Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 19: Transplanting flowers and trees, stirring up trouble!
West Market.

Inside a simple yet elegant restaurant.

The well-dressed diners turned their heads curiously toward the table not far away.

There were three people at the table, two were seated guests, one was Su Chen, one was Sun Qiang, and the other was standing, who was the shopkeeper who came out to question someone when he heard that someone wanted to dine and run.

The shopkeeper frowned as he looked at Su Chen who was talking in front of him, and then looked at Sun Qiang beside him.

Ok.

The wound on the shoulder was obvious and was still bleeding.

"This is the proof!"

"Ouch, sir, be gentle!"

Sun Qiang cried out in pain and quickly slapped Su Chen's hand away. He looked at his shoulder where the bleeding speed was obviously accelerating and felt like cursing.

Instead of getting the injury bandaged, he came here to eat braised lion's head.

Aren't you the one who's hurt emotionally?

"Um……"

The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, "So, this is why you don't pay for meals?"

Su Chen said sincerely: "I'm really sorry, we didn't expect that the purse would be lost during the fight."

"How about you lend me some money, boss? I'll take him to get treated and I'll return the money to you later?"

Shopkeeper: "???"

Good guy!
Not only does he want a free meal, but he also wants me to pay for his medical treatment?
Do you take me as a fool?
"no!"

The shopkeeper resolutely rejected Su Chen's unreasonable request, "If you don't have money, let's go to see the official!"

"Hey, hey, hey, Shopkeeper Wang, it's just the money for a meal, why bother with so much trouble?"

A pot-bellied businessman smiled and tried to smooth things over. "I see this young man is well-dressed and well-spoken. Is he someone who would need your meal money?"

Su Chen cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency's opinion is profound."

"You said that you were doing business in the West Market just now, but you were surrounded and killed for no reason. This is too unbelievable..."

Without saying anything, Su Chen pointed at Sun Qiang's wound and said, "I wouldn't be so bored as to cut my own person, would I?"

"Where are the killers?"

"It has been sent to the government office. If you don't believe it, you can go to the government office to verify its authenticity."

Seeing that Su Chen's words were so certain, the diners in the restaurant couldn't help but talk about it.

West Market.

Chang'an City is where merchants gather!

Everyone comes here to seek wealth, not death!

They are also doing business. Su Chen and his servant encountered this situation by chance. Will it happen to him and others tomorrow?

"If this is true, there is no need to go and verify it, the news will spread quickly."

The wealthy businessman frowned and thought, "We have been doing business in the West Market for a long time. We patrol every day and there are many bad people coming and going. How come no one has discovered this?"

Su Chen sighed, "I also find it strange. I am just a pilgrim merchant who only wants to make money. Why did I get into such trouble? If it weren't for the warrior named Jin Yong who accidentally discovered this and came to our aid, I'm afraid that both my master and I would have died here today."

Hear the words.

The discussions of the crowd gradually faded away, and the silence was deafening.

"Bad luck, bad luck."

A jeweled businessman walked in, cursing, "I went to the government office to handle a document, but I encountered a murder case. There were eight lives lost. It's too cruel."

"Boss, bring me a bottle of wine to calm me down."

"...?"

For an instant.

The eyes of the diners in the restaurant all fell on Su Chen and the other person.

What a ruthless means!
"Boss, I'll pay for this young man's meal."

The wealthy businessman stood up, bowed to Su Chen and the others, paid the bill and left quickly.

Seeing this, the other merchants also left one after another.

The businessman who had just walked into the restaurant was stunned for a moment. What was going on? How come everyone was gone in the blink of an eye?
"Okay, it's time for us to go."

Su Chen smiled slightly, looked at the bewildered Sun Qiang, and reminded him, "It's time to go back and treat your injuries."

"Ah, yes, yes."

……

"Someone has died in West Market. Eight people have died!"

"Wow, you're joking too much!"

"Everyone comes to the West Market to seek wealth, not to kill. Even if the deal fails, the friendship still exists..."

"Really? Eight bodies were dumped outside the government office. They looked so miserable. I heard that they were taken away by some bad people."

"what happened?"

"I heard that a young man brought his servants to the West Market to do business and was targeted. If the servants were not strong and powerful, they would have been chopped into pieces long ago..."

The news of the murder in Xishi spread quickly throughout Chang'an City and surrounding counties, with Xishi and its merchants as the center.

Anyone who hears this news, the first reaction is to drink it, right?
In the West Market of Chang'an City, someone was killed under the emperor's feet! What a niche word!
What’s more, eight people died!

The patrol police didn't find it, the bad guys didn't notice it, but a passerby reported the case while dragging the body.

Are they trying to overthrow the Jingzhao Prefecture, or to stomp on the face of the current emperor?

Yes.

The prefect Lu Chengqing, who learned about this first, was completely stunned.

What are you doing?
What is this? !

The foreign envoy was about to arrive in Chang'an City, but at this critical juncture, a murder occurred.

Am I still alive?
Lu Chengqing immediately arranged for a coroner to examine the body.

"Your Excellency, there is nothing on these eight bodies to prove their identities. Except for one person who died from a wound between his eyebrows, the fatal injuries of the other seven were all caused by knife wounds."

"Judging from the wounds, the killer is good at using a knife and is most likely from the military. Every blow is fatal."

"In addition, there should be two perpetrators. Your Excellency, please see that these injuries were caused by a stick and are not fatal, but the subsequent knife wounds are the key point."

Lu Chengqing glanced at the eight bodies of unknown origin and said casually, "Where is the reporter? Bring him here."

"Bad man Jin Yong, nice to meet you, sir."

"Tell me about the situation."

Jin Yong told the truth, but as for the identities of Su Chen and the other two, he was vague and unsure.

After listening to Jin Yong's description, Lu Chengqing felt a chill down his spine.

Eight people surrounded the master and servant, and fought in a narrow alley. The noise was shocking, but it did not attract a single patrolman or a single bad guy!

Instead, Jin Yong accidentally heard it when he was wandering in the West Market. He realized something was wrong and went to take a look, and then he helped solve the matter!

Patrolman, are all the bad guys dead? !

Lu Chengqing took a deep breath, "Have you found out the identities of the master and servant?"

"My Lord, many merchants have seen this master and servant in the West Market Restaurant today, but they..."

"But what?"

"The master and servant went to the Prince's Residence near the West Market."

Prince's residence?
ridiculous!

The Crown Prince does not live in the East Palace...

and many more!

The prince moved out of the East Palace a few days ago, and it seemed he went to the West Market!
hiss!
When Lu Chengqing thought of this, his scalp tingled, and he hurriedly asked in a low voice: "But the prince?"

"It's not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it's Su Chen who was making a lot of noise the past two days."

so far so good.

Lu Chengqing breathed a sigh of relief, but he felt a dull pain in his head, and he was ready to run away from home at any time.

"Who's on duty today?"

"Your Excellency, it is General Chai."

"..."

numb.

Lu Chengqing was numb.

My first reaction was, why is there another dispute between the Crown Prince and the King of Wei?
Fortunately, the person who was attacked this time was not Crown Prince Li Chengqian, but just a commoner who was valued by him.

If it's the prince, no one can escape!

Lu Chengqing looked outside and saw more and more busybodies gathering. He said in a deep voice, "Didn't I tell you to drive them away? Why are they gathering more and more?"

"My Lord, this matter spread too quickly, especially among the merchants in the West Market. Everyone is worried that they will be attacked and killed while doing business like Su Chen and his servant."

Lu Chengqing was almost laughing out of anger.

In order to favor Su Chen, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince argued with His Majesty and parted unhappily.

He calls himself a businessman?

ridiculous!

Lu Chengqing was about to leave, but suddenly he froze in place with a stiff expression.

"grown ups?"

"Just now you said that Su Chen and his servant claimed to be a traveling merchant?"

"Yes."

Lu Chengqing staggered and almost lost his balance.

Several officers around him hurried forward to help him, but found that Lu Chengqing was sweating profusely.

"Sir, are you okay?"

"I'm okay? Do I look okay to you?!"

Lu Chengqing gritted his teeth, his eyes spitting fire, "Transplanting flowers and trees, stirring up the wind and clouds, that's his mother!"

Everyone was confused and didn't know who Lu Chengqing was scolding.

"Follow me to the prince's residence!"

(End of this chapter)