AWB Chapter 305: The Wen Family is Besieged
Chapter 305: The Wen Family is Besieged
In the dark night, flames flickered.
The Wen family mansion was surrounded by a group of soldiers.
It was already late at night and in the silence, the slightest movement would be magnified.
Such a big commotion outside the Wen family’s residence seemed even more unusual.
When the neighbors saw that the Wen family mansion was surrounded by soldiers, they were frightened but also curious.
The Wen family is a large local family, and some of their descendants serve in the court, so they can be considered powerful.
What serious crime must one have committed to have the residence surrounded by soldiers?
Moreover, for a large family like the Wen family with deep roots, the other party came with such an aggressive force and dispatched so many soldiers, surrounding the entire Wen family mansion like an iron barrel. I'm afraid the person who gave the order is no ordinary person.
The neighbors around the Wen family had their hearts pounding, and all kinds of guesses flashed through their minds.
These people ordered the doors to be closed tightly to avoid being accidentally involved in the Wen family's troubles.
At the same time, he asked the doorman to keep an eye on the movements outside and report immediately if he heard any news.
The commotion outside made the neighbors living around the Wen family feel uneasy, not to mention the Wen family involved.
As soon as they learned that soldiers and officers had surrounded the entire Wen family, the whole family became chaotic.
Fortunately, Wen Zhiheng, the eldest son of the Wen family, stepped in and quickly stabilized the chaos at home.
He took people to the middle gate in person.
The Wen family is not an unknown family, and the soldiers would not surround the Wen residence for no reason.
He wanted to go and find out for himself.
As soon as the middle door opened, Wen Zhiheng saw that the front of the Wen family's house was brightly lit by burning torches.
What came into view next was the shadowy figures of soldiers, their cold armor and the shining swords in their hands.
Wen Zhiheng's heart skipped a beat.
He was about to step forward when two sharp swords appeared in front of him the next moment.
Wen Zhiheng had no choice but to stay where he was.
He bowed to the people outside the door and said, "I am Wen Zhiheng, the eldest son of the Wen family. I wonder what wrong has our Wen family done to deserve the siege?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a tall and thin young man walked out.
He raised the token in his hand and said loudly: "In compliance with the order of King Yi, the Wen family is involved in the case of smuggling the golden paste. All members of the Wen family are to be detained in the mansion and await investigation."
"If anyone dares to disobey the king's order and rush out of the palace, he will be killed without mercy!"
This young man was none other than Tian Quan.
What he held in his hand was not an ordinary token, but a gold medal engraved with "As if I were here in person".
With this golden medal, Xiao Jingyi could not only mobilize the garrison in Jinzhou at will, but also had the power to execute first and report later.
It was precisely because of the gold medal in hand that Tianquan was able to lead the Jinzhou garrison so smoothly and directly surround the Wen family mansion.
As soon as Wen Zhiheng heard the other party mention the three words "golden ointment", he knew what was going on.
When he saw him holding the golden medal bestowed by the emperor, he was completely silenced.
It seems that what he was worried about finally happened.
What is coming will eventually come!
Under the imperial gold medal, Wen Zhiheng did not dare to have any opinion and could only stay in the Wen residence and wait for the interrogation.
With the medicine left by Yun Fuling, Wen Zhiheng's health is getting better day by day, so he has not been idle these days.
He is the grandson of the eldest branch of the Wen family. He has been trained to be the head of the family since he was young, and he also has the connections and resources left to him by the previous head of the family.
There was nothing he couldn't find out about the internal affairs of the Wen family if he wanted to.
Wen Zhiheng has already thoroughly investigated what the second house did in recent days.
But before he could make any move, the soldiers surrounded the Wen family.
And the person who gave the order was actually Prince Yi.
Since Prince Yi was able to intervene, the adverse consequences brought about by the magic ointment might be more serious than Wen Zhiheng imagined.
I'm afraid it won't be easy for the Wen family to get out this time.
Although this disaster was caused by the second branch of the Wen family, one cannot write two Wen characters with one stroke, and I am afraid that the entire Wen family will be implicated.
Wen Zhiheng's heart sank.
He got up and went into the study, taking out a box from a secret compartment in the wall.
He raised his hand and stroked the box, his eyes gradually becoming firm.
If you want to save the Wen family, you can only abandon the second branch.
Moreover, the Second Branch committed such evil things, why should the entire Wen family be buried with them?
What's more, Wen Zhiheng had already found out that it was Wen Zhao from the second branch of the Wen family who was responsible for his poisoning.
Even if nothing happened today, Wen Zhiheng would not let Wen Zhao go.
If you dare to harm his life, you must bear the consequences!
I just don’t know if the things he has in his hands can save the lives of other members of the Wen family?
Wen Zhiheng sighed secretly. No matter what, he had to give it a try.
Suddenly, Wen Zhiheng thought of Yun Fuling for some reason.
It was originally agreed that when she returned from the sea, she would give him the remaining antidote to completely cure the poison in his body.
If the Wen family can't survive this, it will make no difference whether the poison in Wen Zhiheng's body can be cured or not.
Wen Zhiheng said to the soldiers guarding the Wen residence, "I want to see His Royal Highness Prince Yi. I have something important to report to you in person."
The only reply I got was "Wait!"
Wen Zhiheng was not in a hurry either.
If the Wen family is to be convicted, a trial must be held.
And that Prince Yi had his men surround the Wen residence and imprison them on the spot. It seemed that sooner or later, Wen Zhiheng, the head of the family, would have a chance to meet him.
Tonight, not only the Wen family residence but also the Jinyu Tower was surrounded by officers and soldiers.
Compared to the quiet residential area where the Wen family residence is located, the Jinyu Tower is filled with singing and dancing, and is very lively even at night.
So suddenly, soldiers surrounded the Jinyu Tower, and in an instant, the Jinyu Tower was like a bucket of water poured into hot oil.
Some people are confused, some are frightened and angry, and some are worried.
After Tianxuan read out Xiao Jingyi's order loudly three times in the Jinyu Tower, most people in the Jinyu Tower fell silent.
Prince Yi wanted to investigate the case of the golden paste, so he had the Jinyu Tower temporarily surrounded.
After investigation, if it is proven that they have nothing to do with them, they will naturally be let go.
Most people who heard that the man just came to the Jinyu Tower to have a good time and had nothing to do with the golden cream were relieved.
But there was also a small number of people who not only did not calm down, but started to make noise instead.
On the third floor of Jinyu Building, Mr. Wen stood by the railing and had a panoramic view of everything going on in the hall downstairs.
He frowned slightly, feeling vaguely that things were about to get out of his control.
We can't stay here in Jinyu Tower any longer.
Find a way to leave quickly.
Things didn't develop the way he expected.
He didn't expect that the court of Daqi would discover the problem with the golden paste so quickly, and it was Xiao Jingyi who was in charge of investigating the matter.
Since Xiao Jingyi came to Jinzhou to investigate the golden ointment, he must be aware of the dangers of the golden ointment.
Mr. Wen thought that Princess Yi was proficient in medicine, and the fact that the golden ointment was discovered so quickly was probably related to Princess Yi.