Xie Xi took Xie Jiu and three others and left Jiangning No. 1 Restaurant, but he did not go to the jail to interrogate Shi Weian as he had just said. Instead, he turned around and went to Lane 18, East Street.

Upon hearing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was coming, Bai Qiuyuan and Liang Shenlin were not surprised. Almost at the moment they heard the elite soldiers coming to report, they hurried out.

The sword wounds that Bai Qiuyuan and Liang Shenlin had just received at the banquet had been treated with medicine and bandaged.

"Your Highness, Bai Qiuyuan greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Your Highness, Liang Shenlin greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Bai and Liang bowed slightly.

Xie Xi's face was gentle. He raised his hand slightly and said in a low voice, "Master Bai, General Liang, you don't have to be so polite in public."

Bai Qiuyuan: "Your Highness, etiquette cannot be abolished."

Although Liang Shenlin on the side didn't say anything, his expression showed that he agreed very much with what Bai Qiuyuan said.

Seeing this, Xie Xi did not persuade them anymore, but sat down at the table and told them what happened at the banquet just now, "General Liang, how many casualties did the five hundred elite soldiers suffer?"

Liang Shenlin frowned slightly, but soon relaxed his brows. He bowed his head and said respectfully, "Because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had made arrangements in advance, none of the 500 elite soldiers died, but 365 were injured."

This time, Shi Weian must be going all out, and the men in black he sent over are quite powerful.

Even if some of the men in black arranged by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were mixed in and were just doing nothing, the other part of the men in black sent by Shi Weian were eager to kill with every sword and kill all the elite soldiers one by one.

There were many times when some elite soldiers were about to collapse, but it was those sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who secretly protected them and prevented them from dying...

Liang Shenlin feels that the current situation is pretty good.

Xie Xi, however, was not satisfied.

What are “elite soldiers”?

Of course, they have to be experienced in hundreds of battles and be much stronger than the soldiers below. They don't have to fight one against a hundred, but at least they should be able to fight one against ten, so that they can be called "elite soldiers."

Xie Xi sighed inaudibly, his gentle eyes fixed on Liang Shenlin, and he said in a gentle tone: "General Liang, don't slack off in training the troops. Invite a few more doctors to come and prescribe some good medicine. When their injuries are better, please continue to train them."

Liang Shenlin immediately understood what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant.

Liang Shenlin nodded without hesitation: "Your Highness's instructions, I will remember them."

Xie Xi: "Very good."

After this matter was finished, Bai Qiuyuan took over the conversation: "Next, I wonder how Your Highness will deal with those officials?"

"besides……"

Bai Qiuyuan paused, his expression hesitant, "There seems to be something wrong between the Fourth Prince and that Lord Shi."

Bai Qiuyuan didn't dare to guess what the Crown Prince was thinking, but he always had to remind him of the things that needed to be reminded.

Xie Xi lowered his eyes, quickly hiding the expression in his eyes, and said in a light tone: "First, let those officials be locked up for three days, and then interrogate them one by one."

"Also, I have already sent secret guards to their respective residences to search for any suspicious evidence. Once I find anything, it won't be too late for me to interrogate them."

The other officials in Jiangnan were not imprisoned in the prison, but in another more hidden place, mainly to prevent the Fourth Prince Xie Jin from making any secret moves.

"As for the Fourth Prince, I will report today's events to my father and let him handle it."

He is only the Crown Prince now, not the real emperor, and the power in his hands does not completely belong to him. Even if his fourth brother really colluded with Shi Weian and there is evidence, only his father has the power to deal with his fourth brother.

He couldn't interfere in other people's affairs, lest he displease his father.

Bai Qiuyuan nodded: "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will also write down today's events in a memorial and report them back to the capital." He would make sure to write down every word the Fourth Prince said at the banquet.

After all, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hadn't appeared, the Fourth Prince would have asked Shi Weian to kill them all...

Bai Qiuyuan always looked at the long term, and he sighed in his heart: I guess the Fourth Prince is coveting the position of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I wonder what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would think...

"I wonder if Your Highness has found evidence that can prove that Shi Weian accepted bribes?"

"Have."

Xie Xi nodded and said, "I will hand these evidences over to my father."

"However, I still need to go to the prison to interrogate Shi Wei'an. I wonder if Lord Bai and General Liang would like to go with us?"

Lord Bai is the imperial envoy appointed by my father himself, so it is most appropriate for Lord Bai to interrogate Shi Weian.

"nature--"

"Sir, I have something to report."

Bai Qiuyuan chuckled, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by an elite soldier who suddenly walked in quickly. Bai Qiuyuan paused, and saw the elite soldier kneeling on one knee, bowing his head and bowing his hands, saying, "A lady came outside the door, saying that Your Highness had missed an appointment before. Today, she learned that Your Highness was here, so she came to meet Your Highness in person."

After hearing these words, Bai Qiuyuan and Liang Shenlin were both stunned.

"lady?"

Xie Xi hesitated for a moment, and instantly guessed who would come to look for him in person: "Let that lady come in."

"Yes."

The elite soldier left immediately.

After hearing this, Xie Xi immediately remembered.

That happened a few days ago. Young Master Huaijun had told him before that he had an appointment with Madam Jiang, the governor of Jiangning. But then he was busy dealing with other things and forgot about it completely.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Jiang would come by herself.

Liang Shenlin couldn't help but ask curiously, "Your Highness, do you have something else to discuss with others? Should Lord Bai and I step aside?"

Bai Qiuyuan pursed his lips slightly, as if waiting for the Crown Prince's answer.

If they were asked to leave, they would immediately get up and leave, so as not to disturb His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by accident.

Xie Xi: “No need.”

Even if Madam Jiang came to see him, it would only be for the matter of the Governor of Jiangning, which is not a confidential matter. Lord Bai and General Liang could stay here and listen.

Bai Qiuyuan and Liang Shenlin looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

Soon, the elite soldiers came in with the lady.

Xie Xi raised his eyes and saw the woman walking towards him. It was indeed Madam Jiang.

"Ms. Jiang greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and greets Lord Bai and Lord Liang."

Mrs. Jiang leaned forward slightly and saluted.

Before coming here, Madam Jiang had already learned from Lu Xiaoxiao's inner voice that her husband was the crown prince of the current dynasty, Xie Xi.

It was because of this that Mrs. Jiang hesitated for a long time before deciding to come in person.

The issue of her divorce with Jiang Pei'an has not been completely resolved. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is willing to help her, then not only can she get the Jiang family's property, but she can also easily kick away that scumbag Jiang Pei'an!

And the most important thing is that she learned something from Bai Lian that could completely destroy Jiang Pei'an!

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