Chapter 490 Collusion with the Assassin
After such a commotion, he didn't dare let Xinbao continue to work in the garden, and quickly got on the carriage and returned to the palace.
Emperor Mingpei was extremely worried after hearing the report, but Tuanzi actually didn't see anything and was not frightened at all. He was just worried that he didn't mark it well.
A large number of Longxiong Guards arrived inside and outside the garden and searched everywhere.
Especially the second lady and her son who came uninvited today, every one of them was checked thoroughly.
The second wife was furious. She had only wanted to curry favor by taking advantage of the first wife's status and letting her own family come to the fore. She had never expected that not only would her son suffer such a great fright, but he would also be tried as a criminal.
The old princess and Madam Wang were able to remain calm, and the Longxiong Guards treated them politely, but they were not allowed to leave for the time being.
After a while, Prince Wenxin, the Crown Prince, and Wang Ronggui all rushed back. When they met and talked about what happened, Wang Ronggui became very anxious.
Although this matter has nothing to do with them, it is just like the last time. It happened in their house. Even if no one was injured, it is still a big deal.
By the afternoon, even people from the Dali Temple had arrived. Dali Temple Minister Sun Changming and Dali Temple Junior Minister Wei Xuanxiao brought people to search everywhere.
Seeing this, Wang Ronggui was almost stunned. Would the emperor think that they were colluding with the assassin? Heaven and earth, he would be stupid to collude with such a traitor! ! At night, Gao Fu came to deliver the decree.
Gao Fu said, "Sir, the Princess Zhenguo said, Sir, I'm sorry, Xinbao didn't know there would be bad people coming, so I sent two pots of flowers to the beautiful old princess. Don't be angry if I dirty her garden. This pair of golden pearls is Xinbao's favorite. Let's make pearl flowers for your wife."
He waved his hand and asked someone to bring over two pots of flowers and a pair of golden pearls in a box.
Wang Ronggui took the box with both hands, and was overwhelmed with emotions and tears welled up in his eyes!! What a lovely person!! He was really moved to tears.
He thanked him repeatedly, stuffed a purse into Gao Fu's pocket, and whispered, "Eunuch Gao, the emperor..."
Being a eunuch doesn't mean you can accept any money. It would be a waste if you don't accept the money at this time. He didn't mind doing this favor, so he said, "When the young prince gave us instructions, the emperor was sitting next to us!"
Wang Ronggui felt relieved and thanked him with a smile on his face.
So in this case, it's just a matter of wasting some time and it won't be a problem.
The shadow guard over there was interrogating the woman in red.
The woman's entire arm was chopped off, but she was just as brave as the two men before her. She didn't feel any pain at all. She just kept saying, "I can catch you if I want to. If you have the guts, just kill me!!"
So? She originally wanted to rob Xinbao?
Fortunately, they already had incense and talismans, so the shadow guard continued the interrogation as usual while secretly lighting incense.
After about an hour, the woman's behavior suddenly became strange. She looked as if she had just realized that her arm was broken and had an expression of pain. When she was whipped, she also had an expression of fear. If she continued like this, she would definitely be found out during the interrogation.
But the interrogation of the woman had not yet been completed when the Dali Temple reported it first.
It was just a coincidence that they had a case on hand that involved this woman in red.
There was a grocery store owner named Liu, who was said to have had an argument with her during the Spring Dragon Festival and was then killed. His family reported the matter to the authorities.
Wei Xuanxiao led people to investigate everywhere and soon found out the whereabouts of this woman.
After all, a woman wearing red clothes, holding a sword, and looking down on the world every day is really impressive.
It is said that this person's name is Zhou Hongting. Many people can testify that she is a loner and has great kung fu skills. She would draw her sword if she disagreed with something and seemed quite lawless. Shopkeeper Liu died from a sword piercing his heart, which is a typical method used by a gangster. Some people have also seen her nearby.
Zhou Hongting often inquired about the whereabouts of the Princess Zhenguo, and the weirdest thing was that she always called her a "bitch"! "Shameless!"
You know, Xinbao is less than five years old. It is really strange for a little kid to curse like this.
Emperor Mingpei was also in Chengqian Palace, so Wei Xuanxiao went there directly to report. Emperor Mingpei nodded without saying much.
Wei Xuanxiao retreated.
The five and six kids outside came back. When they saw Wei Xuanxiao, Wei Gui was surprised, "Dad, why are you here?"
Wei Xuanxiao greeted the twins and said, "The Emperor is here. I am here to report matters. What are you doing here?"
Wei Gui said: "Your Highness the Fifth Prince, take us to see the little princess!"
He didn't want to say more to his dad: "I'm going!!" and ran inside happily following the twins.
Because Xinbao was not at home for dinner these days, the twins originally just wanted to invite their friends to have dinner together. Halfway through the journey, they heard that Xinbao had encountered an assassin today. They were almost scared to death and ran in like flying, even forgetting to greet each other: "Xinbao, Xinbao, are you okay?"
Xinbao said: "It's okay!"
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Brother Xiaowu asked, "What does an assassin look like? Male or female? Is he scary?"
Xinbao shook his head: "I didn't see anything!"
The adults all twitched their lips with a look of regret.
Several of their study partners came in to greet them, and the twins also remembered and bowed.
Emperor Mingpei said, "No thanks." He put the dumpling down and said, "Be careful, don't touch her hands."
Several people responded in succession. Wei Gui took the lead, pushed aside the twins, and supported Xinbao's other hand like an old woman, and helped her away, while asking about her well-being: "Don't be afraid, Xinbao, I can recite a poem for you."
Xinbao didn't want to listen to the poem recitation, so he asked him, "Is that Lord Wei just now your father?"
"Yes!" Wei Gui said, "It's my father. Do you want to hear my father's jokes? My father has a scar on his shoulder. He said that he bit me when I was a child. I was upset, so I gave him half of my New Year's money. But a year later, my grandfather let it slip, and I found out that it was caused by a stone!"
Xinbao: “Wow!!”
Seeing that she liked what he said, the little fat boy perked up: "Let me tell you, my dad is really amazing. He said he wanted to be Justice Bao, the kind of person who would go down in history. A long time ago, a man hanged himself. My dad said that when he went there, he knew it was fake. Do you know why?"
This kind of little story, which is a little bit scary and a little bit legendary, is very appealing to boys of this age. Before Xinbao asked, Xiaowu asked: "Why?"
The little fat boy said and compared: "That's right, when people hang themselves, they first step on a stool to get up, then kick the stool down, and they get hung. Isn't the stool still there? Then he went to take a look, and there was no stool underneath!!"
Children: “Wow!!”
Zheng Xuan next to him said, "I can guess it even if you call me."
Wei Gui disagreed: "I told you this, of course you can guess it. If I really asked you to go and see it, you would have been so scared that you would scream for your grandmother. What are you bragging about!"
Sheng Chaohua tried to smooth things over: "Your father still told you this?"
"He didn't say anything," Wei Gui said, "I fell asleep at my mother's place once, and I heard my father talking to my mother, so I pretended to be asleep and eavesdropped."
(End of this chapter)