Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Nothing happened along the way and we returned to Liuli Town smoothly.

Gu Yue had resigned from Sushui County long ago, and had moved all his luggage back. They drove the carriage into the yard from the back door of the martial arts hall. Several secret guards jumped off the carriage without any instructions and started working. They took the boxes off the carriage one by one, and no one knew where they were taken.

Gu Yue put his things in the apprentice room where Gu Xu lived before.

The two pepper vines were still in the car and Gu Yue planned to plant them in his own yard.

"Boss Dashi." A hesitant voice came.

Gu Yue looked back and saw a middle-aged woman. He was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that Lu Junmei, the peddler who was driven out of Sushui County, had let her family settle down in Liuli Town before leaving.

"Aunt Lu, how are you these days?" Gu Yue greeted with a smile.

"Thank you, Boss Dashi. We sell soup in Liuli Town and make a living." Lu Junmei said gratefully. She didn't say that the business was actually average. After all, there was no such a good place with a large flow of customers as Hongcheng Restaurant, and Liuli Town had few people, so she didn't make as much as in Sushui County.

"Okay, let me study the soup I told you about before, and then we can open the stall." Gu Yue said with a smile.

"Okay, as long as Boss Dashi hasn't forgotten us." Lu Junmei was very happy.

It wasn't that she trusted Gu Dashi, a young man with a fierce face, but she had no other choice. This man had some connections with Chenghou Mansion, and maybe he could give her family some broth in the future.

Who doesn’t want to live a better life?

The two chatted for a few words and then Lu Junmei left.

Gu Yue returned to the house and sorted out his future plans.

Qin Zhaoyue would not send someone to look for him as soon as they settled down. Perhaps Wen Qing and others had spies lurking around in secret.

Gu Yue has not forgotten the agreement with Boss Sun. The matter is so big that he would not dare to default on his debt and refuse to do business with him. When the time comes, he will ask Lord Cheng whether he has delivered the letter.

First, rent a yard as a place to stay, plant peppers, and then open a fried chicken stand. Of course, you have to test the waters first. If the fried chicken is not popular, there are other ways to go.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the door open and Gu Xu walked in.

"Xiao Xu, are you done with your work? You came at the right time. I plan to rent a yard nearby." Gu Yue pulled him to sit down.

Gu Xu looked at him. This man had been acting like nothing had happened since he came back, and he didn't show any difference at all because of what happened in Yuning Mansion.

Should we say he is willful and casual or heartless?

"Aren't you afraid that those people will find this place?" Gu Xu asked him.

"What's the use of being afraid? Don't we just live it out? They may not necessarily attack us." Gu Yue said.

"Why?" Gu Xu listened to his analysis with great interest.

"Because we are openly tied to the prince. Those people have a lot of messes of their own, there is no reason for them to spare the time to deal with ordinary people like us." Gu Yue said.

He just didn't believe that the prince would let these people go after they had caused so much trouble.

"Okay, let's put these aside for now. We're halfway to success if we can come back. Come with me this afternoon to see if there are any yards to rent in town." Gu Yue touched his head, "Don't be afraid. I'm here for you."

Although he didn't think Gu Xu would be so worried about such a thing, Gu Yue still comforted him in this way.

……

The emperor closed the urgent message in his hand.

The person kneeling below was a guard-like man. The emperor waved his hand, and the man said goodbye and walked out.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is trapped in a trick, so it is reasonable for him to go and investigate in person. I hope Your Majesty will not be too harsh on him." Jing Shu said. This man is Jing Cun's father, the head of the Jing family, and one of the staunch royalists.

"I'm afraid this time it's not as simple as leaving the capital without permission." The emperor looked solemn. "The newspaper said that Qin Zhaoyue found a plantation in the Yuning Prefecture area, which was full of poisonous weeds."

"Poisonous weed?" Jing Shu was stunned.

"Have you heard of the kind of happy powder that caused the world to turn upside down in previous dynasties? If you get addicted to it, you will eventually turn into a dried corpse." said the emperor.

"What?!" Jing Shu was shocked. "Such a poison has actually seen the light of day again. Who is so bold... How is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Is he safe?"

"He's fine, but the garden was burned down and there's no evidence." The emperor glanced at Jing Shu and asked, "How likely do you think it is that the prince fabricated this to get a lighter punishment?"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince has always been cautious. I think even if he finds some excuses, it won't be such a big deal." Jing Shu said with a smile.

"Hmm." The emperor asked just this. He did not doubt the prince's intention. At most, he was a little dissatisfied with the prince leaving the capital again.

Jing Shu hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"Jingcun is fine, he just inhaled some poisonous smoke. He should not touch it in the future." said the emperor.

"Yes, yes..." Jing Shu smiled awkwardly. Was he so obviously worried about his son?

The emperor fell into deep thought again.

The urgent report said that Wen Qing and Tang Wuling were seen in Yuning Mansion. Wen Qing said that he came here to help the third prince clear the wronged accusation of killing his brother, and Tang Wuling just happened to pass by here. There seemed to be traces of the grandson of the Su family in Yuning Mansion.

The emperor knew exactly what the prince meant.

Although there was no evidence, the emperor still understood that the whereabouts of these three people were no coincidence.

Qin Zhaoyue did not reveal the details, but the implication that the Su family was involved was already very obvious. Wen Qing and Tang Wuling were on their way back to Luoyang, and by then...

The emperor knocked on the table, and Jing Shu stood there without saying a word.

"Draft an edict immediately and order Zhong Hao to bring people to assist the crown prince and make sure this matter is thoroughly investigated." said the emperor.

Jing Shu breathed a sigh of relief.

He was well aware of the power of the Happy Powder and was really afraid that the prince and his son would fall into its trap!

With Zhong Hao around, at least safety is guaranteed.

The emperor paused and said, "The quack doctor whom the prince brought back will also come with us."

The chief eunuch on the side agreed and went to convey the order.

……

Qin Zhaoyue led his men to the Jiaoyuan.

A section of the wall here has been knocked down. In order to make it more eye-catching, wooden signs are used to mark the direction of the official road leading to the gate of Taiqing Temple. The entire path is clearly visible, with traces of people walking back and forth.

All the guards and workers here wore masks, including Qin Zhaoyue and his party. Although the fire had been out for three or four days, the stench of smoke still lingered, soaking into the mud here.

"Your Highness, three charred corpses were found in the burned house in Jiao Garden. Most of the people guarding Jiao Garden evacuated in advance. We only caught one... a man who looked like a manager, and he seemed to be a little unconscious." Jingcun said.

"Bring him up here, I want to question him." Qin Zhaoyue said.

Jingcun arranged for people to go down and follow Qin Zhaoyue to the smelly black scorched earth.

Everything on top was burned to gray ashes, and the remnants of the surrounding fence could be vaguely seen.