Zhu Shang looked at Li Deming who was full of anger, with a bit of disdain in his heart.
Although he had earlier despised the actions of Li Deming and his father, disgusted with their inconsistent words and deeds, double-dealing, and unscrupulous tactics, he still believed that they were wise and resourceful people. This time, Li Deming did such a stupid thing as imprisoning him, which he had never expected. of.
First, if the news about his imprisonment was reported back to Bianjing, the DPRK would definitely have objections to Xiping Mansion and become increasingly wary of Xiping Mansion. Although there may not necessarily be military generals gearing up to come and beat Xixia to pieces, there will definitely be civil servants who write vigorously and condemn Li Deming;
Second, imprisoning him is actually what he wants.
Staying here will make it easier for him to do things.
This was also the reason why he didn't offer any resistance last night.
Otherwise, the manpower in Li Deming's house would never be able to touch a hair on his head.
Although Zhu Shang has not practiced martial arts for a long time, his self-confidence still remains at the time when his martial arts was the strongest many years ago.
Many times, in many things, although he knew that he was not the best, his whole body wanted to tell others that he was the strongest in this regard.
In the past few months, he had repeatedly tried to enter Li Deming's study in order to find some evidence of Li Deming's alliance with Liao, but he was unable to sneak in due to tight security.
The more Li Deming paid attention to this place and the more closely he guarded it, the more he believed that there must be something he wanted here.
Li Deming's study is in a guarded courtyard in the front yard. It looks inconspicuous, but it is guarded by more than twenty guards with high martial arts skills all day long.
Last night, because Li Deming continued to increase the manpower to look for Hu Ling, a team of guards who were originally going to come to the study to change shifts were transferred to look for him. The guards who had been standing outside the study all day and could have rested had to stand all night again.
In the middle of the night, the guards were already very tired and their defenses were much laxer than usual.
Zhu Shang was waiting in the dark. After finding the opportunity, he climbed over the wall into the courtyard like a dark shadow, and quickly walked towards the study against the wall.
There was a lock on the study door. Zhu Shang looked around and unlocked it. It only took him two breaths to open the door.
He gently opened the door and entered sideways.
The sky is cloudless at night, and the moonlight penetrates into the house so that the furnishings inside can be seen clearly.
There is a large book table on the left hand side of the door. There are some blank papers on the book table. There is a bookshelf on the right side of the book table, which is full of books.
Zhu Shang went to the bookshelf and took a quick look at it. He found that there were mainly books on studying marching and fighting, as well as a copy of the Tao Te Ching.
He squatted down and flipped through the white paper on the desk again. When he turned to the twelfth page, he noticed a different feel in his hand. When he looked carefully, it turned out to be a portrait.
He took out the portrait and held it up, using the moonlight to see clearly the people in the portrait.
In an instant, Zhu Shang's face became extremely ugly, and his mood, which was originally as calm as moonlight, suddenly became angry. He opened his eyes that were always squinted and looked at the painting, as if fire was burning in his deep eyes.
He had seen Li Deming's calligraphy and his paintings, so he was very sure that the portrait in his hand must have been made by Li Deming.
However, the person in this painting is actually Hu Ling!
This painting is only outlined with black lines and is not framed. The edges of the paper are frayed, and it has obviously been held and viewed frequently.
He had never been so angry before, someone dared to take advantage of his woman!
How dare Li Deming take advantage of Hu Ling!
At this moment, he was both angry and sober.
The moment I saw that the person in the painting was Hu Ling, a bright light passed through my mind.
Earlier, Li Deming said that he could agree to his request, but he would need to exchange it for Hu Ling.
He originally thought that Li Deming wanted to use Hu Ling to coerce him because he saw through Hu Ling's identity. Unexpectedly, he actually had other ideas about Hu Ling.
No wonder Li Deming went to search for Hu Ling immediately after imprisoning him!
Zhu Shang put the painting back to its original place, making sure that there were still eleven pieces of white paper on it, and the fire in his eyes became more intense.
He clenched his fists, stood up and started looking for the switch in the secret room.
The furnishings in the house are simple, and it didn't take long to find the switch to open the secret room in a vase.
He put his hand into the vase and twisted it gently, and the wall next to it slowly opened.
Just as Zhu Shang retracted his hand and was about to go in, he heard a very light footsteps approaching from outside.
His expression changed slightly, and he quickly entered the secret room, leaving only a gap to look out, and saw a man wearing guard uniforms walking in.
Holding a dagger in his hand, this man was observing the study room vigilantly, making every step and movement impossible to find an opportunity for a sneak attack.
Zhu Shang saw that this person looked very familiar. When he walked to the door of the secret room, he suddenly remembered that this person was Dali, the secret guard who had promised to be assigned to Hu Ling.
When he recognized Dali, Dali also walked to the secret room, and through a gap, their eyes met.
Zhu Shang saw the cruelty in Dali's eyes, and he subconsciously stepped back. Sure enough, after he took half a step back, a dagger pierced through the gap.
Then he opened the secret room door vigorously and kicked Zhu Shang at the same time.
Zhu Shang blocked Dali's kick with his arm and said angrily in a low voice: "Dali!"
Dali recognized Zhu Shang's voice, and hurriedly put away the dagger that was almost to Zhu Shang's neck, and then knelt down on one knee: "Sir, Dali thought the person in the room was Li Deming." The two quickly confirmed it with each other's voices and figures. the identity of the other party.
It was very dark in the secret room, and he had just seen the eyes in the gap with the moonlight. Dali's first reaction was to capture this person, but he did not recognize him as his husband.
As a secret guard, one of the iron mottos is "for unknown and uncertain things, you must first control them."
Therefore, what Dali did just now was the right choice. Even if he almost hurt Zhu Shang, he did not have to apologize. This has been a long-standing rule.
It's just that my husband has always squinted his eyes. Why did he open his eyes so wide just now and look so angry?
There was a moment of doubt in Dali's heart.
In so many years, today was the first time he saw his husband's eyes open. If he had squinted his eyes like before, he would have recognized him just now.
"What are you doing here?" Zhu Shang asked, turning around to find documents from the secret room.
"Ms. Hu Sanniang asked me to come here. She asked me to wait for you here, sir. I didn't expect you to arrive much earlier than me." After vigorously answering Zhu Shang's question, he stood up and went to the secret room to guard.
The two have known each other for many years and have a tacit understanding.
When Zhu Shang heard that Dali was arranged by Hu Ling, a satisfied and proud smile appeared on his face.
She looked careless every day, as if she didn't know anything, as if she wasn't afraid of anything, but she knew everything he was thinking.
She must have noticed that Li Deming sent many people out to search, and knew that the guards in the house would be laxer than usual. She concluded that he would definitely find an opportunity to come to the study, so she thoughtfully sent him a helper.
Although the helper had just twice tried to stab his throat with a dagger.
In the secret room, Zhu Shang quickly found two important letters, took out the originals, copied the same ones and put them back in their original places.
After coming out of the secret room, he handed the letter to Dali and said, "Take these things out and give them to Hu Ling. She knows how to deal with them."
His Hu Ling is someone who can lead an army to fight. For her, hiding in Xiping Mansion, which she is already very familiar with, is as easy as driving a horse. Li Deming has no chance of finding her, so he is in no hurry to go out and join her. .
He vigorously put the letter into his arms, and then said: "Sir, Changwei has disguised himself as a guard of Xiping Mansion and is guarding outside the room where you are imprisoned. He will cover your entry."
Zhu Shang nodded.
The two came out of the study, without any unnecessary words or actions, and immediately separated.
Zhu Shang successfully returned to the house where he was imprisoned under the cover of Long Wei. As soon as he sat down, he saw a basket of fruits and all the washing things neatly arranged.
He couldn't help but laugh. This guy from Longtail was so flattering that he was so flattering, but this guy was the most considerate of him.
