novelhk Chapter 387 Kidnapping someone
Chapter 387 Kidnapping someone
Zhou Chang looked up and around.
There was no sign of fire around, and the moon in the sky was hanging perfectly fine, but there was a halo around it due to the strong wind.
Is it the wrong time, or is there something wrong?
No one set the fire and the environment is not in a mess. Do we still need to take action?
Or should we go later, when the fire is set, and then go to Xiayuan to arrest people in the chaos?
……
While she was hesitating, Liu Dexia had already walked out of the corridor and was coming towards her.
A black figure quietly tumbled down from the beam.
It was too late for Zhou Chang to stop it.
Gao Yuan stood behind Liu Dexia with his palm as if it were a knife and chopped him on the back of the neck, causing him to faint on the spot.
The skinny monkey also rushed up from behind the rockery.
It was already done. Zhou Chang didn’t have time to think any further and stood up from behind the hedge.
Gao Yuan and Shouhou dragged Liu Dexia behind the rockery.
Zhou Chang straightened his clothes and stood on the path, alert and embarrassed...
The original plan was to take advantage of the chaos, but now there was no fire in the Hunting Palace and no chaos. What should I do?
Fortunately, the night was getting late and there was no one around.
"Your Highness..." After busying himself behind the rockery for a while, the skinny monkey called out in a low voice.
Zhou Chang hurried over.
Gao Yuan had already held Liu Dexia under his ribs like a blanket: "Since there is no fire, I will take him back."
Liu Dexia had his mouth blocked by a rag soaked in sleeping pills and was tied up so that he couldn't make a sound.
"Can you do it alone?" Zhou Chang's heart was pounding.
Gao Yuan nodded: "This is the only way."
"Okay..." Zhou Chang made up his mind, "We'll cover them. See you at Laiwu Garden."
So Zhou Chang and Shouhou continued to "stroll" back by finding a small path as if nothing had happened.
Gao Yuan held Liu Dexia under his armpit and moved quickly parallel to the trees under the eaves.
Fortunately, apart from a few teams of palace servants paying their respects to Zhou Chang along the way, there was only a team of patrolling imperial guards and they did not find anything unusual.
The three of them, plus Liu Dexia, successfully returned to the backyard of Laiwu Garden.
Uncle Qiu and Aunt Jing had already prepared a room in the most secluded corner at the back and sent away all the irrelevant servants.
Gao Yuan came into the room and threw Liu Dexia to the ground.
The room was originally a warehouse with only one door and no windows. A table and a chair had been placed inside against the west wall. In the innermost corner there were sacks, hemp ropes and other sundries that had not been put away.
After the three of them entered the room, Skinny Monkey closed the door tightly.
Zhou Chang sat down on the only chair, with a charcoal stove that had just gone out at his feet.
In addition to an oil lamp on the table, there was also a copper teapot for boiling water, a large bowl and a set of tea cups.
There were no windows in the room. After boiling water, several people entered the room and closed the door tightly. The room suddenly became stuffy and unbearable.
The skinny monkey turned around and used the large bowl on the table to fetch cold well water from the outside to splash on Liu Dexia to wake him up.
Zhou Chang sat on the chair, his heart beating fast.
All the way back, she was still her and no longer her. Prince Yi's consciousness had taken back the initiative.
Liu Dexia opened his eyes and looked around blankly. It took him a while to realize what had happened and his eyes widened.
"Wuwuwu..." After struggling to get up, he found that he had been tied up like a dumpling.
The skinny monkey kicked him and made him kneel back.
"Uncle Qiu, if you have anything to say, say it now." Uncle Qiu was the first person Zhou Chang thought of. He felt that these words were spoken by both her and Prince Yi, but he didn't feel any reason at all.
Uncle Qiu originally had difficulty walking and should have stayed in the mansion, but Prince Yi always brought Uncle Qiu here, and this time was no exception.
It is for such a day that Uncle Qiu can witness it with his own eyes.
This year, we have a new adopted boy named Xiao Jiangzi who can take over from Uncle Qiu to guard the door. It is really a perfect arrangement.
Uncle Qiu's lips moved for a long time, staring at Liu Dexia but unable to utter a word. He picked up the wine bottle hanging on his waist and took a gulp of wine before he could speak: "I have nothing to say. He deserves it."
Prince Yi Fengming's heart was also in turmoil. He didn't want to look at Liu Dexia any more, and said to Aunt Jing: "Aunt Jing, do you want to say something to this guy?"
Aunt Jing stood beside him with only hatred and disgust, looking sideways at him, as if any word she said to Liu Dexia would be too much.
Like Uncle Qiu, Prince Yi would always bring Aunt Jing with him whenever he came to the hunting palace with Emperor Lin.
Ever since Prince Yi's biological mother, Concubine Lan, passed away, Aunt Jing had only two wishes left in her life. One was to avenge Concubine Lan and let those who indirectly caused Concubine Lan's early death receive retribution; the other was Concubine Lan's wish before her death, to see her son grow up safely, get married and have children.
Neither of them had much to say, and finally it was Skinny Monkey's turn.
The skinny monkey was very happy and kicked Liu Dexia hard: "I have said almost all the things I have said to him in my heart over the years. He is just a beast with a donkey face. He is not worthy of being chopped up and made into donkey meat BBQ. It is a good thing for him to die like this."
Liu Dexia's mouth was blocked and he could only struggle on the ground, whimpering.
Gao Yuan stood in the innermost corner. Compared with Prince Yi and the other three, he was an outsider in this matter, so Prince Yi did not ask him.
Finally, it was the turn of Prince Yi Fengming himself.
The bright phoenix eyes had turned into two flames, but there was still a smile on the corners of his mouth: "Liu Xia, if you have anything else to say, you can say it now. But if you scream after I take off the cloth gagged in your mouth, don't blame me for not giving you the last chance."
As soon as he finished speaking, the skinny monkey pulled out a dagger that he had prepared in advance and pressed it against Liu Dexia's neck.
Liu Dexia nodded "wuwuwu".
Prince Yi Fengming signaled to the skinny monkey to take off the rag that was stuffed in his mouth, and Zhou Chang remained nervous.
Liu Dexia has been in the palace for so many years, and it is not for nothing that he can get the position of the second-in-command in the inner court. As soon as the rag was removed, he pretended to be confused: "I don't know how I have offended His Royal Highness Prince Yi. Your Highness wants to tie me up?"
The skinny monkey used a dagger to lightly cut Liu Dexia's neck as a warning: "Keep your voice down."
Zhou Chang was not worried about him being too loud, as the surroundings had already been cleared.
The corners of Prince Yi Fengming's mouth curled up more and more beautifully: "You don't know?"
The little eyes on Liu Dexia's donkey face rolled around, but it was not wise to confess on his own, so he chose to kneel on the ground and remain silent.
"Then let's pour it forward together." Feng Ming stretched out his hand and motioned Uncle Qiu beside him to pour the tea.
Uncle Qiu poured hot water into the teacup from a copper kettle that had been heated in advance.
Feng Ming picked up the teacup and fanned it slowly with the lid. Only Zhou Chang knew how his heart was trembling.
"What happened when I fell off my horse on the first day of the new year?" Unexpectedly, Feng Ming spoke again and the first thing he talked about was this.
Liu Dexia rolled his eyes and pursed his lips.
Feng Ming took a sip of tea. The room was hot and the tea was scalding. However, he looked at Liu Dexia with an increasingly cold gaze: "Going forward, what was Li Zhi doing?"