Jopson let out a long sigh after hearing the report, "God won't help me. I didn't expect the enemy to be so cunning and jump out of our encirclement early!"
"That's all, go and pass on my order to ask Jonah to come back as soon as possible. Don't suffer outside in the cold weather."
After receiving the order to transfer himself back to the capital, Jonah was overjoyed and quickly ordered someone to get on the nearby pontoon bridge, cross the Xiaoqing River, and rush to the capital.
The rest of Yeluchuang and others also received the order. For the sake of convenience, Yeluchuang ordered people to restore the stone bridge to its original state. Then, Yeluchuang left some of his men to continue searching up and down the Xiaoqing River, while most of the rest retreated. Rest.
At this time, they did not expect that the soldiers of the Dacang Kingdom who were looking for them were dispersed and hidden in the territory of the country.
Leader Lianhua, Shen Ziyan, Jasmine and Xiaohua, the four of them worked hard and arrived at the Xiaoqing River in only two days. Fortunately, Yeluchuang had made adjustments and there was no one on the riverside.
At this time, Chen Xiaobei had returned to Wannian City with Liu Ziming and Liu Ziliang.
When Chen Xiaobei came to Wannian City, the first thing he did was to pay homage to Liu Xiangnan.
Liu Xiangnan had mixed feelings when he saw Chen Xiaobei. There was no doubt that this was his son-in-law.
Then again, a son-in-law can't compare to his daughter after all. Seeing Chen Xiaobei, Liu Xiangnan thought of his daughter Liu Rumei again, and for a moment he looked quite emotional.
When Chen Xiaobei saw that his father-in-law remained silent, he also understood that there are parents who are not worried about their children.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiaobei bowed and said loudly, "Father-in-law, Rumei is temporarily stranded in the Great Earth Kingdom, and he will definitely be safe and sound. You don't need to worry too much."
Of course Liu Xiangnan knew that Chen Xiaobei was trying to forgive him, but then again, even if he wasn't relieved, what could he do? Now he and Liu Rumei had completely lost contact.
"Xiao Bei, you go down and rest first, we will talk about the rest later."
Upon seeing this, Chen Xiaobei bowed and retreated.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei walking away, Liu Xiangnan sat there without speaking for a long time.
Liu Kai, the chief steward, came over and whispered, "Master Marquis, I have an idea."
Liu Xiangnan looked at him and raised his hand slightly, "If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Master Marquis, you have been thinking about ways to tell the prince how to detoxify him a few days ago. Now that my uncle is here, isn't this a good opportunity?"
After listening to Liu Kai's words, Liu Xiangnan frowned, thought for a while, and nodded slightly.
"This is a good idea. Go ahead and say it for me."
Liu Kai nodded and retreated.
At this time, Chen Xiaobei was taken into the room to rest. It didn't take much time for someone to bring wine and food, and the room was filled with tables.
What moved Chen Xiaobei even more was Liu Ce and Liu Tie, who were personally serving on both sides.
Chen Xiaobei waved to the two of them to sit down, but they refused, "Uncle, we are just here. If you dare to sit at the same table with you, just eat. We will stand and wait."
Liu Kai came in before he was talking, and there were family members behind him holding two dishes, one of which was fish. There was a moat around Wannian City. There was no problem with eating fish, it was just a matter of how well the cook did it.
In addition, there was a dish to go with the wine, but facing the table full of wine and food, Chen Xiaobei didn't have much thought. When he saw Liu Kailai, he stood up suddenly.
"Butler, do you have any news about Ru Mei?"
Seeing Chen Xiaobei's anxious look, Liu Kaixin was very pleased. At least this meant that Chen Xiaobei was sincere to Liu Rumei, and his anxiety came from the bottom of his heart.
Liu Kai shook his head and sighed, "The people around the princess said that there are no carrier pigeons on the lady's side. The princess sent out two carrier pigeons one after another and they all flew back. No one took off the letters on their feet, which means they have left." Where they are, no pigeon can find their whereabouts.”
After hearing this, Chen Xiaobei was silent for a while, which meant that Liu Rumei's whereabouts were unknown.
"Old housekeeper, can you think of any other ways to find Rumei?"
Liu Kai shook his head again.
"Uncle, it's not that I don't want to look for her, it's just that I really can't find her. There is something more important than finding her right now."
Chen Xiaobei looked up and saw Liu Kai's confused face, "Butler, is there anything more important than finding Rumei?"
"Yes, I'm telling you the truth. The prince was poisoned by a strange poison and has been unconscious. Now he has more air coming out and less air coming in. He is about to die."
"I have a way to save the prince, but it's not appropriate for me to say it, because the emperor has said that whoever can save the prince will be rewarded with a reward of 10,000 taels, so..."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ce's eyes lit up, "That's why the emperor can only fulfill the bounty if I tell you."
Liu Kai smiled and nodded, "Yes, the emperor will honor it only if my uncle says it. If I say it, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive."
Chen Xiaobei also understood what Liu Kai was thinking. The emperor's bounty was ten thousand taels, which was not a small sum for anyone. But frankly, did the Liu family care about this thing? It's not rare at all. Of course, I am still rare, so...
However, having said that, this is only one aspect. In other words, now that the Liu family suddenly offers Fangzi, it is arousing suspicion.
"Since the chief steward has said this, I will listen to you and offer this recipe."
Liu Kai nodded and told the story of Liu Xiao Jingyun's poisoning from beginning to end. He also told the story of Xue Tao's experience of sending two miracle doctors to diagnose Xiao Jingyun. Finally, he said with a smile, "I can tell you everything about the prince's experience." Well, tomorrow you go and unveil the emperor's list. As long as you tell the origin of this poison, the emperor will believe you."
"It must be a girl from the most yin and cold. She made the prince drink her blood to detoxify her. Don't be wrong."
Chen Xiaobei nodded, "Butler, please rest assured, I will never be wrong."
Liu Kai nodded with a smile and asked Liu Ce and Liu Tie to serve Chen Xiaobei, while he turned and left, replying to Liu Xiangnan.
After hearing Liu Kai's reply, Liu Xiangnan breathed a long sigh of relief, "Great, this is the best of both worlds."
the next day. It's bright.
Chen Xiaobei got up lazily, washed up, had breakfast, and leisurely came to the street accompanied by Liu Tie and Liu Ce.
Liu Kai had already said yesterday that there was an imperial notice posted on Central Street, and Chen Xiaobei went there.
There is a special place on the street where official notices are posted.
So, the imperial list is posted here.
There were many people gathered outside, pointing and pointing. No one had come to reveal the imperial list for several days, so the people became more and more curious and whispered, what kind of poison did the prince have? But why is it so difficult to understand?
Liu Tietie and Liu Ce accompanied Chen Xiaobei and stood outside the crowd for a while.
The common people had nothing to say other than discussing the prince's condition. Liu Cecai whispered, "Uncle, do you want to reveal the results?"
