Book with Emperor

Chapter 232

On the night when Yue Wentian and his party arrived at the border of Yongzhou, the Emperor's Mansion was completely in chaos.

Lan Yuan looked at the arrow wound on Qin Guanyue's heart, felt her almost nothing pulse with her fingertips, her lips were drawn into a line, and her expression was so serious that it made people panic.

"The mind was in turmoil, the grief was great, the toxin in the lotus in the palm was affected, and the arrow wound was also split open. What happened on the trip?"

Miaomiao covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face, but she still replied, "Your Excellency went to the palace, nothing happened..."

"It was my fault."

Xiao Sheng stood beside the bed with an extremely ugly expression, "I shouldn't—"

Lan Yuan interrupted him, "Say something useful, bring these medicinal materials, I will guard them tonight."

"..."

There was a crackling sound of candles in the house, and a louder sound outside the courtyard. The howling cold wind lingered on the silent street, and a figure passed by quickly.

In the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, under the dim candlelight lay the corpses of two jailers, with a line of blood on their necks.

A figure stopped silently in the last cell, and Lou Binghe, who was leaning in the shadow, slowly raised his head to look at the person coming, his eyes were dark.

A moment later, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Justice, who was still asleep, was woken up by shouts one after another.

"My lord, I'm sorry! Lou Binghe has escaped from prison!"

"..."

When Zuo Shilang heard the news, his legs went limp and he almost collapsed on the ground, but was supported by his subordinates who rushed over.

"My lord, what should we do now? If His Majesty finds out about this, we can..."

The subordinate's face turned pale with fright, who didn't know that this was a matter of losing his head?
"Send someone to search immediately!"

Zuo Shilang shook his lips and thought for a while, then immediately said, "...Go and report to the Emperor Master, yes, the Emperor Master must have a way, send someone to the Emperor Master's Mansion, hurry up!"

"Yes!"

The other party immediately rode a horse and rushed to the emperor's mansion, but what he learned was that the emperor's old illness had relapsed, and his life and death were unknown. Zuo Shilang had no choice but to send someone to the palace to report the matter.

However, Ning Zhao hadn't woken up yet, and the emperor suddenly fell ill again, so the matter had to be handed over to the crown prince and Prime Minister Feng. By the time Prime Minister Feng ordered Jing Zhaoyin to search and arrest the whole city, an hour had passed.

The noise in the city quickly woke up many people, and many officials learned some news, but they didn't dare to inquire about any news, so they had to close the house door.

The night is full of stars, and the flames are soaring into the sky.

In the Yamen of Dali Temple, Xie Heng walked out of the back house in his clothes, and couldn't help frowning when he heard the news from the servants.

"Prison escape... How about the Emperor's Mansion?"

"I heard that the emperor's old illness has relapsed, and now the prime minister and the crown prince are handling the matter."

Xie Heng nodded and said nothing more.Seeing the twilight in the east, he simply didn't go back to sleep, took the candlestick and went to the study to review the case files.

As soon as I stepped into the study, a gust of wind from somewhere brushed across my face, and the candle flame flickered slightly.

He glanced at the closed windows in the room, paused, then turned and walked out the door.

However, it was too late, a dagger lay across his neck, and someone stood just a short distance behind him.

"Thank you, Sir, you are indeed cautious."

"Since the general was able to escape, he should drive out of the city before dawn, instead of wasting time here."

"I really don't want to waste time, but the fastest thing I've done in my life is killing people, so it's best for Mr. Xie to cooperate."

Lou Binghe's tone was cold, "I want all the dossiers of the prefect Xiao Deng's case and all the household registrations of New Moon City."

"..."

When the copper pot drip was too ugly, Xie Heng was bound and gagged and thrown in the corner of the study. Binghe was flipping through the files of the year in front of the desk case, suddenly his expression changed, and he whispered, "I found it."

"Then leave the city." In the shadow beside him, there was actually a person wrapped in black.

"I want to enter the palace."

Lou Binghe put away those files and household registration and stuffed them into his bosom, "As long as Qin Guanyue is proved to be the remnant of Xiao Deng's case, His Majesty and Qin Tianjian will naturally not believe her again."

The black-clothed boy silently drew out his short sword and laid it in front of him, and said calmly, "Follow me."

Lou Binghe knew that the other party came here by order, and would not obey his orders, but now Qin Guanyue's relapse is a rare opportunity for him, he must enter the palace and see His Majesty as soon as possible.

The boy in black glanced at the bloodstains on his body, "You are injured, so you are not my opponent. If you are alive, you will be escorted out of the city by me, or if you are dead, you will be taken out of the city by me, choose one."

Lou Binghe's hand holding the knife tightened, and then he put away the dagger. Seeing this, the boy in black knew that he had chosen the latter path, so he put away the short knife.

Lou Binghe glanced at the dagger-like knives on his waist, his eyes moved slightly, "All of you use the same weapon, or is it just you?"

The young master in black didn't even look at him, let alone answer him, and knocked Xie Heng unconscious, "Let's go."

"There must be guards everywhere in the city gate, how do you go out?"

"Taking hostages."

At this time, the sky was twilight, and the entrances and exits of the streets in the entire capital were guarded by soldiers and horses from the Jingzhao Mansion, and there were a lot fewer pedestrians on the road.

Feng Yi had already rushed to the gate of the palace to give instructions in the middle of the night, and the crown prince was also called in a hurry, and followed him for most of the night. This meeting was really unbearable, and he felt sleepy, but he did not dare to slack off at all, for fear of showing off in front of Prime Minister Feng. timid.

Feng Yi didn't have any hope for the crown prince, it was because Qin Guanyue had a sudden illness, he couldn't mobilize the imperial army and Lingyun cavalry, he could only use the crown prince's seal to mobilize Jingzhao's people and horses to search the whole city, but he knew that at the moment Jingzhao Even if the people from the mansion hit Lou Binghe head-on, they would not be opponents, and the opponent was very good at hiding, so the crowd tactics were useless.

At this moment, someone came to report, "My lord, I found someone! It's at the gate of Dongcheng!"

Feng Yi was furious, "Then why don't you hurry up and arrest me, and even ask my official for such a thing!"

The man stammered, "But...but he held His Highness King Ke hostage..."

Feng Yi's heart trembled, he clenched his fists slowly, and then asked the people beside him, "Has the person who went to the Emperor's Mansion come back?"

The confidant beside him shook his head helplessly, "...No."

Feng Yi regained his composure, turned around and looked at the crown prince behind him, "His Royal Highness has heard that His Majesty is in a coma, and the emperor's teacher has relapsed from his old illness. This matter is related to the safety of His Royal Highness King Ke. I dare not make up my own mind, so I ask the Crown Prince to make a decision."

The prince was secretly delighted when he heard that King Ke had been kidnapped by Lou Binghe, but when he heard Feng Yi push the matter to him, his expression froze immediately.

"Well, what Xiang Feng said is right, this matter is indeed a major matter, but King Ke is my younger brother, and it is not easy for me to make a decision, why not... why not let the prime minister make up his mind!"

There was no time to push back, and the two hurriedly led people to the east of the city.

The East City Gate has long been surrounded by soldiers. Lou Binghe is dressed in black, his long hair is disheveled, and bloodstains can be seen on his neck. He is holding a dagger on Ke Wang Ningsi's neck. The man in black with the knife.

The moment Ning Si saw Feng Yi, it was as if he saw a life-saving straw, and shouted, "Feng Xiang, save me! Feng Xiang!"

Feng Yi ignored him, and turned to look at Lou Binghe, "Lou Binghe, what you have committed is a serious crime against the Nine Clans. His Majesty pities you for your hard work in the early years, and only entrusts your life to the emperor's teacher, and has not exposed your name of treason." , but you don't know how to be grateful, and you kidnap the prince to escape from prison, are you worthy of His Majesty?"

"Feng Tong, I said this because I saw that I, Lou Binghe, is loyal to His Majesty. If I am really a traitor, you will only waste your time talking to me."

"..."

Seeing that Feng Yi didn't refute, it was acquiesced, and Lou Binghe laughed even more arrogantly, "I, Lou Binghe, can't beat Qin Guanyue, but now I'm losing my head, so I can only use this effort to save my own life. Prime Minister Feng, Prince , who is the person in charge? It depends on whether Wang Ke will let you go or not, but I can't wait long."

After he finished speaking, he began to count down, "Ten, nine..."

Everyone's complexion changed, and King Ke began to shout desperately, "Father has not convicted me yet, I am still the prince of Daxi! Are you going to abandon a prince for a traitor and traitor! Murdering the royal family is a serious crime against the nine clans!"

Everyone understands this truth, but Lou Binghe has a special status, no one dares to make a decision, and everyone looks at Feng Yi, including the prince.

Feng Yi said in a deep voice, "Let him go."

Lou Binghe raised the corners of his mouth, not surprised at all, he carried King Ke back step by step, the man in black stopped behind him, and stopped those who wanted to follow, Feng Yi and others could only watch them escape from the city gate and walk away.

The prince secretly sighed in his heart, he knew that Feng Xiang couldn't really abandon that boy Ning Si, but he still felt it was a pity.

"Send someone to follow up immediately, and make sure King Ke is safe."

"Yes!"

……

Not far away, Lou Binghe released King Ke as soon as he entered the forest.

King Ke stepped back step by step, looking at him with a stern look, "You can't escape."

Lou Binghe laughed, "If you want to blame the prince, you can blame Qin Guanyue. I was killed by her, and you are also killed by her. If it weren't for the fact that I am the person Qin Guanyue wants today, Feng Yi would not be here as a criminal like me." I am vacillating between you and your majestic prince."

"So, don't let Qin Guanyue go." He left with the man in black after saying this.

Ning Si wiped the wound on his neck that was cut by the dagger, full of mania and anger, and was about to turn around to leave when suddenly his neck hurt, like a gust of cool wind across his neck.

He belatedly touched his neck and looked at it. Bright red blood flowed all over his hands.

He opened his mouth wide, and made intermittent sounds from his throat, but only a large stream of blood gushed out.

With a "plop", he fell to the ground, and his blood soon stained the dead leaves of the forest red.

(End of this chapter)