Chapter 42: The Prince of the Night Meeting

Since the capture of the man in black, Luo Xiaotian has given up the investigation.

followed the investigation of the case, Li Wenyi, who was originally full of confidence, has been depressed these days. He never figured it out: obviously there were the main witnesses, and there were other auxiliary evidence, why didn't he see Luo Xiaotian have any plans to act, was it because he wanted to give up his efforts?

Luo Xiaotian saw his displeasure, so he invited him to drink with Shen Kun in the mansion, so as to entertain his boredom.

Several people rarely gathered together and drank happily.

After three rounds of drinking, Li Wenyi, who used wine to kill his sorrows, was already a little drunk. The career is not smooth, it is difficult to climb to the high hall, and the officialdom is not able to play tricks...... These troubles have been suppressed in my heart for a long time.

Taking advantage of the wine, Li Wenyi simply spit out the bitterness in his heart to the two of them.

He picked up his wine glass, looked at Luo Xiaotian, and said with a wry smile: "Lord Xiaotian, if you want to gain a foothold at the feet of the Son of Heaven, you have to fight to the death, although your lord is smart, his heart is not ruthless enough." ”

After speaking, he raised his head and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

Seeing him drinking so much, Shen Kun hurriedly persuaded: "Oops...... Commander Li, slow down......"

For a person who is in the mood for drinking, if you persuade him to drink slowly, it is like saying: Don't stop persuading the king.

As soon as the wine glass fell off the table, Li Wenyi immediately filled another glass and wanted to drink another glass.

Luo Xiaotian stretched out his hand, blocked his wine glass, patted him on the shoulder, put one hand on it, smiled and whispered, "If, the murderer's words are credible." I ask you, is it good for you and me for the prince to fall? ”

A gust of wind blew, Li Wenyi seemed to be much more sober, blinked his eyes and said, "If that's the case, then it is naturally the king of karma." ”

"You can guess it, what about the Emperor?" Luo Xiaotian continued to guide him.

After pondering for a long time, the wine in the cup was about to overflow, and Li Wenyi said: "Those ministers will all fall to the king of industry, if the king of industry ......"

Halfway through his words, he was interrupted by Luo Xiaotian.

"Therefore, if the emperor wants me to investigate the case, he doesn't need a truth, but he just needs a result, so that everyone in the world can give an explanation, and the majesty of the monarch cannot be lost." Luo Xiaotian smiled.

These powerful people are indeed ridiculous, not only to show their prestige and win the hearts of the people, but also to protect the imperial power and balance the threat.

Li Wenyi's head was opened, he took a sip of wine and said, "The emperor appointed the lord because you don't have two sides, right?" ”

"And that's not all. The emperor appointed me, and there is another meaning, that is, to deter hundreds of officials and shake the imperial power. If it weren't for the emperor's blessing and the emperor's authority, even if those people died, they would not have agreed to my intervention. Luo Xiaotian said.

Li Wenyi frowned and continued to ask, "Lord Xiaotian, is there a way to deal with it?" ”

Luo Xiaotian shook his head, but his eyes were intriguing, and he pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "Wait...... Wait! ”

Hearing this, Li Wenyi didn't want to ask any more questions, the wine glass stopped at his mouth, and he sipped the wine like a dragonfly dotting water, and seemed to have something in his heart.

Shen Kun saw that the two had been chatting and didn't touch the dishes on the table, got up and took the roast chicken sent by the maidservant, changed the atmosphere and said: "Don't patronize and talk, this roast chicken, but I asked someone to bring it from Lingyang City, it's delicious in the world!" ”

Luo Xiaotian's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "I haven't tasted the taste of Lingyang for a long time, and today is a blessing!" Shen Kun, thank you. ”

Shen Kun laughed, took the knife and began to cut the roast chicken on the plate. As soon as the chicken breast went down, it suddenly overflowed with rich soup and was fragrant.

Luo Xiaotian looked at the open-chested roast chicken, frowning slightly, thoughtful.

At this moment, Yun Jian suddenly ran into the Hou Mansion in a hurry.

When he arrived in front of Luo Xiaotian, his forehead was still sweating, and he panted and said, "Brother Xiaotian, that rich boy is gone!" ”

Luo Xiaotian helped him wipe his sweat and asked, "Didn't you say that he didn't come out of the Prince's Mansion all along?" ”

"Today, the rich man's house was confined early, and I didn't see the rich boy for too long, so I quietly crawled into the courtyard to check, and just happened to see him being carried into the prison." Yunmi said.

Luo Xiaotian pretended to look at him angrily and said, "Yun Jian, you can't take such risks like this in the future, I know the matter, your task has been completed, go back to the room and rest." ”

Yunmi nodded and turned to leave.

This matter is too strange, and Luo Xiaotian can't figure it out: the prince can't think about Zhao Yuanxi at all, unless he knows something that is not good for the prince.

Of course, there is another possibility - perhaps the crown prince knows the secrets of some of the kings of Bei'an.

Li Wenyi, who didn't know why, gnawed on the chicken leg and asked puzzledly: "Lord Xiaotian, what's the matter?" ”

Luo Xiaotian stood up, tore off a piece of chicken and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it and said, "Hmm...... This chicken is delicious! ”

did not answer Li Wenyi's question, but turned around and walked straight towards the gate of the Hou Mansion. As he walked, he puffed out his cheeks and said, "Li Wenyi! I owe you military merits, and I will pay you back in a few days, and now, accompany me to the prince's mansion. ”

As soon as Li Wenyi heard this, he immediately became interested, his brain instantly sobered up, his eyes flashed brightly, and he grinned and agreed: "Yes!" Dawn-sama! ”

After speaking, he dropped the chicken leg in his hand and hurriedly chased after Luo Xiaotian.

Shen Kun was left alone in front of the table, watching the figures of the two of them leaving, unclear.

……

When night fell, the two had already arrived at the gate of the prince's mansion.

Standing in the distance, Li Wenyi looked at the gate of the Prince's Mansion and asked in surprise, "Lord Xiaotian, are we going in with such a swagger?" ”

Luo Xiaotian glanced at the gate, smiled and said, "Yes, I don't know how to work lightly, so I can only enter through the main entrance." As for you......"

He thought for a while, then pointed to the black-lit backyard wall and said to Li Wenyi: "You just give full play to your advantages and quietly enter from that side." ”

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something, turned to Li Wenyi and said solemnly: "Remember, after you go in, no matter what happens, you can't show up." You only need to tell the king of karma what you see in time. Also, tomorrow you will bring your own people and dissect the three corpses, especially the stomach and esophagus. ”

Li Wenyi nodded a few times, seemed to be confused in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "Those corpses were burned by fire, and they were not poisoned, why do they need to be autopsied?" ”

"I just remembered it when I saw Shen Kun cutting roast chicken. Those three corpses should also be cut open and seen. Luo Xiaotian replied seriously.

Li Wenyi raised his eyelids, thinking back to the picture of cutting open the roast chicken. Suddenly, my stomach churned, and I held on to the tree, retching.

Luo Xiaotian held back a smile, turned around and walked towards the prince's mansion, and said as he walked: "You vomit slowly, I'll go in first, remember what I said!" ”

Luo Xiaotian's purpose in entering the Prince's Mansion was very simple, just to ensure Zhao Yuanxi's safety. In his judgment, the prince will not treat himself well.

Walking to the gate of the prince's mansion, he explained his intention to the servant at the door, and after hearing it, the servant did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly went in to report.

The servants trotted all the way into the main hall, where the prince and Lin Pingrui sat and laughed in unison. The plan just now in the prison seems to be going well.

"Report to Your Highness, Luo Xiaotian outside the door asks to see you!" The servant bowed his head and said respectfully.

The two looked at each other in surprise.

Lin Pingrui hissed and said suspiciously: "Prince, what is the situation with this Luo Xiaotian......

The prince shook his head, thought for a moment, and said to the servant, "Please let him in!" ”

"Yes......"

When the servant had finished answering, he withdrew from the main hall and went to the door to bring the man in.

At this time, in the darkness, Li Wenyi had already jumped into the prince's mansion and was cautiously sneaking against the wall.

Soon, Luo Xiaotian also came to the two princes. He bowed his hand to the prince and said, "Your Majesty has seen His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

The prince pretended to be enthusiastic, and hurriedly got up to greet him, and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, Lord Shizi, please take a seat!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the two sat down, the prince said to him slowly: "You have a meritorious role in saving the car, I was looking for an opportunity to thank you in person, but I didn't expect that you came first today, haha......"

The prince's coquettish attitude on the surface, but Luo Xiaotian knew very well in his heart that he was also catering to him and acting together.

"It's not good for the ministers to delay His Highness's time, I can't hide it, I came to the door today, in fact, I have something to tell you." Luo Xiaotian said.

"Really? Let's hear what it is. ”

"Your Highness, a few days ago, Commander Li captured an assassin who broke into Dali Temple at night. After questioning, this person insisted that he was instructed by His Highness. The subordinate has come to ask His Highness, what should I do with this person? ”

The prince was shocked and glanced at Lin Pingrui.

Lin Pingrui shook his head at him and motioned to him that it was not his own people who were captured.

The two went back and forth, their eyes exchanged, and the prince already understood what he meant. said to Luo Xiaotian: "This kind of thing, you just handle it impartially, and it's best to add a false accusation." ”

Luo Xiaotian expected him to answer like this, and then said, "What His Highness said is that you can't listen to him. But this person also said that the Prince's Mansion also captured an important witness, and I also came to mention that someone was here, and the ministers represented Dali Temple, thanking His Highness for his help. Tomorrow, I will interrogate two witnesses, and the ministers must be sure to help His Highness clear his suspicion. ”

Hearing what Luo Xiaotian said, the prince was surprised. After pausing for a moment and thinking about it thoroughly, he said: "I will hand over this person to you, and then I will give Lin Pingrui a credit, and the person he brought to the mansion." ”

The person the prince said was the hidden person in the prison, and he didn't know that what Luo Xiaotian wanted was Zhao Yuanxi.

For him, the Hider is a hot potato, and since he is known, he can only send him away quickly. Anyway, Luo Xiaotian didn't dare to take sides, and his own people never asked anything from him, so it didn't hurt to hand it over to Luo Xiaotian.

However, Lin Pingrui had already asked for the secret from the hider, but he did not report it.

Hearing that the prince agreed to release him, Lin Pingrui was terrified at the moment. He was hiding from the prince, and he had already taken it upon himself to put Zhao Yuanxi in prison.

As for why he did this, no one knows what kind of conspiracy he was hiding.

Luo Xiaotian had already guessed that the prince might cut off his tail to save himself in order to protect himself, otherwise, he would not dare to come alone. Unexpectedly, he agreed to his request so quickly.

"Then please ask His Highness to take people out, let me escort them back, and hand them over to Dali Temple for processing." Luo Xiaotian struck while the iron was hot and hurriedly said.

The prince looked at Lin Pingrui and motioned for him to go to the prison and take the person out. Then he said to Luo Xiaotian: "Wait a minute, I'll ask someone to bring someone to bring them, and sit down and have a cup of tea first." ”

Lin Pingrui, who received the prince's instructions, was extremely reluctant, and he slowly withdrew from the main hall and walked towards the prison.

Walking in the corridor outside, a trace of resentment flashed in the afterglow of Lin Pingrui's eyes. He was full of cunning, and he seemed to have other plans in mind.

In the guest hall, Luo Xiaotian and the prince were chatting over tea, and the time for half a pot of tea had passed, but Lin Pingrui did not see anyone come back.

At this time, the servant suddenly came in a hurry to report, and said with a panicked expression: "Prince...... His Royal Highness the Prince! Lin Gongzi has killed someone! ”