Lingling and Liu Xia were riding in the carriage. Liu Xia held Lingling's soft and delicate hands tightly and held her in his arms.
Although today was a farce, Liu Xia knew that his relationship with the second prince was completely frozen.
Naturally, this was not his original intention. Liu Xia naturally hoped that he and the prince could get along harmoniously and that everyone would be on the same page.
Unfortunately, things went counterproductive.
Liu Xia's creed is that he usually doesn't cause trouble, but if he does, he will never be afraid of it.[
It is estimated that the second prince will not give up and will take action soon.
Moreover, what puzzled Liu Xia was why it was such a situation today?
Originally, everyone just drank wine, ate crabs, recited poems, and had fun.
Considering the Second Prince's palace, what happened today really shouldn't have come to this.
At this moment, Liu Xia couldn't help but think of the third prince.
I'm afraid that the third prince may have contributed to the whole thing.
The third prince should know in his heart that the second prince loves Lingling, so he deliberately invited him and Lingling to appear at the same time.
Moreover, he deliberately touched the second prince's bottom line.
If the guess is true, the third prince must be more careful in the future.
The previous third prince always gave people the image of a martial artist, with muscles all over his body and impulsiveness in doing things.
There is courage, but if the third prince contributes to this matter, the third prince's city will probably be deeper and more terrifying than the second prince's.
But Liu Xia was curious, how did the third prince know about his relationship with Lingling?
Could it be that he was just guessing?
Liu Xia was a little confused.
"Stupid senior brother, what are you thinking about?"
Lingling was like a docile kitten, lying on Liu Xia's chest, looking at Liu Xia with her watery eyes and asking.
"Of course I miss you."
Liu Xia smiled softly.
"Liar. You are insincere at first glance."[
"Hmph, you almost made me lose my master today, let me take care of you now."
As Liu Xia spoke, she began to tickle Lingling. Lingling was most afraid of this, and was stumbling around laughing inside, begging for mercy.
In this era, the sound insulation effect of horse carriages is not very good.
The outsiders and the imperial guards couldn't help but look at him sideways.
Even Dabao couldn't help coughing twice outside to ask them to pay attention to their appearance.
After a while, Lingling smiled, her hairpins were messy, she was panting, and she leaned on Liu Xia with all her strength.
Liu Xia looked down at her pretty face and couldn't help but kiss her red lips.
Lingling struggled for a moment and then responded to him enthusiastically.
For a time, the carriage was filled with spring.
However, at this moment, I heard Liu Liansheng shouting: "Who is in front of you? It's the prince's car."
Immediately, the carriage stopped, and then the sound of a guard drawing a sword was heard.
"The king of Xiarui County, Duan Lingxiao, is here to take Princess Lingyun home. You were so reckless just now and you forgot Haihan."
At this time, a young man's voice was heard shouting.
Lingling was frightened when she heard the sound, and hurriedly struggled away, combing her hair and adjusting her clothes.
"It turns out it's my uncle, I think I scared you."
Liu Xia said with a smile.
"Brother, you are so big. My brother must have heard something. Now I am in a miserable state."
After saying that, Lingling hurriedly got out of the carriage door and got out of the carriage.
Liu Xia followed behind her.
At this time, Duan Lingxiao got off his horse and kowtowed to Liu Xia.
"The prince please come quickly."
Liu Xia hurriedly smiled.[
"Your Majesty, you're welcome. Lingling, come home with me."
Duan Lingxiao didn't seem to have a good impression of Liu Xia. After saluting, he glared at Lingling and said.
Seeing that Lingling's cheeks were like peach blossoms, she couldn't help but have a bit of anger in her eyes.
"Oh, I got it."
Lingling could only bite her lips and walked behind Duan Lingxiao.
"Thanks to the great kindness of the prince, I send Lingyun home. I say goodbye."
Duan Lingxiao said lightly, then gave Lingling a fierce look. Lingling seemed to be very afraid of this brother, and followed him obediently and got into the carriage.
Duan Lingxiao got off his horse, took his convoy and left.
Lingling drove, made a face to Liu Xia, and then disappeared from Liu Xia's eyes.
"Let me go, your uncle seems to have a problem with you. He won't go back and abuse Lingling, right?"
Dabao said worriedly.
"Prince Rui has been strict in running the family for generations. The eldest brother is the father, so the younger brothers and sisters should be afraid of the eldest brother. If he really dares to abuse Lingling, I will have to break his legs."
After Liu Xia finished speaking, he answered and got on the carriage.
The carriage was shaking as it returned to the palace.
Not long after arriving at the palace, Yuan Binglong hurried over and said: "Your Majesty, we have made a major discovery."
"Oh? Go to the meeting hall."
Immediately, Liu Xia's gang gathered here.
"Lao Yuan, if you find anything, tell everyone."
Liu Xia said hurriedly.
"Your Majesty, after the shopkeeper and the clerk of Changyun Trading Company died, I asked people to inquire around. I thought that since they were doing such a big business in Longdu, the money must be spent. So I told Cao
Several former members of the gang heard about it. Sure enough, the Changyun Trading Company asked the Caobang to transport a batch of goods to them three times a year. The goods were protected by the Weiyuan Escort Bureau. And the destination, you guessed it.
Where is it?"
Yuan Binglong said deliberately.
"Oh, please tell me. I'm so anxious."
Caiwei said hurriedly.
"The delivery location of those goods is near Qiuyun Mountain in Beiyuan."
Yuan Binglong said.
Liu Xia was stunned and hurriedly shouted: "Whose fiefdom is this Qiuyun Mountain?"
"I have already inquired about it. It is the fiefdom of the current prince."
Yuan Binglong said.
Now, things seem to be clear.
With so much money, they must have been used to raise private soldiers, so Longdu must not exist.
As it turns out, where the money goes will tell who has the problem.
Besides, the prince was the biggest suspect to begin with.
Now, whenever it is necessary to confirm that those goods are money, the prince is suspected to be one of the masterminds.
However, thinking of this, Liu Xia couldn't help but recall the prince's performance in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice that day.
It seems that he doesn't care about the Onmyoji Association at all.
If the Onmyoji Association has something to do with him, why was he so calm that day?
Could it be that his acting skills are too outstanding?
Have you deceived yourself?
"Your Majesty, should we check now?"
Liu Liansheng was frightened when he heard this. It would be a big deal if the current crown prince and the dignified prince were found to have committed rebellion.
If they don't do it right, their heads will move.
However, Liu Xia was holding up the sky when it fell, so they asked Liu Xia what he meant.
"So what time of year do they ship that horse?"
Liu Xia asked.
"Every March, September, and the end of December."
Yuan Binglong said.
"Isn't that just the past few days?"
"Your Majesty is wise, just two days before the incident at the Onmyoji Association, the Caobang just transported a batch of goods and left. If we pursue them now, hurry up and catch up without any problem."
Yuan Binglong said.
"Everyone obeys the order. This operation must be carried out in secret. Liu Liansheng, you will go out in a moment and let all the imperial guards change their clothes. An hour later, we left the capital in three batches of plainclothes. The goods have been gone for five or six days and should have arrived in Ping'an.
State and territory boundaries. We will ride fast and intercept them at Guanshandu. When the time comes, we will have ironclad proof that the goods are money. Okay, let's go and prepare."
Liu Xia said calmly.
Everyone around stood up and said: "No."
When everyone went to prepare, Liu Xia sat at the table and remained silent.
Dabao asked curiously: "This case is about to be solved, why are you so frowning?"
"Brother, the people behind the Onmyoji Association are always cautious. We have been looking around, but we can only catch the wind. But this time, it seems to be too easy."
Liu Xia explained.
"Humans, there are always times when there is a gap in everything. Maybe this is his loophole."
When Liu Xia heard this, he shook his head and said: "If I were the boss behind the scenes, I would never make such an obvious mistake. There are many ways to transport this money. Even with a little effort, it can be laundered
Bai. Why would you let the Cao Gang transport it so blatantly?"
"You mean, someone deliberately led us to investigate the prince? Maybe they even laid a trap?"
"It's very possible. If the prince was the biggest boss, I don't think he would be so careless in the last step of transporting the money out of Longdu."
"Then shall we go?"
"Of course I want to go. If he wants to lead us by the nose, we will help him. I want to see what tricks he wants to play. By the way, you go to Shuntian Mansion immediately and let Shuntian Mansion do its best to investigate these shopkeepers and
The guy’s place of origin. In addition, thoroughly investigate their identity and background. Anyone who has anything to do with them cannot be missed. I still don’t believe that digging deep into the ground will yield nothing.”
Liu Xia said angrily.
"Then as a prince, you cannot leave Longdu privately. Do you want to ask the emperor for permission?"
Dabao reminded.
Liu Xia slapped his forehead and said: "I almost made a big mistake. I will go to the palace to ask for an order."
In the palace, the emperor was reviewing the memorial from one side, frowning deeply, obviously because the state affairs were too disturbing.
Silent but standing to one side, he seemed to be in a good mood.
At this time, the palace maid brought tea over, Chen Mo took it, put it on the table and said, "Your Majesty, drink some tea and take a rest."
"Well, these talkers are becoming more and more useless. Nowadays, there is not even one who tells the truth. They are all flattering. Don't I know that my world is peaceful? The world is at peace and the world is at peace.
It’s time to find an opportunity to eliminate a group of people.”
The emperor said with a bit of anger.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
Silence said hurriedly.
"Hey, Chen Mo, you seem to be in a good mood."
The emperor turned around and asked.
"Well, I just heard some news just now."
"That must be about Coca-Cola. Let's talk about it."
"Yes, Your Majesty. Today the second prince and the third prince are hosting a banquet for Prince Weiyuan. They will recite poems and write poems for fun."
When Chen Mo said this, the emperor said angrily: "They are really worthy of their throne."
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Princes are still young and they should love these things. Didn't Your Majesty also have the reputation of a poet in those days?"
"What are you talking about? What happened next?"
the emperor asked.
"In the end, for some unknown reason, the second prince and Prince Weiyuan got into a dispute. So the two of them started a poem battle to determine the winner. The loser had to put on women's clothes and sing and dance."
"These naughty kids really know how to play."
The emperor couldn't help but smile, this punishment was a bit embarrassing.
"Did Haoxuan lose? He is a martial artist who writes poems and songs, so I'm afraid he can't do it."
The emperor stood up and said.
"Well, Your Majesty, this result is quite surprising. The winner is Prince Weiyuan."