HBWnovel Chapter 1349
Chapter 1349
Upon hearing Wei Wu's words, the Imperial Guard did not reply, but the answer was evident in his expression.
Now Wei Wu understood that it was normal for the newcomer to speak in a businesslike tone since he didn't know him.
“You’re new here, so it’s understandable that you don’t know any of the old acquaintances. Here, call the others over, and I’ll talk to them.”
The Imperial Guard glanced at Wei Wu with suspicion, feeling a bit strange in his heart.
Since this Duke of Zhenguo claims to be an old acquaintance of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, how could he not know about the changes within the Embroidered Uniform Guard?
Those who used to guard the imperial prison have all been reassigned; now the prison is full of newly arrived Imperial Guards.
And this guy dares to call himself an old acquaintance of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?
While silently thinking to himself, the Imperial Guard broke his silence and said something to Wei Wu.
"Lord Zhenguo, you should just stay in prison! Don't make things difficult for me. There are no acquaintances of yours in this prison."
Upon hearing what the Imperial Guard said, Wei Wu felt a sudden chill and his heart sank.
"What the heck? I just came in to go through the motions, am I supposed to actually take this charade seriously?"
"No, it must be that Old Zhu deliberately made me suffer after beating someone up in the main hall earlier. That's it, that must be it."
After listening to what the Imperial Guard had to say, Wei Wu's mind was in turmoil, but he still tried his best to calm himself down.
However, he was still not giving up and looked up at the Imperial Guard again, preparing to say something.
But at that moment, the sound of an iron gate being opened came from the end of the corridor outside the prison.
Because Wei Wu was located deep inside the prison, where there were walls blocking his view, he could only hear the sounds but could not see what was happening.
Just as he was wondering who had arrived, the expression on the face of the Imperial Guard outside the cell suddenly became extremely respectful.
"This humble servant greets Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Upon hearing that Zhu Biao had arrived, Wei Wu's heart finally settled down, and then he saw Zhu Biao appear with a smile on his face.
"Xiao Wu, your surroundings are pretty good!"
Upon hearing Zhu Biao tease him, Wei Wu immediately spoke up:
"Big brother, you've finally arrived! If you hadn't come, I would have thought that Uncle Zhu was going to take this charade seriously!"
After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment, and then began to pour out his grievances.
"Brother, look at what Uncle Zhu has done! Locking me up in this place, is this a place for a human to live in?!"
"There are cockroaches and rats everywhere in here. I don't even have a place to stand. What if I get bitten and get sick?"
"They even sent a hothead to keep an eye on me. I told him I was an old acquaintance of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but he didn't believe me!"
Seeing Wei Wu's funny expression, Zhu Biao shook his head with a smile, then looked at the Imperial Guard next to him.
Of course, Zhu Biao wasn't looking at the Imperial Guard guarding outside the Wei Wu Gate, but rather at the commander who had come in with him.
"Open the door!"
Upon hearing Zhu Biao's order, the commander immediately stepped forward, took the key from the Jinyiwei guard who was watching the prison, and opened the door.
It just so happened that Wei Wu, a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, recognized him, so he immediately asked a question.
"Hey Lao Xing, what's going on here? I've come in and I don't see a single familiar face."
The Imperial Guard, referred to as Old Xing, didn't hesitate and immediately began to explain:
"Lord Zhenguo, we didn't really want things to be like this, but our garrison is indeed short-handed!"
"There's really no other way but to transfer the experienced guards from the imperial prison and assign some newly recruited people to be in charge of guarding it."
Upon hearing Lao Xing's answer, Wei Wu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"Was it His Majesty who sent people out to investigate the money exchange?"
After Wei Wu finished speaking, Lao Xing was about to speak when Zhu Biao spoke first.
"Xiao Wu, you don't need to ask him about this. He doesn't know either. I'll tell you in a bit."