Xu Hongwen changed his face when he mentioned the Eighth Prince.
The other three guards instantly turned pale. If they had known that it was the Eighth Prince, they would never have dared to take action...
Xu Hongwen stared at the old storyteller in the distance. If the old gentleman's storytelling was inspired by the Eighth Prince, then what was he trying to do?
He is also a prince and a member of the royal family. The content on the paper covered with the national seal is a slap in the face of the royal family. If it is published, it will also embarrass him.
"Your Majesty, we cannot interfere with the Eighth Prince's people," the guard said cautiously.
Xu Hongwen thought that if it was really the eighth prince's instruction, he might be able to use this matter to make the emperor stop doting on the eighth prince.
The Eighth Prince has been too arrogant for the past ten years. No matter how much trouble he caused, the Emperor always supported him and his favoritism has not diminished over the years.
Even when he massacred an entire family of an official in the capital a few years ago, the emperor didn't punish him too much after learning about it, he just put him in solitary confinement.
It was because of the emperor's connivance that the eighth prince was so arrogant.
If the emperor knew that the Eighth Prince was the instigator of the current situation in the capital, would the emperor still condone him?
Thinking of this, Xu Hongwen felt a little happy. Shu'er would definitely look at him with admiration if he could pull down the Eighth Prince.
"Turn around and enter the palace." Xu Hongwen said.
Just as the carriage in the Earl's Palace turned around, the sound of rushing sounds came from the street.
"It's not good, it's not good, something happened at the city gate, Aunt Wu's family, Wu Qiong, something happened."
"Third boy, what happened to the Wu family's son?"
"Wu Qiong...Wu Qiong was beaten to death and hung at the city gate."
"What? Isn't the son of the Wu family working as an errand at the Earl's Mansion? How could he be beaten half to death?"
"It's true. There was a notice posted under the city gate, saying that he assassinated Marquis Xiang Ming and Miss Xiang and was caught red-handed..."
"Assassination? Hey, the Wu family is quite honest. How dare your son assassinate someone."
"Stop discussing this, doesn't Aunt Wu always set up a stall in Zhongjie? Have you seen her?" The young man was anxious.
"I was there just now, I don't know..."
"Go find it quickly."
"Oh oh oh..."
The people who had just gathered together suddenly dispersed.
The young man scanned the stall anxiously: "Aunt Wu, Aunt Wu, are you here... Aunt Wu, your Wu Qiong... Huh? Who are you arresting me for?"
"Shut up."
Two guards from the Earl's Mansion carried the young man to the carriage.
The young man was frightened and did not dare to struggle, because he saw the carriage at the Earl's Palace...
"Kneel down."
Walking to the carriage, the guard pushed the man to the ground.
Xu Hongwen's forehead was filled with gloom: "Did you just say that there were corpses hanging at the city gate?"
The young man shook his head in horror: "No...it's not a corpse..."
"Tell me what you see."
Wu Qiong, Xu Hongwen knew that this person was the first-class nursing home of their Earl's Mansion. It seemed that he was the one sent to Sifang Town yesterday.
"City... the people hanging at the gate of the city are not dead, they are still alive. The names and addresses of the people above are written on the notice... I see... there is a person named Wu Qiong on it, and it took me a long time to recognize it. , Wu Qiong's mother buys vegetables in Zhongjie all year round... I just came to tell her." The young man hesitated and almost cried.
"Capital? There are many people hanging at the city gate?" Xu Hongwen grasped the key point.
"Yes... there seem to be twelve of them. They said they were caught committing murder in Sifang Town last night."
"Twelve? Really twelve?"
'Hiss...'
Hearing the number, Xu Hongwen stood up in shock, as if he had forgotten that he was still in the car. He used too much force and hit his head heavily on the roof of the car. He grimaced in pain.
"Prince, are you okay?" the guard exclaimed.
Xu Hongwen hit his head so hard that he felt dizzy.
The young man was frightened to death. When the guard was distracted, he broke away from the guard and ran towards the alley next to him.
"Little brat."
The guard cursed and raised his foot to give chase.
"return."
Xu Hongwen was half-bent, covering his head.
The guard stopped: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
"Okay, what the heck, go to the city gate." Xu Hongwen scolded angrily, and a big bulge was clearly visible where he covered his head with his fingers.
"Didn't the Crown Prince say that he wanted to enter the palace?"
"Go to the city gate, immediately, immediately!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, please sit down."
Xu Hongwen moved his body to do it, his head was burning, and when he lowered his hand, his palms were dotted with red, and his heart was burning with anger.
Twelve people?
Yesterday, there were exactly twelve people he sent to assassinate Miss Xiang. How could they all be caught?
Not long after Chen Shi passed, the news about the reenactment of the imperial edict and the story spread, and the news about the twelve people hanging at the city gate also spread throughout the city.
Gao Qi, Yin Qing, and Huo Jinxuan finished their meal in the restaurant. As soon as they left the restaurant, they saw many people passing by in a hurry.
Some of them were mumbling something as they walked, looking surprised and frightened.
Yin Qing was surprised and grabbed someone casually: "Brother, what are you doing in such a hurry?"
"Go to the city gate."
"What are you doing at the city gate? Is Xiang Minghou going to the capital again?"
"No, I heard that twelve people were hung at the city gate early this morning."
"Oh? Is there anything else?"
"We just heard about it. We don't know if it's true or not yet, so why don't we rush to see it." The man seemed to be rushing to join in the fun, broke away from Yin Qing's hand and ran away in a hurry.
Yin Qing was excited: "Let's go and have a look too."
"Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble now?" Gao Qi glanced at him.
Yin Qing waved his hand: "There are so many people and I can't just repeat it like this. It's not me who got into trouble. Besides, I still have the support of the tall young master, Jin Xuan, let's go."
"Let's go, Mr. Gao." Huo Jinxuan joked with a smile.
Gao Qi raised the corner of his mouth. It was not difficult to guess who the matter was related to. He was really arrogant when he hung up the city gate.
The sun was shining brightly, and many people were already crowded at the city gate.
The person hanging on the tower was in severe pain all over his body, but his consciousness was very clear. Looking weakly at the crowds of people below, he felt that it was worse than death.
The notice posted at the city gate clearly states everyone's information, including their ancestral home.
The people hanging above, those who were recognized, all thought of the Earl's Mansion, and thought of the fifth princess's action of asking people to close the city gate yesterday. Even a fool can understand it after thinking about it. I don't know if the Earl's Mansion will come to pick them up.
Li Kun went to Changyang Prince's Mansion to find Prince Changyang.
Prince Changyang got out of the car and went straight to the city gate. He looked around among the twelve people. They were covered in blood and their faces were very clean.
The person hanging above seems to be hiding his face in his hair, and wants to bury his head in his chest.
Even so, Prince Changyang also saw one or two familiar faces.
"The names and information of these people are posted on the prince's side. Do you think they are..." Li Kungang had already told Changyang about the matter, and his words were cryptic at this time.
"No need to look, these people belong to their family." Prince Changyang said.
Li Kun didn't know what to do when he heard this, so he asked tentatively: "Since he is from their house, should I send someone to ask their house to pick him up?"
……——
Xu Hongwen changed his face when he mentioned the Eighth Prince.
The other three guards instantly turned pale. If they had known that it was the Eighth Prince, they would never have dared to take action...
Xu Hongwen stared at the old storyteller in the distance. If the old gentleman's storytelling was inspired by the Eighth Prince, then what was he trying to do?
He is also a prince and a member of the royal family. The content on the paper covered with the national seal is a slap in the face of the royal family. If it is published, it will also embarrass him.
"Your Majesty, we cannot interfere with the Eighth Prince's people," the guard said cautiously.
Xu Hongwen thought that if it was really the eighth prince's instruction, he might be able to use this matter to make the emperor stop doting on the eighth prince.
The Eighth Prince has been too arrogant for the past ten years. No matter how much trouble he caused, the Emperor always supported him and his favoritism has not diminished over the years.
Even when he massacred an entire family of an official in the capital a few years ago, the emperor didn't punish him too much after learning about it, he just put him in solitary confinement.
It was because of the emperor's connivance that the eighth prince was so arrogant.
If the emperor knew that the Eighth Prince was the instigator of the current situation in the capital, would the emperor still condone him?
Thinking of this, Xu Hongwen felt a little happy. Shu'er would definitely look at him with admiration if he could pull down the Eighth Prince.
"Turn around and enter the palace." Xu Hongwen said.
Just as the carriage in the Earl's Palace turned around, the sound of rushing sounds came from the street.
"It's not good, it's not good, something happened at the city gate, Aunt Wu's family, Wu Qiong, something happened."
"Third boy, what happened to the Wu family's son?"
"Wu Qiong...Wu Qiong was beaten to death and hung at the city gate."
"What? Isn't the son of the Wu family working as an errand at the Earl's Mansion? How could he be beaten half to death?"
"It's true. There was a notice posted under the city gate, saying that he assassinated Marquis Xiang Ming and Miss Xiang and was caught red-handed..."
"Assassination? Hey, the Wu family is quite honest. How dare your son assassinate someone."
"Stop discussing this, doesn't Aunt Wu always set up a stall in Zhongjie? Have you seen her?" The young man was anxious.
"I was there just now, I don't know..."
"Go find it quickly."
"Oh oh oh..."
The people who had just gathered together suddenly dispersed.
The young man scanned the stall anxiously: "Aunt Wu, Aunt Wu, are you here... Aunt Wu, your Wu Qiong... Huh? Who are you arresting me for?"
"Shut up."
Two guards from the Earl's Mansion carried the young man to the carriage.
The young man was frightened and did not dare to struggle, because he saw the carriage at the Earl's Palace...
"Kneel down."
Walking to the carriage, the guard pushed the man to the ground.
Xu Hongwen's forehead was filled with gloom: "Did you just say that there were corpses hanging at the city gate?"
The young man shook his head in horror: "No...it's not a corpse..."
"Tell me what you see."
Wu Qiong, Xu Hongwen knew that this person was the first-class nursing home of their Earl's Mansion. It seemed that he was the one sent to Sifang Town yesterday.
"City... the people hanging at the gate of the city are not dead, they are still alive. The names and addresses of the people above are written on the notice... I see... there is a person named Wu Qiong on it. It took me a long time to recognize it. , Wu Qiong's mother buys vegetables in Zhongjie all year round... I just came to tell her." The young man hesitated and almost cried.
"Capital? There are many people hanging at the city gate?" Xu Hongwen grasped the key point.
"Yes... there seem to be twelve of them. They said they were caught committing murder in Sifang Town last night."
"Twelve? Really twelve?" (End of Chapter)
