After the prince enters the play

Chapter 216: Chapter 218

Wang Daoli insisted that he took the position of his elder brother, which was reasonable, and did not mention at all that his elder brother took the position of uncle, which was tantamount to deception.

Now Wang Shao's son is adhering to his father's style and insisting on taking over his father's errand, but he doesn't mention how Wang Daoxin took Wang Daoji's position back then.

"Don't other members of the Wang family care?" Su Xinyi asked inquiringly.

The waiter spread his hands, "It's even more difficult to say, Wang Daoji once had a fiancée Luo Shi who was a child, guess what?"

Su Xinyi felt a big pot of dog's blood poured towards her, and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

The waiter in the shop laughed twice, and said in a slightly obscene tone, "The guest officer never expected that Wang Daoji's fiancée, Luo Shi, regretted her marriage and married Wang Daoxin."

Su Xinyi frowned slightly, "Isn't that right? Wang Daoxin is six or seven years older than Wang Daoji. How old is Wang Daoji's fiancée?"

"Hey, Wang Daoxin has a daughter-in-law whose surname is Zhang. Her life was not good. When she gave birth to the child, she died twice. Both mothers and daughters were gone. Now that Luo Shi has grown up, she has a pretty face. Do you understand that? "

Su Xinyi didn't understand very well, but she understood a little bit after seeing the insignificant smile of the waiter. She looked at him in astonishment, "You mean that Wang Daoxin robbed his cousin's wife?"

The waiter quickly waved his hands, "I didn't say that, but it's true that Luo Shi and Wang Daoji regretted their marriage, and it's true that they remarried Wang Daoxin. As for what happened between these three people, it's not clear."

The amount of information is a bit large, Su Xinyi knew that the waiter in the shop only knew so much, chatted with him a little more, and asked with a smile: "Is there any good wine around here, I'll go get a pot?"

"Yes, go out and go forward, turn right after the second intersection, there is an old tavern at the end of the alley, their wine is famous for dozens of miles around us, but no one passes by without taking a jar .”

Su Xinyi thanked her and walked out the door.

Inquire about the best place for news, the perfect place for tea stalls and taverns.

As soon as Su Xinyi went out, she felt someone behind her. When she turned her head, she saw the prince who had changed into ordinary clothes. She couldn't help asking in surprise, "Where are you going?"

"Are you going to the tavern?"

Su Xinyi suddenly realized that the prince might have been listening to the corner, so she smiled, "Did your Highness hear it?"

"The name is too conspicuous when you are away from home. You can change it." Yan Junchu said solemnly.

Su Xinyi became worried, thought for a while, and asked tentatively, "Brother Shi Yuan?"

When investigating the salt merchant's case, he asked her to call him that. He was embarrassed at the time, but it seems to be okay now. After all, they are a fiancé couple, so there is less awkwardness.

Yan Junchu frowned and smiled, then nodded, "Let's go, I don't worry about you going alone."

The corner of Su Xinyi's mouth twitched. If there was a fight, wouldn't it be convenient to take him with him?

But this complaint can't be said that His Royal Highness is shameless?

Su Xinyi thought for a while and said, "That's fine. If the wine is really delicious, we can buy some on the way back. I'll give it to my family and friends when I go back."

Yan Junchu looked down at Su Xinyi and saw her beaming with joy. She said, let's bring gifts to the family. He doesn't have any family, only one father.

It seems that he really didn't bring anything to his father alone, and it's not impossible.

The two walked side by side towards the old tavern, Su Xinyi asked in a low voice, "Brother Shi Yuan, did you hear what you said before?"

Yan Junchu nodded, "There was no such thing as divorce and remarriage in the news conveyed by the Beijing Central Committee before."

Su Xinyi nodded, "Yeah, it's not irrelevant, why didn't you mention anything?"

Yan Junchu hit the key point, "You forgot that it was Wang Shao who sued."

Su Xinyi thought about it too, Wang Shao is Wang Daoli's son, and Wang Daoji is the opposite family, so how could he mention things that are beneficial to Wang Daoji.

The two talked while walking, and soon arrived at the old tavern mentioned by the waiter. At this time, there were still quite a few people in the old tavern, and many drinkers ordered one or two small dishes in the store, holding their glasses and drinking to their heart's content.

The strong aroma of wine rushed over, and Su Xinyi said, "It's stronger than the apricot blossom wine in the capital."

The alleys in Ding'an are different from those in the capital city. They have eighteen twists and turns. The ground is covered with blue bricks and stones, and the shade is covered with moss. A splash of color.

A sip of wine and a mouthful of food, looking at such a scenery, makes people feel extraordinarily comfortable.

The two found the only table in the corner and sat down. Su Xinyi let the prince sit, and went to the shopkeeper to order food and get wine.

The shopkeeper was a rather old man, with a drowsy look, his eyes seemed to never be opened, and when he saw Su Xinyi walking over, he seemed too lazy to talk to her.

"Shopkeeper, here are some of your signature side dishes, and a pot of wine."

The shopkeeper yelled, and a waiter agreed behind him, and then ignored Su Xinyi again.

Su Xinyi didn't care too much, took out copper coins to pay the bill, and asked while counting the copper coins: "Shopkeeper, I want to order twenty jugs of wine, can I pick up the goods in ten days?"

"Yes, thank you for your patronage, 20 taels."

Su Xinyi estimated one or two jars, and the price was neither expensive nor cheap. She happily took out the silver and put it on the table, and said with a low laugh, "Can I ask you something?"

The shopkeeper had to put away the money, and then wrote a note to Su Xinyi to receive wine in the tavern, without raising his eyelids, he asked, "What do you want to ask, little guest officer?"

"I want to ask you about the Wang family, is it convenient?" Su Xinyi lowered her voice.

The brush in the shopkeeper's hand stopped, and the ink immediately stained the paper. The note was ruined. He put down the pen, crumpled it into a ball and threw it away. He took another piece of paper, this time without picking up the pen. His eyes were also opened at this time, looking at Su Xinyi, "What do you want to know about the guest?"

"It's like this. Someone came to my sister's door to secure a marriage, and the Wang family was mentioned. It was a good marriage, but now that something like this happened, the family didn't know what to do, so they asked me to come out and inquire. This I came to your tavern for a while, so I asked you a few words. You can talk if you can, and it’s okay if you can’t."

Although Su Xinyi finished speaking with a smile, she had a sad expression on her face, and there was a slight sigh between her words.

The shopkeeper was suddenly amused, "You said you are a funny girl."

Su Xinyi immediately looked left and right in surprise, and then said in a low voice: "You can see this, you are really sharp-eyed, I walked all day today, and no one found that I am a girl. I think I pretend to be pretty, why do you Did you see it?"

"The old man has seen many people with his eyes, and he will know it at a glance."

Su Xinyi cupped her hands, "I'm laughing at you, hey, if it wasn't a last resort, my family wouldn't let me go this way."

The shopkeeper lowered his head and finished writing the note, blew it, handed it to Su Xinyi when he was dry, and then said, "It's a good thing that the Wang family's marriage is not concluded. Which of the Wang family's babysitters do you have?"

Without hesitation, Su Xinyi immediately said, "It's the son of the commander who just passed away."

The shopkeeper said: "It's not very lucky."

Su Xinyi wanted to ask again, but the shopkeeper had to wave his hand, and fell asleep on the table again, refusing to say a word.

As soon as Su Xinyi saw it, he knew it was useless to ask again, so he simply took the note and went back to the prince, and told him the news he had inquired about.

Yan Junchu's dark eyes stared at the wall in the alley outside the window, not knowing what he was thinking, Su Xinyi poured him a light glass of wine, and poured a small one himself, took a sip, the taste was slightly spicy, and it would be delicious after a while Returning to sweetness, this wine is fragrant, strong and mellow enough to live up to its reputation.

When Yan Jun first came back to his senses, he saw Piansu Xinyi drinking happily alone. He looked at her and asked, "Is it good?"

"Live up to your reputation, Brother Shiyuan, try it." Su Xinyi squinted and smiled, saying that drinking makes me sad, but in fact, drinking more often is also a happy thing.

Yan Jun picked up the wine cup and took a sip at the beginning, quite surprised, the taste was really good, although it was not as good as Yujiu, but it was still quite special.

"Brother Shi Yuan, what were you thinking just now?"

When Yan Jun first heard the words and looked at her, he found that A Yuan was not the same as usual at this time, and the eyebrows and eyes were more gentle
, and also lost a bit of defense and alienation, as if the distance between the two of them was filled all of a sudden.

"I'm thinking that this Wang Shao may be very problematic."

"I thought so too, let's go together again."

And this word made Yan Junchu feel elated, "However, Wang Shao dared to submit the book, so it can be seen that Wang Daoji should have some handles in his hands."

Su Xinyi was thoughtful, "It doesn't matter if the shopkeeper says the marriage will not end, it shows that he doesn't have a good impression of Wang Shao."

"You'll know when you see someone." Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi, "Tonight I will let Yang Jin take people to find the whereabouts of King Xiang."

Su Xinyi was stunned for a moment, "Tonight? Then there will be no one around His Highness."

Yan Junchu said: "How can you be so particular about going out, besides, you are here."

Su Xinyi coughed lightly, and then said: "That's fine, but we haven't received any news since we came all the way. I don't know if King Xiang has been found."

"We'll know when we arrive," Yan Junchu said.

Su Xinyi looked at the prince's expression and was not very anxious. Thinking about it, even though the relationship between King Rong and King Xiang was not very harmonious, it was not and would never be desperate. He must have arranged for someone to find King Xiang's whereabouts.

Besides, King Xiang had his own guards by his side, so even if he disappeared temporarily, his life should not be in danger.

It's just that it is still unknown what caused King Rong to be injured and King Xiang to disappear.

The two of them went back to the inn under the moonlight, Yang Jin had already set out with his people, Su Xinyi lived next to the prince, and was very vigilant all night, and when the sky was slightly brighter the next day, she was ready to get ready.

Yan Junchu also got up very early, pushed open the door and saw Su Xinyi standing outside, and asked in surprise, "You've been here all this time?"

Su Xinyi shook her head, "No, I just want to knock on the door."

Yan Junchu nodded. He remembered watching Su Xinyi go back to his room last night. If someone stayed outside his door all night, it would make him a little uncomfortable.

The two of them had a simple breakfast, and immediately got up and set off with their companions, and finally entered the gate of Ding'an at noon.

The autumn wind was already blowing in the capital, but the noon sun in Ding'an made people dizzy.

They didn't go to Wang's house, but went directly to the place where King Rong stayed.

The people in Ding'an City are constantly coming and going, the shouts of hawkers are heard one after another on both sides of the street, there is a river running through the city, and the boats in the river are constantly shuttling, and occasionally the melodious singing of the boat lady can be heard slowly.

Rong Wang was picky and refused to live in the county government office. He felt uncomfortable, so he found a big house and rented it. Originally, An Dongwei arranged a house for him, but Rong Wang paid for it to avoid suspicion. .

A group of people stopped in front of the house, and the guard at the gate recognized them at a glance, and hurried over to greet them.

Yan Junchu took Su Xinyi inside and asked as he walked, "Where is King Rong?"

"If you go back to Your Highness, the prince is recuperating in the front yard."

"lead the way."

The concierge didn't dare to say anything and immediately led the way, stepped on the veranda, passed through the moon gate, and then turned into the courtyard with winding paths. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw King Rong sitting on a recliner in the courtyard, accompanied by his companion. It was Sheng Siming.

Sheng Siming turned his head to see the person who was surprised, and immediately knelt down to salute, "Meet Your Highness the Crown Prince."

King Rong was taken aback, turned his head immediately, and met the serious face of his eldest brother, he was about to get up immediately, but he didn't know that he got up too fast, accidentally touched the wound on his arm, and immediately grinned in pain.

Su Xinyi: ...

Yan Junchu waved Sheng Siming to get up, then looked at Rong Wang and said, "You are really promising."

King Rong was so angry that he wanted to jump, "Brother, I was injured anyway, so can't you say something nice?" He said something dissatisfied, but his eyes fell on Su Xinyi, "Why are you here?"

Su Xinyi said with a straight face, "I have ordered to escort His Highness to protect His Highness."

King Rong: ...

So angry!

Father is partial, why didn't father ask Su Xinyi to protect him when he came?
Su Xinyi saw that King Rong looked good and was still alive and kicking. It seemed that the injury was not serious. "I heard that His Royal Highness King Xiang is missing, has anyone been found?"

"It's also a coincidence that you came here. I just found it this morning. It's lucky that he fell into the water and was rescued by a boatman." King Rong's mouth twitched.

Yan Junchu looked at King Rong and said, "Tell me, what's going on, there are two majestic princes, one is injured and the other is missing. It would be a joke to report back to the capital."

King Rong became even angrier when he heard this, "Brother, it's really not my fault, it's because King Xiang insisted on going to some riverside, and said he wanted to see the places Wang Daoli had been to before he died, I thought Just go, let him go to the riverside, but he still has to climb the mountain when he gets to the riverside, so something will happen."

"There are mountains beside the river?" Su Xinyi asked suspiciously.

King Rong covered his face, "What kind of river is that? People in Anding have never seen a real big river. It is a river at the foot of Quan'an Mountain called the Jinling River. It is wider than ordinary rivers and the water flows faster."

The corner of Su Xinyi's mouth twitched, not knowing what to say.

They didn't know until King Rong finished speaking that someone in Jinling River just happened to be holding a launching ceremony for a new boat, so many people went to watch it, and it was very lively. They originally wanted to see the place Wang Daoli had been to before. Such a thing can only be done another day, so King Xiang proposed to come here, why not go to Quan'an Mountain to have a look, maybe there is something to discover.

Because at that time, King Rong and King Xiang believed that Wang Daoli's death was murdered, so since Wang Daoli appeared in Jinling River before, he might have gone to Quan'an Mountain.

Rong Wanglan didn't want to go at first, but he couldn't stand Xiang Wang saying that he was pampered, so he climbed the mountain together when he was provoked for a while, who knew that he actually found some clues on the top of the mountain, who knew that when he went down the mountain, he was suddenly besieged , King Rong was desperately protected down the mountain by Sheng Siming and Xu Heng, but King Xiang accidentally fell down the mountain.

"At that time, I searched all over the mountain, but I didn't see anyone, so I guessed that I fell into the water. I have been searching by the river for the past few days, and I found him early today." Rong Wang was still angry when he said it. "He's eating and drinking on the boat to heal his wounds. I'm jumping here in a hurry. When I wake up, I should send someone a letter. If I say something, I won't say anything because I'm afraid of being discovered. I think he's trying to punish me on purpose."

Speaking of this, King Rong's face was so ugly that he would die, and finally he sneered, "Brother, you would never have imagined that this time King Xiang also took a fancy to the boatman's daughter, saying that he wanted to bring her back to Beijing."

Yan Junchu frowned slightly, and Su Xinyi was also taken aback for a moment.

King Rong was still angry, and said angrily, "I've been going crazy for not being able to find him these days, but he's good. How can I remember my brother when I'm accompanied by a beautiful woman?"

King Rong decided that King Xiang did it on purpose. After all, if they didn't deal with each other, they would definitely tease him if they found an opportunity.

Su Xinyi didn't expect such an accident, looked at King Rong and asked, "How do I arrange it when I bring it back to Beijing? Concubine Li Gui would never agree to a fisherman's daughter being a princess."

"What kind of concubine?" Rong Wang snorted, "It's enough to be a concubine."

Even if a fisherman's daughter becomes a concubine for King Xiang, it will be smoke from the ancestral grave.

Su Xinyi thought of Concubine Li Gui. Concubine Li Gui had been at odds with the Empress all her life, and the two had fought openly and secretly. Now if King Xiang brought a fisherman back, the Empress might see the joke.

Speaking of it, Su Xinyi didn't know much about King Xiang, and he didn't expect to be a seed of infatuation.

"What did you find on the mountain?" Yan Junchu ignored these trivial matters and asked directly.

When King Rong heard the eldest brother's question, he immediately said: "Brother, we found on the top of the mountain that Wang Daoli had indeed been there, because we found one of his jade pendants, but the jade pendant has been broken, and there is only half of it on our side."

"How do you know it's Wang Daoli's?"

"The Wang family said that half of Wang Daoli's jade pendant was missing. I saw that half at the time and recognized it immediately." Rong Wang said immediately.

"Where did Wang Daoli die suddenly?" Su Xinyi still doesn't know the specific circumstances of the case. He only knows that Wang Daoli died suddenly, but he doesn't know where he died.

"At home." Rong Wang said, "The appearance of death at that time was very miserable, bleeding from the seven orifices, Wang Shao suspected that his father had been poisoned, and the autopsy proved that he died of taking arsenic." Rong Wang said.

Su Xinyi looked at His Highness the Crown Prince, he had been hit by arsenic, it shouldn't be difficult to find out.

The laws of the Southern Qi Dynasty clearly stated that the purchase of arsenic by the people must be clearly registered, and there is also a requirement for the quantity. This thing is highly poisonous, and the government is also very strict.

Yan Junchu met Su Xinyi's eyes and said to her, "Arsenic is very strict for ordinary people to buy, but it doesn't work very well for some people."

Su Xinyi understood that people with power, status and money only need to spend more money to buy these things, and it's not that they can't let others buy them for them.

If this is the case, it will be very difficult to check, and you need to check one by one.If the attacker has status, it will be much easier to cover up.

"Your Highness, Your Highness King Xiang is asking to see you."

Su Xinyi counted the time, King Xiang did not come quickly, they arrived at King Rong's place for a while, it stands to reason that King Xiang should rush over as soon as the crown prince arrives.

At this time, the officials of Ding'an City also hurriedly arrived. Ever since they knew that the Crown Prince was about to visit Ding'an, the government had sent people to keep an eye on the gate of the city.

After staring at him for several days, he didn't see anyone, so he took a nap today, but someone came, and he was so scared that he immediately went to report to the adults.

wrong person?That's impossible, someone came straight to His Royal Highness Rong's house, what could be wrong?

Besides, the person in the lead is imposing, and the guards following behind are mighty and majestic. Is this the style they can have in such a small place?
With this demeanor and attire, I'm sure I can't go wrong again.

The magistrate of Ding'an immediately rushed over to meet His Highness the Crown Prince, and happened to collide with King Xiang, and entered the door one after the other.

Su Xinyi backed away at this time, she was only here to protect the prince's safety, and she would naturally avoid it when it came to matters involving the court.

Yan Junchu noticed Su Xinyi's movements and glanced sideways at her.

Su Xinyi pointed to the eaves of the corridor, and she was watching from there, reassuring His Highness that she would not go far.

Of course, Yan Junchu didn't mean that. He wanted to say that she didn't need to avoid her, but she had already walked away. Besides, it was useless, and it would arouse others' suspicion.

"Qian Bing, the prefect of Ding'an, pays his respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yan Junchu waved his hand and said, "Master Qian, please."

Hearing this, Qian Bing got up, a layer of sweat had formed on his forehead, and he didn't dare to wipe it off. On his territory, the two princes were injured and the other disappeared. He really didn't dare to sleep these few days. He took someone to look for him, and finally found him. Before he could catch his breath, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived.

"Big brother."

Yan Junchu turned his head to look at King Xiang, he sized him up, and then said: "It seems that the injury is almost done."

King Xiang smiled embarrassingly, "It's my brother's fault that I made my father and elder brother worry."

Yan Junchu looked at King Xiang, "After you were rescued, why didn't you report to your seventh brother?"

King Xiang said helplessly, "Brother, I also want to report the news, but I was separated from the guards, and at that time, the father and daughter of the Fu family thought that I was murdered by someone, so they went away with the boat for fear of being found out. It's inconvenient to report to Seventh Brother."

Although Su Xinyi hid under the eaves of the corridor, he could still hear the conversation here.

She looked at King Xiang, and she didn't quite remember what King Xiang looked like in her previous life, but the King Xiang in front of her looked like Concubine Li Gui, and had no similarities with the Crown Prince or King Rong.

King Xiang's words were sincere, and his face showed a bit of helplessness when facing King Rong's angry eyes. Su Xinyi felt that this possibility was also very big.

She knew about King Rong's narrow-mindedness, and she might be suspected of suing him.

　The [-]-word update is complete, my little cuties.

　　
　
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