84. Return
Dusk is coming, the prince's mansion.
Although Yu Mufei and others were still in the mansion, they all looked particularly gloomy from morning to night. Big red lanterns and round tables and stools placed outside were not in the mood to clean up since Chen Lang was taken away by Linghu Suting on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Sun Min came to the kitchen door and shouted loudly: "It's time to have supper!"
Dinner is very simple, it looks so clear and slim, and it is all for lunch to eat the leftover dishes. This is not because Sun Min is not aware of Chen Lang, so no one is attentive.
Even Chao Qing was in panic all day long. Recently, Lu Xuan cut off contact with him, which made Chao Qing scared. Lu Xuan regarded him as an abandoned son. If it were to be more straightforward, it was because of the fire in Zhaixing Tower and the fact that Xu Huang was almost stabbed, Lu Xuan wanted to draw a boundary with Chao Qing and others.
Cut ~
If this is the case, Chen Lang's behavior of protecting the staff of the Prince's Mansion on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival and willing to join the Heavenly Prison himself is really commendable. Compared with him, Lu Xuan, the Minister of Revenue, seemed vulgar and stingy.
"Is there any news?" Yu Mufei walked to Yin Baichuan with the bowl.
Yin Baichuan looked at the sunset and shook his head, but did not speak.
"You said, will Xu Guozhe torture Your Highness?" Yu Mufei asked heartbrokenly.
"I think it's probably not possible." Yin Baichuan slowly frowned.
"It's only 80% of it, probably?" Yu Mufei was very anxious when he heard this. She whispered: "By your ability, you should be able to quietly bypass the Imperial Guard outside and go to Xu Guotian Prison to take a look."
Puff ~
When Yin Baichuan heard this, he almost vomited the soup he drank into his mouth. Seeing this, Yu Mufei hurriedly said, "No, forget it."
"Uh..." Yin Baichuan paused, "Whether it is OK is one aspect, and whether it can be done is another aspect."
Before the words could be finished, Yu Mufei and Yin Baichuan sighed at the same time.
Alas ~
At this moment, suddenly the sound of firecrackers came from outside the door. The sound suddenly exploded, which shocked everyone's backs. Yu Mufei's hand holding the bowl trembled violently, and almost overturned.
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
The sound of firecrackers stirred the air in the prince's mansion.
Why set off firecrackers? Who is setting off firecrackers? Is there any happy event?
Yu Mufei, Cai'er, Yin Baichuan, Sun Min and others looked at each other. Suddenly, Yu Mufei leaned over and put down the bowls and chopsticks, and then ran towards the main door as fast as possible.
A few seconds later, Yin Baichuan and everyone reacted, took steps, and ran forward one after another.
The sound of firecrackers still exploded, as if the prince's mansion was about to celebrate the New Year in advance. Yu Mufei opened the door, and instantly, the explosion of firecrackers hit her delicate face.
It hurts so much.
Yu Mufei covered the place where he was beaten, looking forward to it. Through the thick ashes, Yu Mufei saw Mr. Xu wearing brocade clothes covering his ears. Someone behind Mr. Xu seemed to be deliberately funny. When he looked closely, wasn't it Chen Lang?
Chen Lang's clothes were dirty, but he was quick, which means that he had not been tortured in the Heavenly Prison. Moreover, since Chen Lang appeared at the gate of the Prince's Mansion again, it means that the matter has been resolved.
"Crack!"
With the last loud noise, Chen Lang walked towards the prince's mansion facing the ashes scattered in the air. He was like a son of miracle, walking proudly in the thick rolling dust. Everything was in control.
"Your Highness!"
Yu Mufei and others shouted one after another, including a few crying voices.
"I'm so worried about Your Highness, but at the same time I have a belief in my heart, insisting that Your Highness will return safely." Yu Mufei spoke very quickly.
Chen Lang patted Yu Mufei's shoulder: "It's okay, there's no danger. When I was about to return, I happened to meet Ding Xu. I said I should be low-key, but Ding Xu insisted on buying firecrackers to blow it up."
Hearing this, Ding Xu smiled and said, "When Your Highness was squatting in the Heavenly Prison, my father also asked me to keep a low profile, and even asked me to close the Yuezhi cafeteria to prevent it from causing fire. But I didn't listen to him, and insisted on operating the Yuezhi cafeteria, and even looked for a venue in the south and opened a new branch."
"Not bad." Chen Lang nodded to Ding Xu with praise, and then lowered his voice: "At 9:30 p.m., remember to help me inform him to go to the appointment on time."
"Yes." Ding Xu's expression on his face was very serious.
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Tonight, the Prince's Mansion welcomes its owner, and everything finally comes back to normal.
All the Imperial Guards withdrew, and all the lights that should be turned on were lit. The dinner that was originally difficult to swallow suddenly became delicious and delicious. The big stone pressed on everyone's heart disappeared without a trace.
Not only Yu Mufei and other visitors from Liang State; not only Cai'er and Chen Lang personally recruited servants; even Chao Qing and Xu Guoan's spies in the prince's mansion were happy for Chen Lang.
There is no doubt that the people in the prince’s mansion are more united than a few days ago.
Chen Lang took a shower happily and lay on his back on the familiar bed, feeling a sense of relaxation and ease.
Regarding arson and assassination, Hong Xiu and Pan revealed it. Everything he said was in line with the details of the case, the logic was clear, and the emotions were very real, so Chen Lang didn't need to use his golden finger to determine the authenticity, and believed Hong Xiu based on his appearance.
According to Hong Xiu's account, he was originally an orphan in the war, but was later raised by Hua Ying, the king of Jiang Guoping, as a dead soldier. Hua Ying, the manipulator behind this incident.
As a dead soldier, Hong Xiu rarely deals with the outside world since he was a child. What he had to do every day was to train hard and receive the indoctrination of the thoughts of foolish loyalty.
Of course, the target of Yuzhen was not Emperor Jiang, but Hua Ying, the King of Pingnan who raised Hong Xiu.
When Hong Xiu was twenty-three years old, he was knocked off a cliff while performing a mission. If he hadn't met a kind girl who collected herbs, he would have died quietly.
After healed his injury, Hong Xiu was unwilling to have any involvement with Hua Ying anymore. He came to Xuguo to learn cooking skills and entered the imperial kitchen. The girl who collected her medicine who saved him back then got married with Hong Xiu with her belly.
In order to protect his wife and children, Hong Xiu lived separately from them and met only two or three times a month when he was giving money.
I thought life was like this, but I was discovered by Hua Ying by chance. The latter thought that Hong Xiu betrayed him and was furious.
Hong Xiu begs for forgiveness. Hua Ying wants Hong Xiu to make a choice, either sacrifice himself to complete the last dangerous task, or watch his wife and children die in front of him.
There is no way. Hong Xiu had too many handles in the hands of Hua Ying, so he could only choose to obey.
Based on the nature of Hong Xiu's work, Hua Ying determined the plan for setting fire on Zhaixing Tower. It happened that a dead soldier raised by Hua Ying looked very much like an iron cow, so on the Mid-Autumn Festival, the dead soldier killed the iron cow in the imperial kitchen in advance, and pretended to be an iron cow and entered Zhaixing Tower with Hong Xiu.
The kitchen guy Tien Niu, who had never paid attention to the task, had already replaced him. While he was busy, the fake Tien Niu sprinkled some mixture of phosphorus and sulfur at the scheduled arson point. At the same time, he also supervised Hong Xiu, and the two of them completed the arson together.
However, the fake iron cow committed suicide after setting fire, but Hong Xiu was lucky and vomited out the poison hidden between his lips. After Hong Xiu fled from Zhaixing Tower, he originally wanted to take his wife and children to escape, but as soon as he came out, he was targeted by the Imperial Guard, and Huaining quickly blocked the city, so he had to give up.
In order to be on the safe side, Hua Ying ambushed the assassin outside the Zhaixing Tower. After the assassin failed to assassination, he thought he was cleverly betraying Chen Lang, which caused a chain reaction.
The above is the process. Chen Lang vowed to find out the truth about the case, and he did it.
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Chapter completed!