Chapter 521 The Extraordinary Room is Discovered
"Boss, take another look. Have you really never seen this person before?"
The shopkeeper took another closer look at Xiao Hongyi's portrait. "I'm truly sorry. Besides other customers, I always personally present a plate of our signature dish to any new customer who arrives. This person has never dined at our restaurant before, so I don't know who he is..."
Tang Tiannahui's portrait said, "We are only responsible for finding people and don't know anything else."
"You can go to other restaurants and teahouses and ask, maybe they've seen it."
"Okay, thank you, boss."
Tang Tian took back the portrait, picked up the chicken leg on the table and started eating, "Hmm, it smells so good."
The shopkeeper also tactfully left the room.
Tang Cong immediately stood up and walked to the door. When he heard the sound of someone coming down the stairs, he gently pushed the door open and followed them out.
Tang Tian came to the window with the food in his hands, looked around, and imitated the sound of a cuckoo. Ah Si, who was eating wontons at the snack stall across the street, quickened his eating speed.
Half a minute later, Tang Cong came back and quickly ate his meal. Tang Tian then left the window and went to the lobby first.
"The shopkeeper has settled the bill."
After the shopkeeper collected the money, Tang Cong slowly came to the lobby, touching his belly.
"Brother Cong, let's go."
"Don't be in a hurry. Walk slowly after eating, otherwise your stomach will be bloated."
"Don't dawdle, the boss is still waiting for the letter."
Tang Tian pulled Tang Cong out of the lobby, glanced at Asi across the street, and left quickly.
The shopkeeper hurriedly put down the account book and handed it to the accountant, then quickly walked to the lobby door.
Seeing Tang Cong and the other man go to Baicui Street on the left, he felt relieved.
After the two men disappeared, the shopkeeper gave some instructions and went out through the side door of the backyard and got on the carriage.
A moment later, he personally drove the carriage out of the alley and headed towards Baifeng Street on the right side of the tavern.
Asi followed without hesitation.
Half an incense stick later, the carriage stopped at the back door of a magnificent mansion.
The shopkeeper looked around again before entering the yard.
Ah Si emerged from the darkness, quickly came to the corner of the wall and climbed in.
"Are those two people from the Dali Temple?"
The shopkeeper respectfully said to the first woman, "Madam, it doesn't look like him, and his voice has a Jiangnan accent. The portrait is definitely of the prince. Please make plans and rush to the East China Sea as soon as possible."
The woman, Chen Huanhuan, said, "I've almost finished packing. I'll leave as soon as the East City Gate opens tomorrow morning. When you get back, put up the sign. Come back to Donghai after you've sold the tavern."
"yes."
The yard was very large and there were guards patrolling back and forth. Although Ah Si had climbed in, he couldn't reach the main yard for a while.
Not long after, the shopkeeper returned to the backyard.
While all the servants' attention was on the shopkeeper, Asi slipped out of the backyard and rushed to the front yard.
"These are the four treasures of the eldest son's study. Please be careful..."
Upon hearing the sound, Asi hurried into the yard next door.
As soon as Asi came in, he was shocked by the scenery in the yard.
He had seen the courtyard where Xiao Chengqian lived in Prince Rong's mansion.
The layout of this place is exactly the same as Xiao Chengqian's yard, even the potted plants and the bricks on the ground are the same, but it is bigger than Xiao Chengqian's yard and has more precious green plants than Xiao Chengqian's.
In the dark, Ah Si saw that the servants had packed out various study treasures, vases, porcelain, furniture ornaments and screens, which were comparable to those in Xiao Chengqian's room, and seemed to be more expensive than those in Xiao Chengqian's room.
Asi looked straight at the main house. Half an hour later, the little boy came into the yard from outside.
Asi saw that the little boy looked unfamiliar. Before he could even look at his ears, a young man came out from the main room and it was Chen Yun.
At this time, he had changed out of the inconspicuous clothes he wore in Liao Ji Restaurant. The gorgeous clothes made him look decisive and he looked like a young man from a wealthy family.
Asi opened his eyes wide. He and the little boy looked a bit like Xiao Chengqian.
Especially the little boy's ears look like the master's.
No, like Xiao Hongyi!
Ah Si was overjoyed, thinking that these two people must be Xiao Hongyi's concubines.
"Brother, Shopkeeper Tian just came and said someone is coming with Daddy's portrait. What should we do? Are they coming soon?"
Chen Yun frowned. It looked like they would have to evacuate tonight and move to a safe place. "Don't worry, it won't be that fast."
Asi quietly left the yard, went to the backyard and climbed out.
At the same time, Xiao Fei disguised himself and brought a few people into the tavern.
"Has the shopkeeper ever seen the man in the portrait?"
The shopkeeper was surprised that someone else came to inquire about it. "I haven't seen it. You can go to other shops and ask."
Fortunately, the master was smart and never appeared nearby, and he didn't even come here to dine.
Xiao Fei frowned and slammed the sword in his hand on the counter. "Take a closer look. Have you really never seen this before?"
The shopkeeper said, "Hey, young man, don't scare me. This is a tavern with so many customers coming in and out every day. Even if this person has been here before, I wouldn't be able to remember. Please go to the teahouse next door and ask."
A moment later, Xiao Fei led his men to the teahouse next door, where he ran into the Tang brothers.
When Asi arrived near the tavern, he saw the mark made by Tang Cong on the second-floor window of the teahouse from afar.
Not long after Asi entered the teahouse, Xiao Fei left the teahouse alone and returned to the Dali Temple.
Towards evening, an inconspicuous carriage stopped at an alley behind the Chen Mansion.
The man in the carriage had a solemn expression on his face and looked about 40% like Chen Chao. This man was Chen Chao's younger brother Chen An.
"Liu Qing, once it's dark, go straight into the mansion and send the people away first."
Liu Qing: "What if Chen doesn't recognize us and doesn't want to go with us?"
Chen An: "If we mention the eldest young master, they will follow us. If we don't leave soon, Song Mingen's men will find our base camp."
I thought I had used the Li Mansion as a cover to hide it from the Dali Temple, but I didn't expect Song Mingen to be so meticulous and actually sent his subordinates to investigate.
If he had not seen Zhang Feng's face in the dark before, he would probably have been discovered by him.
Liu Qing: "There's no news from the Dali Temple yet. I don't know what will happen to Madam and the eldest son."
Chen An was silent for a moment. "There will be news tomorrow when Song Mingen returns from praying. Whether it's beheading or exile, we have arranged it. They will be fine..."
Before he could finish his words, the sound of horse hooves was heard at the street corner.
"Brother An, this is bad. People from the Dali Temple and the Imperial Guards are heading towards the Chen Mansion."
Chen An looked over and saw that Mu Jingxing had led his team to surround the Chen Mansion.
Chen An gritted his teeth, damn it!
Still a step too late!
"Sir, we are law-abiding citizens. I wonder if there is some misunderstanding that led you to surround our house with so many people?"
Chen protected the two children behind her, her heart was in a panic, but her face was calm.
Mu Jingxing said calmly: "Since I can come here, I will not wrongly accuse you. But is this person your husband?"
Mu Jingxing spread out Xiao Hongyi's portrait in front of the mother and her two sons.
He actually asked an unnecessary question, as the brother in front of him looked just like Xiao Hongyi.
Chen looked at Xiao Hongyi's portrait, and the last glimmer of hope in her heart disappeared.
Prince Rong only had one son, so Ayi is really a fake king!
"My lord, the princess... Her Majesty... does she know about us?"
If people from the Dali Temple can find this place and she denies it, they will take them away directly.
Now she thinks that her identity as a mistress has been discovered.
"Since you admit it, come with me to the Dali Temple!"
"My lord, it was the prince who came to me back then, and I was forced to do so. I can't just take a commoner to the Dali Temple just because the princess is so powerful. Besides, I haven't done anything that would harm the world."
"That's right!" Chen Yun said, "The Dali Temple must have a legitimate reason to arrest someone, and Princess Lin can't use her power to pressure others. It's simply too infuriating!"
Mu Jingxing looked at Chen Yun and said, "You look like Xiao Chengqian. As for the reason, you'll know when we get to the Dali Temple. Take him away!"
"Brother An, what should we do? It's getting dark now, how about we just rescue them?"
Chen An's brows furrowed even lower. "If we have to save them, we should save them together. Retreat!"
Xiao Hongyi's eyelids were twitching and his heart was panicking this afternoon. He always felt that something big was going to happen.
I always think of Chen in my mind.
Worried that she would be found by the emperor's men.
But he has been doing this very secretly over the years and it is impossible for the emperor to find out.
Huanhuan has always been smart. Since he hasn't looked for her for such a long time, she must have come to Prince Rong's mansion to inquire about her.
Once she knew about it, she would definitely take her two sons to the East China Sea.
As long as his two younger sons are safe and sound in the East China Sea, even if he is beheaded, his bloodline will not be cut off.
Xiao Hongyi comforted himself in this way, but his eyelids kept twitching and Huanhuan's face was all in his mind.
Could it be that the emperor really found out?
Won't!
Definitely not!
"Bang." The sound of the cell door being unlocked came from there.
Xiao Hongyi's heart suddenly rose to his throat.
Xiao Fei walked in first and looked at Xiao Hongyi with a smile.
"Little Prince, oh, no! Master Xiao, I've sent you a wife and son. Are you happy?"
Xiao Chengqian was surprised, "Didn't my mother go back to the Lin family? How could she be locked up here?"
Xiao Fei looked at him and smiled sympathetically, "You'll know soon."
Chen Huanhuan, mother and son appeared at the door in an instant.
Xiao Hongyi slumped down and sat down.
It’s over, it’s over. No one of his bloodline is left this time.
Xiao Chengqian looked at the Chen brothers and instantly became furious.
"Dad, didn't you say you only loved my mother? And where did they come from? They look so much like you!"
Du Zhihuan opened her eyes wide in shock.
My brother actually has a half-brother.
"That's enough! They are just as clueless as you are. It's Dad who is sorry for you."
Xiao Fei returned to Mu Jingxing's office and study: "Prince, Prince Xiao is furious. If it weren't for the fence, he would probably beat up his father."
Mu Jingxing asked, "Still calling him Prince Xiao?"
"Oh, Xiao Chengqian."
Mu Jingxing asked again: "Is there anyone else going over from the Li Mansion?"
"No one has come to the door yet, so I guess it's impossible for anyone to blame me. After all, almost all of Zhan's family members died back then. The only ones who survived and were loyal were Chen Chao and the old man with the tattoo on his upper right arm."
Mu Jingxing was silent for a moment, "Keep watching until the emperor makes his decision."
"yes."
The next morning, Mu Jingxing went to the city gate to wait.
At four quarters past nine, the royal convoy entered the city.
Seeing his smiling face, Xiao Yanli asked, "Are there any progress?"
"Yes!"
"I'll tell you the details when we get back to the palace! Ah Ye, you should also come back with me."
"yes."
"And Sister Yu is here too."
When Xiao Yanxu saw that he was not called, he was very happy. Going back to accompany Ningning was the most important thing.
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