The loyal minister was forced to marry the traitor

After five years, Bai Yan once again entered the Imperial Prison.

He was escorted in five years ago, and a leg was knocked off on the way. According to the other party's words, it was to teach him a lesson, lest he not know the heights of heaven and earth.

Afterwards, he was tortured, put on the shackles, and even locked into a coffin.

Bai Yan's leg disease was left over from that time.

Stepping into this place again, Bai Yan's face was calm, but the fists under his sleeves were clenched tightly.

Dreaming back in the middle of the night, the damp and corrupt stench of the imperial prison has been lingering in his nostrils, and Bai Yan has been having difficulty sleeping, and it is only in the past two years that he has recovered a lot.

"Marquis of Pingjin was locked in the innermost cell," Huai Chun was there, and someone graciously led the way. It didn't take long for a group of people to enter.

Prison is a place to eat people, several people went down the stairs, just when they got down to the first floor, a sour and damp smell spread over the surface.

Bai Yan's footsteps paused slightly, Huai Chun glanced at him, "Uncomfortable?"

"No." Bai Yan shook his head.

Huai Chun didn't say much, and invited someone to give some instructions in a low voice, and then they continued to move forward.

The long stone bricks stretched forward, and the cells on both sides were empty, but under the railing, on the stone bed, and in the corners, there were bloodstains, occasional pieces of rags, and even stumps...

Zeng Xuan glanced at Bai Yan, he didn't want to know how the person in front of him survived that period of time five years ago.

"Although Xiao Jiuqin is involved with Nanyi, the matter has not reached the point of no return. As long as he refuses to admit it to death, it is impossible to do anything to him based on his meritorious service in fighting Beidi."

After Huai Chun finished speaking, he walked straight forward without waiting for Bai Yan to speak.

Zeng Xuan and Song Que looked at each other, and had different views on the relationship with Huai Chun and Bai Yan.

Song Que took Zeng Xuan to take the next step, and said in a low voice, "This Eunuch Huai Chun is not as cold-blooded as the rumors say, and he seems to be tolerant of Bai Yan."

"It's not patience."

Zeng Xuan looked at Bai Yan's back, "Every worry he has about Bai Yan is not a play, as long as you look carefully, the two of them are not without friendship."

"That's how you decide?" Song Que didn't take his words seriously.

"When a person cares for another person, as long as he has no distracting thoughts and no purpose, then every word he says, every action he makes, and even every expression he makes will not be false."

"Oh..." Song Que looked over with interest, "You know a lot."

"It's not that I know much, it's just that I read it with my heart." Zeng Xuan's voice gradually dropped, but Song Que suddenly took a step closer, reached out and clasped Zeng Xuan's jaw,

"You mean, I have no heart?"

His voice was gloomy, but Zeng Xuan didn't back away, didn't even struggle a bit.

"I didn't say that, you're overthinking it." Unlike the previous Baishun Baiyi, Zeng Xuan now sometimes showed an expression that Song Que found strange.

He gradually developed a feeling that Zeng Xuan was out of his control, and it was very obvious at this moment.

"Since you think so, why can't you admit it? You envy Bai Yan and Xiao Jiuqin, and you think I treat you badly, don't you?"

Song Que's subordinates were getting stronger and stronger, Zeng Xuan frowned slightly in pain, but Song Que thought it was his dislike for him.

"Zeng Xuan, don't forget your identity!" Song Que threatened sharply.

Zeng Xuan laughed sarcastically, "Identity? As your slave's identity... Or, your confinement?"

He waved Song Que's hand away, "I really envy the two of them..." But what I envy is not how the two of them sing harmoniously, but that they can trust each other without any suspicion at all.

The word "trust" is so simple to write, but there is nothing in this world that can be done.

Zeng Xuan didn't want to have trouble with Song Que every time, but every time he heard those unreasonable suspicions and threats from Song Que, he felt sick in his heart.

Moreover, his repeated compromises and retreats also made Song Que furious, and the resentment in his heart became deeper and deeper.

"It's useless for you to be envious. You can only die with me in this life. Whether it's in Xiaoyang Mansion or in Yingdu, you can't leave my sight for half a step!"

So what about envy, I'm not Xiao Jiuqin, you're not Bai Yan, you're just my Zeng Xuan, even if you become a resentful couple with me in this life, I won't let you have a chance to escape half a step away.

Song Que and Zeng Xuan didn't follow for a long time, Huai Chun looked back, but they were nowhere to be seen, and finally sent someone to follow.

Hearing his meticulous and appropriate arrangements, Bai Yan couldn't help sighing again.

It's just that the problem hasn't been resolved yet, and Bai Yan doesn't care about it. He walks around row after row of cells and asks, "Are you guys joining forces with Song Que?"

Huai Chun didn't expect Bai Yan to ask him, he was slightly surprised at first, and then he remembered to answer, "It's not a joint venture, it's just a common predicament at the moment."

"...What happened in the palace?" Bai Yan hesitated for a while before asking.

"The emperor came out of the sleeping hall, stopped practicing Taoism, and didn't practice alchemy. He said it was to cure physical illnesses."

"Illness?" Bai Yan was even more puzzled.

A trace of disgust flashed in Huai Chun's eyes, "It is said that it was calculated by that Taoist priest, and now Ying has some kind of fierce aura, which is damaging his dragon aura and thereby damaging his body."

"Therefore, a lot of people were sent in Yingdu to search for the mastermind behind it. There was a lot of turmoil in the past two days, and many people were frightened, and the Marquis of Pingjin happened to be at this stall."

It has not been a day or two since the emperor quit the court, but recently he has rarely intervened in the affairs of the court, not only Huai Chun, but even Wei Chengdan has been held accountable several times.

In the beginning, the emperor was able to have half a minute of patience to send people to investigate carefully, so as not to make them wronged, but later on he began to speculate for no reason, so that many innocent people were wronged.

Just yesterday, a certain concubine in the harem was accused of practicing witchcraft, but the emperor did not investigate. She died with a glass of poisoned wine, and her relatives were also implicated.

Originally, Bai Yan was busy getting married with Xiao Jiuqin these two days, so he didn't know that people in the palace were panicked.

It is no accident that Huai Chun and Song Que appeared together today.Yesterday, when Bai Yan got married, the two of them disappeared after visiting the hall. At first, Huai Chun was worried, thinking that it was the emperor who made trouble or Grand Master Yun was playing tricks.

But in the subsequent investigation, no trace of Bai Yan and the others was found on either side of them, so Huai Chun felt relieved for the time being, and only sent people to guard at the gates of Bai Mansion and Hou Mansion.

Unexpectedly, only one night later, Xiao Jiuqin had already handed over the booklet. Huai Chun didn't know all about the content, but Xiao Jiuqin did admit that the Nanyi prince was in his hands.

He took Bai Yan out completely, and now things went in an uncontrollable direction.

It was already too late when Huai Chun got the news, so he didn't dare to delay, and after a few perfunctory words in the palace, he brought people over.

Unexpectedly, they met Wei Chengtan and Zeng Xuan on the way, and after a few brief conversations, they decided to stand together for the time being to resist the complicated situation from outside.

Early this morning, inside and outside the palace, there were many rumors and rumors. Huai Chun, as a palm print eunuch, naturally received more attention.

Hearing Huaichun's words, Bai Yan didn't speak immediately, since the matter has come to this point, he can't play a big role in it, but now that Xiao Jiuqin is still in prison, he is worried, so he couldn't help but come over to have a look.

Leaving these things aside, Bai Yan continued to walk inside, and the people behind were blocked by Huai Chun.

"The rest you can go on your own!" Huai Chun sighed almost invisibly, Bai Yan was worried about Xiao Jiuqin in his heart, and he didn't realize it, but Zeng Xuan, who followed, looked at Bai Yan's face glanced.

Naturally, Bai Yan had everything he could do.

As far as his familiarity with the Imperial Prison is concerned, he is not superficial. He has a sense of urgency on weekdays. Whenever he experiences a new environment, he will try his best to figure out the terrain so that he has a bottom line in his mind.

So during the period of time he stayed in the imperial prison, he memorized almost all the cells and corners of the imperial prison in detail.

Walking inside along the faint candlelight, Bai Yan's footsteps became slower and slower. He and Xiao Jiuqin had only been separated for half a day, but the thought of meeting each other made him feel impatient.

After so many years, most people have actually forgotten that Xiao Jiuqin used to be a spoiled and pampered golden bump in the Marquis of Pingjin. He was loved and loved by his parents, and he was protected by his elder brother and Bai Yan, so he never suffered much when he was young. .

That is to say, five years ago, when the Pingjinhou Mansion fell, he was forced to go to the battlefield. From the moment he put on his clothes, he had already begun to separate from his former self.

In the past few days, Bai Yan wanted to find traces of Xiao Jiuqin countless times, but he never found anything. Not only that, Bai Yan always felt that Xiao Jiuqin had some secrets that he didn't know.

Thinking about it now, in fact, during the bridal chamber last night, Xiao Jiuqin occasionally looked unnatural, including what he said when Wen Cun said later, it was hard for him not to think about it.

Bo Yan walked up to Xiao Jiuqin with these doubts in his arms.

The two of them were separated by a cell railing, they hadn't seen each other for half a day, and now they were a few feet away, but they felt like a long time had passed, and they were far away from the sky.

Especially when Bai Yan watched Xiao Jiuqin take off his brocade clothes and wore thin prison clothes, Bai Yan stared at him, suddenly his nose felt sore, he couldn't help but said, "Why do you want to?"

Xiao Jiuqin looked at him, although he was surprised by his appearance, but it was reasonable, he frowned slightly, and when he saw the blue and black under Bai Yan's eyes, he finally opened his mouth in distress.

"Whether it's worth it or not I have a steelyard in my heart, you don't have to feel sorry for me, I just do it if I want to."

The two of them were both straightforward. Xiao Jiuqin suddenly stretched out his hand across the railing, wanting to touch Bai Yan's cheek. Bai Yan also seemed to feel the expectation in his heart, so he walked a few steps, and subconsciously comforted him softly. ,

"Don't worry, I didn't do anything bad for me, I just came here because I was worried about you...

It's so simple to say "here we come", but Xiao Jiuqin's heart is disturbed by the fact that the person in front of him is so good...