HBWnovel Chapter 348 Brother Hao
Chapter 348 Brother Hao
The two of them looked like highly respected officials, and they were dressed very gorgeously.
"Follow the servant to the side room over there to rest for a while. Don't let the Queen Mother see you."
As soon as the two adults left, Jiang Dunhao and He Haonan came to meet them with Yi Bo who had just gotten off work.
There were too many people in their group and they would be very conspicuous if they gathered together, so they immediately retreated in groups and followed the servant to the rooms arranged for them.
It would have been fine if he hadn't moved. As soon as he moved, Su Deyi's snoring became deafening, quickly attracting the attention of the guests next to him.
Fortunately, everyone minded their own business and did not pay too much attention to their behavior.
Plus, Su Deyi was probably just a casual person in his daily life, so no one suspected anything.
After getting drunk, this man gained a lot of weight, at least more than 200 pounds. It was difficult to get him to the side room, and everyone was exhausted.
Yuan Lai sat at the door and fanned himself, also to avoid his brothers attracting attention.
There were no hangover medicine or anything else on hand, so the brothers could only drink a lot of water.
Su Deyi opened his eyes after being tossed around, and looked at the people around him with dissatisfaction, "I brought you in, just go do your things, why are you pestering me?"
Jiang Dunhao apologized first, then explained the situation, "I'm really sorry, but our brother has been arrested, and we have to leave the palace to rescue him."
Su Deyi sat up from his bed, not even slightly drunk. He closed his eyes again and said, "Just wait, the royal banquet won't end until it's halfway through."
Now that the order has been given, the brothers can only find a place to sit down.
Communicate with each other about what is happening.
After hearing Yuan Lai's account of the whole story, the brothers became even more worried.
"Since ancient times, serving a king is like serving a tiger! What should I do?"
"Will they use torture? In ancient times, weren't there... a lot of punishments?"
"Li Hao went to ask the prince for help. I wonder if the prince will be willing to intercede."
"How come we don't face so many dangers in Xihu Country? Chuliang Country is so peaceful and prosperous, but I didn't expect it to be so dangerous."
"And the emperor looks so sick. The empress dowager is taking this so seriously. Will she just convict him without even investigating?"
"It's possible. Third brother really got into trouble. Who is so wicked as to drug someone himself and then drag someone else down with him?"
"But we have no one to lead us, so we can't leave the palace at all."
"When does this party end? The concert is only about three hours long. Do we have to wait until midnight?"
Su Deyi closed his eyes, completely ignoring his brothers' whispers, and concentrated on maintaining a meditation posture on the bed.
Yuan Lai wondered what the situation was like with Li Hao.
After an unknown amount of time, everyone gradually became overwhelmed by sleepiness, their eyelids pulled by gravity and unable to open.
Su De opened his eyes and looked out the window. "Let's go. The party is over. Let's leave the palace."
Everyone stood up and followed Su De out the door, then each went their own way and quietly merged into the team leaving the palace.
After leaving the palace, everyone ran in the same direction tacitly.
That place is most likely where Li Gengyun is imprisoned.
But they came out too late, and there was only a closed red gate and towering walls in front of them.
"Don't worry, they usually don't convict people so quickly. The whole process of questioning, recording, and reporting will take at least some time. You have plenty of time to save him."
Su Deyi's words did not comfort anyone, and several of the brothers' faces looked very bad.
"We can't live without Li Gengyun."
"We must save him."
Everyone placed all their hopes on Li Hao, hoping that the prince could lend a helping hand, but unexpectedly, Li Hao brought back a bolt from the blue.
"The prince said that Li Gengyun might be a spy sent by another country. If he's not careful, he could be accused of collaborating with the enemy. He absolutely cannot interfere in this matter."
Li Hao was dejected. "I originally thought I could secretly take you to see Li Gengyun."
One night, the situation suddenly changed. It was originally a poisoning incident, but now it was related to a spy. The brothers couldn't help but worry about Li Gengyun.
"Who did Third Brother offend?"
"We feel like we're being framed."
Chen Shaoxi stomped his feet behind him, his eyes inexplicably filled with anticipation, "How about we go and break the prison!"
"This kid," Lu Zhuo put his hand on Chen Shaoxi's forehead, "is crazy."
Zhuo Yuan said, "Maybe I've watched too much anime and my middle school spirit has come over me."
Yuan Lai suddenly remembered what Li Gengyun said, that he once saw that person running away. If the person who actually poisoned him was found, would he be able to clear his name?
It can be said that modern society is better. At least there are more surveillance systems. In ancient times, there were no technological means and people had to rely on human intervention. It was a miracle if there were no mistakes.
Yuan Lai and Li Hao went to see the prince to see if they could get a chance to visit him in prison. Zhao Yibo went to work as usual. After all, they would need money in the later period.
Others work part-time and are on call at all times.
Yuan Lai stood at the door of the study, waiting for Li Hao to talk to the prince.
During this time, a little girl kept appearing in front of her, as if deliberately attracting her attention.
"Little boy, are you okay?"
The little girl stopped, moved closer, smelled the scent on Yuan Lai's body, and nimbly pulled the hairpin from her.
"Daddy's stuff!"
"Hey, you kid..."
The little girl took the hairpin and ran away. Yuan Lai reacted and chased after her.
This is something Qi Rong gave her, she can't throw it away.
Running wildly after the little girl, Yuan Lai gradually realized that something was wrong. Why was she getting closer and closer to the little girl but still unable to catch her?
The little girl suddenly turned around and made a gesture to her to keep quiet, then stopped and opened the lock on the iron fence.
Yuan Lai also stopped and looked around. She didn't know when she found herself in prison.
The little girl opened the cell door and saw Yuan Lai standing there stupidly. She walked over and pulled her into the cell. "I can only give you a cup of tea. If you have any questions, please ask them quickly."
After saying that, she took the tip of the golden hairpin and stabbed it into Li Gengyun's exposed arm.
"Hiss." Li Gengyun felt pain and woke up from his sleep.
He was also surprised to see Yuan Lai.
"Yuan Lai?!"
The little girl went out to keep watch. Yuan Lai walked up to Li Gengyun and said, "The brothers are outside trying to rescue you. The most urgent thing now is to catch the person who really poisoned you. Tell me everything you saw."
Li Gengyun was naturally aware of the severity of his current situation and tried hard to recall the situation. "That night, I was carrying a load of food to the kitchen, but no one was there. I was just wondering where everyone had gone when a dark figure pulled me into the kitchen. The figure was so strong that I hit my head against the table. Stars were flashing in my eyes, and I could only vaguely see the figure walking around the pot. I instinctively wanted to grab him, but a pair of guards rushed into the kitchen and grabbed me without a word. He said something, and it came in handy."
"Didn't the guard see that dark figure?"
Li Gengyun shook his head. "I don't know. They insisted I drugged them and refused to listen. I just gave in. They even asked me about West Lake for no apparent reason. I told them the truth about the scenic spots there, but they said I was talking nonsense."
West Lake should refer to the Xihu Kingdom.
"Does the shadow have any other information? For example, is it fat or thin, tall or short?"
Li Gengyun thought for a moment, gesturing on his own body. "He should be a bit taller than me, probably no more than half a head taller, as my nose is near his shoulder. He's quite strong, and his grip is quite strong."
It was amazing that I was able to remember all this at the time.
The little girl rushed in from outside the cell, pulled Yuan Lai up and passed through the wall. Then, the voice of the prison guard rang out behind them, "The adults are calling, hurry up!"
The scenery in front of him changed. Yuan Lai stood in front of the study door again. The little girl put the hairpin into her arms like a treasure and said, "I'll keep this for you first. When you leave, look up to the sky and call my name, and I'll return it to you."
"What's your name?"
"Zhao Li, the Zhao of obviousness, the Li of separation."
After the little girl left, Yuan Lai quickly sorted out the information in his mind.
This black shadow should have known about Li Gengyun's existence a long time ago. He is very familiar with the people of Xihu Kingdom and has a certain understanding of the Chuliang Palace.
The study door opened, and Li Hao walked out helplessly. "It's useless. How could these royal relatives offend the emperor for a stranger? I was naive. Let's think of other ways."
Yuan Lai comforted him, "It's okay, Brother Hao, I have learned some information. Let's go back and have a meeting with the brothers."
After returning to the inn, Yuan Lai couldn't wait to synchronize his information with others.
"I guess this person lives in the palace and knows the rules and loopholes there, otherwise the timing wouldn't be so accurate."
After hearing what Yuan Lai said, Su Deyi chuckled and said, "No need to look for him, I know who he is."
Everyone looked at Su Deyi, "Who?"