Bai Zhi’er opened the oiled paper package and discovered it was filled with her favorite pastries.
Her moist, lively eyes instantly widened, lighting up with a joy akin to little stars.
"Brother Fu Ce, these are all my favorites!"
Feng Fuce maintained a gentle smile without showing any emotion.
He glanced at the Minister of the Ministry of Justice and coldly said, "Stop standing there dumbfounded, go and pour some tea."
The Minister of the Ministry of Justice was taken aback, hurriedly raised his robe, and stood up, "Yes."
In the Wei Residence, Master Wei was already engulfed in anxiety.
He paced back and forth, with a Hidden Guard kneeling beside him.
Master Wei scolded angrily, "Explain yourself clearly, what do you mean you failed, the house is already burned down, so who did the Princess find now? Could it be that the dead can come back to life?"
The Hidden Guard was drenched in cold sweat.
Kneeling on the ground, he kowtowed and said, "Please calm down, my lord, it was my negligence! It must have been Marquis Wan who beat us to it. It’s heard that yesterday, the Xiu Luo Envoy had already taken all the witnesses away."
Master Wei slammed his fist on the table, making a "thud" sound.
"When you set the fire, didn’t you confirm if there was anyone inside the house? You ended up burning a few empty houses!"
The Hidden Guard’s cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
He spoke silently, "Last night, when I led people to set the fire, I indeed saw everyone lying on the bed. However, they were wrapped in quilts, so we didn’t go forward to check closely."
After all, it was late at night. It’s perfectly normal to be sleeping in bed at that time.
That’s why the Hidden Guard and his accomplices set the fire directly.
When the fire started blazing, they were still hiding nearby.
The plan was to kill anyone who managed to escape.
But unexpectedly, not a single person came out.
At that moment, the Hidden Guard thought everything was going smoothly.
Who would have thought, it was all a ruse of an empty city!
Master Wei was furious, "What you’re saying sounds as if you’ve seen a ghost. If no one was in the house, then whose figures did you see on the beds?"
The Hidden Guard paused, not daring to respond, but forced himself to say, "In retrospect, it should... it should have been scarecrows wrapped in clothing."
Master Wei swept all the Four Treasures of Study off the table onto the ground.
"Foolish! Absurd! You couldn’t even handle such a trivial matter, despite all my nurturing and trust in you!"
Now it’s a complete mess.
Just now, Master Wei received news.
Those people were directly carted off to the Princess by Feng Fuce.
The little princess and Prime Minister Wen suddenly wanted to investigate the old case, which means they intend to target the Wei family!
Wei Zian is his son, and he would never allow anything to happen to his son!
In Master Wei’s sinister eyes, a plan was rapidly forming.
He thought of something and immediately said, "Now, you must take Zi’an and leave the Capital immediately. The farther you go, the better. Contact me in half a year!" ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ N0v3l.Fiɾe.net
After speaking, Master Wei directly took out ten bars of gold and three rolls of silver notes from a secret compartment on the treasure rack.
He stuffed them all into the Hidden Guard’s hands.
"Take these, and immediately get the Second Young Master out of here. If the Second Young Master is safe, I will give you good lands and houses in half a year! You must ensure Zi’an’s safety!"
The Hidden Guard staggered to his feet from the ground, "Yes, yes! I will take the young master away now."
However, Wei Zian, looking anxious, was trying to leave through the back door.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Chu Ping and the Xiu Luo Envoy, like a secret envoy from Yama descending from the heavens, exuding an intimidating aura.
Chu Ping saw Wei Zian’s anxious expression and couldn’t help but chuckle.
"Oh, what a coincidence, is the Second Young Master heading out? I’m afraid it’s not possible now, our Marquis invites the Second Young Master to the Ministry of Justice for a chat."