The first work of the imperial prison

Under the candle, Ye Baiting's heart turned quickly, the first thing he considered was the possibility of He Yiming being the 'Eight Prince'.

The ancient household registration system was easy to take advantage of loopholes. It was many years ago that the Eighth Prince of Oara entered Jokhang. Now the Eighth Prince has grown into a young man. It is not difficult to blur his age by one or two years old, or even three or four years old.

He Yiming's growth trajectory...

Ye Baiting thought back carefully, before when he was young, he didn't pay attention to what he saw and heard, but now thinking about all the details...it seems nothing special?His growth process was the same as that of ordinary people, and there were no strange people around him.

So he must not be some eighth prince who touched this secret...

Ye Baiting asked him: "Do you know why you were recruited into this organization?"

He Yiming's eyes were alert: "Of course it's because I'm superior—"

Ye Baiting's eyes were sharp: "I don't judge you when you evaluate yourself, but your eyes are not blind. What is the third prince's plan and what is his style of doing? If you say you have seen it, you should see it very clearly. The people who are really by his side , must be full of mind, how much do you think you have? Are they playing tricks on you, or are you calculating them to get benefits?"

He Yiming lowered his head and gritted his teeth, he knew he had figured it out, but he was still not convinced: "I—"

"You are not the core person who is absorbed and reused at all. You are just a lamb they are feeding. One day, you will be slaughtered and sacrificed to heaven," Ye Baiting said meaningfully. "Have you ever thought that if one day, they The matter was exposed, and I withdrew incognito, and made a campaign to say that you are the third prince, or that you are the eighth prince of Wala, what should you do? The things you have done, the secrets you know, and even in the future, one by one will be settled. The evidence on you... with your brain, is there a way to be vigilant in advance and refuse?"

Just thinking about it, He Yiming took a deep breath: "No...impossible, I'm not some sheep waiting to be slaughtered, you talk nonsense, you don't know anything!"

Ye Baiting stared at him: "They dragged you into the game. In order to win your trust, they must have made up a lot of lies to separate you from my family. What did they make up? Is it only about your father?"

He Yiming's eyes were red: "That's not made up, it's the truth!"

Ye Baiting: "They say it's a fact, so it's a fact! Where are the witnesses, where are the physical evidence, what are the autopsy results, and where are the suspect's confessions! You have also entered the Ministry of Criminal Justice as an official, so you should know that there is no room for sand in the criminal case. It is your own imagination. 'Facts' are the greatest harm to everyone, you only listened to what they said, but did you check it yourself and ask yourself!"

"I……"

He Yiming's heart beat a little fast, it is impossible to admit that he was stupidly deceived, although there is no evidence, although he has not seen a confession, even though he has never seen his father's body, but he has known these people for a long time!They understand him, care about him, and if he has any unhappy things, they will know immediately, take the initiative to comfort him, and stay with him...

"You were deceived by them and joined their organization. It won't be too 'easy'. You need to hand over your nomination certificate?"

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes, anger surged in his heart, and his hands clenched into fists under his sleeves: "Is this petition a case against my father? Did they plan long ago to want my father to die?"

He Yiming still gritted his teeth: "Your father took bribes, took people's lives, and hooked up with foreigners—his death is not a pity!"

"Where's the evidence!" Ye Baiting suddenly got up from the chair, rushed forward and grabbed He Yiming's collar, and stared intently, "Who gave you the evidence you brought to court! Who made up so many specious things, Who is going to murder my father, Third Prince!"

"Cough... you loose... let go of me..."

He Yiming was strangled by the neckline, had difficulty breathing, his hands and feet were still shackled, and he was not dexterous, unable to push Ye Baiting away. Soon his face was flushed and his breathing was short of breath. It seemed that he was not far from death.

You can't kill people!

Although people die almost every day in the Imperial Prison, dying of illness, fighting with prisoners to death, and being killed by Jin Yiwei are two different things...

The guard at the gate was a little worried, and just about to go in to persuade him, he saw the commander's warrant—don't worry about it.

The jailer didn't move his feet anymore, he was still a little worried and looked inside frequently.

Of course, Ye Baiting couldn't kill someone. He just acted impulsively, wishing to kill this He Yiming, forcing him to speak clearly, but when he tightened his hand by the collar, he realized that this was wrong.

No...

He shook off He Yiming, closed his eyes, and took two deep breaths. He felt that his emotions were too fluctuating, and it was not suitable for him to continue to interrogate this matter.

"Cough-cough-cough-cough-"

He Yiming lay on the ground, clutching his throat and coughing crazily, he still didn't forget to threaten: "You Beizhen Fusi caress about human life, I must get a copy of Zishen's surname Qiu!"

Ye Baiting now only regrets that he didn't use enough strength just now, but he can still make the dog speak: "I call you congratulations, sir, do you really think that you are an official?" What!"

He Yiming: ...

"Cough, cough, cough—"

Ye Baiting calmed down, and tidied up his cuffs slowly: "My sister is looking for something to cook recently. It seems to be called 'Heavenly Blue Heart'. Have you heard of it?"

Panting heavily, He Yiming collapsed on the ground, and sneered: "Use such an expensive thing for cooking? I said that your father is not a good person, and all the embezzled things should be given to your daughter as a dowry!"

Ye Baiting thought that you really knew: "Where can I buy it?"

He Yiming smiled darkly: "Aren't you amazing, go find it yourself, buy it with money!"

This reaction is obvious. He knows the existence of this thing, knows that it is rare and expensive, but he doesn't know that this thing can be used as medicine to relieve the poison of hatred and suspicion.

Otherwise, when asked this way, his first reaction would definitely not be that it was too expensive, but that Beizhen Fusi wanted something from him, and he could use it to negotiate terms.

It doesn't matter if you don't talk about it, Ye Baiting didn't expect too much at first, He Yiming's network of contacts, it sounds complicated, but it's actually very simple, that is, some people hide deep, basically only one-line contact, it's hard to catch if they don't move, he himself There are not many channels that can be accessed. I know that things are expensive, and I know that they are not easy to buy... Which business is it?

Is that Longfeng again?

Ye Baiting came here, and the basic purpose has been achieved, so he wanted to leave, and he would feel nauseous if he looked at He Yiming again.

"Killing to pay for life, debt to pay back money, your guilt is irreversible, before autumn comes, you probably still have a few months, why not use this time to think about how to live your life, should you tell the truth."

Ye Baiting pushed open the door of the interrogation room, his back was clear and straight, like a green bamboo in the rain, unbending and unbending: "The people here will 'take good care' of you, when you think about it, remember to call someone, the days in prison are long, Master He, enjoy yourself."

He Yiming didn't want to see Ye Baiting at all, but when Ye Baiting really left, he felt a big gap in his heart, as if some opportunities went away with him, and there was no more, he was going back to that small cell again, bad luck , rancid, no matter what time of day the rats come to patronize when they are in a good mood...

Obviously other cells are not like this, but that one is the dirtiest and worst, no one will go to clean it, even the toilet is tied to the corner, no one cares when it is full!

He doesn't want to go back to that place...

"You don't go—you come back!"

"Howling, get out!"

The guards are not so polite, they are stronger than Ye Baiting, they don't have enough strength to push and push, you fell?oh so what?Why don't you obediently get up by yourself, do you want to kick your feet again!

He Yiming: ...

He gritted his teeth, and walked with heavy steps, step by step, into the depths of the prison. For the first time, he wondered if his choice was wrong. Is the risky move he played today really just a risky move?Could it be that from now on... I really can't get out?

……

He Yiming is just a pawn, being used by others. His father's case has a deeper reason, and there is a hidden culprit. He has been targeted by others for a long time...

When Ye Baiting saw Qiu Yiqing, he felt aggrieved: "He has hidden a lot of things and didn't say anything."

Qiu Yiqing rubbed his head: "It's okay, we still have time."

Ye Baiting lowered her head and pressed it against his chest: "Go and ask him for me."

"Okay, I'll help you." Chou Xunqing pinched the back of his neck with his big hand, "I can ask many confession tricks, including torture and non-torture, I promise to help you find out."

"Also... don't be so anxious, don't we still have Mrs. Cai? She just left the capital, and Ying Puxin's letter has to be found..." Ye Baiting said in a low voice, "You don't have superhuman powers, things have to be done one by one. what to do?"

This is distressing him.

Qiu Yiqing caressed his chin and raised his head: "He Yiming is such a bastard, he got so angry just now, he still remembered to ask me for life-saving medicine, the young master is so righteous, how can I not reciprocate? Don't worry, I can't be tired."

Ye Baiting: ...

This dog man is not worthy of distress.

"Then...do you work hard?"

Qiu Yiqing smiled lowly: "How is the young master going to thank me?"

"You just said you wanted to repay."

"It's one thing to give back, it's another thing to say thank you."

"Then what do you want?"

"What do I want..." Qiu Xingqing's eyes became darker and more aggressive, "The young master is so smart, how could he not know?"

Ye Baiting: ...

Forget it, it's too much fun.

Hearing a sound from the side, it was the jailer coming to inspect, Ye Baiting dragged Qiu Yiqing out: "Let's go out and talk about it."

The moonlight is like practice, warm and bright, the moonlight is beautiful tonight, it makes people linger and forget to go back to the house.

After sleeping for a whole day, Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing walked slowly, gathering their thoughts in the moonlight.

"...Although the case is closed this time, I still feel a little uneasy," he remembered one thing, "the Longfeng firm we went to together, no matter the goods or people in the warehouse, always felt that something was wrong, you can find out Any clues?"

"not much."

Qiu Xunqing would never bet on one person when doing things.He Yiming caught it, and Geng Yuanzhong was also in prison, but the third prince has something hidden, they can't clean it up, if they don't cooperate, Jin Yiwei will need a lot of time to ask for evidence, he had expected it, other The direction is also impossible to let go.

"Longfeng Commercial Bank, do you still remember those two people who chased us to the brothel?"

"Remember," Ye Baiting nodded, feeling that Qiu Yiqing's expression was wrong, "What's wrong? Something happened to them?"

Qiu Suiqing's head: "That night was a bit dangerous, so as not to scare the snake away, I sent someone to investigate the next day, but the person was already dead. Judging from the time of death, they probably couldn't follow us. They died before they could go back. .”

Ye Baiting pondered: "Silence?"

Have their identities been discovered?

"Not necessarily," Qiu Xingqing said, "There may be other reasons. My people are still investigating, but there is a detail that I don't think can be ignored. I need to ask you."

"You said."

"Withered and yellow hair, blue and black eyes, depressed spirit, carious teeth, crazy as if he has all the guts, completely devoid of humanity, when he is sad, tears and nose flow together..."

Qiu Xunqing explained a lot of details and asked Ye Baiting: "I remember you once said when handling the case that people with similar symptoms may become dependent on some kind of drug, but is that so?"

Ye Baiting's expression changed instantly: "Have you ever seen such a person? Where and when did they appear, one or two, or more?"

Seeing that he was solemn, Qiu Yiqing also sank his face: "This time when I was checking the Longfeng Trading Company, but it was not in the trading company, but when I was checking the company's people, Jin Yiwei followed the two palms for a short time because of the need for verification. The son of the incident found that they like to soak in flower houses and drink flower wine...they have the above symptoms."

"Are the symptom details correct?"

"Jin Yiwei can't make a mistake."

Ye Baiting's heart sank: "Wuxiang... this is the poison of crow's poison, it can never be wrong!"

It is called Wuxiang here, but in other time and space, it will be called opium, big smoke, and... more, more, terrible names.

"I'm not alarmist," Ye Baiting looked straight into Qiu Xingqing's eyes, "The poison of Wuxiang does not kill people instantly, but it will slowly corrode and make people addicted. It's not a ghost, it's a gentleman, a person with a sense of responsibility, if he gets it, he will become a villain, throwing away all ethics and morality, for this black fragrance, they can do anything, this kind of thing, It can destroy a person at least, or several generations at worst. The country may be vulnerable in front of it. This kind of thing must be completely eradicated, and the roots must be eradicated. There is no such thing as Dazhao! Anyone who dares to sell it will kill thousands of people. A hundred times is not enough to atone for sin!"

Qiu Yiqing has seen Ye Baiting with many expressions and looks. He looks different when he is happy, unhappy, angry, or when he wants to anger others. .

It seems that this Wuxiang is really the root of all crimes.

Qiu Xunqing can perceive the usefulness of this thing if he thinks about it casually. Since it can control human beings, once it is touched, it will not be able to break the roots. It can turn a gentleman into a wicked ghost. Isn't it possible to control many people and defeat the entire country?

If you didn't know it before, now that you know it...

"I will personally follow this line to investigate, and I will definitely not let the wicked succeed."

Ye Baiting believed in Qiu Yiqing's ability, his words just now were also a reminder of the importance of this matter, don't underestimate it, Jin Yiwei found two people now, what about where they couldn't see?Will there be one or two, three or four, or even more?When you find a cockroach in your home...

Wasn't the first case he handled when he came here related to the poison of Wuxiang?

It's not that Jin Yiwei didn't pay attention to it, and spent a lot of effort to investigate it at the time, but it was obvious that someone else's strong man cut off his wrist and broke the chain.

They didn't know much about each other's forces. At that time, Qiu Xunqing didn't know the existence of the third prince. He knew about the third prince, but he only read in the book that the third prince was planning to plot a rebellion. He didn't know that there was another incident in the middle.

The poison of black incense...is it the work of these known forces, or is someone fishing in troubled waters to muddy the water?

There is no definite evidence yet, it seems that any direction is possible, Ye Baiting feels that their reaction must be quick, in order to penetrate into the enemy's interior, find out everything and catch them all at once.

Brothels, Huajiu...

Ye Baiting turned to Qiu Yiqing, under the moonlight, his eyes were clear, with a faint gleam: "Team Leader Yan...do you plan to activate the Commander?"

Hatred and green jaws: "It's time too."

Neither of them was procrastinating, so they turned around and went to the women's prison at the back, and asked the female steward to invite them out.

Yan Rouman is still so glamorous, although she has no makeup on her face, her eyes are still charming, her lips are red, her skin is white and her temples are white, and she is wearing an ordinary prisoner's dress. When the homicide case went to court, they were all in good condition.

Ye Baiting couldn't help admiring in his heart: "Team leader Yan is so handsome."

Yan Rouman smiled, and saluted Qiu Yiqing and Ye Baiting Fushen, especially Ye Baiting, thanked him sincerely: "Thank you for your advice, young master, I have slept well these past few months, and there are no more nightmares. Sister Rong said how much younger I am."

Qiu Yiqing: "Has Rong Ningyu been here?"

A person who is soft and lingering, can tell at a glance that this one is jealous, just because of the young master's compliment of 'how elegant', of course she will not betray her sister: "The one who came in a dream, the commander should also take care of it." Is it?"

Ye Baiting tugged on Qiu Yiqing's sleeves, reminding him to speak well and not to be ashamed.

"You two won't send female prisoners without reason," Yan Rouman's eyes fluttered, and she could tell, "But what do you need my concubine to help with?"

Ye Baiting smiled: "How do you know that we need your help with something other than to notify you of something else—such as the latest news about your case?"

"The concubine's case is clear, what news is there for the two of you to send? Master, stop joking with the concubine—"

Yan Rouman closed her smile, picked up the corner of her skirt, kowtowed slowly, and made a big salute: "I can trust Jin Yiwei's virtue, and I have a foreword. Got under the sea of ​​fire, I would like to redeem this whole body of sins with a little merit, and repay the young master for awakening!"

"Team Leader Yan, don't need to be like this," Ye Baiting helped Yan Rouman up, "I and the Commander here do have some secret matters, and we need your help, but this trip is dangerous, and you may face various crises, because you want to keep it secret, Jin Yiwei can provide you with limited help, you still need to keep this matter a secret, and don't tell anyone..."

Yan Rouman smiled: "Isn't my concubine always in crisis before? I still work alone, this time I work for Jin Yiwei, and the limited help is also help, right? The rules, I know all about it, so you don't have to worry about it."

Ye Baiting paused for a moment, hesitating a bit: "The work environment...maybe something you don't want to be contaminated with. If you don't want to, you can speak up."

As soon as Yan Rouman rolled her eyes, she understood: "Flower house? Private nest?"

Ye Baiting: ...

If it weren't for Qiu Yiqing staring at him, Yan Rouman might really not be able to bear it, and wanted to play with this shy young man.

"This concubine is at this age, with this experience, what kind of scene can't hold it? If I like it, I won't lose money even if I don't like it. If I don't like it, I can play him a thousand times, get his money, and call him Can't touch my concubine's hand, do you believe it, young master?"

Ye Baiting believes, but this way of handling things will inevitably suffer a bit...

It's rare to be so cared for by a man who doesn't have a deep relationship, Yan Rouman lowered her eyes, and a smile penetrated into her eyes.Sister Rong is right, there are demons and monsters in this world, and there are also compassionate hearts, even for people like them, there are people who are willing to understand and think about their well-being.

"Young master, don't compare your concubine status with other women." Her eyebrows stretched out, she is as sincere and frank as a girl, but also has a free and easy style as a beauty, "As for my concubine status, I can see through the men in the world. If you have a good idea, you will be stable for the rest of your life, relying on nothing is as good as yourself, and nothing is as good as money, the concubine laughs and scolds, and lives this life unrestrainedly. If you are not lucky, you will be buried in the hills, but you are also a beautiful woman. If you are lucky, you will be old when you are old To be with my sisters, to be happy in the world, if you are lonely, take a few children from the Yuyingtang to retire, this life is enough, I live my own life, know how to live, young master don't think too much."

After a long time, Ye Baiting said: "Then if you have any difficulties, please remember to find us."

Yan Rouman: "Okay."

"Other details, the commander will arrange with you, I only have one thing to tell you here," Ye Baiting said solemnly, "We are looking for a poison called 'Wuxiang', which is also your main task this time, you must remember , don’t touch this thing, not a single cent, it may be disguised as medicine or other things, I will dictate the identification method to you now, you must remember clearly..."

……

Afterwards, Ye Baiting did not participate, He Yiming did, Geng Yuanzhong did, and Yan Rouman's arrangements were even more so. All were handed over to Qiu Xunqing, who could handle it anyway.

He inspected all the corpses of the black-clothed men who were brought into the office, and found nothing more. Only the leader had a special tattoo pattern. He wrote the post-mortem form and handed them all over to Qiu Xunqing.

This time, the imperial examination fraud case has passed without any risk. The investigation should be conducted, and what should be done should be done. The other party has failed in a wave, and will not come again in a hurry, increasing the risk of exposure. It will be difficult to say in the future. The other party is not dead, and there will always be new collisions.

For example, the emperor will get married soon, will they be ready to move?

Qiu Yiqing was very busy, the case was over, and other things were proceeding step by step, it seemed that he could take a break, but he still couldn't have more intimate time with Ye Baiting.The Son of Heaven is about to get married. Whether he is a courtier or a friend, he must help to make this day pass smoothly without leaving any regrets.

I was busy all the way until March 25, the eve of the emperor's wedding, he came into the palace to do the final inspection.

Tai Chi Temple.

When Emperor Yu'an heard that Qiu Yiqing had entered the palace, he immediately asked Eunuch Gao to bring over the old wine, set out the table, and prepared the side dishes...

When Qiu Yiqing came over, the house was already full of wine, and everyone was already drunk.

"Eunuch Gao, hurry up! Press the Commander!"

Qiu Suiqing: ...

Emperor Yu'an refused to let people go, and even poured the wine himself, and handed it to Qiu Xunqing: "This is a toast to you! This time Enke is without you and A Ting, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape this catastrophe!"

Qiu Yiqing took the wine: "It's just my duty as a minister. The emperor has a noble status, so he should pay attention to the rules."

"When did you become so boring?"

Emperor Yu'an rolled his eyes at him: "Everything is upright, how can you follow the rules, just like the old man in the court, not afraid that our Ah Ting will change his mind? Don't I have to issue an imperial edict to you so that he will not leave you."

When mentioning Ye Baiting, Qiu Xunqing didn't mind that Emperor Yu'an didn't need to call himself "Zhen": "He's very good, he's not like you."

"Yes, yes, your Ting Ting is the best, and the world is invincible and the cutest. You must be jealous, okay!" Emperor Yu An knocked down his wine glass, "Come on, do it! For Ting Ting!"

Hatred is done.

Emperor Yu'an picked up his wine glass again, he didn't know what to say, and turned around to Ye Baiting again, still wanting to toast him, of course Qiu Yiqing would do it.

After doing this again and again, Qiu Xunqing also knew that he was looking for wine to drink on purpose, and finally took down his wine glass: "Drunkenness hurts the body, the emperor should pay attention to the dragon's body."

"I know……"

Emperor Yu'an lazily propped his elbows on the table, resting his fingers on his cheeks, shaking the liquid in his glass, feeling very melancholy: "I just... have a rare time of fun. The palace is huge and the courtiers are very noisy. I can't relax for a moment. Tonight With you, there will be a queen in the future, when I think of it..."

Qiu Yiqing ruthlessly pierced his mask: "It's because there is a master in the middle palace, and the queen will accompany him in the future."

Emperor Yu'an immediately opened his eyebrows and smiled, how could he be melancholy and sad, and the way he smiled was arrogant: "So what! I will have a wife tomorrow, and you! You are so unbelievable, how can you be worthy of the so much we fought on the mountain back then?" Bet more! The eldest princess will laugh at you!"

Qiu Suiqing: ...

Emperor Yu'an was immersed in the joy of getting married, and the corners of his eyes were flushed: "Although this journey has not been easy, our brothers escaped death and almost never saw each other. But I'm not afraid at all, I'm going to have a wife! I'm going to marry a queen!"

Qiu Suiqing: ...

He shouldn't have worried about the idiot.

"Getting married is really beautiful. Just thinking about the bridal chamber tomorrow, I will..." Emperor Yu An looked at Qiu Yiqing, and was so excited that he almost wanted to drink another glass of wine. "What about you, when will you marry Ah Ting?"

When did you marry Ah Ting?

Hate Qing paused.

He has only considered this matter, and he has not had time to plan the process in the future, and there is not enough time.But now, at night when even the Tai Chi Hall was hung with red silk, his heart beat suddenly a little faster when he heard his friend foolishly talk about the excitement of tomorrow's wedding.

All of a sudden, the word 'marriage' seemed to have a concrete form. Just thinking about these two words and the people behind these two words made him feel a little overwhelmed.

Get married...