Since the prince and his party left Jinling safely, whether it was Qin Bai, Huang Jincheng, or Imperial Doctor Shen who stayed in the Huaiqingqiao mansion, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to concentrate on dealing with Li Yanchao and the Shu Wangfu people who would arrive in Jinling at any time behind him. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Doctor Shen had to go to Dr. Ye's clinic every two days, under the pretext that "Zhao Gongzi" accidentally twisted his foot and it was inconvenient to go out, so he invited Dr. Bruiser to see the injury, saying that he wanted to recuperate for a period of time and was not allowed to get out of bed and walk around, but he still needed to take medicine on time, so he took medicine from the hospital instead of "Zhao Gongzi". Dr. Ye was not suspicious. Since he never went to the clinic, he never mentioned going to the door to check the patient's pulse. Knowing that "Zhao Gongzi's" injury had been corrected by a famous doctor nearby, and he only needed to recuperate, he replaced the medicine that he originally prescribed for bruises, which might be somewhat hindering to bruises, to another one.

With this reason, Li Yanchao only saw that the nobles in the house continued to buy medicine and come back to eat it every other day, and the smell of medicine filled the house every day, so he never suspected that the target had left Jinling.

During this period, Qin Bai and Zhao Mo went in and out of Huaiqingqiao's house from time to time, and Zhao Mo would occasionally spend the night there. After Li Yanchao inquired about the identities of the two, although he couldn't help but look sideways at Zhao Mo's life experience, he was also more sure that the one who lived in the house was His Royal Highness the Prince. Apart from the prince of the East Palace, who else can be so cared for by the uncle of the country, Yongjiahou Qin Bai?

It's just that the eldest son of the prince of Liao is so close to the crown prince, what does it mean in the end? Could it be that there is already a tacit understanding between the prince and the prince of Liao? Or is the prince of Liao so cunning that when he sees the prince going out, he sends his own son to offer his courtesy? In this way, he has taken the line of the prince, and if the prince is fine, he can also be reused by the prince, and if the prince is in trouble, his close brother is a ready-made successor. What a good calculation!

Li Yanchao was eager to inquire about more news, but his men were understaffed. Liu Zhutou was originally very capable, but he was recently seconded by the governor's yamen to help investigate a theft case. There have been many cases of petty theft in the New Year over the years, and this year is no exception, and the governor Yamen heard out of nowhere that Liu Zhutou was quite capable of chasing and stalking, so he directly transferred the person. Liu Zhutou was overjoyed and refused to give up this opportunity to show his face. Li Yanchao was no longer happy in his heart, so he could only agree.

And the other yacha, because of the hard work for days, was somehow splashed with cold water, and then called the cold wind to blow, he was infected with the wind chill and fell ill. Don't say tell him to continue to stalk, I'm afraid he can't even guarantee that he is sober!

In desperation, Li Yanchao could only send out his henchmen and slaves.

He did so at a risk, because he had brought these slaves out of his house in Jingzhong, and who knew if any of them had ever seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, or anyone close to the Prince? But apart from his own slaves, Li Yanchao couldn't find anyone else.

The Shangyuan County Government has been completely infiltrated by the manpower of the previous county commander, and it cannot be completely used by him at present. Recently, the former county magistrate's reused master came back, and he was helping to gather the hands of the proprietor and continue to track down the whereabouts of the murderer, so he didn't take him as the acting county magistrate very seriously. Li Yanchao didn't dare to offend the other party, but he didn't mean to be friendly with them. If he hadn't been worried about the face of his mentor, the prefect of Jinling, he would have driven these people out of the county government a long time ago. What if the other party is a child of a family? He was also a nobleman of a family, or a relative of the emperor!

Li Yanchao also won over Liu Zhutou and the two of them in the county government, who were both capable and tight-mouthed, as long as they gave him money, they could do things for him, and they would not ask more. Now the two of them can no longer run errands for him, and for a while he can only take the domestic servant on top. Although the servants are not as experienced as the yacha, they are better than the yacha and are more loyal than the yacha! Li Yanchao instructed them not to leak what they saw under any circumstances, and he felt that he should be able to control the news for the time being.

It's just that the servants have never been accustomed to doing this kind of errand, whether it is sentry or tracking, they seem to be a little clumsy. Huang Jincheng's people soon found out that the watchers outside had changed, and when they saw that they were young rookies, they made a few jokes with them, secretly played pranks, calculated those people, and made them suffer a big loss. Within two days' work, one of the five or six men in the prime of life had crutches, one was infected with cold water and fell ill, and the other one quarreled with a passer-by for some reason, causing a brick to be smashed on his head, and his head was covered with blood.

Because the remaining three people were safe and sound, and the target of the sentry was also doing as usual, and it seemed that they did not notice their movements, Li Yanchao did not suspect that all this was deliberate, but only that his subordinates were really so unlucky, or so incompetent.

However, Li Yanchao originally had limited manpower, but now most of them have become injured numbers, and manpower is still a problem. He thought that the letter had been sent, and if he calculated the time, the letter should be received in the capital. In case the capital sends someone over, but he misses the person, how can he explain to the aunt of the princess of Shu?

As soon as he gritted his teeth, Li Yanchao simply hired a few idlers from the city and told them to keep an eye on the target house day and night, and if anyone came out, they would also send people to follow them to see where that person had gone. In this way, there will be enough manpower.

Zhao Mo went to visit Imperial Doctor Shen as usual this morning, and when he exchanged recent information with the other party, he found out about this, and he felt that something was not very good.

He said to Qin Hanzhen: "I have been in the city for a few days, and Ah Shou has also been shopping for a few days, so I have some understanding of the situation in the city." Those few are actually hooligans and ruffians, who never do good deeds. Petty theft is just ordinary, and it is rumored that they have also robbed homes and houses, but because they are clean, the government has no evidence, and they are helpless. Those people have some skills, and they have a ruthless spirit, and they are the most greedy for money. In case they have bad intentions and want to be unfavorable to the people in the house, how can Imperial Doctor Shen and a weak scholar resist it?"

Qin Hanzhen also frowned when he heard this: "This kind of person is more difficult to deal with than Yacha, right? You make all kinds of illusions in the house, but the person who bullies and stalks will not enter the door, but will only stare at it from a distance outside." Li Yanchao knew that there might be someone living in the house, and he didn't dare to act too publicly. But he would never divulge this secret to those ruffians, in case those people were curious and climbed over the wall to take a turn, they would know that there were no nobles living in the house. ”

Zhao Mo was also a little worried when he heard this, walked back and forth in the house a few times, and hesitated: "If that's the case...... Li Yanchao will definitely be suspicious!"

Qin Hanzhen thought about it and said to him: "Actually, you pretended not to know, and after pretending to be so many days, it's almost over." According to common sense, if it is a few experienced yacha who are watching, the guards around the prince may really not be aware of it, but if it is a group of suspicious hooligans and ruffians who are monitoring the house, and the guards around the prince still know nothing and go in and out as usual every day, does that seem a little too incompetent? Will the guards of the East Palace be so incompetent? Do you want to ...... Pretend that something is wrong and start to move, and act secretly, pretend to go out of the city in several carriages, one of which goes to a place that no one knows, and pretend that His Highness is hiding......"

Zhao Mo's eyes lit up and he smiled: "That's a good thing. Uncle and grandfather also thought about it earlier, the house is not big, and it can't deceive Li Yanchao for a long time, at most, when someone from the Shu Wangfu comes, he will have to change places. Now it's just a matter of changing it in advance. ”

He went to discuss with Qin Bai. Not long after, Huang Jincheng also came over.

Huang Jincheng also received information, but he was on official business and was not available until this time.

He sneered and said to Qin Bai: "Then Li Yanchao is a mud in the ground that can't be put on the table! He thought that the prince of the East Palace lived in that house, and he was really dizzy to find these indiscriminate hooligans to keep an eye on! He was not afraid that those unwitting bastards would do something to His Highness?!"

Zhao Mo smiled: "Lord Huang, he has no ill intentions towards His Highness, how can he worry about these for His Highness? I'm afraid that he still has the intention of making trouble, and when someone comes from Beijing or Shudi, he will attack His Highness, and then turn around and put the charges on those hooligans, wouldn't it be neat?"

When Huang Jincheng heard this, his expression suddenly changed. It's definitely possible.

Qin Bai said: "These people must not stay! They are lawless, if they climb over the wall to enter the house and find the situation in the house, Li Yanchao may suspect the true whereabouts of His Highness." Fang Cai Guanglu came up with an idea......"

While they were discussing, outside Huaiqingqiao's house, several ruffians were also discussing.

They had been staring at the house for a few days, and they had only seen two people come out of the house, one old and one young, who looked like they were attendants, and one of them was older, and as a companion, he was too richly dressed. How much net worth should a master who can make a slave dress so well?!

It's just that although the ruffians are ready to move in their hearts, they haven't forgotten their senses. The reason why they have been able to survive in Jinling City so far is because of this reason. They found that among the people who came to the house were an old man and a young man, all dressed in extraordinary clothes. That's not all, there is even a very imposing person, although he is dressed in civilian clothes, he knows at a glance that he is a high-ranking officer in the army.

There is a guard station stationed in Jinling, and the station is not far from Huaiqing Bridge. The ruffians live a mixed life on weekdays, and they know that people in the army cannot be provoked, let alone be officials. They just received a few pieces of silver from the county order, so don't get into trouble. No matter how good the silver is, it must have a life flower.

So they discussed, introduced a person as a representative, and went to negotiate with Li Yanchao, not planning to do this errand again, and asked Li Yanchao to pay.

Li Yanchao was waiting for someone to make it, and he used it well, but the other party suddenly said that he would not do it, how suspicious his attitude was. He wondered if the other party would find out the identity of the person in the house, and refused to let him go. Not only did he refuse to let go, but he also wondered in his heart, did he think of a way to kill it?

The representative of the ruffian is also a shrewd person, and he is a good hand at observing his face, and he immediately found that there was murder in Li Yanchao's eyes. He secretly screamed badly, gave his companions a look, and immediately decided to withdraw, not even the silver.

This time, the one who refused to let go became Li Yanchao. He immediately changed his face, and shouted at his subordinates to stop them, and he was going to call the servants to fetch them, saying that these ruffians were so evil that they must be imprisoned immediately.

Seeing this, the ruffians didn't know what he wanted to do? Naturally, they refused to be restrained and resisted one after another. The two sides clashed for a while, and many officials rushed to hear the news and mixed in with it, and the scene was chaotic.

At this time, the prefect of Jinling "just happened" to come, and he was taken aback when he saw this, and his beard curled up in anger: "Don't you stop it soon?!" Li Yanchao, what are you doing?!"

Li Yanchao was startled when he saw that his mentor was coming, and he was busy under the escort of his servants, and ran over a little embarrassed, worrying about how to cover it, but he unexpectedly found that Zhao Mo was standing beside his mentor for some reason, looking at him with a smile.