Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 184 Fire Breaks Out in the Three Major Workshops

"Yes!"

Haitang Duoduo breathed a sigh of relief and said helplessly, "The eldest son of the Northern Qi emperor is indeed Fan Xian's son. As for when we received this news, the child had already been born!"

Hearing Haitang Duoduo's words, Leng Feibai remained silent for a while before saying, "That child, won't die from illness, will he?"

Upon hearing this, Haitang Duoduo's pupils contracted, and she said irritably, "The Empress Dowager and His Majesty aren't crazy. They wouldn't do this to themselves, to their own..."

"His own granddaughter poisoned him?"

As soon as Leng Feibai said that, Haitang Duoduo's aura became chaotic again.

"How many spies have you planted in the palace?"

Haitang Duoduo was getting a little frustrated and couldn't help but ask, "How do you know His Majesty gave birth to a girl?"

"Guess!"

Leng Feibai looked at Haitang Duoduo with a playful expression. "The news that Fan Xian is Emperor Qing's illegitimate son has already reached Northern Qi. I don't believe that the Empress Dowager and His Majesty are so magnanimous as to allow a child with Qing royal blood to inherit the Northern Qi throne. So that child can only be a girl."

"You guy!"

Haitang Duoduo stomped her foot angrily, "So annoying!"

After saying that, Haitang Duoduo ran out of the alley, clearly very angry.

"I need to go and coax my wife tonight!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, seeing that no one was around, he raised his hand and sketched in the air for a while.

"Tongtian Lu: Shadow Clone Talisman"

The clone flew out and stood in front of Leng Feibai.

"Sneak into Ming Qingda's bedroom tonight and try to get his memories. Find out where the ledgers are!"

"Let's go together!"

After hearing this, the clone whispered, "Once I get the memories, you can sneak in and take those ledgers out of the Twelve-Story Tower."

After discussing for a while, the clone left behind the words, "Go and coax your wife," and then transformed into a bird and flew into the Ming family's house.

Upon seeing this, Leng Feibai's lips twitched involuntarily, and he quickly chased after him.

Although Haitang Duoduo was angry, it wasn't anything serious. Leng Feibai caught up with her and comforted her for a while, then bought her a lot of snacks, which calmed her down.

That evening, everyone gathered in the dining hall of the Jixiang Inn for dinner, except for Fan Xian.

"What, Fan Xian hasn't returned yet?"

Wang Qinian quickly said, "Young Master Leng, after my master went to the Ming family, he sent a message. The Ming family invited him to stay for dinner."

"No banquet is ever a good one!"

Leng Feibai looked up and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, the Ming family will try to pull another dirty trick on Fan Xian. I wonder how Fan Xian will retaliate?"

Seeing Leng Feibai's expression, Haitang Duoduo raised an eyebrow and said, "What, aren't you going to help him?"

"I said, the Ming family is for him to deal with himself!"

Leng Feibai said calmly, "If he can't even handle the Ming family, he won't be able to deal with his mother-in-law and his second brother after returning to the capital."

"Cough cough!"

Lin Wan'er coughed slightly after hearing this, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes.

Just then, Shi Chanli, who was sitting by the window, was suddenly attracted by a flashing red light on the horizon and exclaimed, "Look, it's on fire!"

Everyone stood up and looked, and saw a crimson glow rising on the horizon.

Looking at the fiery red sky, Wang Qinian exclaimed, "My God, that's the direction of the Transport Bureau! The molds and workers from the three major workshops are all there!"

"what"

The youngest, Li Chengping, was startled and said, "If the three major workshops are on fire, then Teacher, didn't you come all this way for nothing?"

"hehe!"

Leng Feibai sneered upon hearing this, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and said, "The Ming family is truly audacious, daring to pull such a stunt!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengping couldn't help but say, "Uncle-Master, are you saying that the Ming family started this fire? But what did they gain? Not only will they gain nothing by doing this, but if it comes to light, the entire Ming family will be punished!" Leng Feibai looked up at Li Chengping's innocent and naive eyes and couldn't help but sigh, "Third Prince, do you really think that all the molds and workers from the three major workshops perished in this fire?"

Everyone looked at Leng Feibai, and Li Chengping couldn't help but ask, "Uncle-Master, what exactly do you mean?"

"To steal the beams and replace the pillars, to substitute one plum for another!"

Leng Feibai calmly said, "The Ming family moved all the people and belongings from the three major workshops a long time ago, and then dumped a batch of corpses into the fire. That's how they managed to deceive everyone!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengping's face was filled with disbelief. "Where did the Ming family get so many corpses? There are no fewer than several hundred workers and managers in the three workshops. How could this be..."

"The morgues and mortuaries in various counties and government offices..."

Leng Feibai said through gritted teeth, his face dark, "And the beggars on the streets, as well as the servants and men of the Ming family..."

"impossible!"

Li Chengping stood up and said, "Uncle-Master, the Ming family are people too, they couldn't possibly be that bad! Aren't you being a little..."

"Baoyue Tower!"

Leng Feibai said directly, "Don't forget how your second brother tricked you with Baoyue Tower!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengping felt a chill run down his spine and raised his hand to cover his buttocks.

He was beaten twice by his mother because of Baoyue Tower.

Even now, thinking back on it, my butt still hurts.

"Your Highness, Third Prince!"

Leng Feibai said calmly, "Do you remember what I said to His Majesty when we first met?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengping quickly remembered something and hurriedly said, "You mean, there were bandits who went to massacre people in Shijia Town on the border?"

"what!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Chanli immediately stood up and exclaimed, "Uncle-Master, what happened to Shi Family Town?"

"Don't worry, don't worry!"

Leng Feibai quickly reassured Shi Chanli, "Nothing happened in Shijia Town. When I passed through Shijia Town, I encountered people sent by the palace to massacre the town. So I killed all those who were massacring the town!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Chanli's face showed both shock and fear, and he quickly said, "Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing!"

"Those people didn't even get into Shijia Town, and no one in Shijia Town got typhoid fever, so I didn't tell you!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Chanli's lips twitched involuntarily, but his face still showed a lingering fear. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Leng Feibai, saying, "On behalf of my family and relatives, I thank you for your great kindness, Master Uncle!"

Leng Feibai sighed and raised his hand to help Shi Chanli up from a distance.

Upon hearing this, Li Chengping recalled the situation at the time and stood up to retort, "But Uncle-Master, you said those people were bandits spreading rumors and falsely claiming to be related to Father..."

Before he could finish speaking, even if Li Chengping was slow-witted, he realized something.

How could a bunch of country bandits have the brains and the guts to forge the emperor's decree?

Moreover, bandits wouldn't need to do such unnecessary things when robbing villages and towns.

"so……"

Li Chengping looked at his senior brother who was watching him, lowered his head and said, "It really is Father Emperor..."

"It's not His Majesty!"

Leng Feibai calmly said, "It was the Crown Prince. He set fire to Shijia Town to protect a woman. Because Shijia Town was a transit point for her and the Second Prince to smuggle goods into the Imperial Treasury!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengping felt a chill run down his spine, and his gaze involuntarily turned to Lin Wan'er.

Upon hearing this, Lin Wan'er nearly dropped the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, and her lips involuntarily moved slightly.

After a moment, Lin Wan'er gritted her teeth and asked, "Brother, my mother, my mother, did she, did she also do such a thing?"

"Wan'er!"

Leng Feibai advised, "Although she is your mother, she has never fulfilled her responsibilities to you. You don't need to..."

(End of this chapter)