Chapter 138: Precarious situation

The Lord of Jiacheng County stood outside the door, covering his mouth and nose with his hands, and said unhappily, "Father, why don't you be more restrained? Even if something big is about to happen, you should be more cautious. Why is there a banquet and drinking so early in the morning? If someone comes to look for him, how can he serve people when he smells of alcohol?" The housekeeper who was waiting outside the door had already come to greet him

. After hearing what Lord of Jiacheng County said, he smiled and replied, "The prince has already ordered that no guests will be received today."

Lord of Jiacheng County was puzzled, "Didn't Father wait for the remaining people to come and pledge their loyalty? Why are they gone today?"

The housekeeper still said cheerfully: "The prince said that they should be scared and terrified, hoping that the prince would give them a chance, so that they can be loyal to him."

After hearing this, the Jiacheng County Lord raised his lips slightly, "Father, this is a good idea. I have to learn from him. All right, call Chen Yi out for me. I have something to ask him."

Chen Yi was already a little tipsy and was still a little confused when he was called out. The Jiacheng County Lord smelled the alcohol on him, took two steps back, waved his handkerchief in disgust, trying to dispel the unpleasant smell.

"County Lord!" Chen Yi bowed, trying to control his somewhat disobedient body.

"Did you accomplish what I asked you to do?"

The cold voice of Jiacheng County Lord reached Chen Yi's ears, and Chen Yi was startled. Did you accomplish it?

He finally escaped from the siege, and only wanted to return to the palace to claim credit. He did not contact the kidnapping team. He could only confirm that the assassination mission had been completed, but he knew nothing about the specific circumstances of the two girls that Jiacheng County Lord wanted to severely punish. However, if he dared to say that he didn't know in front of Jiacheng County Lord, the county lord would definitely punish him severely, because the prince doted on this daughter very much.

Chen Yi sobered up instantly, "To reply to the princess, everything has been accomplished."

"Where is that person?" Jiacheng County Lord asked again.

"They are still being tortured!" Chen Yi shivered a little and decided to go out of the city immediately to see if the two girls were tortured to death.

Hearing this, the Lord of Jiacheng County smiled, "General Chen did a good job. I will speak well of General Chen in front of my father!"

Lord of Jiacheng County got the news she wanted and left with satisfaction. However, Chen Yi was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and immediately went out of the city to look for people.

Although Lord of Jiacheng County learned the news that Minglan and Rong Feiyan were tortured, she did not intend to stop there. She whispered a few words in the ear of her personal maid, then leisurely leaned on the bed, smiling in an unfathomable way.

…

When the Duke of Qi asked for an audience, the Queen had just learned what had happened outside the palace. Overnight, bandits had attacked, officials had been killed, and noble ladies had gone missing. The Queen had a headache.

The Duke of Qi entered the palace, and the maid beside the Queen was still massaging her temples.

The Queen was listless and spoke lazily, "The Duke of Qi has asked to see me so early. Is there something extremely urgent that needs to be discussed?"

The Duke of Qi simply recounted what Prince Yong had done last night.

The Queen was shocked by the Duke of Qi's words and stood up from the phoenix chair, "Do you take what the Duke of Qi said seriously? Are you sure it was Prince Yong who did it? You are framing the prince, which is a capital crime!"

"Your Majesty, everything I said is true, and I have brought witnesses with me." The Duke of Qi knelt down and kowtowed, his words sincere.

"Yuan Ruo? I heard that you and your son entered the palace together, so why didn't you let him in just now? But how can he be a witness? You had a dispute with Prince Yong yesterday, and today you come together to accuse him. Who can believe it?"

"My queen, the man who came is not Yuan Ruo. He was dressed up as Yuan Ruo to deceive people. This man is called Xu Desheng. He once served under Prince Yong, but Prince Yong was indifferent to human life and the people. Now he wants to join the light."

The queen was thinking about the news brought by Duke Qi. Then, the queen gave a look to the maid standing beside her. The maid understood and went to announce Xu Desheng to the palace.

Xu Desheng felt a sense of floating outside the palace. From the moment he safely entered the palace, his heart was beating like a drum. Every step seemed to be on the clouds. He was nervous and full of expectations.

Hearing the empress's call, he was even more excited. He had finally waited for this day. When he arrived at the palace, he saw the empress with thousands of ceremonies sitting on the high platform. The excitement instantly overwhelmed him. His long-cherished wish would soon come true. His heartbeat accelerated involuntarily.

The queen looked at Xu Desheng with deep eyes, and her voice was full of majesty that could not be ignored: "Xu Desheng, tell me what you know truthfully. The information you have is related to the safety of the country, so you must tell me in detail. In addition, this palace and His Majesty are in need of people. I know that you are also a military general, so there will be a place for you to display your talents in the future."

Xu Desheng could no longer control himself. When the queen asked him, he told her everything he knew about Prince Yong, and told her about Prince Yong's plan yesterday, no matter how big or small, without reservation.

...

Sheng Hong arrived at the Ministry of Rites and found that it was very quiet today. In the past, when it was time to go to the government office, colleagues would always greet each other and talk about interesting things in the capital, but today it was strangely quiet.

Sheng Hong greeted his colleagues who had already arrived, "Doctor Liang, are we the only ones on duty today? I see the other officials haven't arrived yet!" Doctor

Liang came over with a tea bowl in his hand, his eyes always looking out of the hall, "Yesterday Doctor Dong and Doctor Hu were still talking about the work they were going to do after going to the yamen today. They should be on duty today, but at this hour, I don't know why they haven't arrived yet."

Sheng Hong's heart suddenly sank, and he ran out of the hall under Doctor Liang's surprised eyes.

Sheng Hong visited the six ministries and found that each of them was empty, with only a few officials coming. Sheng Hong's heart instantly fell to the bottom of the valley, heavy. Those officials are probably in danger!

Today, the people in the government office of the capital of Bianjing City were very busy. There was no clue about the bandit incident yesterday. Although it was handed over to the imperial guards for investigation, many people were still gathered outside the gate, waiting for the government to give an explanation.

This was enough to keep the government office busy. Since the government office opened, people came to report the case one after another. The dead were all court officials. Cao Fuyin took people to the home of an official and found that the official was killed by a sharp knife. It was clean and neat, and it hardly alarmed other people in the government office. The other officials who died were similar to this situation. Most of the officials who escaped were not at home, and the people around them suffered the disaster for them.

This matter was very serious and it was not something that he, a prefect, could afford. Therefore, Cao Fuyin submitted a memorial to the emperor.

…

The Queen looked at the memorials on the table, thought about the news she had received, and then looked at Xu Desheng kneeling in front of the palace, and made a decision in her heart.