Capture the Jade

The darkness was like thick ink, instantly swallowing Teng Yuyi.

At the moment of falling into it, Teng Yuyi seemed to have turned into a light feather, waving up and down with the wind.

The soul has left the body, and what awaits her is the never-ending nether realm, but this time, she is willing to do so without any resentment or anger.

I don't know how long it has been drifting in the nether world, and suddenly there is a distant sound behind him. The sound is like rolling waves, getting closer and louder, pouring into the top of the head, and vigorously pulling Teng Yuyi up.

With a "bang", Teng Yuyi fell heavily to one place.

That is a pond. The bottom of the water is freezing cold, making people shiver all over.

Teng Yuyi floated up and down in the water.

The cold air stimulated the stunned heart in her cavity, and the ice water aroused her remaining consciousness.

How familiar this scene is. Teng Yuyi vaguely realized that no matter how hard she struggled, she could not escape the fate of death, but soon, someone swam over and pulled her into her arms, and the warmth in the other's arms instantly dispelled the chill around her. , The underwater light was dim, Teng Yuyi vaguely felt that the man was a teenager. The boy hugged her and kissed her gently on the forehead. This action showed infinite pity, which made Teng Yuyi feel a pain in her heart. Then the man pulled her to swim to the bright shore and pushed her to the shore, Teng Yuyi heard him say behind her, "Don't forget me."

Teng Yu struggled to look back, but there was already nothingness behind him, and then he heard a anxious voice in his ear shouting, "Ayu, Ayu."

Teng Yuyi suddenly opened her eyes and met the anxious eyes of her elder sister and aunt.

"Have you had a nightmare again?" Du Tinglan leaned over and helped Teng Yuyi.

Teng Yuyi panted and nodded, the sky outside the window was bright, but the air was cold.

There are many people in the warm pavilion, Chunrong and Biluo are busy putting silver charcoal into the furnace. The house was filled with the sweet fragrance of roses, and it was warm everywhere.

"It snowed last night." Madam Du got up and took off the fur collar from the red sandalwood hanger and put it on Teng Yuyi, "It's rare to see such heavy snow in Yangzhou, listen, those maids are so happy."

Teng Yuyi stared out the window in a daze. Before she knew it, it was already the middle of the winter and the twelfth lunar month, and soon, it would be her sixteenth birthday.

Perhaps out of pity for her recovering from a serious illness, the family attaches great importance to her birthday, her aunt and uncle came from Chang'an on a special trip, and Shao Tang also reported to the Imperial College for a long vacation.

The family hadn't been so lively for a long time, and he should have been very happy, but Teng Yuyi always felt that his heart was empty.

You remembered that she took a group of servants to Chang'an at the end of February, and accidentally fell into the water while passing by Wei River. After being rescued by Duan Fu and Cheng Bo, her health seemed to be in poor condition.

During the half year in Chang'an, it is said that she always encountered evil spirits. In May, Peng Zhen of Huaixi rebelled, and in August Chang'an also suffered a catastrophe.

On a cloudy day in August, a large number of demons suddenly made trouble in Chang'an. It happened that she went out to visit friends at night. Unfortunately, she was also harmed by demons. She had already lost her soul. It was Daoist Qingxuzi who started a Daoist formation to rescue her.

After that, she was in a coma for more than three months, and was sent back to Yangzhou when she woke up. After the illness, she completely forgot her experience in Chang'an for a few months.

Besides, she always had nightmares at night.

The strange thing is that every dream is the same. In the dream, a young man rescued her from the icy pond, but whenever she wants to see who the young man is, she suddenly wakes up from the dream.

After waking up, her chest was always sore and unspeakable.

Teng Yuyi unconsciously grabbed the front of her clothes, suddenly remembered her grandfather, and asked, "Where is grandpa?"

Du Tinglan said to Teng Yuyi in a soft voice, "put on your clothes first. Uncle is talking to grandpa in the study."

Teng Yuyi silently took over the clothes. During the battle to quell the Huaixi rebellion, Grandpa accidentally got corpse poison. Although his life was saved by luck, his entire left leg was lost. When she was seriously ill, her father's own body had not recovered, but he still supported the sick body and guarded her every step of the way.

A few days ago, she went to the study to find Grandpa, and happened to hear the sound of the tea cup falling. Grandpa had not yet adapted to his physical disability. He wanted to go down to the ground to pour tea for himself, but accidentally fell to the ground.

Grandpa's embarrassment at that moment deeply stabbed Teng Yuyi. Ever since she can remember, Grandpa has always been as majestic as a god, and now it's so difficult to just stand.

She ran into the house to help her grandfather, and she always went to the front yard to accompany her grandfather, but her grandfather didn't feel depressed at all, so to comfort her daughter she always said, "But if you lose one leg, even if you lose both legs, grandpa can still get on. battlefield."

After all, Teng Yuyi has been awake for half a month. After she recovered from her illness, she felt a lot less energetic, and she would be dazed at every turn, but she could walk freely. As long as the grandfather did not see any guests, she would stay in the study to accompany her father, not a gangster. Grandpa's grinding is to help grandpa read letters.

The weather is getting colder and colder, but when the father and daughter get along, the house is always warm like spring. When Teng Yuyi looks up occasionally, he can often see Grandpa looking at her with complicated eyes.

This kind of gaze has been seen in the eyes of her aunt and cousin recently. She couldn't help but ask her father, "What's wrong?"

"Good boy, don't you remember?"

Remember what? Teng Yuyi went back to the inner courtyard to ask her aunt and cousin, but they also asked her hopefully, "Did you remember something?"

Teng Yuyi was stunned.

In the past few months when she was seriously ill, it was her father and her aunt and cousin who took care of her.

She was in Chang'an, and her aunt and cousin stayed in Teng Mansion day and night.

When she returned to Yangzhou, they came to Yangzhou together.

Especially my sister, she couldn't be separated from people at night during her illness, so she stayed with her on the couch all night, and after a few months, everyone lost a lot of weight.

Thinking of this, Teng Yuyi was deeply distressed. She stepped forward and hugged her aunt and cousin, burying her head in their necks. After a while of silence, she suddenly said, "I remember."

Mrs. Du and Du Tinglan breathed for a while.

"Cousin has been registered as the Crown Princess." Teng Yuyi raised her head.

I heard that the Shangshu Province and the Ministry of Rites have already planned the wedding date of the prince and the cousin, but the cousin was absent from the queen's banquet in order to concentrate on taking care of her. Yuhu Bingguo is a rare couple in the world.

"Sister, the crown prince is a good person. It shows that he really likes you by protecting you like this."

Du Tinglan held Teng Yuyi's hand and looked at her sourly. Mrs. Du asked cautiously, "Apart from this, you don't remember anything else?"

Teng Yuyi was a little confused, stunned for a while, and looked out the window blankly.

The snow fell silently, and the night passed, pavilions and pavilions stood in the glazed world, red plum blossoms bloomed in the snow in front of the window, and a slanting branch quietly protruded into the casement.

Teng Yuyi walked to the window and raised her hand to fiddle with the playful plum branch.

At this moment, a figure appeared at the entrance of the courtyard. The young man braved the blizzard and snow and went straight through the courtyard. Teng Yuyi looked at it intently. It was his cousin Du Shaotang. He had grown a lot in the past six months. He used to be like a thin willow tree. Now it looks like a pine and cypress.

When entering the room, Du Shaotang's cloak and bamboo hat were covered with crystal snowflakes.

Mrs. Du asked someone to hand over the heater, but Du Shaotang smiled and said, "How can my son need this."

He calmed down a lot in his gestures, took off his cloak and hat after entering the room, and handed the steaming package of things in his hand to the servant.

"Yangzhou City has opened a new gluttonous restaurant. When my son passed by, he joined in the fun. I didn't expect the taste to be similar to that of Han Yueneng's home in Chang'an. I asked the store owner and it turned out to be a distant relative of Han Yueneng. The cooking skills of glutinous food have been in Chang'an for three years, and I only returned to Yangzhou a while ago. I remember that my sister and cousin Yu both like to eat cherries, so I bought a few more copies, mother, you can try it too. "

Chunrong and Biluo put the glutinous rice in the glass cup on the table, and Du Shaotang held a copy and handed it to Teng Yuyi by the window.

As soon as Teng Yuyi tasted it, it was indeed fragrant.

Du Shaotang asked earnestly, "Does it still taste good?"

Teng Yuyi nodded. When her cousin came to visit her recently, her attitude was always very respectful. It was a kind of enthusiasm unique to young people, as if she had done something amazing. Although Teng Yuyi didn't understand where this "admiration" came from , still murmured: "Delicious."

In fact, she had long forgotten what Han Yueneng's cherry glutinous rice tasted like, but she vaguely felt that she had eaten glutinous rice glutinous rice that tasted better than this. Thinking of this, my heart suddenly felt a little dazed.

Du Shaotang happily returned to the table and sat down to chat with his mother and sister.

Teng Yuyi was leaning on the couch in front of the screen, listening to each other.

They talked about the palace change a few months ago.

When she recovered from her illness and woke up, she heard about it from her cousin and uncle.

Afterwards, she asked Grandpa, who said more in detail than Shaotang. When it comes to the face of the royal family, although Shao Tang generally knows the ins and outs, he is far less aware than the important officials in the court.

Grandpa told her that it was a vigorous palace change, which almost washed the palace with blood.

Prince Chun'an's forbearance and strategy are beyond everyone's expectations. In order not to arouse the vigilance of saints and King Cheng, he never buys people like other conspirators. Let his subordinates slowly collect evidence that the people in the DPRK and Peng Zhen have secret contacts.

Peng Zhen may not be able to succeed, but as long as Peng Zhen fails, these evidences are enough to convict everyone. The Prince of Chun'an used this to take advantage of the Peng family's chess pieces in Chang'an.

Taking Jingzhao Mansion as an example, Peng Zhen recommended a staff member named Shu Wenliang to be a minor official in Jingzhao Mansion two years ago. The beautiful niece Shu Liniang gave it to Zheng Pushe.

Because there is no trace of all these arrangements, even Zheng Pushe, who is always known as the old fox in the court, did not notice it, but before Peng Zhen used Shu Liniang to take advantage of Zheng Pushe, the King of Chun'an ordered Shu Liniang to be killed to take the fetus. The evidence of Zheng Pushe's relationship with Shu Wenliang has been collected, which is enough to restrain Zheng Pushe after Peng Zhen's defeat.

In this way, the chess piece that Peng Zhen took pains to arrange easily fell into the pocket of the King of Chun'an.

"Auntie, you don't remember Shu Liniang, you should remember the appalling case of caesarean section."

Du Shaotang must have inquired a lot about the details in the past few days, and talked about it in a straightforward manner.

"Three pregnant women died before and after, and Shu Liniang was one of them. She was a housewife who was raised outside by Zheng Pu. She had a fetus in her womb for several months. Jian's wife, the little Jiang family. Her elder sister, the big Jiang family, was known for her virtuous name. She had been with our family before she passed away. Does A-Niang still remember her?"

Mrs. Du sighed: "How can I not remember, that is, after the Dali Temple solved the case, A-Niang knew that the big Jiang family was not a dystocia, but was murdered by her younger sister, the younger Jiang family. Song Jian learned that his wife was murdered. After the truth was revealed, because he was determined to send Xiao Jiang to **** after his tragic death, he eventually became an accomplice of Master Jing Chen."

Du Shaotang grumbled: "Eldest brother Song Jian became a lieutenant general of the Beiya Imperial Army in his early twenties, and the Peng family had long wanted to win over him. Hearing that Rong Anbo's house did not agree with his son's marriage to the Jiang family, Peng Zhen's wife Spontaneously came to the door to protect the media, because the Jiang family was poor, Mrs. Peng also took the initiative to recognize the Da Jiang family as her niece. For this reason, Song Jian has always been grateful to the Peng family. In the future, when the Peng family took care of it, Song Jian was the Peng family in the Beiya Imperial Army. It's a pity that before this chess piece can play a role, Master Jing Chen used Song Jian's obsession to avenge his wife to tempt Song Jian to cooperate with him to kill—"

In this way, the chess piece buried by the Peng family in the forbidden army was once again restrained by the king of Chun'an County, but later officials of Dali Temple quickly found Song Jian's head, and the king of Chun'an County had to be killed. Song Jian was silent.

Having said this, Du Shaotang sighed: "Speaking of the patience and skill of this plot, how many people in the world can surpass the king of Chun'an? Rebellion requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and the slightest carelessness will arouse the vigilance of the court. Wang simply used another conspirator with great wealth and power to pave the way for himself. Pushe, the eyes and ears of the Peng family from Jingzhao Mansion and Shangshusheng were also captured by the county king. I heard that on the night of the mutiny, Zheng Pushe and Shangshusheng’s important officials knew they were deceitful, but in order to clear themselves The relationship with the Peng family had to rush to the palace garden. Unexpectedly, he was detained by the king's troops halfway. The king of Chun'an forced Zheng Pushe to write a post and urgently summoned several zaizhi and Nanya. The generals of the forbidden army rushed to Nanya."

Teng Yuyi listened silently, Shao Tang's words were similar to what Grandpa said.

Grandpa told her that long before he took control of Nanya, the king of the county had set up a chain of bureaus to contain the saints and king Cheng in the palace.

Due to the influx of evil spirits in Chang'an City, the saint's strange disease was provoked by the evil spirit between heaven and earth, and when King Cheng rushed into the palace to cure the saint's poison, only the queen and the prince who did not understand Taoism were guarding the formation. The Taoist priest Qingxuzi and Princess Cheng were trapped outside the palace in order to conquer the demons, and even the abbot Yuanjue was incapable of being cloned.

At this moment, the king of Chun'an County led his troops into the forbidden area.

The troops that the king had placed in the Imperial Army and the palace garden earlier played a role. One was the second-class general of the Yulin Army who was on duty that night, and the other was Director Yuan (note).

The former is the second chess piece that the Peng family bought in the Imperial Army after Song Jian. Because of their greed for money, they were used by the county king after the Peng family was defeated. Although the latter only has a fifth-rank official rank, he is responsible for managing the flowers, plants and trees in the palace all the year round, and he carries the imperial ban in his arms. , and Director Yuan's official residence is located near Xuanwu Gate.

In other words, Director Yuan can facilitate the rebels entering and leaving the palace.

That night, the king of the county led his troops and horses smoothly from the south gate of the Imperial Garden to the headquarters of the forbidden army at Xuanwumen, and logically used the official residence as the operational headquarters.

After breaking into the ban, the King Chun'an's troops immediately divided into three teams: one team besieged the sage's secret healing place, and put the prince and the queen under house arrest in the name of escort.

Another part led the ten thousand cavalry guards to attack Xuandemen.

The last Pyu was led by the bribed general of the forbidden army and the cavalry of the county king.

The two teams rushed to the flying cavalry guards camp closest to the palace, shouting "Cheng Wang Linxiao murdered Sheng Gong" and "Tonight we should work together to kill Cheng Wang and betray the party." The technique allows the sergeants of the Yulin Army to become the helpers of the rebellion of the county king without knowing it.

The Duke of Chun'an himself sat at Xuanwu Gate and took full control of the situation in the palace.

For this rebellion, the Duke of Chun'an, Wenqing Sanren and others secretly raised 8,000 dead soldiers. All of them were outstanding in martial arts, and they all possessed different skills. When confronted with desperate resistance, one person can defeat a hundred people.

After killing all the royal family members in the palace garden, the king of Chun'an County will order to close all the gates of the palace and all the gates of the capital, and then completely wipe out the entire power of the royal party.

And those courtiers under house arrest in Nanya will write the new emperor's edict at the instructions of the county king. In just one day and one night, King Cheng and Daoist Qingxuzi and others will be beaten as chaotic ministers and thieves.

This big game of chess was originally flawless, but at this moment, there was an accident in the Demon Subduing Formation outside the palace.

At the critical moment, a thief gave his life and jumped into the well, attracting the biggest monster of the night, the Flying Yaksha, to follow him.

The people present could not escape the disaster, but they were rescued on the spot because of the reckless actions of the person who responded.

Daoist Master Qingxuzi and Princess Cheng successfully closed the gate to the underworld, and assembled soldiers from outside the palace to rush into the forbidden area to rescue them.

That night was destined to be unforgettable for those inside and outside the imperial city.

The lights of the Daming Palace were lit up all night, and the sound of fighting between the White Beast Gate and the Xuande Gate resounded through the sky.

Overnight, thousands of corpses were piled up inside and outside the palace.

The paths of the forbidden garden were sprinkled with the blood of rebels and the forbidden army.

Dark red, steaming, shocking.

This is a big gamble, and this is also a grotesque spell. Almost every few decades, the land of the palace will be poured with blood. Success and failure are often only in the line. Thousands of people have to be buried with this ambition.

This time, it was King Chun'an's turn to participate in the gambling.

He lost the bet.

"Where is the county king being detained now?" Mrs. Du sighed a little.

"I heard from my uncle this morning that I will be locked in Xingqing Palace for the time being." Du Shaotang said, "I heard that it took four months for the Dali Temple to investigate the entire party of the Prince of the County. The few people use this to organize injustice, lest anyone involved be wronged, and will try the case together with the three divisions throughout the process."

"This time, the court also captured Wen Qing Sanren, one of the great disciples of Wujiguan, who escaped the court's pursuit, and has been hiding in the basement of the county king's mansion. Make plans for the king of the county."

He sighed again: "With the careful deployment of the county king, if it hadn't been for the early break of the Demon Suppression Formation outside the palace that night, it is very likely that it would have happened."

Speaking of this, Du Shaotang seemed quite touched, and suddenly stopped talking. Madam Du and Du Tinglan also turned their heads.

The Duke of Chun'an counted everyone's weaknesses, but failed to estimate the brilliance of human nature.

That brilliance, like a bright meteor streaking across the dark night, is enough to illuminate a corner of the dome.

The choice made by the responder in the dilemma finally turned the situation of the night.

The three looked at the window, but there was no one in front of the screen. Teng Yuyi took the jade flute and walked out of the room.

Teng Yuyi stood under the porch and looked around in despair. Every time she heard people talk about the night of the demon attack, her heart was always empty.

Grandpa said that she also passed by the Demon Suppression Formation that night, but she was severely injured and almost didn't survive. When talking about this, Grandpa's expression was just like that of his aunt and cousin just now, as if hoping that these words would evoke her. Feeling like.

Too bad she has no memory at all.

Snowflakes fluttered and swept down the porch with the wind. A few snowflakes stopped on the tip of her nose, bringing a damp coolness.

Teng Yuyi lowered her head and accidentally found a few fresh petals falling from her collar.

She picked up the petals in a trance, retreated to the inner table and sat down, then put the jade flute to her lips and blew it leisurely.

Her heart moved at will, and she casually played a lively and cheerful Yuefu.

This is a new habit that Teng Yuyi has acquired since she recovered from her illness. Since she was a child, she has only been fond of playing the qin because of her mother, and she can also play the flute, but she has never been good at it.

Strangely these days, as long as she feels wistful, she will subconsciously play the flute, blowing and blowing, and the originally empty heart seems to be filled with a little warmth.

Du Tinglan and others were also a little lost when they heard the flute outside the corridor.

A few people lifted the curtain and came out, and saw Teng Yuyi, dressed in crimson fur, sitting in front of the court and playing the flute.

The flaming red figure and the white snow complement each other, creating a breathtaking painting.

The tune is surprisingly cheerful and free and easy, as if it can blow away the chill between heaven and earth. In the middle of the winter and the twelfth lunar month, it sounds like the spring light in April in Chang'an, which makes people smile.

A few people stood stunned for a while, and Du Tinglan stepped closer and stuffed the heater into Teng Yuyi's arms. It happened that Cheng Bo came to give gifts: "Ma'am, gifts from all the prefectures are here. The classmates of Niangzi Xiangxiang Academy also sent a lot of birthdays. Li, do you want to take a look now?"

The flute stopped abruptly, and Teng Yuyi stood up in a daze, almost forgetting that the day after tomorrow would be the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, so she nodded hurriedly: "Bring it to the backyard, just in time for me to reply to my classmates one by one."

So this is remembered together with the window... Mrs. Du and Du Tinglan looked at each other awkwardly, and then hugged Teng Yuyi into the room: "Let's take a closer look when you enter the room, it's almost your birthday, don't get caught in the cold here."

***

Xingqing Palace, outside a deserted palace.

In the blizzard and snow, someone pushed open the temple door.

Hearing this movement, the calmly sitting figure in the corner of the room finally reacted, turned his head and looked out the door.

Touching the tall figure at the door, Prince Chun'an said indifferently, "You are finally willing to come and see me."

He was white-crowned and yak-ying, as if he was already a prisoner, but he was still fragrant, and he was as warm as jade, but when the king of Chun'an saw the face of the person who came, his face changed instantly. The scarlet strips of cloth made him look paler than usual.

"your eyes-"

Lin Chengyou turned his head to the side and rushed behind him and said, "Let's go first, senior brother will go back by himself later."

Jue Sheng and Ji Zhi responded.

But the two did not leave, but Dan Chi, who walked to the side, sat down cross-legged. In the winter night, there is a sense of tranquility here, the two of them stretched out their hands to meet the flickering snowflakes in front of them, but their ears paid attention to the movements behind them.

Inside the hall, the Duke of Chun'an looked at Lin Chengyou and approached.

Lin Chengyou listened to the sound to identify the position, and quickly walked to the table, but because he lost his head, he accidentally kicked down a spring stool.

This sound is especially harsh in this quiet palace. Juesheng and Jizhi dare not say a word, but the palace people outside the corridor are running close: "Sir, sire!"

Lin Chengyou: "Go away."

The door quickly returned to silence.

Lin Chengyou leaned over and groped to pick up the spring stool, and sat down with his robes lifted. On the surface, he was no different from others, but his movements were obviously slower than usual.

There was a little wave in the eyes of the Duke of Chun'an.

"Have the poison in your body attacked?"

Lin Chengyou pointed his face in the direction of the Prince of Chun'an.

"Did you forcefully use sorcery to conjure Lady Teng's soul?"

Still no response.

The Duke of Chun'an looked at Lin Chengyou for a long time, then slowly opened his mouth: "Although the heartless Gu is called 'unfeeling', as long as the host is not affectionate, it will never hurt the root. Once the host is moved by a certain woman, Gu will The worm will be divided into two. One of the Gu worms will travel upstream along the heart, and it will cause blindness in a year or a half. The mental strength will also attack earlier, not only will you be unable to see things from now on, but you will also be particularly afraid of the wind and light. It seems that you have already suffered a seizure. Where is Mrs. Teng? Does she still remember you?"

Lin Chengyou didn't say a word.

"She forgot about you?"

Prince Chun'an's dark eyes seemed to be able to see the deepest part of the heart, and he nodded clearly: "It seems that you and Mrs. Teng had an affair."

Lin Chengyou's face was calm, but the redness behind his ears was almost invisible.

The Prince of Chun'an smiled and said, "This Gu insect was developed by the wicked Dao named Buzheng Sanren a hundred years ago. He combined talisman and Gu techniques in Dacheng. He himself was trapped by love, so he wanted everyone in the world to taste what he did. Suffering. As long as the person in the Gu has been intimate with the person he loves, one of the Gu worms will spread to the other person's body along his lips, suppressing the mind of the person he loves day after day."

Needles falling in the hall can be heard.

"Don't forcefully remind Mrs. Teng that this Gu worm passed through your body. As long as you mention your original host in front of her, the Gu worm in her body will also respond, and the poison will be released. She will be blinded like you, or her mind will be permanently damaged by Gu insects. This is something that Daoist Qing Xuzi also expected."

Lin Chengyou tilted his head slightly, not knowing whether he was listening or thinking.

Prince Chun'an gently brushed the sleeves of his robes and sighed: "The only thing you can do now is to wait, until one day, Lady Teng thinks of you spontaneously, and comes to you on her own initiative, but I heard that she is ruthless and overbearing. , before that, very few people were able to break the gu. Only deep affection and deep thoughts can overcome the gu worm. In the heart of the undisputed scattered people, there are many things in this world that can't be obtained, and few two love each other, unless Mrs. Teng I've already fallen in love with you, and I've carved out my feelings for you, otherwise—"

Lin Chengyou could only wait indefinitely.

It's not that the love is born, nor is it occasional lingering, but "imprinting the muscles and bones".

Directed at these four words, Lin Chengyou himself did not dare to take risks lightly.

The hall became silent again. The light of the palace lantern shrouded the hall, casting a layer of half-light and half-dark light on the faces of the two.

Outside the hall, the wind was rising, and the wind was wrapped in snow particles, rustling against the window panes.

In previous years, in the twelfth lunar month, Xingqing Palace and Daming Palace would be very lively, but tonight it was surprisingly bleak.

The two listened to the sound of the wind and snow outside, but did not speak for a while. After a long time, Lin Chengyou finally moved. He took out an object from his sleeve and covered it on the table with his palm.

"I'm here tonight, not to ask for advice on how to solve the problem, nor to reminisce with you. I am sending you something at the order of my father, and I will ask you to verify a few things by the way." Lin Chengyou faced the direction of the king of Chun'an. , spoke up.

Then, slowly remove your palm.

Lin Chengyou's behavior was so solemn, the Duke of Chun'an couldn't help but move his eyes. It was a small piece of paper, and it looked a little crumpled under the lamp.

There was no word on the paper, but Lin Chengyou said: "This is what Yan Sizhi used glue to stick to the sole of his boot before he was killed, and there are four words on it: Minshan Yansi.

"'Yan Si' is a relative of Yan Sizhi in Minshan Mountain. Last year, this Yan Si came to Chang'an to find a job and lived in Yan Sizhi's house for a while. rammed into the carriage of a nobleman - that nobleman is you."

The Duke of Chun'an listened quietly.

"Yan Sizhi mentioned this matter to me once. He said that you leaned over as a corporal, and you were the same as your face. Not only did you not blame Yan Si, but you even asked him to help him to the side of the road. But not long before the incident, Yan Si came to Chang'an again. During a small talk, Yan Sizhi accidentally learned that the place where Yan Si bumped into you was Moer Alley. There lived a Yangzhou Confucian businessman named Wang Jiuen in that alley. Not long ago, Yan Sizhi and I met It has already been found that this person is in the same group with Master Lu Zhaojing.

"Yan Si insisted that he bumped into you in Mo'er Lane. At that time, there were only three families living in that lane, and Yan Sizhi began to suspect you. After that, he started to investigate whether you were still there when Lu Zhaoan left the British government. At the banquet, even though he was careful enough, he still got killed. He didn't dare to be sure that the murderer was you, and he was afraid that if he left too obvious clues, it would be destroyed by your subordinates on the spot, so he could only use this extremely subtle way. remind me."

Lin Chengyou rubbed the broken piece of paper, with just four words, it was not only a physical witness, but also a clear "road map". Afterwards, he followed the investigation, and quickly found out all the itineraries of Yan Sizhi before the accident. On the day of the murder, Yan Sizhi came out of the British government, and both the manager and the subordinates can testify. Although these clues are not enough to be used to convict in the future, they at least illuminate the direction for the next case.

"Why don't you let Yan Sizhi go?" Lin Chengyou was expressionless.

They were very clear in their hearts. At that time, it was irrelevant what clues Yan Sizhi found. Everything was ready. Seven days later, the king of Chun'an County was at his camp. All counted.

The Haoyue Sanren and Wenqing Sanren beside the county king are both protégés of Wujimen. Wujimen is the best at using sorcery to detect subtle signs in the sky, which is beyond the reach of any Taoist sect in the world.

As early as a few months ago, Haoyue Sanren saw that there were people who were destined to bring the evil spirits in Chang'an City. She predicted that there would be a catastrophe in Chang'an City, and the strange disease of the saint was caused by the great evil of the year, "the female host". If the evil spirit continues to accumulate, it may cause the emperor's residual poison to attack earlier.

The King of Chun'an County simply made a plan accordingly. This game of chess can be described as a win at risk, but once it is done, the sky can be turned upside down.

"You have the winning ticket, but Yan Sizhi is alone. With that little evidence, he can't prove that you are conspiring against you. In that case, why don't you let him go?"

"Didn't you already know the answer?" Prince Chun'an laughed, "If I don't kill him, how can I delay it? That night I deliberately let Yan Sizhi die under the eyes of the Taoist chief, just to make you mistakenly think that we are in a hurry. Silence."

Not only did he give this Yan Sizhi the poison, but he also took away his soul and soul. If he did not conjure the soul of Yan Sizhi immediately, he would be disqualified even for reincarnation. At that time, Qing Xuzi and the princess had already noticed that there were loopholes in the city. If they searched all night, they would probably find the exit of the underworld in advance, so that he would not be able to use the well to restrain the Taoist priest when the saint attacked on the night of the cloudy day. and the princess.

If everyone in this world has weaknesses, then the weakness of the Taoist priest and the princess is that they are too "moral". Morality is like a shackle, and sometimes it ties a person's hands and feet. As he expected, the two of them really softened.

In order to conjure the young official's soul, Qing Xuzi spent a whole day and night just doing things. It was on this day and night that the Taoist priest missed the best time to block the gate of hell.

"This is a gamble, and there is no room for mistakes. How about killing a few more Li Sizhi and Liu Sizhi in order to survive that day?"

Lin Chengyou "looked" ahead, just as he did when he looked at the expressions of every criminal involved in the case in the past.

It's a pity that this time there was only darkness in front of him, and there was no such diligent and responsible big brother Yan by his side, who could never find his fault when writing the dossier.

Lin Chengyou felt a sharp pain in his heart, like being stabbed by a dense needle.

"His surname is Yan, and his name is Yan Wanchun!" He categorically interrupted the king of Chun'an County, "Minshan, eighteen in his 20th year, entered the Shike in the thirteenth year of Longyuan, has a wife, but has no children. He Yan Wanchun—no Just a small official of Dali Temple. Just like you and me, he has a name and a surname, and has flesh and blood!"

When it comes to the end, it is already fierce.

The Prince of Chun'an was stunned.

Lin Chengyou's words echoed in the empty hall, and every sentence was shocking.

After a long silence, Prince Chun'an's expression changed slightly, he slowly shook his robe sleeves, got up and looked around: "Look at this palace. No matter how large the palace is, no matter how exquisitely arranged it is, it is nothing but a gorgeous cage. , this is the fate of the loser. As early as the day I planned to do something, I knew that this was the road of no return, and I told myself: there must be no mistakes. One life, for a sure win situation, for You, what are you going to do? It's just that you are too close to this colleague—"

Lin Chengyou curled his fingers slightly, if Yan Sizhi had a peaceful relationship with him, it would be difficult for the Prince of Chun'an to use Yan Sizhi to hold back his master and grandfather. The closer Brother Yan has a relationship with him, the more dead he will be.

Lin Chengyou laughed in a low voice, the laughter was inaudible at first, and gradually became unstoppable.

After a while, Lin Chengyou Fang reluctantly stopped laughing, but his voice was full of sarcasm: "Kindness? Is it comparable to my treatment of Uncle Huang?"

The King of Chun'an County paused.

"Yes." Lin Chengyou nodded self-deprecatingly, "If it was someone else, I would have become suspicious as early as when the tree demon made trouble in Ziyun Tower. I remember that night when I was trying to ask who the tree demon was enlightened by, it was suddenly attacked by a The strange thunder returned to its original shape. It was not a strange thunder, but a bright seal specially used to subdue demons. However, because the tree demon appeared, my uncle and all the ministers evacuated in time. Only a few people stayed in the building that night. You were sitting in the front building when the building was catching monsters. I should have thought that only someone who knows me well can stop me from finding the next clues time and time again.

"On the day that Mr. Hu Jizhen's accident happened, you and Lu Zhaoan were at the same banquet at the British government's mansion... Naizhong appeared in the Yuzhen Nuguan Guan with his forefoot, and your men and horses entered the scene with their back feet... In order to confuse the line of sight, your subordinates deliberately fled when they escaped. After walking around several alleys, I found Mo'er Alley. The location can barely be explained, but since that person appeared so fast, I knew that their hiding place was nearby, and your county prince's mansion, together with Yuzhen The Women's Crown View is only separated by a wall. The situation was urgent that day. In order to remind Shi Taimo to show his actions, you had to make a final move. That is the biggest flaw you have revealed so far—

"All kinds of clues are all thrown away because of my trust in you."

Lin Chengyou suddenly stopped speaking, the hall was as quiet as a grave, just like his state of mind at this time. Trust is like a tall building, and it doesn't happen overnight.

"I remember when I was young, I didn't see Uncle Huang very often. When I was seven years old, I fell off my horse, and Uncle Huang came to pick me up. You were only ten years old at the time, and you broke your arm. From that time on, I knew that my little uncle was a good person." Lin Chengyou sarcastically said, "I don't know when the uncle became cruel!"

The Prince of Chun'an County was calm and calm, as if these words could not stir up any waves in his heart.

"If I were cruel enough," he sighed, "I would have managed to get rid of you when you started investigating me a few months ago. This past year,