"Don't think, don't think. Calm down, calm down.”After a long time, she finally managed to control herself.”He slapped himself on the head with a speechless expression.
After calming down, Ling Yuxuan put on his clothes and went to the backyard of the inn. His second brother, Bai Yi, Ni Shang, the Eighteen Horsemen, and Qiu Su were all sitting in the pavilion. The sky was already bright. Although no one had slept the entire night, they were all thinking about the big picture.
Ling Yuxuan took out a bloodstained account book and handed it to Ling Yuhan." Second brother, take a look. This is the evidence of Liu Minzhi's corruption. The amount is huge, and the people involved are a little wide. The names of several ministers in the court are in it. I don't know if it's true or not. There's no clue about the mastermind behind it. Now that he's dead, we've lost an important clue like him. It'll be difficult to investigate."”
Ling Yuandong looked at the numbers on the account book and the names of the ministers involved. His brows furrowed more and more. What was the use of so much money? What was the purpose of these people for Tianqi?
"Third brother, do you know where his money is? Now that the national treasury was empty, if he could find it, he could definitely solve the problem of the army's food and pay for his brother.”
"I've been to his secret room before. A large amount of gold is in the secret room, but Liu Minzhi said that he moved it. I don't know where it is now. Why don't we go to the secret room to take a look?”
At this moment, Bai Yi said," In that case, we must let the people know that both of you are here. We must also have an explanation for the death of the magistrate. After all, in their eyes, the death of the magistrate is a big deal. You must stand up and set an example so that the people will not feel uneasy and the Dark Side that is stirring in the dark will not be able to use them.”
Ling Yuxuan's sharp eyes glanced at Bai Yi." I didn't expect Senior Brother to be so meticulous. His thoughts are very different from mine. I'm not in a hurry to go to the government office now. I'll do some publicity first."”Ling Yuxuan smiled slyly.
"Qiu Kun, Qiu Su, go to the city and spread the news. Say that I was assassinated last night and my life was in danger. At the critical moment, the Second Prince saved me and the murderer was the magistrate. Spread the news according to this idea. I want everyone in the city to know about this matter by dusk. At that time, we will go to the government office and gather the people in the city.”
"This subordinate will do it immediately." Qiu Kun and Qiu Su headed in different directions.
"There's nothing else now. Ni Shang, you guys go back to your rooms to rest. Second brother still has something to say to you.”
When they were far away, Ling Yuxuan pulled Ling Yuhan into the room and took out the letter that Chou Kun had given him.
"Liu Minzhi seems to be on good terms with the prime minister. Could the prime minister be the mastermind?”
"The Prime Minister has always been honest and upright. He is a good official in the eyes of the people. Everyone has seen what he has done. We have to investigate this matter carefully. How did this letter coincidentally be intercepted by your subordinates? Could there be something we don't know about?”
"It's all my fault for killing him. Otherwise, things would be much easier now. I could use him as a lead to get many big fish. There's also a mysterious person behind him. I accidentally followed him and found out that this mysterious person doesn't look simple.”
"We're in the open, and he's in the dark. We can only wait and see. We don't even know his identity, and we can't find out anything.”Ling Yuandong said worriedly.
"Then let's rest first. It's still early. We'll appear after they're done with the publicity.”Ling Yuxuan fell asleep the moment he laid on the bed. Ling Yuhan could only smile helplessly and gently shut the door before returning to his room to rest.
Qiu Kun and Qiu Su moved very quickly. Within a few hours, everyone in the town knew that the magistrate had tried to assassinate the prince last night. The news spread like wildfire, and some people even exaggerated the situation.
At a roadside stall:
"This county magistrate is really bold. He even dared to kill His Highness.”A refined scholar said.
"This is nothing. I heard that he embezzled the military rations allocated by the Imperial Court, causing the army to have no food and pay. That's why they came to investigate him.”
"There aren't many good people who are officials these days. It's still the good ones for His Highness to personally come down and investigate this matter. Magistrate Liu has been bossing around here for many years, it's time to change the Magistrate.”An old man stroked his beard and said with a smile.
" Yes, yes," the people beside him echoed.
More and more people were discussing. The evening sun was so red that only half of his face was left. Ling Yuxuan slowly woke up. He turned his body and touched his injured arm.”
" Dong, dong, dong." There was a knock on the door. Ni Shang's slightly hoarse voice sounded. One could tell that she had only woken up not long ago.
"Big Brother Ling, are you up yet? It's already dusk. We have to go to the government office.”" Dong, dong, dong." Three more rhythmic knocks came from the door.
There was no sound. Ni Shang leaned over and listened. The door was suddenly opened. Due to inertia, Ni Shang fell down along the opened door. Ling Yu Xuan did not expect this to happen. Without any support, the two of them fell to the ground."Bang" was the sound of the back of Ling Yu Xuan's head hitting the ground. Hearing the sound, Ling Han, Bai Yi, the Eighteen Horsemen, and Chou Kun and Chou Su, who had returned from their business, all came to watch. What they saw was this scene. Ni Shang was pressing down on Ling Yu Xuan. The two of them pressed their lips together. Ling Yuxuan placed his hand on Ni Shang's butt and even licked it shamelessly. He let out a satisfied sigh. Ni Shang's face was as red as the setting sun. Everyone was petrified. Ni Shang quickly got up and turned around to return to her room.
She paced back and forth in the room." Brother Ling's lips are so soft. What are you feeling in your heart? Could it be that I really like Big Brother Ling?”Ni Shang covered her blushing face with both hands, then patted her rapidly beating heart.
Ling Yuandong, who was the first to react, pulled Bai Yi and walked away calmly. His ice-cold face could not help but smile. The Eighteen Cavalry, Chou Kun, and Chou Su shouted," We didn't see anything. We didn't see anything."”
Then he ran away, followed by deafening laughter.
" Did you guys see Young Master's expression? It's purely a look of unsatisfied desire. It's too comical, hahaha!" Chou Kun pointed his fingers at the crowd as he spoke. The others also laughed out loud. Young Master's expression was indeed comical.
Ling Yuxuan, who was behind him, looked at Chou Kun laughing so happily and said mischievously," How is it?”Chou Kun's body instantly stiffened when he heard this.
" Young Master, I…I…" Chou Kun stuttered," I'm dead. Young Master will kill me. Why can't I control my foul mouth? Sigh, I'm dead for sure."”
"I see that you're too idle. Go take a bath in the pool at the back. Remember to bathe until we come back.”After saying that, he took the lead and left the inn.
Ni Shang, who was following behind them, also glared at Chou Kun and the Eighteen Cavalry. She said angrily," Actually, you should all go to the pool at the back to bathe. It'll be cold to death. Hmph."”Everyone was sweating profusely.
They still followed Ling Yuxuan out and walked towards the government office. The group caused quite a stir. After all, the two princes were dragons and phoenixes among men. There was also the graceful Ni Shang, the elegant Bai Yi, the pleasing Eighteen Horsemen, the heroic and mighty Qiu Su, and the scholarly Qiu Kun. It was a beautiful scene. When they reached the government office, many commoners had already followed Ling Yuxuan and placed their injured arms in front of their chests.
Standing at the entrance of the government office, he said with a rather imposing manner," Fellow villagers, I didn't expect to encounter such a thing when I came to Qushui Town this time. Your county magistrate tried to assassinate me, but when I was on the verge of death, he was saved by my imperial brother. Because of this, Lord Liu was killed. However, I guarantee that when I return to the capital, I will definitely find a real official for your Qushui Town. A good official who is considerate of you. I don't know how the former county magistrate Liu was. But now I have evidence of his corruption. His crime is enough to exterminate his entire family, so there is no need for the villagers to feel sorry for his death. This king and this king's second brother will temporarily stay in the canal for two days. If you have any grievances, I and my second brother will avenge you.”
After saying that, he pretended to casually stretch out his right hand. His bandaged right hand had been soaked in blood at some point, like a plum blossom blooming in the snow. The sharp-eyed people standing in the front row saw it and discussed it.
"Look, your highness 'arm is still bleeding. He must be injured badly."
"It's really hard on your highness. You came to our poor and remote village and your life was threatened. Now you're even seeking justice for us. Your highness is a good person.”
The commoners started to discuss among themselves. Ling Yuxuan and Ling Yuhan looked at each other. Only the two of them could see the light in their eyes clearly.
Then, Ling Han said with a cold face," Everyone, calm down. I know that you are worried about the Third Prince's injuries. He is fine now and just needs to rest. Everyone, go back and rest first. Tomorrow, we will come together to help you."”
"Your Highness, you must take care of yourself."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for sympathizing with us."
The crowd slowly dispersed until there was no one at the entrance of the government office. Only then did the group enter the mansion.
Ni Shang walked over and held Ling Yu Xuan's hand, saying gloomily," Big Brother Ling, do you not want your right hand anymore? I just applied medicine to stop the bleeding, and now you are using your internal energy to force the blood out. This way, the wound will heal very slowly. If it gets infected, it will be troublesome."”She reached out to untie the bandage on Ling Yuxuan's hand, but Ling Yuxuan cleverly dodged her.
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