As the capital of the Liang Dynasty, Jinling is naturally full of nobles and nobles. In order to facilitate the passage of official sedans and at the same time save the people from having to give way all the time, the streets are built to be extremely wide. Unless the nobles and princes are traveling in large numbers, they generally do not

There will be situations where officers and soldiers clear the way, and the ordinary officials often carry only less than ten followers in their sedan chairs, walking leisurely through the streets. The residents of the imperial capital are used to seeing it, and when they encounter it,

He is also very skillful in his sidestepping movements.

Cai Quan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was born in a poor family. He entered the official position through the imperial examination. He worked his way up from a low-level official. He always behaved in a low-key manner and did not like to show off his authority. He went in and out every day. There was only a light plate of the Ministry of Punishment hung in front of the sedan, and there was no other indication.

It was a sign of his status as a second-rank official, but as time went by, his four-person sedan with blue and white sauce noodles gradually became familiar to others. Some official sedans that were not as high as him, but were extraordinarily luxurious, met on the road.

Learned to take the initiative to retreat.

After the coronation ceremony in the East Palace, although Cai Quan was not as busy as in the previous months, his affairs were still heavy. Even on the way back from the Yamen to his home, he would bring some files and sit in the sedan to read them.

But on this day, as soon as he opened the document while wandering, he was violently interrupted by an arrow.

This arrow was shot from nowhere, and it was stuck squarely on the top of the sedan chair, and there was no movement after the arrow was fired. It was obviously not intended to kill.

The guards of the Ministry of Justice quickly took precautions, pulled out the arrow, and presented it to Lord Shangshu along with a scroll of note tied to the arrow. Cai Quan took off the note and flattened it to see that there were only a few concise sentences on it.

"The Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army, Meng Zhi, took the opportunity of visiting the prison to exchange the traitor Xia Dong from the Heavenly Prison. This is definitely not a false accusation. If you don't believe it, you can go and check it out for yourself."

Cai Quan's eyes narrowed slightly, he thought for a moment, then slowly folded the note and put it away, and said loudly to the outside of the sedan: "Go to Tianlao."

The blue and white official sedan made a turn, turned around and headed back east. A quarter of an hour later, it arrived outside the Tianlao Gate. The warden on duty came out to greet him in a panic, but only heard a brief order: "Open the women's prison gate."

The door of font size.”

The warden couldn't tell anything from the expression on his immediate superior's face, and he didn't dare to say anything more. He quickly ordered the cell leader to get the key and accompany him in. The red font was slightly inward on the flat floor of the women's cell, surrounded by solid

There is only one high window opening to the west on the wall. It is also the only source of natural light in the entire cell.

A woman in prison uniform was sitting on the thatched bunk. When she heard someone opening the door, she turned her face slightly, and the pale strands in her long hair swayed on her cheeks. Although her hair was messy and her face was stained, at a glance

Go, that is indeed Xia Dong's face.

Cai Quan's sharp, needle-like eyes were fixed on the female prisoner's face. As time went by, her pupils gradually shrank, and her face became even more livid.

"Come here! Take her to the interrogation room!" the Minister of Punishment ordered sternly.

The two guards immediately stepped forward and dragged Gong Yu up, one on the left and the other on the right. At this time, although Gong Yu knew that the situation was dire, he could not resist. He could only lower his head and was dragged and pushed into the prison room.

An interrogation room on the outside was placed on a torture rack.

Cai Quan brought a basin of cold water, poured it down in his pocket, and signaled his men to scrub vigorously with a cloth. Gong Yu's fair and delicate skin was soon exposed.

"Who are you? How come you are in Xia Dong's prison? Who brought you in? Where did Xia Dong go?" Facing the furious interrogation of the Minister of Punishment, Gong Yu closed his eyes as if he had not heard anything.

Cai Quan's eyes were locked on all the subtle expression changes on the young girl's face, and he made quick judgments. In the end, he did not rush to torture, but ordered people who had been in and out of the Tianlao Women's Prison in the past two months to be sent first.

I took a look at the list and saw that Meng Zhi's name stood out.

The Xuanjing user rarely has personal relationships, and Xia Dong is a widow. Since she was imprisoned, except for those who came to interrogate under orders or orders from the ministers, basically no one else came to see her. Shengjiu Zijiu

After Anshan returned to Luan, there were even fewer. Among them, Meng Zhi, who was reported by others, came the most often, and of course he was the most suspected.

Cai Quan had always regarded Meng Zhi as a loyal and loyal minister, so he was still angry at this moment. He took a step forward, grabbed Gong Yu's hair with force, raised her face up, and his eyes shot straight at her like a sharp knife. Her mind was slightly weakened.

People who are under such fierce sight must feel frightened.

But Gong Yu still closed her eyes gently, and her long and curled eyelashes cast a shadow on her eyelids without trembling at all.

"Sir," a manager who followed Cai Quan suddenly said, "I recognize her. She is the original musician of Miaoyinfang, her name is Gong Yu."

"Miaoyinfang?" Cai Quan frowned slightly. He had never been involved in romance, but he knew that Miaoyinfang was raided by Zhu Yue, the former minister of Dali Temple, for being a bandit, and he was confused for a moment.

Miaoyinfang was confiscated by Zhu Yue, who belonged to King Yu. King Yu conspired with the Xuanjing Division to frame Prince Jing and subsequently rebelled against him. However, after the Xuanjing Commander Xia Dong was rescued, the person who replaced her in the cell was Miaoyinfang.

A former musician...

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who has always been known for his ability to peel off the cocoons and make sense out of miscellaneous matters, now feels that his brain is a bit insufficient when faced with such a complex relationship with twists and turns.

"Sir..." The chief next to him saw that he was silent for a long time and called out in a low voice.

Cai Quan's face sank and he said: "Don't be idle, think of a way to make this girl open her eyes, introduce her to the torture instruments in this room, it's best to let her know something interesting, and say what needs to be said as soon as possible.

Don't cause us any trouble."

"yes."

Cai Quan glanced at Gong Yu again with a cold look, turned around slowly, sat on the armchair behind the trial table, closed his eyes and meditated, and no longer paid attention to any other movements in the interrogation room.

Although the incident in which Gong Yu was discovered and taken away happened quickly and unexpectedly, fortunately, Meng Zhi had already planted an informant in Tianlao as a precaution. As soon as Cai Quan and his men entered the interrogation room, the informant was there.

Spread the information out.

When Meng Zhi received the letter, he happened to finish his shift and was resting in the mansion. When he heard that Gong Yu had been exposed, his first reaction was to change into casual clothes and go straight to Su's house. But everyone rushed into the backyard, and suddenly he was worried about Mei Chang.

Su's current physical condition stopped him in his tracks.

"Mr. Meng," Li Gang came over, "You don't look right. What happened?"

"Where are General Nie and Mrs. Nie?"

"They're all in the south courtyard."

Meng Zhi turned around and went straight to the south courtyard. As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, he saw Xia Dong and Nie Feng sitting side by side on a bench, holding hands clasped and smiling at each other. The atmosphere was very warm and pleasant.

"I really don't want to disturb you," the commander of the imperial army shook his head and sighed, "but I have to tell you this bad news."

"What's wrong?" Xia Dong stood up, "Something happened over there in the prison."

"Mrs. Nie is really keen," Meng Zhi wiped his face and said in a worried voice, "Gong Yu was discovered by Cai Shangshu during his prison patrol, and he is being interrogated now."

"When? Today?"

This question was answered very quickly, but it was not said by Xia Dong, but came from under the east corner. Although the voice sounded light, light and very soft, Meng Zhi was greatly startled.

Under the honeysuckle stand on the east wall, Mei Changsu, dressed in a light green gown, has almost blended in with the light green branches and leaves. Even her pale face is almost the same color as the white petals of the honeysuckle.

"Xiao Shu..." Meng Zhi said, "Why are you here..."

"I was there." Mei Changsu replied lightly, and then asked again, "When was Gong Yu discovered?"

"It was today, about an hour ago."

"I can't let Miss Gong suffer for me," Xia Dong said decisively, "Mr. Meng, I must go back immediately."

"We've already been discovered. What's the use of going back and throwing yourself into a trap?" Meng Zhi asked anxiously.

"No, Sister Dong should go back immediately." Mei Changsu walked over slowly, sat down on a bamboo chair, and signaled Meng Zhi and Xia Dong to come closer, "Don't be impatient, these days... I have already thought about how to deal with it if something happens to Gong Yu, and I have roughly planned a few ways. Fortunately, it is only discovered by Cai Quan, so it is not the worst situation. If you two just follow my instructions, you can probably get through it. "

"Okay." Xia Dong and Meng Zhi were both people who absolutely believed in Mei Changsu. They had no doubts. They came over to listen to what he said carefully and kept it in their hearts.

"This rhetoric requires you two to adapt a little on the spot, but it is not difficult for Sister Dong." Mei Changsu looked at Nie Feng with a smile and said, "It's just that you two have to be separated for a while. It’s been a while.”

Nie Feng had already walked over, with a calm expression. There was still a layer of white hair on his face, and his facial features were still slightly distorted, but the shrinking and curled posture was no longer there. His waist was straight and his eyes were very bright. After he walked to Mei Changsu, he bent down and held his hand tightly. He uttered a few vague and thick syllables in his throat. Meng Zhi guessed but did not guess what he said, but Mei Changsu did. He smiled knowingly and nodded.

"Xiao Shu, you look good today. Have you recovered from your illness?" Meng Zhi asked with some joy.

"Well, it's impossible," a lazy voice interrupted, "but there is a difference between having a Mongolian doctor and not having a Mongolian doctor."

Lin Chen said, coming slowly from the other end of the side corridor. Unfortunately, before he could maintain his leisurely posture, he saw Doctor Yan walking past the other side of the Moon Gate, snorting several times with a white beard and a sullen look on his face. He had no choice but to chase after him, explaining while chasing: "Lao Yan, don't be angry, I didn't mean that, it really wasn't..."

Mei Changsu shook his head and laughed. Meng Zhi helped him stand up and said to Xia Dong: "Sister Dong is a woman who is better than a man. I have nothing to say. Take care of yourself."

"You should also take care of yourself." Xia Dong bowed his head and bowed to him, then turned back to look at her husband deeply and said straightforwardly, "Brother Feng, I'm leaving then."

Nie Feng nodded, hummed a few times, and watched the two of them go out. When all the people were gone, he looked back and found that Mei Changsu had sat back on the chair again, frowning, not knowing what he was thinking, and then leaned over Got down, patted his shoulder gently, and shook his head.

"I just thought about it casually. It didn't take any effort." Mei Changsu smiled and explained to him, "If you don't let me think about something strange, it makes me feel uncomfortable."

"Let's touch the accumulation tube (what's weird)?" Nie Feng asked.

"Cai Quan is the Minister of Punishment, a second-rank official. Although Tianlao is under his jurisdiction, why would he go to patrol the prison for no reason?" Mei Changsu leaned back and narrowed his eyes slightly, "

If things go well for Sister Dong and others, this... I need to ask carefully..."
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