Chapter 607 Returning Home
Wei Chen said, "Why worry about the carriage now? The most important thing is to escape."
Daji also said: "Don't worry about the carriage, Shilang, just take a look at our current location, and then we will find a way back."
Zhou Silang had no choice but to agree. The group wandered around for a long time before they found a street intersection. Zhou Silang ran against the crowd and looked at the street outside. He found that the people outside were also in chaos. People were constantly crowding into the alley. He looked out and finally saw a few shops he remembered and roughly knew where he was.
Then he went back and led the group of people hiding in the alley to find a direction to go.
Zhou Silang was not familiar with the road and some alleys were blocked, so they had to walk on the main street for a while before moving to the side streets to disperse.
The streets were full of people rushing home for their lives.
After walking for about two hours, they finally took a long detour back to Kangxue Street. It was already past noon by then, and everyone was starving. As soon as they returned to the courtyard, they were too tired to move.
Manbao sat down on the stool with a pale face, looking even worse than the older Mr. Zhuang.
Zhou Lijun looked at her worriedly, "Aunt, are you out of breath?"
Manbao nodded, "I ran too fast before."
Zhou Silang immediately went to the kitchen and poured her a bowl of hot water. "Do you want to call a doctor?"
The youngest sister has been in poor health since she was a child. I thought she had recovered in the past two years, after all, she was plump and fair. But who would have thought that her face turned pale just because she ran a little too fast.
Manbao thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No need. I was pulled too hard and ran too fast, so I lost my breath and that's why I was like that."
She felt it carefully and didn't feel anything wrong with her body.
In fact, the others were also a little out of breath.
Everyone sat down to rest. The cook served them tea and snacks with a puzzled look on her face. She quietly asked Zhou Silang, "What happened?"
Zhou Silang had a lot to say, but he was startled by the question and immediately perked up. He whispered, "Guess what happened on the main street just now."
"What happened?"
"Someone is trying to assassinate the prince!"
The cook's eyes widened in disbelief, "Oh my goodness, isn't this just the old man hanging himself because he thinks his life is too long?"
Zhou Silang nodded in agreement.
Mr. Zhuang took a sip of tea and frowned, saying, "You are not allowed to go out for the next two days. Shanbao, when you go to school the day after tomorrow, you must go early and come back early, and be careful on the road."
Bai Shanbao agreed and asked curiously, "Sir, were those assassins trying to kill the King of Yizhou because of the flood in Yizhou three years ago?"
Mr. Zhuang was silent for a moment and then shook his head. "I don't know."
Wei Chen said, "It's been almost three years. If they wanted to assassinate him, they could have done it long ago. Why wait until now? I think it's just an excuse. The person behind this is definitely not a disaster victim. Besides, what disaster victim knows martial arts and how to assassinate people?"
Manbao said, "That's not necessarily true. When the Jianwei Weir burst, the flood rushed down directly, and many large families downstream were wiped out in an instant. The ordinary poor people were incapable of it, so don't the descendants of those families have any ability either?"
Bai Erlang nodded repeatedly, "It's possible that these are assassins sent by other princes."
"Impossible!" Bai Shan and Man Bao Wei Chen said in unison and glanced at Bai Erlang.
Bai Erlang was unconvinced and asked, "Why is it impossible?"
Wei Chen: "Which prince would have nothing better to do than to assassinate the King of Yizhou? He is only the emperor's younger brother, not his son."
Manbao nodded repeatedly, "That's right, that's right. Since they are princes, they are family. If they are not fighting for the throne, who would have nothing better to do than to assassinate another prince?"
Mr. Zhuang didn't stop them from discussing the matter, but he didn't get involved either. He simply reminded them, "If you want to discuss this, keep it to yourself at home. Be careful what you say and do outside of this place, and don't say anything you shouldn't."
Everyone agreed.
It was the first time in Manbao's life that he saw the prince, and also the first time that he saw an assassin. He was so excited that even his complexion looked better.
When the cook prepared lunch and served it to her, she ate a full bowl of rice and her energy was completely restored.
So they went to the study to continue discussing the various possibilities of the assassin.
Mr. Zhuang ignored them and went back to his room, not knowing what he was thinking.
It was not until the evening when Wei Chen had dinner here and went back that the rest of them gathered in the room to talk in private.
Of course, it only includes the three of them, as well as Daji.
The three of them huddled together and spoke quietly. Daji leaned against the door with his arms folded, listening in. "Do you remember that account book?"
"Of course I remember," Manbao said, "That's why I told them to run for their lives."
Bai Shanbao: "Are they really the victims of the Yizhou flood three years ago?"
The King of Yizhou also asked this question.
The assassin failed to kill him, but he didn't gain any benefits either. He only had a cut on his arm and many guards died. Most importantly, he was assassinated in public, which was a big blow to his prestige and reputation.
Two of the assassins escaped, and the rest were either killed by them or committed suicide, leaving no one alive.
The King of Yizhou was furious and asked angrily, "Are they really victims of the disaster? Which victims are so powerful that they can assassinate me?"
County Magistrate Tang stood behind the other officials with his head lowered, thinking that if the sky fell, there would be someone taller to hold it up, and the blame would not fall on him anyway.
Just as he was thinking this, the King of Yizhou suddenly called his name, "Tang County Magistrate..."
County Magistrate Tang: ...
He silently took a few steps forward and walked into the hall to pay his respects.
The doctor at the Yizhou Palace was bandaging his arm. Seeing him, the King of Yizhou remembered how he had protected him and how he had led him out of the encirclement. His expression softened, but a hint of anger remained. "The guards report that the assassin finally hid in Huayang County. What do you have to say?"
County Magistrate Tang bent down and said, "Your Highness, one block past the main street is the territory of Huayang County. If the assassin escapes, there is a 90% chance that he will hide in Huayang County..."
The King of Yizhou slammed the table and said, "So many assassins hid in Huayang County ahead of time, and you didn't even notice?"
County Magistrate Tang was silent for a moment before he said, "Your Highness, these Nuo opera performers who are supposed to be curing the ghost plague were hired by the Yizhou Palace. They have never registered with Huayang County when they enter or leave the city. This is, of course, a dereliction of duty on my part. I will punish the county lieutenant severely upon my return."
The corner of Ming's eye twitched, and he quietly raised his head and glared at him secretly, warning him to restrain himself.
The King of Yizhou's face froze, but his anger was growing. Seeing his ears flush with anger, Governor Zhang quickly shouted at Magistrate Tang, "Hurry up and investigate! First, find out the assassin's origins. Also, apprehend the two assassins who escaped. Close the city gates tightly and don't let anyone out."
Magistrate Tang knew it was useless to object, so he obediently bowed and agreed. The Ming governor immediately stepped out, bowed and requested a task, then withdrew.
There is another chapter around 10 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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