Chapter 34 You Pay [End of Reverse V]

Sui Wanggui and Yue Jian spent a year secretly manipulating the case of the Ministry of Official Medicine by using the few remaining people left by Sui Anhou. In the third year of Duan Zhisu's exile, the emperor was forced to redress the unjust case due to public resentment and anger and brought down Duan Xichen.

The emperor finally took into consideration the relationship between father and son, granted him a generous fiefdom and exiled him from the capital.

When Sui Wanggui came back from viewing the lanterns, he heard the news and laughed out loud.

"Considering the relationship between father and son, hahaha." Sui Wangui rubbed his brows, but still couldn't help laughing, "Why didn't he consider the relationship between father and son and leave him a way to live?"

Over the past year, Ling Yuejian has gotten to know this seemingly prosperous little prince better and better. He stood behind him in a red robe, watching the tears in his eyes as he laughed. After a long while, he said, "Prince, don't you... go take a look at him?"

Ever since Duan Xichen abducted him to his house, Sui Wanggui has never seen Duan Xichen again. Whenever he encountered something, he always asked Yue Jian to do it because he didn't know what Duan Xichen would do if he saw him.

Sui Wanggui said calmly: "What are you looking at? You are just a bereaved dog."

As long as Duan Xichen leaves the capital, he will no longer have the chance to become the crown prince.

In his previous life, Sui Yan did not see Duan Xichen for the last time. He always felt that he no longer cared about what happened to Duan Xichen that day, or even became indifferent.

But when he saw that strange yet familiar face again after his rebirth, the fear that had been buried for so many years suddenly came up. The fear of his breath being gradually deprived and of being strangled to death made him so terrified that he had no desire to resist.

Sui Yan woke up suddenly as if he had stepped on empty air and his body trembled.

It was still dark outside, and the candlesticks on the table had gone out.

Sui Yan slept for a while, but he felt even more tired. He rubbed his head and called, "Haitang."

Soon, Li Zhao pushed the door open and walked in: "Master, Haitang couldn't hold on any longer and went to sleep. Is there anything I can do for you?"

Sui Yan asked, "Has Jun Jingxing returned?"

Li Zhao said: "Not yet."

Sui Yan's headache got worse.

Li Zhao saw that he looked tired, so he hurried over to light a candle and advised, "Young Master, please sleep a little longer. It's still early, and maybe Master Jun will be back tomorrow."

Sui Yan didn't want to have nightmares again, so he rubbed his brows for a long time and said, "Go to Jun Jingxing's room and get some medicinal incense for me to light."

Li Zhao was too busy.

East Palace.

Duan Mingchong did not sleep all night and finally returned from the fifth prince's bedroom. Only then did he have time to change his clothes.

The dark guard knelt on one knee on the ground and nodded slightly.

Duan Mingchong took off his outer robe and frowned as he asked, "Run away? How could you let him run away?"

The secret guard said, "I deserve to die. The man had been caught, but when he heard me mention Sui'an Marquis Mansion, he took advantage of the chaos and poisoned the people escorting him and escaped. Now he is nowhere to be found."

Duan Mingchong paused in taking out the hair crown, thought for a moment, and then said, "Have you found out who that person is?"

The secret guard said, "Yes, I found out. It was Yin Yuanzhi, the son of Yin Lingfeng, who was involved in the previous case at the Ministry of Pharmacy. He was originally exiled, but for some reason he is still in the capital and has changed his identity to Jun Jingxing, the doctor of Sui'an Marquis's Mansion."

"Ministry of Medicine... Yin Yuanzhi..." Duan Mingchong murmured, "Isn't it the case that the fifth brother was implicated in?"

In this way, it is understandable why Jun Jingxing wanted to assassinate Duan Xichen.

The dark guard said, "That's right."

Duan Mingchong said: "Sui Yan will not get involved in such a matter. You must lead your men to find Jun Jingxing first. Don't let him fall into the hands of the fifth prince."

The guard hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yes."

Duan Xichen's life hung in the balance. He lay in bed for three days before he finally came to his senses. He just didn't know what kind of poison was on the dagger. Ever since he was stabbed, he couldn't move or even speak.

The imperial physician went in and out of the bedroom.

Duan Mingchong came to see the doctor many times, and every time he asked the imperial physician, he only got an ambiguous answer. It seemed that even the imperial physician was not sure whether Duan Xichen could be cured.

The secret guards led their men to search the entire capital, but still could not find Jun Jingxing. The more Duan Mingchong thought about it, the more he felt that something was not right, so he left the palace and went to Sui'an Marquis' Mansion.

When Li Zhao heard that the prince had arrived, he hurried out to greet him: "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Duan Mingchong asked, "Where is the young marquis?"

Li Zhao was a little embarrassed: "Young Master took someone out this morning. I don't know where he went. Your Highness, you came at an unfortunate time."

Duan Mingchong frowned and said, "Then I'll wait for him to come back."

Li Zhao hurriedly welcomed him in.

Sui Yan said that he took someone out, but he only took one person with him. He held a newly replaced small hand warmer and got off the carriage at the alley behind the City God Temple with a sullen face.

The back street of the City God Temple was a hodgepodge of all kinds of people, including desperate criminals. As soon as Sui Yan walked in with his people in a noble manner, people from all walks of life standing in the corners of the walls looked at him with strange eyes.

Sui Yan had been scolded many times in his life, so he no longer cared about all kinds of malicious looks. He walked in calmly as if nothing had happened, passed through the narrow and dirty alley, and finally stopped in a low house.

Sui Yan said coldly: "Go kick the door."

Nothing: "..."

Wu Shi's lips twitched, he obeyed the order, walked forward, and kicked the dilapidated door away.

There was a loud bang, and soon there was a burst of cursing sounds coming from inside.

A little girl ran out and glared, "Who is it? Who dares to kick my door?!"

Sui Yan glared at the girl, and when the girl saw him she looked as if she had seen a ghost. She turned around and tried to run away, but Wu Shi came up to her, grabbed her collar and pulled her back.

This little girl was the one who almost ran into Duan Mingchong with a knife on the night of the Lantern Festival. She also recognized Sui Yan and immediately put on a flattering smile. She clasped her hands together towards Sui Yan and smiled sweetly: "This noble man looks familiar. He must be a god who has descended to earth. Hey, you are so delicate and noble, what are you doing in this dirty place? Be careful not to dirty your feet."

Sui Yan was so angry that he laughed: "You are so flexible?!"

The little girl smiled even more flatteringly: "If you want to make a living, you need to be both soft and hard to last long."

Sui Yan: “…”

It was the first time that Sui Yan was teased by a little girl with obscene words. He stared at her, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The little girl looked like she grew up in the market, and she kept talking dirty. When she saw Sui Yan's ugly face, she immediately realized that she had said something wrong, and hurriedly said, "What I meant was to live long, not to work long!"

Sui Yan: “…”

Sui Yan's face darkened. He stepped forward, pinched the little girl's chin, and said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense! You know I am cold-blooded and cruel. I will not show any mercy to children. Answer my questions honestly, or I will make you pay - where is Jun Jingxing?!"

The girl's face turned red from being pinched by him, and she said very flexibly: "Yes! It's inside! Please let me go, my dear guest, I still have to make a living by my face!"

Sui Yan didn't want to listen to the little girl at all. He snorted, asked Wu Shi to let her go, and followed her into the shabby house.

This small house was built between two houses, and was supported only by some wooden boards. It looked shaky and about to fall down, and was very dangerous.

Sui Yan's brows furrowed more and more as he looked at her, but in order to find Jun Jingxing, he didn't think much about it and followed the girl in.

The little girl led the way in front with familiarity. The two of them had just walked in and taken a few steps when Sui Yan felt a black screen in front of his eyes. The little girl suddenly jumped into a corner and disappeared.

Sui Yan: “No…”

He was about to shout to the people beside him that everything was fine when something sharp pressed against his waist.

Sui Yan's expression turned cold.

The little girl who had run behind him at some point whispered, "Don't move, or the dagger will pierce you."

Sui Yan took a deep breath and was about to step forward, but when he saw the dagger against his waist, he dared not move rashly.

Sui Yan didn't seem to be that scared, and said coldly: "I want to see Jun Jingxing."

The little girl sneered: "Someone has been looking for him these days. How do I know that you are not looking for him to harm him?"

Sui Yan raised his eyebrows slightly: "A lot of people are looking for him?"

"Don't try to trick me!"

Sui Yan: “…”

You obviously said it yourself.

Sui Yan said: "Tell him I am Sui Yan, he will definitely come to see me when he hears me."

The little girl paused, then put away the dagger, stepped on a stool beside her and quickly jumped to the corner of the wall, looking at him strangely: "Are you Sui Yan?"

Sui Yan nodded: "What?"

The little girl said, "According to what Jun Jingxing said, you should be the kind of fool who is stupid and childish and doesn't know right from wrong. How come you look quite smart and decent? You are not as stupid as he said."

Sui Yan: “…”

Sui Yan glared at her with gritted teeth.

The girl put the dagger neatly back into her sleeve and smiled at him, revealing her teeth: "Hello, young marquis. My name is Yanye."

Sui Yan: “…What the hell?”

After saying this, Xianye leaned on the wall with his hands and jumped over it. Only his voice could be heard faintly: "Wait a moment, I'll bring him over."

Sui Yan frowned, looking dignified? Is this a normal person's expression?

This low house was dirty everywhere, and Sui Yan had no place to sit, so he had to stand there and wait.

A moment later, Xianye really brought Jun Jingxing over.

Jun Jingxing had been away for three or four days, and although he was not in bad shape, he still looked exposed to the elements. When Sui Yan saw his pale face, the anger that he had been holding back for several days suddenly dissipated.

Jun Jingxing had been hiding very well, thinking that even if he was caught, he would not involve Sui'an Marquis's Mansion. However, he did not expect that the prince's men would actually reveal his true identity. In order not to implicate Sui Yan, he had to escape in the chaos and stayed in this slum for several days.

Seeing Sui Yan at this time, Jun Jingxing still felt a little guilty, and coughed dryly and said, "Young Marquis."

Sui Yan said coldly: "Do you still remember who I am? I'm sorry."

Jun Jingxing knew that he was angry, so he didn't dare to be sarcastic as before, and quickly said obediently: "Young Marquis, I will naturally remember your kindness."

Sui Yan endured it again and again, but finally couldn't help but scold him: "You kept it in mind, so you made yourself look like this?"

Jun Jingxing was stunned.

Sui Yan stared at him for a long time, but finally softened his heart. He walked forward angrily, stuffed the small hand warmer into Jun Jingxing's hand, reached out and touched his thin clothes, and said unhappily: "You are wearing so little, aren't you cold? Didn't I give you some money in the Marquis' Mansion? Why didn't you bring it out? Even if you want to hide, you don't have to wrong yourself in a place like this."

Jun Jingxing blinked his eyes, feeling his cold fingertips being warmed by the warm little hand warmer, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Sui Yan saw that his lips were white from being frozen, and was about to take off his cloak and put it on him, but Jun Jingxing stopped him and said, "You are not in good health, and you can't stand the cold. It won't hurt if I freeze you."

Sui Yan was still not satisfied and glared at him again: "You deserve to be frozen to death!"

Jun Jingxing understood his personality and knew that he had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. He smiled helplessly and said, "I was wrong."

Sui Yan said in a muffled voice: "Come home with me."

Jun Jingxing was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to realize what he meant.

go home?

Sui Yan had already been upset when he saw Jun Jingxing's ferocious look. He kicked a three-legged broken stool beside him and said angrily, "What? The Marquis' Mansion is not your home, so is this shabby place your home? I worked so hard to rescue you, did you let you do this to yourself? Haha, if I had known you had this habit, I would have sent you to live in the woodshed!"

Zhui Ye hurriedly said, "Oh my! My three-legged red sandalwood stool inlaid with gold!"

Sui Yan stared at Yu Ye with eyes wide open.

The eagle said arrogantly: "You pay for it!"

"..." Sui Yan was so angry that he cursed: "Forgive your mother!"