The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

When the woman stopped moving, the other one complained, "Hey, if the shopkeeper didn't like this kind of strong stuff, we really wouldn't want to provoke him. He made my hands numb!"

"But this month, there are too few women kidnapped. How can we make enough money with this little gambling money?"

Someone spat, "Yes, the shopkeeper is also stingy. He has a wine shop and a gambling house. We work for him, but he only gives us such a small amount of gambling capital every month! Isn't it just to let us catch a few more girls for fun, and then resell them when we get tired of them? He has made a lot of money in the past few years, but we brothers are penniless. He likes Amber today so much that he kept her for more than two months without finding a buyer. If it weren't for this, her master wouldn't have almost brought trouble upon us when he came."

"What can we do? What we do is not presentable. If we are discovered, we still have a backer. If the shopkeeper hadn't been involved in today's incident, I'm afraid we would not only not be able to escape unscathed, but we would also be left with a skin on our backs!"

"Forget it, just be patient. When we all become rich through gambling, we will return to the village and never come out again. Then it will be wonderful to kidnap a few young ladies to serve us!"

"It is said that the Tang Dynasty will soon be ruled by the Zhu family. If a reckless man usurps the throne, the people will surely suffer. It is better to stay in the village, where one man can hold the pass against ten thousand..."

Li Xixiao heard it clearly outside the courtyard wall and was so angry that her fingernails almost dug into her palms.

How could the fortune of the Tang Dynasty be discussed by a few thieves?

She left the place and couldn't do anything to them for the time being. Everything would have a result by dawn.

However, she never thought about it that way from beginning to end. She never imagined that the entire tavern, including the shopkeeper, were all evil people.

They not only harmed Amber, but also many ladies from good families. Having been a kidnapper for half of your life, you can never wash away your sins in your lifetime, and you actually want to get away with it? No way!

When she returned to the mansion, it was already dark and pitch black everywhere. She felt the night was freezing cold and she was very hungry, so she asked the maid to prepare a midnight snack for her.

Unexpectedly, Wei Yu was waiting at the porch with a lamp in her hand, and it seemed that she had been waiting for a long time.

"Princess." She greeted with a gentle and warm smile, and walked closer to Li Xiying to light the way for her.

Li Xiying was slightly surprised: "You haven't slept yet?"

"I knew it the moment the princess left the house."

It was late at night and everything was quiet. She seemed to realize that her voice was a little loud, so she lowered her voice, "I have heard about Amber's matter, but I don't know much about it. I have a hunch that the princess must have left the house in the middle of the night for her own business, so I wanted to ask if the princess needs any help?"

Wei Yu looked sincere and her voice was soft and sweet. Li Xi couldn't bear to hide it, so he pulled her back to the yard.

Half a minute later, Wei Yu was furious and frowned, saying, "We must catch those evil thieves, otherwise many women will be hurt!"

Li Xi's thoughts coincided with his, and he sighed, "So I was also thinking of a way."

Wei Yu was puzzled: "Isn't it too dangerous for the princess to be alone? Why doesn't she ask for help from His Royal Highness Prince Xian?"

"I was also thinking of asking for help from my fourth uncle, but I just want to confirm the evidence."

"It's sad that in this world, they are very cunning. They know that trafficking is against the law, but legitimate transactions have procedures and are not illegal. They know the tricks, otherwise why would it be so troublesome to catch them?"

Suddenly Wei Yu had an idea. She smiled gently and explained it to Li Xiying in detail. Li Xiying immediately frowned and objected: "No, if..."

Wei Yu shook her head and said with a gloomy look: "Don't worry, Princess, nothing will happen! Don't you still believe in the ability of His Royal Highness Prince Xian?"

Li Xiqiong thought what she said made sense, but she was also really worried. Wei Yu refuted her arguments. Finally, the two of them agreed that all matters would be based on Wei Yu's words. After having a midnight snack, they stayed at Li Xiqiong's place.

At dawn the next day, there was a knock on Li Zhen's door.

It was still gray and dark outside, and the door only opened a few times.

Li Jian put on a robe and opened the door himself with sleepy eyes. The maid who was serving at this time was not awake yet, and she would not make such a big move even if she was awake, so he opened the door without thinking too much. When he saw the energetic little girl at the door, he immediately lost his temper.

"Xi Xuan, what's your urgent matter?"

At this time, a chilly breeze blew in through the door. The maid beside Li Xiying was holding a lamp, and the light was sufficient. She rubbed her hands because of the cold and stepped over the threshold.

Li Xuan pulled his outer robe closer, and by the time he realized what was happening, the man had already sat down at the table with his maid.

She turned around without waiting for Li Xuan to ask, and said solemnly, "Fourth Uncle, I came here because I have something to tell you."

Li Xuan sighed, put on his robe and looked at her with an unusually serious expression, and then swallowed his doubts.

This matter cannot wait until dawn. Li Xiying wants Fourth Uncle to make a decision now and help her, otherwise the longer the night, the more trouble she will have. She is afraid that if she waits a moment longer, more innocent people will be hurt.

She told him exactly what happened in Zuiyanlou yesterday and the reason why she visited Kenzhong's house at night.

Li Xuan had almost come to his senses after hearing this. He could not help but get furious: "How dare they be so audacious!"

"My maid Amber's body was covered with purple wounds. They tortured her until she became a different person, but they were able to escape the crime in my hands and act outside the law. This alone shows how treacherous they are." Li Xiqi was also indignant. If Amber had not been found in the tavern, she was afraid that they would become more unscrupulous and do more evil!

Li Jian said: "If the thief is so smart, then we must think of a countermeasure, otherwise we will alert the enemy."

The Tang Dynasty Code states: "Those who kidnap and sell people as slaves shall be hanged, and accomplices shall be exiled 3,000 miles away." I wonder why people still commit crimes under such harsh laws?

Li Xiying agreed with this point of view very much, so he came to discuss it with his fourth uncle.

Fortunately, I did not rush back yesterday. Instead, I stepped on the servants' shoulders and climbed onto the wall to see the situation in the thieves' yard. After understanding the general situation, I was sure that they were not wrongly accused.

There was a brightly lit room in the yard. Through the silhouettes of the windows, she saw more than one woman, all tied up with cloth strips on their mouths to prevent them from shouting. They looked miserable and would be beaten if they whimpered.

If she had brought people in at that time, they would have made an excuse that the transaction was carried out through formal channels. If she had not had no evidence, she would have ordered people to tie up those thieves and give them a taste of their own medicine!

Li Xiqi frowned, agreeing, "They are very good at exonerating themselves, so we must find evidence and thoroughly eliminate them to prevent future troubles."

"But to kill a snake, you need to find its weakest point. That weak point is the person who gave the plan."

She said bluntly: "I need the cooperation of my fourth uncle, and I need a lot of manpower!"

After hearing this, Li Xuan expressed his willingness to cooperate.

After planning everything, it was already dawn.

Li Zhen originally did not have military power. It was only because Li Xiqi came to the palace and needed protection that the emperor sent a team of guards to garrison the palace and obey the orders of Prince Xian.

Therefore, those soldiers were enough to deter people, and Li Zhen did not need to report such trivial matters to the emperor. If there was evidence, he could just hand over a few petty thieves to the government to put pressure on them and deal with them.

This is a matter of great importance to millions of decent people.