Chapter Twenty-Six: The Mob
The city will definitely not be quiet tonight, although it looks like a harmonious bamboo forest and peaceful lights, but there are some hidden dangers in it.
Zhong Ting and Zhuo Wenfei sat in a back room and could hear a lot of talk outside-
"Hey, when I first went out, I heard people say that someone in the palace lit gunpowder today! Bombed the palace! Outside the door, there were two women serving food, and after serving the two sons the food and drink, they discussed with the miscellaneous people.
"Gunpowder? Who would dare to bring gunpowder in the palace? It's terrible! β
"That's right, this man is too bold, isn't it...... If something big happens, you can't kill your whole family! β
"The whole family? Joke! Can someone who does such a thing have a home? β
"Is anyone dead, ......?"
It's noisy outside the private room, but it's a different kind of leisure insideβ
"Wen Fei, why did you suddenly come to my house at this time?" Zhong Ting was quite puzzled by Zhuo Wenfei's actions.
There was an explosion at the palace today. Zhong Ting's father, Zhong Wenbin, had been promoted to the secretary of the military department the year before last, and he was transferred to run an errand early today, where did he get the heart to drink and admire the moon at this time?
Zhuo Wenfei took a sip of wine: "It seems that no one has the heart to serve wine and food today, so go to my house for a drink later." β
Still drinking? Zhong Ting looked at Zhuo Wenfei, this rabbit cub is too idle!
"You are really idle, sure enough, the prestige of your Zhuo family winery is enough to deter the party, and you have no improvement on your face for such a big thing."
Zhuo Wenfei didn't worry about those things in the palace wall, so what if it blew up?
"My father is not an official, my family is a wine seller, and he doesn't work for the court, and it's not my family that was bombed. Besides, what are you worried about? β
Zhong Ting was just about to reply to him, but Zhuo Wenfei took a chopstick dish, and then remembered: "Oh, by the way, your father is the secretary of the military department...... It seems normal for you to care about these things. β
It's really infuriating, what is this rabbit cub thinking about every day? "You finally remembered that my last name was Zhong, huh?"
"Oh, it's all those things that you listen to today, it's almost noisy to me, I didn't remember it all at once!" Zhuo Wenfei smiled, looked at Zhong Ting's helpless eyes, poured him a glass of wine in his cup, and took his eyes to sneak a glance at his eyebrows.
It's funny to see Zhong Ting look like he can't do it, our son of Zhong Wenbin, the secretary of the military department, estimates that there are thousands of tricks to deal with other people's treacherous oil noodles, but they can't deal with Zhuo Wenfei, a scoundrel!
Ha ha! To deal with Zhong Ting, being soft is the only solution, this trick is really tried and tested, and it can force him back to be uncomfortable!
"But when my father sent someone back, I went up and asked a few questions, and I knew a thing or two. The explosion was in the East Palace, and there was a tunnel under the main hall...... "Zhong Ting took a sip of wine, and when he turned his head, he could hear the endless discussions outside, it seems that today's events have a lot of impact!"
"Authentic? The prince is probably not in the East Palace. "Zhuo Wenfei, this dead guy, is just pretending to be confused.
Zhong Ting was like slapping this dead guy with a palm: "If you make a little louder, everyone in this building will probably know about the disappearance of the prince!" What's wrong? Now is your mind clear? β
Zhuo Wenfei smiled and stopped, "Childe...... It's a private room for just the two of us. Am I not a lion who speaks without roaring? As soon as these words landed, Zhong Ting couldn't hold back, so he smiled loosely...... There's really nothing you can do with this damn guy!
"But......" Zhuo Wenfei saw that Zhong Ting was not so nervous, and then asked in a low voice. Is the prince really missing? β
Zhong Ting didn't know how to tell him for a while, after all, the Zhuo family was just a businessman, and this matter really shouldn't be reported.
Zhuo Wenfei looked at Zhong Ting like this, and he didn't guess that ten or nine would not leave ten - "If you don't tell me, then I can only go back and think about it myself, and when the time comes, if I think it through, I will find someone to go to the street......"
"Wen Fei, this matter is not a child's play." In fact, it doesn't hurt to tell him, Zhuo Wenfei is very tight-lipped, but he has always been curious about these royal things, so he made friends with some sons of courtiers, just to inquire and play.
After all, even if there is a change of dynasty, it will not affect his family's winery business in the north and south.
Zhong Ting had long been accustomed to Zhuo Wenfei inquiring about news from him, and responded in a low voice: "After the person sent by my father returned home today, I inquired. The prince should have been abducted from the palace wall today, but I don't know if it has anything to do with the tunnel in the East Palace. β
Zhuo Wenfei thought it was quite strange, so he replied softly-"What's the point of this, the prince lives in the East Palace, and if he doesn't go out from the tunnel, can he go through the palace gate?" After speaking, he added wine to the glass again, but how strange was Zhong Ting's face?
"What kind of expression do you have, do you suspect that you went out through the palace gate?" Zhuo Wenfei was a little surprised, and hurriedly stopped his mouth when he saw Zhong Ting shut up.
"It's not that I suspect it, it's my father who suspects, and only you and I know at this time. Got it? β
"Don't worry, what is my Zhuo Wenfei, you can rest assured."
"I know, that's why I'm telling you. However, at this time, when the prince is involved, it must not be leaked, and there is no investigation, and I can't come up with anything specific. β
Zhong Wenbin felt very strange when he sent someone to find an exit from the tunnel today. With such a long tunnel, leading all the way to the prince's inner hall, how could no one find out? Unless the tunnel was dug from the outside at all.
"Ahh Kill! "I heard a sudden commotion in the street outside!
"What's going on?" Zhong Ting heard the sound outside and shouted, and the attendant outside the door immediately went downstairs to investigate. Zhong Ting walked to the window of the private room and saw that there seemed to be a mob outside.
"Ting, don't go yet. There is no manpower now, so wait for now. Zhuo Wenfei suddenly grabbed Zhong Ting, he always felt that this thing was too strange, the prince just had an accident and came to the street? It's a coincidence.
Zhong Ting saw Zhuo Wenfei's thoughts, but he was the son of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, but he couldn't wait for people to come again-
"Childe, there are several thugs outside who were robbing a pawnshop, but because there are too many people gathered, the thugs have slashed several people with knives, and now the people from the government have not arrived."
"Robbing a pawnshop?" What a mess!
"Wen Fei, let's go!" Zhong Ting heard that someone had been injured, so he couldn't wait for a moment, he quickly got up and went out. Zhuo Wenfei followed closely, but he didn't forget to order: "Hurry up, find the nearest person from the Zhuo family, come and help." β
"Yes." Outside the door, one of Zhuo Wenfei's entourage was walking behind his son-in-law, and when he heard the order, he hurried to the nearest wine shop nearby to call for manpower!
I saw that there were nearly ten thugs downstairs, and the ones on their shoulders were probably the gold and silver objects that had just been snatched up, and each of them had a short knife in his hand.
"Nosy! Get away! "I saw that one of the thugs was still covered in blood!
"Ping'er, go, run, don't stand here!" Looking at the man's shoulder, it is estimated that he was slashed by this thug, although it is not to death, but it is also bleeding from the flesh, and I am afraid that he has a chivalrous heart in his heart!
"You don't have eyes, what's the matter, you don't think you're long, are you?" The thug had a hideous face and stabbed at the man.
"Bold!" Zhong Ting took an arrow step, waved his sword, and sealed his throat with a sword, and even the blood that stabbed out did not splash randomly.
"Big brother!" After several other thugs saw that this person was stabbed to death by Zhong Ting, they intensified their retaliatory slashing and killing, and three of them slashed at Zhong Ting. It's okay to dodge left and right, but there are a lot of onlookers around, and it's crowded! Zhong Ting didn't want to be angry with the sword, so he could only do something to resist.
"Ah Ting, I've already gone to call for manpower, and I'll be there soon." Zhuo Wenfei injured a thug with a step up and raised his arm, but the crowd was too scattered and crowded, and he couldn't do it......
The most annoying thing is that this kind of irrelevant person is chaotic for a while, and things have become a lot more troublesome.