North Street.

Folk Alley.

In a narrow courtyard of a private house, Qin Hai led more than a dozen guards from the prime minister's palace and subdued all four guards who were originally guarding the courtyard.

In the main room, Hu Weiyong stood in the center, looking at Xue Ru who was tied to a pillar with five-flowered buns, his face gloomy.

Cai Yuanji stood aside, his forehead covered with sweat.

When he arrived here, he happened to encounter Hu Weiyong and others rushing in.

"Xiang Hu, if you have anything to say, please tell me. I was ordered by His Highness the Crown Prince to arrest Xue Ru here. If you take him away, I will not be able to explain to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Cai Yuanji looked at Hu Weiyong and asked nervously.

"This person has evil intentions and maliciously framed Quanzi. I must take him away today and bring him to His Majesty the Crown Prince. Later, I will personally explain the truth."

Hu Weiyong said coldly with a livid face.

"this..."

Cai Yuanji was speechless for a moment, but he didn't dare to stop him forcefully, and looked embarrassed.

"Master Xue, do you know your guilt?!"

Hu Weiyong no longer paid attention to Cai Yuanji, but stared directly at Xue Ru and asked coldly.

"Xiang Hu, I didn't mean to do this on purpose. When Wei Guogong asked, I had to tell the truth. I didn't mean to target Jiu'an Hou. Please show your respect!"

Xue Ru looked at Hu Weiyong and said with a pleading expression.

Seeing Hu Weiyong's angry look, he felt that something big must have happened, and it was very likely that Hu Fei had been executed for treason.

So he was very scared, afraid that Hu Weiyong would kill him directly in order to avenge his son.

"How could you be so arrogant?! Huh! Why didn't you think about what would happen to you when you decided to tell Xu Da?!"

"If my guess is correct, it is true that you are afraid of Xu Da's majesty, but it is true that you vent your personal anger! At this point, you can no longer escape the blame!"

Hu Weiyong glared at Xue Ru and said coldly.

"Spare your life, Prime Minister Hu! I know my mistake, and I will never dare to do it again. If anything happens to my official, once Wei Guogong knows about it, I am afraid he will take this opportunity to impeach Prime Minister Hu again. Please think again, Prime Minister Hu!"

Xue Ru broke into a cold sweat and said in fear.

"Are you threatening the truth?!"

Hu Weiyong narrowed his eyes, gritted his teeth and asked sharply.

"I don't dare, I am just thinking about Hu Xiang. Now that the matter has come to this, you should hate the Duke of Wei, not me. How can I touch the Marquis of Jiu'an with my power?"

"Don't worry, as long as you spare my life, I will go to Jiu'an Hou Ling to kowtow and admit my mistake, and I will work as an ox and a horse for you in the rest of my life!"

Xue Ru looked at Hu Weiyong and said with a pious expression.

After listening to Xue Ru's words, Hu Weiyong frowned, then sneered on his face.

Cai Yuanji on the side looked at Xue Ru talking nonsense and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Someone, take it away!"

Immediately afterwards, Hu Weiyong waved his hand and shouted sternly.

As the words fell, two Xiangfu guards walked in from the door and stepped forward to untie Xue Ru.

"Hu Xiang, please think twice!"

Cai Yuanji looked anxious and said helplessly.

"I must take him away. If you dare to stop me again, I will take you away too!"

Hu Weiyong glared at Cai Yuanji and said in a deep voice.

After hearing Hu Weiyong's words, Cai Yuanji was stunned for a moment and hurriedly closed his mouth, not daring to say another word.

"Master!"

At this moment, Qin Hai's voice suddenly came from the courtyard.

Hearing these words, Hu Weiyong and Cai Yuanji were both stunned for a moment, and turned to look at the door.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Fei slowly walked in from the door with his hands behind his back.

Seeing the scene where Hu Fei appeared, Xue Ru, who had just been untied, had already seen a ghost. He couldn't help but shuddered, but then he discovered that it was indeed Hu Fei!

Only at this moment did he realize that Hu Fei was not dead at all!

"How did you come?!"

Hu Weiyong looked at his son who suddenly appeared and asked in a deep voice, while glaring at Pei Jie who was following Hu Fei.

"If I don't come, it will be too late. Are you planning to kill him?"

Hu Fei glanced at Xue Ru and asked slowly.

"It's none of your business, leave now, this matter has nothing to do with you!"

Hu Weiyong said loudly with a serious face.

"How come it has nothing to do with me? It's me he's trying to harm, not you. If he wants to be killed, I have to be the one to kill him!"

Hu Fei shook his head, looked at Xue Ru again, and said coldly, with a trace of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

Seeing Hu Weiyong and his son who were scrambling to kill him, Xue Ru was already trembling with fear.

"You have just been released. Don't mess around anymore. Go home!"

Hu Weiyong looked at Hu Fei angrily and said loudly.

In order to vent his anger on his son, he has decided to kill Xue Ru, no matter what the consequences will be.

"If you kill him, this matter will be more serious than my poem! You should understand this!"

Hu Fei looked at Hu Weiyong and said seriously.

"But..."

Hu Weiyong looked solemn and was speechless for a moment.

He knew that his son was right. If he killed the imperial official with his own hands, someone would definitely talk about his rebellion. A prime minister's rebellion is much more serious than a marquis' rebellion.

"I didn't kill him for myself!"

"Because of him, the princess almost lost her legs on her knees because of me. This is why he deserves to die!"

Hu Fei stared at Xue Ru and spoke word by word, his eyes full of anger and murderous intent.

"Xiaguan realizes his mistake! Please ask Jiu'an Marquis to give Xiaguan a chance to make meritorious service and spare Xiaguan this time!"

"After you get down from office, you must act like a cow or a horse to atone for your sins!"

Xue Ru trembled and knelt on the ground, kowtowing desperately and said.

"Your sins cannot be atonement! Death is not a pity!"

"In the next life, don't be a dog!"

"Pei Jie, take it away!"

Hu Fei looked coldly at Xue Ru, who was already scared to death, and said coldly.

Pei Jie agreed, stepped forward and pulled Xue Ru up, and walked straight out.

"Jiu'an Hou, this is inappropriate. If His Highness the Crown Prince finds out, neither you nor I can explain..."

Cai Yuanji grimaced and came out to stop him again.

"Be careful, I will kill you too!"

Hu Fei's face darkened, he stared at Cai Yuanji and said word by word.

After hearing what Hu Fei said, Cai Yuanji hurriedly closed his mouth, lowered his head, and did not dare to say another word.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Fei glanced at Hu Weiyong, winked, turned around and walked straight towards the courtyard gate.

But before they could leave, the courtyard door suddenly opened again, and a group of officers and soldiers appeared at the door.

Upon seeing this, the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion immediately drew their weapons and prepared to take action.

"Back off!"

But then, Hu Fei's sharp shout suddenly came, stopping all the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Hu Fei stood in the courtyard, looking at the officers and soldiers at the door, and couldn't help but frown.

From the crowd, he had seen a familiar figure, the commander of the East Palace Guards, Xiao Qi!

"His Royal Highness is here!"

Xiao Qi was seen sullen and said something in a low voice.

Then I saw a group of officers and soldiers spreading out to both sides to make way for them.

Immediately afterwards, Prince Zhu Biao appeared in everyone's sight and slowly walked into the small courtyard.
To be continued...