The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 1280 Rumors
Chen Pingping woke up from his coma and sat up in shock when he saw the dark environment around him.

"Someone come, someone come quickly!" Chen Pingping shouted for a long time, but there was no movement outside the cell.

After a long time, perhaps the jailer heard the noise, walked over, and shouted into the cell: "What are you shouting for? Be quiet, or you won't even have urine to drink today."

Chen Pingping said anxiously: "Xiao En ran away. I am Chen Pingping. Let me out quickly."

"Are you Chen Pingping? I'm the prince!" the jailer laughed wildly.

Chen Pingping said angrily: "Open the cell door immediately."

The iron door of Sean's cell was very solid, with only a small hole at the bottom, so people outside couldn't see inside. In addition, Chen Pingping's voice changed a little through the door, and the jailer couldn't hear it for a while.

But Chen Pingping was Chen Pingping after all, and he quickly confirmed his identity. The jailer quickly opened the cell door and let him out.

"Don't worry about me. Go and inform Yan Ruohai and Zhu Ge to close the nine gates of Kyoto. Don't let Sean escape." Chen Pingping sat on the chair with the help of the jailer.

"Your Excellency, the nine gates of Kyoto have been open for almost two hours." The jailer said in a low voice.

"What! How long have I been unconscious?" Chen Pingping asked in shock.

"It's almost noon." The jailer said carefully.

"Why don't you check the people who went out?" Chen Pingping said angrily.

The jailer didn't even dare to breathe. At this time, Yan Ruohai, the director of the Inspection Bureau, received the news and ran to the dungeon.

"Master Dean."

Seeing Yan Ruohai, Chen Pingping said, "Take people to hunt down Xiao En immediately. Don't let him escape back to Northern Qi."

Yan Ruohai said: "I have already notified the organizers of each place, and the people in the hospital have also been sent out."

Chen Pingping said with a gloomy face: "Take your men to Wang's Cloth Shop immediately and bring back everyone there."

Yan Ruohai took the order and left, but came back soon.

"Wang's cloth shop is now deserted." Yan Ruohai brought bad news to Chen Pingping.

Chen Pingping narrowed his eyes and thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out why Wang Gang helped Sean escape. Was it just for the "Tianyi Dao Heart Sutra"?

Are you kidding me? !

At this time, a person from the Inspection Office came running over and said, "Master, someone has come from the palace. His Majesty wants you to come in and question him immediately."

Chen Pingping's face changed. The thing he was most worried about had finally happened.

"Bring me my wheelchair." Chen Pingping said solemnly.

"Dean, the person who impersonated you took the wheelchair away as well." Yan Ruohai said softly.

Chen Pingping finally panicked. That wheelchair meant a lot to him. It was made for him by Ye Qingmei herself, and it also contained a life-saving weapon.

Losing Sean is not as serious as losing his wheelchair.

"Send someone to find my wheelchair immediately." Chen Pingping said anxiously.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Yan Ruohai turned and left.

"Stop." Chen Pingping suddenly stopped Yan Ruohai again.

"Let's put the wheelchair issue on hold for now!" Chen Pingping called two people and carried him into the palace.

After Chen Pingping entered the palace, he found it was very lively. Not only were the crown prince and the eldest princess there, but even the second prince Li Chengze was in Emperor Qing's bedroom.

Emperor Qing looked very bad and gloomy, but the Crown Prince and the other two seemed to be gloating over their misfortune.

"Chen Pingping, do you admit your guilt?" Emperor Qing shouted angrily.

"I know my crime, I deserve to die!" Chen Pingping said in fear as he crawled on the ground.

The prince snorted coldly: "Chen Pingping, you are so bold that you dare to release the imperial criminal privately. How much benefit did Northern Qi give you?"

Chen Pingping said in panic: "Your Highness, where did you hear this rumor? I dare not release Xiao En privately."

"Humph!" the prince said angrily, "Is there anything in the world that you, Chen Pingping, dare not do?"

Chen Pingping now experienced what it meant to be pushed down by everyone.

Xiao En's escape from prison gave the Crown Prince and the Second Prince an opportunity to trip up Chen Pingping, and they joined hands in a rare move. It wasn't that the two of them had a grudge against Chen Pingping, but the Inspection Institute was too powerful, and as long as Chen Pingping fell, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince could place their own people in the Inspection Institute.

Emperor Qing naturally knew the little thoughts of his two sons. In order to maintain the balance in the court, he could not punish Chen Pingping severely.

"Chen Pingping, who was the person who took Sean away last night?" Emperor Qing asked.

Chen Pingping rolled his eyes and said, "That man is the Dark River Killer."

The Crown Prince, the eldest princess, and the second prince were shocked at the same time, but soon returned to normal.

"What is the dark river?" Emperor Qing asked puzzledly.

Chen Pingping explained: "Dark River is a killer organization in the underworld. The murder of Lord Qin was caused by Dark River."

Emperor Qing was furious: "What kind of assassin organization could actually kill Qin Ye, who is a ninth-rank official, and rescue Sean?"

Chen Pingping glanced at the princess and said slowly: "The Inspection Institute has found some information about the Dark River organization and found the Dark River's base in Kyoto, which is the Wang's Cloth Shop on Niulan Street."

The prince was completely panicked. He was afraid that Chen Pingping would reveal that he had been to Wang's cloth shop.

"Bold Chen Pingping, you still dare to quibble now. What hidden river and visible river, I think you made them up." The prince said angrily.

Emperor Qing glanced at the Crown Prince suspiciously and snorted coldly: "You go down first."

"Father." The prince was startled and just as he was about to speak, Emperor Qing said angrily, "Are my words no longer effective?"

"I dare not." The prince gritted his teeth, clasped his fists and bowed, then left the hall.

The eldest princess and the second prince didn't dare to stay any longer.

"What's going on with this underground river?" Emperor Qing asked the eunuch to help Chen Pingping up and sit on a stool.

"Your Majesty, the recent investigation by the Inspection Bureau into the death of Mr. Qin has unexpectedly uncovered a killer organization, and discovered that this organization has many connections with the powerful people in Kyoto."

"Powerful and noble." Emperor Qing said meaningfully: "You mean, someone bribed the Dark River assassin to kill Qin Ye."

"Yes." Chen Pingping knew very well that Emperor Qing had begun to suspect the Crown Prince.

"Is there any evidence?" Emperor Qing asked.

"Yes." Chen Pingping said: "After Lord Qin died, I sent people to monitor the Dark River stronghold and found that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had secretly been there."

Emperor Qing's eyes widened and he said angrily: "Chen Pingping, are you saying that my crown prince hired someone to kill Qin Ye?"

Chen Pingping lowered his head and said, "I dare not speak nonsense."

Emperor Qing was furious and suddenly saw the eunuchs around him.

"Everyone, go out, close the palace gates, and no one is allowed to come in without my permission."

After the palace gates were closed, Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping stayed inside. It was an hour later that the eldest princess received the news that Chen Pingping had left the palace.

Emperor Qing had been silent for a long time, which made the Crown Prince very anxious. He wanted to discuss it with the eldest princess, but to no avail.

The eldest princess left the palace, reportedly to go look for her daughter Lin Wan'er.

The prince was very anxious, but there was nothing he could do.

After Chen Pingping left the palace, he saw Fan Jian waiting for him outside the palace.

"Has my son come to Kyoto?" Fan Jian asked straight to the point.

"Your son has caused me so much trouble. He has ruined my plan of more than ten years." Chen Pingping complained.

Fan Jian asked anxiously: "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing?"

Chen Pingping snorted coldly: "If he doesn't want to recognize you, it has nothing to do with me."

Fan Jian said angrily: "If it weren't for what you did back then, we would have reconciled long ago."

Chen Pingping reacted and asked Fan Jian: "How did you know Wang Gang came to Kyoto?"

Fan Jian said: "It is now widely rumored in the capital that Ye Qingmei's son has returned to the capital, and Qin Ye's death is the first step in his revenge."

Chen Pingping's face changed drastically, and he screamed: "What?! Has Fan Xian's identity been exposed?"

(End of this chapter)