Chapter 68 She Wants to Save Fu Yi
What the prefect Li Ping meant by "keeping him in the mansion" actually meant keeping him under temporary custody.
Cheng Nianying was escorted into the room. As the door closed, she heard the clear sound of it being locked.
She was not in a hurry. She walked around the room first, then took out the copper hairpin she carried with her and poked a hole in the window.
The copper hairpin Fu Yi gave her was really useful. She was distracted for a moment.
Then he looked out from the hole.
There were two maids guarding the main gate.
The west and south sides were guarded by a guard each, but the north side was unmanned, for the north side faced a wall, and the gap between the wall and the house wall was so narrow that it was almost impossible for a person to pass through.
Then she put her hand on the window, exerted a little force, and it loosened.
What’s the point of locking the door if you don’t lock the windows?
Cheng Nianying blinked, took off her hat, tied her long hair tightly, and walked away from the north.
People outside didn't expect that the man would escape just after being locked up. Everything was calm and didn't arouse any suspicion.
…
Where should Prince Danshuo be imprisoned?
Cheng Nianying was a little worried.
Killing is her strong point, but saving people is really difficult for her.
She could only run back the way she came and head towards Liping's study. She had a good idea: if it didn't work out, she could just take Liping as a hostage.
"Come this way." Mr. Liu's voice suddenly rang out.
Cheng Nianying was immediately forced back into the shadows.
The prefectural government was very large, with a moon-shaped gate almost every ten steps, and winding corridors interspersed in the middle, and decorated with artificial mountains and water. It was really convenient for Tibetans.
Cheng Nianying thought to herself that the nobles were too particular, always decorating their houses beautifully, but they also changed their minds very quickly.
"Wait, go ask Li Jinjiang first, where is the monk who was with the little nun now? I'm afraid you won't be able to get anything out of Fu Yi..."
Li Ping's voice also sounded, and his tone was solemn.
Mr. Liu responded, “Hey!”
Then he walked in the other direction.
Then Liping continued to move forward.
He didn't even bring many people with him, perhaps because what he was about to say was confidential, or perhaps because he was in the prefectural government and was naturally much more relaxed.
Cheng Nianying's eyes lit up slightly.
Is he going to see Prince Danshuo?
Then just follow him.
*
After receiving his father's instructions, Li Jinjiang no longer dared to leave the house without permission. Mr. Liu soon found him and asked, "Where is the monk?"
"What monk?"
"Don't lie. This is a serious matter. I have to go back and report to your father."
Li Jinjiang then said reluctantly, "In prison... Since this monk has evil intentions, I think we should just kill him and be done with it."
Mr. Liu scoffed coldly, "It's not as simple as you think. I'll go get him right away."
"Wait a minute, you have to... get my warrant."
Mr. Liu glared at him angrily: "Young Master, you really haven't grown up yet...you're still playing these tricks."
Li Jinjiang suppressed his unhappiness and thought to himself, I'm already a father, how can I be considered not grown up yet?
Mr. Liu took the warrant and hurried to the prison.
As soon as he left, the maid brought Zizhu to Li Jinjiang.
Li Jinjiang didn't want to pay attention to it at first, but when he thought about it, he realized that he was now confined to the mansion and couldn't see the little nun for the time being. He had to wait for his father to give the order. The other concubines and maids were not in the prefectural mansion...
Looking at the purple bamboo again, it seems more pleasing to the eye.
"The servant said you have abdominal pain. What's going on? I'll ask the doctor to come and take a look at you."
Zizhu sat down and leaned in, saying softly, "Master, why don't you tell me what to do with the child in my belly?"
"What to do? Since I was born, I have been raised in the prefectural government."
"This is the young master's first child. I wonder if the child's mother can get a legitimate status?"
Li Jinjiang frowned for a moment, thinking of his father's usual behavior, and said, "I'll take you to see my father later. If my father agrees, I can give you a legitimate status."
Li Ping was extremely strict in selecting the women he could bring back.
Zizhu also knows this.
This is exactly what she wants.
What kind of person is Huo Niang? How could she possibly compete with her for this head? Perhaps by now, she has already been treated as a traitor by the higher-ups and dealt with.
*
However, in just one night, the prince had experienced a life worse than death.
He was a nobleman and had never known what a prison looked like.
Today I discovered that it was filthy and stinking inside. Not only was there no light, but there were even insects, ants, and rats...
He didn't dare sit or lie down, so he could only stand there and recite Buddhist scriptures.
The chanting of the Buddhist scriptures frightened the surrounding prisoners.
Even the jailer was frightened by the chanting.
But still no one came to open the door for him.
It can be seen that the prefectural government is truly deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
He deserves to be killed!
Just as the prince was gritting his teeth, he heard a voice: "Is it him?"
"Yes, yes." The jailer led a man with a long beard closer.
"Bring the person out immediately."
The prince straightened his clothes and sneered, "You've blasphemed Buddha like this, are you afraid now?"
Mr. Liu interrupted him directly: "Who are you to Fu Yi?"
The prince's heart sank.
"Bring the torture instruments." Mr. Liu turned around and ordered.
The prince's heart sank even deeper. What was going on? Wasn't it just that Li Jinjiang was jealous?
"Don't want to answer? Let me ask you, what did Fu Yi come to Kuizhou for?"
The prince didn't know anything about the situation, so how could he dare to answer at this time?
"Fu Yi has been captured," Mr. Liu continued. "I know the emperor brought him here to quell the chaos in Kuizhou where people refused to recognize him."
The prince was horrified. They knew everything? Then why were they asking?
"I just want to know what Fu Yi is here for?" Mr. Liu asked impatiently.
The prince found it amusing. Fu Yi was under the Emperor's command; he had no choice but to do whatever the Emperor ordered. What else was there to ask?
Seeing that he still didn't speak, Mr. Liu was a little disappointed: "Break his fingers first."
The prince's expression changed: "How dare you! I am the prince!"
He had to reveal his identity.
In this case, if the prefect wants to save his own life, he has to keep him as a hostage.
The small space suddenly became quiet.
Mr. Liu's expression changed.
Prince?
The Crown Prince! Not only did the Emperor come in person, he even brought the Crown Prince with him?
He instinctively felt that something was wrong... but it was difficult to connect the dots in such a short time.
"Let's go, Your Highness, I'll take you to see the prefect." Perhaps only the prefect could figure it out.
At that time, Li Ping came to the place where Fu Yi was being held.
Cheng Nianying also lay down on the roof, lifted up a tile, and could clearly see the situation inside.
A "creaking" sound.
That's Li Ping coming in.
"Why did the prefect come to see me again so soon?" Fu Yi's voice sounded, neither hurried nor slow.
Cheng Nianying looked in the direction of the sound.
He was still wearing a green robe with a hood, and the hood was still on his head, so Cheng Nianying couldn't see his face clearly.
Li Ping gradually calmed down his impatience and sat down opposite Fu Yi with a smile: "I have a guess and I would like to ask the prince to correct it."
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