Chapter 141 Xiao Yunqi wants to see her? 】
When Young Master Song heard Xiao Yunqi slapping the chair, he was so scared that he fell to his knees!
But... he was also wronged. Although the ten thousand taels of silver were not a small amount, it was a filial tribute to the future emperor, so how could it be a loss?
He really didn't want to give it to her, so he pretended that it was stolen.
It was really stolen...
Young Master Song listened to Gu Er being tortured in front of him, feeling happy but also heartbroken and wiping away tears.
All his belongings! Hundreds of thousands of taels of gold and silver, all gone in one night!
Who can stand this!
Gu Er was so bold! He had saved him some face by not giving him the Gu residence, but who would have thought that he would cut off the source of his troubles and collude with bandits to rob him!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Young Master Song was so angry that he suddenly stood up and ran to the front hall, picked up a board and started beating Gu Er himself.
Xiao Yunqi watched this farce and returned to his temporary residence with a grim face. He was so angry that his head hurt.
After the imperial physician came over and examined him, he said cautiously, "Your Highness, when we entered Qizhou City yesterday, we privately checked all the medical clinics and found no patients with typhoid fever. I think it's a false rumor..."
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Prince gave him a cold look. "Rumor? So... I, the Imperial Envoy, believed the rumor and went to the trouble of requesting an imperial decree to come to Qizhou City?"
Upon hearing this, the imperial physician tumbled to his knees and said, "Your Majesty deserves death! The typhoid epidemic in Qizhou City is growing worse by the day. We, your servants, will do our utmost to treat the patients and will not allow this scourge to spread and endanger the fate of our nation!"
The Fifth Prince's expression finally softened a bit, and he said calmly, "It's good that you understand. Go away."
The two imperial doctors retreated timidly.
The Fifth Prince grew angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He suddenly sat up and said in a cold voice, "Come here! Tell someone to bring Madam Shen, one of the exiled prisoners, to me!"
The remnants of the Crown Prince are against him at every turn? He'll just have a good time playing with the Crown Princess and see what he can do to her!
Chen Fenghe felt very relaxed as she listened to the discussions of those people in the inn.
It seems that things are indeed developing according to her idea.
Next, I have to use the materials in the space to do business, and try to rescue those who were captured in the west of the city, and by the way, set another trap for the fifth prince.
Chen Fenghe was thinking in his mind while going to the stable to feed the horses.
She took out the best hay from the space to feed the horse while no one was paying attention.
The Arabian horse that Xiao Yunshuo had said he would give her was only fed with good grass for two days, and its originally dry coat gradually became shiny and glossy. Although it was still thin, it was obviously much more energetic than the one at the market that day.
More importantly, this horse is very smart, as if it can understand human words and see through human nature. In just two days, it was very friendly to Chen Fenghe when it saw her. When Chen Fenghe raised her hand to comb its mane, it did not hide and was obediently allowed to be touched.
A waiter from the inn hired by Xiao Yunshuo to help take care of the horse couldn't help but laugh when he saw this: "My dear lady, it seems that this horse really likes you. An ordinary person would be kicked if they even touched it!"
After hearing this, Chen Fenghe couldn't help but laugh and said, "Aren't you exaggerating too much?"
The young man said seriously, "That's not an exaggeration at all. Even Young Master Yun, who bought this horse, had to go through a lot of trouble to tame it this morning when he wanted to ride it!"
Chen Fenghe listened with a smile, but was half-believing and half-doubting.
After feeding the horses, she went to find Chen Wu to see if she could go out and buy some more food, furs, etc. In fact, she wanted to go out and talk business with various shops, but she never expected that a group of officials would come to her door again.
"Go and call out the officers in charge of escorting the exiled prisoners!" the officers and soldiers shouted.
After a while, Chen Wu came over, greeted them, and asked, "I wonder if you have any advice for me?"
The leading officer asked, "Among the prisoners you are escorting, is there a woman named Shen? Call her out and come with us!"
Chen Wu was surprised when he heard this. Yuan Xun, who was standing by, was already anxious. He stepped forward and asked, "What do you mean? Miss Shen is an exiled prisoner under our care. How can we just hand her over to you? If anything goes wrong, who can bear the consequences?"
The leading officer glared at him coldly and sneered, "This is the prefect's order. If you refuse to hand over the man, we'll have no choice but to take you all back to report! As for the consequences? Haha! He's just an exiled prisoner. If he dies, he dies. Why should you be held responsible?!"
When Chen Wu and Yuan Xun heard that it was the prefect's order, they couldn't help but be speechless.
They are just petty officials, and they do have some power over ordinary people, but when facing the prefect, they are not even as good as ants!
Seeing that they were still hesitating, the leading officer said impatiently, "It seems you don't want to hand them over? Come on, arrest them all..."
Seeing this, Qin Mengyue and the three little guys rushed forward to block the officers and soldiers.
"Sister, don't go with them!"
"Auntie, don't go! They are bad guys!"
Qin Mengyue also looked at the officers and soldiers and said sternly, "If you want to take her away, take me first! I'm the deposed queen, and I'm more useful than her, a deposed crown princess!"
Upon hearing this, the officers and soldiers sneered and said, "What do you mean by deposing the empress and the crown princess? The prefect wants Madam Shen, and we only recognize Madam Shen. Stop talking nonsense and don't delay our mission! Otherwise, don't blame us for using violence!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Fenghe stepped forward and said, "I'll go with you. Don't touch anyone else."
"Feng He!"
"Sister!"
"Sister-in-law... woo, woo, don't go!"
Yuan Xun also came forward worriedly: "Ms. Shen..."
Chen Fenghe patted the heads of the three little ones, then smiled and said to Qin Mengyue and Yuan Xun, "Mother, Master Yuan, it's okay. I believe the prefect is here to talk to me about something, and he won't do anything to me..."
Having said that, Shen Fenghe's face couldn't help but look a little cold.
It was said that the prefect was looking for her, but after all, she was the deposed crown princess. Ordinary officials would not dare to touch her easily without orders from their superiors.
Therefore, she guessed that the person who wanted to see her should be the fifth prince.
Upstairs, Xiao Yunshuo, who was quietly watching the people downstairs, had similar thoughts.
Yuan Xu asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, are you ready to take action?"
Xiao Yunshuo's eyes were as dark as cold water, and his hands, hidden in his sleeves, were tightly clenched into fists. After a long moment, he suppressed his anger and said, "Not for now. It's a bit inconvenient here. Let's talk about it after we leave the inn. Also, send someone to the west of the city."
Yuan Xu was stunned for a moment: "West of the city?"
Xiao Yunshuo said calmly, "My fifth brother and the prefect seem to have it a bit too easy on this imperial mission. They're here to supervise the treatment of typhoid fever, but they can't even see a single patient. What kind of mission is that?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xu replied in a low voice, "Yes. I understand what to do."
Xiao Yunshuo then asked, "Also, we must not neglect the matter we agreed to last night about having the gambling house secretly refine the medicine."
"I understand. But..."
After Yuan Xu responded, he couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, Your Highness is in danger now. Mobilizing the forces of the Dark in such a high-profile manner might reveal that Your Highness is still alive..."
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