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Chapter 32 The Man in the Picture

The next day, Shuanggui Lane.

Tick, tick...

The ethereal sound of raindrops falling in the puddles made the room extraordinarily quiet.

Lying on the bed by the window, Ye Jingtang opened his eyes, turned his head to look, the sky outside was gray, he didn't know if it was early morning or afternoon.

Niao Niao, who had worked hard all night, slept with his paws upside down next to the pillow, followed his movements, made a dazed "chee...", turned over and continued to sleep.

Ye Jingtang scratched the big bird with his fingers, then covered it with a thin quilt, sat up, and took out the gold paper from his pocket to check.

After hearing about the mysteries of "Song of the Dragon" from his adoptive father's letter, he had been thinking about it for a long time, but at this time, he got it by accident, and the problem popped up again.

The gold paper in his hand can withstand his full strength without any damage. It is highly likely to be authentic, but there is no handwriting on the front and back of the paper, only a picture of "Turtle Carrying Three Mountains", without any hints, even if he knows it is the supreme cheat, it records the unique I don't know where to start practicing.

Ye Jingtang took the gold paper and looked at it carefully, trying to figure out the mystery from the lines of the picture. After looking at it for a while, he looked towards the yard outside the window.

The house where Ye Jingtang slept was in the west wing opposite the kitchen, and Luo Ning and Zhe Yunli lived in the main house.

Zheyunli is more lively and has a restless temperament. Both of them are catching up on sleep. Zheyunli has nothing to do at home and went out for a walk. Luo Ning is still resting in the main house.

With the three of them living in the yard, the main house has undergone earth-shaking changes from when they first arrived.

After Zheyunli bought a few pieces of furniture, the main room looked more like a house. There was a small cabinet in the corner with some rouge and gouache on it, as well as bronze mirrors and wooden combs.

On the bed, Luo Ning slept with her clothes on, with a thin blanket covering her waist, and the curves outlined by her waist were flawless.

Going back here to lie down in the middle of the night, she was indeed a little tired, but after experiencing the unforgettable night yesterday, as a woman, how could Luo Ning fall asleep.

Luo Ning lay on her side on the pillow, her moist and crystal peach blossom eyes were looking at the wall a little absent-mindedly, and her light white jade fingers were placed on her lips, recalling the short kiss that was about to be parted.

Since lying in the early morning, she can't help but review every step she has taken in the past.

Born in a water town in Jiangzhou when he was young, his family is considered well-known. Unfortunately, when he was still a toddler, his family met enemies, and his parents were killed or injured.

As a daughter, she shouldn't have come out to wander the rivers and lakes, but her talent is outstanding, if she doesn't come out to take the lead, who will settle the grievances?

When she first started walking in the Jianghu, she had great ambitions and vowed to become the "No. 1 in the Jianghu" like Fengguancheng.

As a result, the rivers and lakes are too big, and the sky is too high, running around in circles, except for the title of 'the most beautiful woman in the rivers and lakes', nothing is known.

The former enemy, however, repented and became a monk to enter the Thousand Buddha Temple in Shazhou, where he became an apprentice of Zen master Shenchen, one of the 'two saints'.

Zen master Shenchen said that the enemy has repented and is guilty of what he did in the past, and living is the punishment for the enemy.

How ridiculous this statement is, if living is considered punishment, then what is a person who dies without reason?relief?

In order to settle the grievances, she searched everywhere, went to Yuxu Mountain, met the real Xuanji, went to Tiannan Official City, and met the Wuxian, but she couldn't get the true biography until she met the Pingtian leader.

Master Pingtian followed the instructions of his ancestors and wanted to restore the country for the previous dynasty. To put it bluntly, he rebelled against the Great Wei.To rebel is to become the emperor, and the leader of Pingtian will wear a yellow robe if he doesn't want to be a subordinate, but since ancient times, how can a woman be the emperor?

Even if the leader of Pingtian thinks it is okay, his subordinates will be afraid that the world that has finally been conquered will be directly used as a dowry by a woman, which will make it easier for outsiders.

For this reason, Master Pingtian promised to teach her all after learning the martial arts, and she helped Master Pingtian to cover up his identity, and became the wife of the leader to manage the internal affairs of the Church.

The two heroines who just came out of the rivers and lakes just hit it off and became the most envied fairy couple in the rivers and lakes.

Originally, life was very hopeful, but how easy is it to practice martial arts to be on par with the two saints on the mountain?

Ever since she went to Nanxiao Mountain, her life seemed to be frozen. Her life was very monotonous. She practiced martial arts all day long, but she was getting farther and farther away from the leader of Pingtian. Endless trivia entangled, somehow arrived at the present.

And the appearance of the shameless little thief is like dropping a stone suddenly in a pool of stagnant water, causing thousands of ripples and never calming down again.

Luo Ning couldn't figure out how there could be such a courageous and thick-skinned man in the world.

But she has no other way, she can't be beaten or scolded, she can only be boiled by the other party like a frog in warm water.

She said she was helping each other, but the relationship between husband and wife is well known in the world.

She was talking to men outside, and if news spread that the wife of the leader of the Pingtian religion had an affair with a young man, wouldn't the leader of the Pingtian religion be ruined for the prestigious reputation that he had managed to earn?
She also has to become a promiscuous and unscrupulous woman...

You even asked me about my identity, telling you out scared you to death...

Luo Ning didn't feel sleepy, and the more she thought about it, the more confused she became. When she was full of worries, the light in the room suddenly dimmed.

In a blink of an eye, the handsome little thief stood silently at the window.

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Luo Ning's face was slightly cold, and she pulled up the thin quilt:

"What are you looking at?"

"I just woke up, and I'm going to return to Hei Ya, come over to say hello, don't take it lightly if you're alone at home."

Luo Ning was exhausted, she didn't want to talk to Ye Jingtang at all, she turned over softly, leaving Ye Jingtang with the back of her head.

"Ugh……"

Soon, the footsteps disappeared.

Luo Ning took a deep breath, hugged the little watermelon, and started to go back and forth in her mind again...
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Shuanggui Lane was quite far from Mingyu Tower, Ye Jingtang had a meal on the street, and then came to Hei Yawai, where there was no plaque hanging, with the red sandalwood box in his arms.

On the small square outside the yamen, a flagpole was erected, and the rotten heads were replaced with new ones.

Some idlers on the street looked at it, and whispered:
"Who is this?"

"The king of thieves in Yanzhou, 'Wingless Owl', has stolen many important people and killed many people..."

"It's the snitch who sneaked into the 'Yushi Pavilion' a few days ago? Why was he caught suddenly?"

"It's too courageous. It's not good to steal anything. Stealing people, even stealing from Mr. Li..."

"Hey, it's not wrong to die..."

……

Ye Jingtang pretended not to hear these gossips, and came to Heiyawai and handed over the sign.

After a while, Shang Jianli came out from the yamen to greet him, and cupped his hands:

"Master Ye is very capable. I really didn't expect to hurt someone. You can bring this thief to justice in a few days."

"I'm just doing some hard work. If it wasn't for the full support of the Yamen to spread the news everywhere, how could I catch this Snitch..."

In the middle of the ceremony, when he came to the back of the yamen, the black yamen boss Bo sent 300 taels of silver as a reward, along with a 'Commendation Letter' with King Jing's seal to show his encouragement for his chivalry.

Compared to the Wingless Owl's name and troublesomeness, 300 taels of silver is really not much, but this is also considered as the advance salary from Sanniang, and he earns the first pot of gold by his own ability.

Ye Jingtang is not greedy for money, but he does not have a lot of money in his pocket. He readily accepts this, and only after completing the due process and closing the case, he asks:
"My lord, is Prince Jing at the residence?"

"Prince Jing is entertaining guests at the mansion. It may be inconvenient for the nobles to come. However, Prince Jing said hello in the morning and said that if Mr. Ye came, please let him wait for a while. I will report."

While Shang Jianli was speaking, he led Ye Jingtang to a tea room behind the yamen.

The tea room should be a place to discuss things on weekdays, there is nothing special about being ordinary.

Ye Jingtang sat down beside the tea table by himself, put the red sandalwood box containing 'Mr. Jiao' on the table table, and quietly waited for King Jing's summons...
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Behind Heiya, at the top of Mingyu Building.

The drizzling rain curtain drove the wind chimes hanging on the eaves of the terrace, and the faint sound of the piano sounded from the room.

Boom~boom~...

Several court ladies waited outside the study for dispatches. Dongfang Liren was dressed in a silver silk python robe, standing in front of the painting table, drawing a pen to outline the beauty of the beauty in front of him.

Behind the piano platform directly in front, a graceful and luxurious young woman in a phoenix skirt sat softly on her side, her white jade fingers hooked the strings, her mature and plump buttocks drew a heavy half-arc behind the skirt, her expression was full of ambiguity. Divide Spring Resentment:
"Li Ren, is the painting finished? It's been half an hour."

"Don't worry, Empress Dowager, it will be ready soon."

"Talk to take Ben Gong out to relax, but the result is good. I can't get out of the door under the rain, alas..."

The Empress Dowager was so bored in the palace, she finally came out once, and could only sit in the chilly Mingyu Building, without even seeing the distant view of the street, her heart was really depressed.

Dongfang Liren is considerate. While painting the portrait, he comforts him softly:

"When the rain stops, I will send the Queen Mother to Yutan Mountain Villa. Let's take a good soak in the hot spring. The scenery is much better than here, which is suitable for relaxation."

"What's the use of a good scenery, if no one is with you, you can only admire yourself alone."

The Empress Dowager was plucking the strings of the zither, her eyes were fixed on the market far away from Mingyu Tower, and she really wanted to suggest that Prince Jing take her for a 'private visit' to go shopping.

But undercurrents in the government and the opposition are surging, and Dongfangliren has been plotted against by thieves several times. Even if Dongfangliren can agree to this kind of thing, she can't bear the responsibility. Think about it or forget it.

After sitting for a long time, Dongfang Liren finally stopped writing, and the lifelike picture of beauties appeared on the paper.

The Empress Dowager got up, rubbed her sore legs, and came to look at it. Before she could comment, she heard the maid's footsteps coming to the door:

"Your Highness, Master Ye is here."

When Dongfang Liren heard the news of the Wingless Owl's return in the morning, he wanted to see Ye Jingtang. Hearing that he was coming, he didn't have the heart to accompany the empress dowager, so he immediately said:

"A servant in the yamen, he handled a big case yesterday, I went to meet with him, the queen mother will rest first."

The empress dowager knew that Dongfang Liren was busy with affairs, so she didn't stay long. After watching Dongfang Liren go out, she wandered around the room alone, and took out the picture scroll on the bookshelf to check.

Dongfang Liren and the empress learned from "Zhenji Xuanji", one is good at literature and the other is good at martial arts, and they both got the true biography.

Dongfang Liren's calligraphy and painting skills are quite good, and he likes to paint the various scenes of the market outside Mingyu Tower on weekdays.

The Empress Dowager admired it secretly, and quickly picked up a brand new scroll from the middle of the bookshelf, unfolded it, and saw a man painted on it.

The man was dressed in a black robe, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, imposing aura, holding a long knife upside down in his left hand, which was resting on a man's neck; there was a fat owl standing on his shoulder, and the demeanor of a man and a bird was clearly outlined.

"Tsk tsk~ What a handsome..."

The empress dowager's apricot eyes brightened slightly, she held the portrait to the window, and carefully observed it under the light.

The masculine temperament in the painting is very unique, both mad and chivalrous, yet gentle and refined, no matter how you look at it, it is pleasing to the eye, and the handsome is a bit unreal, as if it is just a person in the painting. Such a perfect man cannot exist in reality.

"Could it be the husband-in-law who is far away from people's fantasies..."

The Empress Dowager thought about it for a moment, and thought it was very possible, she secretly teased Dongfang Liren a few words, and then prepared to put the portrait away.

But at this moment, there was some movement below Mingyu Tower.

The Empress Dowager looked down, but saw two people walking out of the big yamen. The leader was a literati in green robes, whom she had seen before, and it was the chief arrester of the black yamen, Jianliu.

Behind him was a man in black, with a neither humble nor overbearing posture, neither fast nor slow pace, and was covered by a rain curtain from a long distance away, so he could only see his side face, but he could still see the handsomeness of this man from his posture.

Ok?
The empress dowager was taken aback, picked up the portrait and looked at it, then looked at the man in black in the distance, and then looked at the portrait...

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'Fire of gossip' slowly emerged from the Queen Mother's eyes, and when she was trying to figure out the relationship between the two, she found that handsome man looking over here, and she hurriedly left the window in shock...

(End of this chapter)