[Bao Qingtian] Why is peace?

"Why are you here!" Pang Yu's head was still hurting, but he had to turn his head to think about their current situation, "All the officers and soldiers in the capital are looking for you, even Bai Yutang..."

"I know." Mei Niang moved over, and whispered to Pang Yu through the wooden fence, "I counted the time, and it has been almost a day and a night since I came here. There is no news of me in the palace. The Queen Mother must be very anxious."

"Then how did you get lost? Or who tied you up?" Pang Yu asked.

Mei Niang sighed: "I just... I saw a familiar person on the road and wanted to follow him, but I was discovered by someone and I was arrested like that."

Pang Yu was almost speechless: "Just ask the accompanying guards to follow, and risk yourself, what if something happens?"

"Oh, I know I'm wrong. I've been reflecting on it for a day and a night." Mei Niang covered her ears and muttered, "I'm afraid that I'm mistaken, so I want to take a closer look. There are so many people behind me. It’s inconvenient, what should I do if I alarm others?”

Pang Yu raised his forehead: "Who did you see?" He followed him regardless.

Mei Niang chuckled: "He Jinlian!"

"what?"

"He Jinlian, the daughter of He Shangshu." Mei Niang smiled slyly, "On the night of General Di's marriage, I watched the ceremony for the Queen Mother and went to meet the bride. I can recognize it! Although this woman's face is different, her body shape and walking posture are very similar to the He Jinlian I have seen, so my head got hot at the time, and I followed her regardless..."

Then, she was captured by the female assassin.

Pang Yu couldn't help but feel a bit of fear for her: "You should be glad that the assassin just arrested you and didn't kill you directly."

Mei Niang pouted: "I'm not so stupid as to go up and ask her if it's He Jinlian, she thought I was a habitual thief in the market, following her to steal her purse!"

"Are you dressed like a thief?" Pang Yu frowned, "Could it be that she has suspected you for a long time, but she didn't say it on purpose?"

Mei Niang stood up, turned around in front of Pang Yu, raised her chin and said, "Look, my clothes are all right, right?"

The clothes she was wearing were indeed quite simple, and there were not many hairpins on her head, so she looked no different from ordinary girls.

"What's the matter with your body?" Pang Yuqi asked.

"Coincidentally, Mr. Zhan and I were going to watch the fun in the square market. Mr. Zhan said that I would be easily spotted in the busy market by dressing like this, and that it would be difficult for him to take care of me when there were too many people, so he asked me to change into a new one." The servant girl's clothes." Mei Niang smiled and said, "I never thought that this dress would save my life."

Pang Yu looked down at his bodyguard uniform, and said softly, "Me too."

Mei Niang sat a little closer: "Hey, Young Lord, when someone comes over later, don't let your mouth slip."

"Why don't you swallow the three words 'little lord' first?" Pang Yu said angrily, "I think it's better for you to worry about not revealing yourself."

Mei Niang snorted and said, "Don't underestimate me, I'm very clever."

Pang Yu shook his head, and asked again: "Do you know martial arts?"

"I only know a little bit about the three-legged cat's fists and embroidered legs. If you expect me to lead you out of here, that's impossible." Mei Niang spread her hands.

"You don't need to kill, can you help me unlock the acupoints, my internal energy is sealed by them." Pang Yu said.

Mei Niang shook her head regretfully: "I only know a little boxing and kicking skills, and I have never practiced internal strength."

"...You and Bai Yutang are cousins, right?"

"So what, I'm a girl, what are you doing learning martial arts? If you practice martial arts, who will marry me in the future!" Mei Niang said angrily.

Pang Yu was helpless: "I'm sorry... I'm just a little anxious, don't be angry."

Mei Niang snorted, expressing that she didn't care about it as much as he did.

"By the way, did you see Niangniang Di?" Pang Yu looked around and made sure that there were only the two of them in the dark room, and Niangniang Di who was with him was not here.

"Miss Di?" Mei Niang shook her head blankly, "What's wrong with her?"

"She should have been arrested by the assassin together with me." Pang Yu said in a few words that he and Niangniang Di went to visit Di Qing together.

Mei Niang said solemnly: "I haven't seen her. When the door of this cell was opened last time, I only saw you thrown in."

"Cell?" Pang Yu asked, "Are you sure this is a cell?"

"I'm sure, you can't see it now, but there are actually several instruments of torture hanging on the wall." Mei Niang raised it, her voice trembling, but she suppressed her fear, "But this place is quite small, it doesn't look like a government prison. .”

"Private prisons." Pang Yu analyzed softly, "Generally rich families in the capital may not have them. Beijing officials below the third-rank officials have the possibility of being dispatched. Most of the mansions are rented. If they hadn't been rooted in Beijing for at least three generations People don’t need to build this kind of dark prison.”

Mei Niang clutched her skirt nervously: "You mean, the person who arrested us might be a high-ranking official in the court?"

"Not necessarily." Pang Yu frowned and thought, and said, "The possibility of being an important minister in the court is very small. Even if the female assassin doesn't recognize you, it's impossible not to recognize me."

Mei Niang snorted at him, "You think everyone in the capital knows you."

"Not to mention everyone knows it, at least the powerful ones know it." Pang Yu shrugged and said, "The noble circle is so big, and several families have contacts, even if I wear a guard uniform , this face is as recognizable as Di Qing's."

It's not Pang Yu's narcissism, but the nobles with deep roots in the court, such as those princes and Di's family, all watched him grow up, and several of his contemporaries also grew up together. Such as Zhao Qiutang, such as Di Qing.

What's more, if he dared to kidnap Niangniang Di with him, he would be able to get rid of those nobles first——to fight against the Eighth Prince, does this mean that he doesn't want to live?Even though the Eighth Wise King has the name of a Wise King, he also went to the battlefield in his early years. He is not a scholar who only knows how to hold a pen. If he dared to kidnap Empress Di at the feet of the emperor, he was pulling a tiger's beard!

"Then who do you think it would be?" Meiniang had only been in Beijing for a few years, and she didn't know much about the capital, so she was confused.

Pang Yu thought for a while and said, "It may be a wealthy businessman who has been operating in the capital for many years."

"Rich businessman?" Meiniang was even more puzzled, "Why did the rich businessman kidnap Niangniang Di?"

"I'm afraid the rich businessman is just a cover. In fact, it is a nail buried in the Song Dynasty by other countries many years ago. It is convenient for the emperor to inquire about any news. This person probably has a teahouse and wine shop under his command, which is more convenient for gathering information." Pang Yu went deeper. ground analysis.

When it comes to teahouses and restaurants, Pang Yu can't help but think of the big restaurants in the capital, probably not the ones he frequents. Behind them are the shadows of high-ranking officials that Meiniang said, and the biggest one is the Baifanlou and the imperial court. handwriting.

Then it can only be a slightly inferior restaurant, and it is still a time-honored restaurant.

Now the scope becomes larger, and it is not easy to filter one by one.

However, Pang Yu then thought, instead of guessing about these restaurants, it is better to calmly think about how to deal with the female assassin.

She let Mei Niang go because she thought she was just a thief, but she was wearing a guard uniform, why would she spare her life?

Could it be because he is good-looking?