It was curfew, no one was around on the street, all the doors of the houses were closed, the lights were all extinguished, and the whole family huddled together in the dark and listened to the barking dogs on the street outside in fear.
I don't know which family will suffer tonight, I just hope that Jin Yiwei will leave as soon as he catches someone, and don't make trouble for them.
"Listen, people inside, Jin Yiwei is ordered to search for rebels, open the door quickly!"
"Bang bang bang!"
The Jin Yiwei who was in charge of calling the door slapped the door loudly, but the door was still closed, and there was no sound inside the door, as if no one lived there.
Seeing that he couldn't open the door, Yijin Yiwei General Banner offered a plan: "Master Gu, that traitor took an arrow from us, and he will definitely find a place to heal his injuries when he enters the city. We followed the dog all the way here, but the people inside didn't open the door for a long time. There must be a ghost, why don't you tell a few brothers to break open the door and just rush in?"
Gu Min supported the Xiuchun knife hanging from his waist, and stood upright at the bottom of the steps. Behind him were dozens of Jinyiwei holding torches in their hands, and the whole street was brightly illuminated.
The flames reflected the flying fish suit on Gu Min's body until it was as bright red as blood. He looked down at the tassels hanging on the embroidered spring knife dancing in the wind, and said calmly, "Don't worry, maybe I didn't hear you, just keep calling. If you don’t open it, it’s not too late to break the door.”
Jin Yiwei Chief Banner moved his mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing that Gu Min had closed his eyes slightly, he didn't seem to want to listen to other people's suggestions, so he could only swallow the words, but he was slandering in his heart, this Master Gu, what on earth did he want? I don't want to catch the traitor, I've been knocking on the door for so long, and the traitor heard the movement, I'm afraid the person is already hiding by now!
Gu Min stood silently for a moment with his eyes closed, tapped his finger on the handle of the Xiuchun Knife casually, opened his eyes suddenly, stared at the door and said, "Knock the door."
The brocade guards ordered, and a few burly guards stepped forward and were about to smash the door open with all their strength. Before reaching the steps, the door suddenly opened.
"Who is making noise outside? It's late at night, and you can't let people sleep?"
A few figures came out from the dark door, two servants holding lanterns bent over and walked in the front, followed by a young man in brocade clothes, followed by several family guards.
The brocade guards raised their torches to take a picture, and they saw the young man's face clearly, it was the King of An Jun!
King An was taken aback when he saw that the person leading the guards in Jinyi was Gu Min, his hand holding the fan shook, and he swallowed guiltily, trying not to die, why did it happen that it was Gu Min?
Fortunately, King An quickly regained his composure, closed his folding fan and pointed at Gu Min, and preemptively said, "Okay, Gu Min, what do you want to do in the middle of the night? You dare to search even the king's mansion." , Is there a search warrant? Believe it or not, I will go to the emperor to see you for a copy tomorrow!"
According to the rules, Gu Min first bowed his hands to King An, and then said unhurriedly: "The lower official was ordered to track down the criminals, and followed them all the way to this point. If the lower official remembers correctly, this house does not belong to the Prince An's mansion." I don’t know why King An appeared here late at night?”
King An Jun raised his chin proudly, "Is this house bought by this king? Is it possible that I will report to you when I buy a house and where to live at night? How old are you?"
Gu Min pulled his lower lip, and said coldly: "Jun An, Jin Yiwei chased the Qin prisoner all the way to your private house, and the Qin prisoner just disappeared here. It is very likely that he hid in your house. Anjun Wang Yunzhun Jinyiwei went to the mansion to search, and after the search, everyone can feel at ease."
King An Jun sneered and said, "What do you mean by that? You said that the criminals are here with me, do you suspect that the king will harbor criminals?"
Gu Min said neither humble nor overbearing: "I don't dare, I am worried that Naqin committed such a crime that it might be detrimental to you, Prince An."
King An shook his hand, and said ungratefully, "You don't want to do this to me! I won't let you go in and search today. What can you do with me?"
Gu Min stared blankly at King An, and suddenly stepped forward. Seeing Gu Min's hand resting on the Xiuchun knife, King An involuntarily took a step back, and angrily said, "Your surname is Gu! You still want to Can't break through by force? Dare you! This king will definitely accuse the emperor of committing a crime against you!"
"Your Majesty Anjun forgives the crime. It is the duty of the subordinate officials to hunt down the criminals. If you refuse to accept it, let the emperor decide what is right and wrong when you come to the imperial court in the future, and the subordinate officials will make amends to you at that time." Gu Min looked He walked up the steps calmly, step by step, forcing King An to step aside, "Come on, go in and search!"
Jin Yiwei Deling immediately rushed into the yard with a torch. Seeing that Gu Min didn't take himself seriously, King An was so angry that his shoulders were shaking, he pointed at Gu Min's back and gritted his teeth: "Gu Junshu! You wait ! Tonight’s matter, this king will definitely not let it go with you!”
The courtyard where Ling Qingheng lived was not big. Dozens of Jin Yiwei led the hounds, and quickly searched every corner, but found no trace of any criminals.
Gu Min stood in the courtyard waiting for the search results, and after a while, the General Banner of Jinyiwei came to report: "I would like to report to Mr. Gu, my subordinates found something unusual in that room."
Gu Min raised his eyes and looked at the direction of Jin Yiwei General Banner's finger, and narrowed his cold eyes slightly, "Lead the way."
Jin Yiwei General Banner brought Gu Min to the bedroom where Ling Qingheng lived, leaned into Gu Min's ear and said, "I didn't find the prisoner, but there was a man inside, I don't know his identity, do you want to arrest him and torture him?"
When Gu Min walked into the room, a strong scent immediately wafted from his nose. Gu Min frowned, and fanned his face with his hand to drive away the scent. A trace of doubt flashed in his heart. Where did I smell it.
Ling Qingheng was pushed by Jin Yiwei and walked in front of Gu Min. Gu Min briefly glanced at Ling Qingheng's face, feeling familiar, secretly surprised, but asked calmly, "Who are you?"
Before Ling Qingheng could answer, King An rushed in. He fended off the surrounding guards and protected Ling Qingheng behind him. He said to Gu Min with a livid face, "He is my king's man! What do you want!"
It seems that he is the male favorite of Prince An's house in the outer house. Seeing that Ling Qingheng looks handsome and refined, and his figure is thin, he doesn't look like someone who is doing evil, so he doesn't take Ling Qingheng seriously.
But just when he was about to look away, he was suddenly attracted by a sachet hanging on Ling Qingheng's waist, and his eyes stabbed suddenly. The style and pattern of this sachet was exactly the same as the one that the emperor brought back from outside the palace that day. !
A flash of inspiration flashed in Gu Min's mind, and he suddenly thought why he felt the fragrance he smelled familiar when he came in. The fragrance he smelled on the emperor that day was the same as the fragrance Ling Qingheng lit.
I also understood why he felt a sense of déjà vu when he saw Ling Qingheng. Isn't this the person in the portrait that the emperor showed him that day, where he deliberately splashed him with tea?
It was him!
The person the emperor saw in the Sunrise Palace turned out to be him!
Gu Min could almost conclude that Ling Qingheng was by no means Prince An's male favourite. If there was a relationship between them, then why was Ling Qingheng's room lit with such a strong incense, but King An's body was not stained at all?
Gu Min was filled with anger and jealousy one after another, that day the emperor had sworn to him that with him, he would no longer look down on others, the result?It turns out that the emperor had raised a wild man outside the palace without telling him?
He also took the love sachet from the wild man, treating it like a treasure!
What did the emperor think of him?A three-year-old who is casually coaxing and playing? !
Anjun Wang noticed that Gu Min's eyes suddenly filled with murderous aura, and the hand holding the handle of the Xiuchun knife was so hard that the joints turned white, he couldn't help sweating on his forehead, and tightly held the folding fan in his hand , "Gu Min, you have searched now, how can there be any criminals you mentioned? I think you are on a mission by order, and there are a lot of adults who don't care about you. If you are sensible, go away!"
At this time, Jin Yiwei suddenly came in and reported: "Master Gu! The subordinates found something unusual in the east garden, please go and check it!"
Gu Min's icy eyes swept over King An and Ling Qingheng, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and he turned around, "Lead the way!"
A group of Jin Yiwei came to the garden, and found something strange. Jin Yiwei said: "Master Gu, there is a hidden door on this wall, which is locked behind the door. I don't know where it leads. Do you want to open it and have a look?"
"Who dares!" Anjun Wang followed with his family guards, strode to the wall, and asked the servants to block the secret door with their bodies, and said in a stern voice, "Behind this door is the king's Anjun Palace. The emperor's decree, I want to see who is tired of work and dares to go in and search!"
King Anjun is a relative of the emperor, and the mansion was built by imperial edict. If he went in and searched without an imperial decree, it would be regarded as a contempt for the imperial power and a crime of disrespect. Indeed, no one would dare to search.
The brocade guards all looked at Gu Min, waiting to hear his order what to do, Gu Min stared coldly at the secret door, his eyes dimmed, and after a while, his thin lips parted, and he uttered a word, "Withdraw."
Jin Yiwei left in an orderly procession, King An thought that Gu Min was afraid of him, he couldn't help but feel very proud, pointed at Gu Min with a fan and said: "It's good if you know you are afraid, don't think that you can be lawless if the emperor favors you, In front of this king, you will not be allowed to be presumptuous!"
Gu Min had already turned around to leave, but stopped when he heard the words, his body didn't move, only his face slowly turned sideways, and he glanced at King An who was behind him. The cold wind was still biting, and I couldn't help shrinking my neck.
When King An realized that he was too cowardly, and was about to speak out to reprimand Gu Min, Gu Min had already turned his head and left without looking back. He was so angry that King An stomped his feet on the spot, angrily Thinking, he should have told Gu Min just now, who is Ling Qingheng, let's see if Gu Min can become rampant after knowing the truth!
After all the guards in Jin Yi had left, King An brought Ling Qingheng back to the next door to see Shen Ying.
Shen Ying finally agreed to help Ling Qingheng and the others cover up, but it was inconvenient for him to come forward in person, otherwise Jin Yiwei would know that the emperor was here, and then tomorrow morning, the emperor raised a male favorite outside the palace, and everyone in the capital would make a fuss I know, so I can only ask An Junwang to act on his behalf.
King An was still kept in the dark, and didn't know that Ling Qingheng was one of the criminals who were going to be arrested by Jin Yiwei to rob Guo Jiuchen's birthday gift. That's why he went over to help.
"I'm so mad! I'm so mad!"
As soon as King An entered the room, he rushed to the table and directly picked up the teapot to his mouth, gulping tea into his mouth. After drinking a full stomach of cold water, his anger subsided a little.
Shen Ying heard the movement, came out from the room, and asked strangely: "What's wrong with you? Who messed with you?"
"It's not that Gu Min!" King An was indignant, "Your Majesty, you haven't seen how arrogant that villain was just now! It's because of you that you spoil him so much!"
Shen Ying was taken aback, "What? You saw Jun Shu? You mean, there is Jun Shu among the Jinyi guards who searched in the courtyard next door?"
The fan in King An's hand shook wildly, "Yes, he is the leader."
"How could it be such a coincidence?" Shen Ying's heart sank, and she grabbed King An's arm and asked anxiously, "Then did he react when he saw Ling Qingheng?"
King An recalled it for a while, he only remembered Gu Min's disrespect towards him, he didn't notice anything else at all, so he said, "No reaction, why, do the two of them know each other?"
Shen Ying patted her chest, comforting herself not to scare herself first, Gu Min only glanced at Ling Qingheng's portrait at that time, there is still a gap between the real person and the portrait, Gu Min may not be able to recognize Ling Qingheng as the one in the painting man of.
Besides, Gu Min didn't see him, but only saw King An Jun, so he probably wouldn't associate Ling Qingheng with him, would he?
Shen Ying shook her hand at King An, "Okay, you go out first and let Ling Qingheng come in, I have something to say to him alone."
King An Jun muttered in dissatisfaction: "What does it mean to use people to face forward, not to use people to face back? Your Majesty, I just kicked me out just after I saved you. I don't want you to be so ruthless."
Shen Ying gave King An a fan, "Stop talking nonsense, the blood jade in my private treasury will reward you as you wish!"
When King An heard this, he immediately forgot the unhappiness just now, and smiled, "Okay!"
Not a while after King An went out, Ling Qingheng came in.
After Ling Qingheng came in, he took a look at Shen Ying, then lifted up his clothes and knelt down to salute: "The grass people kowtow to the emperor! Thank you, the emperor, for saving your life!"
"Excuse me." The expression on Shen Ying's face remained unchanged, as if she was not surprised at all. Ling Qingheng knew that he was the emperor, but she just looked at Ling Qingheng with sharp eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "When did you find out my identity?"
Ling Qingheng got up, smiled and said: "Actually, the first time the emperor came to listen to the grass people playing the piano, the grass people had already guessed the identity of the emperor."
Shen Ying raised her eyebrows, "How did you guess it?"
Ling Qingheng explained unhurriedly: "The king of Anjun redeemed the grass people from the Nanfeng Pavilion and placed the grass people near the side, but he only treated the grass people with courtesy and did not exceed the rules. The grass people guessed, The one who is really interested in Caomin should not be King An, but someone else, and the only one who can make King An obey orders is you, the emperor. Whoever comes to see Caomin first, that person is likely to be Your Majesty today."
Shen Yingyan smiled, walked to Ling Qingheng with her hands behind her back, and squinted at him, "You are smart, I underestimated you."
Ling Qingheng said modestly: "In terms of intelligence, Caomin is far inferior to the emperor. Didn't the emperor also guess who Caomin is, and at the same time guess that Caomin has seen through your identity?"
"You have made your words so obvious, if I still can't guess, then you are a fool?" Shen Ying pulled her lips, not taking Ling Qingheng's compliment seriously, "The reason why you dare to reveal your identity is nothing more than to identify Yes, I will definitely save you, is what I said right?"
Ling Qingheng arched his hands and bowed in salute, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is wise, Caomin knows that he has offended Dongchang, and the only one in the world who can save Caomin is you, Your Majesty. That's why you boldly kept the emperor just now. Please forgive Caomin's offense."
"The offense is even offending, what's the use of saying this now?" Shen Ying turned around and sat down, suddenly slapped the table, and shouted, "Ling Qingheng! You are guilty!"
Ling Qingheng immediately knelt down again, but did not kowtow to plead guilty, "The grassroots don't know, please make it clear to the emperor."
Shen Ying said with a sullen face on purpose: "Don't think that if I saved you today, I approve of your actions. You guys ignore the court's laws and regulations, snatch the money escorted by the government, and openly oppose the court. Where do you people come from? , What is the purpose of hiding in the capital, and it is not true!"
Ling Qingheng looked directly at Shen Ying, and said in a dignified tone, "Your Majesty, please enlighten me, the grassroots are not trying to oppose the imperial court, we are just trying to oppose Guo Jiuchen alone!"
Shen Ying asked strangely, "What do you mean by that?"
Ling Qingheng recounted his own background: "Your Majesty, Guo Jiuchen stole the power of the country without authorization. In order to monopolize power and eliminate dissidents, he framed Zhongliang, disregarded human life, took bribes and perverted the law. It can be said that he is full of evil. This is something that everyone in the world knows. When we gather together, Some were Zhongliang who was framed to death by Guo Jiuchen, and some were personally persecuted by Guo Jiuchen. Everyone hated Guo Jiuchen to the bone. We only hate that we are weak and unable to shake Guo Jiuchen’s position, and bring Guo Jiuchen, a traitor, to justice. Knowing that Guo Jiuchen is going to celebrate his [-]th birthday, the birthday presents sent to Guo Jiuchen by governments from all over the country continue to be transported to the capital. The money and property we robbed were not used for our own selfish desires, but were all transported to the northwest to relieve the victims. The emperor may not know that there has been a severe drought in the northwest for several months, and those corrupt officials dared to embezzle the disaster relief funds. The common people can only gnaw the bark and eat the grass roots, and I don’t know how many people died of starvation! Dare I ask the emperor, we just took back the money they plundered from the people and returned them to the people, what crime is there?”
After hearing Ling Qingheng's words, Shen Ying slowly clenched her fists, "There is such a thing, these bastards dare to greed the imperial court's disaster relief funds!"
Ling Qingheng chuckled softly: "As long as Guo Jiuchen is in power for one day, these corrupt officials will have his protection, who's life will be taken seriously by them, and what money they dare not greedy?"
"You get up first." Shen Ying raised her hand, and waited for Ling Qingheng to stand up and said, "I can turn a blind eye to the matter of grabbing birthday gifts, and let you go. But you people gather together, It may be possible to be a hero for a while, but it is not a long-term solution after all. Jin Yiwei and Dongchang will find you sooner or later. How many people do you have in total? Who is in charge?"
Ling Qingheng said: "Among us, there are reckless gangsters, traffickers, and educated people. Anyone who is willing to fight eunuchs can become one of us, so the number cannot be counted, and there is no clear leader. The grassroots are not talented, have studied for a few years, and are responsible for scouting and delivering news in Beijing."
After Shen Ying listened, she curled her lips slightly, "You are honest. You have told me so much, you have given me all your details, maybe there is another purpose?"
Ling Qingheng smiled and said: "The emperor is wise."
Shen Ying asked: "What do you want?"
Ling Qingheng said seriously: "The grass people want to follow the emperor and contribute to the emperor's downfall of the eunuchs!"
Shen Ying frowned, was his thoughts so obvious?Can you even see a reckless rivers and lakes?So he asked tentatively, "Who did you hear that I'm going to bring down Guo Jiuchen?"
Ling Qingheng said: "The emperor is determined to conquer Mongolia, and the story of berating all the officials has been spread all over the world and everyone knows it, so the grassroots boldly guessed that you are as wise as the emperor, and you certainly disdain to collude with the eunuchs. You must also want to eradicate Guo Jiuchen as soon as possible. Take back the power."
"So what if you guessed it right?" Shen Ying opened the folding fan and fanned it, and said leisurely, "You are just some low-level gangsters, don't forget, if I hadn't saved you just now, you would have been here long ago. Jin Yiwei is in prison, what can I do for me?"
Ling Qingheng nodded and said: "The grass people understand that if you fall into the grass and become a bandit, you still need to submit a certificate. If you want the emperor to believe that we are usable people, you must let the emperor see our value. If the emperor trusts the grass people, you can wait three days later. When we go out of the palace to meet each other, the grass-roots people will definitely present a generous gift to the emperor!"
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After talking with Ling Qingheng, it was close to Zishi when Shen Ying returned to the palace.
It took less than half an hour to walk from the Prince's Mansion of Anjun to the Imperial Palace. Too many things happened that night. Shen Ying was sitting in the carriage with her eyes closed, but she accidentally fell asleep in the end.
When he woke up, the carriage had already stopped.
Shen Ying rubbed her sleepy eyes, stretched while yawning, and was about to get up and get out of the carriage, when she suddenly found that there was another person sitting in the carriage, which made him fart in fright.Butt sat back again, "Who!"
The light in the carriage was dim, and the figure of the man remained motionless, like a sculpture, only to hear him whisper: "The emperor is awake."
Shen Ying recognized Gu Min's voice, and breathed a sigh of relief, "So it's you, why are you here?"
Gu Min didn't look at Shen Ying, but faced the opposite carriage wall, and asked without answering, "Is the emperor out of the palace to play again tonight?"
Shen Ying: "...Yes."
Gu Min: "It's still the same as last time, went to Anjun Palace?"
An ominous premonition suddenly appeared in Shen Ying's heart: "... What do you want to say?"
Gu Min's tone was faint, like a ghost, "Your Majesty, you know that I just came out of Anjun Palace not long ago. If the Emperor was in Anjun Palace at that time, but we didn't meet, it would be a pity."
Shen Ying couldn't help but tugged at the hem of her shirt, he felt that Gu Min must have recognized Ling Qingheng.
Gu Min suddenly moved, raised his head and took a deep breath, "The smell of incense on the emperor's body tonight seems to be very similar to that of Mr. Ling who lives in the private house of the Prince's Mansion in Anjun."
Shen Ying: ... Sure enough.
Gu Min turned his head, with a pair of eagle-like sharp eyes lurking in the darkness, staring at Shen Ying's face, "Is there nothing the emperor wants to say to the minister?"
Just say it, anyway, he didn't do anything messy, and he was not afraid of the shadow swaying!
"Indeed, I went to An Jun Wangfu tonight."
Gu Min asked: "Did you go to the Anjun Palace, or the private house next door to the Anjun Palace?"
Shen Ying said, "They're all gone."
Gu Min paused for a moment, then continued to ask: "But to see that Mr. Ling?"
"Yes." Shen Ying admitted, "I like listening to him play the piano very much, why not?"
Gu Min: "Just playing the piano?"
Shen Ying patted her knee, "Otherwise, what else can I do?"
Gu Min: "If that's the only way, then why did the emperor keep it a secret from his ministers?"
"When did I hide it from you? Didn't I tell you now that you asked me?" Shen Ying snorted slightly, dissatisfied, "Also, are you interrogating me? I think you are investigating the case and looking for fools, right? ?”
Gu Min smiled lowly, "The emperor's explanation is really impeccable."
Shen Ying waved her hand, "Of course, I have a clear conscience!"
Gu Min said: "Since you have a clear conscience, you should be able to stand the inspection. Are you right, Your Majesty?"
Shen Ying froze for a moment: "Check?"
Gu Min suddenly turned his whole body towards Shen Ying who was sitting on the innermost side of the horse, blocking the way for Shen Ying to get out of the carriage, and said slowly: "If the emperor and Mr. Ling are really just playing the piano and listening to the piano, everything else beside them If you didn’t do it, you can check it out, Your Majesty, you’re not kidding, you won’t lie to me, right?”
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I don't know which family will suffer tonight, I just hope that Jin Yiwei will leave as soon as he catches someone, and don't make trouble for them.
"Listen, people inside, Jin Yiwei is ordered to search for rebels, open the door quickly!"
"Bang bang bang!"
The Jin Yiwei who was in charge of calling the door slapped the door loudly, but the door was still closed, and there was no sound inside the door, as if no one lived there.
Seeing that he couldn't open the door, Yijin Yiwei General Banner offered a plan: "Master Gu, that traitor took an arrow from us, and he will definitely find a place to heal his injuries when he enters the city. We followed the dog all the way here, but the people inside didn't open the door for a long time. There must be a ghost, why don't you tell a few brothers to break open the door and just rush in?"
Gu Min supported the Xiuchun knife hanging from his waist, and stood upright at the bottom of the steps. Behind him were dozens of Jinyiwei holding torches in their hands, and the whole street was brightly illuminated.
The flames reflected the flying fish suit on Gu Min's body until it was as bright red as blood. He looked down at the tassels hanging on the embroidered spring knife dancing in the wind, and said calmly, "Don't worry, maybe I didn't hear you, just keep calling. If you don’t open it, it’s not too late to break the door.”
Jin Yiwei Chief Banner moved his mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing that Gu Min had closed his eyes slightly, he didn't seem to want to listen to other people's suggestions, so he could only swallow the words, but he was slandering in his heart, this Master Gu, what on earth did he want? I don't want to catch the traitor, I've been knocking on the door for so long, and the traitor heard the movement, I'm afraid the person is already hiding by now!
Gu Min stood silently for a moment with his eyes closed, tapped his finger on the handle of the Xiuchun Knife casually, opened his eyes suddenly, stared at the door and said, "Knock the door."
The brocade guards ordered, and a few burly guards stepped forward and were about to smash the door open with all their strength. Before reaching the steps, the door suddenly opened.
"Who is making noise outside? It's late at night, and you can't let people sleep?"
A few figures came out from the dark door, two servants holding lanterns bent over and walked in the front, followed by a young man in brocade clothes, followed by several family guards.
The brocade guards raised their torches to take a picture, and they saw the young man's face clearly, it was the King of An Jun!
King An was taken aback when he saw that the person leading the guards in Jinyi was Gu Min, his hand holding the fan shook, and he swallowed guiltily, trying not to die, why did it happen that it was Gu Min?
Fortunately, King An quickly regained his composure, closed his folding fan and pointed at Gu Min, and preemptively said, "Okay, Gu Min, what do you want to do in the middle of the night? You dare to search even the king's mansion." , Is there a search warrant? Believe it or not, I will go to the emperor to see you for a copy tomorrow!"
According to the rules, Gu Min first bowed his hands to King An, and then said unhurriedly: "The lower official was ordered to track down the criminals, and followed them all the way to this point. If the lower official remembers correctly, this house does not belong to the Prince An's mansion." I don’t know why King An appeared here late at night?”
King An Jun raised his chin proudly, "Is this house bought by this king? Is it possible that I will report to you when I buy a house and where to live at night? How old are you?"
Gu Min pulled his lower lip, and said coldly: "Jun An, Jin Yiwei chased the Qin prisoner all the way to your private house, and the Qin prisoner just disappeared here. It is very likely that he hid in your house. Anjun Wang Yunzhun Jinyiwei went to the mansion to search, and after the search, everyone can feel at ease."
King An Jun sneered and said, "What do you mean by that? You said that the criminals are here with me, do you suspect that the king will harbor criminals?"
Gu Min said neither humble nor overbearing: "I don't dare, I am worried that Naqin committed such a crime that it might be detrimental to you, Prince An."
King An shook his hand, and said ungratefully, "You don't want to do this to me! I won't let you go in and search today. What can you do with me?"
Gu Min stared blankly at King An, and suddenly stepped forward. Seeing Gu Min's hand resting on the Xiuchun knife, King An involuntarily took a step back, and angrily said, "Your surname is Gu! You still want to Can't break through by force? Dare you! This king will definitely accuse the emperor of committing a crime against you!"
"Your Majesty Anjun forgives the crime. It is the duty of the subordinate officials to hunt down the criminals. If you refuse to accept it, let the emperor decide what is right and wrong when you come to the imperial court in the future, and the subordinate officials will make amends to you at that time." Gu Min looked He walked up the steps calmly, step by step, forcing King An to step aside, "Come on, go in and search!"
Jin Yiwei Deling immediately rushed into the yard with a torch. Seeing that Gu Min didn't take himself seriously, King An was so angry that his shoulders were shaking, he pointed at Gu Min's back and gritted his teeth: "Gu Junshu! You wait ! Tonight’s matter, this king will definitely not let it go with you!”
The courtyard where Ling Qingheng lived was not big. Dozens of Jin Yiwei led the hounds, and quickly searched every corner, but found no trace of any criminals.
Gu Min stood in the courtyard waiting for the search results, and after a while, the General Banner of Jinyiwei came to report: "I would like to report to Mr. Gu, my subordinates found something unusual in that room."
Gu Min raised his eyes and looked at the direction of Jin Yiwei General Banner's finger, and narrowed his cold eyes slightly, "Lead the way."
Jin Yiwei General Banner brought Gu Min to the bedroom where Ling Qingheng lived, leaned into Gu Min's ear and said, "I didn't find the prisoner, but there was a man inside, I don't know his identity, do you want to arrest him and torture him?"
When Gu Min walked into the room, a strong scent immediately wafted from his nose. Gu Min frowned, and fanned his face with his hand to drive away the scent. A trace of doubt flashed in his heart. Where did I smell it.
Ling Qingheng was pushed by Jin Yiwei and walked in front of Gu Min. Gu Min briefly glanced at Ling Qingheng's face, feeling familiar, secretly surprised, but asked calmly, "Who are you?"
Before Ling Qingheng could answer, King An rushed in. He fended off the surrounding guards and protected Ling Qingheng behind him. He said to Gu Min with a livid face, "He is my king's man! What do you want!"
It seems that he is the male favorite of Prince An's house in the outer house. Seeing that Ling Qingheng looks handsome and refined, and his figure is thin, he doesn't look like someone who is doing evil, so he doesn't take Ling Qingheng seriously.
But just when he was about to look away, he was suddenly attracted by a sachet hanging on Ling Qingheng's waist, and his eyes stabbed suddenly. The style and pattern of this sachet was exactly the same as the one that the emperor brought back from outside the palace that day. !
A flash of inspiration flashed in Gu Min's mind, and he suddenly thought why he felt the fragrance he smelled familiar when he came in. The fragrance he smelled on the emperor that day was the same as the fragrance Ling Qingheng lit.
I also understood why he felt a sense of déjà vu when he saw Ling Qingheng. Isn't this the person in the portrait that the emperor showed him that day, where he deliberately splashed him with tea?
It was him!
The person the emperor saw in the Sunrise Palace turned out to be him!
Gu Min could almost conclude that Ling Qingheng was by no means Prince An's male favourite. If there was a relationship between them, then why was Ling Qingheng's room lit with such a strong incense, but King An's body was not stained at all?
Gu Min was filled with anger and jealousy one after another, that day the emperor had sworn to him that with him, he would no longer look down on others, the result?It turns out that the emperor had raised a wild man outside the palace without telling him?
He also took the love sachet from the wild man, treating it like a treasure!
What did the emperor think of him?A three-year-old who is casually coaxing and playing? !
Anjun Wang noticed that Gu Min's eyes suddenly filled with murderous aura, and the hand holding the handle of the Xiuchun knife was so hard that the joints turned white, he couldn't help sweating on his forehead, and tightly held the folding fan in his hand , "Gu Min, you have searched now, how can there be any criminals you mentioned? I think you are on a mission by order, and there are a lot of adults who don't care about you. If you are sensible, go away!"
At this time, Jin Yiwei suddenly came in and reported: "Master Gu! The subordinates found something unusual in the east garden, please go and check it!"
Gu Min's icy eyes swept over King An and Ling Qingheng, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and he turned around, "Lead the way!"
A group of Jin Yiwei came to the garden, and found something strange. Jin Yiwei said: "Master Gu, there is a hidden door on this wall, which is locked behind the door. I don't know where it leads. Do you want to open it and have a look?"
"Who dares!" Anjun Wang followed with his family guards, strode to the wall, and asked the servants to block the secret door with their bodies, and said in a stern voice, "Behind this door is the king's Anjun Palace. The emperor's decree, I want to see who is tired of work and dares to go in and search!"
King Anjun is a relative of the emperor, and the mansion was built by imperial edict. If he went in and searched without an imperial decree, it would be regarded as a contempt for the imperial power and a crime of disrespect. Indeed, no one would dare to search.
The brocade guards all looked at Gu Min, waiting to hear his order what to do, Gu Min stared coldly at the secret door, his eyes dimmed, and after a while, his thin lips parted, and he uttered a word, "Withdraw."
Jin Yiwei left in an orderly procession, King An thought that Gu Min was afraid of him, he couldn't help but feel very proud, pointed at Gu Min with a fan and said: "It's good if you know you are afraid, don't think that you can be lawless if the emperor favors you, In front of this king, you will not be allowed to be presumptuous!"
Gu Min had already turned around to leave, but stopped when he heard the words, his body didn't move, only his face slowly turned sideways, and he glanced at King An who was behind him. The cold wind was still biting, and I couldn't help shrinking my neck.
When King An realized that he was too cowardly, and was about to speak out to reprimand Gu Min, Gu Min had already turned his head and left without looking back. He was so angry that King An stomped his feet on the spot, angrily Thinking, he should have told Gu Min just now, who is Ling Qingheng, let's see if Gu Min can become rampant after knowing the truth!
After all the guards in Jin Yi had left, King An brought Ling Qingheng back to the next door to see Shen Ying.
Shen Ying finally agreed to help Ling Qingheng and the others cover up, but it was inconvenient for him to come forward in person, otherwise Jin Yiwei would know that the emperor was here, and then tomorrow morning, the emperor raised a male favorite outside the palace, and everyone in the capital would make a fuss I know, so I can only ask An Junwang to act on his behalf.
King An was still kept in the dark, and didn't know that Ling Qingheng was one of the criminals who were going to be arrested by Jin Yiwei to rob Guo Jiuchen's birthday gift. That's why he went over to help.
"I'm so mad! I'm so mad!"
As soon as King An entered the room, he rushed to the table and directly picked up the teapot to his mouth, gulping tea into his mouth. After drinking a full stomach of cold water, his anger subsided a little.
Shen Ying heard the movement, came out from the room, and asked strangely: "What's wrong with you? Who messed with you?"
"It's not that Gu Min!" King An was indignant, "Your Majesty, you haven't seen how arrogant that villain was just now! It's because of you that you spoil him so much!"
Shen Ying was taken aback, "What? You saw Jun Shu? You mean, there is Jun Shu among the Jinyi guards who searched in the courtyard next door?"
The fan in King An's hand shook wildly, "Yes, he is the leader."
"How could it be such a coincidence?" Shen Ying's heart sank, and she grabbed King An's arm and asked anxiously, "Then did he react when he saw Ling Qingheng?"
King An recalled it for a while, he only remembered Gu Min's disrespect towards him, he didn't notice anything else at all, so he said, "No reaction, why, do the two of them know each other?"
Shen Ying patted her chest, comforting herself not to scare herself first, Gu Min only glanced at Ling Qingheng's portrait at that time, there is still a gap between the real person and the portrait, Gu Min may not be able to recognize Ling Qingheng as the one in the painting man of.
Besides, Gu Min didn't see him, but only saw King An Jun, so he probably wouldn't associate Ling Qingheng with him, would he?
Shen Ying shook her hand at King An, "Okay, you go out first and let Ling Qingheng come in, I have something to say to him alone."
King An Jun muttered in dissatisfaction: "What does it mean to use people to face forward, not to use people to face back? Your Majesty, I just kicked me out just after I saved you. I don't want you to be so ruthless."
Shen Ying gave King An a fan, "Stop talking nonsense, the blood jade in my private treasury will reward you as you wish!"
When King An heard this, he immediately forgot the unhappiness just now, and smiled, "Okay!"
Not a while after King An went out, Ling Qingheng came in.
After Ling Qingheng came in, he took a look at Shen Ying, then lifted up his clothes and knelt down to salute: "The grass people kowtow to the emperor! Thank you, the emperor, for saving your life!"
"Excuse me." The expression on Shen Ying's face remained unchanged, as if she was not surprised at all. Ling Qingheng knew that he was the emperor, but she just looked at Ling Qingheng with sharp eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "When did you find out my identity?"
Ling Qingheng got up, smiled and said: "Actually, the first time the emperor came to listen to the grass people playing the piano, the grass people had already guessed the identity of the emperor."
Shen Ying raised her eyebrows, "How did you guess it?"
Ling Qingheng explained unhurriedly: "The king of Anjun redeemed the grass people from the Nanfeng Pavilion and placed the grass people near the side, but he only treated the grass people with courtesy and did not exceed the rules. The grass people guessed, The one who is really interested in Caomin should not be King An, but someone else, and the only one who can make King An obey orders is you, the emperor. Whoever comes to see Caomin first, that person is likely to be Your Majesty today."
Shen Yingyan smiled, walked to Ling Qingheng with her hands behind her back, and squinted at him, "You are smart, I underestimated you."
Ling Qingheng said modestly: "In terms of intelligence, Caomin is far inferior to the emperor. Didn't the emperor also guess who Caomin is, and at the same time guess that Caomin has seen through your identity?"
"You have made your words so obvious, if I still can't guess, then you are a fool?" Shen Ying pulled her lips, not taking Ling Qingheng's compliment seriously, "The reason why you dare to reveal your identity is nothing more than to identify Yes, I will definitely save you, is what I said right?"
Ling Qingheng arched his hands and bowed in salute, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is wise, Caomin knows that he has offended Dongchang, and the only one in the world who can save Caomin is you, Your Majesty. That's why you boldly kept the emperor just now. Please forgive Caomin's offense."
"The offense is even offending, what's the use of saying this now?" Shen Ying turned around and sat down, suddenly slapped the table, and shouted, "Ling Qingheng! You are guilty!"
Ling Qingheng immediately knelt down again, but did not kowtow to plead guilty, "The grassroots don't know, please make it clear to the emperor."
Shen Ying said with a sullen face on purpose: "Don't think that if I saved you today, I approve of your actions. You guys ignore the court's laws and regulations, snatch the money escorted by the government, and openly oppose the court. Where do you people come from? , What is the purpose of hiding in the capital, and it is not true!"
Ling Qingheng looked directly at Shen Ying, and said in a dignified tone, "Your Majesty, please enlighten me, the grassroots are not trying to oppose the imperial court, we are just trying to oppose Guo Jiuchen alone!"
Shen Ying asked strangely, "What do you mean by that?"
Ling Qingheng recounted his own background: "Your Majesty, Guo Jiuchen stole the power of the country without authorization. In order to monopolize power and eliminate dissidents, he framed Zhongliang, disregarded human life, took bribes and perverted the law. It can be said that he is full of evil. This is something that everyone in the world knows. When we gather together, Some were Zhongliang who was framed to death by Guo Jiuchen, and some were personally persecuted by Guo Jiuchen. Everyone hated Guo Jiuchen to the bone. We only hate that we are weak and unable to shake Guo Jiuchen’s position, and bring Guo Jiuchen, a traitor, to justice. Knowing that Guo Jiuchen is going to celebrate his [-]th birthday, the birthday presents sent to Guo Jiuchen by governments from all over the country continue to be transported to the capital. The money and property we robbed were not used for our own selfish desires, but were all transported to the northwest to relieve the victims. The emperor may not know that there has been a severe drought in the northwest for several months, and those corrupt officials dared to embezzle the disaster relief funds. The common people can only gnaw the bark and eat the grass roots, and I don’t know how many people died of starvation! Dare I ask the emperor, we just took back the money they plundered from the people and returned them to the people, what crime is there?”
After hearing Ling Qingheng's words, Shen Ying slowly clenched her fists, "There is such a thing, these bastards dare to greed the imperial court's disaster relief funds!"
Ling Qingheng chuckled softly: "As long as Guo Jiuchen is in power for one day, these corrupt officials will have his protection, who's life will be taken seriously by them, and what money they dare not greedy?"
"You get up first." Shen Ying raised her hand, and waited for Ling Qingheng to stand up and said, "I can turn a blind eye to the matter of grabbing birthday gifts, and let you go. But you people gather together, It may be possible to be a hero for a while, but it is not a long-term solution after all. Jin Yiwei and Dongchang will find you sooner or later. How many people do you have in total? Who is in charge?"
Ling Qingheng said: "Among us, there are reckless gangsters, traffickers, and educated people. Anyone who is willing to fight eunuchs can become one of us, so the number cannot be counted, and there is no clear leader. The grassroots are not talented, have studied for a few years, and are responsible for scouting and delivering news in Beijing."
After Shen Ying listened, she curled her lips slightly, "You are honest. You have told me so much, you have given me all your details, maybe there is another purpose?"
Ling Qingheng smiled and said: "The emperor is wise."
Shen Ying asked: "What do you want?"
Ling Qingheng said seriously: "The grass people want to follow the emperor and contribute to the emperor's downfall of the eunuchs!"
Shen Ying frowned, was his thoughts so obvious?Can you even see a reckless rivers and lakes?So he asked tentatively, "Who did you hear that I'm going to bring down Guo Jiuchen?"
Ling Qingheng said: "The emperor is determined to conquer Mongolia, and the story of berating all the officials has been spread all over the world and everyone knows it, so the grassroots boldly guessed that you are as wise as the emperor, and you certainly disdain to collude with the eunuchs. You must also want to eradicate Guo Jiuchen as soon as possible. Take back the power."
"So what if you guessed it right?" Shen Ying opened the folding fan and fanned it, and said leisurely, "You are just some low-level gangsters, don't forget, if I hadn't saved you just now, you would have been here long ago. Jin Yiwei is in prison, what can I do for me?"
Ling Qingheng nodded and said: "The grass people understand that if you fall into the grass and become a bandit, you still need to submit a certificate. If you want the emperor to believe that we are usable people, you must let the emperor see our value. If the emperor trusts the grass people, you can wait three days later. When we go out of the palace to meet each other, the grass-roots people will definitely present a generous gift to the emperor!"
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After talking with Ling Qingheng, it was close to Zishi when Shen Ying returned to the palace.
It took less than half an hour to walk from the Prince's Mansion of Anjun to the Imperial Palace. Too many things happened that night. Shen Ying was sitting in the carriage with her eyes closed, but she accidentally fell asleep in the end.
When he woke up, the carriage had already stopped.
Shen Ying rubbed her sleepy eyes, stretched while yawning, and was about to get up and get out of the carriage, when she suddenly found that there was another person sitting in the carriage, which made him fart in fright.Butt sat back again, "Who!"
The light in the carriage was dim, and the figure of the man remained motionless, like a sculpture, only to hear him whisper: "The emperor is awake."
Shen Ying recognized Gu Min's voice, and breathed a sigh of relief, "So it's you, why are you here?"
Gu Min didn't look at Shen Ying, but faced the opposite carriage wall, and asked without answering, "Is the emperor out of the palace to play again tonight?"
Shen Ying: "...Yes."
Gu Min: "It's still the same as last time, went to Anjun Palace?"
An ominous premonition suddenly appeared in Shen Ying's heart: "... What do you want to say?"
Gu Min's tone was faint, like a ghost, "Your Majesty, you know that I just came out of Anjun Palace not long ago. If the Emperor was in Anjun Palace at that time, but we didn't meet, it would be a pity."
Shen Ying couldn't help but tugged at the hem of her shirt, he felt that Gu Min must have recognized Ling Qingheng.
Gu Min suddenly moved, raised his head and took a deep breath, "The smell of incense on the emperor's body tonight seems to be very similar to that of Mr. Ling who lives in the private house of the Prince's Mansion in Anjun."
Shen Ying: ... Sure enough.
Gu Min turned his head, with a pair of eagle-like sharp eyes lurking in the darkness, staring at Shen Ying's face, "Is there nothing the emperor wants to say to the minister?"
Just say it, anyway, he didn't do anything messy, and he was not afraid of the shadow swaying!
"Indeed, I went to An Jun Wangfu tonight."
Gu Min asked: "Did you go to the Anjun Palace, or the private house next door to the Anjun Palace?"
Shen Ying said, "They're all gone."
Gu Min paused for a moment, then continued to ask: "But to see that Mr. Ling?"
"Yes." Shen Ying admitted, "I like listening to him play the piano very much, why not?"
Gu Min: "Just playing the piano?"
Shen Ying patted her knee, "Otherwise, what else can I do?"
Gu Min: "If that's the only way, then why did the emperor keep it a secret from his ministers?"
"When did I hide it from you? Didn't I tell you now that you asked me?" Shen Ying snorted slightly, dissatisfied, "Also, are you interrogating me? I think you are investigating the case and looking for fools, right? ?”
Gu Min smiled lowly, "The emperor's explanation is really impeccable."
Shen Ying waved her hand, "Of course, I have a clear conscience!"
Gu Min said: "Since you have a clear conscience, you should be able to stand the inspection. Are you right, Your Majesty?"
Shen Ying froze for a moment: "Check?"
Gu Min suddenly turned his whole body towards Shen Ying who was sitting on the innermost side of the horse, blocking the way for Shen Ying to get out of the carriage, and said slowly: "If the emperor and Mr. Ling are really just playing the piano and listening to the piano, everything else beside them If you didn’t do it, you can check it out, Your Majesty, you’re not kidding, you won’t lie to me, right?”
The author has something to say: Shen Riyang: Now?In the carriage?Can you do it?
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