Chapter 70: Luring the Serpent Out of the Hole
"Those two are King Yu and his wife!" the man said exaggeratedly, "the little one has been following them for a long time, listening to what they say that there is something wrong with the good hall, and the little one guessing what they know, so he hurried back and asked the boss to come up with ideas." β
"King Yu?" Hu Lai smacked his lips, "I heard that King Yu has been very beautiful lately, but I can't let them know." β
The man nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, when the little one came back, I saw them walking this way!"
Hu Lai was already panicking, "Come here, no, no, you go quickly...... Go and drive the people outside into the room, and if they dare to resist, beat me hard!......" he thought for a moment, "go find my big brother for help." β
"Why does the prince think that Hu Lai will go to find Hu Jun?" At the end of noon, there were more and more people on the street, and the cries of the vendors began to sound, and because of this liveliness, the pace of the two was slowed down a lot.
"He didn't have any other way. Jiang Jingyu said, "If Hu Lai knew our identity, he would definitely ask someone he thought he could rely on to come over to help, and he couldn't ask the prince, so he would definitely only go to Hu Jun." β
Shen Xizhi heard that he had some truth, but in a blink of an eye, he sympathized with Jiang Zerui, "The prince has just been dismissed, and now this kind of thing has happened to the good hall built by himself, I am afraid that he will not be able to sleep at night for a long time in the future." β
"What if the prince found out about this and decided to cut off his arm to survive?" Jiang Zerui stopped in front of a candy man stall, pointed at Shen Xiyi, and said to the vendor, "Pinch her." β
The vendor happily responded, and immediately started to move, and talked to the two of them: "This little boy and the little lady have a really good relationship, the two of them look a little raw, don't you come here often?"
Jiang Jingyu didn't say anything, so Shen Xizhi had no choice but to speak, "It's true that I don't come often, I heard that the good hall here is very well built, so I want to come and take a look." β
"Oh......" The vendor stretched out his voice, the expression on his face was not so warm, he glanced at the two of them in a hurry, and said, "The good hall here is good, so good that many filial sons and grandsons would rather send the old people in the family than to stuff money, it is so good, filial piety is amazing." β
It seems that he misunderstood the two.
Shen Xizhi was inexplicably ridiculed, but he also patiently explained: "It's not that I want to send the old people in the family, but there are a few lonely and helpless old people living in a ruined temple. β
As soon as she said this, the vendor also realized that he had misunderstood, he quickly apologized with a smile, and secretly pinched the crooked nose of the sugar man in his hand. "It turns out that this is the case, the two of you are kind, but you might as well listen to a small word of persuasion. That good hall, ordinary people can't go. If the two of them were to send a few old men in, they would have to stuff a lot of silver every month. If you want me to say, it's better to build another good hall, and save yourself from being looted by Hu Lai's bastards. β
"Since the good hall is so unbearable, why don't you sue the official? Moreover, the good hall was built under the auspices of the prince, and the prince will never watch the good hall become a tool for people with a heart to collect money. β
"What's the use of that?" the vendor handed the candy man to Shen Xizhi, "Hu Lai's brother is amazing, he can shout five and six in the East Palace, or how can these ordinary people compare with others?"
The vendor's statement was similar to that of the wonton shop owner, Jiang Jingyu paid the money and asked him, "Everyone knows these things?"
"Most people know that. The vendor sighed for a while, "The old man who lived alone in the small neighbor's house was the first batch to enter the charity hall, and you two guess what happened laterβhe didn't live for ten years, so he asked someone to bring him out! If it weren't for the pity of him and giving him some food and drink, he would have died a long time ago. If you want to say it smallly, those emperors and nobles above can't see the suffering of our people!"
Shen Xi subconsciously looked at Jiang Jingyu, and then said: "The well-being of the people is the foundation of the country, and there will always be a day when the clouds will see the sun." β
Bidding farewell to the vendors, the two of them wandered aimlessly again, and their leisurely appearance almost made the people who were watching in the shadows anxious.
Walking around the market, the two also inquired about the good hall from time to time, but most of the answers they received were the same as those of the vendors.
Counting the time, the two began to go to the good hall. At this time, Wei He was also bringing people over.
East Palace.
"Your Highness, this matter is true, the subordinates saw a group of people coming out of the Yuwang Mansion with their own eyes, and the subordinates followed them for a while, and found that they went straight to the north of the city, and it seemed that they were going to Shantang. β
After receiving the news, Hu Jun did not rush to save people, but came to Jiang Zerui and said it half-truthfully.
Sure enough, Jiang Zerui was fooled, after all, he presided over the construction of Shantang, although he has not paid much attention to it, but at this time I heard that King Yu was going to Shantang. He was somewhat suspicious.
He looked at Hu Jun, and it was easy to remember one thing, "Isn't Shantang your brother in charge?
"Your Highness Mingjian. Hu Jun said, "Hu Lai is timid and afraid, and he will never cause trouble." His subordinates are worried that King Yu is now in the limelight, and if he adds a trumped-up charge to Shantang to slander His Highness, I'm afraid it will ......."
"Just him?" Jiang Zerui sneered, "It's just a pawn of my father's emperor, a clown who jumps off the beam." β
Hu Jun lowered his head, showing a little flustered.
But Jiang Zerui didn't give him time to sort out his mood, "Take someone to Shantang immediately to see what King Yu is doing." β
"It's coming, it's coming!" Hu Moshi leaned on the door panel and looked outside, "Are they two particularly good-looking?"
"Yes, yes, it must be them!" said the man who was taken in by Jiang Jingyu for his own use, hiding behind the big water tank.
At this time, the hall was quiet, and as Hu Lai said, both obedient and disobedient people had been locked up in their respective rooms. And now, the only people who are preparing to "fight" outside are the Hulai couple and a few of his men.
As Shen Xizhi and the two got closer and closer, after Hu Moshi left the door, he gave the people in the courtyard a look. Hulai stepped forward, ready to open the door as soon as he heard a knock.
They had already discussed that no matter what, they had to stabilize the two first, and then make plans when Hu Jun came.
However......
With a loud "bang", the door panel collapsed, kicking up a puff of dust. And Hu Lai was still stunned and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
"This ......" Hu Moshi was also stunned, and when she looked up and saw dozens of powerful guards outside the door, she screamed in surprise and fainted.
Until the world became dark, she didn't know how these people appeared...... Obviously, only two people were seen......