Chapter 41: Imprisonment
Where could Menghan outside the house withstand such a scene, if it weren't for the far messenger covering Menghan's mouth, it is estimated that she would have called out a long time ago, such a cruel scene, isn't it only a scene that appears in TV dramas? It's fake in the TV series, but this is a real story. Menghan's heart was about to jump out of her throat, she only felt that she had difficulty breathing, she was dizzy, and she fainted with a roll of her eyes.
Yuanxin picked Meng Han up by the waist, put her down in a hidden place, and pinched her among the people, shaking and shaking, and finally woke her up. Meng Han was about to say something, but Yuanxin covered her mouth: "Don't talk, I'll take you out." β
Menghan came back to her senses, nodded weakly, Yuanxin helped her up, hugged her and just flew onto the roof, before she could stand firmly, she saw a large number of Royal Forest soldiers running in all directions with torches, and surrounded the place. Yuanxin secretly shouted that it is not good, I am not afraid that you will chase you, I am not afraid that there will be many of you, I am afraid that you will surround you. I'm just going to do this little bit of light work, you are tightly surrounded, where am I flying? Yuanxin took Menghan down, landed in a bush in the backyard, and said to Menghan, "I'll go and lure them away, you hide here and don't make a sound." β
"Far Faith." Menghan knew the danger and held his hand and didn't let go.
Yuanxin stuffed a gold medal into Menghan's hand and shook her hand, "If I don't come back at dawn, take this gold medal and go to Chongxuanmen, don't say a word, show the guards the token and they will let you out." β
"Yuanxin," Menghan was more aware of the seriousness of the situation at this moment, and pulled Yuanxin tightly and refused to let go.
Hearing that the Imperial Forest Army was approaching, Yuanxin instructed her, "Don't make a sound, I'm leaving." Yuanxin broke her hand and flew up.
Meng Han heard the voice of the Royal Forester, "There is someone over there!" "Over there!" "Hurry up and chase it!" β¦β¦
The voice of the Imperial Forest Army gradually became smaller, and the screams of women could be heard from time to time in the alchemy room, accompanied by the cold wind like wild ghosts in the dark night. Until a long time later, until he could no longer hear any sound, until Meng Han felt that his legs and feet were numb to the point that he was unconscious, until Meng Han's tears dripping on the gold medal had dried, Meng Han still squatted in the grass and did not dare to move.
Tears silently flowed down his cheeks like a spring, fear, fear, worry, regret, prayer, Menghan's head was in chaos, thinking of when the Xianzun Taoist threw the dancer into the fire, he was even more afraid when he opened his eyes and closed his eyes.
Will there be snakes in this grass? Am I going to be bitten by some bug when I squatting here? Yuanxin, why don't you come back? Where have you been? Are you still safe? I'm so scared alone, will anyone come to inspect again? What should I do? I don't even know where that damn revolving door is? I'm wearing a night suit, so it's convenient to ask the palace maids and eunuchs? Will I be arrested? Does this gold medal really work?
Menghan held the gold medal tightly in his hand, its shape and its lines left marks in the palm, Menghan could feel the two ears of the tiger's head, could feel the coiled moire, and could feel the strokes of the word "Cheng" on the front, but he couldn't feel the breath of Yuanxin at all. Her hands are as cold as ice, her heart is as silent as night, and you won't come back, will you?
This should be the hardest night ever, Menghan counted the time every minute and second, counting from one to sixty is one minute, sixty minutes is an hour, six hours, and the sky should be bright. But counting and counting, Menghan couldn't count how many minutes and hours.
What to do, Yuanxin, how long will I have to wait to get out? How long will I have to wait to see you? Will I see you waiting for me as soon as I leave the palace gate? I will definitely hold you tightly and never be separated again.
When the sky was hazy and faintly visible, Menghan crawled out of the grass, endured the soreness in his legs and feet, barely stood up, and staggered along the road. She didn't know where the Chongrrian Gate was, and she didn't know which direction to go, anyway, she was going to go, and when she walked to the Chongrevolving Gate, she would be safe.
Several dancing girls came out of the alchemy room with disheveled clothes and tears on their faces, Menghan wanted to chase them over and ask them for directions, but before they could speak, they felt that someone was heavily focused on the acupoint behind them, and then they fainted.
After dawn, Cheng Zheng got dressed and came out of the room, Fuling was still waiting for Yishan to make up, Cheng Zheng opened the door and saw Jinfeng waiting outside, and asked, "What's the matter?" β
Jin Feng replied, "The residence of the envoy of the northern kingdom was stolen last night. β
"What's going on?" Cheng Zheng frowned, the envoy of the northern kingdom just entered the court yesterday, and he was stolen before he had time to pay tribute, where to put the face of this big photo.
"Last night, I saw a man in black in the Dust Washing Palace, and the envoy then reported that the three treasures and pearls were all missing. The Guards followed the trail, and as a result," Nikki said and stopped.
Cheng Zheng asked, "What was the result?" β
"As a result, the second young master was caught."
"What?" Cheng Zheng couldn't believe it, Yuanxin was good enough to steal any treasures and pearls, even if the treasures and pearls were precious, Yuanxin had no reason to have it. Could it be that Menghan wants it again? At the banquet of the emperor's eldest grandson, Menghan had seen the treasures and pearls of Qi Concubine, but Menghan didn't look like a person who was greedy for treasures. Or was the envoy into Beijing yesterday and was seen by them, Yuanxin said a few more words, and Menghan was interested in seeing the treasures of the northern country? None of these two people are worry-free, messing around together all day long, will you be a little too much this time, so you have a sense of proportion, right?
Jin Feng added, "But the second young master didn't find treasures and pearls. β
No? Was it a misunderstanding or did he throw it away in order to escape? There is no better than at least getting the stolen goods, and there is a reason to get away with it. Cheng Zheng sighed, "What about Yao Menghan?" Call her to me. β
"When the subordinates learned that the second young master was arrested, they had already gone to find Miss Yao, but she was not in the mansion."
Absence? Even if Yuanxin steals it, Menghan doesn't know martial arts, she should always wait at home, what kind of fun is she going to do, it won't be running away with beads. Since moving out of the Zhenxi Palace, Cheng Zheng has become more and more confused about what the hell these two are doing. He asked again, "Did you alarm the emperor?" β
"Yes, the emperor already knows, the emperor said that this matter is very important, and the second young master has a special status, so let the Yun clan and the criminal department jointly try it."
Cheng Zheng nodded, not to mention the illustrious family background of the Cheng family, but now that his grandfather is also in Beijing, the emperor has to take care of his grandfather's face to some extent, and he will not dispose of Yuanxin lightly.
Jin Feng said, "However, the emperor only gave three days. β
"Right now, the envoys are about to pay tribute, and three days is enough." Cheng Zheng is not worried, if it is an ordinary thief who is caught, it is estimated that he will be tortured to death in one day.
"What is the young master going to do?"
"You take someone to check Menghan's clues, Yuanxin is not in a hurry here." Cheng Zheng already had an idea in his heart.
After leaving the court, Xu Qingsong summoned Cheng Zheng to the military and political center, handed over the errand of the thief in the trial to him, and gave him a good instruction, why pay attention to your identity, don't affect the exchanges between the two countries. Cheng Zheng and Yuanxin are brothers, he will naturally find a way to help Yuanxin get rid of the crime, as long as the reason is appropriate, he can give the northern envoys and the emperor a satisfactory result. And if it is tried by someone else, it will really make Yuanxin three long and two short, and it will be difficult for the old prince to explain.
When Menghan woke up, he was already on the sun, his head was dizzy, his stomach was screaming, he lazily opened his eyes to see the strangeness in the room, and suddenly a spirit sat up, where is this? How did I end up here? What about Yuanxin? Meng Han patted his head and remembered the events of the night, who brought me here? What do you want to do? Meng Han hugged herself tightly in a panic, and was a little relieved to see that her upper and lower clothes were complete.
But, but I'm not wearing my clothes, I remember that I was wearing a black dress before I fainted, and now it's clearly a palace maid's dress, I won't be someone like that, right? Where is this? Menghan looked at the surrounding environment, this bed is bigger than my palace in Zhenxi, the gold and silver jewelry placed on the dresser, the jewelry and jade are shining, the room is decorated with exquisite beaded curtains, gorgeous velvet carpets, this is a woman's house, the cups are shining, the tables and chairs are elegant and luxurious, this woman is really rich.
The room was empty, Meng Han tentatively walked out, came out of the dormitory, Meng Han hid behind a hundred flower screens and quietly poked his head out, and immediately retracted his head with a fierce shudder. Oh my god, the people in this room outside, why don't you make a noise, what are you going to do like a ghost?
A woman's voice came from outside the screen, "Awake? Although this is a question, it is calm and majestic, in Menghan's words, the aura is quite strong.
Menghan knew that he couldn't hide, so he came out hard, and what caught his eye was an extremely familiar face, all day long, either Yuanxin took Menghan to Duanhou Mansion to drink tea, or Cheng Zheng took Yishan to Zhenxi Wangfu for a small gathering, and they met almost every day, I still don't know you?
It's just the same face, which is gentle and lovely on Yishan's head, why is it so cold and arrogant on your head, and it looks like it can't be lived, as if the whole world deserves to be trampled under your feet. No wonder with Cheng Zheng's childhood sweetheart, the two of you are really alike, and they are really like things.
Knowing that it was a presence and no longer afraid, at least with a bottom in his heart, Menghan walked to the front hall, picked a big seat and sat down unceremoniously.
Yilin put down the teacup and slowly spoke, "I take the liberty of inviting the girl to come, and I hope the girl will not be surprised." β
Please? Did you ask for that? If you want to see this beauty, even if I am highly sought after and popular all over the capital now, I think Cheng Zhengyuanxin's face will give priority to your appointment, will it be too rude for you to rob me by this means? Yuanxin's brother's wife is your own sister, so we have a relationship (although I haven't married Yuanxin yet). Menghan scolded in his heart, and he didn't dare to say anything, after all, he was the prince of the court, and I could afford to provoke me.
Seeing that Menghan didn't answer, he was not annoyed when he came, and smiled with his eyelashes, "I invited the girl here today, because I want to discuss something with the girl." β
Meng Han said arrogantly, "I'm hungry." "Discuss with me? Although I don't know what kind of calculation you are playing, at least I know that I have chips in my hand, hehe, this is called having no fear.
"Come on, pass the meal." As soon as the words fell, the palace maids and eunuchs in the house went out one after another, and said to Menghan, "Please move to the restaurant." β
It's polite to be a hospitality, Menghan is proud in her heart, eating and drinking in front of a table of delicacies from the mountains and seas, without caring about the image of a lady, she is not a lady in the first place. This princess is also a face to herself, Menghan was in a better mood, stuffed her mouth full of meat, and opened her mouth to ask, "How long have I been dizzy?" β
One replied, "Two hours." β
Menghan nodded, two hours, four hours. If it's six o'clock in the morning, it's about ten o'clock now. I don't know what happened to Yuanxin, even Cheng Zheng said that he was good at light work, so there shouldn't be anything. It's been morning, and Yuanxin can't wait for me, so he should have died in a hurry.
Thinking of Yuanxin, Menghan wanted to leave here early. Yuanxin have you seen it, the delicacies of the mountains and seas can't stop me from running to you (please forgive me for thinking of you after eating the delicacies of the mountains and seas first).
Yilin is very patient, sitting quietly on the side, not in a hurry at all, seeing Menghan put down his chopsticks, Yilin asked, "Have you eaten?" It's still to the girl's liking. β
Meng Han wiped her mouth, "I've eaten, let's talk about something." β
"The girl is really bold, if she is willing to return to the princess in the future, she will enjoy endless glory and wealth."
Menghan almost choked himself to death with a mouthful of saliva, I wiped it, and persuaded him to surrender. No, it's not appropriate to use persuasion to surrender, right? Will be used. You have no problem with your dignified prince's brain, right, recruit my An? Meng Han chuckled, not knowing whether she was sarcastic or sarcastic, "You really think of me?" β
Yilin fiddled with his slender jade fingers, as if he had no intention of asking, "What?" Isn't the girl willing? β
Willing to be your uncle, you really think how noble you are, others are all blessings from three lifetimes of cultivation for you, that is the flattery of the minions, don't be serious. People ask Zhuge Liang to take care of the thatched house, okay, you are good, just take me so rudely, if you really follow you in the future, you don't care about you at all, don't you take off my head and kick it as a ball? It's just a bloody day for you, and I've been kicked in the head by a donkey. I'm not Zhuge Liang, I don't have this talent, I'm just a storyteller, my ideal is to be Mrs. Yonghou, so I don't want to rob your house and kill you.
Menghan didn't want to anger her, racked her brains to think of nice words of refusal, and the hypocrisy Cheng DΓΉ couldn't bear to look at it directly, "The princess is in love by mistake, and it is my blessing to be able to serve the princess." It's just that I'm a little woman, I can't tie the chicken, I can't put pen to paper, I can't go to the horse to settle the world, and I'm clumsy and clumsy I'm afraid that it will ruin the princess's plan. As the princess of Dazhao, there are thousands of people who are willing to be the princess's guests, and there is no shortage of talented people, and the princess really doesn't have to pay attention to me, a mediocre woman with no talent and no virtue. β
Yilin chuckled, "Miss Yao is too modest, the girl can deal with the emperor, she can attract the people, she can shine in the palace inside, and she can take the Cheng family into her pocket outside, you say she is mediocre?" β
Menghan pouted, this princess is really difficult to deal with, "What kind of ability do I call it, it's pure opportunism and luck." Maybe my bad luck will come today, I went out and met a thief, and I was bitten by a dog when I crossed the street. β
"The girl is really good at laughing, if you have the ability to reverse luck, I would like to see it."
Meng Han complained bitterly, why do you drill into any crack, "I really don't have much ability, I just was born hundreds of years later than you, and I just know a little more common sense." "Come on, as soon as these words fell, Menghan couldn't wait to strangle herself, the princess just said that she would transfer, and then she said that she was born hundreds of years late, and the princess would treat herself as a god or a demon? Will you think you have superpowers and won't let go even more?
Yilin insisted, "A little common sense can flourish, the girl is very human, I believe that if the girl is willing to be used by me, she will become a great tool, go down in history, and be praised by the world." β
Menghan wants to bite off his tongue, if you say too much, you will lose, why am I telling you so much nonsense, what can you do if you don't do it, Menghan slapped the table and became angry, "You have a problem with your ability to understand, isn't it?" You don't understand my euphemistic refusal, do you? Do you have to ask me to dismiss your face to be happy? I said I don't do it, do you understand? You let me out! β
She smiled instead of being angry, her smile was bright and moving, graceful and elegant, "Does the girl still want to go out?" β
Menghan was secretly afraid, "What do you want?" Kill somebody to do away with a witness? β
"How can I be willing to kill you, I still have to keep this talent and use it slowly."
"You don't dare."
Yilin took out a gold medal from his sleeve, "If I put this gold medal and the three treasures and pearls in a corner of the palace, and then inform the Imperial Forest Army, I believe that he will not survive tonight, do you believe it?" β
"You, what happened to Yuanxin, where is he?" Menghan touched the gold medal given by Yuanxin around his waist, reached out and grabbed it in his hand, but he didn't dodge, and was taken away by her very lightly. Anyway, in Qinghe Palace, where can you run.
Yilin threatened her, "I didn't do anything about him, it's just that he was arrested as a thief." As a member of the Yun clan, he is not loyal to the country, and he also steals the envoy's tribute, which affects the relationship between the two countries, no matter who tries the case, he will definitely deal with it severely. β
Meng Han became nervous, "You want to frame him?" β
Yilin raised his eyes and smiled coldly, "You forced me to do this." β
"You, you don't dare. If you hurt Yuanxin, Cheng Zheng will never forgive you for the rest of your life! Menghan said fiercely, Cheng Zheng is the deepest wound in her heart, the only bargaining chip in Menghan's hand at this moment is her feelings for Cheng Zheng, how much she cares about Cheng Zheng, Menghan's chances of winning are a few points.
Sure enough, Yilin snorted coldly and threw away his sleeves, and ordered the two eunuchs on the left and right, "Lock the door and guard it strictly!" β
Menghan sat down weakly with the gold medal in his hand, it turned out that Yuanxin was arrested, no wonder there were so many Yulin troops chasing and intercepting last night, it turned out that they were chasing thieves. It took me eight lifetimes to catch up with such a coincidence. Yuanxin, how are you now? Will it be okay, I want to see you so much, I miss you so much.
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