C12 (1/2)
Everyone in the yamen saw the leader of the soldiers kneel down and cry, and they were all stupefied. They could not believe what he had just shouted, but they all followed behind him and knelt down.
The entire hall was silent until Lin Yi turned around and sat in the middle of the hall.
”Why have you come here?” Lin Yi asked.
In fact, the leader of the soldiers was still swinging the token from his sleeve.
It was a five-clawed dragon medallion. As for the disciples from the nine great clans, the crown prince was a five-clawed dragon, and the vassal lords were four-clawed. This sort of common sense was extremely simple.
Carefully raising his head, he glanced at Lin Yi who had an extraordinary bearing and replied, ”In reply to Your Highness, this official will follow the orders of the Ministry of Public Affairs to capture the remnants of the Su Family and bring them to justice.”
When Lin Yi heard this, he fell into deep thought.
The Supreme Court official, Su Shao, was convicted a year ago of colluding with the enemy to sell out the country.
The official kneeling on the ground believed that Lin Yi was interested in this matter. Thus, he knelt and moved forward in an attempt to hand over the fugitive's portrait. He wanted to curry favor with Lin Yi, but at least he could atone for his actions.
Unexpectedly, when they were just one zhang away from Lin Yi, he was forced to retreat. ”Quickly take your people and leave Wu City. Go and capture them elsewhere.”
”Your Highness, this …” [Is the Crown Prince trying to protect someone?]
”What? Your Highness's words are useless in front of you?” Bao Xuansheng asked in a timely manner.
How could that soldier withstand such threats? Afraid that he would lose his life, he answered yes immediately and led the group of soldiers out of the yamen in a brisk pace, leaving Wu City in a hurry.
When the King, who had been observing the situation from the back of the yamen, heard this, most of the worry in his heart disappeared. He immediately rushed to the back courtyard to explain to Su Mu the current situation.
Waiting until everyone had retreated, Lin Yi slowly opened up the fan in his hand. He stared at the white fan in front of him and was lost in thought. After pondering for a moment, he said word by word, ”It seems like your Brother Su and Brother Wang has quite the background.”
That night, Bao Fu Yun went to visit Su Mu's residence in the backyard.
”Brother Su, are you feeling better?” Bao Fusheng asked gently.
At this moment, Su Mu had just stood up and used the medicine. It was unknown whether his face had turned red from the medicine or if it was the best medicine. His pale face finally had a hint of redness, and through the candlelight, it added a hint of brilliance.
Su Mu faintly nodded towards Bao Fu Cheng and took the initiative to ask, ”It's much better now. I wonder how the soldiers who were chasing after us today are doing?”
”I dismissed him. Why did Brother Su suddenly ask about this?” A kind smile was always hanging on Bao Fu Cheng's face.
Su Mu looked solemnly at Bao Fusheng and said sincerely, ”Brother Lin, to be honest, these pursuers are here to hunt us down.”
Although they had discussed it in front of the hall today, Bao Fu Cheng did not expect Su Mu to be so frank. He couldn't help but be slightly surprised, ”Oh, Brother Su, why do you say that?”
”Wang Yu and I are not blood brothers, but our friendship is deep, and we became sworn brothers. He was originally the son of Su Shao, a grand official of the capital's original justice courts, and his father was originally Su Shao's distant cousin. We never thought that the Su Family would be the culprit, even the Nine Clans and the two of us would be affected, so we formed a knot and fled, mutually supporting each other. ” Su Mu slowly explained.