Chapter 596: Playing the long game
As soon as Chu Min returned to the study, his confidant followed him in.
"Master, there is something going on in Jinling City."
Chu Min's eyebrows jumped, "What's going on?"
The confidant whispered, "A while ago, the emperor sent a letter to Jinling City on the pretext of celebrating the birthday of Prince Jiangning, asking the prince to go to the city to celebrate the birthday of Prince Jiangning."
Chu Min was shocked. He didn't know about this. "How will the prince deal with this?"
"Just now, I received a message from the other side saying that the prince is missing. Originally, the prince had set up an ambush outside Jinling City, waiting to be assassinated and injured before returning to the city, so as to refuse the order to go to the capital. But who knew that after the assassination, the prince disappeared."
Chu Min's heart instantly rose to his throat, "What do you mean it's gone?"
The confidant's face was also very grim. "The people who were escorting the prince died, and the prince's whereabouts are unknown. After the news was reported back to Jinling City, they immediately sent people to search along the road, but they never found any trace of the prince."
Chu Min paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. "Immediately block all incoming letters from there and wipe out all ties with them. Move quickly and make sure no one can see any clues!"
He always had a bad feeling that something big was about to happen.
Now that the emperor has taken no action, it must be just the calm before the storm!
Besides, after Zhu Lin kidnapped Xiao Shijie, he dispersed the troops and sent them to the capital in several groups.
After a period of rushing and hurrying, they finally arrived at the inn closest to the capital.
Two maids who knew Kung Fu pushed the disguised Xiao Shijie into the side room in a wheelchair. The wound on his back should have healed long ago, but he had been on the road all this time, and the wound that had originally healed had broken open again and again, causing the flesh around the wound to almost rot.
Xiao Shijie sat in a wheelchair, feeling weak and in excruciating pain. He had been given a muscle softener and was unable to resist at all.
After entering the room, two maids carried him to the bed.
After observing for a period of time, he knew that these two maids must be skilled in Kung Fu. In order to prevent him from escaping, they would guard his bedside twelve hours a day.
Xiao Shijie lay on the bed with his eyes closed. He had been secretly planning his itinerary. He knew that they must be not far from the capital. He had to pass the message to his people before entering the capital, otherwise it would be more difficult after entering the capital.
The maid came in with the food and fed him mouthful by mouthful. After he was full, Xiao Shijie said, "After traveling for so many days, I want to take a bath before entering the capital."
The maid glanced at him and said, "Your Highness's wounds have not healed yet. If they get wet, the wounds will only get worse. You should just bear with it. It won't be too late to wash them after they have healed."
Xiao Shijie said with a sullen face: "You made me into this state, just for taking a bath, are you afraid that I will run away? Or do you want me to meet the emperor in this state?"
The two maids exchanged glances and said, "Please wait a moment, my lord. I will go out and prepare some hot water."
The two maids retreated.
Xiao Shijie sat in a wheelchair, gritted his teeth and pushed the wheelchair to the window. He took out the whistle hidden in his hair and blew it gently. The sound of the whistle was not sharp, it sounded like the sound of whistling wind, and under normal circumstances would not attract the attention of others.
He had previously set up a station for carrier pigeons outside the capital. If this place was very close to the capital, his carrier pigeons should be able to hear his whistle.
After Xiao Shijie blew the whistle, he gritted his teeth and pushed the wheelchair back to its original place and waited.
The two maids were only gone for half a minute, and when they came back and saw that he was still sitting there, they didn't think much of it.
When they went out to fetch water again, Xiao Shijie heard the sound of flapping wings outside the window.
He looked back and saw a carrier pigeon flying in.
He blew the whistle gently, and the pigeon flew to his legs.
After he caught the carrier pigeon, he stuffed the letter paper he had prepared earlier into the pigeon and then let it fly away.
At the moment the pigeon flew out of the window, the door was pushed open again by the maid.
The two maids glanced at him and then looked away.
What Xiao Shijie didn't know was that the moment he released the pigeon, it was shot down by someone.
The soldier took the letter taken from the pigeon's leg and handed it to Zhu Lin.
He only showed up on the first day Xiao Shijie woke up, and then changed his appearance and followed the team.
Zhu Lin took it and looked at it. "This prince of Jiangning is really not a simple person. He has already planted countless spies in the capital."
"Sir, should this news be spread?"
"Spread the word, if not, how can they come to rescue people?" If we don't rescue people, how can we wipe out their hideouts? "The emperor said, play the long game to catch the big fish. Look at the fish pond in the capital, how many fish have the surname Jinling!"
Zhu Lin put the letter back on the pigeon and asked the soldiers to release it.
The next morning, Zhu Lin took Xiao Shijie back to Beijing.
Before the team entered the capital, Zhu Lin changed his clothes and returned to his original appearance. He also personally sent Xiao Shijie to the residence of King Jiangning.
When he got the news, Prince Jiangning was lying on the bed with several dancers in his arms and sleeping soundly.
Hearing that Xiao Shijie was already outside the door, he was so scared that he almost jumped out of bed.
"Have they arrived? When did it happen?" Prince Jiangning hurriedly got up from the bed and asked the servants to help him wash and dress.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince just arrived. Lord Zhu Lin sent someone to bring him here. He said that the Crown Prince traveled a long way to the capital to celebrate Your Highness' birthday. He doesn't need to go to the palace to pay respect to the Emperor because he has to travel a lot on the way. On Your Highness' birthday, the Emperor will personally come to the palace to celebrate Your Highness' birthday."
After Prince Jiangning got dressed, he walked out. Xiao Shijie had already been sent to the main hall.
Xiao Shijie felt his vision darken, and when he looked up, he saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure walking in.
There was a moment of tension in the corners of his eyes, and his expression gradually darkened.
Prince Jiangning was also stunned when he saw Xiao Shijie. It was not for any other reason, but he just felt that he was too unfamiliar. If Xiao Shijie's eyebrows and eyes were not somewhat similar to his own, he would not have recognized him.
King Jiangning coughed lightly, "You're here. Was your journey okay?"
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Xiao Shijie was not doing well, and Prince Jiangning was just making small talk, and his questions were not sincere enough.
Xiao Shijie lowered his eyes, his voice was silent, "My son is fine, thank you for your concern, but I was injured a little when I came here, please find a doctor to see my son."
King Jiangning was a little surprised. He stood up again before his buttocks landed. "Are you injured? Who hurt you?"
(End of this chapter)
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