Although Zhu Di did not monitor the teahouse, he still kept a close eye on some of the developments there.

The main reason was that the Jinyiwei protected the teahouse.

Apparently, after meeting Zhu Ying, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered the Jinyiwei to secretly protect Zhu Ying.

As the prince of Jin, even if he kept a low profile when traveling, it was only relatively speaking, not to mention that all the teahouses had been cleared out.

The waiter in the teahouse searched everywhere but couldn't hide it from others.

At this moment, Zhu Di did not expect that his third brother Zhu Gang seemed to know about Zhu Ying's existence.

Zhu Di grew up with Zhu Gang and naturally knew his character well.

If he does something weird, it will be hard to say.

"Do you know how Prince Jin discovered Zhu Ying?" Zhu Di asked.

"I don't know. It was as if Prince Jin knew it all of a sudden." Yao Guangxiao said with a frown.

The Prince of Jin and his son went to find Zhu Ying.

In the view of Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao, he must have known something.

Otherwise, for ordinary summons, it is usually the guards or the butler who go.

The two thought that it might be because of what happened earlier, but they quickly rejected it.

Currently, breakfast in Prince Yan's Mansion is basically provided by teahouses.

Even Zhu Di remembered the taste deeply.

The teahouse also served many nobles and was quite famous in the capital.

What Zhu Di was worried about was not that Prince Jin would meet Zhu Ying, but that Prince Jin would know his arrangements, which would cause changes to his plan.

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry about Prince Jin for now. This matter mainly concerns my father. Even if Prince Jin notices something, it will be difficult to shake my father's mind."

"We will go to Zhongshan early tomorrow morning. I'll leave the geomancy matters to you, Master."

Yao Guangxiao replied: "Your Highness, don't worry. Although I can't say I'm 100% sure, I'm still 70% to 80% sure. As long as we can go over and investigate, there won't be a big problem."

Zhu Di nodded and said, "That's good. The mausoleum of my eldest nephew is not far from my mother's mausoleum, so it will be much easier to investigate."

"I have already arranged for some men to go among the refugees. I believe they will be there in two days. Master, please make a plan after you have done some divination."

Yao Guangxiao said: "Please rest assured, Your Highness."

…

"Boss, our people have been detained by the Jinyiwei."

As soon as Zhu Ying returned to the yard, Uncle Zhang hurried over to report.

"What's the situation now?" Zhu Ying asked with a frown.

"The few people who followed the old man were suddenly captured by the Jinyiwei when they reached the edge of the inner city. Now they are all imprisoned in the Jinyiwei prison."

"I've reported it before. I felt like they were being followed. I asked them to be more cautious, but I didn't expect something to go wrong."

"I think the Jinyiwei has been keeping an eye on him for a long time." Zhang Bo said in a deep voice.

Zhu Ying frowned slightly when he heard this.

He had overestimated the Imperial Guards in the capital as much as possible, but he didn't expect that he still underestimated them.

The old man was only a Grand Secretary, and in Zhu Ying's opinion, the protection provided by the Embroidered Uniform Guard would not be too great.

I didn't expect that all of them were caught.

"Boss, do you think we should leave tonight?" Seeing that the boss was thinking about countermeasures, Zhang Bo couldn't help but speak out.

Of course, he has enough trust in the men under his command.

However, once such things are traced back to the boss, the consequences may be serious.

This is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, not the western frontier.

Once you are targeted by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, it will be extremely difficult to leave the city.

Zhang Bo was already feeling a little worried.

Zhu Ying shook his head and said, "Not tonight. I have checked all the city gates and they are heavily guarded even at night."

"Tomorrow morning, arrange for someone to apply for a pass and go out of the city to purchase supplies. Then I will blend in with them and leave the capital."

Regarding the Ming Dynasty’s Jinyiwei, especially in the capital.

Zhu Ying was extremely fearful.

With his current status and position, it would be fine if he had not been discovered, but now that there is a possibility that he will be targeted by the Jinyiwei, there is no need to take the risk.

Moreover, the Jinyiwei was directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor. Even if Zhu Ying went to the Prince of Yan and the Prince of Jin for help, it would probably not be too easy.

Zhu Ying knew his own background very well.

A sign that reads "the person in charge of Ming Dynasty Snowflake Salt" is bound to attract attention.

Besides, if I really look into it carefully, any few of the things I have done would be enough to get me beheaded.

It simply cannot withstand investigation.

The smuggling trade on the border is not so bad.

However, in communication with local salt officials, it was obvious that the profits from official salt were very different from those from private salt.

Zhu Ying certainly couldn't just sit there and watch the profits that were several times or even ten times his own.

If I follow the clues leading to Yanguan, I'm sure that my entire clan will be executed.

It’s better to run away in advance.

"There is no time to lose. I will make arrangements right away and set off tomorrow morning." After saying this, Zhang Bo immediately turned around and walked out.

Zhu Ying sighed softly.

Now that I have come to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, if I don’t accomplish anything I want to do, I will have to leave in disgrace.

This made Zhu Ying, who always had smooth sailing, a little depressed.

"Forget it, let's go directly to Annan. We have been planning there for two years, so there should be some results."

"I will come back to the capital of the Ming Dynasty sooner or later."

"Wait."

…

Jinyiwei Yamen, the prison.

Seven ordinary people who looked like civilians were chained and thrown into the dungeon.

Unlike others, these people had calm expressions and did not cry and yell like they were being wronged.

The group was very quiet and walked in according to the arrangements of the Jinyiwei.

After these people are detained.

The Jinyiwei guarding the dungeon couldn't help but ask the person escorting him:

"Brother, where do these people come from? Good fellows, judging from their behavior, they must be guards of some noble mansion."

The Jinyiwei escorting them laughed and said, "I don't know what they have done wrong, but these people, wow, they look simple at first glance, but in fact, each of them is extraordinary."

"But we are the Jinyiwei, we caught all of them without missing a single one."

"You have to watch out. I think this is a big case. Who knows, someone might come to interrogate you soon."

The guard laughed and said, "Okay, don't worry. Once you enter our Jinyiwei prison, it will be difficult to get out."

At this time, the news of this matter soon reached the pacification envoy Song Zhong.

"What? You said that these people who followed His Majesty have something to do with Qinhuai Teahouse?"

Song Zhong asked the captain who was reporting the situation in front of him.

The captain nodded and said, "Yes, there are two people here, they are the servants in the teahouse. I have seen them with my own eyes, there is no doubt about it."

"This teahouse is so bold that it dares to follow your majesty privately."

"I think we should immediately seal off the entire teahouse, arrest all the people involved, and interrogate them strictly. Who knows what might be going on."

The captain who was speaking was the one who had gone to the teahouse with Song Zhong and was slapped in the face.

But since he was beaten, he certainly didn't dare to hold a grudge against Song Zhong, the pacification envoy.

So naturally, I started to hold a grudge against the teahouse.

Bang!

"Asshole, who gave you the courage to act on your own?"

Upon hearing this, Song Zhong stood up and slapped the captain in the face, scolding him.

"I……"

The captain didn't dare to dodge and took the slap head-on, he was stunned.

He didn't know why he was beaten.

Shouldn't it be a reward? He didn't do anything wrong.

Following your majesty's whereabouts without permission is a crime punishable by the extermination of your entire clan.

This is a great achievement.

Could it be that Envoy Song wanted to take all the credit for himself?