Chapter 178 Prince Yu's Investigation
Yun Wansheng had no idea what was happening behind her. When they arrived in Shunde City, it was already dark, so Fang Zheng found an inn to stay in.
But just as she was taking a bath, she heard someone knocking on the door: "Come out, whoever is inside!" The voice was cold and stern.
Yun Wansheng was startled when she heard the stranger's voice. She quickly got out of the bathtub and put on her clothes, without even having time to wipe the water off her body.
"Who is it?" Yun Wansheng was naturally annoyed when a stranger knocked on the door.
"He is indeed a troublemaker. He is still so arrogant even after killing someone. An Bing, kick the door!" As soon as he finished speaking, there was a bang and the door was kicked open by someone outside.
Yun Wansheng, who was behind the screen, didn't expect that the newcomer would dare to break in. Without even putting on her clothes, she ran out to get her pistol from the table. However, when she came out, the room was full of people, making it impossible for her to get close to the table for a while.
"Who are you? Why did you break into my room?" Yun Wansheng asked calmly with a belt tied on her hand, her eyes sweeping over the people in the room.
When he saw the man standing in front of the table, he was slightly stunned. Wasn't this the man he met in the restaurant before?
Xiahou Qing looked at the woman in front of him with a wanton look. She was only wearing a thin coat. Perhaps because she dressed too quickly, the water inside soaked through the clothes, making the fabric tightly wrapped around the woman's body, outlining her beautiful figure.
"Young lady, do you admit your guilt?" Xiahou Qing met the woman's surprised gaze and questioned her.
Yun Wansheng was stunned when she heard this: "What crime have I committed?"
"Little woman, you killed my elder brother on the road during the day, and now you still want to play dumb. This is the emperor's uncle, Prince Yu, and it is impossible for you to escape the blame." The second in command looked at the woman with lustful eyes.
Yun Wansheng hadn't expected the visitor to be a prince. After gathering her thoughts, she knelt down to greet him, her movements perfectly in place. "This humble lady greets Prince Yu."
Xiahou Qing narrowed her eyes slightly. This woman could remain so calm even after knowing that others identified her as the murderer. I really don’t know where she got her confidence from.
"What's your last name? Where do you live? Where are you going? Why did you kill people and run away?"
"My name is Yun Wansheng and I live in Yanzhou. I am traveling to the capital to attend the wedding of my elder brother, General Shangguan Lan.
Unexpectedly, when I was halfway there, I saw two people blocking the road, one of whom was this man. They came up and forcefully asked for a ride. From their fierce attitude, it was obvious that they were not really looking for a ride.
The servants that the commoner woman brought with her thought that there were female relatives in the car, so they refused them and asked them to find another car, but they refused and wanted to go forward and attack her. The commoner woman's servants drew their swords and revealed their identities, hoping that they would let them go.
But they didn't believe it, and instead immediately called out the other beggars hiding in the bushes, about a dozen of them.
Then they demanded all the money from us. My servant was a soldier and was not afraid of these robbers. He killed one person and injured two. When these robbers saw that it was not in their favor, they let them go.
"Prince Yu, every word I say is true. I beg you to investigate carefully and bring all these robbers posing as beggars to justice, so that the local people can have peace." Yun Wansheng finished her words calmly, her cold eyes shooting towards the second in command of the robbers.
"Prince Yu, she is talking nonsense. Don't listen to her nonsense. She saw someone being killed and is afraid of being held accountable by you, so she turned around and falsely accused us of having bad intentions." The second in command denied it flatly and refused to admit it.
Xiahou Qing ignored the man, his eyes fixed on the calm young woman. "You said your elder brother is General Shangguan Lan?"
"Exactly!"
"Is there any evidence that you two know each other?"
"Yes, I have the wedding invitation he sent me with me. Let me get it for you." Yun Wansheng said with lowered eyebrows.
"Take it!" Xiahou Qing said lightly.
Yun Wansheng took two steps forward and stopped in front of him. "Please, Prince Yu, move aside. My luggage is on this table."
Upon hearing this, Xiahou Qing stepped aside and naturally looked at the table behind him, where he saw two different backpacks.
Yun Wansheng walked over, took out the wedding invitation from her bag and handed it to the man beside her: "Prince Yu, please take a look."
Xiahou Qing took the wedding invitation and opened it naturally. When he saw the words "my sister" and "brother" written on them, the coldness in his eyes dissipated a little.
"Are you sworn brothers and sisters?" Otherwise, why would the two of them have different surnames?
"No, we are siblings. It's just that I was separated from my family when I was a child, so I got my current name." Yun Wansheng explained simply and clearly.
Xiahou Qing did not ask in detail. If he asked further, it would just be their family matter and had nothing to do with the current case.
"Come here, take this robber to the local government jail and make him confess his accomplices."
The second-in-command's face changed drastically when he heard this: "Prince Yu, I'm just a disaster victim. How can you conclude that I'm a robber without even asking? Are you also going to team up with those officials to protect and oppress us civilians?"
As soon as he finished speaking, An Bing stepped forward and kicked him to the ground: "How dare you! How could you frame Prince Yu for what he did?"
Xiahou Qing glanced at him with an arrogant look in his eyes: "I almost let you, a thief, deceive me. On the way here, I heard that there was a group of robbers blocking the road to rob. I didn't expect it was you.
Now that I think about it, you guys are all strong and healthy, there's no sign of you ever being hungry. I guess you often rely on various means to avoid being caught by the government.
Have I ever heard that before the flood, there were some robbers hiding in several nearby villages? I guess those people are thieves like you.
"You are truly audacious, trying to be clever in front of me. Come, take him to the prison and give him eighty lashes. It's fine as long as he survives," Xiahou Qing ordered coldly.
The young woman knew from her reaction and behavior that she was not the kind of woman who bullies others by taking advantage of her power. After she reminded him, he remembered some things he had heard before.
The robbers were soon taken away, begging for mercy. Yun Wansheng bowed again and said, "Thank you, Prince Yu, for clearing my name."
"Excuse me! I only saw someone die at the time, so I assumed someone was killing innocent people indiscriminately. Without giving it much thought, I tracked them down here. Only after your explanation did I realize there were many suspicious points about those people.
"My dear lady, please forgive me for any offense I may have caused you." Xiahou Qing said apologetically.
As for the thief being injured by the hidden weapon, he did not care much about it, thinking that it was just a hidden weapon for self-defense for a woman. Her elder brother was a military general, so it was not surprising that he had something for self-defense.
"Prince Yu is so quick to discern right from wrong. I think you are a fair and honest person. I am lucky to meet you today." Yun Wansheng said politely.
Seeing that she had no intention of blaming him, Xiahou Qing raised the corners of his lips slightly and said, "My dear lady, since the matter has been clarified, I will not disturb you anymore." After that, he led his subordinates out of the woman's guest room.
As soon as he left, Fang Zheng hurried in, but when he saw Yun Wansheng was wearing thin clothes, he turned his back and asked, "Miss Yun, are you okay?" His tone was full of worry.
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