The carriage was speeding through the empty streets of Chang'an City, and the journey was smooth, without encountering any interrogation or obstruction by the city's military guards.
The place of the incident was a restaurant in Pingkangfang. Although the entire Chang'an City has started a curfew, no one will take care of the activities in the place. Therefore, Pingkangfang has always been a place for high-ranking officials and nobles to spend their evenings. A great place, very lively.
There were more than ten city guards standing at the gate of the square, watching the approaching carriage warily from time to time. When the carriage approached, one of the guards pulled out the horizontal sword at his waist and shouted: "Who is it? Stop the carriage quickly!" "
The carriage slowly stopped not far from Wu Wei. Before Li Hong could speak, Xu Jingzong got out of the carriage with his old legs, took out his badge and handed it to Cheng who walked up to him. Wuwei.
The Chengwuwei checked it and handed it back to him after making sure it was correct. After waving to the few Wuwei behind him, the carriage drove into the workshop.
Li Hong sat up from Xia Zhi's arms and looked at the military guards outside checking his waist badge. When the carriage was moving, Li Hong said: "Master, the curfew is no longer what it used to be. It seems to be much looser. I'm afraid it's like For an official of your level, you have no problem entering and leaving the city gate at night, right?"
"The prince was joking. Although it has been relaxed a lot in recent years, it is only limited to a limited number of squares. The city gate is absolutely impossible. Without a warrant from the palace, it is impossible for any official to enter or leave Chang'an City at night. "Yes." Xu Jingzong was looking for the restaurant while talking.
The speed of the carriage became even slower. Li Hong in the carriage poked his head out from the curtains and saw the entrance of a restaurant. It was brightly lit with many torches burning, making the surrounding area as bright as day. Moreover, there were already many spectators around. Lively people.
Li Hong looked up again and looked at the brightly lit second floor of the restaurant. There were many shadows of people by the windows, and from time to time someone stuck his head out to look down.
"Prince..." Seeing that the carriage could no longer drive inside, Xu Jingzong whispered to the carriage.
"Wait a minute." Li Hong was about to get out of the carriage when he suddenly heard the sound of neat footsteps coming from far away and said aloud.
At this moment, a team of Chengwuwei rushed over quickly. The sound of neat footsteps attracted the crowd of onlookers, who involuntarily hurriedly made way for the Chengwuwei.
"Follow them and drive closer." Li Hong said in the carriage.
Xu Jingzong hurriedly signaled the coachman to follow the Chengwuwei, and took advantage of the gap between the crowds to drive the carriage into the neutral position, which immediately caused dissatisfaction among the people watching the excitement around him.
But looking at the style of the carriage, I knew it must belong to a high-ranking official, so I hummed a few words in dissatisfaction and continued to watch the fun attentively.
"Boy, don't think that I can't do anything to you even if I'm here! Let me tell you, even if the King of Heaven is here today, I won't be able to take you away from me!" He Lan Minzhi panted and looked at Ru. The figure lying on the ground like mud said viciously.
The man next to him, about fifty years old, seemed to be Xu Ang, the son of Xu Jingzong. He hurriedly helped his son sit on the ground, raised his head and said to Helan Minzhi: "Young Master Helan, you have a lot, and you still have a lot of money." I hope you can show your respect to me because I am young and ignorant..."
"Ignorant?" He Lanmin sneered, and kicked him arrogantly and disdainfully. Xu Yanbo, who was held in Xu Ang's arms, kicked him and said with a sneer: "You are already seventeen years old, and you are still ignorant? Are you sure? Are everyone in my family so late to mature? Haha..."
"Minzhi, today they are disrespectful and they are really disturbing the scenery. After you have finished teaching them, just hand them over to the Ministry of Punishment. Don't let such a beast spoil our mood." Wu Yuanshuang stood aside and said easily.
"That won't work, that won't work. His damn grandfather from the Ministry of Punishment still has a way to save people. Let me see, let's put them in Dali Temple or Zongzheng Temple. In this way, I guess even his damn grandfather can't be saved. "Wu Yuanqing also said easily.
When Wu Yuanshuang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said excitedly: "Yes, he will be imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple where you are the Shaoqing. Let me see who else can save him! Haha..."
The two of them said with the utmost arrogance without paying any attention to the people surrounding them who were whispering and talking.
"Xiaoguan Jiangdu has met all of you, sir." The Chengwu Guards team just now came to Jiangdu and saluted the three of them respectfully.
The carriage is currently parked at a place where you can see everything happening on the scene. Seeing the arrogance and arrogance of He Lan Minzhi, Wu Yuanqing, and Wu Yuanshuang, Li Hong couldn't help but look at Xu Jingzong, who was standing in front of the carriage and staring at the scene.
The old face looked much rosier under the light of the torch, but the somewhat blue and trembling lips still betrayed Xu Jingzong's inner anger. A pair of turbid eyes, mixed with the reflection of the torch, looked calm and deep.
"Your Highness, please give me the final say." Xu Jingzong sighed deeply, turned to the carriage and said.
Li Hong opened the car curtain and glanced at Xu Jingzong. This guy has now regained his usual calmness and composure. Although his expression is still a little anxious, he is much calmer than before.
Li Hong ignored him and started searching the crowd. After about ten breaths, Li Hong stared at Xu Ang not far behind him. A commoner who was watching the excitement showed a thoughtful expression.
After thinking for a moment, Li Hong took out a jade pendant from his arms, handed it to Xia Zhi behind him, and then said, "Have you seen that person? Take this and ask him to come over."
Xia Zhi quickly took the jade pendant, followed Li Hong's finger direction, and determined that it was the person the prince was looking for. With Xu Jingzong's puzzled look on his face, Xia Zhi didn't ask why the prince wanted to meet someone and take a piece. Yu Pei passed by, immediately jumped off the carriage and walked through the crowd towards the man.
"Your Highness, this is..." Xu Jingzong approached the carriage, deeply afraid that the prince's appearance would alarm the people around him. If the prince made a mistake, he would be really ruined.
"Don't worry, depending on the situation, they won't embarrass the governor and Yan Bo anymore." Li Hong looked at He Lan Minzhi's arrogant look, with a little cold light shining in the depths of his eyes.
"But... Your Highness, look at it, Uncle Yan has been injured like that now, and he looks unconscious, which makes me feel really distressed..." Xu Jingzong stood under the carriage, stomping his feet slightly, and said anxiously.
Li Hong ignored him and watched Xia Zhi say a few words to the man. After the man saw the jade pendant clearly, he hurriedly followed Xia Zhi to the carriage.
The people who followed Xia Zhi to the carriage glanced at Li Hong and immediately saluted and said, "Young man, I have met you."
"What's going on? Who among the officials is here, and where are they now? Who transferred the city's military guards?" Li Hong looked relaxed and took back the jade pendant in Xia Zhiyu's hand and asked.
In Xu Jingzong's surprise, the visitor said respectfully: "To tell you the truth, the cause of the incident is very simple. He Lan Minzhi made things difficult for Xu Yanbo without any reason in the restaurant, and then a quarrel broke out, and then a fight broke out. Everyone from the official family is He Lan Minzhi, Wu Yuanqing, and Wu Yuanshuang called over, successively, Ning Daoming, the Minister of War, Feng Xuan, the Minister of Punishment, Gao Junya, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, and now, Zhengjiangdu of the Chengwu Guards. These are Ning Daoming. Called here."
Li Hong nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Xu Jingzong and said, "Master, Ning Daoming should be the one you recommended in the first place, right?"
Xu Jingzong's anxious expression flashed with panic, but he quickly regained his composure and said, "Yes, Ning Daoming was recommended by the old minister back then, but now that the old minister has not been in the court for many years, I'm afraid..."
Li Hong caught the flash of panic on Xu Jingzong's face, interrupted him and asked, "You went directly to my East Palace from home, right?"
"Uh... Your Highness, the old minister and his dog Xu Ang separated from here and went to the East Palace..." Xu Jingzong spread his hands as if to prove that he was not lying.
"Master, Xu Jingzong didn't come here. When Xu Ang came, I didn't see Xu Jingzong coming with him." The visitor suddenly interrupted.
What this man said shocked not only Xu Jingzong, but also Xia Zhi. Who exactly was this man? How dare he expose it in front of Xu Jingzong and call him by his first name.
Li Hong's pupils were shrinking, exuding waves of chill, but he was not looking at Xu Jingzong, but at He Lan Min. At this moment, He Lan Minzhi was like a bull in heat, after Xu Ang was pulled away , punched and kicked Xu Yanbo again.
"Your Highness, I know that I am guilty. I am too anxious, so I dared to lie to Your Highness. I am too concerned about the safety of my grandson. Please punish me." Xu Jingzong ignored the sudden glances of the crowd around him and pretended to kneel down again. .
After Xia Zhi saw Li Hong's eyes, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to block Xu Jingzong who was about to kneel down.
Li Hong couldn't help but want to look up to the sky and sigh. He almost fell into the trap of Xu Jingzong, an old sinister man. He couldn't help but murmured: "Xu Jingzong, you win."
"Your Highness..." Xu Jingzong was really frightened this time. He didn't expect the prince to be so smart. Could he have realized his true purpose in such a short period of time
Li Hong ignored him. He looked up to the sky and was about to lower his head while sighing. He glanced at the window on the second floor of the restaurant and saw a female head sticking out of an opened window. At this time, it happened to be looking towards him.
"Auntie?" Li Hong was shocked, why is she here
Wu Shun inadvertently lowered his head and looked down. When he saw clearly that the person sitting in the carriage among the crowd was the Crown Prince, a trace of panic flashed across his face. Just as he was about to close the window in a hurry, Holland's charming face suddenly popped out.
Helan Minyue followed Wu Shun's gaze and was startled. None of the three of them expected to meet here.
Wu Shun and her daughter were a little at a loss. Looking at Li Hong looking at them, each of them held a window, wondering whether they should close it immediately.
(End of chapter)