Chapter 223 My dear genius
Seeing Qiu Bi's coat being torn to pieces by them frivolously, Feng Yan and his wife closed their eyes, both to avoid it and to not dare to face it.
At this time, a plain-dressed guard trotted over and whispered in Feng Yihe's ear, "Lord Lin has already rushed out of the battle formation and is heading straight here."
The sly smile that Feng Yihe had just put on suddenly turned into a lost one.
She was not good at setting up formations, so she couldn't trap him.
"That's it, let's withdraw."
Having whispered this, Feng Yihe led all the guards and quietly evacuated the western suburbs.
The men were so focused on Qiu Bi that they didn't notice the changes around them.
Qiu Bi's face turned pale and she had already closed her eyes out of fear.
"Ah! Don't touch me!"
At the critical moment, Lin Mu's voice came from outside the house.
"Sister He!"
Qiu Bi was surprised and then opened her eyes.
"Master Lin, I'm here! Save me!"
Lin Mu broke into the room, was shocked at what he saw, and immediately inserted needles into the acupuncture points, numbing their limbs and forcing the men to collapse to the ground.
His belt fluttered in the air, his brocade robe danced lightly, and his outer garment flew away, quickly covering Qiu Bi's body.
"Don't be afraid, it's okay."
Qiu Bi's clear tears are falling.
"Why did you come?"
Even though I shed tears like rain, I still remember my filial piety.
"Please, Master Lin, untie my father and mother first."
Lin Mu responded and went to untie Feng Wendan first, then walked towards Feng Yan.
"it is good."
Without the restraints, Feng Wendan immediately ran to Qiu Bi, gently untied the rope for her, then hugged her in his arms and burst into tears.
"Bi'er, it's all because of your mother's uselessness and inability to protect you..."
Qiu Bi was touched and comforted her softly.
"Don't cry, mother. The child is fine. Fortunately, he was just a little frightened."
Feng Yan also blamed himself.
"Bi'er, it's Daddy's fault. I'm sorry for you..."
Qiu Bi forced a relaxed smile, with tears in her eyes.
"Dad, you are too serious."
"Lord Feng is very resourceful and hard to guard against. I know in my heart that my father and mother have done their best."
After untying the ropes, Lin Mu took out the porcelain bottle he carried with him, gave each man a pill, and fed them into his mouths.
"You dare to insult the Secret Attendant Gao, you will go to the court and confess your crime!"
The men were all shocked.
"Is she really from Batai? I have no idea!"
"It was this girl who instigated us to do this... Hmm? Where is she?"
"I beg Lord Lin to show mercy and spare my life!"
Lin Mu leaned over and took the silver needle.
"I will give the antidote to Prime Minister Qin."
"If you go and confess your sins, you may be able to survive. Otherwise, the taste of the pills will be enough to make you suffer for seven days and seven nights, and you will die from the pain!"
After hearing this, the men rolled and crawled straight to Tinghetai.
Concerned about important matters, Qiu Bi anxiously sought help.
"Master Lin, the princess is missing, please find a way to save her!"
Lin Mu was shocked.
"what?!"
"The princess is missing?"
After a brief thought, he understood the scheme.
"Something is wrong, the prince is in danger!"
Qiu Bi corrected it immediately.
"It's not the prince, it's the princess."
Lin Mu took her hand through his sleeve.
"Come back with me, I'll explain it to you in detail on the way."
As the night deepened, the raging fire in Prince Di Jin's mansion had long since died down in silence.
Gao Jing came to report the situation.
"Your Majesty, only the west courtyard where the firewood room is located has been reduced to ashes, and the other courtyards have not been affected at all."
"The strategy Lord Fang proposed to control the fire is indeed brilliant. I am really impressed!"
Yan Yu couldn't help but be surprised.
"Lord Fang."
Zhuang Shao responded respectfully.
"Wei Chen is here."
Yan Yu sighed from the bottom of his heart.
"Forgive me for my previous ignorance. I thought your intelligence was the same as mine."
"Now that I think about it, I realize that I was just showing off my skills before an expert."
Zhuang Shao was startled when he heard this.
"Showing off your skills in front of an expert?"
Thinking that there might not be such an idiom in this place, Yan Yu changed the word.
"It's like a fool trying to imitate someone else, learning to walk in Handan, and showing off one's sword in front of Guan Gong. Do you understand what I mean?"
Zhuang Shao looked embarrassed.
"This... I am stupid."
Yan Yu smiled helplessly.
"It's just some idioms derived from some historical allusions. Forget it. I won't dwell on it."
"What it means is that you are resourceful and decisive, while I am short-sighted."
Zhuang Shao lowered his head in fear.
"Your Majesty, I am too kind to praise you. I dare not do that."
Yan Yu became curious.
"My dear, since you are so talented, how could you fall for the trick before?"
"Where exactly is my little sister? Can you figure it out now, my dear?"
Following his brother's instructions, Zhuang Shao made an incredible expression.
"Why is your Highness asking this? I thought that your Highness knew everything and would be able to see that I was deliberately tricked."
This time, it was Yan Yu's turn to be stunned.
"What do you mean? I'm really shortsighted. I thought you really fell into a trap."
Zhuang Shao imitated his brother's behavior and smiled calmly.
"I learned that the emperor arranged for the people of Tongshitai to trap Zhuang Shao in the Zhuang Mansion under the guise of protection, but in fact under house arrest. I guessed that Zhuang Shao would sneak into Prince Dijin's Mansion. So I took advantage of the situation and let them suffer the consequences."
"Even if Zhuang Shao escapes, it can be used to warn the emperor that his scheme is just so-so and that I have the power to do it. If he still wants to plot against me, he must think twice before doing so."
Yan Yu was stunned.
"You could have predicted this? My dear, you are a genius!"
Zhuang Shao smiled ashamedly.
"Your Majesty, thank you."
"Xi'er is safe and sound, Your Majesty, just be at ease."
"I guess it was the governor, the Minister Ning, who took her away with the intention of dealing with her, not killing her."
"Today's work is over. At the latest, he will be sent back tomorrow."
Lin Mu hired a carriage along the way and galloped here. When he arrived at the main gate of Yuexi Mansion, he saw Yan Yu personally seeing off Zhuang Shao and Yun Boyu as they left the mansion.
"It's hard to travel at night, why don't you wait until tomorrow morning?"
Zhuang Shao smiled respectfully.
"The Fang Mansion is not far away, and we have a carriage to take us there, so I won't bother you, Your Highness."
Yun Boyu is cautious and polite.
"Your Majesty, I appreciate your kindness."
"I have been delayed for many days by the Renmeng Alliance. I must go back and deal with it as soon as possible. I have been in the martial arts world for many years and have long been accustomed to the night walks. Please don't worry about it, Your Majesty."
Yan Yu smiled contentedly and didn't stay any longer.
"Well, I have something to do, so I need to go take care of it for a while."
Zhuang Shao and Yun Boyu saluted at the same time.
"Wei Chen retire."
"The common people resign."
Lin Mu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two of them leave.
Qiu Bi didn't know what was going on. She quickly adjusted Lin Mu's loose coat, stood up and tried to get off the carriage.
"I will go and report the plan. I hope His Majesty is alright. Everything is still in time."
Lin Mu stroked his hand to stop her and asked her to sit back.
"never mind."
"It should be that Master Zhuang escaped."
Qiu Bi smiled in surprise.
"really?"
"With him here, I think everything will be fine."
"What about the princess? Has she returned home?"
Lin Mu thought about it and came up with an answer.
"It looks like not yet, but once the dust settles, she'll be back soon."
"It's late at night. I'll take you back to Gao's house."