Chapter 211: Going the Other Way, Zhou Xian Escaped

Shen Qing smiled, "My thoughts are the same as Daddy's."

Shen Qing knew early on that Shen Yian's preferred candidate for the emperor was Chu Lingyuan. Chu Lingxi's personality is biased and he willfully ignores the overall situation and can't accomplish great things. This can be clearly seen from the Shen Shuyu incident.

As for the crown prince Chu Lingxiu, although he is calm and strategic, he is too cold-blooded. He is a talent for the emperor, but not necessarily a blessing for the people.

In addition, Shen Qing also suspected that the people behind the Thousand Poison Sect were inseparable from Chu Lingxiu, which was another reason why Shen Qing excluded Chu Lingxiu.

In contrast, the fifth prince Chu Lingyuan acted steadily, cared about the people, and had a close relationship with the Yining Marquisate. If he could ascend the throne, he would be a benevolent monarch, and the Yining Marquisate could continue to last for a hundred years.

Shen Yian sighed lightly: "But now, the fifth prince's life and death are uncertain, we..."

Shen Yian didn't say the rest, but Shen Qing knew that he wanted to say that they had no choice at all now.

The only way is to wait, wait for the news of the fifth prince. If the final result is not satisfactory, then it can only be left to fate.

Shen Qing did not directly tell the whereabouts of Chu Lingyuan, but looked into Shen Yian's eyes and said seriously: "Dad, the fifth prince is blessed by heaven, and nothing will happen to him. What we have to do now is to stabilize ourselves and continue to increase our bargaining chips."

The heart of the minister is an extremely important link.

Shen Yian vaguely sensed that Shen Qing had something to say. Before he could ask again, he heard a servant running over in a panic, "Miss, there is someone outside the door who claims to be from Qinglin Lane looking for you, saying that there is something urgent."

Qinglin Lane is where Zhou Xian was imprisoned.

After Shen Qing hastily told Shen Yian, "Li Shaoqing will be handed over to Dad," he followed the servant and walked quickly towards the door.

Although he had not heard the news in person, Shen Qing had already vaguely guessed the content.

After a while, Shen Qing walked out of the house. The servant in green was pacing back and forth at the door, and his face was anxious.

The servant in green was called Xin Ang, who used to guard Qin Luan for Yangling Hou in Qingyun Lane. Now he was completely used by Shen Qing.

Seeing Shen Qing, Xin Ang hurried over with a look of self-blame on his face, "Miss, I failed in my duty and let Zhou Xian run away. My men have chased him, but there is no news yet."

This result was exactly what Shen Qing expected.

Xin Ang thought Shen Qing would be angry. After all, Shen Qing took that person very seriously, otherwise he would not have been guarded by two layers and chained. However, Shen Qing just said lightly: "It doesn't matter, just keep chasing."

Shen Qing didn't say the rest of the words. It was impossible to catch up, but the illusion still had to be created.

Xin Ang was stunned, and that was it?

When Xin Ang came back to his senses, Shen Qing had already entered the gate of Yining Marquis Mansion, leaving only a sentence "Follow me in."

Xin Ang took two quick steps to catch up with Shen Qing, and saw that Shen Qing had already walked towards his yard, and he was explaining things as he walked. First, he asked Chan Yi to send someone to Yun Xiaoxiao and Linjiang Tower to pass on the message. When they arrived at the yard, he arranged Fu Yi to guard the city gate, and finally he divided his mind to ask Xin Ang.

As for Lu Yan, Li Ze had always arranged people to secretly guard. Although the defense might be weaker during the day, he should have known the news.

"How did Zhou Xian escape?"

Shen Qing had known that Zhou Xian would escape, but he didn't expect that he would choose the most dangerous daytime.

But it didn't matter. Lu Yan had already set up a net outside the city, waiting for Zhou Xian to leave the city.

Xin Ang's face was gloomy, and he explained it in detail to Shen Qing.

The guards in Qinglin Lane were divided into three groups, each with four people. Two groups of people were on guard at each time, one at the door of the house, one at the door of the courtyard, and one group was resting. They rotated every four hours.

The time Zhou Xian chose to escape was when the two groups rotated, which happened to be lunch time. In addition, the guards in the daytime were relatively weaker than those at night, so he actually escaped.

At this point, Xin Ang's expression became colder, "Miss, Zhou Xian seems to have some deceptive means. Was the lock on his body broken by us, or did the four of us work together?"

Those four people were all guarding the door of the house, but inexplicably they all turned against us in the end.

Later, it was also the four people who fought with the four people guarding the door of the courtyard, which allowed Zhou Xian to escape from the courtyard.

Deceptive means? Before, Ling Yi had said this about Zhou Xian, so Shen Qing became more curious about what secrets Zhou Xian had.

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, Shen Qing looked at Xin Ang again, "Have the four people who were instigated by Zhou Xian ever had close contact with him before? How are they now?"

Xin Ang thought for a while, and then responded: "It should be. Zhou Xian's three meals are delivered by the guards. If you count them, everyone should have had contact with him. As for the four people, Zhou Xian fell into a coma not long after he ran away, and has not woken up yet."

Shen Qing thought for a while, and then said to Xin Ang: "You go back first and find a doctor to treat those people. When they wake up, report the details to me. As for Zhou Xian, let our people continue to chase him until the city gates are closed today."

After speaking, he added: "You have worked hard to guard Zhou Xian these days. You can rest for the next few days. In addition, each person will be rewarded with ten taels of silver."

Xin Ang was completely confused. They did not guard well, but Shen Qing rewarded them instead of punishing them?

Shen Qing did not explain to him and asked Haitang to send him out of the mansion.

Just after picking up Tuanzi, Shen Qing saw Haitang, who had just gone out to see Xin Ang off, leading Lu Yan in. Li Ze was rarely protecting him.

After dismissing the servants in the courtyard, Lu Yan said, "I already know about Zhou Xian's situation. Li Ze has taken people to chase him."

Shen Qing stroked the lazy cat in his arms leisurely, "Fu Yi is already waiting at the city gate. If nothing unexpected happens, Zhou Xian will definitely leave the city today."

Although there are people from the Thousand Poison Sect in the city, it is a time of trouble now, and the tail behind Zhou Xian has not been dealt with cleanly. Shen Qing believes that those people will not be willing to keep Zhou Xian by their side.

After all, compared to Zhou Xian's life or death, the person behind him should be more reluctant to expose himself.

Leaving the city is Zhou Xian's only choice.

And Fu Yi had already sprinkled colorless and odorless tracking powder on Zhou Xian. As long as he leaves the city, no matter how he disguises himself, he will be detected by Fu Yi.

The days of imprisonment and inducement were just a trick from the beginning to the end. What Shen Qing was waiting for was Zhou Xian to escape and return to the Thousand Poison Sect.

Because compared to Zhou Xian, a small shrimp, what Shen Qing wanted more was the location of the Thousand Poison Sect's lair, or in other words, the whereabouts of Tan Ji.

Zhou Xian thought he had escaped, but he didn't expect that the trap set by Shen Qing had just begun.