Shengjing Noble

Su Lanyin and Su Shengming were stunned.

"Impossible! Huaizhi won't die! No way!"

Su Shengming suddenly lost his mind, grabbed the officer and went crazy. Seeing this, Su Lanyin hurried forward to stop him.

"Don't be anxious, Third Brother. Don't despair before you see the death list."

These words brought back some of his senses, and he immediately stuffed a silver ingot into the officer's hand.

"Let me see the list of deaths!"

"Hold on."

The officer took the bribe and didn't bother with him. He turned around to find the death list and handed it to the two of them.

Su Lanyin immediately opened it to check. Su Shengming wanted to look but didn't dare to, and was extremely conflicted.

There were two pages of names in total, and she read them over and over again three times before she dared to confirm them.

"Song Huaizhi's name is not there!"

Su Shengming's heart was still hanging. He asked, "The person in Hua Man Lou may not be her real name... maybe she is using a pseudonym."

Su Lanyin asked: "What nickname does she usually use?"

"Xingyue."

As soon as he finished speaking, the officer next to him confirmed: "So the person you are looking for is Miss Xingyue."

The two were stunned and looked at him hurriedly: "Do you know?"

"Of course I know. Her voice and singing skills are the most famous here!"

Su Lanyin hurriedly searched, and then said happily: "Xingyue's name is not on the list either."

The officer smiled and said, "It's definitely not her. After all, the fire in Hua Man Lou was started by her."

"Ah? What's going on?" The two looked confused.

"Is such that……"

The officer gave a brief explanation and the two men finally understood.

At that time, Song Huaizhi escaped from Huamanlou and went straight to Nanjiang City to report to the police. She was holding a royal token at the time, so the King of Nanjiang took it very seriously and ordered a thorough investigation.

The local officials were afraid that their crimes of colluding with pirates and enriching themselves would be discovered, so they simply burned down Hua Manlou.

No one inside was spared, and all died without any evidence.

I thought that the King of Southern Xinjiang would not pursue the matter any further.

But this matter far exceeded everyone's imagination.

Because the token Song Huaizhi was holding was a golden token bestowed by the current emperor, it was clear that her status was high.

Anyone who dares to kidnap someone holding the token is guilty of a capital crime.

After a thorough investigation of the case, the King of Nanjiang found the cause of the fire, and then followed the clues to identify the arsonist.

When this man was caught, he was almost silenced.

After interrogation, a series of officials of all ranks in Haicheng were eventually dismissed and investigated, some were killed and some were exiled.

"What about Song Huaizhi?" Su Lanyin asked hurriedly.

"You mean Miss Xingyue? She should be in Nanjiang City now."

"Then let's go find her quickly." Su Shengming looked impatient.

"Ah."

The two men bought two fast horses and then galloped towards Nanjiang City.

……

Three days later.

Nanjiang City.

Su Lanyin and Su Shengming first found an inn to stay in, ate and drank enough, took a short rest, and then headed straight for the Southern Xinjiang Palace before it got dark.

Outside the palace.

Su Shengming was the first to step forward and knock on the door. A servant came out to open the door. He looked at the two men, who looked exhausted and dressed simply, and a hint of contempt flashed in his eyes.

"What are you two doing?"

"My dear brother, we two have something important to discuss with the prince. Please let him know."

Su Shengming bowed very politely, trying his best to appear gentle and refined.

Unexpectedly, the servant pushed him with a look of disdain.

"Who are you? You think you can see the prince? If there is no mirror at home, you must have peed, right? Don't you see what kind of person you are? Open your dog eyes and look carefully at what is written on the door of the mansion!"

Su Shengming was pushed and staggered. Fortunately, Su Lanyin caught him in time, otherwise he would have rolled down the stairs.

"What are you doing!"

He questioned angrily.

The servant put his hands on his waist and said arrogantly: "Get out of here, this is the palace of the Southern Frontier King, if you want food, get out of here!"

When the two heard this, they were stunned.

"Beggar?" Su Lanyin pointed at her nose, feeling so angry that she wanted to laugh, "Do I look like a beggar?"

Su Shengming was furious: "Who are you calling a beggar? We have something important to discuss with the prince!"

The servant rolled his eyes in disdain: "What business can you possibly have with yourselves? If you know what's best for you, get out of here. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

"you……"

Su Shengming couldn't stand it anymore and was about to rush up to argue with him, but Su Lanyin grabbed his arm.

After all, this is the territory of the King of Southern Xinjiang. No matter what, they have to bow their heads under his eaves.

Su Lanyin didn't want to cause trouble, so she took out a silver ingot and presented it with both hands, still polite and kind.

"I'm sorry, my brother has a bad temper, please forgive me, big brother."

After taking the silver, the servant's expression softened a little, but was still full of arrogance.

"That's more like it. However, I won't let you in. Judging from your clothes, you must be poor bastards from somewhere. How many years did it take you to save up such a small amount of money? You gave it all to me. You must be heartbroken, hahaha..."

Hearing his wild laughter, Su Lanyin also clenched her fists.

Sometimes, I really want to kill someone!

She took a deep breath, suppressed all the humiliation in her heart, and then tried to remain calm.

"My dear, we are from Shengjing. We really have something important to ask you to see the prince. You have accepted the silver. Please go in and pass on the message..."

"roll roll roll……"

Without waiting for Su Lanyin to finish her words, the servant rushed forward and started to shoo her away.

She was so scared that she quickly took a few steps back and almost missed a step and fell down the stairs. Fortunately, Su Shengming protected her from behind.

"You two stinky beggars, stop bothering me, get out!"

After saying that, he was about to close the door.

Su Shengming could no longer bear it, so he rushed forward, grabbed the door with one hand, and grabbed the servant's collar with the other hand, and pulled him out with force, throwing him under the stairs.

"Hey hey..."

The boy rolled on the ground, unable to stand up due to the pain.

"Give me something shameless!"

Su Shengming clenched his fist and was about to hit him. Su Lanyin was also very angry, so she did not stop him, and even came over and kicked him several times.

The servant was beaten so badly that he lay screaming outside the palace gate. Then, the gate was opened and more than a dozen guards rushed out and surrounded them.

"Who are you? How dare you come to the palace to cause trouble? You are courting death!"

The guard leader asked angrily.

Su Lanyin explained: "This leader, we really want to see the prince, but he insulted us and refused to help pass the message. He even took our money and wanted to drive us away."

"Yes!" Su Shengming agreed, "We beat him because we couldn't stand it anymore!"

The servant struggled to get up and ran to hide behind the leader, stiffening his neck and shouting, "You two beggars, who do you think you are? Is the prince someone you can meet? I told you to get out, but you refused to leave, and you even dared to hit me!"