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Chapter 162
The place where the imperial guards are stationed is close to the outer wall of the palace city, and there are [-] elite imperial guards stationed inside, working in three shifts to guard the safety of the imperial city.

The central area where the imperial guards stationed was the Marquis of Yunning, where the abolished emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty was placed under house arrest.

Ye Jingtang and Dongfang Liren came to the vicinity of the Yunning Marquis Mansion together, and checked the surrounding environment together with the black Yamen police, but found no traces of tunnels, but just to be on the safe side, Dongfang Liren ordered to move the deposed emperor to When they arrived at the nearby mansion, they were strictly guarded by the forbidden army, and they secretly dispatched black Yamen personnel.

Dongfang Liren didn't arrange manpower deployment with great fanfare. After all, they only know the general intention at present, which is still groundless.

Prince Wu was stared at by black Yamen masters, drinking with other princes' children in Longyin Tower today, nothing unusual.

If the defense is too obvious, Prince Wu must know that the plan has been exposed, and he will directly cancel the plan.Then even if the melted oil works, tomorrow the walls of Miyagi collapse, there is no way to prove that Prince Wu arranged for it.

There is no real evidence to directly destroy the son of the vassal prince, and the princes' lips and teeth are cold, and there may be big troubles, so for now, they have to pretend that the court doesn't know anything, and wait for the prince Wu to take the risk.

After arranging things, the night was already dark, and Dongfang lived near the west side of the imperial city so as to deal with the changes in time.

Yejingtang fought in the tunnel in the morning, and fought in the street at night. They ate a meal at noon, and they only ate half of it.

Originally, Benben meant to let him live in the nearest palace and spend the night in the palace.

But Benben would not sleep with him, so Ye Jingtang naturally declined the offer, and left to head to Tianshui Bridge.

In the middle of the night, the pedestrians on the street gradually thinned out.

Ye Jingtang's figure was like a swallow, passed by countless pavilions and mansions, crossed Yun'an and came to the street of Tianshui Bridge, it can be seen that all the shops are closed.

There was still some movement in the escort agency. Looking from the roof, I saw Chen Biao and Yang Chao sitting under the eaves, with two jugs of wine and a stack of peanuts in the middle, staying up all night talking nonsense:

"The young master's family is in Liangzhou, so he really doesn't have a confidante? The letter was inserted on the door today, and he didn't even leak his face. It seems that the girl's family is shy and embarrassed..."

"I watched the young master's parents grow up, how can I not know. The girls at the border are not good-looking and have a violent temper. The young master has been squatting at the door since he was four or five years old, worrying about what to do when he gets married. The master passed away, and I heard that he will come to the capital. , the one who leaves is simply called one who doesn't even look back..."

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Ye Jingtang stood on the roof, wanting to kick Lao Yang who was drunk and talking nonsense, but for the sake of being an old man in the family, he decided to forget it, and went straight into Pei's house without disturbing the two of them drinking. alley.

Outside the gate of Pei Mansion, there were two lanterns hanging, and the gate was closed.

Ye Jingtang didn't disturb the Pei family who had already gone to bed, and went directly to the back house. Just when it landed on the roof, it found a big bird, poking its head from the roof, and then jumped in front of it: "Chi Chi Chi..." By the look of his tone, he was saying—dead ghost!You still know come back!

Ye Jingtang caught Niao Niao and rubbed his head:
"Have you caught up with anyone?"

Niao Niao shook her head and gestured, probably meaning—running around, not staying at all, and it would not be able to report back when it followed, and it would lose its target when it came back to report.

Like a ghost, Ye Jingtang has bitten Xu Bailin and the others for so long, no matter how serious the other party is, they should know not to take chances, this is not surprising.

After chasing Niao Niao for a long time, he was very tired, Ye Jingtang was at Pei's house, he didn't let Niao Niao keep watch, after he landed in the veranda, he sent Niao Niao to play in the cloud glass house.

Luo Nuxia temporarily lives in Pei's house, and Zhe Yunli naturally also lives here, because there is no eldest lady in Pei's family, Zhe Yunli can be said to be treated like a princess, living alone in the huge west wing courtyard, there are four or five A servant girl serves.

Although it was already late at night, Zhe Yunli hadn't fallen asleep yet. In the large room, with a few young maids of similar age, it was a very popular bird card in the circle of noble ladies in the capital.

Ye Jingtang saw the joyful and sleepless appearance of the little maids, and knew that Zhe Xiaonv lost badly, which was a bit funny, so he didn't go to bother her, and quietly came to Sanniang's courtyard.

In the main courtyard, the lights in the side room where Xiuhe slept had been turned off, but the lights were still on in the main room.

Ye Jingtang went to the door to look around, and saw that Sanniang, who had taken the medicine, had already fallen asleep in the bedroom; Luo Ning was waiting for him to come back, still leaning on the beauty's couch, reading a book in her hand.

Hearing the movement outside the door, Luo Ning put down the book, made a shh gesture, then walked quietly outside the door, turned around and closed the door, and said softly:

"San Niang just fell asleep. Are you done with your work? Can you go out later?"

Ye Jingtang put his hand on Luo Nvxia's shoulder: "The matter has not yet settled, and he may go out at any time."

Luo Ning waited for Ye Jingtang to come back, in order to recuperate his body, so as not to encounter accidents in the fight, but when he came back, he went into the room, which seemed a bit too straightforward, so he asked;

"Have you eaten?"

Ye Jingtang shook his head: "After running all day, I don't have time to eat."

Seeing this, Luo Ning turned around and walked towards the small kitchen in the back house: "Now the maid is resting too, I'll feed you next time."

"under?"

Ye Jingtang blinked his eyes, and looked at the cold and charming side face.

Luo Ning felt that Ye Jingtang's pronunciation was wrong, so she turned her head and met her eyes:
"what happened?"

Ye Jingtang put his hand on Luo Ning's shoulder:
"It's nothing."

"Humph~"

Luo Ning slightly turned her shoulders, but she didn't dodge, and let Ye Jingtang hug her.

The two of them came to the kitchen of the back house together. Because the house is very large, the size of the kitchen is about the same as that of Shuanggui Lane.

Afraid that Ye Jingtang would come back, Luo Ning left in a hurry, prepared boiling water in advance, and could have a hot meal in a quarter of an hour at most.

Luo Ning was busy working neatly in front of the stove, while Ye Jingtang held hands beside him, they looked like an intimate couple.

But when Luo Ning was chopping green onions on the cutting board, the blade suddenly paused, then raised the blade and put it on Ye Jingtang's neck, her eyes were ashamed and angry;
"You bastard!"

Ye Jingtang was cracking eggs, stunned by the sudden killing intent, and said blankly:
"I didn't touch you again, what's wrong with you?"

Luo Ning's face turned red, remembering the unbearable experience of the day the two of them took the medicine together, she clenched her silver teeth and stared at Ye Jingtang for a moment, then put away the kitchen knife and continued to chop vegetables.

Da Da Da~
Ye Jingtang shook his head and smiled, beat the egg with chopsticks, and moved closer:
"Nvxia Luo said what she said just now, but she can't go back on what she says later."

Luo Ning moved a little away, looking very disgusted, but didn't say anything...
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On the other side, Prince Jing's Mansion.

At night, Mingyu Tower is brightly lit, standing between the city pools like a lighthouse.

Outside the Mingyu Building is the Hei Yamen, because of the particularity of the Yamen, there are no busy shops in the surrounding streets and alleys, and people who come and go are in a hurry and dare not stay in the Yamen.

Outside the high wall on the east side of the Hei Ya, there is an alley that has passed the ages. In the alley is the residence of the head of the Hei Ya. There is a small courtyard inside, and the lights are still on.

There is a big pot in the yard, and a cook is frying a big pot of vegetables.

Qiu Tian was dressed in commoner clothes, standing outside the door with his hands behind his back, looking at the moonlight in the sky, because of the cartilage fragrance in his body, he was also given twelve golden needles to seal his Qi veins by Divine Doctor Wang, which was too restrictive, and his fingers shook from time to time. It looks like a small townsman with a big frame but poor hands and feet.

Although he walked out of the dungeon, he was not free, and he was an undead prisoner locked in the capital.

There is free prison food in the dungeon, and when you come out, it is obviously inappropriate for the court to provide food and accommodation, but you can't let Qiu Tianhe out of Hei Ya's sight. For this reason, Hei Ya has arranged a symbolic job of delivering prison food and allocating housing. Four taels of silver will be returned every month.

Qiu Tianhe has been in the world for half his life, he can be regarded as a top leader in the world at the peak of his life, it's a bit shameful to say that he does errands here.

But "once you enter the rivers and lakes, life and death are the frontiers", and you have been in the rivers and lakes for half your life, and now the court does not pursue the grievances and grievances of the past. You can spend your life in the capital, and you will have a meal every day. The rest of the time is spent drinking tea and basking in the sun. The pension is considered a good death no matter how you think about it, and there is nothing to complain about.

Qiu Tianhe waited outside the door for a while, after the cook prepared the last meal of the day and put it in the rice bucket, he went in and lifted it up, and walked towards the side door of the Hei Ya.

Just a few steps away, I heard a voice:
click~
The faint sound of a crack in the masonry.

Qiu Tianhe paused, looked towards a corner of the black yamen wall, and saw a crack appearing on the ground.

Qiu Tianhe frowned, didn't see anything special, so he didn't care, carried two buckets into the black yamen, and returned to the old place where he was locked up for a year.

The Heiya Dungeon is divided into three floors, and the whole is built of black rattan bricks, which are indestructible both inside and outside.

The black yamen specialize in dealing with Jianghu people. They kill people on the spot as normal when doing business outside. Not many people can be brought back to be imprisoned, but those who can be locked in the dungeon either have special functions or possess unique skills. None of them are good.

The basement floor is fairly normal, and the prisoners are all strange people. Occasionally, they will be pulled out to help solve cases as bad people, and they may escape alive in this life.

The second floor is basically death row prisoners. Once they enter, there is no chance of seeing the light of day again. The residents in the seven or eight cells are all well-known heroes in the Jianghu without exception. Qiu Tianhe used to be the most famous one here.

It was late at night, and in the prison deep underground, there were occasional soft sounds of chains dragging.

Qiu Tianhe walked through the noisy room one by one, put the rice in a bowl and put it outside the small opening on the door, when he reached the second floor, he accidentally found a newcomer in his 'former residence'.

Qiu Tianhe was slightly surprised, and came to the mouth of the well to probe, wanting to see who Fang Jianghu's friends were, but found that there were two people inside, covered in blood, and leaning against the corner of the wall with chains on their hands and feet.

Seeing him poking his head, the short and strong man quickly sat up:

"Hey! Dude, what is this place?"

Seeing that he didn't know each other, Qiu Tianhe responded casually:

"Heiya Dungeon. Who are you two?"

The short and strong man said: "The second king of Yanzhou, my brother Chengjing, the tiger king of Bengshan."

Qiu Tianhe said unexpectedly: "The second king of Yanzhou? You two deserve to live in this room?"

"Hey!"

In the dungeon, Wang Er, who just woke up from a coma, wanted to ask about the situation, but when he saw that the boy who delivered the food was so defiant, he was immediately annoyed:

"Old boy, my brothers have been sent to prison, Huluopingyang was bullied by dogs, I don't care about you. If you heard my brothers' names outside, you would have to kneel in fright on the spot. Why don't we deserve to live here? room?"

Qiu Tianhe served the meal slowly, motioning to the left and right:

"The one on the left is Nan Gongling, the gentleman with thousands of faces, and the one-eyed Maitreya Shazhou is on the right. Do you think you two are qualified to live in the middle?"

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When Wang Er heard these two famous big devils, his momentum immediately weakened a bit, and he looked left and right:
"My two brothers add up, it's not that they can't pass two tricks."

"Do you have the ability to speak louder so that the two next door can hear you?"

Wang Er felt that in the prison cell, those two murderous monsters had nothing to do with him, but the ghost knew if Fangfeng would run into him in the future, so he really didn't dare to shout loudly, he just said:

"So what if I don't dare? When you deliver food, what kind of tiger-skinned flag are you pulling? You have the ability to open this fence and talk!"

Qiu Tianhe was too lazy to scare the miscellaneous fish in the world, and asked:
"How did you two get in here?"

When Wang Er mentioned this, he became angry: "I took a murder deal, but it didn't work out, and the ship capsized."

"Kill who?"

"Heiya is a man named Yejingtang. How many years should we be sentenced according to the law for my brother's attempted murder?"

Qiu Tianhe thought for a while: "Those who attempt to murder will be punished for three years; those who are wounded shall be strangled; those who intend to kill shall be beheaded."

Wang Er was overjoyed: "We are not hurt! The conscience of heaven and earth, my two brothers didn't even touch Lord Ye's clothes, and were beaten half to death. Does this mean that we can get out after three years of imprisonment?"

Qiu Tianhe shook his head and sighed: "If you close the first floor, you might get out. If you close this floor, you two won't even think about it. Since the dungeon was repaired until now, only one person has walked out of this floor alive."

"Who?"

"Chou Tianhe."

Wang Er's eyes were slightly startled, and he said in disbelief: "Chou Tianhe went out?! Once Xuanyuan Chao died, Qiu Tianhe was firmly seated at the top of the sword, and the court dared to let this person go?"

Qiu Tianhe felt that this kid was a bit knowledgeable, so he added an extra spoonful to his job:
"Chou Tianhe is half of Ye Jingtang's master, it's not difficult to open the back door through connections."

Wang Er was very surprised, but after thinking about it, it is not impossible - the successor of the eight-step mad knife, I heard that he is an old acquaintance with Qiu Tianhe, and Ye Jingtang knows the eight-step mad knife, so it is normal to have a relationship with Qiu Tianhe.

Wang Er pondered for a while, then frowned and said:

"Lord Ye is a member of the imperial court, and he should be punished according to the law. Qiu Tianhe is his half-master, and he can release the emperor's wife if he robs the emperor's wife; my brothers have never even touched him. Death, isn’t this a practice of favoritism and perversion of the law?”

Qiu Tianhe shook his head, didn't bother to talk to him anymore, sent the meal down, turned and left...

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(End of this chapter)