"Who is your father?" Gu Zhongkai asked with a confused look on his face.
Su Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that she didn't explain clearly just now. So she hurriedly said: "My father is Nangong Qin, the head of the Weiyuan Escort Bureau in Hangzhou Prefecture..."
Gu Zhongkai thought for a while and murmured: "But the head escort of Nangong who escorted Governor Cao back to Beijing to report on his duties?"
Su Qiqi nodded and said: "Exactly! Lin Quan's letter mentioned that my father was going to come back after escorting Mr. Cao, but he happened to pick up another escort to escort the elixir and then something happened... In addition, Lin Quan He also mentioned that Wu Sheng Escort Agency made a deal with him, do you know the inside story?"
Gu Zhongkai pondered for a while and said: "Well...I remembered that someone from the Wusheng Escort Bureau went to find Lin Quan and Liu Chong, the right minister of the Ministry of Justice... Ye Youwuchang and I were also there at that time..."
"Can you tell me in detail what happened at that time?" Su Qiqi was eager to know the truth so that she could formulate the best plan to rescue her father, brother and others.
Gu Zhongkai frowned slightly and began to think deeply. After a while, he slowly said: "Xiaoguan remembers that around the Ghost Festival, Liu Shilang's housekeeper came to see me... When I arrived at the Liu Mansion, I learned that Lin Quan and Ye Youwu Chang were also there, as well as A person from the Wusheng Escort Bureau seemed to be named Wu Tianba... That night, Shilang Liu talked about the incident in the palace where an emperor's favorite concubine fell into the water and fell ill a few days ago. He said that he had obtained a gift from an old Taoist in Mount Emei. Fuxian Prescription can not only cure all kinds of diseases, but also prolong life. However, the required medicinal materials are relatively rare and expensive, so I was asked to help prepare pills according to the prescription... and I was given a few hundred taels of silver... I was obsessed with money. Xinqiao agreed..."
"Oh, what happened next? What deal did the Wu Sheng Escort Bureau person make with Lin Quan?" Su Qiqi continued to ask curiously and eagerly.
Gu Zhongkai sighed and continued: "I don't know what the Wusheng Escort Bureau man said to Lin Quan. I only remember that the next day, Liu Shilang sent someone to stop the Weiyuan Escort Bureau's escort car and let him Nangong Qin and others helped escort the fairy pills... and then Li Mojin, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple, presented them to the emperor... Later, I heard some rumors from the palace maid, saying that the emperor's favorite concubine had diarrhea that night after taking the fairy pills. He died suddenly... I was so frightened that I was terrified all day long... Later, Lin Quan wrote a letter to threaten me to go to Juxing Town... You probably all know what happened next..."
Su Qiqi nodded, having roughly understood the ins and outs of the matter and the powerful relationship between them. The reason why his father and brother were involved in this conspiracy was most likely related to the people from the Wusheng Escort Agency who were behind it. As for Gu Zhongkai, he brought it upon himself. But since he already has the idea of repenting and doing good, you might as well give him some advice and save his life.
Thinking of this, Su Qiqi couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Gu, you have fallen into Lin Quan's trick! If you don't leave the capital and actively cooperate with the Ministry of Punishment's investigation, you may be given a lighter sentence. But as soon as you leave the capital, Lin Quan and Liu There is no guarantee that they will not fabricate false evidence and trap you in a situation of eternal destruction..."
After hearing Su Qiqi's words, Gu Zhongkai turned pale and fell down on his chair dejectedly. After a long time, he murmured: "Miss Nangong, is there any way to help Xia Guan?"
Su Qiqi thought for a while and pretended to be mysterious: "I have a way, but we need Mr. Gu to cooperate with us..."
Gu Zhongkai seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and asked impatiently: "What is the solution? I will definitely cooperate with you!"
Su Qiqi glanced at Qin Chuan and said with a smile: "You have to come to Beijing with us..."
"Ah! Entering... Beijing...?" Gu Zhongkai screamed, showing an extremely frightened expression.
Su Qiqi knew what he was worried about - if he left Beijing privately, he might have been regarded as a absconder by the Ministry of Punishment. Once he returned to Beijing, his crimes would be compounded and his life would be hanging by a thread!
She knew that Gu Zhongkai, an ordinary mortal, would certainly not risk his life for the sake of morality to testify for a person who was not a relative or an acquaintance and put himself in a desperate situation! Therefore, she must make the other party believe that she has the ability to get him out of danger, so that he can accompany her back to Beijing to testify.
In order to convince Gu Zhongkai, she thought for a long time before she came up with a solution that had both ends.
She calmly said to Gu Zhongkai: "Mr. Gu, we have inquired about it. The governor Mr. Cao whom my father escorted before is an upright, honest, selfless and good official. He has been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Justice... After we enter Beijing, we can try to find someone first. Cao Shangshu reported the situation, and the letter can also be used as supplementary evidence to try to reduce the crime... In the worst case scenario, we will also try to help you escape..."
Gu Zhongkai was silent for a while, nodded and said: "Forget it, just follow what Miss Nangong said... maybe there is a glimmer of hope..."
"It's getting late, Mr. Gu, please rest early. Mr. Qin, Miss Wanrou and I will take our leave first." Seeing Gu Zhongkai's tired look, Su Qiqi stopped disturbing her and bid farewell to Gu Zhongkai with Qin Chuan and Zheng Miao. , return to the guest room to wash up and rest.
A few days later, Master Huikong's body had almost recovered, and everyone decided to escort the witness to the capital as soon as possible to solve the trouble with the escort agency as soon as possible.
On this day, everyone got up early, had a simple tea and rice, and then set off.
On the way, Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao sat on a bumpy carriage, eating shortbread and chatting.
"Sister, do you think Gu Zhongkai will regret it and stop going to the capital with us?" Zheng Miao suddenly asked in a low voice.
Su Qiqi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Probably not...but our journey probably won't be peaceful..."
"You mean the people from Youmeng will come again that night?" Zheng Miao said, sitting up straight and looking around nervously.
"Well... let's be more vigilant..." Su Qiqi said, then raised the car curtain and observed the surrounding environment.
At present, they have walked about ten miles and seem to be approaching the boundary of Feiyun Mountain.
Feiyun Mountain? Su Qiqi suddenly became excited and remembered her previous experience at Feiyun Village.
I hope I don't run into those bandits this time! Especially the one named Dong Liu, his identity is by no means ordinary! With his skills, he is no ordinary green forest master! Could it be that he is also from the Ye You League?
Thinking of this, Su Qiqi suddenly felt her heart sinking, and it was necessary to inform Qin Chuan, Master Huikong, Granny Cui and others in advance.
Thinking of this, Su Qiqi asked the driver to stop the carriage. She quickly jumped out of the car and ran towards Qin Chuan's carriage.
Then she and Qin Chuan separately informed Master Huikong and others of the possible crisis.
Then, everyone regrouped and went on the road.
After walking for another quarter of an hour, Su Qiqi suddenly heard a very soft sound passing through the forest and leaves. It would be almost undetectable to those who have not practiced martial arts to a certain level. But Su Qiqi is different. Although she was just an ordinary girl who knew Taekwondo in her previous life, the original owner of her body is actually a talented martial arts prodigy who has mastered the subtleties of martial arts from many sects in the world and has already become proficient in martial arts. Coupled with this period of training, she can already skillfully use the original owner's various skills. Therefore, she can continue to eat shortbread leisurely now.
Just as she swallowed another bite of crispy cookies, a weird-looking middle-aged man appeared in front of her eyes. Her eyes suddenly became sharp, and she thought to herself: Sure enough, it's here!
