The Adventures of the Crying Princess

Wang Xun asked for a long time before making people listen anxiously, "Also, there is a new tenant in the manor, he is Aunt Chen's nephew, the boy is very capable, but he is not good at all."

"But what's the quirk?"

"No, it's just that he looks a bit like the prince. Because of this, I almost drove him away. However, when he begged me..."

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ji grabbed his fox fur cape and dragged Su Beichen out overnight. Before leaving, he did not forget to ask Uncle Fu to ask for leave for him.

It was early spring and the ice and snow had not yet melted, so Yuwen Ji's carriage was moving very slowly.

"Your Highness, do you want me to go to the farm and calm that man down?" Yi Tong, who was driving the coach, saw Yuwen Ji's anxiety.

"No need. This person dared to enter the manor in broad daylight in this way. He must be brave and resourceful. If he hadn't been careful, he would have escaped long ago."

Wang Xun concentrated on driving the carriage, silently blaming himself, "It's all my fault for being careless. I should have told His Majesty earlier."

"It doesn't matter! Now that things have come to this, we can only take it one step at a time." Yuwen Ji closed his eyes.

Su Beichen looked outside the carriage and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. We will definitely gain something from this trip."

"Yeah." Yuwen Ji looked at Su Beichen and felt that he was a little strange today.

Su Beichen lowered the curtain, "Your Highness should check, Aunt Chen, his nephew, how come he looks so similar to yours? This is too much of a coincidence.

Furthermore, Nanny Sun and Uncle Fu from the palace disappeared overnight, and then Aunt Chen had a nephew. These are all troubles. Your Highness, please check them all out when you have time."

"What do you want to say?" Yuwen Ji looked intently at the lantern and wrapped his fox fur cloak tightly.

Su Beichen rubbed his hands and placed them on the stove, "Although you want to be an idle prince, outsiders don't see it that way. In their eyes, you are very threatening.

The Queen Mother treats you like her own sweetheart, and His Majesty is impartial. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that His Majesty is particularly fond of you. Otherwise, he would not have thought of establishing you as the crown prince.

If nothing had happened to the Bai family back then, you would have been..."

Su Beichen automatically muted himself. There was no need to say the following words, as everyone present knew what was going on.

As early as when Yuwen Ji was five years old, Emperor Mingde arranged a marriage for him. At that time, Bai Yimeng was only one year old. If he didn't intend for the Bai family to assist Yuwen Ji in the future, why would he do this?

Back then, the Queen often invited Bai Yimeng to stay in the palace. Was it just because she was cute?

When Yuwen Ji was five years old, the prince was poisoned and his health was damaged. Since then, the prince, who had always been strong, has become weak. There are even rumors that the prince will not live for more than three years.

This is also the reason why the emperor and empress wanted to cultivate a backup prince. Who would have thought that the prince would not only live to this day, but also have offspring. On the other hand, the Bai family has fallen so badly.

When something happened to the Bai family, the Queen intended to protect Bai Yimeng, but unfortunately, Bai Yimeng died unexpectedly.

Yuwen Ji also began to degenerate from that time on, and even took the initiative to move out of the palace.

This move undoubtedly separated him from the right to inherit the throne. This also completely destroyed Emperor Chengde's plan, so he has been ignoring him for these years, as a way of teaching his son a lesson.

Xijiaozhuangzi...

Just as Yuwen Ji expected, Aunt Chen and her nephew had already fled before they arrived. After searching the entire manor, Yuwen Ji finally found a secret room.

According to Liu Bo, who is in charge of the manor, this was originally a wine cellar. At the beginning of last year, Yuwen Ji issued a decree that no more wine would be made in the manor, and the wine cellar has been abandoned since then.

Yuwen Ji led everyone into the wine cellar and found obvious signs of life. It seemed that more than one person had stayed here.

"It seems that this is the dark little house that Xiaobai mentioned." Su Beichen felt sad for some reason. "With more than a dozen girls living together in such a small space, what on earth did Xiaobai go through?"

Yuwen Ji looked up and saw a scratch on the wall. It was very shallow, but this pattern was the first pattern he, Bai Yimeng and Su Beichen learned when they were young.

"This, it seems to be left by Xiaobai." Su Beichen also noticed this. The patterns were very regular and evenly spaced, leading them to a small hole the size of a palm. Yuwen Ji reached out and touched it, and felt the soft silk.

When I took it out and looked at it, I found it was a seal written in blood. The handwriting was Bai Yimeng's.

"Scumbag, I don't know if you can see this blood letter. I don't know. Stop talking nonsense and be careful of the people in the palace. There is a man among them who looks like you, but unfortunately I don't know his identity.

Initial judgment is that he is from the Eastern Palace. This person is very cautious, so you should be careful.

He always feeds us some strange drugs, and I feel my consciousness is getting weaker and weaker. Maybe one day I will become a madman, a fool, or a tool for others to kill.

I secretly kept some of the medicine they gave me, and you can give it to my master. Maybe he can cure this poison."

Yuwen Ji put away Bai Yimeng's blood letter and the pills, "Don't tell anyone about this for now. I always feel that there is a trick."

Just as he was about to leave the village, Yuwen Ji noticed that the fields of the village were covered with snow, and three or five men who looked like tenants were gathered together talking about something.

"Who are Liu Bo and the others? I have never seen them before."

Yuwen Ji's recruitment rules required that all newcomers be checked one by one before being allowed to stay. He had never seen these people before. Even spies had to know their backgrounds. He had no impression of these three people.

"My master and his friends are here to help temporarily. There is not much farm work at the end of the year, and many tenants have returned to their hometowns. I haven't had time to report to them yet." Uncle Liu smiled and seemed to be normal.

Perhaps they noticed Yuwen Ji's gaze, the group of men suddenly lost their composure and ran away.

"Yi Tong, Wang Xun, please invite them over." Yuwen Ji paid special attention to Liu Bo's expression.

The old man was not afraid of danger, but he moved his body unconsciously, the movement was not big but very awkward.

Yuwen Ji was deliberately absent-minded, and Liu Bo suddenly took out a dagger from his arms and rushed forward to assassinate Yuwen Ji.

Su Beichen was prepared and kicked the dagger out of the old man's hand. "Uncle Liu, what are you doing? Prince Yi has always been good to you. Are you doing this to him?"

"Your Highness, I'm sorry. Old Liu knows that he has failed to live up to your kindness. But my family is controlled by others, so I have no choice but to do this. Old Liu feels guilty about this, Your Highness, and I am willing to die to atone for my sins."

After saying this, Old Liu picked up the dagger and was about to slit his own throat, but was stopped by Su Beichen again.

At this time, Yi Tong and Wang Xun also brought five strong men to Yuwen Ji, "Master, this kid actually knows Kung Fu. It's really not easy to catch him."

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ji's eyes fell on the dark-faced man, "What's your name?"

"Earth dog!"

"Why are you pretending to be a farmer? And why are you here to commit murder?"

The dog spat, "I am a farmer. You work for nothing without paying me. Can't we ordinary people have a little temper?"

After asking carefully, Yuwen Ji understood that Liu Bo promised them that they would be paid a penny a day, but after working for half a month, they didn't see a penny.

When they saw Yuwen Ji from afar just now, the three men got angry and started to fight, as if they wanted to subdue Yuwen Ji so that they could get their wages back.

Yuwen Ji asked Liu Bo if it was true. After hearing Liu Bo's answer, he called in several farmhands to check one by one, and finally confirmed the identities of several people.

After receiving his wages, Tu Gou shook his money bag in a complaining tone, "I lost money on this deal. The guy who helped unload the goods before didn't even get any extra money. What kind of boss is that?"

"You said unloading? What kind of cargo were unloaded? How many times were they unloaded?" Yuwen Ji and Su Beichen looked at each other as if they had discovered a new continent.

It’s not the autumn harvest, and they don’t have to sell the goods themselves, so what goods can they unload?

“Not much, just twice, but it was very tiring.

The first time, we pulled a load of stuff into the dense forest at the river mouth. Another time, we pulled the load back from the forest, and we went back and forth five or six times.

Last time, it was easy, just throwing a sack at the west city gate. You all agreed to add money at the beginning, but now you regret it."

"Okay, I'll pay you more. I have to pay more!" Yuwen Ji was overjoyed. "Now, can you tell me who asked you to do this? Was it Uncle Liu or Aunt Chen?"

"It's Aunt Chen. They all call her Aunt Chen. As I remember, she has a nephew who looks a lot like this gentleman. I got angry just now because I recognized the wrong person."

Seeing that the man was honest and knew some martial arts, Yuwen Ji kept the local dog.

When they returned to the city, Su Beichen didn't say a word for a long time. Yuwen Ji couldn't help asking, "Now that the case is becoming clearer and clearer, why do you become so depressed?"

After all, Su Beichen is a veteran in handling cases, and his experience tells him that it is not that simple. "It is just too clear, so I find it incredible.

I always feel like something is wrong. We couldn't find any clues before, but today everything is clear. Your Majesty, don't you think that the clues came too easily? "

Yuwen Ji nodded slightly and touched his chin, "Are you worried that Tugou is not speaking the truth?"

"Not only that, but how do you prove that the blood letter was written by Xiaobai?"

Su Beichen's voice was very low, and only he and Yuwen Ji could hear it.