Chapter 409 Genius Doctor, Fake Daughter, and Deposed Prince 18
Cha Jiu rushed towards him and said aggrievedly: "This man said he wanted to arrest me and also wanted to molest me!"
Pei Yu caught her steadily, and when he heard these words, a layer of frightening ice covered his black eyes.
Being stared at with such eyes, the originally arrogant guards lost half of their momentum instantly.
The person who was sprinkled with poison powder washed his face with water from the pond in the yard and finally calmed down. He glared at Cha Jiu with resentful eyes.
He relied on his status as a popular figure in front of the Fourth Prince, and was not afraid of Pei Yu at all. He said arrogantly: "We are here on the orders of the Fourth Prince to catch the thief Yun Zhichu! Who dares to stop us?"
He is just an abandoned prince. What's so scary about that?
When he captures the beautiful Yun Zhichu and takes her back, he will ask the Fourth Prince to give her to him, and he can play with her however he wants!
Unexpectedly, Pei Yu only glanced at him lightly, then retracted his gaze and said softly, "Kill them all."
Light words.
It's no different than treating ants.
The servants were stunned.
Before they could react, several skilled secret guards flew down from the roof and stabbed them in the throat with their swords.
They were not even given time to utter a single cry.
Blood spurted all over the ground.
The fish in the pond were also startled by the blood splashing onto the surface of the water.
Cha Jiu wanted to turn around to see what was going on, but Pei Yu pressed his head against his chest and soothed him softly, "Wait a minute, the ground is a little dirty."
The servants were very perceptive and quickly cleaned up the messy bloody ground.
When Cha Jiu looked back, he saw a row of corpses lying neatly on the ground.
She was a little worried and turned to look at Pei Yu: "These should be the Fourth Prince's men. If you kill them all, will you get into trouble?"
Pei Yu said calmly: "Even if I don't kill them, trouble will come to me."
What's more, anyone who covets her with malicious intent should die.
He even felt that the sword-killing blow was too easy for the leading guard.
If he didn't have other things to deal with, he would have wanted to dig out the man's eyes with his own hands and feed them to the wild dogs in the mass grave.
Sure enough, as he expected, trouble soon came to him.
When the Fourth Prince stepped into the yard, he saw a row of corpses of his cronies lying on the ground. His face suddenly turned cold and he stared at Pei Yu.
"You are so brave! You are a deposed person, yet you dare to kill even the guards around the prince."
Ever since Pei Yu was deposed, the Fourth Prince no longer pretended to be a friendly and respectful brother.
Pei Yu smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes: "Is that so? I am really sorry. I didn't know these were your people, and I thought some assassins broke into the mansion to steal money and kill people, which is why the servants took such ruthless actions."
"You!" The Fourth Prince's eyes widened with anger at such confusing right and wrong remarks.
Cha Jiu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
She originally thought Pei Yu ordered the murder on impulse.
Little do people know that when others take one step, they have already planned the next three steps.
These guards were wearing casual clothes and came in to arrest people without any handwritten orders or anything.
It is estimated that the Fourth Prince wanted to arrest the person in a low-key manner without causing any news and alarming the Emperor in the palace.
Unexpectedly, it was this thought that was exploited by Pei Yu. He pretended not to know who broke into the yard and killed him as if it was an assassin with a knife.
Such a reason would be justifiable even in front of the emperor.
They are just a few minions.
If you die, you die.
There's nothing to regret.
The Fourth Prince thought about this and finally calmed down, returning to the topic: "Your maid Yun Zhichu stole something, and I want to take her back for questioning."
Pei Yu nonchalantly asked: "Oh, what did you steal?"
The fourth prince pointed at the acupuncture bag that Cha Jiu was carrying on her waist and said, "This Panlong Golden Needle was passed down from my concubine's master, how did it end up in your hands?"
Cha Jiu said frankly: "This was given to me by the ghost doctor himself."
Five years ago, she had vaguely guessed that the skilled country doctor was Eucommia ulmoides.
Later, I met him several times when I went up the mountain to collect herbs, and I verified his identity.
The fourth prince sneered: "The truth will be known after seventy-eight punishments are used."
The people on Pei Yu's side suddenly changed their expressions.
What's the difference between taking Cha Jiu's life and accepting all seventy-eight punishments?
The fourth prince is not trying to solve the case and find the truth, but is trying to kill people!
Indeed.
When the Fourth Prince heard Yun Zhiruo say that Cha Jiu saved Xue Ling, he was afraid that Pei Yu would get in touch with General Xue through this incident.
Therefore, he wanted to get rid of Cha Jiu, the benefactor of the Xue family, as soon as possible and cut off the connection between the two families.
At this time, Pei Yu, who had been silent for a long time, spoke again.
"Arresting people and trying cases were originally the job of the Jingzhao Yin. When did it become the turn of a prince to exceed his authority?" His tone was cold, and his words hit the nail on the head.
"Or is it that His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has reached the point where he has so much power that he can ignore the laws of the country and arrest and torture anyone he wants?"
"Although I am deposed, there are ways for me to pass on certain words to His Majesty."
Every once in a while, the emperor would send Wang Zhong, who was beside him, to check on Pei Yu's condition. On the surface, he was showing concern, but in fact, he was also monitoring him.
The Fourth Prince was also aware of this.
Now is the time when the emperor is in poor health and a crown prince is about to be appointed. The fourth prince would rather be cautious and send someone to ask the Jingzhao Yin to issue an arrest warrant, while he himself takes the bodies of these confidants and temporarily leaves Pei Yu's mansion.
Yun An was worried: "Jingzhao Yin is also his man, it is too soon for Ah Chu to be taken away."
Pei Yu looked at Cha Jiu, but saw that she was calm and fearless.
"At the beginning, are you afraid?" he asked.
Cha Jiu was very calm and said firmly: "I am not afraid. I believe that His Highness will protect me."
Pei Yu smiled, feeling very happy about her unreserved trust, and turned his head to instruct Yun An, "Send someone to the palace quickly to tell His Majesty what I said."
Yun An did as he was told.
Half an hour later, the Fourth Prince returned to his residence, bringing with him the arrest documents from Jingzhao Yin and a dozen officers and soldiers in official uniforms.
"Pei Yu, do you have any reason to stop me from arresting people?"
The Fourth Prince sneered and was about to order Cha Jiu to be taken away, but someone from the palace came riding in at full speed, bringing news.
"His Majesty has ordered that His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, the commoner Pei Yu, Yun Zhiruo and Yun Zhichu of the Yun Mansion be summoned to the palace to meet the Emperor!"
The Fourth Prince was shocked and a little panicked.
How did this matter reach my father's ears so quickly?
Pei Yu whispered to Cha Jiu: "When you enter the palace later, if you encounter questions that you don't know the answer to, just don't answer them. I will help you get through it. Don't be afraid, understand?"
Cha Jiu nodded, and couldn't help but say, "This golden needle was really given to me by the ghost doctor."
Pei Yu's eyes softened: "Of course I believe you, don't be afraid, I won't let anyone take away the golden needle or your life."
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