Hongdi

The deafening roar shook the entire prison, and the man on the torture rack distorted his old face, opened his mouth full of blood, and howled furiously, as if he wanted to eat up the person in front of him.A pair of wide-open eyes seemed to be falling out of their sockets, full of bloodshot eyes, full of resentment, ferocious as if they wanted to stare through the person opposite them...

Yu Xun was suffocated for a moment, and fear came over without warning.His heart was shaking violently, and his breathing became disordered.He clenched his fists tightly and tried his best to calm down his horror and calm himself...Close your eyes, conceal the uneasiness in your eyes, your calm face still maintains the cold king's posture...

Feng Wenda observed the noble man in front of him very carefully, not daring to let go of any slight changes on his face.He was really confused, "It is said that the prince is a cowardly and incompetent person, why after several contacts, I feel that it is completely different from the descriptions in the mouths of the people. This prince has unique insights, has the world in mind, and the style of a king is comparable to the current emperor." Feng Wenda said. Feeling that the rain is coming, he can't wait to strangle that Yuan Haocheng who bit Yu Xun to death...

Seeing that Yu Xun remained silent, Feng Wenda whispered, "Your Highness, Your Majesty, why don't you ask the doctor to look after your wound?"

Yu Xun slowly opened his eyes, wiped off the blood on his shoulders with a silk scarf, and there was no serious problem.He slowly swept the things in the room, then quickly walked to the corner, picked up the wooden bucket that still had half a bucket of cold water, and poured it down Yuan Haocheng's head.

Yuan Haocheng became sober after being drenched in water. He still glared, but his heart began to murmur, and he began to carefully distinguish the person in front of him.

"Who is Jiang Nuanzhu? Why do you want this person to die?" Yu Xun was worried. He was not afraid of vicious curses, but he was afraid that the matter would have something to do with Hongbao Pavilion; What I am afraid of is that the possibility in my heart that I have tried my best to ignore will become a reality...

"You... No, not Jiang Nuanzhu?" Yuan Haocheng looked at the man in Chinese clothes in a daze, and spit out a few indistinguishable words.

"This king is the current prince Yuxun. If you have any grievances, you can talk to this king."

"Prince?" Yuan Haocheng finally came to his senses. With a crying voice, he said with tears in his voice, "Prince, please forgive me! The little one was wronged, he was killed by that damned Jiang Nuanzhu!"

Feng Wenda was impatient when he heard this, "Bold and crazy, how dare you talk nonsense in front of the prince!"

"It's okay, let him talk."

There were chills in Yu Xun's calm and unwavering words. Feng Wenda wanted to say a few more words, but saw his slightly wrinkled brows with a touch of anger. The invisible domineering force made him speechless, and he bowed back aside.

Yuan Haocheng stopped crying, and replied tremblingly: "Your Highness, I was originally a small tea merchant in Yue Kingdom. I have stayed in Hongdu for more than ten years and met many friends. Jiang Nuanzhu from Hongbao Pavilion is one of them." .”

"Yeah." Yu Xun motioned for him to continue.

"I like pigeons. I have raised 76 pigeons in total, and I am very familiar with each one. A few days ago, I found that one seemed to have changed, but I didn't care. I didn't figure it out until today. That pigeon was sent by me. For Hongbao Pavilion, my pigeon has been exchanged!"

"You mean that the pigeon we caught is not yours, but Hongbaoge's?"

"No no, it's just mine. Not long after it flew back, Lord Feng brought someone to arrest me." Yuan Haocheng was afraid that Yu Xun would not understand, so he hurriedly said: "If your highness doesn't believe it, go to my place and count the pigeons." That is. Including the carrier pigeon in Mr. Feng's hand, there are 77 in total, one more."

"You mean, someone exchanged your pigeon from Hongbao Court to confuse the public; and took this opportunity to use yours to set the blame?"

"Your Highness, Shengming, let the grassroots decide!"

Feng Wenda said angrily: "Yuan Haocheng, don't talk nonsense, those pigeons are all very portrait-like, how can you recognize them? It's just nonsense!"

"I can tell, I can tell. That pigeon is a white fantail crested pigeon. Only my family and Hongbao Pavilion have it. That pigeon looks special, and you can tell it at a glance."

"Since it can be seen at a glance, why didn't you pay much attention to it at the beginning?" Yu Xun looked at Yuan Haocheng coldly, and searched in his mind for the servants who took care of the pigeons in the pavilion, but there was no result.

"Hmph, Your Highness, don't listen to this kind of nonsense. He has already confessed to being a spy, so let's not waste time."

"Feng Wenda, you bastard officer, you were the one who tortured you! I'm not a spy, let alone send someone to kill General Wei and his son." Yuan Haocheng looked at Yu Xun begging for help, "Your Highness, you want to make the decision for me! I am not! I was I really didn't pay attention..."

Yu Xun smiled and comforted him softly: "Don't worry, I will act impartially." After that, he turned around and said sharply: "Come here, catch all the pigeons of Yuan Haocheng's family. Then, everyone will be brought to the lobby for retrial. "

Feng Wenda was stunned for a while, but nodded in agreement like a chicken pecking at broken rice.

Yu Xun turned around and walked to the lobby, and soon the yamen servants caught all of Yuan Haocheng's pigeons.Yu Xun asked Yuan Haocheng to find the pigeon that belonged to Hongbao Pavilion.Yuan Haocheng looked at and counted one by one, and then resigned himself to his fate and collapsed on the ground.Including the one Feng Wenda used as evidence, there are only 76 here...

Yu Xun also interrogated the servants of Yuan's family, and there was nothing wrong with it, except for the old man who kept shouting for grievances...Reluctantly leaving the government office, he decided to go to Hongbao Pavilion to ask Jiang Tianyi.When he arrived at the pavilion, he learned that he hadn't returned since he went to Prince Yi's mansion yesterday. Yuxun secretly felt that something was wrong, and asked about the pigeons in the pavilion. Sure enough, a white fantail phoenix-crested pigeon was missing, and Dong Guo was taking care of the pigeon. .Full of worries, he ran to Prince Yi's mansion again, and found that Jiang Tianyi was actually under house arrest by Cook Xiao...

Looking at Jiang Tianyi who was trapped in the small room with a pair of almond eyes blinking aggrievedly, the possibility in Yu Xun's heart finally broke through the high wall he deliberately built, and the entanglement grew wildly, making his whole heart ache.

"Brother, why is Xiaotian under house arrest?"

"..."

"Brother, the death of Wei's father and son has nothing to do with you, right? You put Xiaotian under house arrest just as a joke?"

"I'm just afraid that something bad will happen to him, and I'm afraid you will worry." Cook Xiao looked at Yu Xun who had his back to her, and felt that although this younger brother was smart and sensible, he was too kind to a woman, "This matter has been decided, you will investigate Feng Wenda tomorrow It is enough to report the results to the royal father. There is no need to do redundant things."

"But, brother, how can you..., that is the head of my Dahong's military officer, you do this..."

"Why, you want to hand me over to my father?" Cook Xiao's cold face showed no expression.

"I……"

"This king did this because you know better than anyone else. It's only his fault that the Wei family chose the fourth child."

"Wei Shan is Uncle Han Qi, who does the Wei family not protect Han Qi? Brother, you have gone too far!" As soon as the words came out, Yu Xun felt a little regretful. After all, Fan Xiao did this to help herself.

"Excessive? So what? This is the imperial city, not the home of ordinary people. If you don't strike first, you and I will die sooner or later! Do you understand!"

Yu Xun's heart palpitated at the faint words without a trace of warmth, and Yan Xiao's bloodthirsty eyes scanned him without any scruples.He only felt his heart ache and twitched, but he didn't dare to show it, he could only force a smile, "Brother, don't be angry, I understand. Then, I'll take Xiaotian back first."

Cook Xiao snorted coldly, turned and left the room.A hidden guard then flashed into the room and unlocked Jiang Tianyi's acupuncture points. Yu Xun looked at Jiang Tianyi apologetically, not knowing what to say.

"Your Highness, I have already found out that it was done by He Bo brothers and sisters." Jiang Tian moved his stiff arms and moved closer to Yu Xun.

"I guessed it, but I just didn't expect them to hide it from me."

Jiang Tian was afraid that Yu Xun would be unhappy, so he hurriedly advised, "They may not want His Highness to worry."

"Maybe."

Seeing Yu Xun's lonely look, Jiang Tian was worried for a while, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Xiaotian can do it, right?"

Yu Xun smiled and said, "Tell me, what else did you find?"

"Well, let's talk about Sun Wan'er first. She is indeed from Yigu County, but she has nothing to do with spies. She was adopted by the Wei family when she was four years old. She is very grateful to the Wei family. It is unlikely that she is the murderer. As for the bloody Xiuhua shoes It should be planted by someone sent by King Yi."

"Ah."

"Oh yes, and also, that rope buckle is very common in Yigu County."

"Is that so. Hmph, Yuan Haocheng was also wronged, right?"

"His Royal Highness knows Yuan Haocheng?" Jiang Tian quickly caught up with Yu Xun who turned around and left the house.

"Well, I saw it at Feng Wenda's."

"Hey, what a nice old man, he even gave us two boxes of good tea last month." Jiang Tian curled his lips and said, "Your Highness, what's the next step?"

"Go back to the pavilion. I want to walk alone."

"I'll follow you."

"No, you haven't changed your face. It will be very troublesome to let interested people see it. I will contact you if there is anything."

Jiang Tianyi wanted to say something more, Yu Xun frowned slightly, pointed to the backyard, "Go through the back door."

He nodded reluctantly, "Then, be careful, Your Highness."

Yu Xun nodded, and then left Prince Yi's mansion.Walking alone on the chaotic street, he felt very tired.I don't want to go to the government office, I don't want to see Yuan Haocheng; I don't want to go back to the Chu Palace, I don't want to see He Bo brothers and sisters; I don't want to go to Hongbao Pavilion, I don't want to see Dongguo.Looking at the dazzling scorching sun, my heart feels empty. Even though I am the prince under one person, there is no place for peace of mind in this huge imperial city.

"Young master, do you want to buy medicine?"

When Yu Xun came back to his senses, he realized that he was standing at the door of Zesheng Hall, and the clerk was talking to him.Zeshengtang is a pharmacy opened by itself after Hongbao Pavilion. Jiang Shuihan and others are really capable. In just a few years, this pharmacy has spread all over Hongyue Continent.

"My lord, it seems that you are exhausted, do you want to come to post a good medicine for calming the nerves? Our store just arrived with a batch of high-quality medicine, do you want to see it?"

This person seemed to be from Yu Sha Pavilion. Thinking of this, Yu Xun nodded and followed him into Zesheng Hall.