klisemfg Chapter 1165 Hou Gui Shocks the Prince and Princess
Chapter 1165 Hou Gui Shocks the Prince and Princess
Hou Gui then remembered something else and continued, "Fellow immortals, there is one more thing..."
Zhu Gefu was able to smoothly become the prefect of Dongchang Prefecture thanks to the maneuvering of Ge Huan, the vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
The prefect is just a local official of the fourth rank. Where he is assigned to a post can be arranged entirely by the vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel, without the Minister of Personnel having any say in it!
Han Liuer, the daughter of Prefect Zhu Gefu's aunt, is the fourth concubine of Ge Huan, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!
"Oh!
These pieces of material are really closely connected!
"That Prince Yi, Xiao Jingyi, is something else! He's trying to win over both court officials and local officials!"
Leng Rongyue couldn't help but sneer and asked.
"Is there anything else?"
Hou Gui lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Yes!"
"I brought so many men out today, firstly on the orders of the Prefect, to arrest those two...those two..."
Hou Gui fell silent; how could he dare to say that they wanted to arrest the two bandits or criminals who were causing trouble at the West Gate?
The two thugs and criminals they were trying to arrest have now turned the tables and taken them all down!
Moreover, he's sitting right across from him, drinking tea and interrogating him!
Hou Gui continued, "The Prefect already knows that yesterday several people broke through the gates of Qilin Mountain and even fought with the guards inside."
The guards of Qilin Mountain originally intended to capture the young men who had broken into the mountain and make them work as laborers in the mines. However, they did not expect that the young men were actually very formidable and ruthless characters!
As a result, not only were those few people not caught, but several guards at Qilin Mountain were also killed or injured.
Today, the prefect sent me out of the city with men, firstly to arrest people.
Secondly, bring more men into Qilin Mountain to strengthen defenses and prevent anyone from accidentally entering and revealing its secrets!
"There's another question..."
Why did you and your men specifically target our carriage?
Why did they keep chasing our carriage?
How did you recognize us?
Leng Rongyue asked this question purely out of curiosity.
Hou Gui answered quickly, "Replying to the fairy, we have apprehended several civilians who entered the city through the west gate and are questioning them..."
From their words, we learned that the people who injured the constables at the West Gate were a young couple, a man and a woman; the man was handsome and the woman was beautiful!
They also have a very nice carriage.
Ordinary people usually own oxcarts, donkey carts, and mule carts, but rarely horse-drawn carts.
Furthermore, the immortals' horses are fine, and their carriages are clearly from elsewhere, not something that any family in Dongchang Prefecture could afford!
Also, our men happened to overhear an old woman talking to another old woman by the roadside…
"What?"
Leng Rongyue asked.
The old woman pointed at your carriage and said, "Look at that young man driving the carriage, how handsome he is!"
There was also a beautiful young girl sitting in the car!
Those two... they're definitely a couple!
Upon hearing this, his men also spotted the carriage in the distance and quickly ran to report it to their subordinate.
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, I immediately led my men eastward in pursuit.
By then, the city had already begun to descend into chaos!
We saw your carriage from afar, but the streets were too crowded and we couldn't catch up in time!
I called out to you, but you ignored me and kept rushing forward.
Especially after you leave the city gate, your carriages will run even faster!
Besides, all along the way, we've met civilians who hide from soldiers and government officials, but you've ignored our shouts and just kept rushing forward...
We've decided that you're the ones at the West Gate... the ones..."
Hearing Hou Gui's words, Leng Rongyue turned to look at Xiao Jingyu sitting next to her with a helpless expression, sighed seriously, and said, "Your Highness Prince Yu, next time you go out to catch a carriage... please disguise yourself first!"
With your appearance... you're just too eye-catching! It's so hard to hide your tracks!
See? Even the old lady has noticed you!
well!"
After saying that, he sighed again and shook his head helplessly.
Same here!
Princess, aren't you the same?
I should at least disguise myself before going out.
It's not unusual for someone to notice me while I'm sitting on the carriage shaft.
Princess, you were sitting inside the carriage, yet the old woman still noticed you...
The princess's appearance... makes it even less suitable for concealing her tracks!
well!"
Xiao Jingyu looked at Leng Rongyue with eyes full of doting affection, but at the same time he was shaking his head and sighing.
Leng Rongyue: "..."
Okay, same to you!
Crown Prince Xiao Jingye and Crown Princess Fang Haoqing, who were standing to the side, looked at Leng Rongyue and Xiao Jingyu... and then exchanged a glance, unable to help but chuckle.
Your Highness Prince Yu?
county lord?
Hearing these two titles from Hou Gui, he couldn't laugh at all!
Hou Gui felt as if someone had put two of the biggest bombs in his ears, blasting him to a crisp!
Hou Gui felt dizzy!
Hou Gui was stunned!
Your Highness Prince Yu... Your Highness Prince Yu...
Isn't Prince Yu the youngest son of the current emperor?
A princess who can be with His Highness Prince Yu...
Who else could it be?
She must be Princess Chengxian, newly bestowed by the current emperor!
It must be that the current emperor issued two imperial decrees to bestow the marriage upon his youngest son's beloved granddaughter of the Duke of Anguo, a first-rank official of the dynasty, and that Princess Chengxian who single-handedly destroyed her own mother's scumbag father, vicious grandmother, and stepmother, as well as her half-brother and half-sister!