Meixiang Tower is one of the most expensive brothels in the imperial city. It is known as the cave where gold is sold. No one dares to go upstairs without a huge fortune. Those who can have fun here are all rich and powerful, even children of the royal family.
Yin Tao was having a drink with a group of government officials in Meixiang Tower.
The Crown Prince held a beautiful woman in his arms and was so drunk that his eyes were blurred.
"There are countless beauties in the world. Only the beauties in the academy can be called the best. Those outside are all vulgar!" Yin Tao scolded with a smile.
"When will His Highness the Crown Prince marry a concubine in the academy? It will open our eyes too, quack!"
"I heard that there is a dancing fairy in the academy. She is so beautiful when she dances. I really want to take a look, but it's a pity that I can't get in!"
Several people in the yamen drank a lot and talked and laughed loudly.
One of the yamen quipped:
"When the Crown Prince gets married to Princess Xuanyu, I'm afraid he won't have time to have fun with us. If there's a tigress in the house, I'll definitely keep an eye on him, haha!"
"She dares!"
Yin Tao glared and said: "The princess is nothing! She just married her as a plaything and raised her. If you dare to control me, break her legs!"
"Your Highness is so proud! Come on, I'll give you a drink!"
"The Crown Prince is indeed a real man, haha!"
There was a loud noise in the room, and everyone was changing glasses.
One of the yamen said strangely: "Where is the ring on the prince's hand? Why didn't you take it out? Normally you don't leave it."
Yin Tao laughed and said:
"It's a bet in the hands of a fool! That guy actually took the bet I casually mentioned three years ago, and it was just a small amount of three thousand taels. If he knelt down and begged me, it wouldn't matter if I rewarded him. That fool would have no shame. Face, he is chasing me for debts in the academy, and he will never get a single copper from me in his life!"
The yamen who asked about the thumb ring said: "The ring ring is a gift from the emperor! If the other party can't get the money, he will be in trouble if he sells it."
"I'm just waiting for him to sell it, haha!" Yin Tao said proudly: "If you dare to sell the ring ring given by the emperor, it will be a death penalty! I'm waiting to see how he loses his head! Hahaha! He's still too young to fight with me. Come on, drink!”
Everyone was toasting and drinking happily, when the door was suddenly kicked open and someone broke in angrily.
"Bold! You dare to kick my young master's door. You are tired of living!"
After scolding, Yin Tao finally saw the appearance of the person who came. He woke up instantly and hurriedly stood up and said: "Father! Why are you here?"
The person who came was none other than King Yu, Yin Tianya.
Without saying a word, Yin Tianya slapped his palm, making a crisp sound, and slapped Yin Tao in circles three times.
"You beast! Besides causing trouble, what else will you do!" Yin Tianya was furious and his face was livid with anger.
"I-I didn't cause any trouble, did I?" Yin Tao was about to defend himself when another big mouth hit him, causing him to cover his head and turn around.
"Go back to the palace! Get ready to get married soon!"
Yin Tianya pointed at Yin Tao's nose and cursed: "You should take care of the good things you do! If you dare to step out of the palace even half a step before getting married, I will break your legs!"
As soon as Yin Tianya waved his hand, the palace guards immediately broke in and led Yin Tao out of the brothel.
Until he returned to Prince Yu's Mansion, Yin Tao didn't even think about what mistake he had made. He just had a drink in the brothel, but he was beaten for nothing and was grounded.
Yin Tao couldn't figure out what trouble he had gotten into, but Yun Que already knew what trouble he had gotten into.
Chen Zhouhua, the chief catcher of the Supervisory Department, came to Tianlao to handle matters and told Yun Que personally about the major events that happened in the imperial city in the morning.
"Princess Xuanyu from Shaowu Kingdom sneaked out of the embassy today. As a result, she was turned into a white sheep and tied to a carriage and paraded through the streets!"
Chen Zhouhua said with a sad face: "The princess came to Jin Dynasty for marriage. Your Majesty attaches great importance to this matter. Not only did Princess Xuanyu lose her face, she also lost her face. Shao Wuguo was also embarrassed. Our Ministry of Punishment specially sent ten people there I was staring at the embassy, but something like this happened, hey, I have to be scolded again."
There are five divisions under the Ministry of Punishment. Chen Zhouhua is the head of the Supervisory Division, and Yun Que is the head of the Prison Division. They are of the same rank. Chen Zhouhua is very busy every day, so he takes a break at the Tianlao while he is doing business. Tell Yun Que about this strange news.
After hearing this, Yun Que's expression also changed.
Yun Que never expected that the woman in green dress who wanted to plot against him that morning would actually be the princess of Shaowu Kingdom!
The Lord Minister mentioned this matter two days ago, and Yun Que was also present at the time. However, he was in charge of Tianlao and the marriage with the princess was not involved, so he just heard about it and didn't care at all.
Yun Que asked tentatively:
"I wonder how many street parades occurred in the city today. Are there any other women tied to carriages and paraded through the streets?"
"Together is not enough! I have been in the Ministry of Punishment for more than ten years, and I just saw this kind of thing today." Chen Zhouhua said.
Now Yun Que was completely convinced that the woman in the green skirt was undoubtedly Princess Xuanyu.
The princess of Shaowu was tied to a carriage and paraded through the streets without any clothes. This kind of thing might provoke a war between Shaowu and Jin.
This is causing trouble...
Yun Que secretly said that he was unlucky. He and Princess Xuanyu had never met before and had no grievances. How could he have expected that the other party would come to the academy to cause trouble for him.
Until now, Yun Que still couldn't figure out why County Xuanyu plotted against him.
"I wonder if the culprit has been caught." Yun Que asked.
"Caught it, otherwise we, the Superintendent of Police, would not be able to calm down like this." Chen Zhouhua said.
"Caught it?" Yun Que felt even more strange and asked cautiously: "Who is it that is so bold?"
"Hey! Who else can it be? Prince Yu?" Chen Zhouhua sighed.
"Yin Tao?" After hearing this, Yun Que finally understood.
It turned out that Princess Xuanyu had mistaken herself for Yin Tao, which led to the previous series of strange things.
Princess Xuanyu of Shaowu Kingdom was married to Prince Yu of Jin Kingdom and came to marry Yin Tao. Princess Xuanyu didn't recognize Yin Tao, but she knew that Yin Tao was used to wearing a black jade ring and he was a student of the academy. , thinking that Yin Tao was in the academy. At that time, Yun Que left the academy and happened to be carrying Yin Tao's black jade finger ring. He was mistaken for Prince Yu's crown prince and took him into the carriage.
After figuring out the whole story, Yun Que twitched the corner of his mouth and said to himself, His Highness, I can't help but bear the blame. You should take the blame yourself.
"What's the situation now? Are the two families still married?" Yun Que asked.
"Of course we have to get married! Prince Yu's Mansion will hold a happy event today. Let's get Princess Xuanyu into the palace first. If the Princess returns to Shaowu Kingdom, we will be in big trouble!"
After Chen Zhouhua finished speaking, he winked at Yun Que and said, "Master Yun, how are you doing as the crown prince's companion? I don't know how many people can hug the prince as a big tree. Once the prince ascends the throne in the future, you, the crown prince's companion, will definitely When the tide rises, all boats will rise, so don’t forget our old guys from the Criminal Department when the time comes.”
"How can we forget! We are all brothers, we share blessings and hardships." Yun Que said politely.
Chen Zhouhua was very happy when he heard this and said: "I have long seen that Mr. Izuyun is a loyal person! We are all warriors and like to go straight! Don't be polite to me if anything happens in the future, otherwise I will not be happy!"
"Absolutely. If Mr. Chen has nothing to do, why not go have a few drinks in the evening." Yun Que invited.
"I get so greedy when you mention wine. I can't do that anymore lately. I'm so busy all day that I'm hitting the back of my head. There's the palace murder case, the pursuit of the Red Lotus Sect, and I have to prepare for Prairie Farewell and the entire Tianqi City. All the troubles are piled on me. I haven’t even seen my mother-in-law a few times this month! My son will probably not recognize me after a while!”
Chen Zhouhua complained with a grimace: "Hey, it's better for you to be the prosecutor, unlike me, the inspector, who is busy outside all day long."
"Those who are capable should work harder. Mr. Chen is the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Criminal Department. Without you, the Criminal Department will not be able to move at all." Yun Que said.
"Hehe, the one who knows me is Mr. Yun!" Chen Zhouhua stood up and said goodbye: "I have to go and get busy. I will come to you for a drink another day!"
After Chen Zhouhua left, Yun Que felt relieved.
Princess Xuanyu married into the prince's palace, and she probably won't be able to get out in this life, so naturally she can't find herself.
As for whether Yin Tao would cause trouble for him in the future, Yun Que didn't care.
Regardless of the fact that Yun Que is now an official of the fifth rank and is accompanying the crown prince, what he really cares about is not his status at all, but his salary.
From beginning to end, Yun Que was barefoot and was never afraid of wearing shoes.
Even if there is a fallout with the Jin Dynasty, the worst thing is that he can hide in the academy and not come out, which is not a big deal.
Yun Que stopped paying attention to this matter and left the city.
Arrive at the tea stall outside the city where he was robbed and killed before.
The tea stall had long since become tattered, and traces of the fierce battle still remained around it.
I searched around a lot, but there was no body.
"It's strange. Was it carried away by a wolf?"
Yun Que originally planned to collect the bodies of Pingshan Lord Chang Wei and the blind man. After all, they had fought side by side, but not a single body was found.
Too much time had passed, more than half a month had passed, and the corpses left in the wild were likely to be eaten by wild beasts or even monsters, so Yun Que had no choice but to return to the imperial city.
Dusk.
As usual, I brought dinner to Qiongyin.
Yun Que told the story about Princess Xuanyu being paraded through the streets today, but he didn't say what he did.
Qiongyin obviously knew that Princess Xuanyu was the daughter of Shaowu King Zhu Shou. After hearing the news, she squeezed her hands fiercely and her eyes were frighteningly cold.
King Zhu Shou was the culprit who caused the entire Qiong family to be destroyed!
Since there is no sunlight and darkness in the sky prison, the petals on the two plum trees have begun to wither.
"Aoxue Hanmei is not afraid of severe cold, but it is difficult to resist the darkness. Plum blossoms should not bloom in the sky prison, but should grow in a bright place like Tianqi Academy."
Yun Que looked at Amei and said with emotion: "Qiongwu is your sister, right? She lives a good life in the academy, but you can only wait to die in the prison. The two sisters have the same appearance, but their destinies are very different. God really knows joke."
Amei didn't say anything. She gently picked up a petal at her feet and held it in her palm. She looked fascinated. Her weak body was like a plum blossom in the cold wind.
"If there is a chance, I will help you escape from the prison and send you to the academy." Yun Que's tone was solemn, and his eyes were full of sincerity.
After hearing these words, Amei suddenly raised her pretty face, her eyes shining with disbelief and expectation. At this moment, her whole person seemed to come to life, not as lifeless as before.
Yun Que silently stared at the beauty in front of him, the corners of his mouth gradually turned up uncontrollably, and he chuckled:
"I'm just teasing you! How can I get you into the academy? It's better for a murderer like you to live in a prison for the rest of your life. If you really want to get to the academy, you won't have to kill anyone."
After saying that, he walked away.
Amei was stunned for a long time, her eye circles gradually turned red, she pursed her lips and endured it again and again, but the tears still fell down.
"Bad guy!!!"
The angry and helpless curses echoed far, far away in the prison...
Tianqi Academy.
Yun Que went to the Martial Arts Hall in the evening. As a result, no one was teaching today. Outside the Martial Arts Hall, there were all students competing with each other.
So I went to the library instead, found out the Red Flame Boxing Technique, looked at it carefully for an hour, and wrote it all down, so I could slowly figure it out when I got to the Punishment Department during the day.
Back in the west building, Mr. Mo was sitting in the lobby on the first floor, drinking tea.
"How are you doing with the corpse refining technique?" Mr. Mo asked listlessly.
"There are some things I don't quite understand."
Yun Que told what he didn't understand, and Mr. Mo took the trouble to point it out one by one until midnight.
"I'll find you a simpler corpse to refine in two days, and try to control it first. Your cultivation talent is pretty good. If you work hard, you should be able to learn this technique."
After saying that, Mr. Mo floated up to the third floor without his feet touching the ground.
Yun Que thought for a while, but still couldn't understand what simple corpse refining was.
Is there any difference between corpse and difficulty?
Doubts remain doubts, Yun Que is indeed interested in corpse refining.
It was too much trouble to run between the Ministry of Justice and the Academy. Yun Que now wanted to get a clone to get a salary for himself.
the next day.
A new prisoner is admitted to the Sky Prison.
The city guard of Baiyu City was defeated by Yi.
Yun Que was gearing up to bring him to trial in person. He wanted to give a good trial to the dog official who ordered the city to be closed down for three days.
