Chapter 67 Fu Yi was also arrested?
When the soldiers broke into the temple, they saw a monk in blue clothes sitting there. He was reaching out to pick up a clay pot on the campfire and pouring water into a bowl.
So uneasy.
The ruins behind him made him look more divine.
The soldiers unconsciously paused, then remembered what they were here for. Their faces immediately darkened and they shouted, "Why don't you surrender, thief?"
Fu Yi poured out the water, lowered his head and took a sip, then handed the bowl to Wu Xun.
"I am a monk, how did I become a thief?" he said.
Only then did the soldiers notice Wu Xun squatting nearby.
They shouted, "Impersonating a monk is a sin! Capture him!"
Fu Yi: "I'll go with you."
*
At that time, the prefecture was in charge.
Mr. Liu took Cheng Nianying inside.
Li Jinjiang couldn't help but shout from behind: "Mr. Liu, my father..."
"The prefect just wants to meet this young master and has no other intentions," said Mr. Liu.
Li Jinjiang had no choice but to stop.
Just at this moment, another servant caught up with him and whispered to him about Zizhu's stomachache.
Li Jinjiang didn't want to care, but thinking that the child in her belly was his after all, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Take the child over."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Cheng Nianying's back.
Did she know who she was going to see? His father, sometimes he was afraid when he saw him.
Cheng Nianying was actually asking at this time: "The prefect wants to see me?"
"yes."
Cheng Nianying looked back.
The soldiers all retreated outside the courtyard gate.
After all, which good family’s study can accommodate so many people?
This made Cheng Nianying feel much more at ease.
Cheng Nianying turned her head back and the study door opened.
There was a middle-aged man in a wide-faced blue shirt inside. He slowly folded the letter in his hand, put it into the box and locked it.
Cheng Nianying took a look. Why not burn it? It's not elegant enough.
Li Zhizhou didn't know that Cheng Nianying was still commenting on him in her heart. He gestured for someone to bring a chair for Cheng Nianying.
Then he said, "How old are you?"
Cheng Nianying was a little confused, but still answered: "Almost seventeen."
"You're young, but you have a good character." Li Ping praised her.
Cheng Nianying was even more confused.
Li Ping said: "My son likes you a little, even though he already has an engagement..."
Cheng Nianying interrupted, "I'm a nun."
Li Ping's expression didn't change at all, he just said, "You are not."
He waited for a moment, and seeing that Cheng Nianying wasn't panicking, he continued, "Do you think I'm trying to trick you? That's a trick only young brats use."
"The current emperor promotes Buddhism, and everyone follows his example. Anyone who wants to advance in their official career has devoted time to studying Buddhism, and they have met more than a hundred thousand monks, both great and small."
"Li Omi despises monks, so he doesn't have much contact with them. He can't see through you at first sight. But I can."
This middle-aged man displayed the wisdom and composure of someone who held great power over a state.
There are some similarities between him and Prince Danshuo. Cheng Nianying was distracted for a moment.
"I've heard my son talk about the lost badge, and I don't think you took it. My son is so interested in you, why did you just use the honey trap? Why steal the badge?"
Li Ping paused. "I'm telling you this so you can rest assured. I won't convict you of anything. But I already know you came from the Imperial Capital, so you can only stay in the prefectural government."
Cheng Nianying still didn't say anything after hearing this.
She just thought this person was amazing.
Li Ping praised her again at this time: "You are a rare woman, you are calm and can control your temper. My son likes women like you, which is better than those before."
He asked her, "Do you have anything to say?"
There is no point in arguing about whether she is a nun at this point.
Cheng Nianying didn't say anything.
Li Ping seemed tolerant: "Then just live well for now."
"Sir." There was a knock on the door. "The man has been caught."
Li Ping personally stood up and opened the door.
The person outside the door continued, "But... only two were caught."
"Just two?"
"Yes, two young monks. One of them seems to be ill..."
Li Ping interrupted: "Bring it here immediately."
Cheng Nianying's eyelids twitched.
Caught it?
How did Prince Danshuo get caught?
At this time, Mr. Liu came in and asked her to leave.
Cheng Nianying pursed her lips. Fu Yi asked her to play deaf and dumb, but could she still play deaf and dumb at this moment?
She walked behind Mr. Liu, went out of the courtyard gate, and then went through two more doors. Then she saw armored soldiers approaching with two people.
Both of them wore monk's robes, but their temperaments were very different.
The former was calm, while the latter was very unhappy with his neck stiff.
It really is Fu Yi and Wu Xun.
Cheng Nianying paused and widened her eyes slightly.
Mr. Liu asked beside her: "Is that your companion?"
Cheng Nianying remained silent on the surface, but she couldn't understand in her heart how the prefectural government knew everything?
Mr. Liu showed a proud expression on his face: "The prefect knows more than you think."
He continued, "Let's go. Because the young master likes you, the prefect is being lenient with you."
Here, Fu Yi was brought in.
This time, Li Ping personally brought him a chair. "They said someone seemed ill, so I guessed it was you, Prince. I hope you are well."
"Zhizhou Li is an outstanding man, and he has managed Kuizhou in an orderly manner. The people would like to worship Lord Li as a god." Fu Yi praised him indifferently.
"It is really difficult to be an official under Your Majesty's rule. If you do not do well, you will be afraid. If you do well, you will also be afraid." Li Ping sighed.
Li Ping looked at Fu Yi and said, "What the prince has done in the past few years is far better than what I have done. Don't you fear for a moment the emperor's suspicion?"
Fu Yi asked with a smile, "Why? Magistrate Li is still trying to persuade me to get on the same boat with you?"
Li Ping: "Yes. It would be a shame if we could not use the talent of a prince."
Fu Yi: "I am loyal to Your Majesty..."
"Even Your Majesty doesn't believe this. Your loyalty is to power."
Fu Yi raised his hands and said, "Prefect Li, please tie me up."
"You, the Prince of Danshuo, hold grudges very well. I won't do such a thing. I will only treat you with courtesy."
Li Ping paused. "I'm telling you, I know His Majesty is traveling with you. Although His Majesty has escaped temporarily, the city is under martial law, so he can't escape. He will be brought here sooner or later. By then, the world will have changed. Will the prince still hang himself on a tree?"
Fu Yi simply repeated, "Tie me up."
Li Ping was helpless and waved his hand: "Come here, please take Prince Danshuo down and put him under guard."
Fu Yi walked out of the door.
Li Ping sighed, "He can't be used by his master. I'm afraid I have no choice but to kill him."
Mr. Liu, who had already returned to Liping's side and was Liping's staff member, couldn't help but sigh, "Prince Danshuo is indeed a talented man, but he has failed this time..."
Li Ping's expression suddenly changed: "No!"
"What's wrong?"
"He shouldn't have been defeated so easily in Kuizhou. He shouldn't have followed the emperor to take risks here in the first place. Why did he come? He had other plans! He must have other plans!"
Mr. Liu was infected by this anxiety and frowned as well. "But, but he is in our hands now. We can chop off his head with a knife. What else can he plot?"
Li Ping paced back and forth, losing the calm demeanor he had when he was in front of Cheng Nianying.
"He's probably not coming for me; he has other plans," Li Ping muttered. "But given his temperament, it's not impossible for him to use you or me as a knife. Anyone could be his victim."
Mr. Liu couldn't help but doubt him as he listened to his increasingly outrageous remarks. "Sir, is he really that terrifying? Does he really have such abilities?"
Li Ping didn't answer. He pushed the door open and chased after Fu Yi.
Meanwhile, Zizhu also achieved her goal and was finally taken to the prefectural government office. Although she had to go through a small gate, she didn't mind. As long as she got through, it was fine.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
