Wait a minute, heroine

Back in the capital, the rain gradually stopped.

Ye Jingtang put away the oil-paper umbrella and handed it to Luo Ning beside him: "I have to go to the palace later. I may come back late..."

Luo Ning held a small medicine bag in her hand and paused slightly: "Aren't you going to Minglongtan to practice? What are you doing here?"

Do……

Ye Jingtang said seriously: "Cheng'an Hall is the place where the empress sleeps after all. Even if I practice martial arts, I can't really spend the night. I should try to come back as early as possible so as not to worry Nuxia Luo."

Luo Ning felt that the little thief wanted to see the clothes she bought today, so she said coldly: "Come back if you want. I'll make the medicine for you first." She turned around and left along the street.

Ye Jingtang watched from a distance, touched the hungry bird, first bought some food on the street, and then arrived near the Imperial College in the north of the city.

The Imperial College is full of imperial students, and the surrounding area is very civilized. Most of the streets are filled with Confucian scholars, and there are also many scholarly ladies.

Ye Jingtang walked along the street for a while and found a bookstore that seemed to be old. He entered it and searched around.

"Tears of a Chivalrous Lady" is a miscellaneous book. Although it offended Yuxu Shan, no matter how powerful Yuxu Shan was, he could not interfere with the imperial court's ban on books. Therefore, there are only a few copies on the market, and collector's editions are rare.

As for the book "The Secret History of Queen Marie Marie", just by looking at the name, you can tell that it is a banned book, and it is written about a queen mother of the previous dynasty. A hundred years ago, who would kill whomever, although it is not forbidden nowadays, it is not easy to find it.

Ye Jingtang looked back and forth in the bookstore for a long time, but did not find "The Secret History of Queen Marietta". Instead, he found a picture album of "The Book of Beauty in the Jianghu". He picked it up and flipped through it. Sure enough, there was "The Goddess of Toad Palace" in it, and there were pictures next to it. .

But Luo Nuxia traveled around the world before the empress succeeded to the throne, and then rarely showed her true face to others. The accompanying pictures were printed with engravings, and she looked more like a low-profile version of Xiao Yunli.

After Ye Jingtang glanced at it casually, he put it aside. After searching for a long time, he found nothing. He had to find the old shopkeeper of the bookstore, showed the sign of Prince Jing's Mansion, and asked for help in the search in the name of investigating the case.

The shopkeeper took it easy and dug out an old book from his private collection and reluctantly sold it to him.

After Ye Jingtang got the book, he rushed to Prince Jing's Mansion, looking for clues hidden in it while walking.

Miscellaneous books that can be circulated in the market for hundreds of years, no matter how hard they are published, are still classics and ancient books, and they must have merits. This is the case with "Legend of Marie Claire". Although the author dropped his book bag a bit and started talking about allusions at length when mentioning various buildings, the plot is also full of ups and downs and dangers.

After reading it for two-quarters of an hour, I can confirm that this book is not a random fabrication. For example, the direction and specific location of the ginkgo tree in Fushou Palace are exactly the same. It even pointed out that in a room of Fushou Palace, there is a The secret passage leads directly to the Prince's Mansion outside the imperial city.

This news seemed very crucial, but if it could be recorded in a book openly, more than two hundred years later, some tunnels had already been sealed by the court. It was said that Prince Wu wanted to use this to sneak into the palace to commit an assassination, which was extremely unlikely.

Ye Jingtang continued to look back and found that the key plot of this book-bag-dropping author was unexpectedly well written...

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On the other side, on the top floor of Mingyu Building, in the study room.

Dongfang Liren sat upright behind the desk, looking at a letter in his hand with doubts in his eyes:

"There are thieves in Prince Wu's Mansion... What's going on?"

The white-haired old woman stood in front of him and said softly: "Shang Jianli went to see him, and it is said that the person here is very skilled in martial arts. According to Nangong Shaofeng's oral report, the opponent used the fourteen sticky cloud moves to defeat Nangong Shaofeng and escape."

"one move?"

Dongfang Liren knew Nian Yun Shishou and knew Nangong Shaofeng's temperament, so he thought about it a little:

"Could it be that Master secretly entered Beijing?"

"If it was Master Xuanji, how could Nangong Shaofeng be discovered if he couldn't even see his shadow... I estimate that he is someone related to Master Xuanji. Master Xuanji is good at charity and often inspires warriors in the world. It's hard to guess who it is. .”

Dongfang Liren thought so and asked, "Did Prince Wu throw something away?"

"No. The valuables were placed in the darkroom under the study. Shang Jianli went in and looked at them. They were all calligraphy and painting treasures given by the palace. Nangong Shaofeng was copying the scrolls in there, and he happened to run into the thief head-on."

Dongfang Liren couldn't figure out the whole story, so he asked the white-haired old woman to arrange for people to investigate. While he was continuing to read the news, a maid from the palace came up and said that the Night Terror Hall was coming.

Seeing this, Dongfang Liren put down his official duties, got up, went down from Mingyu Tower, and came outside the palace.

As soon as he turned around the screen wall, he saw Ye Jingtang, dressed in black robes, standing outside the gate of the palace, with his left hand behind his back, holding a book in his hand, and he was concentrating on reading.

The fluffy bird squatted on his shoulders and lowered his head, tilting his head to watch carefully.

Dongfang Liren was slightly startled. The Ye Jingtang she had seen before was all cold and resolute with a pine-like figure. This was the first time she had seen such an elegant and bookish person who could not let go of the book.

Dongfang Liren raised his hand to ask the maid to wait, and walked towards the door very lightly. As a result, there were still more than ten steps away, and Ye Jingtang closed the book, put it in his arms, and turned around:

"Your Highness, why did you come out in person?"

Dongfang Liren restored the Queen's demeanor and walked up to him in a leisurely manner:

"I said I would take you into the palace, so I will come out naturally. What are you looking at?"

Although Ye Jingtang speculated that the murder on Zhuji Street was most likely related to King Wu, the clues about King Wu were provided by the leader of Pingtian. He had no definite evidence, so he could not say that he sneaked into the prince's study on a whim and discovered the "Yan Jing Tang". "Secret History of the Later", and then speculated from the Yellow Book that Prince Wu had evil intentions.

Facing Dongfang Liren's inquiry, Ye Jingtang just responded with a smile:

"It's just some reference books for handling cases. I don't know anything about investigating cases. I'm just learning."

Dongfang Liren was stunned, but still wanted to see what Ye Jingtang was reading to learn how to handle cases, so he raised his hand:

"Show it to me. If you have any questions, I will just answer it for you."

Ye Jingtang did not refuse politely, and motioned to the approaching carriage:

"Your Highness, please get in the car first. I do have some questions that I would like to ask for advice on."

Dongfang Liren didn't say much when he saw this. He stepped onto the carriage and sat down in the large carriage. He got some snacks for Birdie and let him eat by himself.

Ye Jingtang boarded the carriage and sat on the small couch next to the window. He took out the old book from his arms, covered his name with his hand, and turned directly to the page about digging the tunnel, indicating the writing on it:

"Last time, a junior official from the Ministry of Industry died, and he was tortured and interrogated, so I wanted to look for books related to architecture. I read in this book that there was an oil that can dissolve stone. Is there such a thing in the government office? ?”

It was inconvenient for Dongfang Liren to stick his head in, so he stood up and sat next to Ye Jingtang, shoulder to shoulder, and carefully looked at the small print on the paper - it was written about the details of digging tunnels. The terminology was very professional, but it looked like Like a miscellaneous book, the protagonist is still a prince of the previous dynasty...

Dongfang Liren was a little confused, but still responded:

"You mean molten petroleum? It's true. The objects studied by the craftsmen of the previous dynasty can make most of the stones brittle after soaking for a day or two."

"Become like cinders that break into pieces when stepped on?"

"Yes. Although the effect is slow, it is used secretly to deal with city walls, prisons, bridges, etc. It has miraculous effects and is strictly prohibited by the court. There was a case last year. A thief destroyed the foundation of a pagoda, causing the seven-story pagoda to collapse and smash More than thirty people died..."

When Ye Jingtang heard this, he immediately had a guess in his mind - the stone bricks outside the observation building of Prince Wu's Mansion had traces of corrosion, most likely caused by accidental dripping while transporting molten oil.

Prince Wu was studying books about digging tunnels and obtained molten oil. The purpose must be to secretly destroy a certain building...

Dongfang Liren was thoughtful when he saw Ye Jingtang, so he wanted to take this unread miscellaneous book and take a closer look.

But Ye Jingtang knew what Benben's reaction would be when he saw the words "The Secret History of Marie Claire". He put the book into his arms with a flick of his wrist and looked serious:

"I have some ideas about the last case. Would you like to hear it, Your Highness?"

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When Dongfang Liren saw Ye Jingtang suddenly put on such a serious expression, he pressed back his hand that was about to grab the book and sat upright:

"Do you have any idea?"

"I feel like the murderer last time, who tortured a junior official from the Ministry of Industry, was targeting a special building."

"The yamen can see it, but they don't know where the thieves are targeting. Xu Bailin's martial arts skills are not low, and the background of the people he can recruit is definitely not small. If it is someone from the Green Bandit, the target is most likely to be me and the Holy One. The Holy One is here There are countless secret guards in the palace, so it’s useless to look for the layout of the palace; I also have guards at my side, so assassinating someone on the road is no easier than entering the palace.”

Ye Jingtang shook his head: "It's not necessarily for assassination. I happened to see a book about digging tunnels today, and I guessed that the murderer was digging tunnels in the dark, hoping to destroy some key place by melting oil?"

Dongfang Liren felt that this thought was a bit jumpy and thought about it carefully:

"The amount of work required to dig a tunnel into the palace is too large. It is difficult to hide from others, and nothing can be done once you enter. In other places, it seems that this method can only be used in prison robbery..."

Prison robbery?

Night Terror Hall felt that this statement was very possible and asked:

"Is there anyone particularly important in prison?"

Dongfang Liren shrugged slightly:

"Those who can be imprisoned in the capital are not simple people. The more important they are, the tighter the defense. Before the target of the murderer is determined, it is difficult to say which place to guard. The last time there was a murder in Zhuji Street, I have already stepped up my guard. "

Ye Jingtang thought for a while: "Think about the worst in everything. If it is a certain vassal king who is secretly plotting evil and trying to rob the prison, who do you think your Highness will pay attention to?"

"?"

Dongfang Liren blinked his eyes and looked seriously at the Night Terror Hall:

"Night Terror Hall, did you find something?"

The Night Terror Hall did find out, but there was no witness or physical evidence. Speaking of it also exposed the background of "Black Silk Thighs", so it could only say:

"I'm just guessing based on my feelings and thinking about the worst. If His Highness feels that his words are unfounded, I will investigate again and find the exact clues as soon as possible."

Dongfang Liren felt that Ye Jingtang's feeling was accurate, and she didn't mean to disbelieve it. However, unreasonable suspicion of the vassal king might shake the foundation of the country. She thought about it and said:

"I will pay close attention to this matter. I dare not say this without any evidence."

Ye Jingtang nodded: "Understood."

Dongfang Liren thought for a moment, looked out of the carriage, then approached the Night Terror Hall, and whispered:

"If the vassal king wants to rob the prison, the target can only be the eldest son of the emperor..."

What Dongfang Liren said was very serious. In order to prevent the highly skilled guards outside the carriage from hearing, his voice was very soft, almost close to the side of his face.

Ye Jingtang captured the key words, his eyes showed surprise, and he turned his head. As a result, his cheeks felt warm, with a moist and delicate feeling...

! !

The words stopped abruptly.

The two people sitting side by side froze in place at the same time.

Dongfang Liren's eyes widened a bit, looking at the man in front of him in disbelief.

Ye Jingtang's eyes also opened wider. His first reaction was to hold down the knife on his waist to prevent Benben from cutting him. Then he stepped back a little to the side, covering his cheeks and looking at Benben's red lips.

Eye to eye!

The fat silver-haired dragon in front of Dongfang Liren gradually swelled, his face was as red as blood, and his majestic and cold eyes were filled with a little mist. His appearance was much the same as the last time he was suddenly seen clearly.

Ye Jingtang wanted to pretend that nothing had happened and continued to discuss the issue of deposing the emperor, but seeing that Benben was about to erupt, he obviously would not let the matter go. He thought for a while and explained:

"Well... I was also worried about the case, and I accidentally..."

"You are presumptuous!"

Dongfang Liren held it in for a long time before he recovered from the unspeakable impact. He gritted his teeth and reached out to hold the handle of the Night Jingtang knife.

Ye Jingtang protected the knife: "What an accident. Your Highness, please calm down."

Dongfang Liren's slender eyelashes trembled slightly. Seeing Ye Jingtang, he dared to protect the knife and said coldly:

"Let go of me! Last time you sneaked into Canyang Pond and did such a heinous thing, I treated it as an accident and didn't blame you. I have done my best. How dare you be so presumptuous this time?! What happened to the accident? Manslaughter is a crime. No punishment?"

Ye Jingtang looked at the red cheeks in front of him and comforted him softly:

"I'm investigating a case to repay a debt. This is much less serious than last time..."

slight?

Dongfang Liren was seen naked last time, or at least not touched, but this time he was openly and openly allowed her to take the initiative to kiss him. Can this be called a minor plot?

Dongfang Liren gritted his teeth, unable to grab the knife, so he raised his finger:

Dong Dong~

Ye Jingtang's chest was tapped twice, and he felt that his Qi veins were a little blocked, but there was nothing strange. He looked at the ferocious Benben with a blank look, and his eyes probably meant - he looked angry, and even the acupoints could be pressed crookedly... …

?

Dongfang Liren was a little surprised when he saw that Ye Jingtang was not lying down. He raised his hand and prepared to tap twice more.

But how could Ye Jingtang be tricked a second time and hold Dongfang Liren's wrist:

"Okay, okay, let me add another debt to my debt. I will definitely find a way to solve the case on Zhuji Street and make meritorious deeds, okay?"

Dongfang Liren's face was frighteningly red, and he looked at the wrist held by the man, his eyes slightly cold!

Ye Jingtang let go of his hand, sat further away, raised his right hand slightly, and still protected the waist knife with his left hand.

Dongfang Liren stared at Ye Jingtang, his breathing was up and down, but in the end he did not rush to beat Ye Jingtang. He secretly gritted his teeth, picked up the handkerchief from the side of the couch, and wiped his red lips with disgust.

Ye Jingtang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to wipe his face with a handkerchief, but Benben next to him got angry and turned around and glared:

"What are you wiping? Do you dislike this king?"

Night Terror made a move, somewhat innocently:

"If I apply rouge and someone sees me when I go out, wouldn't it mean that I am pregnant with His Highness?"

Dongfang Liren took a closer look and indeed found a red lip mark on Ye Jingtang's face. The fat-headed dragon in front of him bulged a little more, and he waved his sleeves and pointed outward:

"Get down here, my king!"

Ye Jingtang took the handkerchief and asked, "Should I wipe it or not? Okay... I understand, I'll go down."

Ye Jingtang quickly wiped the lip marks on his face and got out of the carriage.

Dongfang Liren tightly clenched his hands under his sleeves. The scene that he did not dare to recall in Canyangchi was brought back to his mind by this sudden touch, and he felt restless...