Chapter 175: Going to the Banquet
Lin Chunxi handed over the two children he snatched back to the eighth prince Li Xiaoyao, Li Xiaoyao looked at the two children, his mood was very complicated, it was a good thing to be able to save the children, but it was confirmed that Shenjian Villa was related to the theft of children, and behind Shenjian Villa was the prince Li Shanyuan.
Li Shanyuan actually did something kind, which really made Li Xiaoyao feel very disappointed, Lin Chunxi and others were very tired after a night of running, but they were even more frustrated with Li Shanyuan's participation in this matter. As the prince of a country, you should not participate in the matter of mercy. However, it has come to this point, and it is useless to regret it.
Everyone rested in the Eighth Prince's Mansion, and then sent them back to the inn by the palace lieutenant, but when it was still not light, someone hurriedly came to report that something happened to Lin Chunxi's inn where they were staying. It turned out that not long after Lin Chunxi and the others entered the palace, a team of officers and soldiers came and went straight into the inn, leaving Xue Lingheng and Xue Lingheng, who were staying at the inn, Song Yan also had a serious injury and Lu Ling, all forcibly taken away, Song Yan also had a fierce conflict with the official army, Song Yan did not allow the official army to take them away, as soon as he shot a man, he injured many people, the officers and soldiers saw this, ready to release arrows, under the persuasion of Xue Lingheng, Song Yan angrily closed his hand, and finally the three were tied up by the official army and escorted away, it was the men and horses of the city defense camp that started the city defense camp, the city defense camp is currently under the jurisdiction of the prince, everyone knew in their hearts that at this time it was the prince's revenge for them to enter the city god temple at night and take away the two children, but the speed of the move was so fast that several people were surprised, it seems that it must be the Rong of Shenjian Villa who notified the prince Li Shanyuan for a while, and the two sides have close contacts, smack-dropping.
In view of the crown prince Li Shanyuan's sudden action on the inn, the eighth prince Li Xiaoyao did not let Lin Chunxi and them go back, so he temporarily hid in his own mansion for a while, the inn was surrounded by people from the city defense camp, and there was a momentum to wipe them out, Lin Chunxi and others also felt that it was not necessarily a good thing to go back at this time, so they simply took refuge in Li Xiaoyao's mansion for a while, waiting for the opportunity to make plans.
At the same time, Li Xiaoyao also sent a force to inquire about Xue Lingheng, Song Yan and Lu Ling Sanrao, as well as the location of the detention, but Lin Chunxi and Li Xiaoyao both believed that the key to the matter was the crown prince Li Shanyuan, and his move was to force Lin Chunxi out of the Eight Princes' Mansion. Soon, someone came to report that from last night to this morning, there were many unknown characters around the Eight Princes' Mansion, these Rao are not weak, and it seems that they are not from the capital, they should all be masters of the Divine Sword Villa invited by the Prince's Mansion, and at present, Li Shanyuan does not dare to make any moves against Li Xiaoyao Mansion for the time being, but if he waits for him to launch an incident, I am afraid that he will not put this uncle in his eyes at that time, so the matter needs to be resolved as soon as possible.
At noon, someone from the prince's mansion came to send a letter to Lin Chunxi, and the person who came understood very well that the prince Qing Lin Chunxi came to the mansion to talk, and after Lin Chunxi discussed with the eighth prince, they all thought that this was probably the last time Li Shanyuan tried to adjust the relationship between everyone and Shenjian Villa, if the negotiation broke down, then the two sides would soon meet each other.
Li Xiaoyao was very worried about Lin Chunxi's safety and wanted to send someone to follow, but Li Shanyuan was the prince after all, and the content of the message from the prince's mansion was very clear, that is, he wanted to see Lin Chunxi alone, even if he followed more people together, he would not be able to enter the prince's mansion.
Lin Chunxi understood this truth, he persuaded Li Xiaoyao, and decided to go to the appointment alone, although Li Xiaoyao repeatedly dissuaded, but Lin Chunxi's attitude was very firm, he wanted to rescue his three junior brothers, and at the same time, after all, because of him at this time, the prince named him to see him, if he couldn't go to the appointment, it seemed that he was too scared.
However, Lin Chunxi also made careful arrangements, he only took Chen Yiyao and two people to go together, and the others were ambushing along the way, just in case, Li Xiaoyao sent Zhu Yehong and his own personal guards, on high alert along the way, as long as there is danger, no matter what, to protect Lin Chunxi's safety. However, Lin Chunxi himself knew in his heart that the crux of the matter was the result of the negotiations with the crown prince Li Shanyuan, and if the negotiations between the two sides broke down today, there would no longer be peace in the capital.
In order to make the last effort, Lin Chunxi packed up, and Chen Yiyao before dinner, set off to the prince's mansion, along the way on the street traffic is busy, this time is close to the founding day of the state of Wu, the whole country is preparing for the celebration, although the loss of children has happened one after another, but this has not affected the enthusiasm of Wu for the celebration of the founding day, Wu in recent decades, has become a generation of power, the people of Wu are also proud of this, coinciding with the founding of the two hundred years of the founding of the country, the capital is even more lively, although the emperor came in unwell, but all the celebrations are carried out closely under the management of the prince.
But at this time, Lin Chunxi was not in the mood to enjoy these celebratory atmospheres at all, he knew that if Li Shanyuan really wanted to rebel, the capital of Wu at this time would become a sea of fire in an instant, and there would be any peaceful scene.
Lin Chunxi came all the way to the prince's mansion with complicated feelings, although the prince's mansion was already full of lights at this time, but in Lin Chunxi's opinion, the glamour and magnificence on the surface could not hide the conspiracy and deceit in the slightest, he informed the porter of his intentions, and the people of the prince's mansion had been waiting for Lin Chunxi's arrival for a long time, and soon someone would return to him, and the prince invited Lin Chunxi.
Lin Chunxi motioned for Chen Yiyao to wait for him at the door, and then entered the prince's mansion by himself. I have been here many times, but my mood at this time is the heaviest one, because after this time, it is likely that he will completely break with the crown prince Li Shanyuan, and from then on it will be like fire and water.
Lin Chunxi was led to the living room, when he first came to the prince's mansion, he saw Li Shanyuan here, but he didn't expect Li Shanyuan to deliberately arrange this meeting here, and a table of first-class banquets had been set up inside, and a few people sat during the banquet.
Lin Chunxi already knew the approximate meeting at a glance, because the one who walked in the front was the crown prince Li Shanyuan, and behind him was the chief general of the city defense battalion, and behind him was the young owner of Shenjian Villa, Ao Jian, who stood next to him The elder who arrived at the sword in the City God Temple that day, and the last one was Ao Kui, at this time, Ao Kui's expression was very solemn, and he looked at Lin Chunxi with concern, Lin Chunxi knew in his heart that Ao Kui was trying his best to avoid the fight between the two sides, maybe among these people, only he was the one who hoped to settle the matter peacefully.