coobybook Chapter 120 Secretly Returning to Beijing
Chapter 120 Secretly Returning to Beijing
"This is the emperor's territory, how dare you be so presumptuous!" Xu Yingying didn't want to pretend with these people anymore.
But before the man could say anything, the world spun around and the three men fell to the ground.
Xu Yingying took a half step back and covered her throat. The man was really strong and he probably really wanted to kill her.
"Yita, deal with it." Xu Yingying didn't want to leave any hidden dangers for herself, so she let Yita deal with it without hesitation.
Yitai's movements were also very quick, but the movement here was still noticed by others.
Seeing that she was gradually attracting attention, Xu Yingying quickly signaled Yitai to hide himself. Then, she pretended nothing had happened and left.
As soon as they left, someone came into the alley. At this time, there were only three fresh corpses in the alley, and nothing else.
This person was none other than Li Siming's spy planted in the streets of Beijing.
In the Eastern Palace, Li Siming was sitting in the pavilion in the garden, bored, with a beautiful concubine serving him. He was living a very uncomfortable life.
The servant came to report that the spy had news to report. Li Siming became interested and sat up straighter. "Bring him in."
"Your Majesty, please see His Majesty the Crown Prince."
"Tell me, what happened?" Li Siming asked lazily.
The spy told Li Siming in detail what happened in the alley today. After he finished speaking, Li Siqi's eyes flashed with excitement, "Really?"
"I dare not lie."
"Okay, I understand. Go down." Li Siming waved his hand.
After the concubine saw the man leave, she peeled a grape and handed it to Li Siming's mouth, "Why is your highness so happy?"
"I am naturally happy that my dear ninth brother is back. I have been bored for so long, it's time to have some fun to kill time." Li Siming sneered.
"Your Highness, are you talking about the Ninth Prince who was expelled from the capital by His Majesty?" The concubine was a little curious.
Li Siming just gave her a cold look and snorted.
The beautiful concubine was so frightened that she fell to her knees. "I am sorry for talking too much. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Li Siming said nothing and just left the garden. Seeing this, the beautiful concubine fell to the ground in the room. The next second, she was dragged away by the secret guard who appeared out of nowhere and covered her mouth.
"Prepare the carriage." Li Siming ordered, and soon he got on the carriage heading to the downtown area.
Xu Yingying, who was still shopping, just felt a little tired, so she simply found a teahouse nearby, went in and sat down, and waited for Li Siqi to arrive.
But before Li Siqi arrived, Li Siming came uninvited.
Xu Yingying, who was sitting in the corner, saw Li Siming's figure. Her forehead jumped suddenly and she suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart. Seeing that the other party did not notice her, she quietly lowered her head and looked towards the door, calculating how likely it was that she could go out quickly without being noticed or discovered.
Xu Yingying did what she said. After putting a silver ingot on the table, she stood up and walked towards the door.
Just when Xu Yingying was about to walk out of the teahouse, someone called her from behind.
"Magistrate Xu, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Is there something important?" It was Li Siming's voice.
Xu Yingying's body stiffened, then she pretended not to hear anything and continued to walk out. But the next second, she was blocked by two people. They were the guards arranged by Li Siming at the door of the teahouse.
Xu Yingying had no choice but to turn around and look straight at Li Siming.
"My lord, I am only here for tea. I have some chores to take care of at home. I am afraid you have recognized the wrong person."
Xu Yingying thought that she would never admit her identity even if she was beaten to death.
But Li Siming didn't want Xu Yingying to leave like this. "County Magistrate Xu, I have met you many times before. Why are you still pretending? I can recognize your figure and appearance even if you turned into ash."
Li Siming directly exposed Xu Yingying's disguise and pressed on step by step.
Xu Yingying's face suddenly turned gloomy. She could see that Li Siming would not let her go.
At this time, Li Siqi was in a private room of another restaurant, listening to his subordinates reporting on the recent situation in the capital. But just when he had learned half of it, there was a knock on the door.
The man was an ordinary man dressed in cloth. He walked in tremblingly and knelt on the ground with a plop. "Sir, someone asked me to come here to tell you that a young man named Xu was stopped in the teahouse and couldn't leave at the moment. Please wait here for a while."
Mr. Xu, isn’t that Xu Yingying? In this capital city, Xu Yingying was stopped by someone, and Li Siqi couldn’t think of anyone else except Li Siming.
Li Siqi had planned everything, but he didn't know that he was still noticed by Li Siming. He couldn't leave Xu Yingying alone to face Li Siming, so he made a prompt decision and stood up to find Xu Yingying.
When Li Siqi received the news, Li Siming had already taken Xu Yingying away.
Time goes back, in the teahouse, the hall had already been cleared out by Li Siming, and now only Xu Yingying and Li Siming's people were left.
Seeing that she couldn't escape, Xu Yingying stopped panicking and just sat down and looked at Li Siming.
"What exactly does Your Highness the Crown Prince want to do? It's unacceptable to detain a humble minister here without telling anyone." Xu Yingying was not afraid of Li Siming at all.
Li Siming was not annoyed by Xu Yingying's attitude. "What can I do? I just wanted to invite County Magistrate Xu to my house for a chat since I haven't seen him for a long time."
"I appreciate your kindness, Your Highness the Crown Prince. However, I know that I have nothing much to say to Your Highness the Crown Prince, so I will not take up your precious time." Xu Yingying refused without thinking.
"Master Xu, this is my good intention, or do you have any objections to me?"
"Your Highness is wrong. I dare not say anything irresponsible to you."
"Then Lord Xu, please come with me. I have already asked people to prepare food in the East Palace." After saying this, Li Siming did not give Xu Yingying a chance to refuse and signaled the guards to take the person away directly.
Xu Yingying gritted her teeth at Li Siming's actions, but the other party was the prince and she was just a small county magistrate. She could only talk big but could not really do anything to Li Siming.
When Li Siqi arrived, Xu Yingying was no longer in the teahouse.
Li Siqi suddenly became anxious. After asking his boss, he found out that Xu Yingying had been taken away by Li Siming.
But this time, after Li Siqi knew where Xu Yingying was, he didn't dare to go to her house directly. Li Siming dared to take Xu Yingying away openly. I think he must have known Xu Yingying's identity. Now, if he went to her house directly, it would be in line with Li Siming's wish.
Li Siqi wanted to snatch Xu Yingying away secretly, but he was worried that Li Siming would tell the Imperial Concubine about it, and the Imperial Concubine would definitely tell the Emperor. However, they were deliberately led out of the capital by the Emperor, and the Emperor was unaware of their return. If the Emperor knew about it now, he might mistakenly think that they had some rebellious intentions.