Kaifeng Monster

Chapter 91
After all, Yao Zhizheng has also been in the officialdom, and he knows that even if he has the reason, he has to save face for the other party, unlike some people who are aggressive and questioning when they come up.

Gongsun Cebing came to stop him, with a smile on his face, showing no trace of anxiety or anger, and you came and went to talk about scenes, how the road was, how it was, how it was, what it was like in Beijing, and what the scenery was like.After talking about it, even Duanmucui couldn't help admiring him a little bit, and felt a little pity for him: If he was born in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, in the horizontal field of Hezong Lian, the name of Gongsun Ce might not lose to Su Qin and Zhang Yi.

Then the topic changed, and finally asked the question.

"The little girl is mediocre in appearance and talent is sparse. If it was normal, she wouldn't dare to climb up to Mr. Zhan, but..." There was something in the words with a gun and a stick, Gongsun Ce couldn't hear it, and smiled slightly: "Guard Zhan is young and vigorous, stubborn and reckless, It's possible that you can't turn the corner for a while. Before leaving, my lord asked me to bring him a message. If lord Yao can make it easier for me to point out the pros and cons to guard Zhan, everyone will be happy."

Yao Zhizheng was overjoyed: "Mr. Gongsun has taken care of the whole situation. It is really a blessing to Mr. Bao to have Mr. Bao's help. But..." He seemed to have a hidden worry, "Mr. Zhan is very skilled in martial arts, and even an ordinary house can't lock him up. In order to keep him in So, what an offense..."

Gongsun Ce said calmly, "It's okay, it's okay, Mr. Yao is leading the way."

Yao Zhizheng laughed out loud, stood up with a long body, put his right hand forward as a guide, and his eyes suddenly fell on Duanmucui.

"This girl has a good demeanor and bright eyes, she doesn't look like an ordinary girl."

Duanmucui did not speak, but cast a provocative glance at Gongsun Ce.

Gongsun Ce knew what she meant, and before leaving, he asked her to change into the clothes of an ordinary peasant family, a gown skirt with blue cloth and white flowers, and simple hair accessories. .

Duanmucui was very reluctant, even though she changed it, she still complained to him repeatedly: "Mr. Gongsun, you want me to pretend to be an accompanying girl, but I don't look like that all over my body. "

Sure enough, Yao Zhizheng was called out all at once.

Gongsun Ce calmly said, "This girl is a son of the Lian family. I was afraid that the road would be uneven, so I specially invited her to go with me, and I was afraid of showing off, so I dressed up like this."

Yao Zhizheng snorted, and stopped asking.

Yao's family is regarded as a clean official family, unexpectedly there is a dungeon.

When going down the stairs, Gongsun Ce's expression was a bit ugly.Yao Zhizheng guessed it more or less, and explained: "This place is close to the north, not as good as the capital. Before the dynasty was established, there were frequent disturbances by bandits. The rich families built houses and set up more dungeons and water prisons. Later, it became peaceful and abandoned. No."

What he said was true, the further you went in, the heavier the musty smell that had accumulated over the years in the dungeon.The firewood for the winter is piled high inside, and it is true that this place is not specially used for detaining people.

After careful consideration, Yao Zhizheng did not have the guts to detain a fourth-rank official of the imperial court. It was just that Zhan Zhao couldn't explain what happened suddenly; Let's talk.

When Fang walked down the steps, Yao Zhizheng stopped, and handed the lantern in his hand to Gongsun Ce: "Then Mr. Gongsun and Mr. Zhan have a good chat, so I won't accompany you."

The light of the lantern flickered, and there was a prison cell at the edge.When the people inside heard the sound, they turned slightly to this side, looking at the silhouette, it must be Zhan Zhao.

Gongsun Ce was furious.Yao Zhizheng was just sending here, and he made it clear that he didn't intend to open the door of the cell, so wouldn't their coming here be a prison visit?What qualifications do you, Yao, have to convict Zhan Zhao first?
It took a lot of effort to suppress this anger, reached out to take the lantern, and said calmly: "Thank you very much." After speaking, he walked quickly to the cell with the lantern.Duanmucui was about to follow, but Yao Zhizheng stretched out his arm to stop him: "This girl."

Duanmucui's eyebrows turned cold, and his eyes were like a knife: "What are you doing?"

Her tone was very sharp, Yao Zhizheng's heart skipped a beat, he forced a smile and said, "It's nothing, Mr. Gongsun and Mr. Zhan have something to talk about, you might as well go up and have a cup of tea."

Duanmu Cui said coldly: "No need, I was invited by the Kaifeng Mansion to protect Mr. Gongsun, so I should never leave him." While speaking, he stretched out his hand to block Yao Zhizheng's arm.Yao Zhizheng only felt that half of his arm was numb, and he was horrified: This Lianjiazi girl is really bad, she doesn't know the rules.Thinking so, he couldn't help shaking his head and went up.

On the other side, Zhan Zhao got up and walked to the prison bar. Gongsun Ce saw that he was not injured, that although his face was pale, his energy was not bad, so he was relieved in his heart.

Zhan Zhao nodded slightly to Gongsun Ce through the railing, and immediately turned his gaze to Duanmucui who was coming this way.

Suddenly he smiled faintly, his voice was very low, he didn't know if he was talking to himself or to Gongsun Ce: "Duanmu has lost a lot of weight."

Gongsun Cezheng didn't know how to speak. Hearing what he said, he chuckled and continued: "Can you not lose weight? Zhan Huwei, don't go with this girl. I don't know how picky she is. She doesn't eat meat dishes, but vegetarian dishes." I don’t eat it when it’s too much to eat. I picked one or two bean sprouts and one or two melon shreds. I said she was more picky than the emperor. It’s still growing well, and it’s really God’s blessing.”

Duanmucui walked up to him, and when he heard that Gongsun Ce had sent her to Zhan Zhao, he quit immediately: "Hey, why am I picky?"

Zhan Zhao knew Duanmu Cui's temper well, and even the mature and prudent Gongsun Ce was able to stand up to her like a child, which showed that she was angry with her a lot on the way, so he smiled and shook his head: "Duanmu, don't be rude to Mr. .”

Duanmucui raised her head when she heard the words, and saw Zhan Zhao standing tall, still wearing the familiar blue shirt before the trip, with a faint smile in her eyes, but her haggard face could not be concealed, she immediately forgot about Gongsun Ce and the problem of picky eaters Java country is gone, he rushed over in a few steps, grabbed the column of the cell with both hands, and hurriedly said: "Zhan Zhao, how are you?"

Zhan Zhao looked down at her, and met her bright eyes like black jade. He felt peace and joy in his heart, and said with a smile, "Okay." While speaking, he stretched out his hand as if to caress her cheek. On the side, he stopped unconsciously and slowly retracted.

Gongsun Ce saw it, but he didn't know it. He let out a surprise, turned his back and looked around, and said loudly, "The cellar in Long County is so delicately built. I don't know how the pillars can bear the weight..."

While talking, he actually walked to the other side, facing the pillar with seriousness.

Knowing his intentions, Duanmucui felt a little shy.Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand to pull her in front of him, bowed his head and forehead, kissed her cheek lightly, and said in a low voice, "Why are you here?"

Duanmucui raised her head and said, "Of course I saw you coming."

While speaking, naturally, he leaned into Zhan Zhao's arms...

Uh, let me interrupt, this volt didn't work out. (Speech from the cell post: Nonsense, when we are transparent...)
Only then did Duanmucui realize that the railings were in the way, she frowned, and said to Zhanzhao: "Give way, I want to go in."

Zhan Zhao knew that although she had lost her mana, she still had spells and spells to cast, maybe she wanted to make a formula to make the post back, and she did.Seeing Duanmucui chanting something in his mouth, Erqing's face was full of color, and he drilled towards the empty space of the railing.

Under Zhan Zhao's eyes of anticipation and then astonishment, the girl's head got stuck between the posts.

It was very quiet for a while.

Duanmucui was calm and composed, with a determined look on his face that was under my control, retracted his head gracefully, and began to rub the place stuck by the railing with his hands.Looking up and seeing Zhan Zhao's stunned face, she was reluctant at first, but then she felt the need to explain: "That... I don't remember the spell well... Let me just say it like this, it's very convenient..."

Zhan Zhao continued to stare at her, but suddenly he couldn't help but burst out laughing.He bent down, laughing almost to tears.

"Duanmu," he laughed so hard that he couldn't utter a complete sentence, "Fortunately, you are going through a railing today, and another day you are going through a wall, and you forgot the spell, so you are stuck in the middle of the wall... At that time, do you want to save you? smashed down a wall..."

Finally, the three of us can cut into the topic face to face, but...

Duanmucui kept rubbing her head, very absent-minded about serious topics; as for Zhan Zhao, his laughter was probably not overdone, and when he didn't see Duanmucui, he could still say a few serious words. It looks like I can't bear to hold back the laughter...

Gongsun Ce, the host of the three-person meeting, was very dissatisfied.

It's not serious, he thought, one is the person involved, and the other is someone who has a close relationship with the person involved, the situation is so difficult, and the road ahead is still very bumpy, the two of them can't feel the pressure at all, leaving him, an outsider, to worry about it Labor, believe it or not, he gave up his job?
This matter is no small matter, why don't you all behave more seriously, isn't this the case with difficult cases in the past?If I had known earlier, I would not have brought Duanmucui here. The occasion of bitterness and hatred made her feel like a spring tea party...

Gongsun Ce finally couldn't bear it anymore, cleared his throat, and went straight to the point: "Guard Zhan, why didn't you agree to marry Miss Yao before?"

Zhan Zhao didn't expect him to ask such a straightforward question, so he was taken aback for a moment and didn't make a sound.

"We are all on our own, so I don't shy away from saying some things. My lord and I know your character well. You are very responsible in your daily life. A man will inevitably make mistakes. Everything is difficult but a person who dares to do it. Do you have any unspeakable secrets for not agreeing to this marriage?"

This topic was sharp enough, and as soon as it was brought up, it was immediately cold.Duanmucui didn't say a word, and lightly clasped his hands together. Zhan Zhao hesitated for a long time before saying, "What you said is that a man dares to act boldly. If I really tarnish Miss Yao's innocence, I shall be responsible for her. But..." Gongsun Ce faintly heard some implication, and he didn't know if his guess was right, his heart was beating violently: "Guard Zhan, according to you, could it be that you never violated Miss Yao's family at all?"

This matter was obvious to all, and he always thought it was a certainty, but he didn't know what Zhan Zhao just said, there seemed to be something hidden.

Zhan Zhao was in a dilemma: "I'm not sure about this..."

He hesitated, but refused to speak clearly.Duanmucui guessed a little: "Zhan Zhao, what do you say, I, I have nothing to listen to."

Only then did Gongsun Ce come to his senses, and said with a smile: "There are girls here, there are some things you can't say, but now everyone is gathered together to find a countermeasure. Guard Zhan, put your worries aside Get up and sort things out first."

Zhan Zhao smiled faintly, nodded at the end, and thought about the past carefully: "I remember being groggy and drank too much alcohol at that time, it must have been drugged and I couldn't control myself... I don't know why Miss Yao came in. I At that time, I lost my mind, and I was so rude to her... I can't remember what happened next. Miss Yao's family seemed to shout for help, and many servants rushed in. Later, Master Yao also arrived, angrily scolded, and made people Put me in a dungeon sober...

"The next day, Master Yao came to see me in the cell, and brought Miss Yao's clothes, which were stained red, and said that someone had examined Miss Yao's body..." At this point, he paused for a while.Gongsun Ce sighed, "These are all mentioned in Master Yao's letter to Kaifeng Mansion."

Zhan Zhao nodded slightly, and said again: "Afterwards, I thought about it carefully. Although I lost my mind at that time, I always have a vague impression of what I did. I don't remember that I violated Miss Yao's family."

Gongsun Ce shook his head: "Guard Zhan, you also said that you were in a daze at the time, maybe you forgot what you did."

Zhan Zhao's face was slightly hot, and he said in a low voice: "Yes...not only because of this, but also because of..." His voice became lower and lower, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Gongsun Ce and Duanmucui staring at him without knowing why. He sighed secretly, heartbroken, and said, "It's also because the night I was imprisoned in the dungeon was really the most difficult night in my life... I almost lost half my life."

He spoke cryptically, and Gongsun Ce still couldn't understand it, and it took a while to realize: "You mean, the potency of the aphrodisiac has not been alleviated at all?"

Zhan Zhao's face turned red.

Gongsun Ce was overjoyed, but he couldn't care less about what to say: "That's right, if you and Miss Yao had a husband and wife relationship, then the aphrodisiac's properties would disappear on its own, so why would it torture you to death? But it's not right, if No, what's going on with Miss Yao? Wen Po has examined her body..." After speaking, Gongsun Ce became confused again and couldn't figure it out.

Zhan Zhao settled down: "That's why I always feel that this matter is strange, and I don't want to hastily agree to the Yao family's request. I wonder if I can delay the time so that I can find out what happened. Unexpectedly, Yao Zhizheng was angered by this, and I was imprisoned in the Therefore, he refused to let me go out. I thought about it again and again, and came up with a way, pretending to be afraid of Mr. Bao, and begging him not to let this matter reach Mr. Bao's ears. I have already edited a book and submitted this matter to Mr. Bao’s case.” Speaking of this, he smiled slightly, “I was thinking, since I can’t investigate this case, it’s better for my lord to send someone to investigate than to be stuck here At a loss."

Gongsun Ce groaned, very annoyed: "I knew this before, so I brought Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and the others here. My lord and I didn't see what you meant, we just wanted to stabilize the Yao family first."

To stabilize Yao's family, it is natural that Gongsun Ce, who can speak eloquently, should take the lead.They all thought that once Gongsun Ce arrived, Zhan Zhao would be able to get rid of it, and Zhan Zhao would do all the investigations by himself, so no one else would have to accompany him. Unexpectedly, this time Zhan Zhao was imprisoned, and another person was needed to investigate. case?

Gongsun Ce was still regretting it, Zhan Zhao laughed and said, "It doesn't matter, it's the same with Duanmu here."

Duanmucui didn't make a sound for a long time before, and when she heard her name, she was startled: "Me?" She quickly waved her hand, "I haven't investigated the case before."

"When marching and fighting, thousands of troops are well commanded, how difficult is it to investigate a case?" Zhan Zhao reassured her, and at the end he did not forget to give her a top hat, "Besides, you are a god."

Wearing thousands of clothes, not flattering, wearing a high hat, Duanmucui has no objection, and after thinking about it, he agrees: "That's right, the gods made a move, um..."

At least she still knows how to be modest, and she didn't triumphantly say that one is the best.

Gongsun Ce intentionally poured cold water on her: "Investigating cases is not so easy, tell me, where do you start?"

Duanmu Cui snorted: "I'll think about it when I go back, and I'll talk about it after I sort it out."

"Check Yao Manqing." Zhan Zhao's face suddenly became serious, "I thought and thought, this girl Yao has always been strange. Miss Boudoir does not leave the door, and she is not staying in her embroidery building in the middle of the night. in my room?"

"That's right." Gongsun Ce frowned, "This Miss Yao is indeed a bit unusual. Without further ado, Miss Duanmu, let's go now."

"Ah? I'm leaving now?" Duanmucui was taken aback: What are you kidding, she hasn't been able to say a few words to Zhan Zhao yet.

Gongsun Ce knew what she was thinking: "The sooner the truth comes to light, the sooner the guard Zhan will get off. When I saw Yao Zhizheng, I just said that the guard Zhan has loosened up a bit, and it won't be too late to persuade him. I will leave the guard here for the time being." , This way you won’t startle the enemy. The other party’s eyes are focused on Zhan Weiwei, and they won’t pay too much attention to what we do, and it’s cheaper to investigate the case.”

"But..." Duanmucui's mind turned quickly, trying to find an excuse.

There is something in Gongsun Ce's words: "Miss Duanmu, the night has many dreams."

Ye Changmeng said a few more words, and he spoke with extra force.

Duanmucui let out a grudging groan, and followed Gongsun Ce out.After walking a few steps, she suddenly heard Zhan Zhao calling her: "Duanmu."

"Huh?" Duanmucui turned back again.Gongsun Ce expected that the two of them had something to say, so they didn't wait for her, and just walked up the stairs leisurely.

Seeing her come back, Zhan Zhao forgot what he wanted to say, paused, then smiled and said, "Mr. Gongsun is not in good health, I thank you for running in and out."

"I know." At the end of the speech, he did not forget to taunt Gongsun Ce, "Let him investigate, he is clumsy, I don't feel relieved."

Zhan Zhao smiled, and finally told her softly: "Don't be too picky about food, eat well."

(End of this chapter)