However, Li Qingluo did not use her as a human shield, but pushed the old woman against the wall the moment the whip was swung.
The heavy impact caused the old woman to faint on the spot.
Li Qingluo raised his hand and caught the long whip, and his arm became completely numb and lost all feeling in an instant.
She quickly realized the situation and dropped the flying knife in her other hand and surrendered.
Sha Lei tied her hands and feet neatly.
He looked at the servants in the yard with sharp and cold eyes.
It is not a problem to kill all these slaves.
But the trouble is, there are two servants from His Highness's courtyard.
If His Highness were to suddenly change the person he was used to, it would surely arouse His Highness's suspicion...
Sha Lei suppressed the murderous intent in his heart.
"Your Highness has been troubled by the flood control issues lately and has been extremely worried."
"If anyone dares to gossip about what happened today and let His Highness hear about it, and makes Him annoyed and irritated, don't blame me for using you as a scapegoat!"
Everyone was shocked: "Yes..."
Li Qingluo was put into the sack again.
In order to prevent her from causing trouble again, Sha Lei knocked her unconscious again.
What Sha Lei didn't notice was that Li Qingluo's hand, hidden behind his back and unconscious from the severe blow he'd struck with his whip, had already stained his waist with a plum-red stain due to the blood from his index finger, which hadn't yet solidified...
The rainstorm in Jinling finally stopped completely in the afternoon of the fourth day.
Due to the remarkable flood control, although many houses outside the city were damaged, the number of people killed in this natural disaster was much lower than in previous years.
Moreover, because of the timely repairs and the hard work of the Water Department and the Military Department over the past few days, a lot of farmland and crops were saved.
Although floods are still flowing everywhere, dams are still collapsing and mudslides are occurring from time to time.
However, the Ministry of Water Resources has already embarked on the right track of disaster relief and has begun to implement various disaster relief instructions in an orderly manner.
The Crown Prince and Duan Rong returned to the court one after the other.
This was the first major thing the prince did after he resumed his position as crown prince.
Most of the achievements were attributed to him.
Although the people from the Water Department were dissatisfied, they were all suppressed by Duan Rongshi.
"If he wants it, give it to him."
"He is my elder brother. How can I steal the credit from him?"
"Just think of it as all his doing. This king doesn't care."
The Minister of Water Resources, Yin Qi, sent Prince Su to the city gate. After hearing what Prince Su said, Yin Qi could only endure it.
"Your Highness has made great contributions to flood control over the years. It's clear that every time the flood control work is done, it's your credit, but every time you give it to someone else, it's always given to someone else..."
Duan Rongshi stared at him.
"Your Majesty, it belongs to whoever you want it to belong to. Don't you understand?"
Yin Qi was choked and had nothing to say.
Duan Rongshi was riding his horse and about to enter the city gate.
A figure who had been watching at the city gate for a long time saw him and immediately ran over with an anxious look on his face.
"Your Highness Prince Su! Your Highness Prince Su——"
"I am Wu Quan from General Xiuli's Mansion. Your Highness, do you still remember me?"
Zhuiyu and Lengdian looked at each other.
Could something have happened in the general's mansion?
Why are the people around the girl waiting here?
Duan Rongshi hasn't slept much for several days.
He was already exhausted, and when he saw Wu Quan appear, his heart suddenly tightened.
But what's the important matter with her?
Even when her grandmother was in trouble, she went to Guiyuan first. She had never been so anxious as today to send someone directly to the city gate to wait for him to come back.
Something happened to her!
He leaned forward involuntarily: "I remember you. But what happened?"
Wu Quan: "Your Highness, our girl has been missing for several days."
"Your Highness, please lend a hand and help us find the girl for our Xiuli General's Mansion—"
"The old lady said that no matter whether he is dead or alive, he must see the person!"
Duan Rongshi's expression suddenly lost control, and disbelief was written all over his face: "What did you say?"
"Who's missing?"
Wu Quan cried, "It was our daughter, Your Highness. Our daughter went to Guiyuan that day, and later went to the Jinling government office."
"He was chased out of the Jinling Yamen prison by Minister Qu. After a confrontation with the Qu family, he disappeared on his way home!"
"Not only that... Que'er and Aunt Deng have also disappeared without a trace."
"To this day, there is still no news about the three of them!"
Zhuiyu and Lengdian were also shocked.
"How is this possible?"
"Why don't you come and find His Highness?"
Wu Quan: "These days, anyone leaving the city gates must check their badges and pass. Unless it's an urgent matter, the city gates will be guarded by soldiers and no one will be allowed to enter or leave at will, saying it will interfere with the government's flood control efforts."
"Although we went to look for His Highness, we missed him every time."
"Our people can't even leave the city in large numbers to look for her, and the girl doesn't know whether she is alive or dead now—"
"Your Highness, please, for the sake of the old lady's past military service and her heroic deeds, please save our girl—"
Wu Quan knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
After a few hits, his head was covered in blood.
Duan Rongshi's face was gloomy and dark, and his heart had never been so violently and urgently surging.
He shouted "Go!" and the black horse galloped into the city gate like lightning.
Upon seeing this, Zhui Yu immediately shouted, "Everyone, go to General Xiuli's mansion to provide assistance!"
Then he and Leng Dian quickly picked up Wu Quan and chased after him.
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