Biganchun

Chapter 23

The morning light is like a bird, unaware that the clouds are light and the sun is setting, and the shadows of the trees are slanting to the west.After three quarters of the You hour, the sky gradually darkened.

In the inner courtyard across the west back yard of Kaifeng Mansion, there is a faint light from the window of the third main room on the left, reflecting a figure, slender and indifferent, like a spring cherry tree on a branch.

The door was pushed open from the outside with a bang, and a girl with double maids hurried in, closed the door, turned around and whispered: "Girl, something is wrong."

The people in the house, dressed in green clothes like water, raised their heads from the table, their eyes were full of light, but there seemed to be thousands of emotions accumulated between their brows.

"Aman, what's going on?"

Aman said: "I just went to deliver Master Zhan's wound dressing for tonight, but Master Zhan is not in the room."

Qingcheng frowned and said: "He is seriously injured, where can he go?"

Aman said: "I thought he must be at the side of the mansion, so I walked around. Unexpectedly, before I walked out of the courtyard, I was stopped by a servant named Zhang Long. His words were polite, but he just didn't like it." Let me go out of the courtyard. I asked Mr. Zhan, but he said that Mr. Zhan left the mansion and went out."

Qingcheng got up abruptly, and said in a voiceless voice, "Zhan Zhao left the mansion?"

Aman said: "I'm also very surprised. When I asked Lord Zhang Longzhan where he went and when he would come back, he refused to reveal half of it anyway."

Qingcheng pondered for a moment, and with a move in her heart, she drew the Chun Jun sword, went straight out of the room, and came outside the door of Zhan Zhao's room in the outer courtyard.

The door was ajar, but she opened it with a push.The lights in the room were cold and the candles were silent, and it was really empty.

Qingcheng murmured: "Zhan Zhao... Zhan Zhao... Did I misread you?..."

As she asked herself, her brows tightened, she suddenly turned around and walked towards the courtyard gate.Under the hanging flower gate, I saw two figures standing tall and straight in the twilight—it was Zhang Long and Zhao Hu.

When Zhang and Zhao met Qingcheng, they both cupped their fists and saluted: "Miss Nian!"

Qingcheng asked: "May I ask where Mr. Zhan went?"

Zhang Longdao: "Master Zhan has his life, he is going out to handle the case, he is not in the mansion right now."

Qingcheng said: "He is injured, how can he go out to handle the case? If you want to lie, you'd better make up a clever reason." The voice froze: "Where did Zhan Zhao go?"

Zhang Long said: "Miss Nian, please stay calm and don't be impatient. I will tell the girl the truth and I am not lying. Master Zhan will return to his residence immediately after finishing his errands outside. When that time comes, he will definitely explain to the girl middle reason."

Qingcheng sneered and said: "By then, it will be too late!"

She was originally standing inside the hanging flower gate, but there was a sudden flash when she was speaking, before Zhang and Zhao could respond, she had already left the courtyard gate.

Although Zhang Long and Zhao Hu had heard Zhan Zhao mention Qingcheng's kung fu, they were all surprised when they saw how swift and weird her movements were.I saw her clothes fluttering in the wind, erratic in the twilight, one person and one sword, had already swept towards the Plum Blossom Hall.

She lived in the mansion for a few days, and she knew that this Plum Blossom Hall was the place where Bao Zheng settled cases in casual clothes, and it was specially set up for the people to sue the prison, also known as "sitting upside down in the Nanya".Before and after dinner on weekdays, Bao Zheng also used it as a place to sit up and rest.At this moment, the spring plums are blooming early in front of the hall, the green shadows are shaking, and the door is ajar.

Qingcheng jumped in, only to see the lights and candles in the hall, and there was no sound, only the light smoke from the incense burner.Before the book case, Bao Zheng was not seen, but Gongsun Ce was sitting and holding a pen, as if he was writing an official document.When he saw Qingcheng coming in, he wasn't surprised at all, he just smiled and said, "Miss Nian, what's the matter?"

Qingcheng asked coldly: "Mr. Gongsun, the daughter of the people, where is Mr. Zhan now?"

There seemed to be a gleam in Gongsun Ce's eyes, and he replied calmly: "He is out to handle a case, and the matter is confidential. When he left, I specifically asked my subordinates not to disclose his whereabouts to anyone. But please rest assured, girl, he will be three months soon." One day, five days later, you will be able to return."

Hearing this, Qingcheng's eyes darkened, as if she was lost in thought.After a while, he raised his head and said, "It's true. Mr. Gongsun, the girl is interrupting you."

Seeing her turn around and walk out of the hall, Gongsun Ce was surprised.He stood up and called out in a deep voice, "Miss Nian, please stay!"

Qingcheng stopped for a while, but did not turn around: "Is there anything else, sir?"

Gongsun Ce said: "Miss Nian, where are you going?"

Qingcheng said indifferently: "Sir, don't worry. Minnv just wants to go to the prison to take Zhao Jue out of this Kaifeng mansion. Mr. is busy with work, and Minnv dare not bother to see him off."

Gongsun Ce said: "Why did Miss Nian say such a thing?"

Qingcheng said: "Master Zhan left without saying goodbye, and there is no need for Minnv to stay here. The hatred between Zhao Jue and Minnv, Mr. knew early in the morning. With Mr.'s ingenuity, what Minnv is thinking at this moment, sir, it is no accident. yes."

Gongsun Ce shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Miss Nian, I thought that you and Xiong Fei lived and died together, and knew each other long ago. I didn't expect that you still don't understand his intentions. If you take Zhao Jue To leave is to really let down Xiong Fei's painstaking efforts."

Qingcheng sneered and said: "How could I not know his intentions? I made a high-five agreement with him, the time limit was strict, and my life was at stake. Now the Kaifeng Mansion of Yushitai is holding each other back, and the king's will is also unclear. There are nine days left, I think it is absolutely impossible to give me an explanation within the time limit. Now, if he still stays in the mansion at my disposal, it would be really weird."

Gongsun Ce turned his eyes and sighed: "Miss Nian, you are alone. If you leave here, I'm afraid there will be no way to bring justice to the case of Ganzhou." Sooner or later, I will give the girl an explanation. The detainees in Kaifeng Mansion must not leave at will without the personal order of Master Bao."

Qingcheng said slowly: "This is the end of the matter, sir, why do you need to use power to overwhelm others? Although I am a lonely and weak girl, I also have a three-foot green sharp edge in my palm. If it is just to take Zhao Jue out of this Kaifeng mansion, it is not too difficult. "

She kept walking, and was about to walk out of the Plum Blossom Hall, but she heard Gongsun Ce sigh: "Oh, if I knew this, I should have stopped Xiong Fei this morning no matter what. It's a pity that he worked so hard in Tianzhang Pavilion, People don’t appreciate it at all.”

Qingcheng stopped, turned around and asked, "Tianzhang Pavilion?"

Gongsun Ce said: "That's right. Xiong Fei is in the Tianzhang Pavilion right now. Regardless of his injury, he wanted to put the Ganzhou case on file as soon as possible, but who would have thought that the disaster would come from Xiaoqiang. When he returned home, the culprits and witnesses had long since disappeared. .”

Qingcheng frowned and said, "In the case of Ganzhou, the confession is complete. Could it be that the case has not yet been filed?"

Gongsun Ce secretly praised her for her thoughtfulness, understood the mystery of his words, and quickly replied: "Miss Nian, let me explain in detail." So he told Qingcheng about the need for blood relatives to sue in the law.

After listening to Qingcheng, she sneered and said, "Absurd! I still need to prove that I am the blood of Nianshi and Yeluohe? What kind of law is this? It's absolutely ridiculous!"

Gongsun Ce sighed: "This law is indeed quite inhumane. I'm afraid that the Ganzhou case will not be resolved until the law is revised."

Qingcheng said angrily: "In this way, it is absolutely impossible for the Ganzhou case to be filed? In this case, are you trying to tease me by forcing me to stay in Kaifeng Mansion?"

Gongsun Ce said: "No way. Xiong Fei came up with a wonderful solution today."

Seeing that Qingcheng frowned slightly, after Gongsun Ce walked out of the desk, he said calmly: "Do you still remember that Zhao Jue said in the Sky Tower that you and your mother, Princess Marseille, are very similar in appearance?"

Qingcheng was puzzled: "That's right. My master also said that except for the different color of my eyes, my appearance is exactly the same as that of my grandmother... But what does it matter?"

Gongsun Ce smiled slightly: "Xiong Fei mentioned in Chen Zhong that Zhao Jue said in the Sky Tower that on the day he first met Princess Marseille, the concubines in the harem asked the painter of Tianzhang Pavilion to paint the portrait of the princess, so The princess is late for the banquet in the royal garden?"

Qingcheng said: "However, there is indeed such a thing." His eyes suddenly became clearer: "Could it be that..."

Gongsun Ce smiled and said: "That's right. As soon as Xiong Fei thought of this festival today, he asked Mr. Bao to allow him to go to Tianzhang Pavilion to look up the palace scrolls during the Tianxi period. If he can find that old portrait, it will prove that you are indeed Ma. Princess Ersay and the daughter of General Nian!"

Qingcheng's heart fluctuated and he was speechless for a moment.

Gongsun Ce glanced at Qingcheng, and said again: "Miss Nian, you are the most aware of Xiong Fei's injuries. Master Bao originally wanted to find someone else to entrust this matter to him, but Xiong Fei insisted on letting him do it himself."

Qingcheng wondered: "Why is this?"

Gongsun Ce said: "Miss Nian, you don't know something. The Tianzhang Pavilion suddenly caught fire the day before yesterday, and the cause has not yet been ascertained. It has been more than half a month since the Xiangyang Chongxiao Tower. It is not enough if the news of Zhao Jue's disappearance really leaked out. No wonder. Zhao Jue has a lot of cliques in Beijing. I really don’t know if the Tianzhang Pavilion’s fire this time has something to do with it. Yushitai and Kaifeng Mansion are now jointly handling Zhao Jue’s case. There are too many people and it’s hard to keep it secret. Only Xiong Fei personally Go there to make sure nothing goes wrong."

Qingcheng nodded slowly, then suddenly asked: "If that's the case, why didn't he explain this matter to me personally?"

Gongsun Ce smiled wryly and said: "This... Tianzhang Pavilion is located in the right gate of Xuande Building, the main entrance of Donei. It is the first pavilion in the west. The land. It is usually under the exclusive control of the Imperial Army, and the guards are strict, and no one else can enter. Xiong Fei is a fourth-rank imperial guard with a sword, so he can go in and out freely. But he is afraid that you will go with him after you know this, so he asked You concealed this matter. He said...Miss Nian, you have a fierce temper, if you disagree with him, it may delay the progress of Tianzhang Pavilion's investigation..."

Gongsun Ce looked at Qingcheng again, and said warmly: "Tianzhang Pavilion has a lot of documents. After the fire this time, the documents will be scattered and dealt with. Xiong Fei may have to search for a few days. Miss Nian, please be patient."

After hearing this, Qingcheng pondered silently and remained silent for a while.

In the Plum Blossom Hall, light smoke curled up and climbed up to the window.Qingcheng's gaze shifted, followed by the smoke, only to see the full moon rising, and its brilliance sprinkled on the ground.

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