This night, the lights of the shops on both sides of the streets in Dongshi went out very early. The street was quiet, with no one around, and the occasional whimpering sound of a few wild cats came from the alley.
The third floor of Fenglai Building.
A large and exquisite room, the walls are covered with finely carved relief decorations, and four pure gold incense burners are placed in the four corners, slowly burning sandalwood. Yun Xiang and Yun Yao were leaning in the tub and taking a bath. The hot water swallowed the rose petals on the water, and the fragrance of the roses seeped through the surrounding purple curtains.
"Sister, the eldest prince was so funny last night, but I didn't expect that he was no longer a virgin." Yun Yao chuckled.
"Although it's good to be able to rely on fourth-grade cultivation for such a long time, it is still shallow in the end." Yun Xiang sighed.
"Sister, why are you sighing? We didn't do anything bad. We just made him confused, drank some wine, took off his clothes and pants, and let him sleep with the little girl. Then it was gone. ." Yunyao said, "That An Zicheng just fed him a wine bug and made him drunk like a dead pig."
"I'm just wondering what kind of cultivation the boss has that can make the sixth-grade An Zicheng unable to resist."
"Don't think about it. Anyway, the two of us together are not enough for the boss to handle with one finger. Just take a bath seriously."
"That's true."
"Sister's skin is so good. Look at this drop of water running down her cheek, but it doesn't dissipate at all." Yun Yao stretched out her jade hand and gently stroked Yun Xiang's cheek.
"My sister's mouth is still so sweet." Yun Xiang pinched Yun Yao's waist with both hands.
"Ah, it's itchy! Sister, I was wrong! I was wrong!" Yun Yao quickly took away Yun Xiang's hand and pouted, "What a bad sister! You pinched my waist!"
"Okay, okay, sister is wrong." Yun Xiang leaned close to Yun Yao's ear and said, "Sister, the mistake is that I said your mouth is sweet before I taste it!"
The purple curtains began to slowly flutter in the wind, and the two sisters laughed and played, making it look like a bright spring.
"What kind of hero do you think you are when you attack someone while they are taking a bath?" Yun Yao looked at the long knife as bright as snow under her neck and said, "Can you let me put on clothes first? Then I can do whatever you want. .”
At this time, both sisters were held by a masked man in black with a knife on their necks. Yun Xiang glanced sideways at the half-open window and instantly understood where the two people had come in. Just as she made a move to get up, the knife under her neck scratched her neck.
"I have already controlled my strength, don't move around." The masked man said, "Eat this."
The two men in black each took out a small green pill and put it to their mouths.
Yunyao turned her head away in disgust and asked, "What is this? It doesn't look delicious."
The man in black didn't say much nonsense, and held the knife tightly against their necks. The two sisters did not dare to move. The man in black pretended to forcefully stuff the pills into their mouths.
"It's not pity at all." Wang Daofan didn't know when he sat on a chair nearby and was drinking tea from a teacup.
The two men in black looked at each other and were about to kill Yun Xiang Yunyao with a knife.
Wang Daofan came to the two men in black almost at a speed that the two of them could not see. He printed a seemingly light palm on their chests, "Chang'an is my territory. You are the only one who wants to kill me in Chang'an." ?ridiculous."
Both of them became sluggish instantly and vomited blood. The dull cracking sound of the sternum shocked the two sisters Yun Xiang and Yun Yao.
"Tell me, who asked you to come?" Wang Daofan asked with a smile, "Whoever tells you first, I can let him go."
The two men in black were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other. The man in black on the left walked towards Wang Daofan and stood there.
"I said." The man in black on the left said with twinkling eyes.
Wang Daofan also stared at him with interest and said, "You know what's interesting, let's talk about it."
"We are actually..." The man in black slowly lowered his head and his voice became smaller and smaller. At this moment, another man in black behind him suddenly rose up and slashed at the two sisters in the bathtub with a knife.
The two sisters hurriedly dodged, and the bathtub exploded instantly, sending water splashing all over the sky.
"Bastard!" Wang Daofan flicked his sleeves and robe, and an extremely powerful force was about to be shot at the man in black behind him. But the man in black in front of him immediately rushed up and was about to chop at him with his knife.
"Are you... just looking for death?" Wang Daofan retracted his offensive and strangled the neck of the man in black with one hand. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free.
"Bang"
The window shattered and the other man in black escaped without looking back.
Wang Daofan turned his head and glanced at the two sisters standing aside who had just put on a bathrobe, "I'm afraid you two have spent all your fifth-grade cultivation on seducing men?" As he said this, he had more hands on his hands. After exerting some strength, the man in black's eyes gradually became bloodshot, and his hands desperately tried to pry Wang Daofan's hand away.
"Sir, it's the slaves who are incompetent." Yun Xiang and Yun Yao quickly knelt down and said.
"Run, run another one for me to see!" Wang Daofan took the green pill that fell on the ground with one hand and sneered, "The green jade pill is a bit interesting. After taking this, if there is no antidote within three days, then Then the whole person will turn into a puddle of pus. Say it, otherwise you will have to eat this Qingyu Pill."
"It's... it's Zhou..." The man in black couldn't help but trembled, "Zhou... Ruo... Xiao"
Wang Daofan severed his throat and threw him in front of the kneeling Yun Xiang and Yun Yao. The two sisters were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe.
"Clean up cleanly, don't leave any tail." Wang Daofan left these words and walked out of the house.
Although there was such a big commotion in Fenglai Tower, no one nearby dared to go out to inquire about the situation. Fenglai Tower was brightly lit that night.
Dongshi, Huo Mansion.
If you want to say which mansion in Chang'an City has the most luxurious and spacious mansion, Huo Mansion is definitely the first choice. The two thousand-jin stone lions at the door show majesty, and the tall walls are covered with thin glazed bricks. The entire mansion is three times the size of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Mr. Huo, I know that your Huo family is extremely wealthy and is the largest family in Chang'an." Chen Dong, the Minister of Punishment, pushed the stack of banknotes on the table back in front of Huo Long, "It's not that I don't want to help. You, if this case were to be tried by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, I could still be of some help, but this is a joint trial of three divisions. He Shengbai of Dali Temple is the chief judge, not to mention that there is a prime minister watching from the side."
"Mr. Chen, I also know your difficulties, but do you really have no room for maneuver?" Huo Long took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and piled them on the table. He looked at Chen Dong and said slowly, "Money It’s not a problem, as long as the adults are willing to speak.”
Chen Dong glanced at the banknotes on the table again, picked up the tea cup on the table, frowned and said, "If you want to blame it, it's the eldest prince's fault. He happened to do this at this time and got himself into it."
"Someone secretly set a trap for him." Huo Long slowly took a sip of tea and said, "Feng Lailou, the wine shop, the passers-by on the street that night, and that Yin Xiaolian all had problems."
"He asked for it himself. I don't know what he did to get He Shengbai into big trouble. You also know that He Shengbai is carefree and won't take hard or soft advice. Mr. He is now focused on getting this... The case will be closed soon, and I can't hold it off." Chen Dong sighed and said, "The eldest prince cannot be removed from this charge of immorality. You go to the court to investigate more and see if you can get him a lighter sentence. "
Chen Dong stood up, took a small half of the banknotes on the table and said, "There's only so much I can help you with."
"Master He, walk slowly."
Huo Long stood at the door and watched Chen Dongyuan go.
"Father, is there really nothing you can do?"
A haggard-looking girl wearing a green skirt walked out from behind the screen.
"Min'er, let's teach him a lesson this time and make him act more distracted in the future." Huo Long sighed softly, "When this matter is over, you should get married as soon as possible."
Huo Xuemin bit her lip lightly, glanced at her slightly bulging belly, and said, "Does he really let it go? He said before that he would marry me after he inherits the throne."
"Hmph, this bastard still wants to inherit the throne now?" Huo Long said angrily, "His status as a prince will be invalidated just by being accused of immorality."
"Father." Huo Xuemin threw herself into his arms and buried her head deeply in his arms.
Huo Long stroked his daughter's head with one hand. He was old too. He had been busy for most of his life and just wanted to find a good home for his daughter. But now, he feels a little regretful. Was the marriage contract he made at the beginning really the right choice?
Dali Temple.
He Shengbai continued to sort out the files at his desk. He raised his head and turned on the oil lamp a little more. He Shengbai looked back at the bed behind him. Yin Xiaolian was curled up and sleeping soundly.
Ever since he took over as Minister of Dali Temple on the recommendation of the Prime Minister eight years ago, he has been determined to do something great. At that time, the public security in Chang'an was chaotic, and the powerful were tyrannical. With the support of the prime minister, he forcibly brought down countless powerful people. But his wife drowned in their pond, and his young daughter was abducted by traffickers. When he finally tracked down the trafficker, his daughter had been sold and was missing.
He Shengbai came to the bedside, squatted down, and looked at Yin Xiaolian's sleeping face quietly.
"So similar..." He Shengbai murmured, then took out a strange copper coin from his arms that was exactly the same as the one on Yin Xiaolian's neck.
"I will definitely bring everyone who hurt you to justice." He Shengbai thought silently in his heart.
The Grand Prince's Mansion. Li An is helping An Zicheng apply medicine.
"So you don't know what happened last night?" Li An asked.
An Zicheng nodded weakly and said, "As soon as I entered the wine shop, my vision went dark and I didn't know anything. When I woke up, I was already lying in that restaurant."
"You were poisoned by alcohol after you were unconscious, so you smelled of alcohol and were confused, as if you were drunk." Li An said while applying plaster on him, "I just feel sorry for the eldest prince. This I have just returned to Chang'an and have to suffer like this... I will go to the palace early tomorrow morning to see the Queen and see if she can think of a solution."
"Now in Chang'an City, the only one who can be trusted is the Queen." An Zicheng said, "If these villains in Chang'an really push the eldest prince to a corner, I will go out of the city and bring the Red Guards! "
"Be careful!" Li An looked back at the closed door and said.
"I just withdrew the Yan Guards from Chang'an City, and it's already so lively?" Yan Mo stood at Nanling, looking at the lights of Chang'an City in the distance.
Lieutenant General Chu Tianhe, who was standing by, said, "Chang'an has been deserted for too long, and it's time for some excitement."
"A lot of people will die if it's too lively." Yan Mo said calmly.
"Does the general still want to hide quietly like the current Jiuzhou State Shepherd?" Chu Tianhe looked up at the dark night sky, "A biting dog will not bark, it will only sharpen its sharp edge in the dark the teeth of."
"Yeah, I don't know how many teeth they have grinded out. Will they be enough for us to beat them up by then?" Yan Mo said with a smile, "Do you really think it is so easy to increase the number of troops? The people have lived in peace for so long, how can anyone be willing? Join the army."
Late at night, in front of the Buddha statue in Qinxin Palace.
Li Qinxi was still kneeling silently when a gust of cold wind blew from the crack of the door. She couldn't help but shudder. The next moment, someone behind her suddenly helped her put on a thick cloak.
"It's still spring. It's cold at night, so go to bed early." Zhang Wenling advised softly.
"I just can't sleep, I feel panicked." Li Qinxi sighed.
"Come, have a cup of hot tea." Zhang Wenling poured a cup of hot tea, "You have been kneeling for so long, please take a rest."
Li Qinxi burned three more sticks of incense, sat down at the table, took a sip of tea and said, "It's really hard for you, but you still stay with me in the middle of the night."
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? It's my blessing to be with you." Zhang Wenling bowed.
"Alas, they all say that the Tian family is ruthless, but now I have seen it. I'm afraid Ting'er has planned it long ago, and he has no brotherly love in his eyes." Li Qinxi said helplessly, "Alas , these two brothers are fighting, I can’t say anything, they are scheming and scheming for the sake of the throne, and the whole court is in chaos."
"Why are you so distressed? I believe that the second prince will also be sensible." Zhang Wenling comforted her.
"I'm just afraid that they won't be able to hold back when the time comes." Li Qinxi sighed, "I have been in charge of the harem for so many years, and I have seen too many intrigues and intrigues."
Li Qinxi wrapped her cloak tightly around her body, stood in the courtyard, looked up at the dark night sky and said, "It's not all in vain in the end."
Zhang Wenling looked at her thin back embedded in the darkness, lifted the lantern at the door, and walked behind her silently.
"It's dark, I'll help you light a lantern."
