klisemfg Chapter 1139 The Prince Yi is Shameless, the Crown Prince is Enraged
Chapter 1139 The Prince Yi is Shameless, the Crown Prince is Enraged
Crown Prince Xiao Jingye took a sip of tea and continued recounting their perilous experience in Qilin Mountain.
"At first, they had ropes and chains with them, and it was obvious that they just wanted to capture us."
Of course, we won't just obediently let them arrest us.
When they realized they couldn't catch us, they started hacking and slashing at us with their knives!
Fortunately, we were all skilled in martial arts, and the four guards fought desperately to protect my foolish brother!
We killed several of the men in black and wounded a few more. The rest sent a signal into the mountains.
We also had some injured people on our side, and we were afraid they would call in reinforcements, so we didn't dare to linger in the fight.
Fortunately, we had horses, which allowed us to escape.
As darkness fell, we took advantage of the cover and, before the city gates closed, paid five taels of silver as an entry fee, thus successfully sneaking into the city and returning here.
My two guards were more seriously injured than I was; they collapsed as soon as they made it back here!
Thankfully, no one was seriously injured; it's a stroke of luck amidst misfortune!
After listening to Crown Prince Xiao Jingye's account, Xiao Jingyu and Leng Rongyue exchanged a glance.
Xiao Jingyu looked at Xiao Jingye and said, "Brother, the reason why Yue'er and I came to Dongchang Prefecture is because we heard from Father that you sent a message back to the capital by carrier pigeon, saying that you would stay in Dongchang Prefecture for a few more days, but you did not explain the reason for staying here."
We were worried that you might have encountered trouble or danger here, so we came over with Yue'er.
There's another reason...
Xiao Jingyu then briefly recounted to Crown Prince Xiao Jingye what he and Leng Rongyue had seen and learned during their nighttime investigation of Jiang Ciche's residence and Prince Yi's residence in the capital.
"Your Majesty, we have found a large amount of gold in the Vice Minister's residence and the Prince Yi's residence!"
And then I think of what you just said, brother, about the deep ruts on the road leading to Qilin Mountain…
We suspect that perhaps... there is a gold mine in Qilin Mountain!
And that gold was the weapon our cousin relied on to usurp the throne!
If this conjecture is true, then the golden line connecting Xiao Jingyi, Jiang Ciche, Deng Chusheng, Zhu Gefu, and Qilin Mountain is complete!
Crown Prince Xiao Jingye nodded silently. "It seems that's how things are."
Zhu Gefu, Deng Chusheng, Jiang Ciche, and Prince Xiao Jingyi in Beijing are all on the same chain of interests!
If there really is a gold mine in Qilin Mountain, then Dongchang Prefecture under Zhu Gefu's rule, which possesses Qilin Mountain with its gold mine, was an important link, or even an important source, of financial support for Prince Yi Xiao Jingyi's rebellion!
It's just unknown... whether it's the only source... or one of the sources!
This topic weighed heavily on the hearts of all four people present.
Crown Princess Fang Haoqing then looked at Xiao Jingyu and Leng Rongyue, "Ayu, Yue'er, you said before... that you meddled in something when you entered Dongchang Prefecture... what kind of meddlesome thing was it?"
"Oh, that's it..."
Leng Rongyue said, "When we entered the city gate, we saw those yamen runners who were collecting high entrance fees bullying and beating a poor old woman. We immediately stepped in to save her and injured all seven 'watchdogs'!"
I also took those seven injured constables into this space.
I drugged them; they won't wake up for a while!
"So that's it!"
Crown Prince Xiao Jingye frowned slightly upon hearing this.
"Yesterday, we fought with those men in black in the mountains, killing three of them and wounding four others."
It is still unknown whether this situation has been reported back to the Dongchang Prefecture government.
Today you dealt with those yamen runners who collected city fees at the city gate again.
Now, those yamen runners have been taken into Yue'er's spatial storage.
As for the Dongchang Prefecture government, those few yamen runners at the city gate had vanished without a trace!
"Next, I'm afraid Dongchang Prefecture will soon be in chaos!"
"Let it be chaotic!"
Xiao Jingyu said nonchalantly, "So what if Dongchang Prefecture is in chaos?"
Great order can only follow great chaos!
Not only Dongchang Prefecture, but soon the capital city, large and small, will also be thrown into chaos to varying degrees!
"Are you saying that the Vice Minister Jiang's residence and the Prince Yi's residence have lost a huge amount of valuables, which will cause chaos?"
Crown Prince Xiao Jingye asked.
Not entirely!
My brother has been away from the capital recently, and quite a few things have happened there!
First, some officials in the court with ulterior motives were eyeing the position of Princess Yu, racking their brains to invalidate the Emperor's decree of marriage and trying to stuff their unwanted daughters into the Prince Yu's mansion.
Many officials, upon learning that I had gone to Qingguo Temple on Yunxiang Mountain with the Anguo Duke's family, rushed to send their daughters to Yunxiang Mountain as well, hoping to use underhanded means to create an opportunity for me to enter the Yu Prince's Mansion.
As a result, the emperor retaliated, not only swindling them out of a sum of money which went into the Ministry of Revenue, but also spending a large sum of money at Qingguo Temple on Yunxiang Mountain to recast the Buddha's golden statue!
Those officials lost both money and face, and in the end all their efforts were in vain!
And our dear cousin…
When Xiao Jingyi was mentioned, Xiao Jingyu's face turned as cold as ice.
"Our dear cousin is actually shamelessly coveting Yue'er!"
He actually arranged for dozens of men to take advantage of the fact that the Duke of Anguo's family was at Qingguo Temple on Yunxiang Mountain with Yue'er to chant sutras and pray for the late Lady Baozhen, to massacre the entire Duke of Anguo's household and kidnap Yue'er at the same time!
"what?
Xiao Jingyi really has a lot of nerve!
Crown Prince Xiao Jingye suppressed his anger, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.