245. Chapter 247: Tracking
Ru Xi stood behind Baizhu, in the courtyard, there were blood stains all over the ground, the bodies of Wang Bo and Wang Dazhuang were leaning together, Wang Bo was stabbed several times, and Wang Dazhuang pierced his heart with a sword.
Aunt Wang's body was lying at the door of the room, and she should have been killed by a sword as soon as she went out.
Wang Xiaozhi's legs are inconvenient, and he should have died in his own room.
The night before, I said goodbye to Uncle Wang's family, Uncle Wang sent them to the door, and asked them to come and sit freely, but I didn't expect that last night's farewell turned out to be a farewell.
When the mother-in-law came over, the people of the yamen had already carried out the four members of Uncle Wang's family, and Wang Xiaozhi was killed by someone who cut his throat, because the Wang family had no relatives in Yecheng, and the body was directly handed over to the yamen to be responsible.
In the cemetery on the outskirts, dig a pit, and bury it as soon as the mound is hidden.
The burials here are some people who have no relatives to collect the bodies after death, and the graves are piled up one after another, most of them do not have tombstones, and it is impossible to tell whose tomb it is.
Baizhu carved four tombstones with a sword and stood in front of the grave of the four members of Wang Bo's family.
"Uncle Wang, you died because of me, and I will avenge this revenge for you." Baizhu said as if he were swearing, and then kowtowed three times in front of the tomb.
Ru Xi and Granny Qinghua also knelt and kowtowed to show respect for the deceased.
"Baili Yi is already mad, I don't know what else I will do, let's do it together." Granny Qinghua said, "Xi'er, you write a letter back to Beijing and tell SΓΉ Baili Yu about the situation here, and he should send someone over to assist." β
In the capital, after fleeing from Bailiyi, Bailifeng guarded the city gate all day long, but a few days passed, and there was still no news of Bailiyi.
However, Baili Yi disappeared as if out of thin air, and it was not until he received a letter from Ru Xi from Yecheng that he knew that Baili Yi was in Yecheng.
Ru Xi mentioned Baili Xue in the letter, and when Bai Liyu deployed people, he included Bai Liyang in it, because Bai Li Yi escaped under Bai Li Feng's nose, and Bai Li Feng offered to arrest Bai Li Yi in order to renew his crimes.
Bai Liyu did not agree, but asked Bai Lifeng to stay in the capital to deal with state affairs, and he personally led people to Yecheng.
The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager did not agree with Bai Liyu's approach, but Bai Liyu was desperate, and the Empress Dowager could only agree.
Concubine Zhen was still in the capital, and when she heard that Baili Yu was going to Yecheng, she packed her things with him.
Sima Chen went home, and after hearing about Bailiyi's affairs, he also went back to Beijing to help Bailiyu.
After explaining the affairs of the capital, the next day, Baili Yu led everyone to Yecheng.
Ru Xi and Granny Qinghua thought that Baili Yi was still staying in Fengling, and Granny Qinghua drove poison into the forest, trying to force Bai Li Yi and others out, but many beasts in the forest were stunned by the poisonous gas, and they didn't see Bai Li Yi and others come out.
As the sun set, as soon as the three of them returned to the inn, the shopkeeper sent a letter, saying that someone asked him to pass it on to Ru Xi.
The handwriting on the letter Ru Xi recognized that it was Baili Yi, and there was only one sentence: If you want to save Baili Xue, come to Weishui City.
Baizhu's face turned pale when he saw it, and he muttered to himself, "Baili Yi really wants to do something to Cangyi Kingdom." β
"We've got to get there." Mother-in-law said, Ru Xi thought about it, asked the shopkeeper to bring paper and pen, wrote a note and handed it to the shopkeeper, and instructed: "If someone comes to me from the capital, give this to him." β
Weishui City is a small town that lives on the water, the whole town is divided into two by a river, one side is the Qi country, the other side is the Cangyi country, the people of the two countries not only have business contacts, but also marriage.
A bridge crosses the river, and there are guards on both sides of the bridge, and the bridge is impassable on non-special days, and some people do not want to wait until the 15th day of the month to cross the bridge, so they will secretly take a boat to cross the river.
It's okay not to be caught, but if you are caught, you will be punished.
When Ru Xi and the others arrived in Weishui City, it was the fifteenth day, and people came and went on the street, business was booming, and many people from Cangyi Country came to sell their specialties, and the people from Qi Country would also bring things to the other side to sell.
On this day, the bridge was guarded without guards, and I don't know if Baili Yi and the others crossed the bridge.
Baizhu was worried that Baili Yan would be detrimental to Cangyi Kingdom, so he let Ru Xi and Granny Qinghua stay in Weishui City, and he returned to China alone first, so as to inform his father to take precautions.
If Baili Yi had already gone to Cangyi Country, it would be impossible to stop it with Baizhu's strength, and with Baili Xue in Baili's hands, Baizhu would be even more unlikely to be Bailiyi's opponent.
Ru Xi was not at ease, so he said: "Let's go together, if there is anything, there is a response." β
Weishui City is half a month's journey from Tongcheng, the capital of Cangyi Kingdom, and it will take ten days if you ride a horse and whip it up.
In order to reach Tongcheng as much as possible, Ru Xi and the three of them each prepared a horse and hurried day and night.
Along the way, they did not meet Baili Yi and others, presumably, they did not take the official road, but took a detour, and it is also possible that Bai Li Yi walked in front of them.
Ten days later, the three of them finally arrived in Tongcheng, and the people led by Baili Yu had already arrived in Yecheng ten days ago, and after receiving Ru Xi's letter, Baili Yu did not stay in Yecheng and immediately went to Weishui City.
Arrived at Weishui City was eight days ago, the bridge to Cangyi Country has been closed, everyone is not allowed to cross the bridge, Baili Yu ordered the whole city to find Ru Xi's whereabouts, a day later, from the mouth of a common people to find out that Ru Xi has gone to Cangyi Country.
Baili Yu was worried about Ru Xi's safety, so he hired several boats and passed through the river.
When Ru Xi and the others arrived in Tongcheng, Baili Yu was on the way, and there were still three days to go.
Tongcheng will block the city gate as soon as it gets night, and it will be dark when Ru Xi and the others arrive, and the city gate will be blocked.
Baizhu took out the token and asked the guards guarding the city to open the city gate, and the guard just glanced at the token and said, "The eldest prince has an explanation, once the city gate is closed, no one is allowed to enter." β
"Bastard, open your dog's eyes wide and see clearly, this is a token given by the king himself, and seeing the token is like seeing the king, you are disobedient!"
When the guard heard this, he laughed, "Today's Tongcheng is no longer the same as the night, if you know each other, you should leave quickly, otherwise, don't blame me for being polite." β
In Cangyi Country, Baizhu has never been so angry, he is a prince, no matter when he enters the city, he can be unimpeded, but today he is blocked, which is incredible.
"Do you know who I am?" Baizhu asked, and the guard said, "Who is outside the city, why don't you report your name quickly?" β
Baizhu sneered, "I am Baizhu, the second prince of Cangyi Kingdom. β
When the guard heard this, instead of panicking, he shouted, "Someone, the eldest prince has an order to arrest the second prince." β
With a "quack", the city gate opened, and dozens of guards rushed out, surrounding Ru Xi and the three of them.
"I'm afraid that there will be changes in the city, so let's retreat first, jump over the wall and enter the city to find out." Ru Xi said in a low voice, Baizhu and Granny Qinghua nodded, and the smoke was together, and the three of them quickly evacuated.
The dozens of guards fanned the smoke and retreated into the city.
On the other side, far away from the city gate, on the city wall, there were only a few guards guarding it, Ru Xi fired a few stitches, those guards fell, and the three of them jumped into the city with light skills.
Tongcheng is the most prosperous big city in Cangyi country, and it is also known as the city that never sleeps, and now, but as soon as it gets dark, no one walks in the city, and every household is closed, and the whole city falls into a dead silence.
When a family opened the door, a woman poured water in a basin, and when she saw three people on the street, she reminded: "What time is this, you still dare to walk on the street, go home quickly." β
After saying that, the water splashed, and he quickly closed the door.
The inns in the city are also closed, and few of the lights on the streets are on.
What happened in the city can only be known by asking the people in the city, but now the city is closed, and if you want to find someone, you can't find it, Ru Xi glanced at the gate that had just opened, and walked over.
After knocking on the door several times, but no one answered, Ru Xi shouted: "Auntie, please open the door, let's inquire about some things and leave." β
Seeing that the three of them didn't look like bad people, the aunt who had just poured the water hesitated for a while and then opened the door, looked around, and hurriedly let the three of them in.
"Auntie, what's going on here?" Ru Xi asked.
The eldest aunt sighed and said: "A few days ago, the king suddenly fell ill and died, the second prince is not in Cangyi country, the eldest prince wants to inherit the king's throne, but there are many ministers who have doubts about the king's death, saying that they want to wait for the second prince to come back, all the ministers who oppose it have been ordered to be beheaded by the eldest prince, and the eldest prince will inherit the king's throne in a few days, and the people in the city are afraid of getting into unnecessary trouble, so they are trembling, see if you three should not be from Cangyi country, right?" Now the inn doesn't dare to open its doors to do business, I think you better hurry out of the city, the city is not peaceful now. β
The aunt was kind and nagged a lot, Ru Xi glanced at Baizhu after hearing this, Baizhu was in a trance since he heard the first sentence, and his father died? When he left Beijing last month, his father was fine, how could he suddenly fall ill?
Ru Xi said: "Excuse me, let's go out of the city." β
After leaving the aunt's house, Baizhu is still soulless and unwilling.
Ru Xi persuaded: "People can't be resurrected after death, you see, the most important thing now is to hide the truth about your father's violent illness." β
Granny Qinghua also persuaded, "Xi'er is right, the burden on your shoulders is very heavy now, this qiΔ should be done by Baili Yi, we have to find a way to stop him, you must cheer up." β
Baizhu closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened them again, it was like a completely different person, in the past, Baizhu's eyes were free and easy, but now Baizhu's eyes are full of hatred.
"You're right, I can't be decadent, I can't dwell on the pain of losing a loved one, I still have a lot to do." Baizhu looked at Ru Xi and Granny Qinghua, and said, "Along the way, thank you for being by my side, I'm afraid I can't deal with Baili Yi alone, Baizhu hereby asks the two of you to help." β
Bai Shu was about to kneel down as he spoke, but Ru Xi took the first step to stop him, "Even if you don't ask me for Bailiyi's affairs, I will take care of it, and Xue'er, I won't ignore her." β