If you don't go to the house, you are not a gentleman

An Le wiped off the blood on the knife, looked at the face of the corpse, "Do you recognize it?"

Baili glanced at him, "I don't know."

An Le shrugged and dragged the corpse out.

It took Anle and Baili half an hour to clean up the corpse and wipe off the blood, but the strong smell of blood lingered for a long time.

An Le frowned and said, "What should I do?"

Baili waved his fan calmly, "Leave early in the morning."

An Le: "..."

Baili raised his eyebrows and said, "What? Is it bad?"

An Le hesitated and said, "Isn't it good?"

As soon as Baili closed the fan, he turned around and left with his hands behind his back, "Then you should stay here and wait for interrogation."

An Le hurriedly followed.

"Actually, if you think about it carefully, it's pretty good."

One is still dressed in white, the other in gray; one is still leading a black horse, the other is leading a white horse; still a bag of peanuts and a bag of melon seeds.

The difference is that there are fewer melon seeds and fewer peanuts; the two came in a leisurely way, but left secretly.

Before the sky was bright and the rooster crowed, Anle and Baili got on their horses and headed north at high speed, kicking up a cloud of dust.

As for the shopkeeper, when he got up early in the morning, he found that the two troublemakers were gone, and he found a smell of blood in the room that had not dissipated. What happened, these are all things for later.

After leaving Pingchang County, the two headed north all the way. They originally planned to ride all the way to Beijing, but changed their minds halfway.

Not long after leaving the county, they were resting at the edge of a forest, when a bird with strange hair landed on Baili's shoulder.

Baili took off the note on the bird's leg and took a look, then frowned for a long time.

An Le saw that it was the ghost doctor's bird, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Baili said: "Something happened in the capital."

An Le was startled suddenly, with a bad feeling in his chest, "What's the matter?"

"Song Hui suspects that there are courtiers around the emperor, flying the banner on the side of the Qing emperor, and found evidence that the prince intends to frame the emperor."

An Le was taken aback, "Isn't Song Hui from Zuo Xiang?" And Zuo Xiang is a man of iron, even if the prince really intends to rebel, they will try their best to suppress it.

Baili smiled contemptuously and said: "When I was in a high position in the temple, I heard that Song Hui was dissatisfied with the left minister and wanted to replace him. On the surface, he catered to the left minister and looked like a high-sounding crown prince, but secretly wanted to join the right minister."

"Now that the prince is dying, even if his condition improves, he won't be able to survive for three months. This is indeed a good time."

Annoyed, Baili crumpled the note and stuffed it into his sleeve.

Baili said: "But that emperor is just a waste wrapped in gold leaf, his belly is full of grass. That seemingly burly body has long been eaten away by his constant pleasure-seeking for several years."

An Le smiled and said, "In that case, who do you want to protect?"

Baili was silent.

And An Le has been friends with him for so long, so he naturally knows what he hides in his stomach and what he cares about.

After a while, An Le uttered three words with a half-smile, "Fourth Prince?"

As soon as Baili pursed his lips, Anle knew he was right.

"But now that the fourth prince's mother has been thrown into the cold palace, his originally mediocre status has also plummeted. Do you really want to protect him?"

Baili frowned tightly, "Of course I know."

An Le smiled.

"And his mother's background is average, and there is no influence behind her—"

Baili snorted and interrupted him, "Then who do you think is the wisest to protect?"

An Le still smiled, and said jokingly: "Of course it is the fifth prince."

Baili sneered louder and louder.

"Fifth prince? That young scum who doesn't do his job all day long?"

An Le didn't speak, but her eyes were serious.

An Le lowered his eyes and thought about it, "Now, it is indeed the wisest thing to protect the Fifth Prince."

Baili was silent for a while, and finally got on his horse without saying a word.

An Le sighed and got on the horse.

Although they didn't discuss it, they all turned in the same direction and headed northeast—they thought they were going by water.

After passing the Huaihe River, there is a long river leading directly to northern Xinjiang, which was excavated by the order of the first emperor in the early years.Although the two of them don't like to walk by water, but now the chaos in the capital is more violent than expected, they have to speed up their pace.

After selling the horse, An Le counted the silver, which was barely enough to reach the capital, and the two of them reassured and boarded the boat.

But they don't know that the water they walk is far more strenuous than stepping on the ground.

……

It is indeed unpleasant to spend the night on a boat.

And Baili was the most unhappy person among this group of people, because he was seasick.

Anle looked amusedly at Baili, who usually had a calm face, but couldn't stand up while holding on to the chair, and his expression of ease all the time disappeared. The discomfort made his eyes even more tired. He was originally thin and haggard, but now he looks more like a beggar From a distance, he looks like a middle-aged man who is not doing well.

As for An Le, as long as she carries it in a safe manner, it will be fine.

He is mainly afraid of water. Ever since the magistrate pierced his chest with a sword and fell into the lake and almost died last time, he felt a little uncomfortable seeing a large piece of water.

However, this trip will take several days.

Baili leaned against the table with his forehead, his half-awake face looked more and more haggard.

An Le sat on the side, eating melon seeds.

Baili heard the noise of An Le cracking melon seeds, and finally said impatiently, "Can't you stop for a while?"

An Le said innocently: "But the peanuts are finished."

Baili: "..."

An Le said again: "Otherwise you peel the melon seeds for me, and I will only eat them and there will be no noise."

Baili: "..."

bump--

Baili jumped up as if awakened by a loud noise, and the boat shook violently three times.

An Le frowned slightly, and put away the playful smile in the corner of his eyes.

Baili held the fan in his hand and listened carefully to the sounds outside.

The sound of chaotic footsteps, the cry of children, and the screams of women.

Baili originally had a splitting headache, and now he wanted to pass out.

An Le gradually heard some tricks.

Among the chaotic footsteps, there are methodical steps, which shows that they have good internal strength.

"It seems that a master has boarded this ship."

An Le suddenly looked towards the corner, where faint footsteps could be heard.

Baili also heard it, and he said, "Let's see the situation first."

An Le nodded to him, walked quietly to the corner, and Baili walked to the corner opposite An Le.

The sound of footsteps from around the corner gradually approached.

An Le thought of the tasteless gunpowder in the capital, and the person who tried to assassinate them in the middle of the night, and couldn't help but lament how perilous the country was, and the world was full of conflicts.

……

The county magistrate stood in the backyard. He had been staring at the plum tree in front of him for a long time, so focused that even the man in black couldn't bear to disturb him.

The man in black smacked his mouth, and finally said softly, "My lord?"

The county magistrate casually said: "En?"

"Where in the capital—"

"What happened again?"

"Yes."

The county magistrate finally looked away from the plum tree, turned around and said, "What's the matter?"

"The prince seems to have been found out to have murdered the Holy Majesty."

The county magistrate chuckled and said, "That trash? I don't believe he has such guts."

The man in black slandered silently, daring to call the prince a waste, the courage of the adults is really not small.

The county magistrate responded casually, "Where's the sword ghost?"

The man in black said: "The person sent to follow up sent a letter and said that the sword ghost seems to be heading towards the capital."

The county magistrate frowned this time, the capital was in turmoil, and Dao Gui went to the capital again, so An Le would probably go to the capital too?

Thinking of this, the adult's brows suddenly opened again.

"Prepare the horse."

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Tomorrow will probably be all night to catch up with homework, update depends on the situation