Chapter 168 Moving
Chen Yu glanced at Xie Tingzhou calmly.
Xie Tingzhou said nothing.
Li Jifeng said again: "Aren't you looking for that mole old man? Go to the Ministry of Justice quickly."
Xie Tingzhou tilted his head slightly, "Who told you that I was looking for that old man?"
"You don't consider me one of your own, do you?" Li Jifeng pointed at him, "You've seen the portrait."
"I asked someone to draw that portrait." Chen Yu continued, "The mansion was robbed before, and I had a face-to-face encounter with the thief. Then I searched for a while, but I didn't find him. If you hadn't mentioned it, we wouldn't have remembered this person."
Without knowing the truth, Li Jifeng cannot trust any of the princes.
Li Jifeng didn't know whether he believed it or not, he said "oh" in a dragging tone and avoided the topic, "What are you doing with all the ping-pong in your yard?"
"Moving." Xie Tingzhou said indifferently.
Li Jifeng asked: "Are we really moving to your yard?"
"I'll keep an eye on him." Chen Yu gave Xie Tingzhou a look, and after leaving the study, she walked quickly, "Prepare the horses!"
Chen Yu galloped all the way to Wucheng Bingmasi. After getting off the horse, she said nothing and showed her badge at the door.
Everyone had heard of this new upstart in the court, a favorite of Emperor Tongxu. When they saw Du Yuhou's nameplate, they hurriedly invited him in.
"Please come in, Yu Hou."
Chen Yu asked, "Where is Xiao Chuan?"
"Master Xiao is inside. I will let you know right away."
"No need." Shen Yu waved her hand and walked straight into the door.
Xiao Chuan was explaining something to two clerks. When he heard the voice, he looked over and was stunned to see the person coming.
"Master Shi."
"I have something to talk to you about." Shen Yu's expression was serious.
Xiao Chuan knew something was wrong when he heard it, so he asked the clerk to leave, closed the door and asked, "What's the matter?"
Chen Yu unfolded a portrait and tapped it on the table. "Ghost family, the Ninth Prince saw him when he left the palace. Marquis Xuanping took his men to the Ministry of Justice."
Xiao Chuan followed her all the way. Chen Yu didn't trust him 100%, but she trusted him at least 70%. She didn't know which side he stood on, but he was definitely not a lackey of "those people".
Xiao Chuan took a look and frowned and said, "This person looks familiar."
Chen Yu said: "Of course I am familiar with him. Have you forgotten that your Five Cities troops issued a wanted warrant for this person two months ago?"
"did you mean……
"Xiao Chuan's eyes moved, "I understand, I will immediately transfer people, but the people in the Ministry of Justice have always looked down on our Wucheng Bingmasi, so I'm afraid it won't work if they come to investigate."
Chen Yu said: "Just wait outside. I bet that Marquis Xuanping will bring someone out."
The Ministry of Justice's prison is heavily guarded and is now holding twelve bandits who were escorted back from Qichang.
The prison was dark and damp.
Gui Xiong stared in a daze at the beam of light coming through the vent. He heard footsteps and looked up. His old eyes were blurry, but he couldn't see clearly who was standing in front of the prison door.
"The boss!"
Gui Xiong took a closer look and said, "Qiu, Qiu Wan?"
"Boss, it's me." Qiu Wan said.
Gui Xiong rushed over dragging his shackles, grabbed the railing and looked carefully, "You, aren't you dead?"
Qiu Wan's eyes widened, "Who told the boss that we were dead?"
"Then, what about Gui Qi and the others?" Gui Xiong looked doubtful.
Qiu Wan glanced around and lowered his voice and said, "They are now in that person's house and it is inconvenient for them to go out. Today, that person asked me to come and talk to the boss. You must have been deceived by someone. You were asked to go to the capital to identify the person. This is a trap."
Gui Xiong thought for a moment and said, "Since you are still alive, why didn't you file a complaint with the emperor?"
Qiu Wan was prepared and said, "It's because we found out there was a misunderstanding. It wasn't that person who sent people to suppress the bandits. He has been delaying for several months. Someone must have wanted to frame us so that we can rebel."
Gui Xiong looked at Qiu Wan, "Then why did you come here today?"
"He asked me to remind you not to be instigated by others."
Gui Xiong nodded, "Has he handed over the half of the account book that I gave to Gui Qi?"
"I have paid it." Qiu Wan said, "It's just that the account book is incomplete. The other half should still be in your hands, right?"
Gui Xiong's hand that was holding the railing dropped down. He looked at Qiu Wan and slowly took a few steps back. "I really trusted the wrong person."
Qiu Wan was shocked, not knowing what went wrong. "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?" Gui Xiong sneered, "I didn't give the account book to Gui Qi at all. I just said it in front of you guys on purpose before I set off."
Qiu Wan's face darkened and he sighed, "Boss, this is not what I want."
"You killed them!" Gui Xiong gritted his teeth.
"It's not me!" Qiu Wan grabbed the railing and said, "In that case, I won't hide it from you.
The three of them are already dead. I hid in Beijing for two months, but was still caught. I didn’t want this to happen, but I wanted to stay alive.”
He evaded the wanted list, but was unexpectedly caught. Marquis Xuanping gave him a chance to live, and he didn't want to die, so he had to catch it.
Gui Xiong spat at him, "You are afraid of death."
Qiu Wan turned a deaf ear to his insults and said, "I am only here to pass on a message today. Don't blame me. Who doesn't want to live? If you didn't want to live, you wouldn't have taken the risk to do such a thing in the first place."
"That person also said that the twelve of you are doomed to die. You might as well think more about the living. There are more than a thousand lives on the Snipe Mountain, young and old. Can't the boss think more about them?"
"You!" Gui Xiong's eyes were red with anger, "You despicable villain."
Qiu Wan said: "Then you think about it carefully, I'm leaving first."
After walking out of the Ministry of Justice prison, Qiu Wan looked around and saw a carriage parked at the entrance of the alley. He hurried over and spoke to the window.
"I told him everything according to the Marquis's wishes, but I didn't expect him to be so alert and to have discovered that I was lying to him. I had no choice but to move the people from Snipe Mountain out according to the Marquis's instructions to see if I could suppress him."
Xuanping Hou knocked twice on the inner wall of the carriage and said, "You have done a good job. We will go our separate ways later. You and Gangong will leave together."
Qiu Wan nodded and bowed, "Yes, yes."
He had been worried that he would be abandoned if he failed to convince Guixiong, but now he was relieved.
The carriage started moving.
Nei Xuanpinghou whispered: "This man is useless, remember to clean him up."
The guard nodded in agreement.
As soon as Xuanping Hou's carriage left, it was stopped by someone.
Xiao Chuan stopped the carriage and hurried to greet him, "My Lord."
Marquis Xuanping lifted the curtain and took a look, "Oh, it's Xiao Chuan."
"That's right." Xiao Chuan smiled and said, "My father wrote to me a few days ago and asked me about the Marquis. I just happened to meet him today. Nanyue sent some lychees yesterday. I knew Anan liked them, so I just sent some over."
Xuanping Hou's expression relaxed, "You are thoughtful."
Xiao Chuan said: "Then I won't waste your time."
The carriage left, and Xiao Chuan's face suddenly darkened, "There's no one else in the carriage."
"Could it be that they left the person in the Ministry of Justice?" guessed the deputy commander on the side.
Xiao Chuan said solemnly: "Wait a little longer."
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