These people were quite stubborn at first and refused to say anything, but after being subjected to various forms of torture, they couldn't hold on any longer and confessed Liao Yifeng.
Lu Baichuan received the news in the afternoon that Liao Yifeng had sent out the little black ball and the prescription, and the time was ripe, so he had someone drag Liao Yifeng out of bed.
Liao Yifeng was still having a sweet dream, thinking that all his troubles would be gone after a good night's sleep, when he found out that the mission had failed and those people had even betrayed him. He was instantly terrified and his back went cold.
Give me an explanation.
Lu Baichuan looked at him coldly, his eyes no longer showing the warmth and friendliness they once had.
Liao Yifeng feigned composure and said, "What do you mean, sir? And what about all this? I have no idea!"
“They’ve already confessed. It’s no use if you didn’t know anything. Arrest them.”
Lu Baichuan raised his hand, and the people behind him were about to rush out.
"Wait!"
Liao Yifeng interrupted, "Slander! These people are slandering me! General, you must stand up for me!"
Lu Baichuan ignored him and instead glanced at the group of people who were being tortured to the point of near death.
Those men originally intended to commit suicide, but they had no choice. They were now living a life worse than death and dared not offend Lu Baichuan. So they hurriedly said, "Sir, please save us! We've done so many wicked things for you over the years, please save us!"
Once these words were spoken, Liao Yifeng had no room to struggle.
Lu Baichuan didn't want to waste his sleep time, so he ordered his men to lock Liao Yifeng up. However, at that moment, a large group of men in black came out of the courtyard.
The number is twice that of Lu Baichuan's men.
"Hahaha, Lu Baichuan, since you're going to throw the bait, then I'm not going to play along with you anymore!"
Liao Yifeng threw his head back and laughed loudly, then ordered, "Kill them all!"
A group of people surrounded Lu Baichuan and his companions, and were about to start a fight.
"Smack!"
The door was suddenly opened, and Jiang Jiuniang stood by the door with a resentful expression, looking at the group of people outside.
"Will this ever end?!"
"Lu Baichuan! Didn't I tell you to keep your voice down?!"
Jiang Jiuniang yelled at the top of her lungs, and Lu Baichuan panicked. He hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her, saying, "Go back to sleep first. I'll finish dealing with it soon."
Jiang Jiuniang reached out and tossed him a bottle of medicine powder: "Tell them to shut up!"
"Smack!"
After saying that, he slammed the door shut again.
Pregnant women are not to be trifled with.
The assassins were about to cry; this was too much!
After that, there was really no sound. Lu Baichuan and his men quickly dealt with the man and locked him up in the Liao family's dungeon nearby.
Yes, the Liao family has a dungeon, and it's quite large.
It held a lot of people, mostly informants sent by the imperial court to various places, as well as foreigners, so it was quite a mixed bag.
Lu Baichuan interrogated them one by one, and then sent people to investigate, keeping him busy all night.
At daybreak, Prince Jing arrived in a great hurry with a large group of men.
"I heard something happened last night, what happened?"
Jiang Jiuniang yawned. She was in a bad mood after being disturbed twice in the middle of the night, and she was not in much spirits. She spoke weakly, "By the time you come, the daylily will be cold."
Prince Jing wasn't embarrassed at all, and laughed, "I can't help it, I've been sleeping really well lately!"
The main thing is that a letter came from the capital, sent by Mei Lanyi.
This was the first time Mei Lanyi had written him a letter. Her elegant calligraphy, adorned with delicate flowers, was quite pleasing to the eye, befitting her reputation as a talented woman.
She didn't write anything that would cause misunderstanding; she simply expressed her guilt about the matter, feeling that Prince Jing shouldn't have risked going to the border because of her momentary temper.
Some of the words were quite veiled, advising Prince Jing to act within his capabilities and not to accept every task.
Especially now that Prince Jing has lost a leg, she feels very guilty.
This was a guilty conscience to Mei Lanyi, but for Prince Jing, it was like a blessing from heaven. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep at first, but later, his heart was at peace and he was able to sleep well.
He's just waiting for things to be settled so he can rush back to China to see her and go through all his previous plans.
I have a clear conscience, and I have no regrets towards her.
Jiang Jiuniang was disgusted by his infatuated face, but still said, "Liao Yifeng's remaining followers outside will probably make a move during this time. Tell your people to be on high alert. They can't do anything to us, so they will probably target you and Princess Sheng'an."
"Okay, I understand."
After saying a few words, Prince Jing went to find Lu Baichuan. Lu Baichuan had just finished interrogating everyone and taking their statements. When he met Prince Jing, he gave him all the information he had gathered.
"These matters are too extensive to handle at once, so I'll leave it to Your Highness to investigate at your leisure."
Prince Jing was somewhat taken aback: "What do you mean by handing it over to me to investigate? What about you?"
He was unaware that Lu Baichuan had resigned from his official post and was traveling far away.
Lu Baichuan said, "Once the official sent by the imperial court arrives, the three of us will leave to see the world and come back in a few years."
"What!"
Prince Jing's eyes widened, feeling as if the documents and information in his hands weighed a ton, making it impossible for him to lift his hands.
Now everyone is used to asking the couple to solve problems. He can't even imagine what he would do if the couple went out to play and something happened next time.
Lu Baichuan patted him on the shoulder and said, "The rest is up to Your Highness."
After saying that, Lu Baichuan left.
He hadn't slept all night, and now he was going to catch up on sleep while holding his wife.
Liao Yifeng lived next door to Ji Ziqiu. The two cells were separated by iron bars, and they could see each other.
When Liao Yifeng first went in, he was still quite agitated and shouted for a while. But when he saw that Ji Ziqiu next to him had no reaction at all, he took his anger out on him.
"Ji Ziqiu, you bastard! Are you satisfied now? You think you'll get away with this? Bah!"
He cursed for a long time until his mouth was dry and he could no longer curse. Then Ji Ziqiu sneered and said, "You think it was really me who harmed you? You're wrong. From the moment Lu Baichuan set foot on this land, our lives began to count down."
"What do you mean?"
Liao Yifeng gripped the iron bars with both hands, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets.
That's exactly what I mean.
Ji Ziqiu stroked his not-so-long goatee, exuding a carefree air of having seen through everything.
Liao Yifeng quickly went through everything that had happened during this period in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more something seemed wrong.
Therefore, Lu Baichuan actually knew all along that he was the mastermind. The reason he went through so much trouble with him was to wait for him to slip up and catch him red-handed. With ready-made evidence, he could save a lot of trouble.
After figuring these things out, Liao Yifeng suddenly realized that he was like a clown.
I always thought my plan was airtight, but in reality, I was always under someone else's control.
What did Jiang Jiuniang mean by giving him the little black ball?
He had tried it himself, and the power of that little black ball was no joke.
Could it be that Jiang Jiuniang wants to use him to make contact with foreign nobles, thereby taking his place and exchanging the resources he worked so hard for for money?
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