After coming out of Yuchi Gong's house, Li Hong wandered around doing nothing on the street. After thinking about it, he decided to go back directly to his house. Li Yi's house should have arrived by now, and he was sent here. Li Hong wanted him to follow Yarou to interrogate Yarou. Li Yifu had an encounter with Ci'en Temple because of a woman, and finally turned against Dali Temple's Prime Minister Bi Zhengyi because of this matter, so he called him over in the hope that his appearance might shake Yarou's firm belief. attitude, hoping to make it easier for me to know what I want from her mouth.
He has no intention of going to Changsun Wuji's house. He has been wandering around Chang'an City for more than a month, but it is like a forbidden place. He cannot set foot there at will, otherwise he will easily be criticized and impeached by others.
The bustling streets of Chang'an City were filled with people coming and going. People from the Tang Dynasty, Hu people, and people from other countries in the Western Regions were interspersed among them, forming a noisy and lively scene.
There were also Japanese people mixed in. At this time, the Japanese people were still the Tang people, or their own name for their country. It was not until twenty years later, when the Japanese envoys came to the Tang Dynasty to congratulate the Tang Dynasty for the victory of Goguryeo, that they discovered that the Japanese people had a derogatory meaning. After returning to Japan, he began to call himself Japan.
The Japanese are easy to identify, but at this time, the Tang Dynasty seemed a bit wretched and unconfident. He is short in stature, timid in his actions, and looks like he wants to please everyone he meets.
Boys and girls walk openly on the streets, maintaining the manner of gentlemen and ladies with each other. They go to teahouses and restaurants together, or to Taoist temples and temples to enjoy the scenery and increase the chance of getting to know each other.
At this time, reciting poems and writing poems has become a daily necessity for the Tang people. The imperial court's vigorous promotion of imperial examinations has led to an increase in the number of scholars in the Tang Dynasty. Dressed in round-collared robes and wearing futou, with a leisurely gait and a relaxed expression, they often walk among the crowd. Appears to stand out from the crowd.
The third envoy sent by the Japanese to the Tang Dynasty had just returned home in August. There were 250 people in total, and they lived and studied for free. Because of this matter, Li Hong once argued with Guan Yi in the Hongwen Hall. In the end, he made Shangguan Yi so angry that his beard stood up, his whole body trembled, and he bluntly said that he wanted to report to His Majesty the lack of virtue on behalf of the king.
After returning to Prince Pu's Mansion, Li Yifu was already waiting at the door. Because he was not in the manor, Li Yifu chose to wait at the door instead of waiting in the manor himself.
The two of them slowly walked to the room where Yarou was being held. On the way, Li Hong asked, "Are you sure you don't know this woman?"
Li Yifu let out a long sigh and said sincerely: "King Hui, although I once released the woman due to a moment of confusion, pretending to be a public servant for private life, but the matter was rejected. After that, I never went to Ci'en Temple again, let alone Have interacted with them.”
"So, it will be difficult for me to pry her mouth open today?" Li Hong said thoughtfully.
"In fact, it's not difficult. As long as you hand it over to me on behalf of the king, I will ensure that you get what you want." Li Yifu assured Li Hong.
"Using torture? Or beating her up? Or making a false confession? What's the use of these? Even if she is executed, although it is easy, we will never know what their purpose is. How can we prevent it?"
"By the way, have you gone to the Ministry of Industry to check the matter I entrusted to you?" Li Hong asked, remembering the matter entrusted to him.
"After checking, the whereabouts of these people are unknown. Where have they gone? The county magistrates of Chang'an and Wannian have filed records, but this case has never been solved." Li Yifu said.
There were two generals from Prince Pu's Mansion guarding the door. After seeing Li Hong, they hurriedly saluted.
Li Hong asked: "How have you reacted in the past few days?"
"King Huidai, when delivering meals every day, he would ask to see someone who could make the decision. Occasionally he would yell in the room, but it was not very... very crazy. There would also be screams at night."
Li Hong nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Li Yifu and motioned to open the door. At this time, Hua Meng also led two people slowly towards this side from the corridor. Li Hong looked at the two people behind Hua Meng, and a bad smile appeared on his face again.
Stepping into the room first, he saw a figure curled up on a futon. The housekeeper brought the futon and put it down. Li Hong casually sat down on a futon, and at the same time motioned for Li Yifu to sit down as well.
Hua Meng led the two of them to stand at the door. As long as Dai Wang called, he would immediately lead people in to follow Dai Wang's instructions. But he was very confused as to why the king wanted to find two old beggars who were dirty, smelly, and smelled sour. They looked to be in their fifties or sixties.
Yarou heard the door open and wondered why someone would open the door when it was not the time to deliver food.
The head buried on the futon was slowly raised. The hair looked a little dry and messy because it had not been washed for several days. His expression was also a little haggard, his face was pale, his whole person was lifeless, and his originally bright eyes had lost their former luster.
The dazzling light shone into the room, and Yarou, who had been adapting for a while, finally saw clearly that there were two more people in the room, one big and one small, and they were looking at her with a smile.
Yarou moved her stiff and numb legs and feet, shook her arms, and sorted out the clothes that had not been changed in the past few days. She always felt that the clothes on her body smelled bad.
He knew the villain. He was the one who led people into his yard in Ci'en Temple that night. He didn't know the man next to him, but it gave him a sense of danger.
"On behalf of the king? I wonder what the purpose of the king on behalf of coming to see the little girl is?" Yarou fiddled with the hair on her forehead and said coldly.
"Nothing, I just want to ask why you kidnapped my maid? Also, Bai Lu also said that you wanted to hand her over to Wang Jing that day and let Wang Jing bully my maid. Why?" Li Hong asked with interest.
"For no reason, your palace maid is so cute that I naturally wanted to kidnap her. As for giving her to Wang Jing, it was just a coincidence."
"That means you have this intention?" Li Hong confirmed again.
"What do you mean?" Yarou didn't understand what Li Hong wanted to ask. In her opinion, this young generation king should have come to interrogate herself as to why he kidnapped the palace maids and the people of the Tang Dynasty in the backyard, but why the topic of his palace maids always revolved around him.
"That means you intentionally gave my maid to Wang Jing to be bullied by him." Li Hong explained.
Yarou looked at Li Hong quietly, wondering what he was thinking. Could it be that the king was just embarrassing himself because of a palace maid
"Yes, I do have the idea to give your maid to Wang Jing to bully." Yarou thought for a while and replied.
"Very good, then there are a few more questions. I hope you can answer them truthfully. If you don't answer, the fate of Bailu in your hands will happen to you." Li Hong said playfully.
As soon as Li Hong finished speaking, Yarou immediately glanced at Li Yifu next to Li Hong with vigilance, and thought to herself: "Is it possible that the acting king wants to hand me over to this person in front of me and allow myself to be insulted by this person?"
When Li Yifu heard the words of King Dai, he looked at Yarou's beautiful and attractive cheeks, exuding a charming temperament, and suddenly seemed a little excited. He couldn't help but rub his hands and said: "Thank you so much, King Dai. I will definitely live up to it..." ”
"I... get out of here, Li Yifu, you are thinking too much. This woman is not prepared for you, there is someone else. Just save it!" Li Hong snorted at the sentimental Li Yifu.
"Uh..." Li Yifu blushed and sat there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
On the contrary, the interesting scene formed by Li Hong's angry expression and Li Yifu's embarrassed expression made Yarou burst into laughter. After laughing, she suddenly felt something was inappropriate and pursed her lips again to act aloof.
Li Hong ignored Li Yifu who apologized to him, looked at Yarou and asked: "What is your purpose of imprisoning the people of Tang Dynasty? Were the first batch of craftsmen who built the Big Wild Goose Pagoda kidnapped by you? Where are these people now? Who is your true identity? What convenience did Liu Shuang and Wang Jing give you?"
Li Hong ordered Li Yifu to investigate the craftsmen who built the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. He had already gotten the answer from Li Yifu on the way here. Those people had disappeared and no one knew where they went. Now he asked Yarou this question, but I intuitively feel that these two things should go together.
After asking, Li Hong quietly waited for Yarou to answer, but Yarou turned a deaf ear and was reluctant to answer a single word of Li Hong's question.
"Since you know that I am the fifth prince of the Tang Dynasty, you should know that no matter what, it is impossible for Liu Shuang's Zhongshu Ling to sit down again, so don't expect him to run out of Dali Temple and leave again. Go to Zhongshu Ling's position to rescue you." Li Hong looked at Yarou and continued.
Yarou's eyes clearly flashed with nervousness. It seemed that Yarou was still holding on to her last glimmer of hope.
"His Majesty has many princes in the Tang Dynasty. Does the King think that His Majesty will deal with a minister at will for a little prince? What's more, it is Zhongshu Ling, an extremely important position in the Tang Dynasty."
"Huh? I can't tell that you are young and know a lot about my official position in the Tang Dynasty. No wonder you hugged Liu Shuang's lap."
"Bah, you're just hugging Liu Shuang's thigh. I'm a young woman, but I want to ask the king, how old are you this year?" Yarou retorted, and her beautiful pale cheeks suddenly gained a hint of blush.
Li Hong smiled and said nothing. She didn't understand the hug, and thought he was really hugging Liu Shuang's thigh.
"Okay, last chance, will you answer the questions just now or not?" Li Hong was too lazy to talk nonsense to her, and he didn't seem to have any effective methods for women.
Just like when facing Lanling and Chengyang, he was always bullied by them, except for Yiyang and Gaoan. They were too stupid and could only be bullied by themselves.
Yarou raised her delicate chin high and told Li Hong with her attitude that she would not answer.
"Hua Meng, bring him in." Li Hong turned to the door and said.
Yarou and Li Yifu looked at the door at the same time. No one had arrived, but a sour smell had spread into the room. The whole room suddenly became extremely smelly, making people want to vomit.
The embroidered handkerchief on Yarou's body had already been taken away, and now she had nothing on her body, so she had to cover her mouth and nose with her sleeves. Li Yifu also covered his mouth and nose immediately.
The two people looked at Li Hong again, and they didn't know when Li Hong had already covered his mouth and nose before them.
Two beggars appeared at the door. They seemed to be surrounded by flies. After opening their mouths, they had big yellow teeth with vegetable leaves stuck to them. Their nose hairs filled up both nostrils, and there was even green and yellow snot hanging from their noses...
Li Hong couldn't stand it anymore. The two grinning beggars and the remains of vegetable leaves between their teeth made him even more miserable.
Yarou looked at the two beggars in fear, vaguely guessing what Li Hong meant, and her cold eyes suddenly wanted to be like a sharp sword, tearing the harmless Dai Wang who was smiling in front of her into pieces!
Li Yifu had a look of pity and regret on his face. He covered his mouth and nose and was so distressed that such a beautiful flower was going to take advantage of these two beggars. The king's move was so vicious!
Li Hong covered his mouth and nose and said with a buzz: "As the saying goes: 'Killing kills the heart', but I am not going to kill you, it is too bloody and cruel, and I don't like it. So I plan to grant you a marriage, how about this? You pick one of the two, they won’t pick one if you don’t. I just asked them, they are willing to share one wife.”
Li Hong looked at Yarou's beautiful face, which was pale and bloodless. He didn't dare to look at the two beggars not far behind Li Hong, but just stared at Li Hong! I have cut Li Hong into pieces several times in my mind!
"Huh? Still not recruiting? Do you think I'm just playing tricks? Well, today the king will grant marriage to the three of you! Yifu, let's retreat, don't disturb these two gentlemen entering the bridal chamber. Oh, by the way, as for the The six rites such as accepting the gift, asking for the name, and accepting the levy will be omitted. We will go to the wedding today. If you are not satisfied with the others, I will make up for you in the future. Yifu, run quickly, I can't breathe..." Li Hong was anxious. After speaking anxiously, he rushed out of the room with Li Yifu in embarrassment, and immediately breathed in the fresh air when he came outside.
It was so cruel that he couldn't bear it anymore. Li Hong felt that if he stayed for a while longer, he would be unable to hold it in and vomit it out.
"Happy wedding, bride... I wish you a happy wedding... Enjoy the wedding night..." Li Hong said one sentence after another, and Li Yifu next to him had goosebumps all over his body. This trick is too cruel, he must learn it!
(End of chapter)