Chapter 41: Prison Visits
Baili was shocked and dragged Xuan Zhige straight to the prison of the Criminal Department, but saw the jailer guarding the door holding a big knife and directly "clicked-" to block the way of the two, and shouted: "Who dares to trespass into the prison of the Criminal Palace!" β
"Presumptuous. This king is the third prince who is shocked by the dust for a hundred miles, and he is ordered to investigate the case of Wang Yushi, and he has come to interrogate Wang Yushi! β
Baili Jingchen frowned and said coldly.
"Is there an edict from the emperor?"
Unexpectedly, the two jailers did not buy the account of a hundred miles of dust, but glanced at him, and said in a slightly softened tone.
"Won't you be allowed in without an edict?"
Xuan Zhige on the side couldn't stand it anymore, stepped forward and yelled at the two jailers.
The two jailers looked embarrassed, looked at each other, and said with great embarrassment: "The third prince is not surprised, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has issued a strict order, and without his will, no one is allowed to visit this royal history privately. It's not that the little ones won't let you in......"
"So, the emperor's will is not as good as his prince's will?"
Xuan Zhige saw that the two jailers were obedient to the crown prince, and deliberately moved out of Emperor Yuansheng to scare them.
"This ......"
The two jailers looked at each other, and their faces became even more difficult, which one of them they couldn't afford to offend!
"What is this, this! Or do you want to go and invite the emperor over before you are willing to let him go? β
Xuan Zhige deliberately intimidated the two jailers, stepped forward, and said faintly.
"Little ones don't dare! How can you disturb the holy car in the middle of the night! Since the third prince is handling the case by order, he naturally has to be released, and he has to be released......"
The two jailers were also people who knew each other, so how dare they make a big fuss, so they turned a blind eye to the side and respectfully opened the cell door.
"That's pretty much ......"
Xuan Zhige muttered, and followed Baili into the dust.
And she could hear the door of the prison behind her "clang-" slammed shut, and the entire prison seemed a little dark and damp.
Thanks to a few lamps hanging on the walls along the road, illuminating the surrounding environment, Xuan Zhige was able to adapt to the environment here.
"It's so dark here, it seems like there are rats......
Xuan Zhige walked behind Baili Jingchen, looking around, and couldn't help frowning.
"What, scared?"
Baili Jingchen smiled and glanced back at Xuan Zhige, who was behind him, and couldn't help but tease her.
"How is that possible! I grew up in a rat heap! I just think that this pampered Lord Wang Yushi has been here for so long, will he have already been tortured to the point of being inhuman? β
Xuan Zhige rolled her eyes and said with a little worry.
"I'll see you later, don't you know."
Baili Jingchen took her hand and walked forward very naturally, protecting her next to her in the posture of a protector.
Xuan Zhige suddenly felt a temperature in the palm of her hand that belonged to a hundred miles of shocking dust, which was extremely warm, giving her a feeling of infinite security.
At that moment, she felt a slight sweetness in her heart, and a burst of joy.
She pursed her lips and smiled secretly, letting Baili Jingchen lead her straight forward, just in the dim light obscuring her demeanor.
And the corner of Baili Jingchen's lips, who was walking beside her, also appeared with a subtle smile, and he smiled very comfortably.
Just as the two of them walked towards the depths of the cell of the criminal department one after the other, they suddenly saw a figure with unkempt hair suddenly standing up in the cell on the side, running to the iron fence of the cell, and shouting with tears in his eyes: "Three princes! Sinner, I hope you've come here......"
When you take a closer look, it turns out to be the once high-spirited Wang Yushi, but he has been tortured in this prison to the point that he is no longer human!
"Lord Wang, please get up! There is no need to kneel to the king. β
Baili Jingchen hurriedly stepped forward, helped Wang Yushi up, and said.
"Sinner, thank you to the third prince!"
Wang Yushi respectfully bowed, and the old tears have been rampant!
"This king came here to ask Lord Wang a few things, I wonder if Lord Wang can answer truthfully?"
Baili was shocked and asked softly.
"The sinners have all been reduced to this field, what else can't be said? The sinner must know everything, and he must say everything. β
Wang Yushi bowed his head and bowed, and said.
"That's good. This king asks you, in the name of having your house raided and sealed your house, it is because of your ineffective disaster relief and corruption and perversion of the law, are you really involved in this matter? β
Baili asked calmly.
"This is a great wrong......"
Wang Yushi sighed heavily and lowered his head, and said: "The prince should know that although the criminal minister is not a good minister, he can't bear to scavenge the people's fat and ointment. Not to mention that I also ordered someone to open a warehouse for disaster relief. This must be a name that offended His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at some point......"
"This king looked at the whole thing, and so did it. My father is not a foolish person, presumably, he has heard of it a little. Now that Princess Luoping is asking for the life of Lord Wang, there is still a turning point in this case. β
Baili was shocked to see that this Wang Yushi was an understanding person, so he gave him a reassuring pill first, and said slowly.
"Really?! Is that really what Your Majesty said? Princess Luoping is willing to ask for her life for the sinner?! β
Although Wang Yushi didn't know what was going on, this news alone could already make him feel a little relieved.
"So far, it seems. However, you should also know that this matter was provoked by the prince. If the prince says one more word, I'm afraid that ...... This king is also a little difficult to do things. β
Baili Shocking glanced at Wang Yushi and gave him a meaningful look.
He didn't believe it, this Wang Yushi had followed the prince for so long, and he didn't know what the prince had done.
If you can use this matter to bring down the prince, then this case will be much easier.
What's more, it also paved the way for him.
Wang Yushi's eyes glanced at Baili Zhenchen with a little evasiveness, and after a few hesitations, he seemed to have finally made up his mind, and said ruthlessly: "The third prince thinks that the fire in your mansion before, the criminal minister will really come so quickly?" β
"Oh? What do you mean by that? β
A chill swept through Baili's shocked eyes, but he narrowed his eyes, changed into a kind color, and said lightly.
"The third prince is a person who understands, and naturally knows that although the palace is within the jurisdiction of the guilty ministers, if no one reports the news, he is only afraid of ...... The sinners didn't come so quickly. Coincidentally, the person who reported the news happened to be a person in the prince's mansion. The prince might as well go back and ask, and there will naturally be an explanation for everything. β
Wang Yushi wanted to speak and stopped, and he didn't dare to say anything, just clicked to the end.
"Good. The king's words have been written down by this king. If he is above the court in the future, he will definitely protect the king. I also hope that Lord Wang, take care of your health. β
Baili was shocked to hear Wang Yushi's words, and then thought back to the scene of that day, and naturally knew what went wrong.
His eyes sank, he saluted Wang Yushi, turned around and walked away with understanding.
"Sinner, thank you for saving your life!"
Wang Yushi also had a few points in his heart, bowed his head and knelt down to bow deeply, and shouted loudly!
When he looked up again, he had already seen Baili Jingchen open the cell door, and a burst of light passed through, illuminating his figure tall and majestic.
"It seems that among the rumors, it may not be true that the third prince only understands beauty and lasciviousness...... This weather vane in the middle of the court, I'm afraid it's about to change the owner and transpose......"
Wang Yushi muttered to himself, in this prison, there was a sound on the ground.
Xuan Zhige followed Baili Jingchen all the way out of the prison, and when he saw his hurried footsteps, he rushed back, puzzled, and shouted after him: "Baili Jingchen!" What are you doing back to the palace? β
"You'll find out in a moment. Xuan Zhige, you go to the princess's mansion now, report to Princess Luoping, and say that there is a big incident in my mansion, please ask her to invite her father to visit! β
A strange smile appeared on Baili Dust's lips, and then he turned to Xuan Zhige and said.
"But will the princess take care of me?"
Xuan Zhige asked with some uneasiness.
"Don't worry. You say that this matter is about the crown prince, and she must be interested in going on this trip. β
Baili said confidently.
"Is it paid?"
Xuan Zhige said reluctantly, rolled her eyes, and looked at Baili Jingchen.
"This king is responsible for burying Old Man Zhu in the fire, and I will give you an explanation."
Baili said solemnly.
"Deal!"
Xuan Zhige was quite satisfied, turned around and went in the direction of the princess's mansion.
Strange to say, the people of the princess's mansion knew her, and listened to her words, and within a moment, the princess walked out of the palace neatly dressed.
Princess Luoping glanced at her and said coldly: "You go back to the palace first, and when it comes to tea, the palace is responsible for bringing my father to the palace of the three princes." β
"Thank you, princess."
Where did Xuan Zhige dare to refute, he could only follow Princess Luoping, thinking that Emperor Yuansheng's favor for Princess Luoping, I was afraid that it would just be a coquettish thing, so I didn't delay, and trotted all the way back to the palace.
When he arrived outside the palace, Xuan Zhige heard that the palace seemed to have exploded!
Listening carefully, it seems that this voice actually came from Concubine Dong's room!
Just when she was puzzled, she saw that the prince was about to run out with his shoes disheveled, and almost hit her!
She subconsciously reacted, directly with a soft sword sacrifice, coldly against the prince's throat, and whispered: "Don't move." β
How did the prince know that he had met such a troublesome spirit as Xuan Zhige here, and when he saw that he was being controlled by others and wanted to cry without tears, he had to kneel down tremblingly, carry a shoe and say, "The woman spares her life." β
Just when Xuan Zhige was hesitating about how to end it, she heard bursts of crying from Concubine Dong's room, and it seemed that there was still the sound of hanging on the beam of the room!
But at this time, I only heard a sound in front of the house-
"The emperor has arrivedβthe princess has arrivedβ"
Then, from within the two sedan chairs, the figures of Emperor Yuansheng and Princess Luoping walked out!
"Prince! What are you doing?! β