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Chapter 251: Assassination (5)
When Lian Xiu came, she was drawing flowers with a dexterous girl. Seeing Lian Xiu coming in, she asked strangely: "Isn't father very busy recently, why do you have time to come to me?"

Lian Xiu said with a mournful face: "Laier, something big happened this time, you must help father this time!"

Xiang Lai wondered: "What makes my father so anxious? If my father can't do it, how can my daughter do it?"

Lian Xiu said: "If you can do it, you can do it, this time it must be done by you!"

Xianglai said, "What's the matter? Father, tell me."

Lian Xiu said: "Oh, don't mention it, the caravan that my father sent to Koryo this time was confiscated by the Koryo yamen!"

Xiang Lai said: "How is this possible, doesn't my father have an official document from Korea?"

Lian Xiu said: "It has nothing to do with official documents, it's a lawsuit. It is said that the king of Koryo was assassinated, and the assassin hid in our caravan. After the Koryo yamen caught the assassin, we detained our people!"

Xianglai raised her eyebrows, and said lightly, "How come there are assassins in Goryeo, the profession of assassins is quite prosperous these days."

Lian Xiu said anxiously: "Oh, don't talk about this, you should quickly help Weifu find a way to get out both the people and the goods!"

Xianglai pretended to be stupid and said: "What can I do? My father and I are both in Beiliao. If we want to help, we must go to Korea."

Lian Xiu said: "You don't need to go to Goryeo, there are no Goryeo people here. Lai'er quickly go to the second prince and ask him to write a letter back. His status is honorable, and our people will be released with just one word."

Xiang Lai shook her head lightly and said, "Father is probably wrong. I heard from Wei Xi that he has no status in Korea, otherwise he wouldn't have gone all the way to stay in Beiliao. If the assassination of the King of Korea was involved, probably He can't help it either."

Lian Xiu said: "Whether it's good or not, Lai'er has to ask to know, don't judge by yourself."

Xianglai looked reluctant, and lazily said: "Okay, then I'll ask him."

After speaking, he asked Xu Che to prepare the carriage and send her straight to the Korean embassy.

In the embassy, ​​Xianglai and Yu Zixi sat opposite each other, Xianglai snickered and said, "I thought that Lian Chongxue would use assassins, but this time we will too, and use them better than her, not to kill but to cause trouble, you I don’t see Lian Xiu being so anxious now, it’s as if he’s on fire, crying and asking me to beg you.”

Yu Zixi proudly said: "My manpower is getting better and better, and they have done things so perfectly."

Xiang Lai said: "Then what's next? Do you want me to bring Lian Xiu to see you?"

Yu Zixi said: "Don't for now, it's too early to hook him up at this time, I think it's better to procrastinate, um... so, you can just say that when you go back..."

Xianglai stayed at the embassy for a while and then went back to Lianfu. Lianxiu was waiting to know the outcome of the matter, and had been waiting for Xianglai at Laixiangju. Seeing her come back, he rushed over and asked, "How about Laier, you can see The second prince?"

Xiang Lai said: "I saw it, but he happened to be leaving. I just talked about the matter and came back."

Lian Xiu was surprised and said, "He's leaving? Where? Is it because he doesn't care about my affairs?"

Xianglai said: "Father, don't worry, you see that the news from your side has come, can he have no news, the King of Korea was assassinated, his son, no matter how he gets the news, he has to go back and care about it, Shang I told him about the team, and he said he would go back and have a look, and if it’s okay, let him go there.”

Lian Xiu believed what she said so easily, and said: "It's a coincidence that you rushed to him. Finally, you told him about it. It happened that the second prince was in a hurry to return to the country, and the speed could be faster. I think our people will come out soon. gone."

Xiang Lai said: "Who knows, I hope so, the second prince can tell me that if the matter is not serious, he can solve it with one word, but if the matter goes to his father, it is probably useless for him to plead for mercy." .”

Lian Xiudao: "It's just that the assassin came in to hide for a while, so he won't alarm the King of Korea, so it should be fine."

Xiang Lai said, "Maybe."

"Well, it must be fine."

While talking, Lian Xiu went out to Laixiangju to deal with other matters.

This wait was more than a month, and Lian Xiu, who was so anxious, did not often come to Xianglai to ask about Yu Zixi's news, even though Xianglai knew Yu Zixi's itinerary, he did not tell him.

It wasn't until this day that Yu Zixi came back from Korea and took the initiative to visit Xianglai as a guest, that Xianglai asked Lian Xiu to come again.

Seeing Yu Zixi appearing, Lianxiu asked eagerly before Xianglai could speak: "How about the second prince, can you take care of my caravan?"

Yu Zixi said: "Since my uncle ordered it, why would I not do it, it's just..."

Seeing his hesitant appearance, my heart sank, and I said anxiously, "Just what?"

Yu Zixi said: "At first I thought it was nothing serious, just go back and talk about it, but I didn't expect that it was my elder brother who led people to arrest the assassin. My elder brother is the eldest son of Gao Li. Over the years, our younger brothers have gradually grown up, and one Better than the other one, my elder brother was worried about shaking his position as the eldest son, so he tried his best to show it in front of his father. This time, in order to claim credit, he insisted that the assassin did not hide in the caravan himself, but that the leader of the team, Lian Wuye, hid it Now, everyone is handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for questioning. Once the facts are found out, they will report to my father and king. At that time, not only will uncle’s people be banned from entering Korea, but all uncle’s deposits and silver taels may be withheld. Master and others will be executed as assassins!"

Lian Xiu almost didn't sit on the ground after hearing this, he was as dull as a log, and then gradually came back to his soul, suddenly grabbed Yu Zixi, and said, "Second Prince, you must help me, if those people are all punished in Korea Cut it off, then our family will really be over!"

Yu Zixi hurriedly said: "Uncle, don't be so alarmed. I just said it might happen, but I didn't say it will happen. Because the evidence is really hard to come up with, so the criminal department's yamen didn't decide the case until I came back. As long as my elder brother doesn't press me hard, Uncle's people should not be easily beheaded."

Lian Xiu was not at ease because of his comfort, and anxiously said to himself: "What should I do if I'm being targeted by the Crown Prince Gao Li, what should I do!"

Yu Zixi frowned in embarrassment and said: "This is really difficult, but my elder brother is uncertain, and he may forget about it after a while. In that case, as long as someone asks for money, the money will come out, uncle You might as well tell the people over there to pay attention, if there is still no conviction after a year and a half, it means that my elder brother forgot about it, and then my uncle can ask someone to release him on bail."

"For a year and a half? For a year and a half, my people and goods have been detained in the yamen? And, what if your elder brother didn't forget, and just dragged these people to beheaded? And, and there is my deposit Where's the silver!"

(End of this chapter)