The news from Prince Jin was a step behind.
Since the letter of apology was submitted, his anxious days were relieved to a great extent. After all, no news is sometimes the best news.
He was a timid person and always tried to think positively about everything. Since there was no news, at least no one came to capture him, which was enough for him.
Based on this, he even wanted to play chess with Xue Changshi and others.
When he had nothing to do in the evening, he started to have some ideas. He heard that there was a famous building in Dengzhou, so he asked his trusted captain of the guards to pick up a flower girl from the pleasure boat to sing some songs to liven up the atmosphere.
He was originally a person who loved beauty, and now that the situation had improved, he picked up this hobby.
Xue Changshi also seemed to be immersed in it, stroking his beard, clapping to the beat of his words and smiling.
The atmosphere was just right. Prince Jin was already a little tipsy. He smiled and called out to Xue Changshi and the chief guard: "Si Niang said there are many beautiful sisters on the boat across the river. Why don't you find one and come over... When life is good, you should enjoy it to the fullest..."
At this time, fear no longer existed, and the life and death of his wife and children seemed no longer so important. King Jin was somewhat satisfied, and urged the guard captain with a smile on his face: "Go quickly! I'll make the decision!"
Everyone in the cabin burst into laughter, and all joined in the fun for Prince Jin, urging the captain of the guard to go to the barge next door to pick up a few more prostitutes to come over for fun.
But before the captain of the guard had time to leave the cabin, there were rapid knocks on the cabin door.
The guards standing outside were so nervous that their expressions changed. They ran in and could hardly speak to tell Prince Jin and the guests who stood up in shock: "Your Highness! Something happened! The Jinyiwei are chasing us outside, saying they want to interrogate the fugitive!"
Fugitive?!
What fugitive?!
Prince Jin stood up with his eyes wide open. All the drunkenness disappeared in an instant, and he felt as if a basin of ice water had been poured over him. He stared in amazement at Xue Changshi, who also seemed in disbelief.
Hua Niang was already trembling with fear at the mention of the three words "Jinyiwei". When she heard that the man in front of her, who was dressed like a rich man, was actually a prince, she turned pale with shock.
Although she was not a government official, she had been selling smiles in entertainment circles for a long time and had learned some things naturally.
Where have I heard that the prince needs to hide his identity and look for Hua Niang? !
Moreover, this prince has even provoked the Imperial Guards and is in such a panic...
She was frightened, but before she could react, the chief guard ran out to take a look and then ran back to look at Prince Jin, and said with a bad look on his face: "It's the Jinyiwei..."
But the letter of apology had already been submitted! He had already given in and accepted his fate, not caring about his son's life or death anymore. The only thing left was to beg for mercy from Emperor Longqing!
How could Emperor Longqing be so cruel that he would not be satisfied until he killed everyone by taking advantage of this incident? !
The King of Jin's drunkenness turned into anger. In disappointment and anger, he picked up a cup beside him and smashed it to the ground.
With a crisp sound, fragments flew everywhere.
Hua Niang was so frightened that she covered her eyes and screamed, but was immediately frightened by King Jin's terrifying expression. She huddled aside and sobbed.
The King of Jin didn't care about her, and his eyes were fixed on Xue Changshi beside him: "Sir, what do you say we should do?!"
Xue Changshi's face became even uglier, and he said palely: "Why not let them in..."
Seeing that Prince Jin's face was getting uglier and uglier, he tried to explain to him: "Your Highness, you should know that our destination should not be known... Others thought we were still with the princess and concubines... Since the Jinyiwei found us, they must have known this. So... it means that they have bad intentions."
It's not that he comes with bad intentions.
King Jin said viciously: "Since they have bad intentions, if we let them in, wouldn't that be like inviting a wolf into the house?!"
Xue Changshi looked around at the guests in the cabin with different expressions, and shook his head slowly: "That can't be said. After all, we don't know why the emperor said to arrest the fugitive. You are a vassal king. Even if the prince and the young master made a mistake, you still have the title and are the emperor's brother. Who is the fugitive mentioned by the Jinyiwei? If it is you, there must be a reason, right? Even if we leave the princess where she is and leave first, what's the problem?! We haven't committed any crime and are being arrested. We just want to go back to the vassal state as soon as possible to deal with the matter. Could it be that we are at fault? "
This is the truth, and it really touched the heart of King Jin. He clenched his fists, only to find that his fingertips were numb from the cold. He pointed at the captain of the guards with wide eyes and said, "That's it! Go out and call the man in! I want to know who the fugitive they are talking about is!"
The captain of the guards quickly responded and turned around, but was stopped by Xue Changshi.
Xue Changshi coughed and looked at the head of the guards: "You must remember, you can only let in one or two leaders, and not more than that."
The captain of the guards gestured with understanding and glanced at Prince Jin. Seeing Prince Jin nod hastily, he also nodded yes and quickly turned around and left.
When he came in again, he brought Liu Dong in.
Liu Dong was Huang Jun's former subordinate. King Jin had met him before and had dealt with him before. Seeing an acquaintance, he relaxed a little unconsciously before asking, "What fugitive is Captain Liu arresting? Why did he bring him to my ship?"
Liu Dong's expression also looked a little unhappy. He originally didn't want to come in, but since he knew that Prince Jin was in here, he just sent someone to capture him.
Why go to all the trouble to listen to King Jin and come to Xi'an to find out the situation
What is there to inquire about? After all, how difficult is it to guess what is happening on the ship? The missing people on the ship where the Princess of Jin was captured are all here!
But since the captain who came with him was Young Master Lin's man, and he said that if you know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger, what else can I say
He had been looked down upon by others because he had followed the wrong person. He had done too many bad things in the past. Now that he was no longer a member of the Imperial Guard, he was afraid that he would be betrayed and devoured by others, so he had no choice but to swallow his anger.
Besides, it wasn’t his turn to do this job.
After all, he is a prince, and he is going back to his fiefdom. I wonder how many good things are on the ship.
He coughed to clear his throat, then sneered in the style of a Jinyiwei and asked the Prince of Jin: "Why are we here, and who is the fugitive we caught? Your Majesty, you really don't know?!"
Anyway, they were both in trouble. Liu Dong was not a good person to begin with, so he sneered and said, "What kind of treasonous thing have I done? Doesn't the prince know what's going on?!"