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The late summer nights in Zhongzhou were already a bit chilly. The cicadas dormant on the trees croaked a few times, and the faint laughter and joyous songs from the palace banquet in the distance made Eunuch Xia feel more and more unlucky about his job, and even more I feel that Yuan Zanbi, who is silent beside me, is very ignorant, so ignorant that he almost doesn't know what is good or bad.

Maybe it was because there were few people on the road leading to the quiet room, the old eunuch who had lived in the palace for decades lost most of his caution, and said: "General Yuan's move is probably to attract His Majesty's attention."

Not only that, after Yuan Zanbi opened his mouth, the whole hall was silent and a needle could be heard. Eunuch Xia secretly saw the emperor's face. Although there was no obvious anger, he was already expressionless. , and the family background is noble, I am afraid that there will be one more person in the quiet room where the felons are held tonight.

Yuan Zanbi tilted his head to listen to him, nodded slightly, but did not answer.

Wei Shuai defeated the Liang army in the first battle. Li Chengsi, the lord of Liang, repaired the book and begged for peace. He was willing to pay tribute to the good of the two countries. His Majesty promised that the troops of the army would return to Beijing. The general stood up and said, "I would like to ask Your Majesty to forgive one person."

With a smile on his face, the emperor signaled Yuan Zanbi to continue.

Duke Huai has always been undisciplined, he heard the words and teased: "General Xiao Yuan has taken a fancy to a female family member who has not been convicted of a crime." There are not many such things, but there are also many, except for serious crimes that cannot be pardoned, everything is done It was a good story, "General Xiao Yuan, what's wrong with the beautiful woman you yearn for? If you are only implicated by your family and not an official slave, you don't have to be so serious about such trivial matters." Your Majesty said it was better?"

The emperor treated Duke Huai kindly, nodded and said: "If it is true as Taiping said, such a reward is too light." He is not like an emperor, but like an ordinary elder, "Think about it carefully, and change it."

So far, the atmosphere at the palace banquet can be regarded as happy and harmonious. Eunuch Xia was relieved that he hadn't seen the emperor so happy for many years.

Then he realized that his breath was too early.

The general without armor wears light clothes and belts, but his spine is straight when he kneels. It is different from the gentleness and softness of the pampered family in Zhongzhou. He spoke coldly, and said: "This person was convicted because of his family, and there is nothing wrong with it." He answered the question of the emperor and Duke Huai, "Ning You was imprisoned in a quiet room for ten years, and he was less than 20 years old at the time."

The sound of people at the palace banquet suddenly disappeared, and for unknown reasons, the musicians were still playing the piano. Because His Majesty was pleased, all the attendants in the palace gave a glass of wine.

Yuan Zanbi was speaking calmly amid such soft music, but the sight that fell on him was piercing.

Prince Huai took pity on the fragrance and cherished the jade, and glanced at the drunken musician. The hazy-eyed woman suddenly put down her hand playing the piano as if she had just woken up from a dream.

Eunuch Xia dared not think about the emperor's previous expression. It is true that the Yuanzan pen was young and active, and it is true that it does not know the severity. The road leading to the quiet room is covered with dead branches and leaves that have been old for many years. The world is different, General Yuan could have had fun drinking in the palace and listened to the flattery of his colleagues. Before tonight, he became the best son-in-law in the hearts of many ministers. There are so many people with very different temperaments, such as Yuan Zanbi, who spared no effort to block the emperor, has never happened before.

Mr. Xia said: "General Yuan probably didn't know that he had been in the frontier for a long time, but Ning You's ten-year incident never came up in the court." His tone was a little more puzzled and complained, "The Qiao family's rebellion is a matter of final conclusion, even if Your Majesty is merciful, he didn't kill Qiao Yu, General Yuan shouldn't be so reckless, asking His Majesty for a son of a guilty minister."

Yuan Zan pen lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Eunuch Xia didn't know that he was bluffed by his words, or he didn't take it seriously in his heart. When he looked at Yuan Zanbi's eyes, he could only see a piece of dark light, just light, nothing. In a daze.

At this time, Eunuch Xia felt a little strangely funny. Could it be that the mighty Wei Shuai taught a stupid student?

Xia Gonggong said: "General Yuan?"

Yuan Zanbi raised his eyes and replied, "I know."

what do you know?Do you know that His Majesty is unwilling to mention the matter of Ning You's ten years?Or do you know you shouldn't mention it?

Eunuch Xia felt that Yuan Zanbi was not very smart, and even wondered if he was in the bitter cold in the frontier in the early years, and he rarely saw good wine, but today he drank too much at the palace banquet and became unconscious.

But Yuan Zan's eyes were clear, and there was only the aroma of the wine in other people's cups around him - he didn't take a sip, which showed that General Yuan's human relations were as cold as war.

After walking a few more steps to enter the quiet room, Eunuch Xia couldn't help but said: "The Qiao family has been accused of treason, even if His Majesty agrees to General Yuan to take Qiao Yu out, it's better to have less contact with him in the future."

Yuan Zan wrote: "Thank you, father-in-law, for your suggestion."

It was impossible to tell from his face whether he was listening or not. Eunuch Xia thought that he was not interesting, so what did Yuan Zanbi's willingness to trade his future for someone else have to do with him?

The quiet room originally held criminals with special identities, such as the royal family who were convicted. Because of the royal family's face and some dispensable family ties, they could not be imprisoned or killed, so they had to be locked up here, and they were allowed to be imprisoned.

But the royal family that was convicted was a minority after all. In the past three years, only Qiao Yu was imprisoned in the quiet room, which was treated like a child of the Tian family.

There are no guards outside the quiet room courtyard, and no one comes here except for three meals a day.

Yuan Zanbi pushed the door to enter the hospital, the door was full of rust, and there was not a single chain hanging on it.

Could it be that the prisoners in custody are all extraordinarily peaceful, knowing that they have committed serious crimes, and are unwilling to run away?

Yuan Zanbi's expression finally changed.

Eunuch Xia followed Yuan Zanbi in, saw his expression, pointed to the door and explained: "General Yuan, don't be surprised, he can't escape."

The courtyard is small and overgrown with weeds. A small palace with gold tiles and red walls in the middle is a quiet room. Red lanterns are hung on the cornices at the four corners, illuminating the courtyard very brightly.

Eunuch Xia handed the lamp to Yuan Zanbi, and said, "General Yuan, please, the innermost room is here."

Yuan Zanbi took the lantern.

He had to go in with a candle, because the quiet room had no windows.

Eunuch Xia blinked his sleepy and sore eyes, maybe he was too sleepy, he saw that Yuan Zanbi's hand holding the white jade lantern pole was indistinguishable from the lantern pole, Yuan Zanbi's fingers were even whiter and greener a little.

Strangely, Yuan Zanbi is not a person with a face like a powder.

He rubbed his eyes, Yuan Zanbi had opened the door and entered the quiet room.

The quiet room was very dark, and the air hadn't circulated for a long time. When Yuan Zanbi walked in, the floating dust glowed under the lamp, and the whole hall was filled with a musty smell and an indescribable stench, as if there was an unknown corpse. Rot in the corners.

Yuan Zanbi strode inside.

He walked too fast, and the dust raised made people cry.

As Eunuch Xia said, Qiao Yu is at the bottom.

Prison exclusive to the royal family, no thatch, no rats, no insects and ants.

The place where Qiao Yu was was kept clean, the only thing that was not clean was Qiao Yu.

Yuan Zanbi pushed open the door with a calm expression.

If Eunuch Xia was here, he would definitely praise him for his extraordinary determination. Mount Tai collapsed in front of his eyes without changing his face, and he remained calm when he saw such a person who seemed to be fished out of blood.

Yuan Zanbi was not only calm, but also distracted by thinking about what method they used to make people bleed so much blood without dying, and maggots without giving birth to so much blood.

Qiao Yu huddled inside, and when she heard the voice, she huddled in even tighter, not daring to look at anyone.

His movement of shrinking in was rather clumsy, and it seemed that only his upper body was moving.

Maybe Qiao Yu wanted to move his leg, but he couldn't - his leg was broken.

This is what Eunuch Xia said, you can't run away.

When Yuan Zanbi walked in, Qiao Yu trembled violently. He lowered his voice and said softly, "Qiao Yu."

The light made Qiao Yu feel very uncomfortable. He closed his eyes, and tears seemed to fall uncontrollably.

The white jade lamp pole that had withstood the heavy pressure was finally overwhelmed, and it shattered into Yuan Zanbi's hand with a click.

The crisp sound made Qiao Yu even more frightened.

Yuan Zanbi gently put the lantern on the ground.

Qiao Yu only heard a sudden sound of wind, and the room suddenly went dark.

Yuan Zanbi's hand was warm. The two killed people more than they saved them. Qiao Yu stopped trembling after being touched by him. She clenched her teeth so tightly that she couldn't break them apart.

Yuan Zanbi wanted to carry him on his back, but Qiao Yu's legs couldn't use the strength. He thought for a moment, pulled off a piece of fabric from the hem of his clothes, wrapped it around Qiao Yu's eyes, and then stretched out his hand to hug Qiao Yu by the waist.

Yuan Zan has killed many people with a pen. He has been practicing swords since he was a child, and his hands are very steady.

Qiao Yu couldn't see, so he was even more sensitive. Yuan Zan pen's hand around his waist was trembling, and warm liquid flowed out from his palm, merging with the dry blood on his body, until it reached the point where he couldn't distinguish between each other. the point.

Eunuch Xia almost screamed when he saw someone, but he swallowed the scream when he saw Yuan Zanbi's eyes.

He didn't expect Qiao Yu to be tortured like this.

The tone of Yuan Zan's pen was still calm, "Please trouble your father-in-law to tell His Majesty on my behalf that human life is at stake. I will take a step ahead today, and I will go to Your Majesty to apologize tomorrow."

Eunuch Xia looked at the Yuanzan pen, as if seeing him for the first time today.

Eunuch Xia thought: This is a madman.

This lunatic has already offended the emperor once for being a useless person, and he will offend him a second time.

Yuan Zanbi spoke again, Eunuch Xia thought he regretted it, but General Yuan said: "I just talked to Qiao Yu, he doesn't seem to know me very well."

Eunuch Xia heard himself say dryly: "How many people are not crazy after being tortured like this."

He even forgot how Yuanzanbi said goodbye to him, and when he realized that Yuanzanbi had already gone a long way with Qiao Yu in his arms.

The sound of silk and bamboo was no longer heard on the road, and the sound of Yuanzanbi came faintly in the wind. Yuanzanbi said: "My name is Yuanzanbi, and I am half a year older than you. You can call me elder brother."

Yuan Zan pen said lightly: "Qiao Yu."

……

"Joe Yu?"

Qiao Yu regained consciousness, smiled apologetically and said, "Your Highness."

The third prince complained jokingly, "No matter how much I called Qiao Xiang just now, Qiao Xiang ignored him. Which family's beauty is Qiao Xiang thinking about, and he is so out of his mind?"

Qiao Yu said seriously, "It's from the Yuan family."

The third prince was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Qiao Yu's answer. He said solemnly: "The Yuan family has many ministers, the family is elegant and upright, and the daughter they raise must be beautiful."

Qiao Yu said: "I am not thinking about the daughter of the Yuan family, but the son of the Yuan family."

The third prince barely swallowed the tea that he just put into his mouth.

Seeing that he was about to swallow or cough, Qiao Yu spread his hands and said, "It's His Highness who has been telling me that His Majesty is going to call Yuan Zanbi back to the capital. It may be a big trouble for those who come here to be unkind."

The third prince swallowed the tea and said, "I don't know what Qiao Xiang thinks?"

Qiao Yu's face was reflected in the teacup.

He answered the wrong question, "Yuan Zanbi, Yuan Bi, a gentleman is like jade."

"Does Your Highness know He's Bi?" He asked.

The third prince laughed and said: "Qiao Xiang is treating me like a child."

Qiao Yu said: "I often think that if I were Bian He, I would rather smash the beautiful jade into pieces than offer it to the king over and over again." He touched the teacup, and the tea was already cold, so Qiao Yu stretched out his hand and All the tea was poured out, and the jade cup in his hand flew out together.

The jade cup fell into the water, and ripples formed on the surface of the water, which soon disappeared.

"It's a pity to have broken jade, but it can save a lot of trouble."

The third prince pretended to be unintentional and said: "I heard that Qiao Xiang and Yuan Zanbi are very close. In the quiet room, it was General Yuan who pleaded with His Majesty and rescued Qiao Xiang. He destroyed the jade with his own hands." He looked at Qiao Yu's expression, " Qiao Xiang won't feel unbearable?"

Qiao Yu raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "So I'm thinking, should I close my eyes when I do it?"