Chapter 96 Prince Brother]
Luo Yan and others hurried over to check, and Yuan Xu said, "Brother, I'll go down and take a look."
As he spoke, he picked up the oil lamp in the room, lit it, and walked down the stairs nimbly.
Chen Fenghe wasn't worried. According to Lai Hu's map, there was another secret passage within this secret passage, which also required a mechanism to open the secret door, so it wasn't so easy to expose.
After a while, he came back up and said excitedly, "Brother, there's a lot of space down there, and there's a path! I guess it's really the secret escape route dug by the bandits!"
Luo Yan was also excited and immediately ordered some people to stay behind to cover the retreat, while the others retreated to the main camp!
After a while, everyone gathered in front of the door.
Chen Fenghe also went to bring Qin Mengyue, Shen Yichuan and others over.
The moment Qin Mengyue saw the masked Jiang Shuo, her eyes widened. She rushed forward and shouted, "Shuo'er! Shuo'er! You're still alive! Mother knew you would never die! You would never turn into a pile of bones..."
As she spoke, her body suddenly went limp. It was because of the extreme emotional fluctuations of sorrow and joy in recent days that her body was weak and she fainted again.
Luo Yan and Yuan Xu both looked at Jiang Shuo. Chen Fenghe couldn't help but be stunned. She raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Shuo thoughtfully.
Could it be that... Jiang Shuo looks a lot like the Crown Prince? Or... is he the Crown Prince?
Otherwise, how could Qin Mengyue recognize it at first sight?
Only Jiang Shuo frowned and looked at Qin Mengyue with some confusion and bewilderment.
Seeing that Jiang Shuo didn't react, Chen Fenghe supported Qin Mengyue and apologized, "Please forgive me, Master Jiang. My mother-in-law may have recognized the wrong person..."
At this moment, Xiao Yunhao suddenly rushed over, hugged Jiang Shuo's legs, and shouted, "Crown Prince brother! Sister-in-law! My mother didn't make a mistake! He is Hao'er's Crown Prince brother!"
When Jiang Shuo heard this, the confusion and shock in his eyes became even more intense. He lowered his head to look at the little one who was hugging his legs...
Chen Fenghe quickly carried him back and said, "Hao'er, dear, this brother is not you. His name is Jiang Shuo, not Xiao..."
As she spoke, she subconsciously glanced at Jiang Shuo again.
If that was the case, it would be fine if he didn't recognize her. Qin Mengyue and Xiao Yunhao were his blood relatives, and even Luo Yan, Yuan Xu and others were his subordinates. Why should he pretend not to know them?
Or maybe, he is indeed the prince, but... for some reason, he refuses to recognize him for the time being?
No matter what, Chen Fenghe didn't want to force anyone, and now was not the time to dwell on this.
Luo Yan also nodded and said, "Madam Shen, let's discuss this matter later. Let's retreat first!"
Chen Fenghe retracted her gaze and said, "Brother Luo is right. I'd like to trouble you to find someone to carry my mother-in-law down to the secret passage..."
Luo Yan immediately said: "Of course."
He first sent seven or eight people to clear the way, then sent two people to get a wooden board to carry the unconscious Qin Mengyue. Shen Fenghe led Shen Yichuan, Shen Qingxing and Xiao Yunhao, and then entered the secret passage.
Jiang Shuo followed.
Before leaving, Chen Fenghe asked Luo Yan for help, saying, "Brother Luo, please tell the officers and prisoners in the dungeon the location of the secret passage. Tell them that the soldiers who come to suppress the bandits may kill them as accomplices. However, if they don't want to escape through the secret passage and insist on waiting for rescue by the soldiers, there is no need to force them. It's up to them."
The officers and soldiers who came to suppress the bandits this time came in a strange way. If they came to kill her, Qin Mengyue and Xiao Yunhao, they would probably go all out and kill all the prisoners and officers who were exiled with them, and then put the blame on the bandits, killing them to silence them. No one in the world would be able to say a single word of wrongdoing!
That's why she said these words.
Before Luo Yan could speak, Yuan Xu had already said, “Don’t worry, Madam Shen, I will definitely convey Madam Shen’s words.”
At that moment, everyone really filed into the secret passage, leaving Yuan Xu and others to clean up the mess.
Yuan Xu ordered his men to retreat and he went to the dungeon himself.
Jiang Shuo had already opened the dungeon lock, so several brave prisoners escaped. However, most of the prisoners were afraid of being caught and losing their lives, so they did not dare to run.
As for the officials, they were originally imprisoned in another cell. The exiled prisoners were hoping to escape during the chaos, so naturally no one helped them open the lock, and they were still imprisoned.
Yuan Xun saw at a glance that the man who had entered the dungeon was the bandit he had fought several times before, and he could not help but curse angrily: "You dog bandit! When I get out, I will beat you to death!"
Yuan Xu sneered, "Just because you're defeated, you're going to say something harsh?"
Yuan Xun became even angrier and was about to continue cursing when he was covered his mouth by other officers.
Li Yong whispered, "You're just being quick-witted. What if you anger the bandits and they kill us?"
Unexpectedly, before he could finish his words, Yuan Xu suddenly took out the key and unlocked the prison door.
The officers inside were all stunned. Are they...going to let them go?
Yuan Xu glanced at them and said, "Madam Shen asked me to tell you that there are soldiers surrounding us from the foot of the mountain. However, there is a high probability that you will be treated as accomplices of the bandits and executed on the spot. If you want to escape, there is a secret passage down the mountain in the village. You can follow me. If you trust the soldiers, you can escape and find them on your own. It's all up to you!"
When everyone heard this, they were shocked.
"How can you run away when soldiers arrive? You must be going to find them!"
"That's right, if you follow the bandits and run for your life, you'll be considered an accomplice, right?"
The Qin family was the most active, rushing out of the cell. Qin Lizheng shouted, "Everyone, don't listen to his nonsense! Chen Fenghe must have been killed by them! These bandits must have seen that they were surrounded by soldiers, so they tricked us into a secret passage. In fact, they want to take us hostage! No one would believe them! Let's go find the soldiers!"
When he said this, many prisoners were stunned for a moment, and then ran out with the Qin family.
Yuan Xu couldn't help but roll his eyes.
This IQ.
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