The Adventures of the Crying Princess

After giving Xiao Shunzi a few instructions, Emperor Chengde glanced at Yuwen Ji and said, "Your mother is fine now. She is sleeping now. Please come and pay your respects tomorrow morning."

Yuwen Ji and Su Beichen both had pretty good internal strength and happened to hear Xiao Shunzi's whispers.

After driving away the two eyesores, Emperor De went to the secret room. General Long Wei, wearing silver armor, knelt down to greet Emperor Mingde as soon as he saw him. "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"Get up." Emperor Mingde personally helped him up. "You have rarely come to the palace on your own initiative in recent years. I also know that you still hate me because of what happened in the past."

"I dare not." General Long Wei lowered his head, his face a little grim.

"Forget it, tell me why you came today." Emperor De patted General Long Wei's armor, "You are still the same as before, you haven't changed at all."

General Long Wei raised his eyes slightly, with complicated emotions in his eyes, and explained his purpose for a long while.

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next day

The Ministry of Justice received the order to release Bai Yimeng early in the morning. Yuwen Ji went to pick him up after the morning court session. Su Beichen wanted to rush to Prince Yi's mansion as soon as possible, but was stopped by another matter.

The Sun family's wife who sued Luo Jingran withdrew the case in the morning. It stands to reason that after completing the procedures, she should just release him.

When Su Beichen arrived at the cell, he was surprised to see Luo Jingran, who was covered in dust and dirt.

"Lord Su, is my Xiaoqi okay?" Luo Jingran dusted off the dust on his body and tried his best to maintain his image.

"I heard that he was released according to the imperial decree this morning. He should have returned to the mansion by now." Su Beichen looked at Luo Jingran with suspicion, as if they had just met for the first time. "I'm not saying anything, Mr. Luo, what did you do last night?"

Luo Jingran winked at Su Beichen. Su Beichen understood and dismissed his attendants, "Can you tell me now?"

"Let me ask you once, am I innocent now?" Luo Jingran trusted his father's ability to do things, and he said this just to lure Su Beichen in.

"Ok!"

"Okay, then come with me." Luo Jingran cut the chain with one hand and pulled Su Beichen into the prison. Then he lifted the straw mat to reveal a hole in the ground, and the two of them crawled in one after another.

The operation was smooth and by the time Su Beichen reacted, he was already in the tunnel.

Led by Luo Jingran, the two of them passed through the tunnel and soon entered a secret room. This place was full of various weapons and armors. Not far away, there was also the sound of iron forging.

"I say, are you planning a rebellion?" Su Beichen almost dropped his jaw.

"Pooh, pooh, pooh, my Luo family has been blessed by the emperor and is the richest merchant family in the capital. How could you be so blinded by greed that you would do such a thing?

Do you remember the cave in Yiwangzhuangzi? Wasn't it said that one of them led to Jingzhao Prefecture?

I think what Lord Su found at that time might not be true. Therefore, I dug a hole in the ground last night to verify it. "

As they were talking, Luo Jingran took Su Beichen to visit the other secret rooms one by one, and peeked at the blacksmithing scene from afar.

Finally, he pointed to another entrance and explained which one led to Zhuangzi and which one led to Prince Mu's Palace.

"Didn't I say that you were alone last night and fought?" Back in the cell, Su Beichen dusted off the dust on his body and looked up at Luo Jingran again.

He seriously doubted that there was no normal person among those who came out of Wan'an Valley. They stayed up late at night to dig holes for fun, especially for such a large project.

"Hey, it's no big deal. We used to play like this when we were kids." Luo Jingran looked nonchalant and took Su Beichen around.

The communication in just half an hour completely overturned Su Beichen's three views.

When he arrived at Prince Yi's mansion, he immediately informed him about Luo Jingran's digging of the cave and the situation inside the cave.

Yuwen Ji guessed that the underground cave in Zhuangzi could not just connect to the city gate. It must be connected to Jingzhao Prefecture in some way, so that it can be used for a great purpose.

What he didn't expect was that the other party's project was so big.

That afternoon, news came from the palace that Emperor Mingde had issued an edict to grant the marriage, and on the fifth day of the next month, Prince Qi would marry the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter, Xiao Wan'er.

At present, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue are all under the control of the Prince of Qi. With the marriage with the Prime Minister, I am afraid that the Minister of Justice will soon become a guest of honor in the Prince of Qi's palace.

When Yuwen Ji got the news, he felt upset. He had no intention of becoming the crown prince, but the King of Qi was secretly making things difficult for him, which was difficult for him to handle.

Now that they have formed an alliance with the Prime Minister's Mansion, I'm afraid they will have trouble in the future.

Bai Yimeng's head stretched out from the window. Her clear eyes were like pearls in clear water, which made people feel pity.

Su Beichen sat aside drinking tea without saying a word. He glanced at Bai Yimeng, coughed and signaled Yuwen Ji to look at the window.

Seeing that he was discovered, Bai Yimeng quickly retracted his head, and he lost his balance and fell out of the window, "Hehe, mistake, mistake."

Bai Yimeng looked normal. It was hard for someone who didn't know him to imagine that he was a madman. He dusted himself off and walked out very naturally.

"You're out wearing so little, aren't you afraid of getting cold?" Yuwen Ji walked forward quickly, untied the fox fur, and wrapped the man up. "Don't leave yet. It's snowing outside. Be careful on the slippery road."

Bai Yimeng nodded obediently, sat down next to Su Beichen, grabbed some snacks and stuffed them into her mouth.

"Drink some water and eat slowly. We are not competing with you." Su Beichen was still wondering if Bai Yimeng was pretending to be crazy, but he immediately denied his idea the next second.

The two of them did not avoid Bai Yimeng and continued to talk about Xiao Wan'er's marriage with King Qi.

Bai Yimeng swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "Xiao Wan'er is a strong woman. This marriage will not be possible."

After saying this, Bai Yimeng herself felt a little regretful. She came here for revenge, not to be someone's counselor.

I was planning to use my madness to cause trouble, so why am I helping others?

She was cured of the poison long before she walked out of the prison.

She had a special physique, and most of the poison had been contained. Plus, she had taken the antidote given to her by her master, so she was as normal as she could be. She was just pretending to be crazy and stupid just to stir up trouble.

"Are you okay?" Su Beichen frowned, "Xiaobai, you...are you pretending to be stupid on purpose to make us anxious?"

Su Beichen looked at Bai Yimeng with interest, as if observing her words and actions.

Bai Yimeng spat out a mouthful of tea when he heard this. The snack residue mixed with tea leaves sprinkled evenly on his face.

Su Beichen quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped away the water stains with a look of disgust.

Yuwen Ji ignored all that, smiled and walked forward, pulling Bai Yimeng to his side, "Xiaobai, tell me, how do you know Xiao Wan'er's temper?"

Bai Yimeng naturally couldn't say it. In her previous life, she witnessed Xiao Wan'er's regret for marriage and the beating of King Qi. This was too explosive.

"I... I guessed." Bai Yimeng lowered his head guiltily, trying his best to avoid Yuwen Ji's gaze.

"No, do you know something?" Yuwen Ji was relentless and pressed Bai Yimeng's shoulders, "Xiaobai, tell me, did you hear something in the small room in the Ministry of Justice?" He didn't want to associate the word prison with Bai Yimeng.

"I think I met Xiao Wan'er when I was a child. She was very fierce and loved to beat people. I didn't like playing with her." Bai Yimeng deliberately narrated in a child's tone.

Yuwen Ji naturally knew that Bai Yimeng was talking nonsense. How could he not know about her childhood? He shook his head, thinking that Bai Yimeng was just having an idiotic attack and was just talking nonsense.

"I want to play chess, you have to accompany me!" Bai Yimeng was like a child, pestering him and making trouble endlessly.

"I am talking about something, can you just play by yourself?" Seeing Bai Yimeng like this, Yuwen Ji felt very uncomfortable. He coaxed her patiently and sent her out of the study.

In order not to be discovered, Bai Yimeng jumped out of the study. To get rid of everyone's sight, Bai Yimeng jumped up to the treetops and went to Zuixian Tower.