conversation between the Southern Prince. At that time, he felt that something was a little strange.
The old emperor narrowed his eyes.
It seemed as if Hua Changjue knew something at that time.
He waved his hand and spoke to Eunuch Lian.
"Take Rong'an with you, let's go." After saying that, he stood up and went out.
Eunuch Lian quickly wiped the sweat off his forehead and called the officials from the Tianlao.
"Quickly squeeze him out. Remember, keep his mouth shut! We are going to take him away!"
The Tianlao officials nodded and bowed, and quickly did as they were told.
Zheng Xin also quickly disappeared.
Not long after, the old emperor issued an edict, summoning the Crown Princess for an audience.
The other two edicts were already heading south at full speed.
One is looking for Zhang Meng.
One is to find Yu Jinzhi. And Yu Jinzhi has a sword.
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