Chapter 165 Rouge Island
Chapter 165 Rouge Island
Chenyu paced back and forth nervously in the room, her heart in her throat, not daring to relax for a moment.
It had only been a short while, but she felt as if ten days or half a month had passed.
With a creaky sound, the door suddenly opened. Chenyu paused, her whole body on alert to the extreme, and subconsciously pressed the dagger in her sleeve.
She looked back and found that it was Rong Heqing who came back. She breathed a sigh of relief and walked over to him quickly. She closed the door and asked in a low voice, "How is it?"
Rong Heqing nodded, "We haven't been discovered, don't worry, we'll deal with the rest when we get back, let's leave here first."
"What about the two inside?"
Chenyu raised her chin towards the room.
Rong Heqing took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, uncorked it and placed it under the noses of the two girls on the bed. They sniffed it for a while, their eyelashes trembled, and they showed signs of waking up.
Rong Heqing immediately put away the bottle and gave Chenyu a look.
Chenyu understood, and walked forward to help her to help the two of them to the table, gently shaking them, "Beauty, beauty?"
"Are you drunk? Why are you staggering?"
Rong Heqing joked with a smile. The two girls were dazed for a moment after opening their eyes, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses.
"What's wrong?" The pink-dressed beauty pressed her brows, "I feel a little dizzy."
"Is the wine too strong?" Chen Yu said, "I feel a little dizzy too."
Rong Heqing said, "Maybe."
The beauty in the white dress slowed down, her mind went blank, she didn't remember anything in the meantime, she only remembered that they were drinking the last moment.
Rong Heqing looked unhappy and said in a deep voice, "We spent a lot of money to have you come to sing and play the pipa, but you got drunk after a few drinks and left us here alone. Is this how Pinchunlou treats guests?"
The two girls didn't expect Rong Heqing to suddenly attack, and they were both a little uneasy.
"Son..."
Chenyu immediately tried to smooth things over, "They didn't mean it. If you scold them, they might be bullied by the mothers and maids in the building. They are still young and pitiful. Forget it."
She winked at the two of them.
The two of them immediately stood up and said, "Please don't tell the maids, I know I was wrong!"
Rong Heqing was silent for a moment, then he took out a hundred taels of silver from his sleeve and said, "I won't tell you about what happened today, so you must keep your mouth shut. If it gets out, don't blame me."
The two men were extremely grateful after receiving the banknotes and expressed their gratitude profusely.
Rong Heqing waved his hand and said to Chenyu, "Forget it, since we can't see Miss Liuhua today, let's come back another day. Let's go."
"it is good."
Chen Yu left before and after.
The two girls saw them off. Not long after, the green-dressed beauty came over. She was no longer shy and gentle, but looked rather cold. "Is there anything unusual about those two people?"
The two girls looked at each other, remembered the punishment in the building, and shook their heads, "No, the two gentlemen are good people and generous."
As they said this, they took out the 100 taels of silver note. The beauty looked at it and sneered, "You are just a lecher. Just take it if I give it to you."
"Yes."
The girls looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
……
Rong Heqing and Chen Yu leisurely left the inn, and immediately restrained their expressions after entering the carriage. They said to Chu Suifeng who was driving through the curtain: "Let's go back to the inn."
Chu Suifeng nodded, whipped his horse whip, and drove the two away.
When they arrived at the inn, Rong Heqing had taken off his disguise and called Yuan Jin. The four of them closed the door and sat around the table.
Rong Heqing whispered, "I heard Fu Liuhua talking to someone. If nothing unexpected happens, that man is the local pirate leader."
She told Fu Liuhua and the others about their plan. Chu Suifeng frowned and asked, "Who is that Wei Hanping?"
"Why did they attack Wei Hanping?"
Rong Heqing whispered, "It's strange that the prince was ordered to investigate the water bandits in Licheng. How did His Majesty know that there were water bandits in Licheng? And how did he know that the officials and bandits were colluding?"
"Someone must have sent a letter to Your Majesty. If my guess is correct, this Wei Hanping is most likely a member of the Xuanwu Guard, or has Xuanwu Guards around him."
Yuan Jin said: "After they sent the letter, His Majesty was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he sent the prince to investigate."
The emperor was extremely suspicious and used the Xuanwu Guards, but he did not dare to fully trust them, so he used Qin Yunxian to check and balance them.
When using the Xuanwu Guards, let Qin Yunxian investigate together. When using Qin Yunxian, let Qin Yunxian keep an eye on it. This is a two-pronged approach.
Rong Heqing picked up the porcelain cup and drank a sip of warm water, his face a little solemn, "Wei Hanping should be a young general. Fu Liuhua said that he found clues about Rouge Island. I suspect that Rouge Island is either related to the pirates or the lair of Jingwei. Now the most urgent task is to find Wei Hanping as soon as possible and protect him."
"If we can find the lair of Jingwei, we can catch them all in one fell swoop!" Chu Suifeng became more excited and looked at Chenyu again, "You haven't heard of Yanzhi Island before?"
Chenyu shook her head in shame, "No, there is nothing special about Jingwei. I was unconscious when I left, and I don't know whether I went by land or water. When I woke up, I was already in the next place."
"It's not your fault. If it was so easy to be discovered, Jingwei would not have been able to thrive."
Rong Heqing put down the cup, frowned and said, "I am the only one who is puzzled."
"what?"
The three of them looked at her.
"Why don't they kill the prince?"
Rong Heqing's words stunned the three of them.
Chu Suifeng glanced at Yuan Jin, "Well - there's no need to be so blunt."
Rong Heqing paused, blinked, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "What are you thinking?"
"What I mean is that since the prince is here to investigate them, according to Jingwei's usual style, he must eliminate dissidents."
Chenyu nodded in agreement, "That's right, Jingwei's purpose is to achieve what you want at all costs, and anyone who dares to be a stumbling block will be eliminated immediately."
"That's why it's even more strange." Rong Heqing frowned, "Why don't they kill the prince, but instead capture him alive? Could it be that the prince has something on them?"
"But King Ning has already been removed, what else do they have to fear?"
Several people looked at each other, all of them had no idea what to do.
……
Three days passed like this, and the secret guards suddenly showed up.
At that time, Ronghe, Qingzheng and Chenyu were gathered together looking at the map of Licheng and Lihe, when someone suddenly knocked on the door.
"Boom boom boom——"
Rong Heqing turned around suddenly, "Who?"
"Master, it's me!"
It was the voice of the secret guard.
Chu Suifeng immediately went to open the door.
The secret guard quickly stepped inside, his face showing unconcealed joy, "Princess, the prince has been found!"
Rong Heqing's heart moved. Qin Yunxian's movements were really fast.
She personally went forward to help the man up and asked in surprise, "Really? Where is he?"
"I came back first to deliver the message. They are still on the way and will arrive in about a quarter of an hour."
"Okay, let's go get a ride!"
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