238. Chapter 238 It's all the queen mother's fault
"My lord, a thousand years old!" When the soldiers guarding the gate saw Murong Xitian, they all knelt down and saluted.
Murong Xitian's cold eyes swept over the faces of the soldiers one by one, and finally fell on the captain of the Yulin Army: "Open the door, I will personally escort the prisoner out of the palace."
"This..." The captain hesitated and turned his gaze to the sedan behind Murong Xitian.
This sedan is the one used to transport palace maids and eunuchs who have committed serious crimes on weekdays to the punishment department. The sedan is made of the strongest stainless steel, weighs more than two hundred kilograms, and requires four or eight people to lift it.
In addition to being able to accommodate one person, the sedan also has an iron pillar with a chain on it to lock the prisoner.
However, the captain was still worried, fearing that the person sitting inside was not a palace maid or a eunuch, but Xia Ziluo!
"If you are worried that the person in the sedan is acting weird, you can go check it out." Murong Xitian took a pen and recorded the time of his departure from the palace in the register on the desk next to him. He looked as usual and didn't seem to care about being investigated.
The captain thought for a moment, then stepped forward and opened the sedan curtain.
Inside, sat a palace maid with disheveled hair. The palace maid's clothes were torn and stained with blood, as if she had been interrogated and executed.
It's just that I can't see her clearly.
The captain hurriedly called for someone to bring a lantern, and brought it closer to illuminate the inside of the sedan. Now he could see clearly, it was a palace maid with a thin face. Her face was also stained with blood that had solidified long ago, and it was so dirty that it was difficult to see the original color.
She looks pretty, but the beauty mark next to the corner of her lip is very obvious. The jade pendant she wears around her neck also clearly reveals her identity.
He recognized this maid as Huan Bi, the maid next to the queen.
Then the captain glanced at the little eunuch. He recognized this little eunuch. It was Xiao Guizi who was usually responsible for escorting prisoners to the punishment department.
"Confirmation completed, you can leave." The captain raised his arm, signaling to open the palace door.
Immediately, someone went to open the city gate, and someone also brought over the carriage that Murong Xitian was riding in when he arrived. The driver was sitting at the front of the carriage, pulling the reins.
Murong Xitian glanced at the captain and said coldly: "On New Year's Eve, be careful of fireworks. Also beware of Xiaoxiao. This kind of dark night is very suitable for murder and arson."
As soon as he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and jumped onto the carriage as gracefully as a rabbit in flight.
"Your Majesty!" The captain stepped forward and stood beside the carriage, "Would you like to send a few guards to protect Your Majesty all the way?"
"Okay, you can find four people at will." Murong Xitian did not object.
The captain looked happy and immediately selected four confidants who were highly skilled in martial arts and also very clever to follow him.
At this time, the palace door opened, and the carriage and sedan walked towards the outside of the palace at the same time.
On New Year's Eve, the capital was livelier than usual, as every household was still brightly lit to celebrate the New Year's Eve, and the family gathered around the stove, chatting and laughing, waiting for dawn.
The streets were as deserted as ever, with not a single soul in sight.
Murong Xitian and his party walked out of the palace gate and ran directly to the Punishment Division at the east end of the city. There was nothing unusual on the way and they arrived at their destination safely.
The people sent by the captain followed the sin sedan all the way and watched the men from the punishment department take the palace maid into prison before leaving.
As usual, the accompanying young eunuch must go to the main hall with the person who is responsible for the punishment, sign and establish a document, stating the name of the prisoner being escorted, what crime he has committed, etc. Then the person who is responsible for the punishment will read it and confirm that it is correct.
Only after the official seal is stamped can the prisoner be officially accepted.