I'm afraid you'll be widowed

The afternoon sky gradually darkened.

The crowd surrounded by the Lu River was also gradually dispersed by the soldiers and horses of Wucheng. From the beginning to the end, no one noticed that there was a carriage parked at the corner of the alley on the other side of the river.

The carriage looked ordinary, but the wheels were made of durable paulownia wood, and the body was also extraordinarily fancy like a carriage.

As for the horse in front of the cart, it was also tall and strong, and it looked like a well-trained horse.

Only the tape hanging on the side of the car can be compared, which is the frame of Shisansi.

As long as this car opened the curtains, it would be able to face the river bank where the floating corpse was just fished out.

The inner guard outside the car deliberately lowered the brim of his hat, and leaned against the side of the car in a low voice to report: "Master Xie Ling, the corpse has already been taken away by the soldiers of Wucheng, and now someone will admit it."

"The subordinates are all following the old rules. The appearance of the corpse was completely destroyed, and it was indeed drowned to death. No one else could find any traces of our thirteen divisions' handling."

Not long after, a white and slender hand stretched out from behind the curtain of the car, and opened a gap in the curtain.

"How's the progress in the dungeon?"

Hearing this sentence, the person beside the car continued to report: "It's been interrogated overnight, but I still don't want to confess."

Lin Yuan in the car lightly raised his eyes, and then paused with his hands.

Seeing this, the inner guard outside the car couldn't help but froze, and hurriedly said: "This subordinate is incompetent, please help me to receive the punishment."

"I'm not here to punish people." Lin Yuan said softly, "How long have you been following me?"

"Report to the leader of the association, this subordinate has been in the Thirteenth Division for a year."

"No." There was a slight sneer from under Linyuan's veil, "It's 27 months and [-] days."

"For so long, you haven't distinguished what to do and what not to do."

"If you really feel incompetent, think of a way. What I want is to solve the problem, not to punish you. Other co-leaders may like this, but I don't like to hear it."

"People are always beyond their power, and everyone can make mistakes, but don't pretend to be smart, let alone steal and play tricks."

Seen through his thoughts, the inner guard banner officer shrank his pupils and quickly bowed his head: "This subordinate is ashamed."

Only then did Linyuan coldly say: "Look for copper nails, if he doesn't say anything, nail them into the palm of his hand, and if he doesn't say anything, nail them into the place next to him. There are plenty of places on a person's body, wait for dozens of nails to go down, and then give him one by one." Pull/out/come out."

"Whether you want to use copper nails to pierce your ears or give you a crown, you can decide for yourself. If you follow the traitors in the army to help the tyrants and abuse others, and kill others everywhere, there is nothing to feel bad about when you die."

"Yes."

"The subordinates will do it immediately."

Only then did Linyuan say: "It's no use staying here for a long time, since the body has been identified, it's better to leave earlier."

He was about to withdraw his hand holding the curtain, but suddenly a knife handle appeared in front of him, raising the curtain in front of him high.

The cold wind suddenly rushed towards his face, Linyuan had no choice but to subconsciously avoid it by turning his eyes sideways.

Seeing this, the inner guard outside the car immediately wanted to draw his sword: "Who are you, how dare you be so bold..."

However, before the sound of scolding fell, a token was thrown into the hands of the banner officer who had just reported to Linyuan.

It was the badge of the Thirteenth Division, and the position and identity on it were clearly engraved.

The ranks of the thirteen divisions are clearly defined, and the twelve co-leaders perform their own duties, and they are the people who have the highest control over the subordinates of the master.

Under Xie Ling's subordinates, there are countless flag officials under their jurisdiction, which are divided into general flags and small flags.

Therefore, even if they are not their immediate superiors, the banner officers of the Thirteenth Division also know that the person in the leadership position has absolute authority for them.

The little flag officer first saw the two big characters "Xi Huai" and then the word "Xie Ling" on the back of the sign. He couldn't help but panic again, and hurriedly bowed his hands: "It turns out that it is Mr. Xi Huai Xi Huai. This subordinate is rude."

Linyuan heard the words, but just turned his eyes back to the people outside the car without making a sound.

"What a coincidence, the leader of Linyuan is also here?"

After Xi Huai finished speaking, he no longer cared about Gu Linyuan, boarded the carriage and sat opposite Linyuan.

Linyuan was noncommittal, but still slowly shifted his gaze to Xi Huai.

When the four eyes met, Linyuan finally saw Xi Huai, the co-leader who passed by him in the side hall of Qianqing Palace.

They were wearing the same unicorn robes and cloaks of the same color, but Xi Huai's eyebrows and eyes looked extremely stern at first glance, but his figure was obviously taller than Linyuan's, and Linyuan could notice it as soon as he got into the carriage Obvious pressure.

Linyuan couldn't help pressing his brows lightly: "We know each other well?"

Xi Huai smiled: "I'm not familiar with it now, but I will be familiar with it in the future."

"The Lord knows that you are short of manpower here, so he ordered me to come and help."

Linyuan frowned slightly, but quickly relieved: "A man in the dungeon is a stubborn one."

"Sooner or later, it will be put down. If Xi Huai is not at ease, he can go back to the dungeon with me to have a look."

Hearing this, Xi Huai slightly raised his eyebrows: "Since there are still people in the dungeon, why did the leader of Linyuan come here?"

"Let me take a guess. You were the one who picked up the floating corpse on the other side of the Lu River?"

"You must have killed an acquaintance in Duke Liang's mansion, right? After all, I just saw Pei San."

Lin Yuan raised his eyes, and his warning eyes immediately wandered over Xi Huai.

Xi Huai didn't take it seriously.

"Who doesn't know that Pei San is a well-known dandy in the capital? Now we can see his virtues."

"It's really interesting."

Linyuan listened indifferently, but did not respond.

He listened to Pei Gong's miserable situation.

He also listened to Pei Gong alone begging for his posthumous reputation.

He only wished to gag Xi Huai's mouth, and wished to kick Xi Huai in front of him off the carriage, but Xi Huai was pulling the banner of the lord, and he was the emperor's cronies, but he couldn't do whatever he wanted for a while.

So Linyuan could only gently lean against the car wall to close his eyes, and ignored Xi Huai.

The reason why the carriage stopped on the other side of the river was precisely because he didn't want to see Pei Gong.

The red rope with spikes was tied to the dead body by himself, because he knew that Pei Gong would recognize it.

He couldn't forget that Pei Gong rescued him from the wolf slaughter in the Western Mountains, and he knew that Pei Gong put in all his effort to get the wolf tooth out for him, but he still took the red rope off his wrist without thinking.

"Do you know? I look at Pei San's appearance, no less than those locked in the dungeon." Xi Huai raised the corners of his lips with great interest.

"You can make people suffer so much with the flick of a finger. Linyuan's assistance is really a good way."

"Now that Pei Ying died in the Xuan Mansion, if he really was collaborating with the enemy, if he thinks about it, Lin Yuan's co-leader must think that Liang Guogong's mansion still has something nice to look at, right?"

Linyuan is still silent.

Xi Huai was not a good person, and every sentence was a temptation to the point.Linyuan knew that he was always the best at hiding his thoughts, so naturally he would not show any sadness or joy in front of Xi Huai.

But hearing Pei Gong suffer so much, he would still be moved after all, but fortunately, his face was still covered with ink silk, which could cover up the inconspicuous changes on his face.

Until today, he finally found out.

He seems to have underestimated Pei Gong's friendship, and also underestimated his own cruelty and selfishness.

He thought that Pei Gong's friendship would be worn away by the years, that he could break it off and let it go, that Fang Cenxi in name would die quietly and no one cared about him.

But this is only what he thought after all.

Now there is no turning back, he must take this path, and this is the only path, it is the best choice for both him and Pei Gong.

Linyuan turned his eyes sideways, and stared at Xi Huai coldly: "Don't worry, Xi Huai's coordinator, Linyuan has never slacked off on the matter of the Xuanfu guards, and will never do so in the future."

Xi Huai was very interested: "So, the one floating in the river is the certificate of honor you sent up?"

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Although Pei Gong returned to Duke Liang's mansion with a normal expression, he was sleepless all night.

Every time he closes his eyes, Fang Cenxi's smiling face and that familiar gentle voice will constantly appear in his mind.

Pei Gong lightly twirled the seal stone that Fang Cenxi gave him, the uneven touch reminded him of Fang Cenxi's meticulous seal carving in a trance.

The word Pei Gong on the top is engraved quickly and neatly. In Pei Gong's eyes, it really does not lose to any famous teacher.

He held Zhang Shi and rubbed it back and forth, as if he was holding Fang Cenxi's fingertips.

Fang Cenxi must have spent a lot of thought on engraving this stone chapter. His slender hands have always been very dexterous in making such delicate things.But how could such a pair of pleasing hands become as swollen and clumsy as in the daytime in the Lu River?

Pei Gong couldn't help frowning, and held Zhang Shi tighter.

He didn't dare to think about how helpless Fang Cenxi was after falling into the water.The water of the Lu River was icy cold, would a frail person like Fang Cenxi tremble as usual after falling into it?

Pei Gong felt that his heart hurt too much, the pain couldn't be worse.

But he knew better that he would never be completely depressed like when his second brother left.

Because Fang Cenxi's words of exhortation to him will always be lingering in his mind.

He couldn't run out of energy by himself, couldn't let his family suffer grievances, and couldn't let Fang Cenxi die in such an unexplained manner.

Chu Yang was rising, but Pei Gong didn't seem to feel the glaring light, neither dodging nor dodging.

"Our family is frugal and distracted?" Pei Xuan slowly pushed the door open, and put a plate of snacks in front of Pei Gong, "You have been absent-minded since you came back last night, and you don't even want to make good use of breakfast."

"It took you a lot of thought to preside over Ling Jin's funeral, and the injury has lasted for a long time. Now the injury has not healed for a long time. Don't worry too much, and burn your body."

Pei Gong regained consciousness belatedly: "Brother."

But he suddenly changed his mind and asked: "The palace has delayed us to carry the second brother's coffin back to the capital, which is contrary to human nature, why?"

Pei Xuan sighed lightly: "I can't figure out the reason for this, but His Majesty refuses to allow it. There is a reason if there is no reason."

Pei Gong asked again: "Ever since Xuanfu guards became a traitor, the inner guards have been entangled in it all the time."

"Brother, does Your Majesty want our Pei family's life? Or is it just being misled by traitors?"

Pei Xuan frowned, his eyes gradually became dizzy, and his words were full of helplessness: "Everyone says that the holy will is unpredictable, but I really can't tell."

"If it's a coincidence, the Pei family suffers from disaster every time. If it's not a coincidence, our family has survived so many disasters. I can't understand it more and more."

Pei Gong thought for a moment, then said: "Brother, you know, when the traitor of Xuanfu Guard entered Beijing, he brought a letter with him."

"Although we don't know who the letter was for, we met Linyuan, the co-leader of the Thirteenth Division that night, and Linyuan must have come here to find the letter."

"Lu Changming told you?"

"Forget it, you also said that there are inner guards beside your second brother." Pei Xuan condensed his attention, "You were the one who took people there that night."

"Who looked suspicious, do you remember?"

The author has something to say:

Xi Huai: balabala, interesting

Pei Gong: I hug my daughter-in-law, you eat Nimei's melon?