In the next few days, the people in the Junnan Mansion were all in a hurry, and their every move was a little mysterious, and the side courtyard where he lived suddenly had more than a dozen guards, no matter where he went, there were a few people who followed him in secret, all of which made him faintly feel that something big must have happened.

On this day and night, it was close to midnight, Heng Xinyuan, who was lying on the bed, suddenly heard a burst of hurried footsteps from the courtyard, and it was a group of people, he put his ears close to the window lattice, and heard Li Chengqian's voice in a trance.

"How? Is Zhao Youlong here? ”

One of the butlers who followed him replied softly, "Here, just outside." ”

"Let's go."

Li Chengqian hurriedly left the side courtyard with a few people's footsteps, as if going in the direction of the door.

Heng Xinyuan hurriedly put on his clothes, turned over and got out of bed, and glanced at the guards outside the door through the crack in the door, they were already asleep, he opened the door lightly, and followed the cat with his waist.

Hiding by the crack of the door, seeing Li Chengqian and Zhao Youlong standing face to face outside the door, he said something with an anxious face, and left side by side, and Heng Xinyuan also hurriedly followed.

At the corner of the street, the two of them stopped, and Li Chengqian shouted in a low and stern voice, "Didn't I tell you to let you change the place?" He's already aware of it, and if he finds out, you're going to lose your head! ”

Zhao Youlong looked frightened, bent his waist, and was at a loss, "Your Highness, then you have to think of a way!" We really don't know what to do! ”

"Is the official food still in Cuiping Mountain?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Yes, yes, yes...... It's still ...... in the old place," Zhao Youlong nodded hurriedly.

Heng Xinyuan, who was hiding on the side, vaguely heard the words "official grain" and "Cuiping Mountain", and his eyes lit up, what kind of unsightly deed, what kind of unsightly deed, is this Li Chengqian doing with Zhao Youlong? I was in such a place in the middle of the night.

"Let's go, let's see!"

Li Chengqian pulled Zhao Youlong, got into a carriage, and disappeared into the vast night.

Heng Xinyuan leaned out from the corner, his eyes were cold, looking at the dust raised by the horse's hooves, he knew that at this moment in Cuiping Mountain, there must be a criminal transaction going on, if it was one step later, it might be too late.

didn't have time to think about it, he hurriedly ran to the post station, threw down a piece of silver, kicked the saddle on his horse, and galloped in the direction of Li Chengqian and Zhao Youlong, the sky was gradually revealing a faint light.

The road to Cuiping Mountain was full of gravel and broken wooden bridges, and the horse was already a little unbearable, so he had no choice but to abandon his horse and walk towards the mountain on foot.

Finally, when dawn came, I saw a col not far away, a torch was shining slightly, and in the crowd, several flatbed trucks were parked there, and from a distance, there seemed to be a few bags of grain on the car.

Heng Xinyuan was shocked in his heart, could these be the relief food that Li Chengqian asked for in the palace?

Why don't you transport it to the government office, but store it in this Cuiping Mountain?

Why did the people only get one bowl of so much food?

Why is Zhao Youlong here?

This series of questions had formed a clump of hemp rope in his mind, and he didn't care about the danger at the moment, he carefully picked up a rattan and approached the mountain col.

Suddenly, a boulder at the bottom of his feet came loose, and he kicked him off the cliff with a loud noise.

"Who!" Li Chengqian ran out of the cave with a torch when he heard the sound, and saw Heng Xinyuan sitting on the stone at a glance, and he shouted, "Someone! Catch him for me! ”

Several guards behind him hurriedly rushed up and ran after him.

Heng Xinyuan hurriedly turned around and ran towards the jungle, his legs were shivering with cold, and his heart was almost jumping out of his throat, but he was a weak scholar, he didn't have any kung fu at all, where to run fast Those professionally trained guards didn't run far before they were caught up.

The guards escorted him back to the valley, and Li Chengqian waited for him with a cold face.

"Yo, Master Heng, I really didn't expect to meet here?" There seemed to be a thousand knives in his eyes, and they shot coldly at Heng Xinyuan's body, making him creepy.

"Ah, haha, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to travel to Cuiping Mountain in the middle of the night and meet the four princes, but what are the four princes doing?" Heng Xinyuan snorted, but obviously it was of little use to Li Chengqian.

He smiled coldly, "Lord Heng, at this moment, we don't have to go around in circles anymore, say, what are you here for?" Do you already know everything that's going on here? ”

"Know what?" Heng Xinyuan also smiled faintly, "Do you know that the official food loaded on this car is?" ”

Zhao Youlong's face turned pale on the side, and he pulled Li Chengqian and shouted, "Sure enough, it's him!" He was the one who inquired about the situation with the villagers in Zhaojiazhuang that day! ”

"That's right, Master Zhao, it's me." He stared at the two people in front of him solemnly, "Now that you know, what do you want to do?" ”

"Lord Heng, you are now in the imperial court, rising step by step, why do you want to wade through this troubled water?"

Li Chengqian circled around him, the corners of his mouth raised lightly, "You must know, now that you know all this, it is absolutely impossible for me to let you get out alive." ”

"Fourth prince, I also want to ask you, now that the crown prince has fallen, once the crown prince is deposed, His Majesty has a very good chance of making you the crown prince, why are you still greedy for this money and food?"

Heng Xinyuan didn't want to go around in circles with him anymore, so it was better to open the skylight and say something bright, "If I guessed correctly, every time you ask for official food from the palace, you will hand it over to the owner of Zhao Zhuang and ask him to sell it to the people at a high price, and then take a cut of it yourself, right?" ”

"Hahaha!" Li Chengqian looked up to the sky and laughed twice, his eyes were terrifying and cold, if the usual Li Chengqian was a fox who was good at hiding himself, then at this moment, he had completely torn off his mask and turned into a greedy wolf!

"Lord Heng, it seems that you still don't know about my father, even if the crown prince falls, there are still fourteen princes and three princes...... Another example...... The Seven Princes...... If you want a turn, it may not be my turn, I have already seen my father's tricks clearly, rather than believing in him, it is better to believe in myself! Believe in money and power! With money and power, I can buy all the princes and ministers and make them obey me! Isn't that a better chance of winning for me? ”

Heng Xinyuan asked coldly, "But, what did the people of Junnan Mansion do wrong?" Why should they be victims of your ambitions! Become a martyr in the struggle for the throne! ”

"It's true that they didn't do anything wrong, they are innocent, but, which generation of emperors didn't kill innocents indiscriminately, do you think my father didn't have them? He can wish innocent loyal ministers for the sake of his throne, what does it matter if I sacrifice a few civilians! ”

At this time, Heng Xinyuan's heart had long been like being eaten by ten thousand insects, and his arm was twisted by the guards, but his eyes still looked at Li Chengqian coldly, and he spit out a sentence, "Fourth prince, you must know that you can't live if you do your own evil, all this you do now, one day, you will be counterattacked......"