The first work of the imperial prison

This is a hair pin.

It's not gold or jade, it's cut and carved from peach wood, it looks ordinary, not expensive at all, and the craftsmanship of the sculptor is not very good. , with spirituality, it is not a craftsman at first glance, but every petal, every stamen, the person who made the hairpin has put a lot of thought into it, and the creation is meticulous, gentle and lingering, without a single mistake...

The hairpin has been used for a long time, and the edges are polished very smooth, with a moist shimmer.

This is my sister's stuff.

It was carved by my brother-in-law, and it was the first gift I gave to my sister. My sister has always cherished it very much and never left her body. In her own words, it is inconvenient for people who often have to go to the kitchen to bring gold and jade. On the contrary, it is not as good as this mahogany Hairpin, it doesn't matter if you spoil it casually...

It is said to be ruined, but it is actually cherished.

It's impossible for my sister to give this thing to anyone.

Sliding her fingertips over the peony flowers on the hairpin, Ye Baiting closed her eyes and suddenly clenched her hands into fists.

Someone dared to touch his sister!

If you don't go, you will die, who does the other party want to kill, sister!

He took a deep breath, let go of his hand, and lowered his eyes to look carefully. There were only six words on the front of the letter, and there was a clear warning on the back: come alone.

It is impossible for him to ignore this threat. This is his sister, but he also knows that the crisis is ahead, so he should not stay calm...

"...Master? Master? What's wrong with you?"

The guard in front of him who was running errands to deliver the letter was a little worried.

"It's okay." Ye Baiting tried her best to put on a smile, "The twins made my sister angry again, and I also got a little angry, it doesn't matter, you can go down."

"Is it all right?" Xiao Bing hesitated.

Ye Baiting smiled even bigger: "It's not really all right, I have to go to Zhuzhilou tomorrow morning, let's forget it tonight, it's too late, I don't feel at ease here with the commander, you go down first."

The little soldier then turned and left.

Although there is no freedom in action now, but what the two factory owners said before is good. Ye Baiting has a small gold bracelet on his wrist, which is still considered a crime. He can go to the Zhuzhilou, but he is consciously controlled, and the number of times cannot be too much.Ye Baishao is the same, he knows that some things are taboo, and he will not be rude, he has to ask his younger brother to go out every day, unless it is an important matter, most of the time, people bring a message or write a letter to him, and the people below are already familiar with it Well, this letter tonight is written on the usual paper used by Zhuzhilou. It is estimated that the person who handed it to the door was also dressed by someone from Zhuzhilou, and the soldier on duty did not pay special attention...

Ye Baiting took two deep breaths, ordering himself not to panic, stay rational, and think carefully.

What kind of accident did my sister encounter?Why did this happen?Someone sent a letter to Beizhen Fusi to threaten, what is the appeal?

If the crisis was aimed at my sister... then he might not have been notified, or it would be too late when he knew it, and he deliberately sent such a threat. It was obvious that the other party had only one purpose, which was to make him go to the appointment.

The target of the other party was him, and my sister was implicated by him.

What is special about him that deserves others to do so?

Ye Baiting turned his eyes slightly, thinking quickly.What he is good at, his skills, I am afraid that the whole capital knows, that is, autopsy to solve the case, but the other party is unlikely to find him because of this, if he really wants to do this, there is no need to make a big show, just come and invite him politely, he probably won't would refuse...

Is it about my brother-in-law?My brother-in-law is working for Qiu Suiqing recently, he may be in a dangerous situation, there are all kinds of troubles around, the third prince's people noticed it, and deliberately arrested his sister to threaten them, wanting to get rid of it?

Also unlikely.My brother-in-law has a delicate mind. I have experienced more dangers outside before. Both my intuition and my vigilance are very strong. If there is an accident, there must be an early warning, but now there is no sign of Beizhen Fusi or Zhuzhilou...

No matter how you think about it, it seems that the direction can only be directed at him, at Beizhen Fusi, at Qiu Yiqing.

But Qiu Xingqing used up the medicine, and now fell into a coma, unable to move at all.

Ye Baiting's eyelashes twitched slightly. If someone came after Qiu Xingqing, they would definitely make various preparations in advance and inquire about all kinds of news. After all, with Qiu Xingqing's ability, no one would dare to underestimate him. Qiu Xingqing is taking medicine. It's impossible not to find out about it, I don't know his current state...

The commander is now at the weakest stage, lethargic and ignorant, unable to resist, so why not act?Is it because he is afraid that he has something behind him?Even if the road is not rich on the surface, and the emperor will protect it, in private, you don't want to try it, and you don't want to see the power of Qiu Suqing in the dark?

No matter what Ye Baiting thought, he felt that the other party's purpose this time was to attack the heart.

It's true that he is a small gangster, he has no official rank, no identity, but he is in a very special position. If he is captured, there is no need to put in more effort to deal with Qiu Xunqing. If you care about it, you will be confused. 'General An' will definitely expose more There was a problem—the opponent was very cautious, and maybe they didn't intend to kill Qiu Xunqing with a fatal blow, or they knew that they might not be able to kill them, so they simply made such a round.

If you can't kill someone, you need to know more secrets and more cards. If you can kill people by the way...it will be easier. There is no need for the capital to command Beizhen Fusi'an.

So for the time being, at least for now, his life will not be in danger.

What exactly the other party wants him to do... You won't know until you go.

He didn't believe in the humanity of the other party at all. If he didn't go, someone would really sacrifice.

But it's impossible for him not to prepare everything, and he's not stupid... Ye Baiting walked to the cabinet and searched for the clothes that Qiu Yiqing had specially made for him.

In his closet, there is a very special type of clothes, not many in number, not so rich in color and style, monochrome, corseted robes, it looks a little simple, but in fact there is a universe inside, the fabric is special, can protect him from harm, and The matching accessories, jade buckles, belts, hairpins... are also unusual, there are needles hidden inside, deadly powder, everything, even the ring finger on his hand is specially made with mechanism buckles.

He doesn't need to bring a sharp sword, since he doesn't know how to use it anyway, why not strengthen other useful things, even protect the fingers that can touch acupuncture points, to protect his safety to the greatest extent...

After that, it was the internal arrangement of Beizhen Fusi.

Others threatened him to leave, but did he have any plans for this place?What are the main points of guarding later, what kind of crisis should be prevented, where should people be added, and where should be deleted...

It's not hard to find an excuse, the commander is sleeping now, safety issues must be guaranteed, and the case was only solved today, Jiang Jihong is a very important person in the power of the third prince, it is difficult to guarantee that the other party will not do anything... Bei Zhen Fusi couldn't be more vigilant.

Because the commander often conducts rehearsal drills for various emergencies, the rules and rhythms are familiar, not special, and the young master has accompanied everyone to experience dangers again and again. He has never been afraid or took a step back. Jin Yiwei already had a lot of weight in his heart, and no one would not listen to his words.

In the end, as long as you go out by yourself, there will be Jin Yiwei guarding you, how to get rid of these people is also a problem...

All the arrangements were made, before leaving, Ye Baiting stood in front of the bed, quietly looking at the hostile Qingshuiyan.

"I'll just go out for a while, and I'll be back soon, don't worry, okay?"

He touched Qiu Yiqing's face, kissed him between his brows, and before his eyes became wet, he quickly turned around and left the room.

Everything went as expected, at the corner of the verandah, he "coincidentally ran into" Shen Jiang.

Shen Jiang yawned and looked at the sky: "It's late at night, the young master is fully dressed, where are you going? Do you want me to accompany you?"

"Okay." Ye Baiting pressed his forehead, seemingly helpless, "I have something... related to the commander, and I can't let others know. You can go out quietly with me alone, and don't tell anyone. Okay. Is it?"

Shen Jiang looked at the young master's expression, his eyes gradually changed from serious to ambiguous, and he leaned over and bumped him on the shoulder: "But you want to give a gift to the commander? I already knew it. You told your sister that you wanted to give the commander a present." Order something, but the commander doesn’t lack anything, and you get angry because of this..."

Ye Baiting's eyes drooped slightly, as if a little embarrassed: "...Stop talking nonsense, I'll just ask you, do you want to accompany me?"

"Accompany me, why don't you accompany me, the young master is going out, of course I will risk my life to accompany you!"

"...Only you."

"Young master, why are you ashamed? Okay, don't worry, I'm the only one. Come on, let's go this way. Let me tell you, this road is only known to me. Slip away quietly, so you won't be seen..."

Shen Jiang is really not worried at all. He is now a thousand households, and his power has increased a lot. He can mobilize different forces anytime and anywhere. Inside, there will be a large number of people rushing to help, I'm afraid of shit.

He took the young master over the wall, and quickly left Fusi, Beizhen, and landed on the side of the street: "Where are we going? I didn't say, at this point, there are no shops open. The young master wants to make things himself? What do you do?"

Ye Baiting didn't speak.

Shen Jiang saw that his expression was slightly gloomy, as if he was worried about something, and advised him: "Don't worry, Commander, you really don't have to worry, isn't the antidote being used smoothly? After a quick glance, Jiang Jihong knew that he was caught this time, but he didn't go there. He was thinking about writing those crimes silently in the small room. He could find someone to come and confront him tomorrow. I can do this, and I don't need the commander and the young master to worry Yes, the Commander will only sleep for two days at most, and our Fusi in Beizhen is as tight as an iron bucket, so the young master will only come out for a while, so don't be afraid."

He also really felt that the young master was tense all the time to solve the case and spent too much energy. There is nothing wrong with relaxing now. If you want him to say, it's better to be more self-willed. If you are too tense and depressed, you will get sick.

Stepping on the frosty moonlight, listening to the lively voices in his ears, Ye Baiting felt troubled: "Is my sister-in-law doing well recently? I haven't heard you mention her for a while."

"hey-hey……"

Shen Jiang scratched the back of his head and smiled like a fool: "I haven't said this to anyone yet, life is still young, it may not be a [-]% thing, I dare not make it public, my daughter-in-law is... happy! I want to son!"

Ye Baiting was startled.

Shen Jiangqing coughed: "The young master is so smart, I must have seen it early, I am so old, I have never mentioned children, I must have never had children, but the young master is considerate and never asked, some things I don't want to say too much in front of others. A lot, I'm afraid others will misunderstand... Hey, my daughter-in-law is not in good health. She suffered too much when she was a child, and she hurt her roots. The doctor said that she might not have any children, so she didn't talk about marriage at such an old age. In the end, it was cheaper. I……"

"She has a hot temper. She even dares to hit men, and she really hurts people. I really like her. I have been in Jinyiwei for so many years, and I have been a small flag for so many years. I am already old. No girl likes her. She doesn't think I'm ugly, she doesn't think I'm incompetent... Hehe, how can I explain this fate? Before I was married to her, I felt so sorry for her. It hurts so much to have a baby, I can't bear it, I really don't care if I have children or not, but she is small-minded and always feels uncomfortable about this matter. It's because I have become more tempered in the past few years, so she dares to pinch me, scratch me, and punish me to kneel on the washboard. She smiles every day , she looks really pretty when she smiles, I just love to see her smile, it's good to smile like this for the rest of my life..."

"A few days ago, she was not feeling well, and she went to the doctor to pinch her pulse. She was so frightened that she almost fainted. She didn't expect to have a chance to have children in this life. She cried and laughed when she came home. She looked so arrogant, strong and fierce, like But there are no obstacles in the way ahead, she must give birth to this child! I dare not say that I don’t want this child, so I can only ask the doctor carefully. In the future, I can't get pregnant again..."

"I used to be stupid and bold, and I was never afraid of anything, but this time, I am going to be a father. I am happy. If I am not happy, my wife will beat me to death, but I am also very worried. The old doctor said I have practiced medicine for many years, and my intuition is correct. This child looks like a son, but my son was born like me. In the future, my daughter-in-law will be hard to please. I just want a girl who looks like my daughter-in-law. In this world, a girl's life may not be easy... I also think that the child has never been born, and it is not sure whether it is a boy or a girl. Worrying about what he is doing is better than worrying about my wife. It hurts so much to have a baby, and she will have to go through hell. It's over, whoever will grab my ear and beat me in the future..."

"Hey, I've said so much before I knew it, the young master is tired of hearing it, isn't it?"

Ye Baiting closed his eyes and looked at him deeply: "Sorry."

"what?"

It's fine this evening, so why do you apologize, young master?

Before Shen Jiang could say a word, the young master tapped his ear on the back of his neck, his eyelids sank, he struggled twice, and still closed it...

"sorry."

Ye Baiting supported him, adjusted his slowly falling body, and sat on the stone steps with his back against the wall.

This location was specially selected by him looking at the map of the capital. It was deep in the alley, hidden and safe, and his attack strength was also accurate. Shen Jiang would not sleep for too long, and would wake up with a cup of tea at most.

"I forgot to say congratulations to you. Don't be afraid, my sister-in-law and the child will be safe and sound."

He was sorry for breaking Shin Kang's trust.

But he is really not overreaching himself. He also wants to protect more people and the peaceful sky in the capital. I hope Shen Jiang can understand, if he doesn't understand... I will apologize later and beg him to understand.

Ye Baiting closed her eyes, turned around resolutely, walked through the alley, walked through the street, and finally arrived at a flower boat, the place where the invitation was written in the letter.

The night is still the night of the capital, the flower boat is still the flower boat I have seen before, the cabin and the ship are surrounded by flowers, the night covers the gauze, the water cage waves, the breeze blows, and the light fragrance bursts.But there was no graceful figure of Hua Niang on the boat, there was no melodious silk and bamboo music, and it was not lively at all, but quiet and eerie.

It's like... there's no one alive on board at all.

He continued to walk forward, and suddenly there was a man in black blocking the way.

"excuse me."

The men in black began to search him.

Ye Baiting raised his eyebrows, really cautious.During the opponent's movements, he saw the tattoo on the inside of the opponent's wrist. Although he had only seen it a few times, he knew that this was the third prince's man, and he was someone who could listen closely.

Of course, nothing was found in the body search, because he was not carrying a weapon at all, so he stretched out his hands cooperatively, and even tried to undo the belt buckle: "Do you want to take out the pearl buttons decorated here?"

"No need."

The man in black has finished checking, and stretched his hand to the side: "Please board the boat."

Ye Baiting lifted the corner of his robe and walked up the boat ladder. After entering, he found that it was no different from the outside. The whole boat was very quiet, only a candle was lit in the hall on the second floor by the window, and there were no other people.

"Where's your master? Asked me to come over, but didn't show up?"

"It's still early, please sit down for a while."

Following the gesture of the black man, Ye Baiting realized that it was not that there was no one on board, but that everyone was hiding in the dark on the first floor deck and had not shown up. Now that the boat was sailing, he could faintly see a few dark shadows. Exactly the same as the man in black.

The boat is not slow, and the path is very familiar, that is, follow the moat, and then walk in the direction of Luhaikou.

Ye Baiting sat on the chair very patiently. About half an hour later, he saw a farther and more open sea view. In the distance... there seemed to be two ships, one on the east side of this ship, one on the west side, The distance is very far, and only a shadow can be seen vaguely.

"Please."

The man in black respectfully handed over something. Ye Baiting picked it up and found that it was something like a telescope. He held it in front of his eyes and tried it. Sure enough, he could see farther away. After adjusting the angle, he finally understood that others were telling him to see it. What.

The boat on the east side in the distance is very big, with four floors up and down, and the boat on the west side is slightly smaller, with only two floors up and down, but each boat is not as quiet as the flower boat he is on. There are a lot of people in the four-story ship, they seem to be ordinary people, men, women, young and old, some are strong, some are very thin, they are all tied hands, gathered in the middle of the ship, a bunch of bows and crossbows are facing each other, their body language expressions are all shocked Fear... The distance is too far, Ye Baiting can't hear any sound, but he can think that those children who are guarded by adults are probably crying.

The boat on the west side is slightly smaller, but it can be generally seen that they are all officials, and they are also facing a bunch of crossbow arrows. Their tension can also be seen in the atmosphere of the confrontation. Here, no one is relaxed.

Even with the 'telescope' in his hand, Ye Baiting's vision is limited, his vision is blurry, and he can't see the faces of the people inside, but he knows that the people who invited him here are threatening him with their lives.

He didn't find his sister, but she must be among these people.

The man in black came to collect the 'telescope', and no one else was willing to give more in this little time.

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes: "Where's your master, what's your sincerity about asking me out?"

"The master said, play a game with the young master tonight, everything in front of you is in your mind, please choose."

"What game, how to play?"

"Please experience it yourself."

"He won't come to see me?"

"The villain said just now that everything in front of you is in your mind, please choose."

Ye Baiting felt something in his heart, and his eyes became sharper: "Your master won't come, or can't you? Showing up will reveal your identity? Have I seen him?"

The black man didn't say anything this time, he seemed to have received special mention and was very cautious.

Ye Baiting glanced across the dark sea: "If I guess who your master is...will he appear?"

The man in black spoke this time: "The villain doesn't know, please do what you want, but let the villain remind you that you only have one chance for everything ahead, and the time limit is one stick of incense."

Ye Baiting's heart turned rapidly.

Who invited him here, who acted here, arranged everything?Who has time to set up this bureau?Where did the ship come from, where did the people force it, where did the officials get tied up, what did he ignore in the process of solving the case today?And who is secretly stirring all this up?

Outside the case, outside the case...

Ye Baiting closed his eyes, carefully recalling the news in the file these days, besides the case itself, what else is there?

Time... This time is very ingenious. Qiu Yiqing also said before the hall today that he specially invited the imperial decree to let the two factory officials pass the court, but the time for the two factory officials is limited, because today the emperor will take the people in the palace to the garden to escape the summer heat. I have an itinerary planned long in advance...

What exactly does the third prince want to do, and who is he?

think!Think hard!

……

In the dark alley, Shen Jiangyouyou woke up. There was no pain anywhere in his body. It was because of this sleepiness... He shook his head and stroked the back of his head heavily, only to feel something was wrong.

Only himself, no one else, where is the young master?Was robbed?

No, the young master left on his own initiative, and even tapped his acupoints!

Thinking of the last scene before losing consciousness, the young master's eyes were a little guilty, a little sad, like saying goodbye, but also very firm... Something happened to the young master!Although he took the initiative to leave, there must be a reason for it, was he threatened!

"Hold!"

With such a big business and so many people in Beizhen Fusi, someone took advantage of his loopholes and plotted against his young master!

Shen Jiang was furious in an instant, patted his butt, stood up and wanted to rush out, he couldn't squat here as a mushroom, he had to save the young master!Beizhen Fusi lost his young master, the sky is going to collapse!

But after rushing two steps forward, he stopped, sweating from his brow, where are we going, which direction did the young master go?He doesn't even know a shit!

There was no way, Shen Jiang ran back quickly, entered the gate of Beizhen Fusi, brought the soldiers on duty over, and asked one by one——

"Young Master, what's different today, where you went, what you did before you went out, tell me clearly about each of them!"

Xiao Bing was really confused, didn't know anything, realized that the young master was lost, and broke out in a sweat, he only said what he saw and heard.

Shen Jiang followed the commander and the young master to solve so many cases. As long as you stay tight, don’t worry, you can still find out the mystery. Ask about the details one by one, call for the last time, make the last arrangement... Going back a little bit, I finally understand up.

"What letter from Zhuzhilou? That's not a letter from the proprietress at all. It's a threatening letter from someone else!"

The young master was threatened!Keeping quiet, he arranged for the Beizhen Fusi to be on guard, to protect the commander, to protect the detainees, and to pay attention to personal safety, but he forgot to arrange for others to protect himself!

Shen Jiang was furious: "Where are the letters! Where are those two letters now!"

"No, I don't know..."

Shen Jiang didn't care about the disrespect, and ran into the room where the commander was resting. There was burnt paper ashes in the clean small porcelain bowl next to the candlestick on the table.

The young master even burned the letter, because he was afraid that they would respond too quickly!

"What should we do now?"

"What else can we do?" Shen Jiang sneered, "Soldiers come to block you, water comes to cover you, the commander is asleep, Beizhen Governor and us, ask someone to take the young master away, do you want our face! Give it to me Chase!"

"Where to chase?"

"Isn't the messenger wearing the clothes of Zhuzhilou? Go there first!"

Everyone responded, copying the guy was about to do it, but found that it couldn't, couldn't leave, and no one could get out.

"Shen Qianhu—it's not good, a man in black broke in, it seems to be going to jail!"

"Fucking grandchildren—"

Shen Jiang copied the embroidered spring knife, and was the first to rush out: "Forgot the young master's arrangement? Let me take care of it. Tonight, people can't be lost, and the young master has to find it. If you die, I will die. It's all up to me." It has to be done well! There is no coward in Fusi of Beizhen!"

"Yes!"