The group of people who successfully left the Taoist Academy did not return to their original place, but chose to sneak back into the city quietly.
They have no clue now. Instead of staying outside the city, it is better to return to the city temporarily. If nothing else, it will be safe at least if they return to the city.
The emperor did not know that they had left the village, but the people in Shifang World must have known that they had left. With Ji Xin's methods, it would not be difficult for people from Shifang World to find them if they stayed outside the city.
In order not to be entangled by people from the Shifang World, Xiao Jiuan decided to go to the city after discussing with Feng Qi and Mo Qixi.
As for the opinions of Xiao Shaorong and Ji Yunkai?
They were directly ignored by the three of them.
The three of them did not go back to the place where Xiao Jiu'an stayed temporarily, nor to their private house, but to Liulifang.
The most well-defended place in Beijing, besides the imperial palace, is probably Liulicang.
Once you arrive at Liulicang, you no longer have to worry about being targeted by people from all over the world.
Under the management of Crown Prince Duan, Liulifang is comparable to a royal palace. It is almost impossible for ordinary people to enter and exit. And those who can work in it have been investigated for three generations. The whole family will be arranged to enter Liulifang and will not be given to them.
Possibility of contact with outsiders.
"This place is nice." Mo Qixi observed all the way and nodded with satisfaction.
There are three posts in Liulicang. Even at night, it is extremely bright. There are no blind spots at all. Every ten meters forward, you will be stopped by the guards to ask, check the road sign, and replace it with another sign. If there is a slight mistake, you will
will be blocked from outside.
Xiao Shaorong was also very curious along the way. When he saw the glazed doors being used in several places in Liulicang, he couldn't help but marveled: "This is my first time here. I didn't expect Prince Duan to be quite capable. This Liulicang is quite decent."
The Xiao family also has elements in Liulifang, but not many.
In order to do such a big and obviously profitable business in the capital, if you want to avoid trouble, you cannot monopolize it. It is necessary to divide some elements out. Prince Duan has done a very good job in this regard.
Along the way, only the prince and Feng Qi were silent. The prince was not a talkative person, and Feng Qi was still immersed in the death of Mr. Mo Wen and had not recovered in a short time.
Led by the steward of Liulifang, the group quickly arrived at the hinterland of Liulifang. Crown Prince Duan had received the news early and was waiting inside. When he heard the conversation outside, he walked out quickly.
"It's actually you. God knows how shocked I was when I received the news from Ji Yunkai." Seeing the familiar people in front of him, Prince Duan's high-hanging heart finally relaxed.
God knows how shocked he was when he suddenly received news from Ji Yunkai in the middle of the night, saying that she, Wang Ye, Feng Qi, and Young Master Xiao had entered the city and were staying in Liulifang temporarily.
He was worried that the matter was fraudulent, and he was also afraid that Ji Yunkai would really need help from Liulifang for something, so he sent his confidants to pick him up and arranged manpower at Liulifang. If there was an accident, he would choose to take action.
"What's the surprise? Do you think that we can be trapped in such a small place?" Young Master Xiao said with a stinking look on his face. That arrogant little guy was just a slap in the face.
Prince Duan, however, seemed not to have seen it, and said with a gentle smile: "Young Master Xiao, the Xiao family thought you fell to death. Did you tell the Xiao family that you were safe? The Xiao family is in chaos now.
,Don’t you want to go back and take a look?”
Xiao Shaorong was startled and said awkwardly: "Uh, I forgot to say..."
Xiao Shaorong looked at the prince for help: "Your Majesty, can you tell me about this?" Of course he wanted to say it so as not to worry his parents, but...
If you say it out loud, the effect will be lost. The emperor will definitely be able to sense that something is wrong from the reaction of the Xiao family.
"No." The prince refused without thinking.
At that time, the reason why he sent Xiao Shaorong instead of just sending a small soldier was to use the news of Xiao Shaorong's "fall to death" to arouse the anger of the Xiao family, make the Xiao family trouble the emperor, and divert the emperor's attention.
Among the three of them, only if something happened to Xiao Shaorong, his family would come forward to trouble the emperor and give him Shi Chen.
If something happens to him or Feng Qi, the effect will not be achieved.
The Feng family hopes that Feng Qi will die early. If the news comes out that the person who fell to death is Feng Qi, the head of the Feng family may applaud and ask the emperor for some favors, and the matter will be understood.
He is the one who is about to fall to death. Shiqing must have taken over the Yanbei Army. As for seeking justice for him?
Forget it, he never counted on Shiqing.
Only for Xiao Shaorong, if something happens to him, the Xiao family will never let it go.
"Okay." Xiao Shaorong knew the prince's plan. Although he couldn't bear it, he still reluctantly agreed.
At worst, he could just apologize to his father later.
"Come in first, don't stand outside and talk." Master Xiao secretly persuaded Young Master Xiao and took the crown prince to his side, and quickly invited everyone in.
And until they all sat down in the flower hall, Xiao Shaorong had not discovered the dirty trick that Prince Duan had secretly made.
Ji Yunkai shook his head...
It has to be said that Crown Prince Duan is also one who pretends to be successful.
Everyone sat down, and Crown Prince Duan did not talk nonsense to everyone, and said directly: "The prince must have known what happened outside. Now, scholars all over the capital are asking the emperor to execute the prince. Scholars from nearby towns are also one by one.
Come here, in a few days, scholars from remote places may arrive in the capital, so Your Majesty, you must quickly find a solution."
I don’t know whether it was the emperor who deliberately guided him, or whether the person who killed Mr. Mo Wen was too clever to frame him. In short, everyone now knows that the person who killed Mr. Mo Wen was the Yanbei Army in the hands of the King of Yanbei.
Don't say that the prince can't come forward at this time, even if he can come forward, he can't explain it clearly.
"Yes." The prince responded nonchalantly and asked, "Do you know what the Wang family's token looks like?"
"Ah?" Prince Duan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the prince would ask an irrelevant question. He was stunned on the spot and didn't react for a long time.
The prince frowned: "Don't you know?"
"No, it's not...are these two things related?" Prince Duan was completely puzzled. Why did this topic jump so fast? He couldn't keep up.
"You just need to say, do you know?" the prince said impatiently.
Prince Duan did not dare to ask any more questions and nodded: "I know."
"Draw it." The prince said without refusal.
"Uh..." Crown Prince Duan looked puzzled, but seeing the prince's cold face, the others remained silent, so he had no choice but to ask someone to bring him a pen and paper, and in front of the prince and others, he handed over the Wang family's token.
The style is drawn.
But there was only a style but no pattern. The prince's face darkened: "Do you remember the pattern on the token?"
"This..." Crown Prince Duan paused: "I can recognize it when I see it, but I can't draw it."
Whoever has enough to eat and has nothing to do can memorize the patterns of other people's tokens. He is very busy, okay... (To be continued)