Opposite the entrance hall

I don't know when, the sound of silk and bamboo stopped, and even the dancers retreated quietly. The hall was solemn, and a needle could be heard, and the wind was blowing outside, which made this seemingly ordinary night a little more tense. .

Wang Yangchun's words fell down like a huge boulder, hitting everyone's hearts impartially, stirring up waves in the already restless hearts, especially Ji Si.

He squinted his eyes and couldn't see the expression on his face. He just turned the celadon wine glass in his hand and drank the rest of the wine under the direct or sneaky eyes of everyone. Then he propped his head on one hand and said lazily, "Oh, What is Mr. Wang's acting like? He suddenly wakes up and realizes his way back?"

"No," Wang Yangchun laughed, his round and chubby face couldn't see where the eyes were at all, making people want to pinch them, "it's about trying to endure the humiliation, punishing rape and eradicating evil."

"Who is evil, me? Then who is good, are you? Mr. Wang really dares to put gold on his face, and he is not ashamed to panic."

"It's normal for Mr. Ji not to believe it." Wang Yangchun was not annoyed, still smiling, "I will recall the memories for you. I don't know that a group of soldiers in the Pingbei Camp were discharged due to injuries. The court allocated a batch of sympathy money. Mr. Ji still has the impression. ?”

Before he could finish speaking, Ji Si's face became ugly and gloomy, and the words Qi Ran said at the wonton stall suddenly appeared in his mind, and at this moment, they rang out verbatim again: They dedicated themselves to the Great Jin They gave up everything, even their lives, but Dajin did not give them a brick, a tile, a millet, or a chestnut, and even the most basic food and clothing were not allowed to them. I can only hold on by myself, dare to ask Mr. Ji, where did the 30 taels of silver issued by the household department go?

When he asked a question at the beginning, recalling it again now, in such a situation, he pursed his lips tightly, tapped his index finger on the table lightly, and made a heavy and slow sound.

"Da da da……"

The sound of footsteps came from a distance in the darkness, and the person dressed overnight bowed and stopped. He was about to meet the person who came, looked around, and then his eyes lit up, and he jumped up On the branches, the branches and leaves are dense and the sky is dark, this person is dressed in black, unless he looks up closer, he can't tell that there is someone hiding here.

As the footsteps gradually approached, a dim light emerged from the corner, the halo became larger, and the figures became clear. They were two people dressed as domestic servants.

The faces of the two were full of exhaustion, and the taller one spoke first, "Change the price tomorrow, let's go eat flower wine, this has been stored for several days, and it has to be unloaded."

There was a burst of obscene and wretched laughter during the speech.

"Still unloading, you should be thankful for a good night's sleep," the shorter man said, "The steward has warned you repeatedly, as long as the two people from Lin'an don't leave for a day, we can't relax for a day, and we don't see the mansion. Are there more people on night duty than in previous times?"

"By the way, the two platoons from Lin'an are quite big. I heard people say that the servant Ji even beat General Guo up at the banquet. Isn't this servant bigger than the general?" The tall man asked again.

The short man didn't speak, but just held up the lantern to shine a light on the tree in the courtyard. The light was limited and the light was not too far away, so he couldn't see clearly. He frowned and turned around to go over to investigate carefully. The figure held his breath, his right hand held back a short sword pinned to his waist, and when he was about to draw it out, the situation changed suddenly.

The tall man pulled the short man back impatiently, and asked, "I'm asking you something!"

After being interrupted like this, the short man was not in the mood, impatient with the quarrel, and carried the lantern forward by himself, "This emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and Beijing officials are always more expensive than local officials."

The voices of the two gradually drifted away, and the person hiding in the shade of the tree was just about to breathe a sigh of relief and was about to change his place, when a sound of hurried footsteps came, and there were quite a few people listening to the sound, so he could only hide himself back .

I saw Cao Ping approaching with a gloomy face, followed by a few people dressed as servants, his face was extremely ugly, and he said in a low voice: "Didn't that girl be dealt with by you? Why did some people say that she was sent back?" gone?"

"My lord, the little one is also at a loss, so I can't make up my mind, so I have to call my lord back to discuss." The man in charge also had a panicked look on his face. He was so frightened by the blue sky and white day that he hadn't recovered yet.

"Where did you see it? Are you sure you read it correctly?" Cao Ping asked again.

"On the street, she was dressed exactly the same as that day, I must have seen her right, and I watched her enter my courtyard, she looks like that girl, my lord..." The steward The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, my whole body shivered, and even my words trembled with points, "Do you think that girl will not die, will she turn into a ghost and come back to us..."

"What are you afraid of?" Cao Ping glared fiercely, and said sharply: "I am afraid that a child will fail if she is alive. She will be bullied by me while she is alive. If she dies, she will not even think about turning over! Check it out for me, I want to see it." See who is pretending to be a ghost."

After all, when they arrived in front of the study, Cao Ping stopped and turned around and ordered, "Send someone to guard near the girl's house to see what's going on. You guys guard the door for me. Don't let others Come in."

"Yes."

The wooden door made a creaking sound when it was pushed out. Cao Ping lifted his leg and walked in, and the door closed tightly without leaving any gaps.

These naturally fell into the eyes of the man on the tree. He looked around, and if he went out rashly, he would have nowhere to hide and expose himself. He had to sink his mind and wait, hoping that his general would come soon, Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll have to stay here all night.

This Cao Ping didn't know what he was doing in the room, he went in for a long time without making a sound, after a while, the man on the tree was about to lean out to check, but saw the steward rushing in again, he had to lower his head quickly,

The steward knocked on the door in a panic, and the door was opened after a few knocks. Cao Ping came out with a frown.

The situation changed suddenly, the man on the tree frowned, he didn't know what to do for a moment, he stared at the study room that had not yet been locked, then he rolled over and got off the tree, bowed his body and let it go The footsteps were extra cautious, and after checking repeatedly, he opened a gap in the door, slipped in sideways, and quickly closed it.

The room was not lit and was only illuminated by the weak candlelight under the eaves. With the help of the light, the layout could be seen clearly at a glance. The man looked around, but found nothing. But Cao Ping's being so cautious doesn't make sense in this study,

The man in black thought about it, but felt a gap when his fingers touched the table. When he got closer, he found that it was an interlayer. He pulled out the dagger at his waist and gently pried it open. There was a universe in the picture, and several thick ledgers were placed in it. The man's eyes lit up, he took out a book and flipped through it, and after seeing the contents clearly, his face suddenly changed, there was not a single word on it.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open, and the guards with torches and long knives rushed in, blocking the water around the study. Cao Ping walked out from behind the crowd with a sullen face, "I thought I caught a big fish, I never thought it was a small shrimp, really because this kind of trick can fool me, say, who sent you!"

The situation changed suddenly, and an unexpected change happened. The man in black looked at the people in front of him with piercing eyes, stretched out his hand to touch his waist, and with a groan, the long sword was unsheathed, which was destined to disturb the peace of the night.

The night is still long, and the dawn is still long.

In the dark night, a pair of eyes suddenly opened. The sense of crisis cultivated by fighting in the battlefield for many years made Guo Jingyi realize that tonight was different. He hurriedly jumped out of bed and saw the fog in the forest, and he could only see a few steps away. It was so quiet that not even the sound of a bird could be heard.

The soldier on duty came up to meet him and asked, "What's wrong with the general?"

Guo Jingyi looked dignified and looked around carefully. Fighting in the fog is a taboo for marching. In addition, the vision is limited in the dark, making it easy to attack and difficult to defend. He asked in a deep voice, "What's unusual tonight?"

"Reporting to the general, there is nothing unusual, but suddenly there was fog, and the lieutenant gathered all the brothers together."

"Sudden fog?" Guo Jingyi's face became even more ugly. He took two steps forward, stopped suddenly, and hurriedly turned around to order, "Send an order to go down and prepare to retreat. This fog is a bit weird. It's inconvenient to stay here. Evacuate quickly."

The two soldiers were also panicked, and after saluting, they turned around and wanted to strike the gong, but after walking a few steps, two sharp arrows flew out of the mist, hitting the two eyebrows, their eyes were full of disbelief, and then went straight Straight backwards.

Then a rain of arrows flew over, Guo Jingyi's face was gloomy, and he was full of evil spirits. While avoiding carefully, he shouted loudly: "Night attack! Be on guard!"

The voice was about to fall, and hundreds of people rushed out of the fog, all soldiers dressed in Beiyan costumes, their eyes were bloodthirsty, their faces were excited, and the long knives in their hands glowed coldly at night.

The leader had a mustache and canine teeth, and shouted in Beiyan dialect, "Brothers, come with me and kill Guo Jingyi, women will have them, and jewelry will also be there!"

The voice was high, sounding another signal tonight.

The cicadas were singing in summer, but tonight the cicadas were making more noise for some reason. At this moment, suddenly a dagger was stabbed, and the cicadas stopped abruptly.

Pei Zhan pulled out the dagger inserted into the soil, put the cicada at the tip into the bonfire and roasted it, and immediately a burnt smell filled the air. He tore off the wings and stuffed them into his mouth to chew.

Seeing this, Zhu Yingzhou on the side yelled, "You even eat bugs, are you crazy!"

"What's this? I thought I chewed the roots of the tree back then, so it's already considered good." Pei Zhan raised his eyebrows, swallowed the worm while speaking, and then raised his dagger to look for the next prey.

Zhu Yingzhou's face was very ugly, and he felt that although Ji Si was also sick, sinister and cunning, but compared with Pei Zhan, at least he could put on a show, unlike this person who just put his dislike on his face.

On the first day of the junior high school, he didn't care about the turbulent tide between the two, but kept looking in the direction of Fanping City, wrinkled his small faces together, and asked worriedly: "General Pei, why did my lord ask you to send us out of the city? "

Pei Zhan poked the bonfire with a branch, the sparks danced and made a "squeaky" sound, and the flames jumped up all of a sudden, illuminating the surroundings even brighter. He looked at the dark forest in front of him, and a place on the right was filled with There is a gray layer of fog, but it is strange that it is only here.

After a glance, Pei Zhan withdrew his gaze, set his gaze on xxx, and said solemnly, "Wang Yangchun and the others have noticed something, and your adults are worried that they will do something tonight, so let me take him out of the city." It will all be settled tomorrow."

What he said was extremely simple, but the color faded from his little face when he heard it on the first day of junior high school, and he stood up straight away, trembling his lips and said: "The city is so dangerous, the adults are alone in the city... No, I have to go back!"

"Sit down!" Pei Zhan scolded.

"General Pei..."

"If you take another step, I'll break your leg."

With a battle-tested killing spirit, just one look can make two people fight. On the first day of the lunar new year, he bit his lip and didn't respond, just staring at the direction of Pingping City.

"It's because I was worried that you would do this, so I kept it from you. What else can you do when you go back now but make trouble?" Pei Zhan looked at the invisible Wanping City behind him, and whispered sharply, "He has his own decision, and I can trust him."

The long night is silent, and the hall is solemn.

Ji Si looked at the officers and soldiers who filed in, his heart sank, but he calmly poured a glass of wine and drank it up, then raised his eyes to look at Wang Yangchun in the crowd, the corners of his lips twitched, He laughed out loud, "Lord Wang came prepared."

"Ji Shilang's status is different, and his ability is even more outstanding. I dare not underestimate Cao Ping, who is played around by you." Wang Yangchun smiled and took out a thin book from his arms, and asked someone to hand it to Ji Si. , "This is the account book I searched from the secret room of Caoping's other courtyard. Does Ji Shilang look familiar?"

"Saving the pawn to protect the car? Interesting, then Cao Ping is probably grateful to you, thinking that you are grasshoppers on a rope, and you will sell him unexpectedly when you turn your back."

"Who is the same person as who, Ji Shilang might as well read the account book before saying anything."

Ji Si glanced at the ledger on the table out of the corner of his eye, and when he opened it, it was the pension money from Pingbei Daying. The upper right corner was stamped with the official seal of the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. The official seals are all different, if not for the fact that I absolutely don't know what they look like, and he is also very familiar with the annotations on the top, and I have learned to copy this font for a long time at that time.

The facts were before his eyes, the more he said at this time, the more mistakes he made, Ji Si pressed his tongue against the wall of the cavity, and asked coldly: "It's my official seal that approves, so what?"

"It's good for Ji Shilang to recognize it." Wang Yangchun smiled and narrowed his eyes, his swollen belly made him look more kind, "Ji Shilang is an official of the third rank, I dare not do anything, how to make decisions needs to be handed over to the emperor, Zhezi It has been submitted to the emperor, and Ji Shilang has to be wronged to go to prison for a few days before the decision is made, Ji Shilang, please."

"You are so polite, thank you Lord." With a smile all over his face, Ji Si slowly got up and straightened his clothes, and walked out of the crowd first.

The prison in Fanping was dark and damp. They were afraid of Ji Si's identity, so they left the only room in the prison that was transparent. After a little cleaning, Ji Si stood in the empty cell, sat cross-legged with his clothes lifted, not at all annoyed Comparing with the indignation and the other prisoners who yelled "wronged", he seemed out of place, like a fairy who had fallen into the mortal world.

The night was too long, until the first ray of sunlight penetrated the small window in the morning and entered the dark and damp prison cell. The eyelids of the people who had been sitting upright for half the night trembled and slowly opened their eyes.

The dawn is dim, the night dissipates from the sky, and the world is silent. At this time, the birds in the forest are scattered, breaking the silence in the forest. A white belly floats in the gray sky. Warm light shines through the mist, and the sky gradually brightens.

The long knife in his hand fell to the ground, and there were corpses all around. Guo Jingyi stood in the center, his body was covered in blood and his original color could no longer be seen, thick blood dripped down his right hand, his eyes drooped, he staggered a few steps and rushed forward go.

The man covered in blood rushed forward to support him, Guo Jingyi ordered in a hoarse voice, "Send the order... hurry back to the camp, and strengthen your guard... don't say anything about my injury..."

When the voice fell, the person passed out.

The disturbed birds in the forest flew away, and the surroundings became quiet again. The morning sun slowly rose, and the sky and the earth were bright, and the night fell, and the day appeared again.

Pei Zhan, who was resting against the tree trunk, felt the warmth projected on his face through the shade of the tree. He opened his eyes and blocked the glare with the back of his hand. Looking at the scene of the rising sun, he said to himself: "It's dawn."

Overnight, the situation changed drastically. When Wang Yangchun's papers were sent back to Lin'an, the court was in an uproar. Everyone didn't expect that Ji Si, who was ordered to go to Pingping, was actually related to this case. The account book was filled with black and white letters The amount of corruption he has embezzled over the years, if it is said that Cao Weiyuan tampered with it on the surface, Ji Si planned it secretly. As for Cao Pingping and others, they only took petty profits.

Emperor Chengde vomited blood and passed out on the court hall. The first thing he did when he woke up was to remove Cao Weiyuan from his position and let Cao Weiyuan shout his injustice. Then he issued a Taoist order to let Ji Si return to Beijing to be punished some day.

Ji Shilang has many grievances with others on weekdays, once he fell off the horse, except for Qi Kuangshan who said that something was wrong, no one defended him.

The order sent to Wanping rushed to the horse.

A rush of hurried footsteps walked in, before anyone could be heard, "Miss, miss, something happened!"

Pei Yao closed the account book and looked at the person who came, frowned and scolded, "Why are you in such a panic?"

"The slave girl was going to get the rouge for the young lady before, and happened to pass by the Ji mansion, and saw a lot of patrolling guards surrounding the Ji mansion, and after a little inquiring, I found out that Ji Shilang was accused of embezzling the military salary in front of the palace, and heard that the emperor was furious, now An order has been issued for Ji Shilang to return to Beijing to be punished!"

"Impossible, Mr. Ji is not this kind of person, and he will definitely not embezzle the military salary." Pei Yao's face changed suddenly, and then she suddenly stood up when she thought of something, "Where is brother? How is brother?"

"There is no news about the general." The servant girl saw that Pei Yao's face turned ugly again, and hurriedly added, "Miss, don't worry, the general has nothing to do with this matter, nothing will happen."

Pei Yao nodded, but her mind was still in a state of confusion. She knew little about court affairs, but she also knew what a serious crime it was to embezzle military pay. She was worried about Ji Si's situation, but she didn't know who to ask, thinking about it Going to have an idea, he ordered: "Prepare the car, let's go to Qi Mansion."

Cao Weiyuan was imprisoned, Ji Si was escorted back to Beijing for severe punishment, and two officials above the fourth rank in the household department were about to fall from their horses. The news spread in the court.

Yang Qin has an old man who is a trusted confidant of the emperor, and he knew about it long ago, but it just so happened that Qi Ziheng was not there and neither was Du Cunxiao. When someone came to report that Pei Yao and Qi Xi were looking for something to do with him, they were still in a daze.

When he walked into the front hall, he saw Qi Xi at first glance. The two people's eyes met, but Yang Qinshuai looked away, looked at Pei Yao and asked in a gentle voice: "I heard that the second miss Pei is looking for me." Is there something wrong? I don't know what it is?"

"It's really bothering Mr. Yang, but Pei Yao has something important to ask, so I have to do it." Pei Yao's face was extremely anxious, and her tone of voice was faster than usual, "I heard that Mrs. Yang is with the household department. Sir Ji Siji, the servant, is very familiar with him, I wonder how he is doing now?"

Ask Ah Yan?

Yang Qin frowned, his expression not concealing his confusion, "Why did Second Miss inquire about Ji Shilang? Could it be that the two know each other?"

"To be honest, Ji Shilang saved Pei Yao's life..." Pei Yao described the situation on Zhengdan Festival in a few words.

Seeing that there was no pretense on the person's face, and he really didn't think that the Second Miss of the Pei Mansion was doing something like this on purpose, so Yang Qin could only choose something to say, "The book that the chief minister of Wen Ping came a few days ago, there is something in it. It is said that Ji Shilang is the same as Fanping in charge of grain, and the household secretary, Cao Weiyuan, is in a bad mood, and the officials and officials protect each other. At the same time, there are several accounts, and the official seals and comments on them are authentic Ji Shilang."

"How could it be, Mr. Ji would definitely not do such a thing."

"I don't believe it either, but the account book is still on Yushitai, and now I can only wait for him to return to Beijing to ask him personally. Even if this person is wronged in Wanping, there is no way to explain it, and it can only be arranged by others. , His temperament has accumulated grievances in the past, and he pointed to stepping on it this time, fortunately, the emperor has sent someone to pass the order to Pingping, and it won't be long before we can understand what's going on."

Pei Yao pursed her lips tightly, knowing that now she could only wait and see what happened, the only worry was that her elder brother always hated Ji Si, and she only hoped that this time, nothing would happen to her.

Worrying in his heart, he let out a long sigh.

The two got into the car together with Yang Fu, Qi Xi lifted the curtain and looked back at Yang Qin who was still standing in front of the door, and did not withdraw his hand until Pei Yao uttered a sound.

"I see that Master Xiao Yang has really let go this time. I don't know if it's because of his different temperament. He is much calmer than before."

"What do you want to say?" Qi Xi asked coldly.

"It's just a bit of a sigh."

Qi Xi frowned and remained silent, instead of looking for what Pei Yao meant, he lowered his eyes and pondered, then asked: "What's the matter with you and Ji Si?"

Pei Yao felt guilty all of a sudden, but she pretended to be calm and natural, "Didn't I say it earlier, Mr. Ji..."

"It's okay for you to deceive Yang Qin with your words, do you really think I will believe it?" Qi Xi interrupted her with a cold face, "Yao'er, you and I love sisters, I understand how you are, don't worry Lie to me, are you thinking about that Ji Si, about him..."

After all, seeing that Pei Yao didn't deny it, she frowned, and her face was already a little angry, "This man's misbehavior will be punished, why did you fall in love with him! He is not a good match, not good enough for you of."

"It's not about whether you deserve it, but whether you want it or not." Pei Yao's eyes were bright and serious, "When I first saw him, I was filled with joy, and I only hoped that he would treat me the same way I treat him, but in fact it was just wishful thinking. , it's too hard to find happiness between two people, if this fate doesn't belong to me, I won't force it, I just want him to be safe."

Love each other.

Qi Xi's eyes moved slightly, she thought she was like this with Shen Zixiang, but in fact it was just looking for a suitable person, as for Yang Qin, it was just wishful thinking at first, but now...

Finally, Qi Xi let out a long sigh.

The sound of the wheels gradually faded away, and was covered by the chaotic footsteps after a while, and no other sounds could be heard anymore.

Ji Si slowly opened his eyes, the sky was dark, oil lamps were lit on both sides of the aisle outside the cell, the light was a little dim, he stood up and moved his limbs that were a little stiff after sitting for a long time, without the usual annoying panic, just like in the The backyard is average.

The sound of footsteps approached from far away, and I saw two officers escorting a man over, who happened to be in the cell opposite Ji Si, and what's more, that man was none other than Cao Ping.

The old man was flustered and confused, and when he saw Ji Si, who was leaning on the fence and staring at him with a smile, his heart sank, and he subconsciously turned around, and was kicked by the officer and threw himself into shit , Waiting for the two officials to walk away cursing, he quickly got up and found a corner farthest from Ji Si.

"Oh! Isn't this Mr. Cao!" Ji Si said with an exaggerated expression, "Why did you come in too? Aren't you and Mr. Wang in the same group? Could it be that you were tricked? This dog-eat-dog scene is wonderful."

Cao Ping glared at Ji Si viciously, his face full of gloom, wishing he could tear this man into pieces, and even throw Wang Yangchun to the dogs to feed him!

Since Cao Weiyuan couldn't be contacted, the account from Ji Si was Cao Ping's first retreat. He hid the account very well. He never thought that Wang Yangchun would have noticed it long ago. That day Wang Yangchun said someone Informed him: Said that Ji Si and the others would definitely take action, and asked him to take more precautions.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the man in black escaped on his front foot, Zhang Jing brought someone back and found the ledger of embezzlement of military pay in his study. Only then did Cao Ping realize that he had been tricked. The man in black did not come to steal anything. It's for the account book!

That fellow Wang Yangchun used him as a pedal, but he picked it up cleanly. Thinking of this, Cao Ping's hatred welled up, and he looked at Ji Si gritted his teeth coldly and said, "It's hard for Mr. Ji to have time to watch the theater here. It is not a pity for a lowly official to die, and Ji Shilang as a companion is enough."

"Who told you that my lord is going to die?" Ji Si suddenly threw out such a sentence, which made Cao Ping dizzy.

"Wang Yangchun didn't dare to touch me in Wanping, and he couldn't touch me when he returned to Lin'an." Ji Si clicked his tongue and sat down cross-legged, looking as if he was going to answer Cao's questions, " You don't really think that the emperor knows nothing about this matter, our emperor has nothing else to do but is very suspicious. He knows how much money the household department allocates every year and how much those officials take. Like a mirror."

"What do you mean?"

"Looking at the corrupt officials in the entire court, if not hundreds, there could be thousands. Why did the emperor want to investigate Fanping? Do you really think that Zhu Yingzhou is capable? You are not the only ones who decide this matter. If you come out No, it’s self-evident who the biggest beneficiaries are.”

Ji Si deliberately said ambiguously, and led Cao Ping to think northwards. Sure enough, the man frowned, and after thinking for a while, he realized, "If something happens to us, Guo Jingyi will benefit the most!"

"Not to mention anything else, let's just say that Zhu Yingzhou, a young man who has not reached the crown, can have such thoughts. Someone must have instructed him behind him. This person has been planning for a long time, and his wolf ambition is clearly revealed. The emperor saw it. The clues of this, if not, but to find out about embezzlement of military pay, why do you have to accompany General Pei, not only that, but also send a personal soldier, it would be too much work, the emperor wants to deter anyone, now Mr. Cao understands the reason?" Ji Si lowered his tone, deliberately creating a tense and dangerous tone, his face was hidden in the dark, and the sneer at the corner of his mouth was terrifying.

Cao Ping was already upset, and the cell was cold and damp. He was used to enjoying himself and couldn't stand the cold. He couldn't help shivering. He was led by Ji Si's thoughts, and his face became ugly. "Could it be to check Guo Jingyi!"

"The emperor has long felt that Guo Jingyi's military power is too heavy, and he has the blessings of foreign relatives, so he wanted to take over the power in his hands. This is why it happened. I never thought that Wang Yangchun and Guo Jingyi were in the same group. I was caught off guard, Mr. Cao, this is a good time for you to make up for your mistakes," Ji Si stared straight at the person, "If you believe me, I will definitely keep you safe and sound in front of the emperor, but it's just a relegation, at least you can leave one Fate, if Ji Si's words today are half a lie, he will die in a bad place!"

Maybe it was because he was too serious in his swearing, or maybe what he said earlier was well-founded, Cao Ping hesitated, his eyes were lowered in thought, and he didn't notice that Ji Si, who was just opposite, turned his head and let out a sigh of relief.

Ji Si squinted at Cao Ping from the corner of his eye, seeing the hesitant appearance of the person, he knew that he believed it eighty percent, what he said was just a patchwork of things, if the person who is here today is Wang Yangchun, he must be deceiving No, luckily Cao Ping is stupid and greedy for life and afraid of death,

Sure enough, after a while, Cao Ping looked up and asked in a deep voice, "According to what you said, what should we do now?"

"Do you remember that Zhu Yingzhou has a daughter? What's the matter with that girl?" Ji Si squinted his eyes and thought for a while before asking such a question.

Cao Ping was a little confused, but he still thought about it, "I have some impressions. I couldn't hold back when I saw that girl's Shui Ling. It was only afterwards that I realized that it was Guo Jingyi who deliberately set up a scheme against me. He wanted Zhu Yingzhou to help him steal me. Things in the building! So I arranged such a play, and Zhu Yingzhou, who was the loser, devoted himself to working for him, saying that my thoughts were vicious, and this Guo Jingyi may not be aboveboard!"

The firelight in the aisle hit Ji Si in front of him, and he, who was sitting in the dark, couldn't help but clenched his hands tightly.

The light and shadow flickered, and Zhu Yingzhou, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened his eyes. He looked at the top of the bed in a daze, his eyes were dull and lifeless, and he didn't know what he was thinking. He didn't look angry at all.

They returned to Wanping City again, and they knew the news of being detained on the day they entered the city. They were so anxious that they couldn't sleep at night on the first day of junior high school, and Pei Zhan also looked unexpected.

Yu public and private Wang Yangchun didn't dare to do anything to Pei Zhan, and in addition he was too busy to disappear, and the other officials of Fanping didn't dare to offend Pei Zhan. Waiting for the imperial order from Lin'an.

A few days have passed since that night, and Fanping seems to be calm, but there are storms everywhere, waiting for a suitable time, and a hurricane will be set off.

Zhu Yingzhou looked at it for a long time, unconsciously raised his hand to touch the pendant hanging around his neck, hesitated for a long time, put his legs down on the bed, supported the bed board with one hand and clenched the edge of the bed with the other, exhausting all his strength When Kan stood up, he felt a sharp pain in the soles of his feet just by moving a little bit. His back was wet with cold sweat, but he still gritted his teeth and moved in small steps. He was not at all worried that his legs would be completely useless.

He went to the window and opened it, put the bone flute to his mouth and blew it. The hoarse and strange sound drifted out, and was carried to the distance by the wind. In the dark night, he could not see the edge, as if it contained danger.

It’s too quiet tonight, even the sounds of birds and beasts don’t roar like in the past. The ferocious and brutal beast is as obedient as a big cat, lying at Andrew’s feet and letting him run its fur, squinting its eyes. Cozy.

An inquiry came from outside the tent, and Andrew called people in.

The visitor saluted and said: "My lord, everything has been arranged properly. The lord's schemes are really brilliant, but this Wang Yangchun is a person who loves life and fears death and loves fame and fortune. After the matter is completed, he will be..."

The man made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"This man is very cunning," Andrew sneered, "he only dealt with us because he knew that he couldn't keep his head, so he had to use Beiyan's power to pretend to be behind the oriole. He didn't want to get rid of it from the very beginning. Ji Si is just worried that this person will block his way, maybe he has already planned how to get out of the way."

"Then we have to cut off his retreat first?"

"Don't worry, if Ji Si is escorted back to Beijing, Pei Zhan will not stay. This man has extraordinary martial arts skills and has led the army for many years. His ability cannot be underestimated. He is no easier to deal with than Guo Jingyi. It is useless to leave Wanping. One harm." Andrew planned in a deep voice.

"Guo Jingyi is always on guard against Wang Yangchun, and wants to govern Fanping alone, but just forgot the reason why the oriole is behind, and he is too hasty," Andrew shook his head and sighed pretendingly, "Let them fight in the nest, this farmer Ping, I will accept it."

"I worked up my energy at night. In two days, we will get back the new and old grudges one by one. Back then, he used the people of Beiyan as a shield. Today, I will slaughter his entire city. How to fight me!"

As if sensing Andrew's murderous intent, xx let out a low howl, the night had just begun.

On the day Lin'an came, Ji Si had already been in prison for a few days, he smelled bad all over his body, and he was a little embarrassed, Wang Yangchun didn't target him, on the contrary, he didn't even see anyone, it was completely weird when he thought about it carefully.

The sound of footsteps came from the corridor, and Ji Si looked up, only to see Pei Zhan and a few people in patrol uniforms walking over, and was stunned for a moment.

This person looks really miserable, although there is no trauma, but his complexion is not very good-looking, and he can't match up with the meticulous Ji Shilang before. The two of them have been together for a long time, and they have some affection. Pei Zhan frowned, feeling uncomfortable in his heart, but this scene was not suitable for reminiscing about the past, he just stood on one side, and the two inspectors read out Emperor Chengde's oral order.

It's only one sentence to cut the beginning and the end, let him return to Beijing immediately, and there will be an explanation for this matter after the third trial.

After the reading was finished, Pei Zhan leaned forward, "The outside is all ready, and the rest will be decided after returning to Beijing."

Ji Si looked up and saw that the person didn't move.

Seeing something wrong with this reaction, Pei Zhan said in a panic: "Could it be that you are injured, Wang Yangchun dares to abuse officials by lynching! I'm going to ask him for an explanation!"

"Well, my feet are numb, please help me."

"..."

Pei Zhan helped Ji Si up with a dark face, and Cao Ping, who was just about to go out, yelled, "Master Ji, Master Ji!"

Ji Si stopped and slapped his forehead, "Look at me, I almost forgot about you."

He asked Pei Zhan to support him and walked over. Cao Ping Yanhan hoped that his eyes would not look away from Ji Si for a second, and he only hoped that Ji Si would lead him away from this ghostly place.

"Lord Cao," Ji Si has a lot of experience in deceiving people these days, and he raised his tone without deliberately making a fuss, "Don't worry, we have been in prison together anyway, how can I ignore you, it's just me This is going back to Beijing to stand trial and not to be sealed, so I can't protect myself, just wait, when I pass this hurdle, I will go to the emperor to intercede for you."

The words have come to this point, if Cao Ping can't react anymore and is tricked by Ji Si, he will really become an idiot. He put his face in the middle of the fence with a gloomy face, staring fiercely in his eyes, as if he was going to burn his sanity Jin, gritted his teeth and roared, "Ji Si, you're playing tricks on me! You're playing tricks on me!"

Ji Si sneered, "If you want to play tricks on you, you can play tricks on you, and ask if you agree or not?"

Cao Ping was furious and kept slapping the fence, "Ji Si! I'm going to kill you!"

"Save your energy and go shouting on Huangquan Road." Ji Si waved his hands behind his back, and put those insulting shouts behind him.

The patrol guards sent to escort Ji Si are already waiting outside.