Chapter 582

Soon the news of Chen Zhuo's death spread, and Xiao Yin, upon hearing it, hurriedly personally again brought a team of guards rushing toward the clinic.

Unexpectedly, just as he had gone halfway, Gu Jiu Ling rushed out and firmly blocked him, and the horse Xiao Yin was riding almost stepped on Gu Jiu Ling's body.

Xiao Yin broke out in a cold sweat, bent over, grabbed Gu Jiu Ling's waist, and with one hand lifted her onto his horse.

"Prince, don't go to the clinic right now; find somewhere to hide. I have something to tell you."

Xiao Yin suffered a throbbing headache; originally he had Jinzhi beat the peace drum, but he gave Jinzhi some water for convenience and smoothly handed the petition papers into the palace.

Rehabilitating the brothers of Qi Sha Gu should be a simple matter, yet Xiao Yin simply couldn't figure out why it turned into such a complicated situation.

This time, seeing the matter affect his own Princess Consort, even the clinic she had painstakingly run was smashed, his murderous intent flared. He gripped the reins tightly, clenched his teeth and said, "Those damned scholars have read until their stomachs are like dogs? How dare they smash the clinic? Capture them all, one by one!"

"Prince, calm your anger!" Gu Jiu Ling stopped the enraged Xiao Yin.

"Prince, please calm down. Let's find a place to discuss this matter in detail; I feel this situation is rather strange," she said.

Xiao Yin frowned; Chen Zhuo was indeed somewhat gallant, but not enough to block his reiteration of the Qi Sha Gu case—someone must have been sowing discord.

Chen Zhuo, being inflexible, had already prejudged the matter, categorizing Xiao Yin as a chaotic rogue.

Today's incident is probably beyond even his control; after all, silencing the people is harder than damming a river.

Xiao Yin inhaled, and led Gu Jiu Ling on horseback toward the outskirts.

Soon, the two arrived at a farmhouse in the outskirts.

Ling Feng hurriedly summoned the secret guard to secure the place tightly.

In these tumultuous times, everyone has to be more vigilant.

Gu Jiu Ling recalled Zuo Feichen, who was still in the clinic, and asked Ling Feng to send someone back to fetch him.

She then looked at Xiao Yin and said slowly, "Prince, when I just took his pulse, I could truly feel that Lord Chen's pulse was still fairly strong."

"Lord Chen wasn't killed instantly; with my medical skill, he could be saved. Yet just as I changed into surgical attire and was about to operate,"

"Lord Chen actually died on the operating table. At that moment, the only ones guarding him outside were Zuo Feichen and two drug slaves trusted by Zuo Feichen."

"I find Lord Chen's death suspicious,"

Xiao Yin's brows furrowed deeply; he trusted his own Princess Consort's medical skill.

If Gu Jiu Ling says so, then it must be true.

Could it be that someone this time deliberately wants to make his life miserable, setting traps for him?

"Capture Zuo Feichen and those two drug slaves!"

Gu Jiu Ling hurriedly said, "Zuo Feichen wouldn't do it; I trust him. Prince, take those two drug slaves back for thorough interrogation."

"However, those drug slaves have been employed since I founded the clinic; if the Prince wishes to interrogate them, please have your men be a little lenient."

Xiao Yin frowned and nodded.

"You stay in the farmhouse these few days, keep a low profile, and await further news from me for other matters."

Gu Jiu Ling hurriedly said, "No, I can't hide; I need to ask the Prince for a favor."

"What favor?" Xiao Yin was only worried that his own matters would drag this girl in, which would be undesirable.

Gu Jiu Ling inhaled and said, "Prince, I think Lord Chen Zhuo's cause of death is not simple. To investigate it, we must first locate his body and dissect it carefully."

"We were too nervous just now; those Imperial Academy students rushed in, leaving no time to examine Lord Chen's corpse."

"Moreover, to examine it we would have to dissect the body. Chen Zhuo's status is special; doing so could further damage your reputation. Even Prince Rui's mansion, with ten thousand mouths, couldn't clarify it."

Xiao Yin nodded, "We'll put this matter on hold for now. As for Chen Zhuo's corpse, I will definitely get it for you."

Gu Jiu Ling sighed inwardly; she hadn't expected each link to lead to another, and the situation to develop to this extent, leaving everyone somewhat out of control.

"Prince, what should we do next?" Gu Jiu Ling stared steadily at the solemn man before her.

This man had been waiting for so many years because of the Qi Sha Gu case.

He hadn't expected that, at the final step, such a huge mishap would occur.

Gu Jiu Ling clutched Xiao Yin's hand tightly, fearing he might lose control.

"Don't worry, I know my limits," Xiao Yin smiled, and with his other hand grasped Gu Jiu Ling's hand.

Just as he was about to speak, Ling Feng entered a few steps away, bowed, and reported, "Prince, the Crown Prince requests that you return to the palace promptly to resolve the Imperial Academy students' matter."

"What matter? What do they want?" Xiao Yin at this moment truly wanted to arrest all those troublemaking Imperial Academy students and imprison them forever.

Ling Feng quickly replied, "All the Imperial Academy students have gathered at the palace gate, demanding that the Crown Prince intervene to seize your Regent King title, and... they also want to throw you into a death cell."

Xiao Yin slowly stood up, a smile tugging at his lips, and said, "Throw this Prince into a death cell? How bold!"

Xiao Yin strode outward; Gu Jiu Ling, startled, chased to the doorway, only to see Xiao Yin already leapt onto his horse and ride away.

Gu Jiu Ling ran out a few steps, shouting loudly, "Prince, remember! Keep your emotions in check; do not create further conflict!"

Xiao Yin rode his horse, galloping back to Shang Jing.

On his way to the palace city, he passed by the clinic his Princess Consort had opened, which was already in utter disarray.

Fortunately, his people were still there; although the equipment had been smashed to pieces, the people were hardly injured.

Zuo Feichen also led his men to seal the clinic's main door tightly; at this moment, the enraged Imperial Academy students set their sights on the palace city.

Xiao Yin entered the palace city through another city gate.

He should not engage the Imperial Academy students in direct conflict now, yet he still saw a crowd of them, dark as a mass, kneeling at the palace gate not far away.

They even carried Chen Zhuo's coffin together with his corpse over.

There were many Imperial Academy students; a sea of them knelt on the ground, their wailing cries endless.

Some individual students even held daggers, stabbing them violently into their own bodies, as if to die alongside Xiao Yin.

Jinzhi had long been taken back to the Zhao family by Zhao Lang; with today's events escalating to this degree, what peace drum is still being beaten?

Jinzhi tried to step out of the carriage, but Zhao Lang grabbed her back, holding her tightly in his arms, and whispered, "Did you see? Even the Prince can't handle these sour scholars; if you go out, aren't you courting death?"

"The Qi Sha Gu case has been waiting, not just for a year or two; waiting a little longer is fine. Let's see how the current situation develops."