Chapter 297 Prince Jing Returns to Beijing
Su Fei walked out quickly and looked at the scene in front of him with a solemn expression. He went down the steps and leaned forward slightly to bow and said, "Your Highness Prince Jing, today is the birthday banquet for my prince. Why did the prince let the imperial guards surround the mansion?"
He Yanli jumped off his horse and walked slowly towards Su Fei.
There was a certain recklessness in his steps, as if he did not think there was anything wrong with letting the imperial guards surround the prince's mansion at this moment.
To him, rules and etiquette are nothing but a cloud of mist that will be blown away by the wind.
"I heard that your prince is having a birthday banquet today. I happened to be back in Beijing today and I just happened to congratulate your prince."
Su Fei felt uneasy. According to the news sent in the letter, Prince Jing would return to Beijing at least the day after tomorrow, which was still fast. How come he returned today and there was no news at all?
"Your Highness is too polite. Your Highness went to the border to negotiate peace with Xiling. When he returns to the capital, he should first report to the Emperor Dayu. How can my son keep your Highness here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the long sword at Mo Xiao's waist was drawn out and placed against Su Fei's neck.
"Are you saying that you don't welcome my prince?"
The sword was too sharp, and its silver blade was particularly dazzling in the sun. Su Fei dared not move.
"I don't dare."
He Yanli ignored him and went towards the prince's mansion.
Upon seeing this, the servants in the prince's mansion all stepped aside. Not to mention stepping forward to stop him, they were afraid of being implicated even if they got close.
The Southern Yam Forbidden Guards outside the gate are different from the Northern Yam Forbidden Guards guarding the capital. Those people in the Southern Yam Forbidden Guards have countless blood on their hands and are executioners who deal with the most vicious people in the imperial city.
When Prince Jing returned to the capital, he did not go to the palace first but surrounded the Prince's residence directly. They were so arrogant and reckless that they would be courting death if they stepped forward to stop him.
The guests at the table were all startled when they saw the silver-armored imperial guards and King Jing suddenly appear. The table, which had been extremely noisy just now, suddenly became silent.
It was so cold and solemn that one could hear a needle drop.
He Yanli glanced around but didn't see the person he was looking for, and finally his eyes fell on the closed door.
The door was kicked open with great force. Inside the room, there was a table with a seated surface that had not been moved at all, but no guests were seen sitting there to eat.
Mo Xiao grabbed the servant who came from the inner room after hearing the noise and brought him in front of He Yanli.
"Where are the people?"
The servant was terrified, "Your Majesty, I don't understand who you are talking about."
Mo Xiao placed the tip of his sword on his neck and asked in the simplest way, "Where are all the guests sitting at this table?"
The servant was so frightened that his body couldn't stop shaking, and his neck accidentally touched the sword and was cut.
In pain and fear, he could not care about anything else. He said immediately, "Your Highness, the guests at this table are the young marquis of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, the tenth princess, the second daughter of the Qiao family, and the daughter Guo and a little girl brought by the second daughter of the Qiao family. These distinguished guests are now in the backyard!"
Mo Xiao continued to ask: "The banquet just started, why did you all go to the backyard? What happened?"
The dishes were still steaming, and it was obvious that they had just been served.
When the meal was served, no one ate here but went to the backyard instead. This was really unbelievable.
The servant kept saying, "Miss Qiao fainted suddenly, and the prince was unable to stand for no reason, so they were both sent to the backyard to be examined by a doctor, so they are not here!"
He Yanli's pupils were as cold as jade, and the depths of his eyes were frighteningly gloomy, as if they had been tempered by the ice of the Far North.
The news that the Prince's Mansion was surrounded by the Imperial Guards soon reached Chen Che's ears. Su Fei went back to the backyard through the side door first.
"Sir, the prince will be here soon, what should we do?"
Chen Che struggled to stand up, his mouth bitten and bleeding, his forearms scratched with blood by the dagger, his whole body exuding a strange charm.
The unbearable torture on his body and the pain in his wounds counteracted each other, and Shen Che's consciousness became clearer and clearer.
"I have been preparing for a long time, how can I allow He Yanli to be ruined like this? Send people to guard the backyard. If we can't resist the Southern Court's imperial guards, we must at least hold out until Qiao Wanyan wakes up!"
After leaving the room, Chen Che heard the sound of swords fighting outside.
There was blood at the happy birthday party, but Chen Che didn't care at all and walked towards the room where Qiao Wanyan was.
Every step is like walking on a sea of fire and a mountain of swords.
"Prince?"
Zi Yuan looked at the person who came and was quite surprised. She was startled as to how Prince Xiling came in from the back door.
Chen Che didn't say anything, but Su Fei said politely: "Miss Ziyuan, the second Miss Qiao fainted for no reason. As the host, my prince is really worried, so he came to see the second Miss as soon as he was able to walk a little."
Ziyuan choked up, although but...
She was the young lady's personal maid and knew what the young lady was going to do to Prince Xiling.
What's worse, the glass of wine that Prince Xiling drank was smeared with Yun Yao's poison on the edge when she took advantage of no one's attention.
There is nothing wrong with the wine, but there is something wrong with the glass.
The Xiling prince was poisoned by the young lady, but he still managed to come to visit the second young lady. Why did she feel a little...
Zi Yuan sighed silently in her heart, isn't this person a wronged one?
If he knew the truth, wouldn't he and the young lady have a fight to the death?
This is what Zi Yuan thought in her heart. She did not dare to say much about her young lady's sudden fainting. She just thought that her young lady had done something to Qiao Yihuan that she didn't know about and that caused her to suddenly faint. She never thought that the host, Prince Xiling, had drugged her young lady.
"Thank you for your kindness, but you are not feeling well now, so you should go back and rest."
Zi Yuan added: "But the prince has invited a troupe to perform at his birthday banquet. The show they are performing should be about two armies fighting each other, right?"
Otherwise, why would there be the sound of swords clashing outside?
Su Fei silently praised Zi Yuan for being slow, "Miss Zi Yuan, we have a very useful awakening fragrance in Xiling. Can you please follow me to get it? Maybe after using it, the second young lady will wake up soon."
Zi Yuan refused without hesitation, "Then please send someone to deliver it. My young lady is in a coma now, and I am not at ease if I am not by her side."
Su Fei: "Miss, you are worrying too much. This prince's mansion is very safe. Why should you be worried?"
Zi Yuan took a few steps and stood in front of the bed, somewhat on guard. "It's just incense. There are many servants in the prince's mansion. Why do you want me to go with you to get it? If you know me, you'll think you're well-intentioned. If you don't, you'll think you're deliberately trying to get me out of the way."
Su Fei was slightly stunned. This girl looked dull and silly, so how come she was so smart when it came to the Second Miss's matter?
With such a strong sense of vigilance, it's no wonder that Miss Qiao kept the silly-looking Zi Yuan by her side.
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