Lu Yan said word by word: "As the Shao Yin of the Imperial Court's Jingzhao Mansion, I want to make a deal with Zuo Shiyi."
As soon as these words fell, Nie Yuan's pupils shrank suddenly, and he was shocked, "Jing... Jingzhao Mansion?"
How shocked was Nie Yuan, and how shocked was Pang Chong on the other side. He gasped for breath. Obviously, he didn't expect that this merchant would be a fourth-rank official in the court.
Nie Yuan looked at Lu Yan, frowned, and seemed to be disbelieving: "Are you from the imperial court?"
Lu Yan admitted generously, "Yes."
Nie Yuan couldn't help muttering: "How is this possible?"
Lu Yan changed his appearance of being a flirtatious and playful, and said with a serious expression: "The sage has words, and those who pervert the law and greed for money will not be forgiven. Those who commit stolen goods outside Beijing will be condemned and performed, and they will be punished according to their offenses. Do you still know what Master Nie did in Yangzhou?"
Nie Yuan listened to what he was saying, and his heart pounded wildly. After a while, he said with trembling lips, "What kind of deal do you want to do with me?"
Lu Yan picked up the cup on the table, put it on his lips, and sipped it calmly.
When he came to Yangzhou this time, the most surprising thing was Zhao Chong's ability to control Yangzhou, whether it was official protection or collusion between officials and businessmen, but it was impossible to find a breakthrough.
It wasn't until Zhao Chong sent Fuman to give him medicine that he suddenly realized that the prefect was not only holding wealth and beauty, but also a dagger across everyone's throat.
The reason why Lu Yan did not hesitate to reveal his identity and wanted to arrest Nie Yuan was very simple. He thought that as long as he stared at Zhao Chong, he would be able to find Bai Daonian.
He guessed that since Nie Yuan dared to betray Zhao Chong, he must have taken an antidote.
However, according to what he knew about Zhao Chong, in order to check and balance Yangzhou's current layout, he would not give anyone an antidote.
If Nie Yuan can get the antidote, he must know where Bai Daonian is.
Lu Yan said, "Answer me a few questions, and I will save your life."
Nie Yuan said, "What's the problem?"
"Where is Bai Daonian?"
As soon as these words fell, Pang Shu, who was sitting on the ground, roared with all his strength: "Nie Yuan, if you dare to say it, the lord will never forgive you! He will chop your wife and children into meat sauce and sprinkle them on the In the Slender West Lake!"
Hearing this, Nie Yuan shivered.
Seeing this, Lu Yan couldn't help curling his lips.
The reason why he didn't give Pang Shu too much medicine was because he wanted to distinguish the truth from the false through the reactions of the two people. Having lurked around Zhao Chong for so long, he had already figured out the temperament of the people around him.
Pang Shu is a man of five big and three rough, and he is indeed not a thoughtful person.
Lu Yan tilted his head and said sarcastically, "Pang Zong, your life is already in danger. How can you threaten others?"
Pang Chong smiled and said, "I don't care whether you are Wei Jiawei, or Shao Yin of Lao Shizi Jingzhao House, I tell you, I will never betray Master Zhao, even if you cut off my head, I won't say anything. word."
Lu Yan raised his eyebrows and asked him, "What about the family members of the huge people? Did the huge people also care about his wife and children?"
Pang Chong retorted: "Master Zhao and I are brothers and sisters, if something happens to me, he will take good care of my wife and children, but you! Do you think you can leave me safely if you kill me! This is Yangzhou, not the capital. As long as I disappear, Master Zhao will definitely suspect you!"
Looking at Pang Chong, Lu Yan suddenly smiled and said, "What if Pang was also promoted?"
Pang Chong sank in his heart and frowned, "What do you mean?"
"Tonight, I will send you and Lord Nie back to Beijing together. Within seven days, your promotion order will reach Zhao Chong. At that time, will he still protect your wife and children?"
After Pang Chong understood the metaphor, his face turned pale, and he picked up the sword with trembling hands, and said, "Little man! You are trying to provoke..."
Before Pang Chong's words were finished, the little shopkeeper beside him picked up a machete and cut off his tendons instantly.
The blood flowed like a gulp.
As a civil official, Nie Yuan had never seen such a scene before, and his whole body was shaking like chaff.
At this time, Lu Yan looked at Nie Yuan again and said, "Tell me, where is Bai Daonian?"
Nie Yuan glanced at Pang Chong, who was dying behind him, and then at Lu Yan, and instantly made a choice in his heart, "Can your lord really keep me from dying?"
Lu Yan took a dagger from his waist, pressed it to his throat, and said word by word, "Do you have a choice?"
I have to say that killing chickens to warn monkeys is always faster than reasoning.
Nie Yuan met his icy gaze, and said in a trembling voice, "It's in Zhao's house... The cabinet in the inner room of Mrs. Prefect is removed, and there is a secret room where Mr. Bai is."
Inner room
Or the female family's inner room
Lu Yan's eyes sank and said, "How can you know?"
Nie Yuan hesitated for a long time, still unable to justify himself, Lu Yan lost his patience, and the dagger in his hand slowly moved laterally around his neck, half an inch, an inch.
Nie Yuan's lips were white due to nervousness. His survival instinct made him almost unable to breathe. He took a long breath and said, "I had an affair with Madam once."
Lu Yan's hands stopped, and he immediately stopped the knife.
Having served in Jingzhao Mansion for a long time, even if he hears something absurd, he can still ignore it.
The eldest grandmother hooked up with the uncle, the street widow climbed the wall, and there were many more men with green head mushrooms on their heads.
Green head mushroom…
Lu Yan frowned.
After a stick of incense, two more people entered the house. They were both Lu Yan's hidden piles, named Fu Qi and Fu Ba.
The two clasped their fists together and said, "Master."
Lu Yan gave an "um" and said, "You all set off immediately, and you must hand over these two people to Zhou Shuan, the minister of Dali Temple."
The two immediately tied Nie Yuan and Pang Shu, and skillfully put a piece of cloth in their mouths to prevent them from committing suicide by biting their tongues.
After Fu Qi and Fu Ba left, the little shopkeeper said, "Sir, when will we start?"
Lu Yan thought for a moment and said, "Shangyuan Festival."
During the Lantern Festival, Zhao Chong would naturally have a feast for the guests at the Zhao Mansion. The crowd was crowded, so that was the best opportunity.
Lu Yan said again: "Let the wine shop spread the news in a while, saying that I found a few girls at the 24th Bridge tonight." After that, he picked up Shen Zhen horizontally and walked upstairs.
The little shopkeeper bowed.
But as long as he thinks of the recent fabricated news, he can't help but feel ashamed.
Lord Shizi, your romantic reputation is getting louder and louder. There are countless royal daughters, every night until dawn, and if this continues, I am afraid it will become a myth.
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Lu Yan carried Shen Zhen to the second floor, and put her on a narrow couch.
The little shopkeeper stepped up and said in a low voice, "Sir, I still have powder drop, do you want it?" Powder drop is used to relieve addiction.
Lu Yan glanced at it, and then whispered, "No need."
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the shopkeeper quickly backed away, turned around and went downstairs.
It was getting dark outside, and the fog was thick.
Lu Yan's eyes stopped on her Bai Shengsheng's face, eyebrows, eyes, nose, and lips. Looking at him, an inexplicable fire suddenly rose in his chest.
There was also a bitter taste in the throat that could not be dissipated.
Lu Yan sat beside the couch and looked at her condescendingly for a long time.
You are so delicate and delicate, and you are cut off from me, where can you go
He laughed sarcastically at first, as if laughing at her over-comprehension and at her whimsy.
But somehow, the corners of his mouth froze in place.
There was silence all around.
Lu Yan looked at her quietly, without even moving his brows, which was completely different from his usual calm, self-controlled, shrewd and arrogant appearance.
It was a difference he couldn't even notice.
After a long while, he mysteriously rolled up a strand of her hair and rubbed it slowly.
Shen Zhen's long eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings, frowning, not awake, turning over, leaving only his back.
His hand suddenly fell empty.
The wind in the jungle was blowing slowly through the paired window, Lu Yan retracted his hand and put his index finger on his lips.
Close your eyes and meditate, sleepless all night.
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The next morning, Shen Zhen slowly woke up...
As soon as the morning light of Xiwei entered her eyes, she heard a deep voice; "Do you know how long you have slept?"
With a bad tone, Shen Zhen sat up suddenly.
Seeing that it was getting bright outside, she quickly descended to the ground and said with a guilty face, "Why didn't your lord wake me up?"
Lu Yan snorted coldly, "I called you, do you have to see me?"
Shen Zhen's face flushed, and she wondered if she really slept like this
But she was calm, she couldn't remember what happened last night, and she didn't know why she was staying here.
"Sir, why are we here?" Shen Zhen looked up at him.
Lu Yan not only didn't answer, but raised his hand and patted the back of Shen Zhen's head.
Very impatiently, he left.
Shen Zhen followed silently.