069. Liu Family

"Did you find it?"

Rong Se lowered his voice unconsciously.

Liang Shenyu gently stroked his tense back and said softly, "Don't worry. After the late emperor passed away, the doctor who treated him was executed that night. Zheng Fu's whereabouts are unknown, and those who have seen him have been silenced. It's as if this person has disappeared into thin air. My undercover agents have been snooping around the streets of Jinjing, but have found nothing. So, let's just jump to conclusions. Maybe Zheng Fu is not in the capital at all."

The more Rong Se listened, the tighter his brows furrowed. He sighed, "Jinjing is so big. If they really want to hide someone, it's not that easy to find him. They won't send Zheng Fu to some faraway place."

"No." Liang Shenyu shook his head. "Although Jinjing is big, Zheng Fu is not an ordinary person. Unless he is imprisoned, there will be no news at all."

"But you and I have been looking for him for such a long time and still can't find him. Can it be that he is really locked up in prison?"

Liang Shenyu pinched his chin, looked him in the eye, and said meaningfully: "But there is another place in Jinjing where people can be hidden, and neither the prince nor I have looked for it."

After staring at each other for a moment, Rong Se suddenly had an epiphany and blurted out: "The Imperial Palace!"

How could he forget that all the villages around Jinjing were turned upside down by Lanying, but everything was peaceful. Even Rongse wondered if there was something wrong with the plot.

But he never thought about the palace.

The truth is that the palace is not a good place for Tibetans.

Ever since the old emperor lay on his sickbed, the palace has been filled with the Regent's spies. Now that Rong Se's reputation is rising, the palace people are naturally following suit. How could Zheng Fu be hidden in such a leaky palace?

"Your Highness," Liang Shenyu said softly, "As the saying goes, there are countless secret passages and secret rooms. Your Highness, do you have a map of the secret passages under the palace?"

Rong Se paused and shook his head.

"That's it." Liang Shenyu said, "Perhaps the prince's people, or even the palace maids, don't know which palace or underground the person is hiding."

This palace is not as magnificent as it appears on the surface. In fact, the underground is also very complicated. Each palace is connected to which exit and secret room, like an underground spider web. It is said that the only map was lost before Emperor Yuanguang.

Rong Se was relieved and said calmly, "If that's the case, Zheng Fu is very likely still in the palace. Even if we have to overturn the palace, we have to find him."

If it was really dark under the lamp, Zheng Fu might really be hiding nearby.

"You and I made such a big noise that I'm afraid we have already alarmed Cao." Liang Shenyu nodded, "It may be difficult to capture him alive."

"It depends on the situation." Rong Se whispered, "If we can't capture him alive, then let him... shut up forever."

As soon as the words came out, Rong Se pursed his lips.

The power of life and death is in your hands...

Zheng Fu is the Cao family's knife against him. If Rong Se wants to protect himself, he has to strike first. No matter what, even if he can capture Zheng Fu alive, this man will definitely not be able to stay in the end.

...But Rong Se still couldn't adapt to this right of arbitrarily depriving others of their lives.

He curled himself in Liang Shenyu's arms and remained silent.

"Prince." Liang Shenyu didn't understand why and thought he was worried. "Don't worry, I will help you."

Rong Se nodded gently, and hesitated for a while before saying in a low voice: "I'm just not used to it yet..."

Before this, every time Rong Se made a plan, it was not only for his own benefit, but also because the other party had touched his sore spot, and they were all extremely evil people, and they were even convicted of crimes through normal channels. In this way, Rong Se could let himself off on a moral level.

But Zheng Fushi could not be convicted by the Ministry of Justice or the Dali Temple.

Rong Se wants to live, so Zheng Fu must die.

Liang Shenyu thought for a long time before he understood why Rong Se suddenly became depressed, and he felt extremely helpless for a moment.

There really are people in this world who are as pure as glass.

"Zheng Fu was able to serve the late emperor, so he must have done a lot of dirty things." Liang Shenyu pinched Rong Se's cheek, asked him to look up, looked at him gently and said, "He is not completely innocent, so there is no need to worry about it."

Rong Se was slightly stunned.

Liang Shenyu always seemed to be able to see through his thoughts at a glance.

Then the depression quietly dissipated.

"It's okay." Rong Se held Liang Shenyu's neck and came forward, touching noses with him intimately, "I know, but... it's better to be alive."

Rong Se lowered her eyelashes, but she did not show any hesitation or softening of her heart.

"Death is a bad debt."

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Rong Se knew that Zheng Fu's matter should not be rushed, but the Cao family was obviously not willing to live in peace. The governor of Dianzhou, Liu Xu, returned to the capital on the second day of September to report on his work, but he brought a huge army with him, making it clear that he wanted to challenge the Jinbei cavalry stationed outside the city.

Liu Xu had just reached the age of forty and was in good shape, but his indulgence in wine and women had drained his body away. His complexion was not very good, and his round face looked lifeless.

He came out of the palace and returned to the post station prepared by the court, his face not looking very good.

"I said that nothing good would happen if I returned to Beijing. Now look what happened. I've offended Marquis Dingbei as soon as I entered the city gate." Liu Xu cursed angrily.

He was living a carefree life as the governor of Dianzhou, but he had to listen to the Xi family. He wanted to bring some soldiers to give face to his sister. After all, he relied on his brother-in-law's family to rise to power.

As a result, the people who came to pick him up into the city took him and his troops directly around the Jinbei Cavalry Camp and took a detour back to the city.

Isn't this provocation?

Liu Xu's two children were there. Originally, Liu Yuanyuan should have gone to pay a visit to the women in the palace, but Empress Dowager Cao was in the imperial mausoleum, and there was no empress or concubines in the palace, so she stayed at the post station.

"Dad, what's there to be afraid of?" Liu Chi waved his fan in a playful manner, "It was just an unintentional mistake on our part. If it really doesn't work, we can hold a banquet in private to apologize to Marquis Dingbei, and then -"

He paused, and winked at his sister in a slick way, "We are going to the capital this time for your life's most important event, aren't we? Even a hero can't resist a beautiful woman. With Yuanyuan's beauty, why would the Marquis Dingbei be unhappy?"

Liu Yuanyuan blushed, "Brother!"

Liu Xu's complexion looked better.

Dingbei Hou controls the entire Qiangzhou army, and Liu Xu dare not make an enemy of him no matter what. Moreover, he married his sister to Xi Yan as a concubine, allowing his brother to enjoy the glory. If he could marry his daughter to Dingbei Hou...

Then you will be able to sleep peacefully every day from now on.

Liu Xu brought his daughter to the capital with the intention of marrying Liang Shenyu, the rich son-in-law.

"We need to plan this carefully." Liu Xu said in a deep voice, "Marquis Dingbei and Cao have had a quarrel recently. We must not anger Cao and be cautious."

Liu Chi nodded casually, not knowing whether he took it seriously or not, and walked out holding the fan, "Young Master Cao and cousin Chao Yi are having a banquet outside, so I won't be back tonight——"

Liu Chi was well-known in Dianzhou for his love of beauty. This time when he came to Beijing, he naturally wanted to see the red-light district of the capital. Xi Chaoyi was a fellow traveler and the two of them hit it off immediately. Cao Haoyun was also a playboy in the capital, so the three of them got together and entered that red-light district.

Amid the elegant ladies, Liu Chi held a wine cup in his hand and drank until he was drunk.

"Good, good! The young ladies in Jinjing City are all beautiful, no worse than those in Dianzhou."

Cao Haoyun smiled and said, "Of course, under the emperor, this beautiful lady is one of the best!"

"Well, that's what I said." Liu Chi raised his eyes drunkenly and smiled mysteriously, "But it's still a little short."

Xi Chaoyi asked, "What do you think is the difference, cousin?"

Liu Chi put down his wine glass, and took the young lady beside him to steal a kiss, and then said: "In the brothels of Dianzhou, there are not only beautiful ladies, but also graceful prostitutes. Wow, it's rare in Jinjing."

Cao Haoyun chuckled, "I thought he was a rare thing. He's just a man. How can he be compared to a girl?"

"That's wrong!" Liu Chi said leisurely, "They are all the things under the crotch. Once they are trained, they are just as wild as men and women. By the way, I heard that the mother of the Regent Prince was a famous prostitute in Jinjing. Even he has a good appearance?"

Cao Haoyun always looked down on Rong Se and said coldly: "Why do you mention him for no reason? It's bad luck."

Xi Chaoyi was not as straightforward as Cao Haoyun. Thinking of Qiu Zihan's previous experience, he immediately changed the subject with a smile.

The three of them played until midnight, and Liu Chi carried the beautiful girl upstairs. Xi Chaoyi and Cao Haoyun had no intention of staying here overnight, so they went out together.

Cao Haoyun exhaled, letting the cool wind dissipate the alcohol smell, and thought of the method Liu Chi mentioned earlier to pull Liang Shenyu, and whispered: "Do you think he is reliable?"

Xi Chaoyi sneered, "It's a good idea to please both sides. Marquis Dingbei has not had a female confidant in these years. But I don't believe that his sister is so beautiful that Marquis Dingbei would be attracted to her. Let him do what he wants. There's no harm in trying to pull the strings."

Cao Haoyun was stunned, "Why?"

Xi Chaoyi sneered: "If we don't let them get into trouble with Dingbei Marquis, how can they be at ease to serve us?"

Cao Haoyun nodded, and then seemed to remember something and asked, "Come to think of it, why haven't you stayed out overnight in the past two years? Now that you've married the princess, you've kept yourself clean?"

Xi Chaoyi's expression changed slightly.

Last year, he married the current emperor's half sister, the only eldest princess of Dajin. However, this princess was of humble origin and was not highly regarded in the palace.

"Why are you asking so many questions?" Xi Chaoyi pretended to be relaxed and waved his hand, "Okay, I'm going back home."

Cao Haoyun looked at his back, puzzled.

Two years ago, Xi Chaoyi was a famous playboy in the capital. Which brothel in the capital had he not been to? All the beautiful ladies with some fame had slept on his bed. At that time, there was a list of idle people in the capital, and Wushan Ke was the one who topped the list. It was said that he slept with all the beautiful ladies in Jin and Beijing every night.

Cao Haoyun kept shaking his head. He had seen the princess before. Although she was very beautiful, she was of a quiet nature and seemed to be at peace with the world all day long. She could make a lecher like Xi Chaoyi turn back, but he didn't realize that she had such means.