The sun was turning westward, and Du Zhai was in panic.

With tears in her eyes, Qinglan helped Lu Fengniang sit down slowly in the front hall.

"How could this happen?" Lu Fengniang cried and had no idea at all. She wiped her tears and asked: "Manager Quan, what do you think we should do now?"

Quan Rui is an experienced old steward who has become the only backbone of the Du family. He muttered: "This is such a heinous crime... the prince must be notified immediately."

"Yes, yes." Lu Fengniang said hurriedly: "Then send someone quickly."

"Quan Fu, go quickly." Quan Rui quickly ordered his son: "The Prince does not live in the East Palace at the Ten Prince's Residence, so go to the Ten Prince's Residence."

"Eh."

Quan Fu responded and immediately ran out.

"Don't worry, Madam." Quan Rui's eyes were full of fear, but he still managed to stay calm and said: "Alang has always been cautious in his words and deeds. It is completely baseless to say that he 'made false predictions, constructed the East Palace, and criticized Chengyu'! Come to think of it,

, he will be released once he is found out."

Lu Fengniang patted her heart and murmured: "That's good, that's good."

Suddenly someone in the hall said something -

"The official didn't search Du's house just now."

Everyone turned around and saw that the person speaking was Xue Bai, who had only been taken in for three days.

"You kid." Quan Rui said: "There are no 'prophecies' in Du's house, no letters of 'interpretation' with others, and no words of 'criticism'. Is there anything worth searching?"

Xue Bai asked: "There is no evidence in Du House. All the managers know about this matter, but how come the officials also know about it? In this case, how can they dare to take people directly?"

"this……"

Quan Rui thought about it and murmured: "Yes, then they should also know that Alang was unjustly accused."

Xue Bai asked again: "When they take someone, they must intend to convict him, but how to convict him?"

"How to convict him?" Quan Rui thought, "Could it be that we set up an altar today to make Xiaoxiao falsely accuse Tulu? Master Fang is still in the house, so we have to find a way to send him away and burn those magical instruments."

"No." Xue Bai reminded: "They did not take away Taoist Fang and the magic weapon, which shows that these are not the key to conviction. If we cover it up on our own initiative, we will appear guilty."

"Yes." Lu Fengniang asked with a tearful voice: "It's just a ritual, isn't it?"

"The legal affairs have just been completed, there must be more than this reason." Xue Bai pondered and asked: "Does the Du family really have no other reasons?"

By this time, everyone had stopped crying and looked at Xue Bai with wide eyes, surprised that this childish young man was so calm.

Not only was he calm, but he actually dared to question the master, as if he was the judge in charge of the case.

Quan Rui couldn't help but scolded: "You kid..."

"Let Xue Bai take the details." Du Wulang said quickly: "He has an extraordinary background, and the people he associates with are all noble concubines, Jiedu envoys and such figures."

Quan Rui was slightly surprised, then nodded and sighed: "Although Alang is a minister of the East Palace, his duties are only empty. He usually doesn't even dare to talk to the officials nearby. How can there be any clue? There is no clue! Except..."

"Apart from Liu Lang's son-in-law?" Xue Bai asked.

Quan Rui suddenly shuddered, reacted, and exclaimed in shock: "Is it true that Liu Lang's son-in-law has the evidence of his crime in the hands of others?!"

This is exactly what Xue Bai planned to ask Du Wulang just now, whether someone deliberately did Liu Ji take him to Pingkangfang?

Obviously, anyone who looks at Liu Ji knows that he is a man with great ambitions and little talent, who can easily be exploited.

"What a coincidence." Quan Rui murmured: "Not long after Wu Lang's accident, Liu Lang's son-in-law had an argument with A Lang in the morning, and someone came to pick up A Lang in the afternoon. From the looks of it, the officials came in a hurry. It must be."

"Who else could he be if he wasn't that idiot?!" After hearing this, Lu Fengniang burst into tears and cursed: "I've known for a long time that this crazy person is going to harm the Du family! I've known for a long time... wuwu... this disaster! "

"Madam." Quan Rui said anxiously: "Liu Lang's husband-in-law has a mixed circle of friends. We have to send someone to ask him if he has fallen into the hands of someone..."

At this moment, a servant hurried back and almost tripped on the threshold.

"It's not good! Quan Fu was arrested as soon as he walked out of the back door!"

"What?"

Quan Rui was shocked and finally confused.

"Let's climb over the wall." Xue Bai reacted quickly, pulled Du Wulang and left, "We must find Liu Ji, the prince, as soon as possible."

"I...I don't know where the prince lives."

"I know." Qinglan said, "I once went with my wife to visit Prince Liangdi."

"quick."

Qinglan hurriedly followed two steps, but then turned back to Lu Fengniang and asked: "Madam, are you leaving?"

"Go quickly and let Wulang come back."

However, Xue Bai had already pulled Du Wulang out of the front hall.

Qinglan stamped her feet and hurriedly caught up...

~~

Xue Bai calculated in his mind that Du's house has one gate, one back gate, three west gates, and two east gates. Jingzhao Mansion sent about 20 people. It is possible to guard these seven gates, but it is unlikely to surround him. Courtyard wall.

There may be official patrols, but he knows that the government must follow procedures when doing things, so he has to grab the word "quick".

He first rushed to the stable in the front yard to get a rope, then went to the storage room to get a ladder, turned to the backyard, and rushed directly to the rockery on the east side of the fifth entrance yard.

This is the farthest away from the side entrance, the quietest outside the courtyard, and it is easy to climb over the wall.

"Follow up."

Xue Bai put up the ladder on the rockery, climbed up the courtyard wall first, looked around, and called to Du Wulang and Qing Lan to come up.

"Come."

Xue Bai tied the rope to the courtyard wall, climbed down along the rope, and helped Qing Lan first. Du Wulang was much clumsy and almost fell down and gnawed in the mud.

"Ouch."

"Don't shout."

"Going to the Ten Kings' Residence?" Qinglan said, "Go this way."

"No, let's find Liu Ji first. It's more urgent to confirm the evidence."

"Liu Lang's son-in-law's family is in Dunyifang, to the west."

~~

The city of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was square and square, with 25 crisscrossing streets dividing the city into two cities and 108 squares.

With Zhuque Street as the central axis, the east and west of the city are governed by two counties respectively. The east is Wannian County and the west is Chang'an County, which means "Chang'an Wannian".

The Du family is located in Shengpingfang, which belongs to the east and is under the jurisdiction of Wannian County.

Shengpingfang is the standard "four gates and sixteen districts" layout of Tangfang. The four gates are said to be "gates", but in fact there are pavilions above the gates, and Wuhou can keep sentry in the pavilions.

When he reached the west gate of the square, Du Wulang was very nervous. He lowered his head and walked with his hands and feet.

"Don't be afraid." Xue Bai whispered: "We are not fugitives yet, and the officials cannot recognize us."

"oh."

"Keep your head up."

After finally leaving Shengpingfang, Xue Bai slowed down and looked around, but did not see any familiar scenery.

Qinglan found that he was very unfamiliar with the outside of the house, so she gave him directions.

"We have to walk three blocks to the west to get to Zhuque Street. After crossing Suzaku Street, we have to walk five blocks to the southwest to reach Donui-bo. It's not that close..."

Xue Bai had already found out whether Du's house was in the Leyouyuan area two days ago. Now, after listening to Qinglan's explanation, it finally became clearer.

This place was probably near the junction of Xiying Road and Qujiang Road in later generations. You have to go to Chang'an Middle Road to reach Zhuque Street, which is only a small half of the way.

The entire walk is equivalent to walking from Qinglong Temple to Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, which is really far.

"Is there a carriage?"

"We have to find a coachman and hitch up the coach. It's too late."

"There's going to be curfew soon."

"Use to run."

None of the three people were in good physical condition. After running for half an hour, they were all out of breath.

"I...I...I can't do it anymore..."

Du Wulang finally stopped and rested for a while, holding his knees and almost unable to stand up.

"Really, I have no energy left."

The last rays of the setting sun receded, and the majestic outline of Chang'an City became darker and darker.

"Boom."

As soon as the sun set, the sound of dusk drums sounded in the city.

If you are still on the street after six hundred dusk drums, you have violated the law and will be caught and beaten.
To be continued...