Chapter 70 The Scapegoat Prince
Cheng Nianying looked at Fu Yi's expression, which was still so calm.
"So...are we going to escape?"
"Don't worry, sit down and talk for a while." Fu Yi turned and walked to the table. "Would you like a cup of tea?"
Cheng Nianying responded, "Yeah." She was a little thirsty.
But does it not matter what happens outside?
Pouring tea, right? Wu Xun popped his head out, about to take on such a task.
But when I looked, the master had already picked up the teapot.
Wu Xun had no choice but to retract his head again.
Fu Yi poured tea and stuffed it into Cheng Nianying's hands. Cheng Nianying lowered her head and drank two sips before asking, "How did you know I was nearby?"
"I guessed it. Weren't you looking at me when I was taken into the mansion?"
That's good. She thought her hiding skills had deteriorated, and she could still be discovered like this.
Cheng Nianying held the teacup and sat down with peace of mind.
"Are you afraid these two days?" Fu Yi asked her.
"I'm not afraid." Cheng Nianying blurted out. After saying that, she felt that this was not in line with the appearance of a legitimate daughter of a marquisate.
She immediately racked her brains and came up with an excuse not to be afraid, "I also know that the prince will definitely come to rescue me."
Fu Yi smiled slightly: "Yeah."
Cheng Nianying looked at him quietly. Why didn't he ask about Li Jinjiang?
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It's different from the quiet and peaceful here.
Mr. Liu's head was buzzing, and after a moment he recovered and immediately rushed forward: "Sir!"
Zizhu also shouted: "Young Master, Young Master, what's wrong with you?"
Mr. Liu helped Li Ping up. He saw that his eyes were tightly closed and he was breathing out more than in. Blood soon soaked his hands.
He turned the man over tremblingly and saw a copper piece cut into the back of the neck.
"Assassin! There's an assassin!" Mr. Liu suddenly realized, "Someone! Quick, seal the door! No one is allowed to come in or out!"
This shout was like water poured into boiling oil, causing chaos inside and outside.
Mr. Liu didn't even bother to check on Li Jinjiang. Yes, your Excellency's only son was important. But the Kuizhou incident was a matter of grave consequence, punishable by the death of all nine generations of his family. If your Excellency died, the entire Kuizhou region would be in danger! It wasn't just a matter of personal safety!
Mr. Liu took two quick breaths, turned around and stared at the prince: "It's you..."
The surprise and ridicule on the prince's face hadn't yet disappeared: "Me?"
What about me?
Do you think I killed Liping?
The prince's gaze dropped downwards, and upon seeing the resentment on Mr. Liu's face, he felt something was amiss. He quickly said, "How could I possibly kill your prefect? I'm not a killer. Besides, why would I kill him? Why would porcelain touch stone?"
Mr. Liu glared at him coldly: "Tie him up."
The two soldiers who were guarding him almost immediately pinned him to the ground and tied him up tightly with ropes.
The prince laughed angrily: "Since Li Ping is dead, why don't you think about how to ask for His Majesty's forgiveness?"
Mr. Liu stood up and drew a sword from the soldier's belt. He said coldly, "Zhong Xun is unfit to be our leader. Your words are useless! No one in Kuizhou will ever beg for mercy or forgiveness from him!"
The Crown Prince's face changed: "How dare you! How dare you address the Emperor by his name!"
Mr. Liu sneered and stepped over him.
Since I can't figure out why the prince is here, there's no need to think about it.
The most important thing now is to mobilize all the people and capture the emperor as soon as possible. There is not enough time, absolutely not enough!
The prince was pushed into the house and put under guard.
Zizhu wept and shrugged, glancing at him secretly. She hadn't expected the scapegoat to be delivered to her doorstep so soon. Great, excellent.
…
It's starting to get dark.
A house in the main city of Kuizhou.
The middle-aged man came out of the room and put on his coat quietly. His concubine Zhenniang followed him out and asked, "Why are you going out at this time?"
The deep wrinkles between the man's brows showed that he hadn't had a happy life in recent years. He said, "I'm going to do something."
Zhenniang couldn't help but complain, "That daughter of yours said she'd found some noble person who could help you. It's only been a short time, and yet she's causing you so much trouble. You shouldn't have trusted her in the first place. With her temper, she's bound to offend the noble person sooner or later."
The man interrupted hastily: "Alright, alright, why are you still talking about this?"
He put on his badge and rode out on his horse.
Soon they arrived at the city gate.
"Deputy Envoy Wei." The soldiers saluted him.
"Open the city gate." said the man.
The soldiers looked at him in surprise: "Deputy Envoy Wei is leaving the city?"
"The captured people confessed that there are still thieves lurking outside the city. I have been ordered to investigate."
The soldier's expression changed slightly, and he did not suspect anything.
This Deputy Envoy of Wei was quite skilled in martial arts and had considerable skill in training troops, but he had a bad temper and had accidentally killed a subordinate. The prefect disliked his behavior and, after reporting it to the higher authorities, temporarily demoted him.
As a precaution, the soldiers guarding the city only opened a small door for him.
Deputy Envoy Wei didn't say anything and rushed forward with a team of light cavalry.
As the sky gradually grew darker, Mr. Liu stood at the gate of the prefectural government and counted the number of people.
Seeing his actions, everyone was a little confused: "What happened? Did Yu Jing attack? Why did you call us all here?"
Mr. Liu didn't dare mention Li Ping's death at all, and only said, "Your Majesty is in the city."
"What?"
"Don't panic. We've already captured the Crown Prince and Prince Danshuo. Now that the city gates are locked, it's only a matter of time before we catch the right people. We need to send more people to search every household..."
Everyone looked at each other and said hesitantly, "It's just that we haven't seen the governor's transfer order."
Their reaction at this moment proved exactly what the emperor had said before: people who are too capable also have their downsides.
Everyone under him followed him and only obeyed his orders.
Once the leader falls, the rest will be at a loss.
Mr. Liu took a deep breath and suppressed his grief. "It's such a small matter. I'll take care of it. You can leave quickly."
Everyone had no choice but to respond.
Only two or three close friends stayed. They noticed something was wrong and came over to ask, "What's going on?"
Mr. Liu turned and walked in: "Follow me."
When we returned to the room, the doctor closed the medicine box and walked out: "There's no hope."
"What about the young master?"
"My life hangs by a thread...I'm afraid I won't survive the night."
We are still talking here.
On the other side, Deputy Envoy Wei saw a man with a knife hanging from his waist and a cold expression two miles away from the city gate.
"Is it... Lord Fu?" Deputy Envoy Wei's face showed nervousness.
Fu Ruiming turned around and said, "Yes." He looked Deputy Envoy Wei up and down. "Wei Xing?"
"Yes, it's you."
"Let's go. His Majesty will transfer you back to the capital."
A look of joy appeared on Wei Xing's face. He jumped onto his horse, turned his head and looked back. He vaguely saw a large crowd of people... He knew that they were all soldiers wearing black armor.
Wei Xing couldn't help but twist his neck, feeling a little cold in his heart.
Not long.
The soldiers at the city gate discovered that Deputy Envoy Wei had returned.
"We've caught him," Wei Xing said loudly, "Open the city gate."
A teeth-grinding sound was heard, and the city gate was slowly pushed open a crack.
At this time, someone from the city came up on horseback and asked, "Who is opening the city gate? Have you forgotten the governor's order?"
Wei Xing gritted his teeth. He had had enough of this shabby place!
He wants to go back to Beijing!
He rushed forward, blocked the city gate, and said in a hoarse voice: "I have been ordered to leave the city."
"Wei Xing? It's you. When did you get the order? Why didn't it go through me?" The other party was just confused, but not on guard.
But by this time the knife had already flown in.
Fu Ruiming led his troops into Kuizhou.
The emperor was found at the local Ruiyan Temple.
Fu Ruiming came before him and knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty, I have fulfilled your mission."
The emperor said: "Let's go to the prefectural government. We can't let anything go wrong with the prince."
Only the people in the Palace Front Office were confused. Who was the traitor? They had previously thought it was the Prince of the County.
Mr. Liu was so busy that he was completely distracted. Only during a break did he remember Zizhu: "She said she's pregnant?"
"yes……"
Mr. Liu was helpless: "Send her away first. She is pregnant with your only child."
"She refused to leave and said she wanted to wait until the young master woke up."
Mr. Liu said sullenly, "How can we allow her to be so willful? Send her away immediately."
"Go and bring Fu Yi here as well." Mr. Liu thought about it and decided that it would be more reassuring to keep him under his nose. If necessary, he and the prince would be hostages.
If we are trapped in a desperate situation, even if we put a knife to Fu Yi's neck, we can always force him to reveal a solution, right?
As soon as Lord Liu finished speaking, he heard the sound of "whooshing" breaking through the air.
The arrows fell to the ground, setting everything that could be ignited on fire.
"How come it came so quickly?" Lord Liu's mind buzzed.
Cheng Nianying first saw a faint glow of fire, followed by the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer, obviously coming towards this side.
She couldn't sit still anymore: "Should we run?"
Fu Yi: "My lady, I'm afraid I can't run."
"I carry you?"
Fu Yi lowered his head and smiled: "...No."
During the conversation, the best opportunity to escape had already been missed.
Cheng Nianying could only secretly clench the copper hairpin in her hand. It's okay, I can just fight my way out...
"Clang".
The door was kicked open.
"Please, Prince Danshuo, accompany us... Huh?" The visitor placed his hand on the dagger at his waist in surprise. "Why is this little nun here too?"
He didn't have time to think too much, so he simply waved his hand and said, "Tie them up together!"
His words stopped abruptly here.
Several arrows flew in from the eaves and pierced the chests of the people blocking the door.
Blood splattered and landed on Fu Yi's shoes.
Fu Yi glanced down and frowned slightly.
He turned around and said, "You can go now."
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