The Adventures of the Crying Princess

The Luo Mansion’s housekeeper suddenly ran in and said, “Master, the Second Prince was assassinated in the mansion. Fortunately, His Majesty made a private visit and rescued him.

Your Majesty specifically requested Princess Sui'an to come and treat you. I was afraid something was wrong, and the order was very fierce. It didn't seem like he was inviting someone, but more like he was arresting someone."

"Hey, your majesty is worried about his son. Maybe he was a little anxious when he conveyed the order, and the subordinates misunderstood its meaning. I'll go and take a look." Bai Yimeng looked at Yuwen Ji behind him and waved his hand, as if he wanted to whisper something.

Yuwen Ji came closer, and Bai Yimeng lowered his voice, "Trust me, I can handle it."

After saying that, he raised his hand and supported Yuwen Ji, "Fifth Senior Brother, please send the prince back. Ask Second Senior Brother to keep an eye on him. Tell him that I said that no matter what happens, don't let him come to me."

Seeing Bai Yimeng was about to leave, Duke Liu lost interest. He exchanged a few words with his old friend, then got up and left.

After walking out of Luo Mansion, he felt from afar that the person who took Bai Yimeng away was a little strange, so he followed him out of curiosity.

Unconsciously, Duke Liu followed the sedan chair out of the city. Sensing something was wrong, Duke Liu vigilantly took out his dagger, ready to act bravely at any time.

The sedan stopped near the willow forest, and the sedan bearer removed his disguise, revealing a dagger. "Princess Sui'an, I'm sorry. My master wants to kill you today. The brothers are quick, so don't be afraid, Princess."

After waiting for a while, there was no response from the sedan chair. The leader curiously lifted the curtain and said, "Where are the people? They were obviously brought up here, how come they are gone? Why is there a big rock here? Why didn't you guys notice it?"

The four sedan bearers looked at each other and shook their heads. Duke Liu was stunned. At this moment, he felt someone patting him from behind. He turned his head and almost cried out.

Bai Yimeng acted decisively, covered his mouth, and made a gesture to silence him. He lowered his voice, "I guess this group of people have ulterior motives. Judging from their clothes, they are probably from the Prince of Qi's Palace. Even if Yuwen Xi had the courage of heaven, he would not dare to falsely convey the imperial edict.

I am worried that His Majesty is in danger. Please, Duke, go find General Luo, and you two can go to the Prince of Qi's mansion to investigate. If His Majesty is not here, just treat it as my own imagination. "

"Do you have any evidence to prove that this matter is related to the Second Prince? It's a bit far-fetched to say that these criminals are his men just based on their clothes."

"No. I just feel that the Duke doesn't have to go and just treat it as my nonsense.

Duke Liu was embarrassed, "It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that you have no evidence, and it's a serious crime to accuse the prince.

Besides, I heard that you and the Second Prince have always been at odds..."

Bai Yimeng frowned and interrupted Duke Liu. "Forget it, Duke, you can believe it or not. This is just my feeling, and there is no real evidence. How to deal with this matter is entirely up to you, Duke.

I will take down these thieves, and you can wait until I catch them and get the results of the interrogation before making any plans. But if the villains intend to harm Your Majesty, I am afraid they will have already succeeded by then. "

Duke Liu didn't like Bai Yimeng, and he didn't like her attitude when talking to him. He snorted and turned away. Seeing the people walking away, Bai Yimeng coughed and looked at the gangsters, "Are you looking for me?"

The four sedan bearers, along with the two kidnappers, were stunned. The six men drew long knives from the secret compartment of the sedan and slashed at Bai Yimeng.

It's not much more troublesome to deal with a few people than to catch a chicken. What Bai Yimeng is interested in is who is the mastermind behind them?

After tying the man up and searching him, they found a Xiling badge. On another person, they found a secret guard badge that looked a bit like the one from Prince Qi's Palace.

Bai Yimeng suddenly felt something was wrong and fired a signal flare to call Maomao and other Beggars' Gang brothers. When they arrived, Bai Yimeng handed the bandits over to Maomao and said, "Watch these guys here. No one is allowed to give them anything without my badge."

"Don't worry, young master. I promise to complete the task."

"By the way, if you see me with outsiders later, don't call me Young Master, or you'll ruin my plans."

Maomao and the other little beggars nodded in agreement.

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Prince Qi's Mansion

After much deliberation, Duke Liu finally went to Prince Qi's mansion. However, he did not listen to Bai Yimeng and did not call Luo Huainan. He sneaked into Prince Qi's mansion alone.

I originally planned to take a look and leave if there was nothing unusual. It would be a stealth operation and no one would notice, so there wouldn't be any problems.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the Prince of Qi's mansion, he was caught in a net of heaven and earth, followed by an impenetrable attack by the secret guards. Although Duke Liu was a veteran on the battlefield, he eventually fell into the pit.

The Duke was stunned by the fall, and it took him a long time to see where he was. When he looked up, he saw the face of Emperor Chengde.

Until this moment, he vaguely understood why Bai Yimeng asked him to find Luo Huainan.

When Duke Liu was brought before Emperor Chengde, the old emperor was furious and cursed, "Duke Liu, Liu Bingxi, you are so bold that you dared to assassinate the second prince.

I have tolerated you for a long time. You have repeatedly dragged the prince to drink. The prince has been messed up by you, a bunch of relatives.

"I have been tolerant of you out of consideration for the Queen, but you have never stopped. Now you dare to openly assassinate my son, what do you want to do?"

"Your Majesty, I am a minister..."

Emperor Chengde was furious. He did not intend to let Duke Liu finish his words and spoke directly, "Come here, take Duke Liu to the Ministry of Justice. Do not tell the Queen, Prince Yi, or the Crown Prince about this."

"Your Majesty, Bai Yimeng requests to see you." Bai Yimeng ran to Prince Qi's mansion and stood at the door shouting inside.

Not long after, Eunuch Chen came out and said, "My little ancestor, why are you here? Don't you think the matter is not serious enough? Listen to me, you must not mention anything about the Second Prince."

"Don't worry, sir. Yi Meng knows the limits."

When she was brought to Chengde by Eunuch Chen, she looked up and saw Yuwen Xi standing beside her. She knelt down reluctantly and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I bow to you. May your Majesty be blessed."

Emperor Chengde raised his eyes and stared at Bai Yimeng. He didn't rush to let anyone get up. "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

"I just want to make sure your majesty is safe. Just now someone pretended to be someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and came to Luo Mansion to deliver the imperial decree.

They said His Majesty wanted to see me, so I got on the sedan chair and followed them. Duke Liu was worried about my safety and followed the sedan chair..."

Bai Yimeng told him everything that had just happened, "Your Majesty, I am worried about your safety. I also thought it would be okay to let Duke Liu come in to take a look. I waited outside for a long time, but no one came out, so I dared to come in to check."

Because they were all true, Emperor Chengde did not see any flaws. "Duke Liu held a weapon and broke into the Prince of Qi's mansion with the intention of committing a crime. I have captured him and he is now in the Ministry of Justice."

"Your Majesty, this matter was entrusted to Duke Liu by this servant. If you want to punish someone, please punish me. This matter has nothing to do with Duke Liu."

"You naughty boy, go back. I will make my own judgment on this matter." Emperor Chengde waved his hands and winked at Bai Yimeng, "I will pretend that you have never been here. This matter is not allowed to be spread outside. Go back."

Bai Yimeng saw that the old emperor wanted to use this incident to suppress Duke Liu and make him restrain himself. But she didn't want Duke Liu to take the blame for her. "Your Majesty, if I leave, I will be ashamed to see my ancestors again in the future. If you really want to punish someone, then punish me."

"Bai Yimeng, do you think I dare not kill you?" Emperor Chengde waved his hand, "Go away, it's none of your business."

"His Majesty……"

"Blast out..."

At a command, more than a dozen guards came forward, and Bai Yimeng broke free from the guards' encirclement like a loach.

"Bai Yimeng, I'll count to three. Get out of here and I'll pretend nothing happened." Emperor Chengde suppressed his anger and took a deep breath.

"Your Majesty, if I leave, I will never be able to hold my head up in this life. I will not leave." Bai Yimeng did not like the practice of imperial power suppressing meritorious officials, so she was determined to prove the case for Duke Liu no matter what.

"Okay, very good. You want to help others, right? You are indecent in front of Sui'an County. You will be punished with 20 strokes of the cane and imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice. This matter must not be spread outside."

The guards looked at each other, and after taking the man down, they gently put him down. At this time, a palace servant came up with a bamboo stick. As if they had agreed, everyone raised it high and put it down gently. It sounded loud, but it didn't hurt much.

Seeing that Bai Yimeng didn't cry, Emperor Chengde got angry, grabbed the bamboo stick, and hit her, "Didn't you eat? Give it to me!"

"Your Majesty, Princess Sui'an is weak and cannot bear the heavy punishment. Your Majesty, please have mercy!" Eunuch Chen rarely pleads for others, but today he was really angry when he saw the old emperor. He knelt down and kowtowed.

Emperor Chengde stopped, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then threw the bamboo stick to the palace maid, "I have spoiled her. Today I will personally cure her of this bad habit. Beat her, from the beginning, and don't stop."

"Your Majesty, the title of Princess Sui'an was decided after your Majesty thought for a long time. You hoped at that time that the princess would be healthy every year. Your Majesty, please have mercy!" Eunuch Chen was almost crying.

Emperor Chengde's heart twitched when he heard this. He raised his eyelids and saw Bai Yimeng was beaten unconscious. "Forget it, stop it. Take her to the prison and don't let anyone touch her. Find a female doctor to check her out. When she says she has figured it out, bring her to see me."

Seeing this, Yuwen Xi wanted to add fuel to the fire, but Emperor Chengde waved his hand and said, "Second brother, that's enough. This beating is enough for a child. Don't blame me for not reminding you. If anything happens to my monkey, I will find you first."

The Ministry of Justice Prison...

Bai Yimeng heard someone calling her in a daze. She opened her eyes and saw it was Duke Liu.

Liu Guogong was imprisoned opposite her, waving at her, "Hey, kid, does it hurt? Twenty bamboo poles, it hurts just looking at it."

"Are you kidding me?" Bai Yimeng frowned, took out a pain-relieving pill and swallowed it. Soon, his face turned slightly red.

Seeing a small cockroach crawling past him, he picked it up and threw it to Duke Liu, "Look at the cockroach, this one is for you to play with."

Duke Liu picked up the cockroach and looked at it. "Aren't you afraid?"

"What are you afraid of? It's just a cockroach. If you don't want to play with it, give it back to me. I don't have enough here."

On normal days, Duke Liu would have crushed the little bug to death. But at this moment, he wanted to see how Bai Yimeng would play.

Bai Yimeng whistled and the cockroaches lined up, and then he blew again to change the formation. Bai Yimeng raised his head with difficulty, "Duke, is this fun? My wound hurts so much, otherwise I can find something else to play with."

Bai Yimeng suddenly realized that something was wrong, "No, why?"

"Why?"

"Why should I be beaten and you are fine?"