Denghuaxiao

The night was dark, and thick clouds obscured the moonlight.

In the quiet long alley of West Street, the clanging sound of knife tips can be heard.

Lu Tong pulled Yin Zheng back to the door of the medical center, where two figures were fighting endlessly outside the door. The sneak attacker hiding at the door was obviously no match for the other person, but he was defeated after a few rounds of fighting. He was kicked in the center by the opponent, and the sword was placed across his neck.

The man in guard uniform turned his head, showed a slightly serious face, and asked Lu Tong: "Miss Lu, are you injured?"

Lu Tong shook his head.

Yin Zheng had not yet come out of the panic of being attacked. When she first heard the man calling Lu Tong "Miss Lu", she looked at him in shock: "Girl, do you know this person?"

Lu Tong glanced at the subdued murderer on the ground and said, "Come in and talk."

The door of the hospital was closed, and the man in black was dragged into the small courtyard by the man.

Yin Zheng looked suspicious and was about to speak when she saw Lu Tong take out a small bottle from his sleeve, walked up to the other person, bent down and pinched the other person's chin, and forcefully drank the contents of the bottle.

This action made the guard man startled, and Yin Zheng was also stunned.

Finally, Lu Tong withdrew his hand and threw the empty bottle into the bamboo basket in the courtyard.

Yin Zheng swallowed, looked at the people on the ground, and asked Lu Tong in a low voice: "Girl, are you going to kill him?"

Hearing this, the guard beside him looked at Yin Zheng in shock.

Lu Tong said: "It's just a little bit of weakness, I'm afraid he'll kill himself."

Yin Zheng nodded and looked up to see the strange look in the guard's eyes. Just then she realized that she had made a mistake and quickly added bluntly: "I was joking just now. We are a medical center that treats illnesses and saves people. How can we kill people... But what on earth is going on? What's going on?"

Lu Tong looked down.

In the dark courtyard, the perpetrator was also dressed in black, almost blending in with the night. He was a strange face. His eyes stared at Lu Tong with a fierce look on his face. At first glance, he was a very vicious person.

The knife he used to attack Lu Tong fell to the ground. Lu Tong walked over, picked up the knife, stretched out his fingers and slowly stroked the back of the knife, speaking calmly.

"He came to kill me."

"Breaking into private houses and trying to commit murder... There is such a thieves and madman at the feet of Emperor Shengjing," she thought for a moment, her eyes brightened, "Ah, the murderer of the corpse in Wangchun Mountain has not been found yet, maybe he is He did it.”

The guard next to him stopped talking.

On the other hand, the man in black sneered: "Stop talking nonsense, if you want to kill me, I'll cut you into pieces!"

Lu Tong smiled and shook his head slightly, "Our medical clinic cannot deal with private torture. Of course, dangerous people must be handed over to the government for handling."

She put the knife away: "Report to the official, Yin Zheng."

……

The courtyard of the county prince's palace was quiet.

The shower was over, the guests had dispersed, and the deserted atmosphere after the feast was even more depressing than usual. Pei Yunshu was sitting in the room, tucking Baozhu into a quilt, and was about to let the nanny take the little girl to bed when she saw Fangzi lifting the door curtain and whispering: "Madam, the prince has arrived."

Pei Yunshu looked up and saw Pei Yunying walking in behind Fangzi.

He must have come back from outside. His clothes were filled with the chill of the autumn night. He put down his knife and walked up to Pei Yunshu, looking at the orb.

Baozhu curled up in the nurse's arms and slept soundly. The little girl, who was only one month old, was sleeping and eating, which made people's lips curl up just by looking at her.

Pei Yunying lowered her voice: "Asleep?"

Pei Yunshu waved to the nanny to bring the orb into the house. Just then he looked at Pei Yunying and shook his head: "Why did you come suddenly?"

Pei Yunying sighed, walked to the small table and sat down. While pouring tea, he said: "Of course I, the uncle, cannot be absent from my niece's full moon wine. It's just that I was delayed on the way."

Pei Yunshu looked at the person in front of her and hesitated to speak.

Today, during the shower, Pei Di, Duke of Zhaoning, also came. She wondered if Pei Yunying didn't come because of this. He was never impatient to see the people of the Pei family.

Pei Yunying smiled and asked, "What?"

Pei Yunshu put aside her thoughts and pretended to complain: "Today at the baby shower, many ladies secretly inquired about you with me. I guess there are few people who really look at the orb, but more people look at you. It's a pity that you are not here. By the way... "Suddenly thinking of something, Pei Yunshu asked in a low voice: "I heard from the prince before that the Queen Mother intends to arrange a marriage for you. Do you have any clues?"

Pei Yunying lowered his head to drink tea and said with a smile: "There is no such thing as catching wind and shadow."

"If the Queen Mother really has this intention, you are not young now, so you should worry about these things."

But he didn't care much: "Why are you in a hurry?"

"Of course I'm anxious!" Pei Yunshu glanced at him, "I was chatting with Doctor Lu today, and I learned that Doctor Lu is already engaged. You are four years older than me, and I have a fiancé. What do you have? You don't even have a sweetheart. No, the dog in charge of your palace is female, and there is already another dog coveting it!"

Pei Yunying was dumbfounded: "Why are you comparing me to a dog?"

"Dogs are smarter than you!"

Pei Yunying: "..."

Pei Yunshu looked at the young man in front of her, a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.

In fact, she was not really worried about Pei Yunying's marriage. Pei Yunying had outstanding looks and a promising future. There were countless people who wanted to get married to such a talented person. And now the more favor he has gained and the higher he stands, the less he can control the marriage. Now that the Queen Mother is showing signs of marrying him, I'm afraid if she delays it for a few more years, she will really have no chance to make the decision on her own, just like herself...

She doesn't want Pei Yunying to follow her old path. What's more, today's Pei Yunying is like an unsheathed knife. If he is too sharp, he may hurt himself. If he has someone he likes, maybe he will leave some room for himself. That's fine.

Pei Yunshu softened her tone and said, "Aying, tell sister, what kind of girl do you like? The eldest daughter in the Censor Zhongcheng's house was born in a beautiful country. Her mother asked me about you today. I have seen that girl." This young lady is like a fairy, and she is so graceful..."

Pei Yunying pinched her forehead and said helplessly: "There are so many beautiful girls in the world, why can't I like them all?"

"Then what do you like?"

Pei Yunshu looked like she would not give up until she got the answer. Pei Yunying thought for a while, "You must be smart."

"Smart?" Pei Yunshu's eyes lit up, "The second young lady from Jixian Palace's residence is very talented. She can compose poems at the age of five. She is very smart. Look..."

"I don't like writing poetry."

Seeing his absent-minded look, Pei Yunshu became angry: "You came here so late just to make me angry?"

"No," Pei Yunying said seriously, "I'm here to give you a gift, so that Baozhu won't say I'm stingy."

Pei Yunshu saw that his hands were empty: "Where is the gift?"

Just as Pei Yunying was about to speak, the guard Chi Jian's voice sounded outside the door: "Master, we've been caught."

Pei Yunshu was stunned for a moment and looked at him suspiciously.

"Look," Pei Yunying smiled: "The ceremony is coming."

……

In front of the military patrol shop at the entrance of Shengjingfang Lane, several soldiers stopped the old woman carrying a load at the door, bought a few bowls of spicy food and squatted at the door to eat happily.

It's almost early winter, and the weather is getting colder day by day. At night, the soldiers are hungry very quickly.

Shen Fengying leaned against the pillar at the door of the patrol shop and was putting the last piece of spicy lung into his mouth when he saw several people coming towards him.

The leader was a man, and the man was holding another man in black. The man in black had his hands and feet tied, and was half-dragged and half-carried forward by the man. Behind the two men was a young girl. The three people walked through the busy alleys, attracting the attention of countless people. Seeing that the other party came to patrol the shop, Shen Fengying hurriedly swallowed the spicy food in his mouth, accidentally choked on the oil, and suddenly started coughing.

Pu Bing hurriedly went to get him a water bag, and Shen Fengying drank half of the bag in succession. He finally stopped the burning in his throat. When he raised his head, he saw that the three people had already walked in front of him.

He didn't recognize either of the men, but the woman walking behind looked familiar. Before Shen Fengying could speak, the woman looked at him and said, "Master Shen."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Shen Fengying suddenly remembered, pointed at the person in front of him and said, "You are the... onion on the mountain!"

It's so pitiful that he still remembers the person in front of him. After the Shengjing Gong case last month, he received a report that a small medical clinic on West Street had killed someone and buried their bodies. At that time, Shen Fengying was gearing up to do something big, and from then on add to his great achievements and reach the pinnacle of his life. Unexpectedly, he went to the hospital and searched for most of the night, but only half a dead pig was found.

A dead pig, not a dead person!

At that time, Shen Fengying was so enthusiastic that his heart dropped to the core. That's not all, and I don't know whether he was lucky or unlucky. Before he could figure out the situation, he turned around and received another report. A male corpse was found on Wangchun Mountain. The male corpse had the signature of the imperial guard in front of the palace. purse.

But Pei Yunying, the commander of the front department of the palace, was right in front of him at that time.

At that time, Shen Fengying felt that his official career might stop here.

The palace commander followed him to Wangchun Mountain. Faced with such a melon field and plum blossoms, Shen Fengying didn't know what he meant. Shen Fengying tried several times but couldn't figure out his intention, so he had to bite the bullet and investigate. Fortunately, if the investigation continues, a purse alone will not be able to convict the imperial guard in front of the palace, so the case will be suspended for the time being.

When he returned to the patrol house, his boss who came after hearing the news yelled at him. Also, there is nothing to gain from all this nonsense, let alone promotion. If he offends the chief minister, it would be strange if his boss doesn't express his anger.

It was hard for Shen Fengying to calm down his emotions these days, but now when he saw the female doctor, he was filled with grievances.

He coughed, pushed aside the crowd and walked up to a few people: "What are you doing?"

"I am Lu Tong, the doctor at Renxin Medical Center." The female doctor said, "Tonight someone broke into our medical center and tried to commit murder. He was subdued. It was a matter of human life. I deliberately brought the assailant to you."

Shen Fengying's heart moved.

The person on the ground was tied up with ropes and was wearing night clothes. He didn't reply when he heard the words. His eyes were fierce, and he was not a good person at first glance.

Shen Fengying walked around this person twice and looked at Lu Tong suspiciously: "Why is he not moving?"

This man didn't even struggle, looking like he was being slaughtered.

"I was afraid that this man would kill himself, so I gave him some powdered medicine from the medical center and his limbs became weak after taking it so that he could be interrogated."

It sounded okay, but because of the previous pig head incident, Shen Fengying was always a little cautious about what Lu Tong said and did not dare to judge rashly. After thinking about it, he called to the soldiers: "Bring him in."

The soldiers escorted the people on the ground into the patrol house.

It was late at night, and there were not many people in the patrol room. Most of the soldiers went out to patrol. Shengjing was quite peaceful most of the time. Except for the occasional fire, the soldiers would occasionally catch a thief.

Shen Fengying entered the house, turned around and saw the man following Lu Tong. The man was tall, wearing a gray guard uniform, and his demeanor was not that of an ordinary guard. He looked at the people on the ground, then at the man, and asked cautiously: "You were the one who subdued the murderer?"

The man nodded.

Shen Fengying sat down on the chair in the center of the room and turned to Lu Tong: "Tell me what happened tonight."

Lu Tong said: "Today after the hospital closed, my maid and I went back to the house to rest. Suddenly we heard someone knocking on the door. When I got up and opened the door, the person tried to attack me with a knife. Thanks to this strong man, he stepped forward and saved me. I caught the thief and saved my life..."

"Wait a minute," Shen Fengying frowned and looked at the guard, "It's so late, how come this strong man is here by chance and just saved you?"

After saying that, he looked at Lu Tong with disdain. How could a man and a woman alone together in the middle of the night be serious people?

The guard heard this and said: "In front of the lower hall, Commander Pei is guarding Qingfeng. Today, Doctor Lu went to Wenjun Prince's Mansion. The medical box was left at the manor. The princess ordered me to send it back. When I arrived at the hospital, I happened to see the gangster committing an attack. "

Hearing this, Shen Fengying jumped up as if his butt was on fire. He was speechless, "The county, the county prince's palace? Why did Dr. Lu go to the county prince's palace?"

Lu Tong replied warmly: "The princess of the county fell in love with the common girl, and specially invited the common girl to attend the little miss's 'child washing party'."

Shen Fengying seemed to have been struck by lightning.

The last time I saw this medical woman, she was tit for tat with Pei Yunying, with a hostile look on her face. How come she had already become a guest of the county prince's palace in less than a month?

How did she climb up to the county prince's palace and be promoted faster than him, the leader of the patrol shop?

Putting down the sour jealousy in his heart, Shen Fengying walked up to the man on the ground, raised his foot and kicked it, and said: "Tell me! Who are you and why did you assassinate Dr. Lu?"

The patrol house never took on any major cases, and Shen Fengying's interrogation attitude was very unfamiliar, which made both Lu Tong and Qing Feng look complicated.

Pu Bing stood beside him and asked, "Sir, why don't you hand it over to the Prison Department?"

"What do you want to do? What do you know!" Shen Fengying cursed, but secretly thought in his heart that this matter is not that simple no matter how simple it seems. Lu Tong is just an ordinary medical woman. The gangsters kill people when they come up. It can't be for this reason. Wealth, but when it comes to seeking revenge, what kind of grudge can a doctor like her have?

With the lessons learned from the past, Shen Feng should be extremely cautious about every accusation, for fear that he would accidentally become the victim of another crime.

While he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard the soldiers outside the door making a noise. Shen Fengying raised his head impatiently and said, "What are you talking about? Don't disturb my thinking."

The next moment, someone said: "It seems that Mr. Shen has a clue."

Shen Fengying was shocked and turned around quickly to see a young man opening the curtain and coming in.

"...Pei Dianshuai?"

Pei Yunying walked into the room with a silver knife in hand, smiled, glanced at Lu Tong and Qing Feng, and said, "So you guys arrived early."

"Sir, this is..." Shen Fengying secretly drummed in his heart, why did Pei Yunying come too.

Lu Tong said: "Because the matter is of great importance, Master Qingfeng asked someone to inform Master Pei of the matter. I didn't expect that Master Pei would come in person..." After a pause, Lu Tong continued: "Perhaps Master is I thought that this person might be the murderer of the male corpse in Wangchun Mountain, so I was so concerned about it."

Pei Yunying raised his eyebrows slightly but did not refute.

Shen Fengying became nervous after hearing this, "Do you think this person is the murderer of the unsolved case in Wangchun Mountain?"

Good guy, it was because of this person that he was angered by his boss. If this person really committed the crime and fell into his hands, he wouldn't be able to say anything evil.

Lu Tong nodded slightly: "I'm just guessing."

Shen Fengying lowered his head and looked at the person on the ground. No matter what others said, this person remained silent, looking like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water. He only looked nervous for a moment when Pei Yunying came in, but it was quickly covered up.

"Tell me, why did you commit the murder? Were you responsible for the Wangchunshan case?" Shen Fengying kicked him and threatened in an unskilled manner: "If you don't tell the truth, you will be punished!"

The people on the ground were unmoved, and Pei Yunying laughed.

He said: "Master Shen, you can't get out of this case."

Shen Fengying wiped his sweat, gave up the chair in the room, and said with a smile, "Master Pei, please give me some advice."

Pei Yunying sat down on the chair, thought for a moment, and said seriously: "Originally, I shouldn't have intervened in this matter. But the Wangchunshan case concerns the reputation of the front minister, and I can't just let it go."

Shen Fengying: "Yes, yes, yes."

Pei Yunying said again: "Before coming, I asked Qing Feng to search this person and look for tokens to find out his details. Mr. Shen won't blame me for being nosy, right?"

"How could it be?" Shen Fengying's smile was sweeter than the flowers, "Your Excellency, this is a great help to the patrol house. I can't thank you enough."

He finally figured out that Pei Yunying was determined to win this case. He was just here to check the patrolman's hand and appear more upright.

But why did he insist on passing through Xunbuwu's hand?

Pei Yunying stared at the people on the ground. He had a smile on his face and a friendly and gentle expression. He looked like a young, handsome and ordinary official who was easy to talk to. However, the way he looked at people made people feel a bit cold.

He said: "Wang Shan, it's so late, your wife and children should have gone to bed."

As soon as the word "Wang Shan" came out, the faces of the people on the ground quickly turned pale and their bodies began to tremble violently.

The young man looked at him with both pity and deeper indifference.

He said: "Why don't we invite them from Huaihua Street now?"

"I said, I said!"

The next moment, people on the ground shouted.

Shen Feng should be shocked.

This man had previously looked heroic and would rather die than surrender, but Pei Yunying pried the man's mouth off after just two words. You must know that he has heard of books before. This kind of dead soldier can't even utter a word after being beaten half to death. This person is too spineless.

However, in such a short period of time, Pei Yunying has already found out the eighteenth generation of the other party's ancestors? Is he a monster? Also, why are you so well prepared?

The man on the ground said: "I did not kill the people in Wangchun Mountain."

Pei Yunying said "hmm" and said, "Who is the person who ordered you to assassinate Dr. Lu?"

For some reason, Shen Fengying secretly felt that something was wrong, but it was too late to stop it.

"It's Concubine Meng!" The man gritted his teeth, raised his head and said, "It's Concubine Meng of Prince Wenjun's Mansion!"