The mind-reading sick prince led me and the system to go crazy

Two days later, the Eighteen Alleys of East Street were extremely lively. The gates of the houses in the middle were hung with red lanterns, creating a festive atmosphere.

Dozens of elite soldiers guarding outside the gate had swords hanging on their waists and stared around with sharp eyes. Except for officials with invitations, no one else could get close to the gate.

At this time, there were five banquet tables in the lobby of the mansion, and almost all the officials serving in Jiangnan came to the banquet.

Firstly, they received the invitation, and secondly, they received the letter from the Governor. For the Governor's sake, even if they didn't want to come, they had to come and see what the two imperial envoys from Shengjing wanted to do to them.

Shi Weian and Jiang Pei'an sat at the same table. Bai Qiuyuan and Liang Shenlin were sitting opposite them. Sitting in the main seat was the fourth prince, Xie Jin.

The Fourth Prince Xie Jin came here with Shi Weian. The elite soldiers guarding outside the gate all recognized the token that the Fourth Prince was carrying. Even if they had not heard General Liang's instructions, those elite soldiers did not dare to stop the Fourth Prince. They could only let the Fourth Prince enter the gate with two personal guards.

Bai Qiuyuan and Liang Shenlin were both deeply surprised that the Fourth Prince appeared openly in Jiangning and walked with the Governor of Jiangnan Shi Weian. They wondered what the Fourth Prince's purpose was in suddenly appearing here.

Besides, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince never told them that the Fourth Prince was also in Jiangning.

Bai Qiuyuan and Liang Shenlin looked at each other quickly, and each suppressed the doubts in their hearts. Bai Qiuyuan spoke first: "I didn't know that the Fourth Prince suddenly came to the banquet. I am sorry for being rude."

"Master Bai, you are too kind."

The fourth prince Xie Jin had a gentle smile on his face and said calmly, "I'm new to Jiangning, and I just wanted to see the scenery of Jiangning and have some fun. I didn't expect to run into the governor, and I heard that Lord Bai was hosting a banquet, so I came here without permission, Lord Bai, please don't blame me."

Xie Jin knew why Bai Qiuyuan and Liang Shenlin appeared here. It was to investigate the case of Jiangnan officials taking bribes and do things for his father.

But so what? His father had already given this task to his second brother. If Bai Qiuyuan and Liang Shenlin really got to the bottom of the case, the one who would benefit in the end would be his good second brother, the Crown Prince.

Xie Jin didn't want his second brother to get any credit at all.

This time, Xie Jin chose to come to the banquet with great fanfare, just to interfere and lend a helping hand to Shi Weian.

When Bai Qiuyuan heard this, he inexplicably felt something was not right. He raised his eyes and pretended to glance at Shi Weian casually, but saw that Shi Weian had a smile on his lips and nodded slightly to the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince and Lord Shi...seem to be a little too familiar with each other?

Bai Qiuyuan pursed his lips and frowned slightly. He had no control over what the Fourth Prince wanted to do in Jiangning. He could only find another opportunity to inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about this matter.

Thinking of this, Bai Qiuyuan waved to an elite soldier guarding the side.

The elite soldier strode to Bai Qiuyuan's side, bowed his head and said respectfully: "I wonder what your Excellency wants me to do."

As soon as these words were spoken, the other three people sitting at the table stared at Bai Qiuyuan.

There was a hint of amusement in the eyes of the Fourth Prince Xie Jin.

Shi Weian's eyes darkened slightly.

Jiang Pei'an clenched his fist and coughed lightly without saying anything.

Being stared at by three pairs of eyes, Bai Qiuyuan calmly tapped the table with his fingers. He tapped three times as if unintentionally and then paused: "Go tell the kitchen that the food can be served."

The elite soldier's eyes flashed, and he bowed his head and replied, "Yes, sir."

After saying this, the elite soldier turned around and walked away, heading towards the kitchen.

Xie Jin had already memorized the specific layout of the entire mansion.

Noticing nothing unusual, Xie Jin slowly withdrew his gaze and chuckled, "Master Bai, General Liang, why don't we have a drink together first?"

Shi Weian glanced at the Fourth Prince and felt relieved for the time being.

Bai Qiuyuan smiled and picked up the wine glass on the table, nodded to the Fourth Prince and said, "It's my turn to toast the Fourth Prince."

Liang Shenlin clapped his hands and said, "Master Bai is right."

"Master Shi and Master Jiang are coming too?"

Jiang Pei'an and Shi Weian responded at the same time: "Of course."

Although Jiang Pei'an and Shi Weian had just fallen out the day before, with the Fourth Prince by his side, Jiang Pei'an was no fool and could naturally see that Shi Weian seemed to be favored by the Fourth Prince.

Even if he was dissatisfied with Shi Weian, Jiang Pei'an chose to keep it to himself and even deliberately reduced his presence.

Five people at the table are toasting each other and having a great time.

The officials sitting at the other four tables also seemed to be getting along well on the surface, but in fact, they were all wondering in their hearts whether today's banquet would be a Hongmen Banquet.

Lord Jia, the governor of Suzhou, was also among them.

Lord Jia was seated at the last table, and sitting next to him were the governors of Nanzhou, Jinzhou and Huaizhou.

The four of them knew each other.

Lord Jia could not help but look towards the location where the Fourth Prince was. He stared for a moment before he was willing to look away. He felt sorry in his heart. He originally had a chance to meet the Fourth Prince, but that day in Suzhou, the guard refused to take him to see the Fourth Prince, so he lost the opportunity to climb up the social ladder.

Unexpectedly, when he came to Jiangning for the banquet, he heard that the Fourth Prince and the Governor were close and seemed to have a special relationship.

When Lord Jia heard the news, he felt as if he had eaten bitter herbs in an instant. He felt so bitter!

Lord Jia was angry and helpless. With the Governor over there, he didn't dare to approach him. What if the Governor wanted to use the Fourth Prince to deal with him, he would not be able to hide!

It would be better for you to be sensible and stay away from it from the beginning.

"Master Jia, have you heard any rumors? Why did the person in the palace send an imperial envoy to Jiangning?"

The person who asked the question was Li Fugui, the governor of Jinzhou, also known as Lord Li.

Corrupt officials are extremely afraid of their lives. From the day he received the letter from the Governor, Lord Li has been tossing and turning all day, feeling extremely anxious, fearing that he had attended the Hongmen Banquet and might lose his life by accident.

Upon hearing this, Lord Jia looked at Lord Li in surprise and asked in confusion, "What kind of rumors can I hear?"

Lord Lou, the governor of Nanzhou, was deeply shocked: "?"

"Hasn't Lord Jia always been on good terms with the Governor? Have you heard anything from the Governor?"

The governor of Huaizhou was also puzzled.

Lord Jia almost jumped up. He panicked and lowered his voice and asked, "Where did you get this information? What is the Governor's identity, and what is my identity?"

At this point, Lord Jia took a deep breath and stared at the governor of Jinzhou: "If I remember correctly, Lord Li seems to have some dealings with the governor?"

"..."

The governor of Jinzhou lowered his head guiltily.