Prince's Mansion·Yangxinyuan
Several guards were standing. At this time, a fat chef led a skinny servant to carry a load and delivered the food box to the front of the courtyard.
The chef has a relationship with the guard, and the guard in charge happened to know each other. He said with flattery, "Mr. Chen, the food in the courtyard is ready. Please inform the people at the Yangxin Hospital to come out and get it."
As he spoke, he opened the food box, which contained stir-fried mung bean sprouts, diced chicken with kung pao kidney, shredded squid and other dishes.
The leader, Chen Shiwei, had sharp eyes and a sharp chin. He had a scar on his cheek. It was obvious that he had been selected in battle. He checked his face with a silver needle before saying, "Put the food box here. You can go back." I will notify the Inner Court."
After hearing this, the chef smiled playfully and asked in a low voice: "Brother Chen, what's going on inside
The guard in charge glanced at the chef in front of him: "Li Ba, be your cook well. What does your cook care about? Go and cook your food well. This is just to repay the favor. Don't think too much about it."
The guard in charge reprimanded the chef, and the chef responded quickly: "Yes, it's just that there are a lot of rumors these days, which makes people feel flustered. Please pay attention."
The guard in charge lowered his face: "It's not your place to pry, so don't pry, otherwise you won't live long."
The chef listened to the guard's scolding and then led the porter to turn around. At this moment, the door opened.
The guards all saluted, the chef and servants knelt down quickly, and saw Liang Di going out. The chef raised his head and took a sneak peek at Liang Di. Seeing that she looked worried, he quickly lowered his head.
When Liangdi was far away, the cook and the porter got up, picked up the empty load and went back, walking along the gravel path. There was silence all around. The porter smiled and followed the cook in a low voice: "Master Li, do you think the emperor's grandson is suffering from the cold? The wind is cold." , why did you seal the courtyard and ask us to deliver food, and we are not allowed to come in and out at will? Could it be that the emperor's grandson was infected with smallpox? "
"How did I know? I left. I was punished. If you bother me again, I will ask you to chop all the firewood for tomorrow." The chef was worried at this time: "Go and do what you are supposed to do. Is this something you can ask about?"
As he said that, he quickened his pace and walked back along the pebble path without following the right path: "You go back first, I have something to be busy with."
"Okay!" the porter responded and returned to the kitchen.
In the palace, the prince was reviewing an article when the eunuch shouted: "Liangdi has arrived."
Liang Di seemed to have arrived in a hurry, and she didn't hold an umbrella all the way. By the time His Highness arrived, she already had a little snow on her body. The maid had already seen her, and after a brief salute, she rushed to wait on her.
There were a few wisps of sandalwood in the hall. The prince was startled. He calmed down, took a breath, raised his face for a moment, and asked Liang Di to sit beside him. He said softly: "Didn't the imperial doctor say that you just feel the cold occasionally? Are you worried?" What? Just relax."
After hearing this, Liangdi said: "Your Highness, my son is fine, but my mother was frightened, and she was a little acclimated to the move to this capital, so she fell ill. I want to go home and see her."
When Liangdi said that she was moved, she felt sad and tears welled up in her eyes. She choked with sobs and took a zhezi and handed it over. A eunuch took the zhezi and handed it over.
The prince flipped through the brochures and read for a while. He didn't know which one touched his heart. He felt sad and his eyes were red. He said, "Liangdi, if you want to go back to visit the bride for a day, I'm sure."
"Thank you, Prince." Liang Di said and retreated.
After a while, Liangdi went out. Several ox carts went out together, guarded by guards. She arrived at Chengfu in less than half an hour. She saw that Chengfu was originally a mansion that she bought, but now it has been renovated to make it more grand. When the Cheng family was notified, Shi Lang and his wife led dozens of people out to greet Liang Di.
The ox cart was followed by two people from a distance.
Seeing Liang Di entering the house, the two walked another fifty meters. A wine shop stood high up. The two walked up the steps and were greeted by the waiter. Dozens of people were sitting downstairs in small groups, bustling with excitement.
The two of them went up again and climbed the stairs. The floor was shiny and clean. Each of them took five taels of silver and threw it away. They said, "You can have whatever you want, but some good wine."
The waiter finished serving the food, and then a middle-aged man opened the door and came in. He was dressed in neither expensive nor cheap clothes. He was wearing thousand-layer cloth shoes and a thick mustache.
Both of them stood up, and the middle-aged man asked: "How is the situation?"
"The Prince's Mansion is very strict. He can't even enter the Yangxin Hospital. He only eats in picky food boxes and no outsiders are allowed in or out. However, the emperor's grandson in the mansion just feels the cold occasionally."
"The imperial doctor also said the same thing."
The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "Is this the rule when you feel the cold?"
"It's a coincidence that Mrs. Cheng came to visit yesterday and fell ill today. She asked Liang Di to come to visit her. This is just a cover-up. Keep an eye out and follow any bullock carts that come out."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man went downstairs, leaving the two of them eating their meals upstairs.
Cheng Shilang's Mansion·Back Door
Half an hour later, a bullock cart drove away.
Several people were guarding in the distance. When they saw someone going out from a distance, they were about to catch up. The middle-aged man stretched out his hand and held it down: "Don't be anxious yet, this situation is not right."
The dark rooms that were about to catch up fell silent and continued to wait. After another half an hour, several more bullock carts went out. From a distance, a veiled woman was inside.
Seeing this situation, the middle-aged man sneered: "The wait is finally here, Jin Chan's plan to escape from his shell almost deceived us."
"But look at the ox carts nearby, which are vaguely protective. Look at the driver, he is obviously a guard in disguise. This time he is the real owner!"
"Sir, where are we now?" one person asked.
"Follow me." The middle-aged man ordered, and whispered a few words to one person, who hurried back.
It was extremely cold at this time, and the snow would freeze immediately after it fell. It would pile up on the street, and it would only melt for a while when the sun came out. It would freeze into a deep and uneven ice road, covered with footprints and hoof prints, making it extremely difficult to walk.
The middle-aged man trudged hard. Looking from a distance, he saw that he was heading to Pinghua Temple in the suburbs, and inside was the Goddess of Pox.
The middle-aged man glanced around and saw a stone bridge running through it. No one usually went to Pinghua Temple, so it stood alone. The Taoist temple was closed and dead silent, with only a few guards guarding the door.
Taoist temple
Some people go to worship the Goddess of Pox only when they have pox. They usually don't dare to go there for fear of getting sick, so there is no one in the Taoist temple. A few old cypress trees in the courtyard are dark. Pei Ziyun entered the main hall, lit incense and inserted it into the furnace. Zhansou glanced at the guards outside, but said to the veiled woman: "Female history, at this point, your merits are considered to be complete."
The female historian smiled, took off her veil, wiped her sweat, and said, "I'm afraid that I won't be able to attract people, and I'll ruin things for the empress and the prince. My back is wet."
"Even if you can't lure him, it won't hurt the situation." Pei Ziyun said calmly: "This is a game from the beginning, named to lure the snake out of its hole."
"It is true that the emperor's grandson just caught the cold occasionally. The imperial doctor was right. It's not a serious problem. He's almost recovered today. But as long as Liang Di looks worried and is prohibited from entering and exiting the Yangxin Hospital, some people will think of it. .”
"Every step of the leak will be notified and recorded by those present at the time, and they will be observed."
"One time may be a coincidence, some are out of curiosity, and some happen to be out on business, but if the steps are consistent, each time they are curious, each time they inquire, and each time they go out on business, then they are spies."
"If it happens a few times, it's bad luck."
"The circumstances of these suspicious persons have been investigated one by one, and the prince will catch them all!" Pei Ziyun emphasized his tone and said coldly: "Only when all the traitors are cleared away can the prince be at peace. How about we stop visiting the White Wind Temple to add incense or hide medicine in sachets?" The prince cannot explain the incident clearly."
"Now we are waiting. We are just closing the net. King Lu's people are not everywhere." Pei Ziyun took a breath and said coldly: "That's a few hundred people, a thousand at most."
"There are fewer spies and assassins in the system. You are pretending to be Empress Liangdi. Although the time is very short, the people who come to attack must be elite. I will help the prince kill them all, which will weaken King Lu."
Pei Ziyun said that King Lu had no scruples, but the female historian didn't even dare to reply, she just licked her lips. At this moment, there was a sudden cry of killing in front of her, and a Taoist priest from the temple entered in panic: "The noble man is in trouble. There are thieves outside."
"Dozens of thieves dressed in black!"
As he said that, he wanted to get closer. Pei Ziyun shouted: "Stop!"
As he shouted, the Taoist suddenly waved his hand, and the shadows of three needles flashed away. Then he pulled out the dagger. Pei Ziyun sneered, stretched out the candlestick, and the three needles sank into the holder.
The Taoist thrust forward, stretched out his hand, and Pei Ziyun instantly grabbed the Taoist's shoulder. With just one click, the shoulder bone cracked and shattered into bone fragments.
"Forgive...I..." The man was so frightened that he pulled out another stab with his left hand. Pei Ziyun just slapped the man on the forehead.
"Pfft" his forehead seemed to be intact. After standing there for a few seconds, blood flowed from his seven orifices and he fell down.
For a martial artist, this yin energy may take a lot of time to practice and is a kind of secret book, but for a Taoist, it is just a matter of laying the foundation for seven or eight layers of hardness and softness.
After killing the Taoist, Pei Ziyun sneered: "Pinghua Temple is my reserved ambush location to lure the snake out of the cave. Does anyone know that? You, a Taoist who only came here an hour ago, still dare to pretend to be close?"
At this moment, someone outside shouted: "Kill, fight in."
"Whoever kills the woman inside will be promoted to level three immediately!"
In an instant, there were shouts and killing sounds, one after another, and exploded into one piece.
The female historian thought about it for a while, then she put on her veil, pulled up her skirt and went out. As soon as she saw her, she saw dozens of men in black coming in. Their attacks were extremely fierce and sharp, and they cooperated with each other tacitly. The guards resisted one after another. Unable to resist, he quickly retreated into the hall.
The female historian was startled and retreated inside.
Although the figure only flashed for a moment, to the people in black outside, it seemed like they saw a golden mountain. The middle-aged man who led the team couldn't help laughing, as if he saw a bright future.
After laughing, he shouted: "Empress Liangdi, you can't escape. As long as you come out obediently, how can I dare to hurt you?"
"For the sake of the dragon grandson in your belly, give up your resistance!"
This is of course a lie. If these guards were to be captured forcefully, there would be heavy casualties, so the middle-aged man shouted like this.
(End of chapter)