In addition to the inner and outer imperial cities, the capital has a total of 108 squares, which are dotted with clear vertical and horizontal lines, with stone roads running through them, extending to every corner like a spider web, which can be said to extend in all directions.
Since most of the official offices of the imperial court were located in the north of the city, the princes and nobles lived in the nearby squares. Chu Jinglan was an exception. His mansion was far away in the corner of the city, and the terrain was high and far away from the market, so the neighborhood was sparsely populated and very clean. There is a Chongxiao Pavilion in the mansion, standing straight in the southeast corner, with green tiles and jujubes, high eaves and teeth, the east hall sits right on the mountain, and the west room can collect clouds. In terms of scenery, I am afraid that there is nothing better in the palace than this. place.
Coincidentally, there is also such a pavilion next door, next to the fence, as high as the Chongxiao Pavilion, so close that it can be touched by hand. Chu Jinglan doesn't like this feeling very much, so he rarely goes up after coming back for so long.
Lu Heng thought that a great place could not be abandoned, so he moved all the books that could not fit in it, and repaired it, turning it into a decent library.
"Oh, I'm really busy."
He clapped the dust on his hands, turned and walked to the long and narrow terrace, admiring the scenery boredly, when he suddenly saw the shadow guards in the yard bow their heads and salute, followed by a black-clothed man walking past, walking vigorously As he walked towards the study, his thoughts changed, and he immediately descended from the Zhongxiao Pavilion.
Before Lu Heng came to the study, he was about to knock on the door, when Chu Jinglan's voice floated out: "Come in."
He pushed open the door and entered, and immediately raised the corner of his mouth and asked with a smile, "Qingfeng, what news have you brought back?"
Tang Qingfeng took out a small note from his bosom, and it was written by Prince Lan himself. It was not signed and it was not sealed, but he knew who wrote it when he saw the handwriting, but before he had time to ask the content, Chu Jinglan He took it and threw it directly into the brazier, instantly turning into charred ashes, too late to stop it.
"Anyway, you're going to burn after reading the content, what are you doing in such a hurry..."
Lu Heng stared at Chu Jinglan helplessly. He didn't even lift his head. The Spring River Flower Moon Night he painted was almost finished, but the jade wheel in the air was still missing a corner. .
"Don't you know what's written in it?"
Lu Heng didn't speak for a long time. Indeed, he knew as well as Chu Jinglan that this small note was given to Tang Qingfeng by the censor doctor Gu Yong, and the content was nothing more than wanting to meet Chu Jinglan.
When the late emperor was in power, he attached great importance to advice. As an old official in charge of the censor's desk, Gu Yong was clear about good and evil, upright and outspoken. Now that Chu Jinglan is back, Gu Yong has made many appointments, but Chu Jinglan has repeatedly refused, presumably because of other considerations.
Tang Qingfeng was a straight-hearted man. Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, he asked, "My lord, why don't you see him this time?"
"The more sincere he is, the more I can't see him." After Chu Jinglan said meaningfully, the conversation suddenly changed, "A-Heng, how is the investigation of the assassin?"
Lu Heng handed him the sorted dossier, and the corners of his mouth were hooked, smiling a little strangely, "I have re-collected the information about the Ye family in the past few days, and found that it is not the same as what we learned in the north, you I definitely didn't expect that this Ye Family Patriarch was not Ye Huaili, but Ye Huaiyang, his sister eight years younger than him."
Ye Huaiyang
A delicate and moving face appeared in Chu Jinglan's mind. From the facial features to the outline, it was extremely deep, and it seemed to be within reach, and there seemed to be a thousand words hidden under the eyes, and he wanted to say nothing.
It was her.
Even if it was just a one-sided relationship, there was not much communication, but Chu Jinglan knew that the woman who got rid of the punishment with just a few words and played everyone around was Ye Huaiyang, but he did not show it. With a surprised look, he just said lightly, "Continue."
"She has trained a group of guards with strong martial arts, specializing in spying and surveillance. She usually goes in and out of the Tianqi Building on the outskirts of the city. I have asked the shadow guards to investigate. I believe there will be results soon."
Tang Qingfeng stood on the side and hesitated.
Chu Jinglan glanced at him and said, "Speak straight."
He hesitated and said, "My subordinates don't think she's the mastermind behind the scenes. If she really wants to harm the prince, why would she say that in the restaurant? It would be superfluous if she was pretending."
Lu Heng said slightly sarcastically: "She is indeed not the mastermind behind the scenes, you and I know who is going to kill the prince. Anyway, this is not a rare thing. When they were in the Northland, the assassins just walked away in groups. A group of them came one after another. Now that he was in the capital, he was afraid that he would cause a fishy mess, so he ordered the people below him to do it. Ye Huaili was so loyal and patriotic, but he still didn't wave his flag and rushed forward? Although Ye Huaiyang is the head of the family, in Can you be swayed in the night when it comes to the interests of the Ye family?"
Tang Qingfeng was robbed by him for a while, and he lost his voice in an instant, and then saw him stroking his chin and laughing lightly.
"Wang Xie couldn't fight, and the Bai family was chasing profit, so the Ye family, who remained neutral and was left out in the cold, took advantage of the loophole and climbed up the king's heart along the way. The situation in the capital is getting more and more interesting."
"Anyway, let's check Tianqi Building first."
Chu Jinglan put the dossier together and put it on the table. Obviously, he didn't want to guess anything out of thin air. Both of them understood what he meant, so they didn't discuss the matter anymore, but Lu Heng returned to his unruly after calm down. His appearance, what he said and did was all a joke, making it impossible to understand what he was thinking.
"Hey, I haven't been back for six years, and I'm really thinking about those snacks in the city. Qingfeng, let's go, go shopping with me, and I'll treat you to something delicious!"
After he finished speaking, he stretched out his arm, and half dragged Tang Qingfeng out of the door. Tang Qingfeng didn't have time to salute, and his dark face turned red.
"What are you dragging, I'm not going, we are both going out, who should the lord tell me to go if there is something?"
Lu Heng laughed and said, "Didn't he already finish all his orders? Besides, with so many servants and shadow guards in the palace, are you afraid that he will not be dispatched?"
"Then I won't go either, Wangdu has nothing to do."
Tang Qingfeng turned his head away, as stubborn as a donkey, he couldn't even pull it. Seeing this, Lu Heng raised his eyebrows and asked again, "Really not going?"
No response at all this time.
"Then I'll go by myself. I heard that there is a canary in the Tianque Tower on Xuanwu Street. It's very good. It's perfect with pickled mustard skin. I'll try it. If I'm lucky, I can grab more. Two copies, I will bring them back to you when the time comes."
Tang Qingfeng obviously heard the hidden meaning in his words, and immediately grabbed him and asked, "What are you doing at Ye's restaurant?"
"Don't tell me, eat something." Lu Heng said innocently.
Usually you don't pay attention to eating at all, but now you go all the way to Tianque Tower for that Lao Shizi snack? Ghost letter! This guy must have wanted to explore the wind, but he didn't know what to say. It was really maddening to lead him around in such a big circle.
Tang Qingfeng stared at Lu Heng angrily, and it took a long time for him to say a word: "I changed my mind and go with you."
Lu Heng smiled, obviously as expected, and without saying much, he walked out of the palace with his hands behind his back. Tang Qingfeng just wanted to understand the mystery, and he didn't care about anything else, so he strode up to catch up.
As soon as they walked out of the palace, a scooter passed by the door. There were several large bundles of bamboo shoots on the trolley, and it was still stained with moist soil, which looked very fresh. The two stopped and watched for a while, and sure enough, the car entered through the side door of the neighboring house. After all, this was the third time they had seen it.
"Buying bamboo shoots every three days and eating them is still a truckload. The owner next door is too strange..." Tang Qingfeng muttered.
Lu Heng narrowed his eyes and asked, "Have you checked who lives in that house?"
"I checked and said that the young lady from a noble family lived here to recuperate and moved in three months ago." Tang Qingfeng paused, his dark eyebrows wrinkled unconsciously, "But because there is no more in the workshop. Other residents, so I can't find out who she is, even the yard is full of guards, and the shadow guards can't get close at all."
three months ago? Wasn't that when they were about to leave for the capital? The more Lu Heng thought about it, the more strange it became, so he said with a whole face: "Let's try to find a way to check, after all, there is only one layer of courtyard wall, if that person sent..."
Before he finished speaking, Tang Qingfeng already understood how powerful it was, and immediately summoned a few shadow guards to explain the matter with a stern face, and then turned around after they split up.
"Let's go."
Lu Heng nodded, and the two boarded the carriage one after another.
The sound of the wheel of the wheel gradually drifted away, and the vermilion door next door suddenly opened, and a lake-blue beauty came from the flowers and the willows. It's almost impossible to take your eyes off.
"Ciyuan, what did they just say?"
Ci Yuan lowered his head and said, "Miss Hui, they said they were going to Tianque Tower, and they also said they wanted to check you."
"Then let them check, you don't have to hide it, anyway, you have to know it sooner or later." Ye Huaiyang curled her lips and smiled, as if she didn't care, then turned around and shouted softly into the yard, "Linger, it's not Said to go to the street? It's almost time, come out quickly, come back later and play with Lanlan again."
There was a coquettish cry from inside: "Oh, I forgot the time! Seventh sister wait for me, I'll be right here!"
The person who spoke was Ye Huailing, the daughter of Ye Huaiyang's uncle. She was the youngest in the family. She was two years younger than Ye Huaiyang. She had a very lively temperament and acted like a man. The little rabbit usually jumped to the door, and the Pisces pendant tied on the silk around his waist was tinkling, which was very pleasant to the ear.
Ye Huaiyang pulled her into the carriage, and two bright figures, one red and one blue, disappeared from everyone's sight. Ci Yuan lifted the hem of his clothes and sat in front of the carriage, turned his head and asked, "Miss, where are we going? "
Ye Huaiyang raised his lips slightly and said, "Go to the Tianque Tower as well."
"Yes." He waved the reins lightly, and the horse immediately ran forward with its hooves raised.