Chapter 43: Escape from the Tiger's Mouth

As soon as he heard that it was Lin Pingrui who killed someone, the prince's face was full of suspicion and consternation, and he asked in disbelief: "What did you say?" ”

"Your Highness, Lin Gongzi has killed someone!" The servant repeated, his voice trembling.

The crown prince frowned, and after settling down, he walked quickly outside.

Luo Xiaotian followed.

At the time of the incident, Li Wenyi, who was hiding at the door of the prison, witnessed the whole process and continued to observe intently.

On the steps of the prison gate, Lin Pingrui was holding a bloodied knife in his hand, his forehead was bruised, his eyes were blood-red, and his face was red, as if he was drunk.

He was red-eyed and his body was manic.

At this time, the prince appeared from the corridor with a panicked expression and strode over.

Seeing Lin Pingrui's crazy appearance, the prince snatched the big knife in his hand, threw it on the ground, and shouted: "Lin Pingrui, what do you want to do?" Do you want my prince's mansion to be unpeaceful? ”

Lin Pingrui was unusual, did not agree, and glared at the person lying on the ground.

The person who fell in front of him was still dripping with blood, and his body was twitching.

Seeing that the person was still breathing weakly, Luo Xiaotian hurriedly stepped forward to check, pressed the main artery of the blood with his palm, and straightened his face to take a closer look. Although his face had been stained red by the blood bubbles spit out of his mouth, he could clearly identify that this person was not Zhao Yuanxi.

He lost too much blood, he couldn't stand it, struggled with his last strength, rolled his eyes, tilted his head, and his whole body was paralyzed and breathing.

Luo Xiaotian shook his head helplessly, let go of his hand and got up.

When the prince saw that the person was dead, he slapped Lin Pingrui in the face and scolded: "You dare to kill the people of my prince's mansion, who borrowed your guts?" ”

It turned out that Lin Pingrui wanted to take people away from the prince's mansion, but the guards stopped him halfway and was killed by him.

Lin Pingrui put away his murderous aura, covered the sore spots on his face with his hands, and said with a sad face: "Your Highness, I'm all for you!" You can't hand people over to Luo Xiaotian! ”

The crown prince was furious and said sharply: "Bold! The scholar was appointed by the emperor, and it was natural for him to be handed over to him. Are you so arrogant that you want to condemn me for rebellion? ”

Seeing that the prince was furious, Lin Pingrui immediately knelt on the ground, knocked his head heavily on the stone slab and shouted: "The minister has all the evidence, and there is no need for Dali Temple to intervene, this credit belongs to the prince, why give it up!" ”

The prince turned a deaf ear, turned his head to Luo Xiaotian and said, "Lord Shizi, it's really an accident, don't make a public announcement of this matter, so as not to cause an incident, Lin Pingrui and I should deal with it." ”

Luo Xiaotian didn't want to pay attention to the matter here at all, and said with his hand: "His Royal Highness the Prince's family affairs, naturally His Highness will handle it himself, I just have to take people away." ”

When he raised his eyes as he spoke, he saw Zhao Yuanxi and the hidden person sleeping in the corner, and he was in a trance.

The prince noticed that his expression was abnormal, he glanced at Lin Pingrui viciously, and explained to Luo Xiaotian: "This is my brother, I haven't woken up from drunkenness, and the scholar will take the black-clothed gangster away." ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, just hand over these two people to Dali Temple, and the prince won't have to worry about it!"

Luo Xiaotian looked at the situation in front of him and wanted to take the hiders away together.

As soon as Lin Pingrui heard this, he immediately got up, the treacherous in his eyes turned into anger, and he roared at him and said, "You really dare to take yourself seriously!" Isn't it that the emperor was confused for a while, gave you an official and a half-position, and used chicken feathers as an arrow? Today, you don't want to take anyone with you! ”

In the face of his ridicule and criticism, Luo Xiaotian sneered, looked at the prince and said, "Your Highness, is this the prince's mansion or the Lin mansion?" I thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was reasonable, so I came to the door alone. But he didn't expect this person to be arrogant and contemptuous of the imperial court's justice. ”

"Lin Pingrui, Lord Shizi is magnanimous to you, if you are not grateful, why are you still talking wildly, hurry up and apologize to your lord!" The prince immediately reprimanded Lin Pingrui.

Unexpectedly, Lin Pingrui didn't even listen to the prince's orders at the moment, snorted coldly, and said, "This person bends the law for personal gain." Your Highness, you have to think twice, don't act rashly, the truth has come out, and tomorrow you will be able to take down the mastermind behind the scenes. If the emperor blames him, the minister is willing to take all the responsibilities for His Royal Highness! ”

Thinking that his father was scolded by Luo Xiaotian for fifty years and was still imprisoned in the dungeon, Lin Pingrui was resentful, and the anger in his stomach erupted without backing down.

Luo Xiaotian didn't want to waste words with him, so he walked straight to Zhao Yuanxi.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lin Pingrui shot out a black poisonous Gu from his cuff and flew towards the back of Luo Xiaotian's neck.

Luo Xiaotian didn't notice the situation behind him, but suddenly felt a little cold in his neck, and then there was a faint tingling pain.

Suddenly, his mind was dizzy, his eyes drooped, and he collapsed to the ground.

Li Wenyi, who was hiding in the dark and saw all this, wanted to go up to block it, but it was too late, so he could only sigh secretly.

Everything was vivid, the prince panicked, and immediately ran forward to check on Luo Xiaotian. Turning over his body, touching his nose, he turned his head to Lin Pingrui and glared angrily and said, "You are really bold today, even I have to be afraid of him for three points, so how can I explain to my father?" ”

Lin Pingrui was satisfied, a trace of coldness flashed on his face, and he smiled at the prince and said respectfully: "Your Highness, please rest assured, he just fell into my cold ice Gu poison and can't die." This matter can be done tomorrow, and if something goes wrong, it will all be borne by the minister. All three of them belong to the party of the king of Bei'an, and I will take them out of the palace tonight so as not to involve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

Regarding the bullying of his father, he always believed that the king of Bei'an and Luo Xiaotian colluded and conspired to frame him.

The prince looked embarrassed, hesitated slightly, coughed a few times to hide his embarrassment, then shook his hand and turned around, and walked away quickly, as if nothing had happened, he didn't know anything.

Lin Pingrui is a poisonous snake kept by his side, although he can use it for his own use, his fangs are fatal, and he is easy to injure himself by mistake. If he can get rid of it, the prince will naturally let it go, not to mention that he still has his father as a bargaining chip, and he is not worried that he will betray himself.

A carriage quietly drove into the prince's mansion, and at night, the guards in the mansion carried Luo Xiaotian and the three of them into the carriage.

Soon after, Lin Pingrui drove out of the gate in a carriage, escorted by a group of guards.

Soon, the sound of the wheels spinning faded away, and the lanterns in the courtyard were extinguished.

At this time, Li Wenyi, who was hiding in the prince's mansion, touched the darkness and returned the same way. Looking for a high wall that can jump out of the courtyard in the air, he is bent on catching up with the carriage and saving Luo Xiaotian.

The "creaking" sound of wheels breaks the silence of the night. Lin Pingrui's carriage traveled to a dark alley, far away from the Prince's Mansion. Even if Li Wenyi chases after him, I'm afraid it will be difficult to catch up.

The carriage was moving forward at great speed, and it was pitch black on both sides of the street. There was the sound of grass and trees rustling.

The sound of the grass and trees stopped. Suddenly, several clouds of green smoke were thrown out of the darkness and landed among the escorting guards, and in the blink of an eye, the smoke filled the air, and in the thick smoke, coughing sounded everywhere.

By the time the smoke cleared, all the guards around the carriage had fallen. At this moment, several black shadows jumped out from both sides and landed lightly, surrounding the carriage.

Looking at the costumes, these people are Pan Lao's black-robed warriors.

Two of them approached the carriage, lifted the curtain, and led Luo Xiaotian out.

He was then escorted by the crowd, quickly leaving the scene and disappearing into the night.

……

Li Wenyi, who had just come out of the Prince's Mansion, stood at the corner of the street where the carriage left, looking left and right, with a blank expression.

Unfortunately, his luck was not good enough, and he did not see any trace of the carriage. He sighed and shook his head, so he had to turn around and return to Dali Temple.

……

In the Qingyang Marquis Mansion shrouded in night, a rapid knock on the door sounded.

The servant, who heard the voice, opened the door sleepily and poked his head out to look left and right, but there was no human figure.

Just as he was about to close the door and go in, he was stunned to find a person lying on the ground. He leaned over cautiously, and when he saw his face, he was stunned, and his eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Young Master Xiaotian!" ”

The servant didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly picked up Luo Xiaotian's upper body, dragged him into the mansion, and shouted: "Come on, something happened to Young Master Xiaotian!" ”

When the other servants heard the shouting, they hurriedly came over to help and carried Luo Xiaotian to the room.

Zhang Ruyue, who was already asleep, was awakened by the noise, got dressed and walked out of the door, grabbed a servant who ran by in a hurry, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The servant replied anxiously: "Young Master Xiaotian has an accident, and the person has settled in the room. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Ruyue panicked and hurriedly ran to her senior brother's room.

Push open the door of my brother's room. A few helpless domestic servants were circling around the senior brother.

She immediately stepped forward and ordered the servant to stand down. I saw Luo Xiaotian lying on the bed, his face was blue, and his lips kept shaking. Zhang Ruyue touched his forehead, and there was a chill and piercing coldness, making her instantly retract her fingers.

She helped the senior brother cover the quilt tightly, but it didn't seem to have any effect, the senior brother's lips were still shaking, and the color on his face was getting darker and darker.

With such a senior brother's appearance, Zhang Ruyue's eyes were red, and tears slipped down.

She was a little flustered, and had no other choice, so she wrung a hot towel and applied it to her senior brother's forehead, hoping that her condition would improve.

At that moment, the door was pushed open.

Zhang Ruyue turned around when she heard the voice, burst into tears and laughed, and called in surprise: "Miss An'an......"