Hearing Xiao Chen's slightly angry words coming from the carriage, Xiao Lizi gradually stopped sobbing.
"I said that I was a eunuch from Dongchang, and I had a whisk to prove it. The lieutenant also said that my whisk was probably fake. They asked me to take off my pants to prove that I was a eunuch. I was so angry that I rushed over to fight with him.
They fought, but they didn't expect that even the whisk was cut off by them." Xiao Lizi said in a low voice.
"Just because of this, the factory owner killed someone?" Xiao Chen's eyes gradually turned cold.
They don’t recognize Dongchang’s Plum Blossom Order, they don’t recognize Dongchang’s eunuch’s fly whisk, and they don’t look down on the factory master’s flying fish suit. Are the captains of Jinyiwei so powerful?
"Stop, turn around and go back." Xiao Chen shouted.
"Xu..."
Hearing this, Xiao Lizi reined in the horse, turned around and looked at the face of Xiao Chen who was watching: "Going back to the Jinyiwei Prison?"
"Well, go back right away. I want to see the factory owner."
Seeing Xiao Chen in such a hurry, Xiao Lizi turned his horse around without saying a word and galloped towards the Jinyiwei prison.
At the gate, the captain of the Imperial Guard on duty saw the carriage going and returning, feeling a little puzzled in his heart.
"Have you collected the chopped whisk?" Xiao Chen jumped off the carriage and stood in front of Xiao Lizi and asked.
"Well, that whisk has been with me for many years. Although it was cut off, I still kept both pieces." Although he was confused about what Xiao Chen meant, Xiao Lizi still answered truthfully.
"Take the whisk and go back to the East Factory first." With that said, Xiao Chen turned around and walked into the Jinyi Guard Prison.
"What about you? How will you go back soon?" Xiao Lizi asked loudly.
It’s raining so heavily. If you don’t have a raincoat, you will definitely get wet when you go back.
"Don't worry about me. Go back immediately and keep your whisk until I come back." As he said that, Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and slapped the horse's butt hard.
The horse neighed, splashed large splashes of water with its hooves, and galloped away.
Watching the carriage gradually disappear, Xiao Chen just walked towards the prison door.
The two guards in golden robes at the door seemed to want to ask something, but they suppressed their words.
"Do you need me to show you the plum blossom order?" Xiao Chen asked coldly after learning about Xiao Lizi's humiliation experience.
"Brother Xiao is joking. It can be said that our Jinyiwei's prison was reopened just for you. How could we ask for a token from you?" A school captain said with a smile.
"No? Then I'll go in." Before the other party could answer, Xiao Chen had already opened the door and walked in.
After twisting and turning, Xiao Chen arrived at the innermost part of the prison.
While Xiao Chen was still inside, there was a captain of the Imperial Guard on duty about a foot away from the cell door.
But today, as Xiao Chen was replaced, the captain on duty at the door seemed to have relaxed and actually ran away without a trace.
Regardless of this, Xiao Chen went directly to the door of the cell and opened the unlocked gate.
"Xiao Chen, why are you back again? Just in time, I have something important to tell you." Seeing Xiao Chen enter the door, Lin Shangli hurriedly walked up.
Li An lay lazily on the bed, raised his head and glanced at the two of them: "You guys are talking to yourselves, do you want me to step aside and go to the door to look out for you?"
"Master Li, come on, come and sit down together." Lin Shangli smiled and waved to him.
Before, he really had some opinions on Li An. However, after the analysis just now, Lin Shangli felt that Li An was really different from before. At least he was still very interesting and concerned about Xiao Chen.
.
"I'm already very happy with these words from Mr. Factory Master. I'll go to the door to look out for you." With that said, Li An climbed up and walked a few feet away from the cell, quietly
Standing quietly.
"Mr. Factory Master, what do you want to say?" Xiao Chen followed Lin Shangli to the table and sat down, and asked softly.
"Just now, Li An and I analyzed it. We both believe that the emperor is likely to slap a big hat on you this time. However, the emperor will not take any action while you are searching for the whereabouts of the prince.
What I want to say is, if there is any trouble, you will leave the capital." Looking at Xiao Chen, Lin Shangli said a little reluctantly.
"You want to put a big label on me? If you want, you can." Xiao Chen smiled faintly, "The prince was kidnapped. The emperor did not let me find the whereabouts of the prince, but detained me. This is abnormal in itself. Yesterday, Duan Tianming
He also advised me to escape from prison, but I left. Dongchang not only has to bear the crime of the prince's kidnapping, but also the crime of deserting. I can't do it if you, the factory official, bear all the responsibilities alone.
, and don’t even bother to do it.”
Hearing what Xiao Chen said, Lin Shangli's eyes flashed with relief, but he still advised: "You are not wrong, there is no need to take any responsibility. Listen to me, if you find a problem, leave the capital immediately, the further away the better."
"What about you? Where are Duan Tianming and the others? Are they all leaving together?"
"You can take them with you and take Little Plum with you." Lin Shangli said.
"What about you? Are you going with us?"
"I won't leave." Lin Shangli shook his head, "As the owner of Dongchang Factory, I must persevere. Don't worry, I will find a way to protect myself."
"If you don't leave, we won't leave either." Xiao Chen smiled softly, "As long as the prince is brought back, the emperor wants to sanction Dongchang, and the reason is far-fetched. I think the emperor is not so stupid as to risk the world.
He ignored his opinions and focused on suppressing Dongchang."
"Well, I'm afraid that the emperor's suspicion will be too strong, which will lead to a recurrence of the Lan Jade case." Lin Shangli sighed longly.
"Don't worry, Lord Factory, I'm not Lan Yu, I'm not that arrogant, and I'm not that foolish and loyal." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"You can think of it this way, and the worries in my heart have eased a little. By the way, you left and came back in a hurry, did you leave something behind?" Lin Shangli asked with a smile.
"No, I heard from Xiao Lizi that the factory owner killed someone," Xiao Chen said.
"Are you worried that I will fall into Xu Kaiying's scheme?"
"Has the factory owner discovered that there is something wrong with Jin Yiwei?" Xiao Chen was startled.
I was just worried that Xu Kaiying was causing trouble, so I hurried over and wanted to take the case to the factory owner. But I never thought that the factory owner seemed to have noticed some problems.
"To be honest, since I became the owner of Dongchang, I have regarded Dongchang as my home, and you are all my children. If something happens to the prince, it will inevitably involve Dongchang. I don't want us to
No one in Dongchang will be implicated because of this, so it is our top priority in Dongchang to find the prince as soon as possible."
"However, I know very little about the enemy this time, and I feel a little bit at a loss. Therefore, I thought of a way to replace you to investigate the case. This play jointly performed by the Inspectorate and Jin Yiwei must be the emperor's
Idea. Without the Emperor's consent, they would never dare to make the decision without authorization and give you the right to continue to participate in the investigation of the Prince's case. Therefore, from this point of view, the Prince's safety is still very important in the Emperor's mind."
"I took advantage of this and forced Jiang Qianxiao to replace you. When we came to the Jinyiwei prison, the captain of the Jinyiwei actually tried to block and humiliate Xiao Lizi in every possible way. Without Xu Kaiying's instructions, they wouldn't have been given the courage to do so.
Dare to do this."
"Xu Kaiying's purpose is to get me to take action. Once he takes action, he will be caught. However, they cut off Xiao Lizi's whisk first. With the evidence of cutting off the whisk, Xu Kaiying's confidants can only be killed.
Dead."
Having said this, Lin Shangli burst out laughing.
First get the evidence that is good for you, and then kill someone. Giving the other party a dumb disadvantage is what Lin Shangli likes to do the most.
"Obviously we are working with the Inspectorate to help Dongchang tide over the difficulties, but secretly we are adding insult to injury to Dongchang. This Xu Kaiying cannot be kept." Looking at Lin Shangli, Xiao Chen said coldly.
Powerful enemies are not scary, but villains like this who stab you in the back are hard to guard against.
"Of course I can't keep them." Lin Shangli's face turned grim, "The reason why I killed those captains was to ask Xu Kaiying to complain to the emperor."
"At this time, if he goes to complain to the emperor, it will be very detrimental to Dongchang." Xiao Chen said a little worried.
In the past, Dongchang didn't take Jin Yiwei seriously at all. But it's different now. Now, no matter how small a crime is, it will be magnified wirelessly when it comes to the emperor.
"Haha, you don't understand this." Lin Shangli laughed, "The emperor has deep feelings for the prince. Huailaiwei's 'hunting' activities involved reports from more than twenty envoys from foreign countries. The emperor
He just can't get around to deal with this matter. No matter how much he has objections to Dongchang, the prince's safety still has to rely on Dongchang and you to rescue him. Otherwise, you can still control Dongchang in prison.
Factory affairs?”
"The emperor wants to clean up the East Factory again, but also wants the East Factory to do things?" Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"As for Dongchang, the emperor can deal with it at will. However, if someone is unfavorable to Dongchang at this time and affects Dongchang's series of plans to rescue the prince, then he will be in trouble with the emperor. Even if I want to deal with Xu Kaiying again, I can't.
I'm in jail, how can I file a complaint? Isn't it good to take the evidence that Jinyiwei did it, kill Xu Kaiying's confidant, and force him to commit suicide in front of the emperor?"
Lin Shangli laughed, which was so vulgar that he had never seen before.
Xiao Chen couldn't help but take a breath of air: "This move by the factory owner is very cruel. At this time, Xu Kaiying thought that he had got the handle and was probably writing a memorial. Little did he know that he was writing a reminder for himself!
"
"It's my own fault that I can't live without it. It's not my fault. We in Dongchang are all kind-hearted people. If he plots against me like this, if I don't resist, how can I be worthy of Dongchang and you?"
Spreading his hands, Lin Shangli said innocently.
The muscles at the corners of Xiao Chen's mouth twitched a few times, and he didn't know what to say.
