Consort Zhanzhao

After saying a few words, Bai Yutang came back with a solemn expression and two letters in his hand.

He looked at Zhao Bijia solemnly, "Princess, take a look at this. I found it from the room downstairs where he kept the old tables and stools. It's up to you to make up your mind."

Zhao Bijia took the things, her eyes widened immediately, "This is...he opened the letter privately!"

The letter marked "Three Hundred Miles" on the top has been torn apart with wax paint, and that's not all, there is also a copy on the white paper, this posture... must have been copied from it.

Zhao Bijia's complexion is not very good. Even if there is nothing important in the level of three hundred miles, it is a capital offense to unpack it privately. Her prince brother did not dare to dismantle it.

But at this point, Zhao Bijia reached out and took the letter out from the opened original.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang just frowned, Yang and An couldn't hold it anymore, they stretched out their hands to block Zhao Bijia's, "Princess! Never!"

Zhao Bijia hesitated for a moment, but put the letter back. Yang and An breathed a sigh of relief, and took out the envelope that said eight hundred miles was urgent, and put both letters in it. After writing what happened, her small seal was added to the wax paint, and Shao Yong was called in, and a guard was sent, "This letter must be delivered to the emperor!"

The atmosphere in the room was a little dignified, Zhao Bijia said: "The matter has come to this point, and the involvement is getting bigger and bigger. All the people in this station...including the food and new chef who came today, the military adviser who is recuperating, and the messenger, are one Can't get away."

Several people solemnly said: "Yes!"

Zhao Bijia suddenly smiled, "Don't be so nervous, the case still needs to be investigated, but the focus now...can be placed on the people in the kitchen. They are the murderers who plan to frame them, and the two who came up today, Xiang Since Da has copied the letter, he must send it out."

Zhao Bijia looked at Zhan Zhao and smiled, the smile was a little...ambiguous?

Yang and An's breathing tightened for a moment, Zhan Zhao was confused by her smile, Bai Yutang coughed twice, and turned his face away.

Zhao Bijia didn't expect her smile to have such an effect at all, and she was a little dazed, but seeing that Zhan Zhao hadn't reflected it yet, she felt mixed feelings in her heart. On the one hand... he would be silly if he smiled, but it was quite touching.

"Did you forget Mr. Bao?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head, and Bai Yutang asked very bluntly, "Why are you laughing at him when you talk about the case? Why are you mentioning Mr. Bao again at this time? What's the matter with Mr. Bao?"

I don't want to talk to you!Zhao Bijia glared at him, "What is Master Bao's favorite way to judge cases?"

Scam and ah.

Zhan Zhao also smiled, except for the newcomer Bai Yutang, even Yang and An had clear smiles on their faces.

"We have to arrange it." Several people were almost head to head, surrounded by a bit of bad deeds, Bai Yutang also felt something after listening to a few sentences, and sighed: "Lord Bao is really a god-man. "

Bai Yutang is used to teasing people, so after hearing a few words, he couldn't help being excited, and said: "No matter who is connecting with Xiang Da, the letter downstairs has to be put back."

Several people nodded.

Yang and An frowned, "What if they don't take the bait?"

Bai Yutang laughed, "Then we'll force them."

Zhao Bijia raised his eyebrows and said: "For example, we can make a posture that we plan to stay for a long time, and for example, the governor of Jingzhao Mansion is coming soon, do you think they will jump the wall in a hurry?"

Yang He'an nodded, and was about to get up to ask Shao Yong to come in to make arrangements, but Zhan Zhao stopped him and said, "Wait, what about the Meng family?"

A few people were stunned, and Zhan Zhao said: "If this letter is not found... then there is only one murder case. After killing Xiang Da, they planted the blame on the Meng family, but with this letter... Xiang Da It's already a capital offense, are we going to fish out the person who is connected with him? Or are we going to catch the person who murdered and set the blame?"

"Xiang Da's murder was a murder case, but this letter was copied privately..." Zhao Bijia said, "This is the largest post station in the Qinling Mountains, and there are many people coming and going. Besides, it's in the mountains, except for urgent letters from eight hundred miles away. , Most of them have to stay overnight, and in order to ensure the speed, it is not uncommon to switch to a strong enough courier, Xiang Da has changed a lot of couriers over the years..."

The expressions of several people became serious.

"Khitan, Tubo, Xixia, Dali." Zhao Bijia talked about all the countries that had territorial transfers with the Northern Song Dynasty. "Except for Dali, which one is not ambitious? This letter...is naturally to be fished out to share with Xiang Da. The person who connects is even more important. Even if the letter is not given to a foreign race...even if some prince wants to rebel, it is not good news."

"It's just that both of them are very suspicious..." Zhao Bijia thought about the two people who came up today, "One is the little brother who will come up every ten days to deliver food, and the other is the person who may take over as the chef. What to say It’s a little risky to use the same person for sending information for several years, but the latter... with such a seemingly unrelated person, it’s easy for people to relax their vigilance.”

"It's very reasonable." Bai Yutang shook his head and commented, but Yang and An were a little upset again. Before Zhan Zhao came to Kaifeng Mansion, the princess would play with cats and visit the garden every day, plus she would go out of the palace every now and then. But after Zhan Zhao came...

The princess's daily life has become like this: seeing dead people, seeing ghosts, being possessed by ghosts...

Of course, the one about teasing cats has not changed.

"No conflict." Yang and An pursed their lips. He had stayed in the palace for a long time, and if he was most familiar with conspiracies and tricks, there was a cold light in his eyes.

"The purpose of the connectors is the copied letter. We just need to arrange them in the front yard, and the guards at the gate pretend to be asleep at night, then everything will be safe." Yang He'an said and looked at Bai Yutang again, "Which door did you come from?" went in?"

Bai Yutang understood what he was asking, and his eyes narrowed into slits when he smiled, "We searched from Xiang Da's house, but no one saw it." It’s better to know where to hide it once.”

Zhan Zhao nodded.

Yang He'an said again: "As for the Meng family...we leaked the news in private, saying that they have clues about the murderer, but they did nothing and didn't send anyone to protect them..." Yang He'an narrowed his eyes, "You guys Do you think the murderer will take advantage of this opportunity to act?"

Zhan Zhao said: "Okay! Without further ado, I'll find two guards to spread the news!"

Bai Yutang took a careful look at Yang and An. He was very impressed with the advice last time. In addition, these five brothers have been advised by him non-stop, and none of them have won. In addition, he was extremely cruel just now. The post-mortem of...almost the same as chopping a rib.

Bai Yutang shuddered. The imperial palace is really not a place for people to stay. Yang and An have suffered so much in cultivating to this point... Thinking of this, he couldn't help looking at Zhao Bijia with a bit of pity.

Zhao Bijia knew at a glance that he was full of brains, she rolled her eyes at Bai Yutang, and the lines she had said once came out very smoothly, "My father is the emperor, my mother is the imperial concubine, and my brother is the prince. I am the only princess with two titles, who would dare—" Zhao Bijia suddenly turned her head to look at Bai Yutang, "No one has ever frightened me except you when I grow up this big."

Bai Yutang froze for a moment, he looked at the sky outside with a guilty conscience, his serious and upright expression almost matched Zhan Zhao's, "The sun is setting, it's getting late, the arrangement should be earlier. Hero Ouyang is still waiting for us in the capital, we must not delay any longer."

Of course, if he said this sentence looking into Zhao Bijia's eyes, it would add a little more credibility.

Yang and An sneered twice, as if they had suddenly realized something, and said, "Fifth Master Bai went to ambush in the small building in front, and the guards went to hand over to the guards. Naturally, the princess will be guarded by me."

After dinner, the action officially began.

The three members of the Meng family were imprisoned in the easternmost courtyard. It is said that because of some evidence they found, they had to search the kitchen overnight, and the leader of the guard was Shao Yong, the chief guard next to the princess.

The two people who were originally locked in the front wing of her small courtyard were also released back, and they were locked in their own room. The excuse was very easy to find. This is the princess's courtyard, how can outsiders be allowed to stay overnight?

Although Yang and An didn't like Zhan Zhao very much, he also admitted that Zhan Zhao was the most skilled one here, so it was better to stay with the princess and protect her.

It was getting dark very quickly in the mountains, it was still dusk one second, and it was night in the next second. As usual, Zhao Bijia walked around the yard after dinner, and then went back to the room to rest.

Although the lights were off, the people in the room were all well-dressed, sitting around the small table and waiting.

Bai Yutang and Xu Qing were lying in ambush in the secret room. Considering that the person who killed Xiang Da used snake venom, he must be very familiar with it, so Han Zhang and Ding Yuehua, who have studied poison to some extent, pretended to be He became a bodyguard, guarding the small courtyard where the Meng family was imprisoned.

As for Zhan Zhao, holding the Juque sword in his hand, he was temporarily guarding the princess, ready to support him at any time, not to mention Yang and An, except for the princess, the sky fell had nothing to do with him.

The noise outside gradually became quieter. Except for the kitchen and the guards rummaging through it, the entire inn can be said to be completely quiet. Yang and An looked at the sky and said, "It's the third watch, and it's time to start."

Zhao Bijia was shaken, although she was already asleep at this time in the past, but today... until now she is still very awake, listening to the movement outside with her ears up.

And it's so dark... Zhao Bijia secretly glanced at Zhan Zhao, thinking that it's a good time.

Unexpectedly, when she turned her head like this, she actually found that Zhan Zhao was also looking at her, all kinds of complex emotions rushed into her heart instantly, shyness mixed with surprise and other emotions, mixed together into a sentence.

"It's late at night, and the guard Zhan looks very energetic."

Zhan Zhao was stunned, and Yang He'an was also stunned, but it was Yang He'an who reacted first. His eyes that were contemptuous as long as he saw Zhan Zhao turned into watching the excitement, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if... A little proud?

Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment, originally looking at Zhao Bijia from the corner of his eye, but now he turned his head generously, nodded with a hum, "It's been a long night, I really can't sleep."

Zhao Bijia's face was burning, but she thought that no one could see it, but because it was too dark, she couldn't see the expression on Zhan Zhao's face.

For a moment, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but...who dares to poke her hand!Don't die yet!

Zhao Bijia lowered her head, and was about to say that you are really brave in front of Yang and An... But since you don't intend to kill yourself, can you have a few more fingers, what's the matter with just one index finger!

But just when she was dissatisfied and wanted to continue teasing her back, there was a commotion outside, and Bai Yutang came back.

"Silence." Although Zhan Zhao's voice was low, his prestige remained undiminished.

The sound outside suddenly died down, Bai Yutang held a person by the back of the neck in his hand, and threw the person to the ground.

Yang and An lit the fire book. Although it was not lit, it was enough to see the person on the ground clearly.

Still a very familiar person, Zhang Da who knocked open the door with the first person who noticed that something was wrong with Xiang Da.

"So it was you!" Zhao Bijia didn't get angry when she saw him, this guy was the one who made her father's rebellion, no matter what, he couldn't be easily spared!

"As soon as the clapper rang at the third watch, this man came in. He still had the key to the warehouse downstairs." Bai Yutang hid in that small place after dinner, and hid it without moving for more than three hours. Yes, after saying a word, he picked up the teapot on the table, not even the cup, and drank it all in one gulp.

"He came in and lit the fire pocket, and started to feel around." Bai Yutang saw that he had already touched the acupoints, but still stared at Zhang Da with hatred on his face, "Look at your tricks! Your Fifth Grandfather has been guarding for three hours, you are really capable!"

Bai Yutang took out two more letters from his bosom. Of course, the originals had already been dispatched to the capital in a hurry. Now these two are fake, or they were faked by the authorities.

The envelope of the letter is real, and the words "three hundred miles" on it are also real. There are many such things in the princess house, but they are just copied from the letter, such poems as "the day of hoeing at noon" I copied two full sheets, and at first glance, it was full of things.

The letter in the envelope was still intact, and the copied copy had been burnt at one corner, so Bai Yutang handed it to Zhan Zhao, "This man is an old hand at first glance, and he took the copied things to him when he came in without saying a word. Light it up on the torch."

As he said that, he also kicked the man on the ground, "Do you think that if you burn this thing, you can cut all the clues on Xiang Da?" Bai Yutang sneered twice, "Now that I have entered the public school, if I put it on In the past, your little life would be in the hands of your grandpa Bai!"

Zhang Da didn't speak on the ground, he lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, and didn't say a word.

Zhan Zhao said: "It's not appropriate to say anything now, wait until there is a result over there and then ask him."

Bai Yutang got up with Zhang Da, "This kind of crime will still have to be tried by the Kaifeng Mansion in the future. If it falls into the hands of Mr. Bao, you will most likely be a dog's head waiting for you!"

Zhang Da gave Bai Yutang a hard look, but still didn't say anything.

Xu Qing stepped forward and helped Bai Yutang tie him up with a rope, saying, "Put it in the wing? The two of us will watch him."

Zhao Bijia nodded, and when Bai Yutang carried the person out, he frowned and said to Zhan Zhao: "After such a commotion, I'm afraid that none of the people in this station will be able to stay."

Not long after, Bai Yutang came in and said to Zhao Bijia, "I finally got rid of my anger after punching him twice. I'm going to rest."

Zhao Bijia knew that he had been in the nest for several hours, and no matter how skilled in martial arts he was, his back would inevitably hurt, so he nodded and let him go.

The three of them sat down at the table again, before Yang and An could react, Zhan Zhao blew out the torches in their hands, "They are right next door to us, so we have to be careful."

Yang and An choked up a word in their throats, and looked Zhan Zhao up and down.

Zhan Zhao sat upright, with his back straight.snort!Yang He'an snorted coldly in his heart, it's a pity that his intentions are wrong!

He looked at the sky outside, "It's almost ugly time, the princess is going to rest?"

As soon as the words finished, there was movement in the yard next door, mixed with the sound of swords clashing, and Lao Meng's exclamation, "Chun'er!"

Zhan Zhao's face darkened, he stood up immediately, jumped onto the roof with a flying body, and walked over by stepping on the eaves.

Zhao Bijia was still a little unresponsive to his disappearing figure, but she would not be able to climb over the wall, so she looked back at Yang and An, "Let's go and have a look too."

Yang Hean hesitated for a moment, weighed the force value of the opposite side, and took the princess there, but when they went out, they blew the special whistle of the palace to call the idle guards to be on guard.

The distance between the two adjacent courtyards was only a few feet away, and it was just around the corner when I went out the door. As soon as I stepped into the east courtyard, Zhao Bijia smelled a strong smell of blood.

Looking at it again, she couldn't help squinting her eyes. This scene... can be said to be expected, but it is also unexpected.

Meng Chun was held in Lao Meng's arms, with a knife stabbed in his body. Although the distance was a bit far, the yard was only illuminated by a few fire folds, and it was hard to see where it was stuck, but according to the large pool of blood underground, it must be I can't survive.

Then there were two people who were twisted and pressed to the ground.

One is the man who delivers food, and the other is the cook who takes over from Lao Meng.

With tears on his face, Lao Meng yelled, "I'll kill you!" As he spoke, he pulled out the knife on Meng Chun's body and rushed towards the man delivering food.

It's just that there were many masters present, and just two steps away, Zhan Zhao kicked him on the wrist, the knife in his hand flew out, and he fell to the ground.

Immediately, guards stepped forward to arrest the person, no matter the right or wrong, they should be tied up first.

Soon the scene was brought under control.

Both groups of people were caught, and both Zhao Bijia and Zhan Zhao were relieved, so Bai Yutang went to search Zhang's house again to see if he could find any clues.

The crowd pushed a group of people into Zhao Bijia's yard. Han Zhang and Ding Yuehua looked at each other and said, "We two are guarding in the yard. According to the instructions, we will start to doze off after the hour, and then we will see the food delivery person. Sneaked in through the front door."

As he spoke, he sighed, "I have been traveling for many years, thinking that he is just a reckless man, but I did not expect to fall into his hands. These two people are fighting here and there, and the one who did it came from behind. I just caught this man , I heard a scream in the room—”

After Ding Yuehua said the following words, he was very angry, "Before I got close, I saw Meng Chun was stabbed by him, seeing that he would die."

Zhan Zhao comforted, "These two have good skills, otherwise, they won't be able to restrain the two of you."

Han Zhang sighed, "Skills are not as good as people."

Zhao Bijia frowned, and said something for a long time, "I think this seems a bit wrong, whether it is to kill the two men of the Meng family today, or Zhang Da who burned the secret letter, this motive is a bit unreasonable."

Everyone quieted down and looked at her.

"I haven't quite figured out this idea myself, but think about it...Let's put it this way," Zhao Bijia sat down, took a cup and put it on the left, "This is Xiang Da, he copied secret letters privately, and some people are collaborating with the enemy and treason suspected."

Everyone nodded, Zhan Zhao looked serious, and even frowned.

Yang and An seemed to have thought of something, and stopped when they were about to speak.

Zhao Bijia took another cup and put it on the right, "Then someone killed Xiang Da and put the blame on the Meng family. They are opposites."

"Later, Zhang Da went to burn the secret letter." Zhao Bijia added another cup to the left. "He wanted to destroy the evidence, and he was with Xiang Da."

These are all facts, and everyone nodded their heads when they heard it.

"Then what is the trick of these two people who came up today?" Zhao Bijia held two cups in his hand and didn't know where to put them. "At first we guessed that at least one of them was here to meet with Xiang Da, but they Both of them went to kill the Meng family."

Zhao Bijia sighed, "These two people came up and heard that Xiang Da was dead, and then went to kill the Meng family. This clearly means that the Meng family has some evidence in their hands. They want to kill people to destroy the evidence—"

Having said that, there is no need to say anything more, Zhan Zhao said: "Only if the three members of the Meng family and Xiang Da are in the same group, can it make sense."

Zhao Bijia tapped the solitary cup on the right, "Everyone on the surface is with Xiang Da, who killed Xiang Da?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Yutang came in from the outside, holding a black sign in his hand, and said: "It was found from Zhang's house, and it was hidden deep, in an empty brick in the corner."

The sign made a heavy sound when it was placed on the table. It seemed to be made of metal, with three large characters on it: Wu Desi.

Zhan Zhao let out a long sigh and covered his face.

Zhao Bijia looked at Bai Yutang as if she was looking at a dead person.

Yang He'an gloated and said, "The Wu De Department belongs to the Kaifeng Mansion and is responsible for spying on intelligence."