Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

Dong Hongbin was just a fool and had always been used to having everything go his way. How could he have ever suffered such brutal torture?

What's more, the sword that Aoying was hanging over his head could fall at any moment. He was so focused on saving his life that he dared not think of anything else. He immediately bent his back and answered truthfully.

According to the laws of Dayan, the population movement in each city and region has a fixed number, and outsiders entering the city must be registered and hold a document stamped with the official seal of the government of their place of origin.

Last year, Dong Hongbin accidentally discovered that there were many unregistered outsiders in Yangzhou City. After investigation, he found out that Liu Yongfeng was raising skinny horses.

It is not uncommon for wealthy businessmen to keep skinny horses in Yangzhou, but the skinny horses raised by Liu Yongfeng were not those that sold themselves willingly, but were abducted!

In this case, Dong Hongbin, as the prefect of Yangzhou, naturally cannot ignore it!

Before Dong Hongbin made any move, Liu Yongfeng learned about this and took the initiative to come to Dong Hongbin and gave him a lot of silver. He also promised to give him a beautiful woman, in addition to many other benefits.

There were civilian women around who had been missing for a long time, and no one had reported the case. Gradually, Dong Hongbin became bolder and turned a blind eye to Liu Yongfeng's kidnapping of women in order to profit from it.

But I didn't expect that now I would be in trouble because of the concubine issue...

"It's not that I haven't thought about dealing with Liu Yongfeng, but I'm not from Yangzhou, and Your Highness knows that a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Moreover, Liu Yongfeng is a cautious person, and the evidence I can find is very limited."

When Dong Hongbin said this, he seemed to perk up as if he remembered something.

"I know a secret that may help Your Highness solve the problem. I beg Your Highness to spare my life for this reason!"

"Do you think you are qualified to negotiate with me?"

Obviously, Jing Zhichen is not someone who would give in easily.

This attitude made Dong Hongbin very passive, but at the moment he had no choice but to cooperate honestly.

"Not all of these girls will cooperate obediently. Even among those who do, there are still a few who are good for nothing. Most of these useless girls will be sent to another place by Liu Yongfeng. In addition, some servants who have made mistakes seem to be sent there as well. The conditions there don't seem to be very good. Liu Yongfeng will send people to collect the bodies every once in a while to avoid causing an epidemic."

"Where are they being held?"

Dong Hongbin shook his head awkwardly, fearing that Jing Zhichen would be angry, and hurriedly explained:

"I am not keeping it secret, but I really don't know. Liu Yongfeng was very secretive, and I only found out this much. But considering that it takes Liu's people more than a day to go back and forth each time, it should not be close, at least not in Yangzhou city."

Hearing this, Jing Zhichen and Xu Xingyin looked at each other, and found the answer in each other's eyes -

Baoling County.

Saving lives is like putting out a fire, there is no time to waste. After getting the clue, Jing Zhichen immediately took a group of people and set off without stopping.

As for Dong Hongbin, he left a team of Black Tiger Cavalry to guard, and everything was kept as it was for the time being to prevent anyone from noticing anything and alerting the enemy.

After a short rest, the medicine Jing Zhichen had given Xu Xingyin had taken effect. His body slowly recovered its strength and he could walk on his own.

Of course, no one knew what was wrong with Jing Zhichen. As soon as he got the news, he ran faster than a rabbit. His face was darker than Cui Detao's hat. He had no intention of waiting for Xu Xingyin at all.

Although Xiao Anzi was a eunuch, he was still a man after all, and the guards and staff members around him did not dare to touch Xu Xingyin.

She seemed to have no choice but to leave.

Looking at the man walking briskly in front of him, Xu Xingyin curled his lips, reached out for Chun Xiang and chased after him.

Jing Zhichen entered the carriage before Xu Xingyin. Xu Xingyin said a few words to Chun Xiang and also lifted the curtain and went in.

"Your Highness!"

Xu Xingyin lifted the car curtain and just saw Jing Zhichen trying to remove the square scarf that was originally covering the wound with one hand. In a hurry, he called out to Jing Zhichen loudly.

Jing Zhichen was obviously frightened by Xu Xingyin, and his hand holding the scarf shook. The wound had been wrapped for too long and had stuck to the scarf. When he shook it, it pulled the wound, and he hissed in pain.

Hearing him cry out in pain, Xu Xingyin didn't even care about his manners. He walked forward and knelt beside Jing Zhichen's legs, reaching out and holding Jing Zhichen's hand.

Although they were nominally married, they rarely had any intimate behavior. Xu Xingyin took the initiative...

This is the first time.

Jing Zhichen froze somewhat unnaturally, and just as he was about to withdraw his hand, he was stopped by Xu Xingyin's shout.

"Don't move!"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who always kept his word, was frightened by a little girl and dared not move. However, Xu Xingyin didn't realize anything was wrong. He glanced at Jing Zhichen's wound, turned around and shouted outside the carriage.

"Xiao Anzi! Prepare clean water, linen and medicine, quickly!"

"Yes."

Xiao Anzi responded and went to prepare bandages quickly.

Xu Xingyin's eyes were fixed on Jing Zhichen's hand, never leaving it for a moment.

She held the bony hand, blew gently on it, and carefully separated the scarf from the wound.

He took some clean water and wiped it for a long time before the palm that was blurred by blood returned to its original color. The copper basin that was filled with clean water was now full of blood.

The medicines for injuries were prepared by Mr. Huaigu earlier, and should be much better than those sold outside.

Xu Xingyin was afraid that Jing Zhichen would feel pain, so he blew gently when applying the medicine. The soft and cool touch was like a feather scratching Jing Zhichen's heart, which was a little itchy, not severe but hard to ignore.

Warm tears suddenly fell on his palm, like a pause that easily stopped Jing Zhichen's restless mind.

The other uninjured hand grasped the little girl's small chin and lifted it slightly.

Those usually clear eyes were filled with tears. The words of comfort turned around in his throat for a few times, and when they came out again, they were cold and icy:

"why are you crying?"

This question was like breaking open the river embankment, causing the little girl's tears that she had been holding back to burst out.

She held his hand, and whether out of fear or something else, she cried until her eyes were red, but she only kept mumbling:

"sorry."

Jing Zhichen had never seen a little girl cry like this before, and he was so overwhelmed that his whole body froze.

I don't know how long I prepared myself mentally before I reached out and gently rubbed the top of the little girl's head, and comforted her in a gentle voice:

"Don't cry, it's okay. I got hurt so many times when I was marching on the border before, but now I'm fine, right?"

"That's different."

The soft and sticky tone with a hint of grievance made Jing Zhichen chuckle.

"Why is it different?"

“It’s just different!”

The girl's temper came unexpectedly, and Jing Zhichen found it extremely cute for no reason, so he coaxed her:

"Okay, if we say it's different, then it's different."