you got on my tail

"General Xun don't have to be in trouble, I have solid evidence." Bai Xuehe poured wine for him, sighed slightly, with a rare smile on his face, then rolled up his sleeves and drank it in one gulp, "Actually, General Xun doesn't have to be prejudiced all the time. Look at me, although I am not kind, I also know that the frontier has been safe and stable in the past few years, and General Xu has a lot of credit for it."

I don't know if he was drunk, but Xun Luo's handsome face turned red. He was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly put down his glass to explain, "I didn't mean that."

Bai Xuehe stretched out a jade white finger, pressed against his lips, picked up the jug and poured another glass, but he didn't push this glass over, but turned his head, and then drank it down with his neck up.

One glass after another, until Xun Luo raised his hand to grab the wine glass and finished it for him.

"I know that there are many rumors in the court, most of which are related to me and the emperor." Bai Xuehe smiled, probably because he never drank alcohol, he had already begun to feel dizzy, "But you should always believe Lan Zi Qing, when I was ambushed in the coal mine, Lord Lan risked his life to rescue me, and he didn't say a word about his private affairs, he only told me to be a good official."

"It's normal for General Xun to look down on me. Anyway, everyone has always been like this, and I don't expect much." Bai Xuehe's tone was a little agitated, and after losing his composure, he forced a smile: "But I don't know who is so bold to ambush the court order. How can you feel sorry for him risking his life to save me?"

After Bai Xuehe finished speaking, his eyes were a little scarlet, Xun Luo panicked and didn't know how to answer.

Then Bai Xuehe put down the wine glass, slowly propped himself up on the table, raised the hand holding the wine glass again, as if drunk and resting.

"If General Xu really rebelled, Xun will certainly not sit idly by!"

Xun Luo stood up, grabbed his wrist and threw down the wine glass. His cheeks were already slightly hot, but he didn't say anything for a long time. It seemed that he was not used to Bai Xuehe who spoke so earnestly, and he had never seen anyone fall down in front of him drunk.

So Xun Luo, who was not good at socializing, began to blush, and panicked for a while, "Actually, I have never looked down on you..."

Bai Xuehe was stunned for a moment, raised his head because he didn't understand, with disbelief written on his face, and then shook his head with a helpless smile, his smile was full of self-mockery.

"I'm real..." Xun Luo patted himself on the heart.

"I have to sleep for a while." Bai Xuehe waved his hand, then leaned on the table, smiling sheepishly, "The quality of the wine here is very poor, so I never drink outside, this time I made General Xun laugh."

As he spoke, he buried his head in his arms, and really didn't say anything else.

As he said, Bai Xuehe's wine quality is indeed extremely poor, he doesn't drink much but falls asleep very quickly.

Xun Luo was stunned for a moment, but suddenly woke up from the wine, and wanted to speak again, but the person in front of him was already asleep and couldn't listen to anything.

This private room is very quiet and will never be disturbed by anyone. It seems that he is really incapable of drinking, so he specially opened the private room, ready to get drunk at any time.

Xun Luo got up, took off his coat and put it on Bai Xuehe's body with a feeling of distress, then went out to lead the white horse, and quickly walked towards the White Mansion.

Xun Luo had just informed Bai Fu that his master was drunk, Cang Hua had rushed to the tavern first, hurriedly opened the door and broke into the private room, slamming the door loudly.

When Xun Luo approached him, he faltered, his face was full of guilt, and the dinner table was even more messy. Bai Xuehe was lying in the mess, covered with a large robe, shrugging his thin shoulders.

"What kind of general, why do you look down on people!"

Cang Hua was furious, frowned and gritted his teeth, stepped forward and sat beside Bai Xuehe, threw off his robe angrily, and threw it on the ground.

Bai Xuehe opened his sleepy eyes slightly, and saw that Canghua was alone in the private room, so his eyes began to flick around, revealing a little cunning.

"Are you awake? I heard from Xun Luo that..." Cang Hua pulled Bai Xuehe into his arms, and put his hand behind his ears to brush his hair behind his ears, only to find that Bai Xuehe was not as red as he guessed, and his cheeks were still white. There were only some light pink marks left on the texture of his clothes, but on his white robe, there was a small water stain, which was very obvious.

Looking at the messy wine glasses on the table, Cang Hua suddenly realized, and said: "You poured wine on yourself, so you are not drunk at all!"

"Yes." Seeing that the matter was exposed, Bai Xuehe was not embarrassed, and smiled and helped Canghua to stand up.

He suddenly looked childishly from Cang Hua's side, and asked in a low voice, "You're the only one here."

"Of course, they couldn't be as fast as I am." After Cang Hua finished speaking proudly, he realized something was wrong, and hurriedly grabbed his wrist and asked, "Then why did you pretend to be drunk to lie to Xun Luo? I was still blaming him just now!"

"Because if you lie to him, he will panic. It's cute when he panics." Bai Xuehe turned to look at Cang Hua, which means you don't want to ask.

Cang Hua was really jealous, his face flushed, and he also stopped his voice in an instant, Ying Ting frowned, and pushed him up with the thin waist.

"Okay, I still have to go to prison." Bai Xuehe stuffed two mouthfuls of vegetables with his chopsticks, straightened his clothes to hide the water stain, and patted Cang Hua's hand casually to signal him to let go, as if it was still soft It's like Xiao Hei is acting like a baby.

Cang Hua hugged him eagerly, and murmured in a low voice: "Then am I cute?"

……

It was almost winter at this time, the entire capital was filled with horrific slaughter, and the imperial prison was built underground, making it even more miserable and desolate than other places.

Bai Xuehe was wearing a white satin robe, buried his sharp chin deeply in the cotton robe, shrinking his arms and legs from the cold.

"Master Bai!" Wei Lan yelled from a distance, then trotted to his side, held his arm very dog-leggedly, and then said in her usual flattering voice: "It's damp and cold here, before your old man comes, Why don't you say a word."

"I'll come and see Xu Gao." Bai Xuehe lowered his eyes, but saw that Wei Lan had been in a daze for a long time and had no intention of leading the way.

Xu Yanren is in the capital, but since Xu Gao was imprisoned, he has been looking for excuses not to go to the early court, and he has never admitted his mistakes. Examining Xu Gao, Wei Lan should have a warm reception and make people feel at home.

Feeling strange, Bai Xuehe rolled his eyes, and regardless of what Wei Lan did, he went straight down the stone steps, and suddenly heard screams from the prison, Wei Lan who hesitated behind frowned and patted the wall, a small group of Jin Yiwei immediately rushed Come, the leader of the group moved forward very respectfully, and attached to Wei Lan's side.

"What's the matter with you, you still leave this man here to howl!" Wei Lan slapped the wall angrily, and deliberately raised her voice to let Bai Xuehe hear, "Quickly shut him up!"

"Master Wei." Bai Xuehe smiled, silently pulled his arm away from Wei Lan's, and then lowered his eyebrows and asked, "Who is still being interrogated inside now, but it has something to do with Xu Gao?"

"It's okay." Wei Lan replied quickly, "It's not a big deal. Don't worry, Mr. Bai. This subordinate will take care of it."

"Is there any matter in the imperial prison that is not a big deal?" Bai Xuehe quickly answered the question, gliding her jade fingers leisurely in front of Wei Lan, "Master Wei, if you don't tell me who this person is, I have no choice but to ask the emperor."

"Then don't." Wei Lan grabbed his hand suddenly, and said with a wry smile: "Actually, it's nothing. It's just to check on the cook of King Yan's mansion. King Yan said that his cooking is a bit strange. The emperor is sympathetic. Just now he ordered us to investigate thoroughly. .”

"Cook?" Bai Xuehe still smiled, but there was a bit of coldness in his eyes, "It can be seen that the emperor is really sympathetic to Lord Yan, and he deliberately didn't tell me, and he is really considerate to me. Go and have a look."

"That's natural..." Wei Lan let go of Bai Xuehe's hand, seeing that Bai Xuehe had no intention of moving forward, so he waved his hand to disperse the others, and said in a pleading tone: "Master Bai, you have nothing to do in the past, but If the emperor finds out, he will definitely be punished again, which is not good for us..."

"The emperor punished me, of course, because I was wrong, what does it have to do with you." Bai Xuehe asked knowingly, seeing that Wei Lan always had a bitter face, stubbornly wanting to move forward.

Wei Lan yanked his sleeve violently, probably with too much force, Bai Xuehe's collar suddenly turned to one side, making a mess.

The two looked at each other, Bai Xuehe stopped, tilted his head and looked at him with a smile.

"Actually, it's nothing, it has nothing to do with the prince." Wei Lan let out a sigh of relief, helped Bai Xuehe gather his collar, and then answered the irrelevant question, "King Yu went to see the emperor to plead guilty, and the emperor asked King Yu to hand over the document stating that the crown prince was abolished." The last decree, but the last decree was mysteriously lost, and King Yu couldn't find it anyway."

"So, the emperor began to be suspicious of Prince Yan." Bai Xuehe smiled without frowning, and suddenly changed the subject, "How about Xu Gao?"

"Xu Gao didn't say anything..." Wei Lan sighed, "The emperor didn't order, and we dare not execute the execution without authorization, and he is General Xu's younger brother after all, after all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse."

"If you don't want to say it, you will be punished." Bai Xuehe lowered his eyebrows, looked into the distance resolutely, and smiled when he saw Wei Lan's hesitation: "Don't worry, the emperor will never say anything this time, and he will not hit me. Lord Wei can Rest assured."

Wei Lan sighed, had no choice but to raise her hand to lead the way, and reminded after a while, "But Xu Gao is very stubborn, and his subordinates feel that it is very difficult to interrogate, and they are afraid that the adults will return empty-handed."

"Xu Gao has never suffered." Bai Xuehe was puzzled, and then smiled, "It shouldn't be difficult for him to speak."

"He is very stubborn this time." Wei Lan rubbed his hands, "As expected of the general, although Xu Gao is not an official, he can't pry open his mouth, and this person is full of fat. You also said that he has not suffered. I'm afraid With heavy punishment, you have to die before you can even speak, and it will not end well at that time."

"It's very simple." Bai Xuehe smiled and tiptoed, and barely attached Wei Lan's ear, "Prepare a few things..."

In the depths of the prison, Xu Gao sat under the transom and closed his eyes to rest his mind. He should eat and drink these days, but he is fatter than before.

Bai Xuehe deliberately removed his coat, and sat down in front of the desk in only the crimson official robe. Xu Gao was pulled up and stood in front of him calmly.

"I heard that Master Bai was in danger and narrowly escaped death? But I have been imprisoned here for a month, Master Bai." Seeing that it was him, Xu Gao smiled and raised his head, extremely arrogant, "May I ask how my hands and eyes can reach the sky, so what?" Pass the news to the outside? Of course, it is not a pity to die for a small commoner, but I just advise you not to waste the emperor's time, because I have implicated General Xu and missed the border war."

"You are in prison, but elder brother is outside." Bai Xuehe continued, "That day in your mansion, but you were the one who asked me to go to Xingshan in person."

Xu Gao had no reason, he just gritted his teeth and glared at the ceiling.

Bai Xuehe only smiled and raised his hand, several Jin Yiwei stepped forward and tied Xu Gao's hands firmly together. The method of binding people was the same as before, it still made people unable to stand or sit down, and had to squat halfway .

At this time, someone brought up the tea tray and ordered a cup of tea for Bai Xuehe. The smell of Biluochun was quiet and blended with the lingering smell of blood in the imperial prison.

Xu Gao hadn't suffered, and within half an hour, his whole body began to be limp and weak, panting heavily, Bai Xuehe picked up the knife for cutting tea cakes from the table, and shook it loosely in front of him.

Xu Gao gritted his teeth and scolded: "Officer Dog, you treat me like this! My brother is still alive!"

"Yes." Bai Xuehe smiled, the answer hit his chest, "Mr. Xu, you have been imprisoned for a month. General Xu never mentioned it, and he didn't even show weakness to the emperor. You still expect him to rescue you? Could it be that someone secretly came to inform you before?"

"you!"

As soon as the words came out, Xu Gaofang realized that he had been talking too fast and had missed something. He immediately straightened his body and continued to remain silent.

"Who gave you the tip?" Bai Xuehe raised the knife and approached, the blade glowing coldly in the dark night, "Who asked you to change your words before, I must go to Xingshan in person."

"no!"

As the blade approached little by little, Xu Gao gritted his teeth, but his legs were already shaking like sieves, and he said forcefully, "You can't torture me! I...!"

"A body full of fat is not muscle, and it can be cut along the lines. If you do this, it's a waste of my knife." Bai Xuehe smiled, and put the knife back on the table. Xu Gaoshi was relieved, but his body was covered in blood Khan, the whole person seemed to be fished out of the water, and it took a long time for him to breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, someone approached gently, Bai Xuehe turned his head, saw Wei Lan approaching with a pair of leather gloves and carrying a cage, and nodded to him.

The cage was covered with black gauze, but it was very unstable inside, and there were sharp and piercing sounds from time to time.

Wei Lan put down the cage, raised her eyes sympathetically, and glanced at Xu Gao who was relaxing.

"I don't know how to use a knife. Fat and oil are splashing. It's not my style. But if Xu Yuanwai is bitten by a mouse, it's not a strange thing." Things churned and made a sharp rattling sound, which made one's scalp tingle.

Xu Gao's pupils dilated in an instant, almost cracking his eyes.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.

Let Xu Gao relax first, and then tense up for a moment, so that all the ideological work he has done before will be invalidated, so as to break through in one fell swoop.

Bai Xuehe waved his hands with a smile, his snow-white face became more and more alluring in the night, Jin Yiwei came behind him, holding a jar of honey in his hand, he slashed open Xu Gao's clothes and brushed the honey from between his legs——

"I say!"

"I said..." Xu Gao was suddenly discouraged, and collapsed like a puddle of mud, and suddenly stood up and shouted, "A woman came to see me! She is my brother's concubine!"

"Okay." Bai Xuehe asked urgently, "Then what's her name?"

"Pei'er." Xu Gao didn't have time to think, and began to tell the whole story illogically. He was incoherent, almost thinking of something to say, "She lives in the capital, but my brother never looked at her before. I also trusted her and asked her to come to see me, I..."

Bai Xuehe had the answer he wanted, so he didn't bother to listen any more. He picked up the cage on the ground and patted Wei Lan on the shoulder, signaling him to take Xu Gao back.

Several Jin Yiwei came up and dragged Xu Gao away like a sack.

As soon as Xu Gao left, Bai Xuehe hurriedly lifted the black veil, but the cage was not a scary mouse, but a small kitten with something stuffed in its mouth, so the sound was a bit strange.

The black cloth lifted the cage and opened it, the kitten stopped scratching around, Bai Xuehe helped it take out the cloth from its mouth, the kitten shook its hair twice, and retracted into Bai Xuehe's arms.

"It's impossible for you to find some mice in an instant." Bai Xuehe stroked the kitten's fur, smiling slyly, "General Xu, if he knows that his brother is scared out of his wits by a kitten, he doesn't know what he will think."

"Your Excellency is really amazing!" Wei Lan clapped her hands excitedly, "I can't see the blood without a knife! It doesn't cost a single soldier, and I was so scared that I opened my mouth!"

"That's right." Bai Xuehe was complacent for a moment, and washed his hands in the tea brought by Jin Yiwei. As a result, he wiped it with a snow-white towel and said, "Signatures, signatures, fingerprints, and knuckles are all required, and then feed him well." Water, don't drive people crazy."

"Yeah." Wei Lan nodded dog-leggedly, waiting for Bai Xuehe's further instructions.

"Master Wei." Bai Xuehe looked back at Wei Lan, grinned, and put the towel on his shoulders, "Did you feel that there was something wrong with what he said?"

Wei Lan was startled, and thought hard for a while, but could only shake her head.

"grown ups……"