Chapter 298 Old Fox
"But seriously, I didn't send anyone to leave you a letter, so how did you know we were here?"
Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan's expression had eased a little, Xie Zhuoning breathed a sigh of relief, but then he became curious again.
You know, this place is very hidden. If they hadn't followed the jade bee, they would never have found it.
Xiao Jinxuan glanced at her lightly. She acted on her own and didn't even leave a letter. How could she still have the nerve to say that?
"I followed Xie Heng's lead and found out that he had left Beijing several times and found his way here."
When he was almost there, he saw the unique mark of Feiyunwei along the way and guessed that it must be her.
The other Feiyun Guards would never take action without his command.
It's just her who keeps making trouble day by day.
"My uncle has also been here?" A hint of surprise flashed across Xie Zhuoning's eyes.
In my impression, Xie Heng was not a sentimental person, which was why he did not have many concubines in his family, and they were not very close to his children.
It is hard to imagine that he could be bribed by his beauty.
Ling Xiao hurriedly said: "Not only thank you Master Heng Xie, I also saw someone you absolutely did not expect!"
He immediately told everyone everything he had seen and heard since he came in.
"Who are you talking about? The Minister of War Huo Wei?" Upon hearing this name, Xie Zhuoning was more surprised than hearing his own uncle.
Huo Wei was a man who had always been upright and neutral, but he had never expected that he had been pulled under the wing of Prince Yong.
No wonder Emperor Zhaowen was unable to remove Prince Yong. With such deep roots, there must have been many difficulties.
But Huo Wei was not a man who was greedy for women. His backyard was clean and tidy, and there were not even many women in his house. He could be called the second Xiao Jinxuan.
How come he was also bought by beauty?
What she didn't expect was that the woman was actually Qingyue's sister!
While they were talking, the Feiyun Guards who came with Xiao Jinxuan had already searched the entire villa.
"Master," Ling Feng came over and reported, "We have brought everyone here."
In addition to the dead Si Tu and the escaped red-dressed woman, there were still many prostitutes and young men who knew no martial arts in the villa.
In addition, they also found eleven officials here.
Among them was the Minister of War Huo Wei.
"Oh? Not a single one of them escaped?" Xie Zhuoning was a little surprised.
You know, even the Qinlou and Chuguan in Beijing had secret exits, so it's impossible that there weren't such places.
Ling Feng smiled, "Maybe God helped us. When I destroyed the formation in the courtyard, I also destroyed the secret door mechanism, blocking them at the door. We wiped them out in one fell swoop!"
"What a coincidence?" Xie Zhuoning frowned slightly.
If Xiao Jinxuan destroyed the secret door mechanism, then how did the woman in red escape?
"Let's go and take a look." Xiao Jinxuan stepped forward and walked towards the officials.
Seeing the familiar faces in the crowd, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
They are all unexpected people.
When those officials saw Xiao Jinxuan, they immediately raised their sleeves to cover themselves in shame.
Only Huo Wei looked calm. He raised his eyes and glanced at Xiao Jinxuan calmly, "Your Highness, it's just a drink, why make such a big fuss?"
Indeed, this place is similar to the Qinlou and Chuguan, only more elegant and more remote.
The excuse of drinking wine does make sense.
He could even completely deny having any connection with the man behind the scenes, Prince Yong, and act as if he was completely clueless.
Xiao Jinxuan's eyes darkened slightly, and he said without any emotion, "Although the court has not ordered officials to forbid drinking and prostitution, there is no official authorization document here. Even if it is a brothel, it is a secret prostitution place, which is expressly prohibited by the court. Lord Huo, don't you know?"
If a court official knowingly breaks the law, his crime shall be more severe.
But Huo's expression remained calm. "I really don't know about this. When my colleague brought me here, I just thought it was an elegant place for romance."
"Oh? If this is a romantic and elegant place, why would Lord Huo beat someone so badly?"
"I was a little too aggressive when I was having fun. I'm sorry to have embarrassed His Royal Highness Prince Xuan."
In the court, those who have reached their current positions are all old foxes.
He insisted that he was only there for drinking and whoring, and that any punishment he was given would be for minor and unimportant crimes.
Xiao Jinxuan frowned and said, "This matter is of great importance and has far-reaching implications. I would like to ask all the officers to come and cooperate with the investigation."
Huo Wei nodded, "Of course."
Xiao Jinxuan raised his hand and waved, "Take it away."
Feiyunwei and his men immediately took all the officials away from the villa.
Ling Xiao was angry just looking at him, "What's that expression on his face?"
He looked calm and composed, as if he was sure that they would not be able to find out anything even if they investigated.
"If he could easily give others a handle, he would not have reached his current position." Xiao Jinxuan raised his eyes calmly, not surprised.
When he turned around, he couldn't see Xie Zhuoning. He looked around and finally found her.
She was squatting in front of Mei Niang at this moment. She stretched out her hand to feel her breath and her expression suddenly became solemn.
"Xiao Jinxuan, we have to go back quickly, she is dying!"
Leaving some people behind to clean up the aftermath and continue searching for evidence, Xiao Jinxuan immediately took Xie Zhuoning and Mei Niang and quickly returned to the Zhenyang Marquis Mansion.
Song Yuqiu ran out carrying a medicine box without even having time to put on shoes, "Where's the person?"
"Inside the house." Xie Zhuoning pointed.
She immediately dove in, and ordered, "Prepare me some strong liquor, oil lamps, hot water..."
"Then use the dendrobium, xuanming powder, raw rehmannia root, and adenophora australis to make soup for me."
"Yinxuan, Banxia, come in and help me!"
For a while, people were coming in and out of the small courtyard.
Soon, Qingyue also got the news and ran over in a hurry, "Miss, have you found my sister? How is she now?"
"Don't worry." Xie Zhuoning said soothingly, "Ayu is being treated with all her strength, she will be fine."
Qingyue clenched her fists and bit the corner of her lips, staring at the room without blinking.
It was not until dawn that Song Yuqiu came out of the house with a tired look on his face.
Everyone quickly gathered around, "How is it?"
"How is my sister?"
Song Yuqiu spoke weakly, "It's fine. But the time of waking up is uncertain, maybe one or two days, maybe ten days or half a month."
She had suffered new and old injuries, and her body was already in a state of disrepair.
The only reason I'm alive today is by the breath in my body.
Although he managed to save his life this time, he will probably need to rest for a long time before he can recover.
Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief and ran into the house impatiently to see her sister.
Song Yuqiu also came over to Xie Zhuoning, hugging her and sniffing her, "I'm so tired, I also want my sister to hold me close and lift me up high~"
It was a rare occasion that Xie Zhuoning did not hide this time. Instead, he rubbed her head with a gentle look and said, "Ayu, you have worked hard."
"Awoo~" Song Yuqiu let out a strange cry and rubbed even harder.
Fortunately, Xiao Jinxuan went to the court to interrogate her, otherwise he would have thrown her out after seeing this scene.
At this moment, Yu Fusi.
Huo Wei was calm and collected. "Your Highness, Prince Xuan, have you completed the investigation? When will you clear this official's name? It's almost time for the court session, so we can't delay our work."
Xiao Jinxuan raised his eyes and looked at him, his gaze was heavy, like the moonlight reflecting the cold abyss.