Emperor's Trophy

In the dark night, the nearby juggling and opera gardens were still singing all night long.

Holding a bundle in his hand, Yunzhen knocked on the door of Wenhanlou Bookstore for a long time. The person who opened the door looked him up and down, with vigilance in his eyes, but there was still a smile on his face: "Little lady, our bookstore is finished at night. Closed."

Yun Zhen stretched out his hand and unfolded a piece of paper: "I am looking for my husband Luo Songhe. I am the daughter-in-law his mother ordered for him. My surname is Zhang. I can't speak. I just came from Jinzhou. My mother-in-law asked me to come to Beijing to take care of him. The monk said that he hadn't returned for a week, and he wrote to his family to say he was working here."

The face of the other party changed slightly: "I haven't heard of it, wait, I'll go in and ask." After speaking, he took down the piece of paper and walked in.

Yun Zhen waited at the door for a while, the man opened the door again, and asked him: "Haven't you heard that Luo Songhe married a wife? We are in charge and let you in."

A trace of sarcasm flashed across the man's face, seeing that he could not speak, he said brazenly: "If your husband-in-law falls for Enke, your dumb daughter-in-law can't be considered a daughter-in-law. She will marry Miss Gaomen, but he never said that I even bought a daughter-in-law at home, hahahaha."

Yun Zhen lowered his head, his stout body was a little hunched, the man only thought he was sad, and became more and more happy: "Look at you, you are tall and can't talk, your mother-in-law bought you to work in the fields, men don't like it Like this—come in, I'll take you to meet your husband, but he has climbed up to another lady, so he may not recognize you, and you can't speak anyway, be honest hahaha."

"This kid is quite lucky."

He took Yunzhen all the way into the corridor of the bookstore. After entering a few doors, he saw countless small workers busy carrying bundles of books all night, packed into bundles, stacked under the corridor, and there were flatbed carts on the corridor. One side, waiting for someone to load the car.

In the door of the brightly lit room, through the wide window, one can see that someone inside is writing a book one by one overnight, adding a few pages of thin paper from the other side, binding it into a volume with thick thread, and then putting it on the other side, For people to pack and bundle.

The man was still muttering maliciously in front: "Don't be jealous when the time comes, just like you, it's not bad to be a concubine, tsk tsk, it's our housekeeper who is kind, poor scholar, tsk, good luck." Mom returned it before she died. They were accompanied by a woman, a poor scholar who was so blessed before he died.

He didn't want to talk about it at first, but he said in a matter-of-fact way: "Although she is dumb, what if she asks a few more questions in the Great Mercy Temple and invites the monks? The monk is not a fool. The wife is here, but she can't find anyone. Don't be suspicious when you go back to the monk? Don't let her bump around, bring her in and lock her up together, and we'll deal with it together when the time comes."

So he took the dumb little daughter-in-law all the way in, walked all the way to the innermost part, pushed open a small yard, and there was a small rockery in the middle of the yard, he took the little daughter-in-law through the rockery path, and then pulled He opened a cellar door and raised his chin: "Go down! He's right there!"

Then he pushed Yun Zhen down, watched him roll down the wooden ladder unexpectedly, slammed the cellar door again, slammed the two latches, locked the iron lock, and then pushed the heavy stone mill from the side. moved over.

Yunzhen rolled around a few times and saw the upper door slammed shut, then stretched out his arms and legs and quickly stabilized his figure, and slowly walked down the steps. In the cellar, it was pitch black, and the smell was extremely unpleasant.

There is a small square transom high up.

Yun Zhen took out a fire folder from his arms and shook it, and the fire lit up.

He saw a man and a woman huddled in the corner, and looked at him in horror. The man boldly asked him, "Who are you, lady? Were you also locked up by thieves?"

Yun Zhen asked slowly: "Luo Songhe, Miss Xining Houwang Si?"

The voice was clear, but it was definitely a man.

The pair of men and women opened their eyes wide.

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Tiren Palace, late at night.

Ji Bingyuan was already lying on the bed, but she couldn't sleep with her eyes open.Once you get used to having company by your side, you can't accept this kind of emptiness and loneliness.But the questions that Zhu Jiang had interrogated the day before were still circling in his mind.

Before, he was worried that Ji Xianger was imaginary, or bewitched by Ji Huaisu, but after asking Zhu Jiang, he realized in his heart that the two lives that he didn't know had happened.

If it hadn't happened, Zhu Jiang couldn't imagine so many specific details, such as the clothes for the wedding, the person who presided over the wedding, and her own reward.

The opportunity for rebirth was likely to be the inexplicable spontaneous combustion bead, which is why Ji Xianger cried so hard at that time.

Ji Huaisu awakened in another life.In Zhu Jiang's life, he chose Ji Huaiqing as the crown prince, probably because of the war, he had to stabilize King Qin, but it hurt Ji Xianger.

Why did Ji Huaiqing and Ji Huaisu kill Ji Xianger?The rumor of an illegitimate child was too ridiculous, he didn't understand where it came from.Those who knew Princess Dingxiang would not think that she would have an affair with him.

Ji Bingyuan closed his eyes, thinking of the energetic and fiery body beside him. If he was here, he would not be so idle and trapped himself in these nonsensical speculations and imaginations. They can do something to warm each other up. thing.

Imagine how Ji Xianger would dress up in auspicious clothes, and happily marry that silly boy of the Zhu family under his own marriage decree.

Imagine how he took the bowl of egg custard, thinking that his lover was begging him for peace and apology, and then bleeding from all seven orifices and dying in pain.

Imagine Ji Huaisu giving Huangliang to Jixianger.Imagine the mood in which Ji Xianger took the fatal medicine.

This made a big change in his usual calm and indifferent mood.He has always dealt with political affairs calmly, and lived every day step by step. When he got Yunzhen, he also felt that it was a surprise in life. He happily enjoyed the gift from heaven, satisfied that he finally found a suitable partner, And would like to spend a lifetime with him.

Then he discovered that his compliant little friend had a secret.

In the past few days, he really wanted to feel hurt in his heart.He held in the palm of his hand, the child who was reluctant to suffer a little bit, unexpectedly he had not been protected by him in two lifetimes, stumbled to the third lifetime, and came to him.Like a wounded cub quietly snuggled up to him, but clumsily trying to protect him in his own way.

He closed his eyes and thought wildly, tossing and turning unable to fall asleep, but he heard someone walking in quickly from outside, whispering slightly outside the bed curtain: "Your Majesty."

Ding Dai?

He sat up, knowing that Ding Dai must have something important to do so late at night, he raised the bed curtain and asked him, "What's the matter?"

Ding Dai's face was grim: "Master Yun ordered people to go to the Xishan camp to transfer troops, but the Xishan camp didn't dare to act presumptuously, even though they are already counting troops to regroup, they still ordered people to go to the city to report urgently.

Ji Bingyuan suddenly lifted the quilt and stood up: "How many soldiers does he want to transfer?"

Ding Dai said: "Three thousand."

Ji Bingyuan asked: "Who will adjust it?"

Ding Dai said: "The person who went was the official Wang Tui of Dali Temple. He received the decree of Lord Hou Jun to say that he was to capture the thief. It was evidenced by the handwriting written by Lord Hou and the Tianzi sword given by the emperor before."

Ji Bingyuan had already taken his outer robe and put it on: "Did you tell me where you started?"

Ding Dai said: "The order is to encircle the Wangfu and Wenhanlou Bookstore in Shangxunyang County, and guard all the city gates, seal the city, and Lord Hou will preside over it in Wenhanlou Bookstore."

Ji Bingyuan said: "It's too late, call Gao Xin, all the Longxiang Battalion is on standby, order 100 people, I will go in person."

Ding Dai asked: "Are you going in person? I don't know what it is. I'm afraid it will be bad for you. Why don't you go once as an old slave?"

Ji Bingyuan didn't hesitate to think: "It's approaching the Longevity Day, and he suddenly dispatched troops late at night. It can't be a trivial matter. Wasn't he investigating the disappearance of Xininghou's daughter before? He always likes to take risks, and it is very likely that he will be involved in dangerous places."

If he doesn't go see it himself, he won't be relieved.

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In the middle of the night, the curfew time has passed, there are no idlers on the street, and the outside of the Wenhanlou Bookstore is quiet.

Long Xiangwei's horseshoes were all wrapped in cloth, and they surrounded the entire street without a sound, and quickly picked out Bai Yuqi, who was still watching nearby.

Bai Yuqi was brought to the front of several horses, and was forced to kneel down, terrified.

Ji Bingyuan was condescending, but recognized him: "Bai Yuqi? Where is Zhaoxinhou?"

Bai Yuqi was startled, but Ding Dai shouted from the side: "This is Your Majesty, answer truthfully!"

Bai Yuqi breathed a sigh of relief, kowtowed quickly and said, "Master Hou didn't listen to dissuasion, and went in to investigate. Before he went in, he told me that if he didn't come out within an hour after entering, he would let me meet the generals of the Xishan Camp Wenhanlou Bookstore directly surrounded them and searched for them."

Ji Bingyuan asked: "How long has he been in?"

Bai Yuqi's voice trembled slightly: "It's been more than an hour... I haven't seen the imperial army coming yet, and I'm hesitating whether to report to the Jingzhao Mansion."

Ji Bingyuan gritted her teeth, and was about to order someone to break in directly, but Gao Xin came over to report: "Someone is coming out of the backyard over the wall, and the little ones didn't dare to alarm."

Ji Bingyuan flicked the reins directly: "Lead the way."

Sharp nails are still buried on the high wall in the backyard.Yun Zhen tore the corner of the skirt and wrapped it around his hands before he climbed up. He knocked the nails flat with the scabbard, and then reached out to pull the person below.

Luo Songhe squatted down and let Ms. Wang stand on his shoulders, and then stood up with the help of the wall, but after being hungry for a few days, he was dizzy and wobbly, and Ms. Wang on top was even more weak and wobbly.

Just at this time, the dog barked.

Yun Zhen's expression changed, he lowered his head and stretched out his hand to grab Miss Wang's hand, but the dog's barking had already alarmed everyone, and someone in the yard shouted, "Who is it?"

"Come here, catch the thief!"

A group of dogs rushed towards her barking wildly. Ms. Wang was so frightened that she lost her balance and fell down. Luo Songhe quickly hugged her and drove the vicious dogs away, but the dogs had already rushed up.

Yun Zhen was riding on the wall and saw that the situation was not good, and was about to climb down the wall, but suddenly someone called him from the outer wall: "Yun Zhen!"

He turned his head and saw Ji Bingyuan riding a horse under the wall looking up at him with a serious and worried expression, surrounded by several riders who were all surrounded by Long Xiangwei, he was overjoyed: "Your Majesty!"

Ji Bingyuan opened his arms: "Come down!"

Yun Zhen jumped down without hesitation, Ji Bingyuan hugged him firmly, and his heart finally returned to his heart.

A few guards had already thrown the grappling hooks with their hands and feet, jumped over the wall a few times and landed in the courtyard. Yun Zhen looked up at the dog over there in Ji Bingyuan's arms, whimpering silently, knowing that he had been beheaded by the guards, and finally Also feel relieved: "Over there is Miss Xininghou, I found her!"

Ji Bingyuan was so stunned that she wanted to vomit blood, who is she who is more important than him?Do you need him to personally risk the land?He hugged his restless waist tightly: "Sit down."

Yun Zhen adjusted his sitting posture and smelled the familiar cold fragrance from Ji Bingyuan's body. All nervousness was thrown aside. He was both excited and excited, and said eagerly: "I called the Xishan Forbidden Army to come over. Your Majesty, this bookstore must be surrounded. Got something incredible!"

Ji Bingyuan took off his cloak and wrapped him around him, but he still looked up and smiled foolishly: "I'm not cold, I'm very hot all over, I just escaped from the dungeon with someone, and I've been grinding the iron latches for a long time!

Ji Bingyuan pressed his hand and whispered in his ear: "Are you going to hunt for criminals wearing this?"

Yun Zhen suddenly realized that his face was flushed red, he was still dressed as a woman!