Chapter 390 Medicine
Seeing that Li Sanniang had stopped, the man continued to walk ahead and said, "These people are helping us to the end, they'll see this through to the end." Li Sanniang turned around, her face sullen and she didn't say anything. Then she saw the man walk up to Di Renjie and bow: "Minister Di, since Li Sanniang has such great talent and Princess Taiping is of noble status, it is only good if we help her find as many people as possible."
Who knows, maybe we'll find out where those villains are and need Li San Niangzi again?
The man turned his head again, his face smiling, but the smile was not genuine. He was clearly trying to use the name of the Prince's Mansion to pressure Di Renjie into letting Li San Niang stay and continue to help find people.
Di Renjie glanced at the man, then looked at the Prince Xiang sitting in a chair behind him, holding a cup of tea. Seeing that the Prince Xiang did not speak, Di Renjie understood that the Prince Xiang wanted Li Sanniang to stay and help.
How could someone like Di Renjie possibly allow Li Sanniang, a woman who had helped him time and time again, to be forcibly kept in the world?
Moreover, Di Renjie could easily see that the Li family's behavior at the time was actually to prevent Li San Niang from getting involved in these matters.
Li San Niang has already accomplished enough.
Di Renjie cleared his throat, wanting to find an excuse to send Li Sanniang away.
Li San Niang could easily see through the tensions at the scene, and with a sigh, she knew there was no way to leave.
Even if they could leave, would the person in power sitting in the chair let them off the hook afterward?
Before Di Renjie could speak, Li Sanniang replied, "Very well, since Your Majesty needs it, then I, Sanniang, will stay and see if I need any further assistance."
After saying that, Li San Niang led Qiu Xiang back to where she had been standing in the corner of the room, looked down at the ground, and said nothing more.
Seeing that Li Sanniang was not leaving, the servants of the Prince Xiang's mansion bowed in gratitude and returned to stand behind the Prince Xiang.
Seeing this, Di Renjie shut his mouth, only thinking to himself that he would have to send a soldier to protect Li Sanniang later.
Fifteen minutes later, the Imperial Guards had compiled the testimonies of the eight men and presented them to Di Renjie.
After Di Renjie finished reading it, the confession was handed over to Prince Xiang.
"...Therefore, I deduce that Princess Taiping and the others were very likely taken to these three places."
Di Renjie pointed to three places on a simplified map of Chang'an. "I learned from Commander Wang earlier that the Imperial Guards had already completely guarded all nine inner city gates five days ago."
After Princess Taiping disappeared, the city gates were guarded even more strictly.
Therefore, the perpetrators and the missing persons in this disappearance case must still be inside the inner city!
Based on the testimonies of these servants, I deduced that it was in one of these three places.
Li Sanniang listened to Di Renjie and the others discussing where Princess Taiping and the others had been taken. Standing at the back, although Li Sanniang could not see the entire map of the inner city of Chang'an, she could still get a general idea thanks to her good eyesight.
Among these, Di Renjie emphasized the West Market and Pingkang Ward, saying, "These two places are the most likely locations." Di Renjie looked at the Prince, "How about we split up and head to the two places separately? That way, we can find the missing person more quickly, what do you think?"
Looking at the two places that were far apart, Prince Xiang did not respond directly to Di Renjie, but instead asked, "What about this third place, Junior Minister Di?"
"My right-hand man, Su Sizhi, can lead the team there."
In the end, Prince Xiang only sent one of his men, who was nominally a senior official of the Prince's Palace, to the West Market to investigate. He himself decided to go to Pingkang Ward with Di Renjie.
On the one hand, Prince Xiang felt that he felt safer and had a greater chance of finding Princess Taiping where Di Renjie was;
On the other hand, places like Pingkangfang could very well be where the Holy Temple Gate is hiding, and Xiang Wang felt that even if they had to separate, he would still want to come to this place.
Li San Niang naturally had no say, and she and Qiu Xiang obediently followed behind Di Renjie. Su Qi was going to check another place, so the horse could not be lent to Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang.
However, if Prince Xiang wanted Li San Niang to go with him, he naturally wouldn't stop her just because of a horse.
Therefore, Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang are now riding horses that were provided by the people around Prince Xiang.
Because it was in the inner city and it was the Lantern Festival, there were so many people on the streets that it was impossible to count them. As soon as I came out of Yunshao Courtyard, the noisy and bustling sounds reached my ears.
Even with the Imperial Guards clearing the way, it still took them three-quarters of an hour to reach Pingkang Ward.
As soon as they entered the neighborhood, they headed straight for Qingyuanchun, the largest building in the neighborhood.
As soon as the heavily armored soldiers stood at the entrance, the surrounding people spontaneously made way for them.
The Imperial Guards who followed quickly and efficiently surrounded Qing Yuanchun.
Wang Jian, the chief clerk of the Dali Temple who stayed by Di Renjie's side, stepped forward and shouted, but before he could finish speaking, a sudden change occurred. Qingyuanchun, which had been welcoming guests with its doors and windows wide open, suddenly closed them, and within a few breaths, the three-story building, which had been brightly lit, went dark!
Standing behind, Li San Niang's heart skipped a beat. "Good heavens, they really did hide someone in this building?"
This unexpected situation disrupted the original plan to say a few words and then go in to check.
At this moment, the Prince Xiang became excited. He jumped off his horse and turned to the captain of the Imperial Guard, shouting sternly, "Charge in! Kill them all! Make sure to bring Taiping out unharmed!"
The King's words, of course, are not valid.
The captain of the Imperial Guard simply listened with his head down, but did not reply.
Who are the people whose words truly carry weight?
The team leader looked at Di Renjie, waiting for him to make a decision.
Di Renjie was also thinking of a solution when a window suddenly opened on the third floor of Qingyuan Spring. Others could not see it clearly, but Li Sanniang could see it clearly even at a distance of nearly 20 zhang (about 66m) by the moonlight.
Standing by the open window on the third floor is a young girl with red eyes. She has a dagger pressed against her neck, and the person behind her is Little Rabbit!
Li San Niang recognized her; this was the shy woman who had pretended to be a married couple to come for a medical consultation that day!
Although others couldn't clearly see what the person standing by the window looked like, they could still make out who it was from the cold reflection of the dagger.
Just as Di Renjie was thinking of a solution, he heard the young woman who had been taken hostage speak up, her voice trembling with tears.
"She said you all have fifteen minutes to get out, or she'll start killing people."
Wang Shibalang felt a pain in her neck and knew in her heart that she probably wouldn't survive today.
After saying that, Qingyuanchun closed the window on the third floor again.
Di Renjie, the Prince Xiang, and the captain of the Imperial Guard gathered together, head to head, to discuss what to do.
How can we catch criminals without harming them?
At this moment, Li San Niang reached into the medicinal powder hidden in her waistband. After thinking it over, she decided to approach Wang Zhubu, who was standing in front.
"Medicine and poison are inseparable. This is a medicine I made myself after I ran into some bad guys."
If the antidote is taken 15 minutes in advance, the patient will not be affected.
The drug's effects include causing the body to feel weak and unable to move.
It can be dispersed by the wind or burned and inhaled; both methods will produce medicinal effects.
However, these two small packets are only enough to infect about thirty or forty people. I wonder if you need them now?
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