The jade plate was shining with a smooth light, and the word "Ning" in the middle was even sharper, the man hurriedly opened the door, and the sleepiness on his face disappeared in an instant, and he said respectfully and suspiciously: "I don't know that His Royal Highness King Ning has arrived, and the slave is really lazy, but ...... I don't know ...... the prince came to visit at this time."

Leng Yixiu didn't wait for him to finish, and said lightly: "You only tell the king, are you adults in the backyard of the yamen or in the Shuxiangzhai outside tonight?" ”

The man's head hung down, his heart jumped suddenly, and he secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "Go back to the prince, your lord is in the backyard." ”

"Well, go and report it, and this king will see him immediately." Leng Yixiu spoke quickly, not allowing the person to hesitate at all.

In fact, the man didn't dare to hesitate, but ...... Now go to Lord Situ?

He secretly complained in his heart, but after thinking about the prince in front of him, he compared the two, and the lesser of the two powers, so let's call Lord Situ.

Situ Liang of the Criminal Department has no other bad habits, only loves calligraphy and painting, so he usually either lives in the backyard of the Yamen of the Criminal Department or lives in the city with a scholarly fasting.

The man walked briskly to Situ Liang's bedroom, playing drums while walking in his heart, this is really not a good errand, Situ Liang is upright by nature, although he is good to his subordinates, but he hates two years of things the most, one is to be woken up in his sleep, and the other is to be disturbed when practicing calligraphy and painting.

Right now, it's one of them.

The man hesitated under the porch for a while, thinking of the killing god outside, which is stricter to be scolded or killed, naturally it is needless to say, he knocked on the door hard.

The sound is not loud, but it is very clear in the dark.

And Situ Liang slept very softly, and this sound was enough to wake him up.

"Boom!" With a bang, a black object was thrown over and slammed into the door.

As soon as the doorman closed his eyes, he didn't have to look to know what it was, it must have been Master Situ who smashed the door with a pillow.

"I don't let Lord Ben sleep in the middle of the night, what the hell is knocking?" Situ Liang's voice came from inside, mixed with anger.

The man pursed his lips, not because the "ghost" knocked on anything, but because if you don't go out to greet you, then maybe someone will become a "ghost".

"Back to my lordship, I am visiting as a guest." The man was thinking about who was coming, but before he could say it, Situ Liang shouted loudly inside: "Visiting in the middle of the night, there must be nothing good, why do you have to carry someone for a good thing?" Boom away! Boom away! ”

The face of the person who called the door was like a bitter melon, his eyebrows and eyes were twisted together, he cleared his throat and said, "Lord Hui, I can't bang it, it's His Royal Highness King Ning who has come down." ”

"Who?" Situ Liang's voice suddenly rose higher.

"His Royal Highness King Ning, here." The doorman repeated it word by word.

There was silence inside, and there was a faint sound of muttering, but it was not clear what was being muttered, and then there was the sound of Suo Suo getting dressed.

There was not much time, Situ Liang's footsteps sounded, he put on his clothes and walked out, "Where are the people?" ”

"Wait at the back door." The doorman hurriedly said.

"Lead the way." Situ Liang said simply, his face was not sleepy, he knew in his heart that Leng Yixiu's visit at this time must be something important.

The master and servant walked out of the courtyard one after the other, and Leng Yixiu and Rong Xi outside the courtyard gate were waiting there.

Seeing the two of them, Situ Liang still remembered that he went to King Ning's Mansion to see Leng Yixiu because of the matter of Ye Longgang, looked at Rong Xi, and thought about what Rong Xi said at that time, and said, "The prince and princess are fine, I don't know...... What's the point of coming here at this time? ”

"Lord Situ, this is not a place to speak, can you please wait for me to come in and speak?" Since Rong Xi saw the flash of light in his eyes when he saw him, he knew his intentions, and he was secretly happy in his heart, and he didn't break it.

Situ Liang glanced at the carriage, nodded and said, "Lord and Princess, please come in." ”

"We have one more important guest." After Rong Xi said that, Leng Yixiu walked to the carriage, lifted the curtain, and Liang Jingyao walked out of it.

"Situ, the old decay also came with it." Liang Jingyao said as soon as he got out of the carriage.

Situ Liang's eyes really lit up this time, he never thought that Liang Jingyao would come, and he came with Leng Yixiu and Rong Xi.

"Oh, it turned out to be Master Liang," Situ immediately stepped forward and said respectfully.

The group entered the backyard of the yamen, Situ Liang turned on the lamp in the study, and did not ask anyone to serve, he knew in his heart that at this hour, these three people came together, there must be something important.

Rong Xi's eyes swept over the furnishings of this study, and he secretly said in his heart, this Lord Situ is really a lover of calligraphy and painting, and the walls are full of calligraphy and paintings, even in the large porcelain vases on the ground, it is not an exaggeration to say that this study is a calligraphy and painting room.

Situ Liang and Liang Jingyao said a few words, and Liang Jingyao said with a straight face: "Situ, the old man came here this time to ask for something. ”

"What's the matter, just say, wouldn't it be a loss for my life?" Situ Liang's eyes flashed, he actually had a rough guess in his heart, but he didn't dare to confirm it.

"The old man wants to take a look at the Chen family's father and son," Liang Jingyao said directly, "There are a few questions, I have to ask him well." ”

"This ......" Although Situ Liang guessed that it was related to the Chen family, but now that he really heard the other party say it, he was a little hesitant, he knew in his heart that the Chen family's father and son were criminals named by the emperor, and they would have to be interrogated in person in a few days, but ...... Now that Liang Jingyao said that he wanted to see him, what reason did he have to refuse?

Say that the law is not allowed? Doesn't Liang Jingyao know the Jokhang Rule? Didn't King Ning and Princess Ning know either?

Anyway, he thought about it, these three people must have already discussed when they came, and he couldn't refute their face no matter what, besides, it was just a meeting, and there would be no problem with the quantity.

He nodded and said: "Originally, it was not in line with the procedure, I believe that Lord Liang and the prince and princess also knew about it, but now that Lord Liang has spoken, and the prince and princess have come together, the next official will make an exception." ”

After that, he stood up and walked out: "Come with me, three of you, hurry up." ”

Rong Xi and Leng Yixiu glanced at each other, this Situ Liang has a straightforward temperament, but he is also very reasonable, and he can distinguish the severity.

The three of them quickly followed, and went all the way around the east and west, and then came to the door of the prison of the Criminal Department.

The air here was cold, the same sky, but it felt a little more gloomy and colder than the rest of the place, and there were two people standing in front of the door, standing tall, the spears in their hands shining in the faint starlight, and the clusters of red tassels like blood fluttering in the wind.

"Three of you, please wait," Situ Liang stood down and whispered to the three people behind him.

The other three people understood, and hid their bodies in the dark, only to see Situ Liang walking slowly over.

When the two guards on duty saw that it was him, they immediately smiled and said, "My lord, you haven't rested so late?" ”

"Well," Situ Liang replied lightly, "Why are there only the two of you?" What about the others? ”

"The other two are in the middle of the night, and when the time comes, they'll come and change people," replied one of them, wondering a little in his heart, what is this called? Didn't you arrange the manpower before?

Where did Situ Liang remember this, he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you should go back to the room to rest today, and let them take over later." ”

When the two people heard this, they couldn't help but smile and said, "Yes, thank you, sir." ”

The two people turned to leave, Situ Liang waved in the direction of the three people, Leng Yixiu, Rong Xi and Liang Jingyao walked out, Situ Liang took the three of them, entered through the door, and went all the way forward.

Chen Hanping felt that the good luck of his life seemed to have been exhausted, and he sat on the straw pile dejectedly, looking at the dark ground with straight eyes.

The lamp in the corridor outside the cell shone faintly like an undeveloped broad bean, as if it could be blown out with a single breath.

Chen Xinlei was locked up in the cell next door to him, when did he suffer this kind of crime when he was pampered since he was a child? He couldn't believe that two days ago, he was touching the girl's tender skin in Xiangyue Building, and then suddenly woke up and became a colt, and then suddenly woke up and was thrown into the prison of the Criminal Department.

Who can sue him, what the hell is going on?

"Father, who is harming us?" Chen Xinlei asked for the one hundred and eighth time, holding the wooden railing in the cell.

"I don't know!" Chen Hanping shouted in a low voice, his son's question made him upset, and he felt that his patience was also like this luck, and it was wearing off little by little until it disappeared.

"Father!" Chen Xinlei was obviously not satisfied with his father's answer, and he shouted in a low voice: "Did you offend someone in the officialdom?" How could this be otherwise? ”

Chen Hanping slowly raised his head when he heard this, and a bitter smile appeared on his face, "Offending people? Ha ha! What a strange question you asked, in the ups and downs of officialdom, where can you not offend people? It's just to see who has the better performance skills, maybe the other party is affectionately calling you brother and brother, but the other hand is handing over the fold, which lists several of your crimes. ”

There was a bit of self-deprecation and sadness in his tone, in this dimly lit corridor, in such a cold night, with obvious loneliness, like autumn leaves, blown by the autumn wind, whirling on the ground.

"What then? Can we still get out? Chen Xinlei's voice was sharper, his eyes widened in fear, his eyes were full of horror, and his fingers were tightly gripping the wooden railing.

"I don't know what to do as a father...... Chen Hanping seemed to say it to his son, and as if to say it to himself, a person suddenly appeared in front of him, and said unconsciously: "If she is still alive, maybe...... There will be a way. ”