Yingtian Mansion, Prince Ren's Mansion, and other courtyards on the outskirts of the city.
Under the cool night breeze, a singer played the pipa with her slender jade fingers and sang Jiangnan songs.
Her voice is so soft and melodious that it makes one's bones feel numb.
Several dancers dressed in tulle danced to the tunes in the middle of the open pavilion.
Li Ziting rested his head on the lap of a concubine, his hands caressing her waist and buttocks, staring at the graceful dancer, and taking a bite of the fruit fed to his mouth by the maid from time to time, he was as leisurely as a god.
However, the women surrounding him were not young girls, but all women in their early thirties who still had charm.
Prince Ting's love for older women was not a secret in Prince Ren's palace, it was just kept hidden from Prince Ren and the princess.
Prince Ren never discovered this matter because he had not been home for many years and was too lazy to care about his son's affairs.
As for the princess, no one dared to talk too much at the risk of being cut to pieces by Li Ziting.
And based on the princess's trust in her son, it is estimated that unless Li Ziting told her personally, she would not believe it anyway.
Living in Zhuangzi these past few days was much cleaner and cooler than in the city, which put Li Ziting in a good mood.
While he was enjoying the singing and dancing comfortably, the servant Yurong suddenly came in, called his master, and presented him with two deciphered secret letters.
Yurong has been with him for many years and knows his temper best.
A secret letter that dares to be submitted to him when he is in a good mood is either urgent and must be reported; or it is good news, which I am sure will not ruin his good mood, but will be the icing on the cake.
Seeing that there was no look of urgency or panic on Yu Rong's face, Li Ziting knew that what was written in the letter must be good news.
So he didn't get up, but directly took the letter, opened it and glanced at it a few times, and the corners of his lips immediately curled up.
Two letters, two messages.
First, Tong Niangzi Medical Clinic secretly produced a large amount of Jinchuang medicine and was reported, and the stolen goods were confiscated. Only Tong Niangzi's whereabouts are unknown and is still being hunted.
Second, Li Zian led his people to rush to Yongzhou Mansion.
The two pieces of news were sent to another hospital together, which made Li Ziting feel elated. He had not been so happy for a long time.
Li Zian, you know you are anxious now, right?
Unfortunately, colluding with foreigners to produce large quantities of wound medicine is almost equivalent to committing treason.
Once Mrs. Tong is caught, there is no way she can walk out of the cell alive.
Li Ziting rubbed his chin, thinking that he would have to send someone to keep a close eye on him. If Li Zi'an dared to engage in some kind of civet cat exchange for the prince, he would slander him in front of the emperor.
Even if he can't be convicted of anything, at least it can plant a thorn in the emperor's heart. It will hurt when he thinks about it in the future. It depends on whether the emperor still trusts him to continue to guard the west gate of Daqi.
The more Li Ziting thought about it, the happier he became. He waved his hand and said, "Everyone present today will give me a heavy reward!"
A sweet sound suddenly sounded in the room.
Li Ziting felt the soft and plump body that suddenly pressed against him, and the smile on his face deepened...
While Li Ziting was indulging in the gentle countryside, Li Zi'an had already arrived in Yongzhou Mansion under the guise of checking on the drought situation.
However, what he didn't expect was that not only Shen Zhonglei was still running around outside, but even Shen Tianshu was still at Dongquan Temple and had not returned to the city.
Now everyone in the medical center has been arrested and imprisoned, and Shi Da is still leading people to search for Lady Tong's whereabouts.
Li Zian first found a place to settle down, and then immediately called Xie Yan over to inquire about the situation.
"Don't worry, Prince, my subordinates have taken care of it, and the Gao and Deng families will not suffer any grievances in prison.
"Boss Qiu and Brother Shun have been arrested. Brother Shun has all confessed. Only Boss Qiu is still tough and is still being interrogated.
"However, because Shi Da's arrests in such a big way caused uproar in the city, my subordinates are worried that this incident will affect the reputation that Mrs. Tong has finally established in the city."
"You don't have to worry about this matter, I have my own arrangements." Li Zian said, "The most important thing for you now is to pry Qiu's mouth open. I have already written the details here, and we are just waiting for his confession.
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"Yes, I will take care of it now." Xie Yan took the order and left.
Boss Qiu was arrested together with the four brothers Shun. At that time, he was sleeping soundly in the house, and his dreams were filled with praises and rewards from Li Ziting after he returned from finishing his errands.
It's a pity that he was picked up from the bed just as he was halfway through his dream.
Now he is imprisoned in a village outside the city. Although he has not been executed and his clothes are neat, his face is gloomy, his eyes are black, and he is so tired that he seems to have aged ten years suddenly.
A young man sat opposite him, asking several questions that he had asked hundreds or thousands of times over and over again.
This kind of questioning has continued from the time he was arrested until now, without giving him any chance to rest.
As soon as he dozed off, he would be woken up immediately, and sometimes he would be poured cold water on his head.
The people who asked questions worked in shifts, and it was quite torturous to waste him like this.
After Xie Yan met Li Zian in the city, he immediately came to Zhuangzi without stopping, went straight to the room where Boss Qiu was being held, and called out the men who were questioning him.
"You haven't spoken yet?"
The person who asked the question said with a worried look on his face: "Boss, this man is very tough-talking. The brothers have been trying to endure him for several days, but they still refuse to tell the truth."
He didn't know about Li Zian's arrangements before, so Xie Yan didn't punish Qiu Herong, but arranged for someone to torture him.
Now that Li Zian has given instructions to get the testimony as soon as possible, as long as the person is not killed, anything will work. Naturally, Xie Yan will not continue to pamper Boss Qiu.
"Use your tactics!"
Although the two people were outside the house, they did not lower their voices at all.
Boss Qiu in the room heard it clearly.
He knew very well what it meant to resort to means.
He had often helped Li Ziting get some heretical medicines in the past. Apart from those medicines for fun, most of them were used for interrogation and torture.
He has also been to the prison of Prince Ren's Mansion several times. There are people inside who specialize in how to execute prisoners. They can torture prisoners to extreme pain, but they just can't die.
Will such a method fall on me now?
He could still recall the begging for mercy, moans, roars, and howls he heard outside the cell...
These were originally regarded as meritorious deeds and honors by him.
But now when he thinks that all this will happen to him, how can he not shudder?
There are people from Prince Rui's Mansion inside and outside this village, and the surrounding land is deserted for more than ten miles. No matter how hard you try, no one will hear you.
Even if he ends up dead here, no one will know.
Thinking of this, Boss Qiu's face became paler and cold sweat kept flowing down his temples.