East Palace.

Mo Cang paced lightly in the hall without a trace, and suddenly his eyes froze, looking at the stone foot who had just arrived with a lens hanging on his chest, seriously studying the map with many suspicious points on the case.

During the period when Shi Jian came to the East Palace, he looked through Shi Jian's file and knew that this person was young and lonely and lived on the streets, although he had a slight stutter, but he had a good memory and the ability to never forget, so he was selected by Zhang Tongshi as an apprentice.

At this time, seeing Shi Jian put away the lens, Mo Cang raised his chin without a trace, signaling him to speak.

Shi Jian bowed his hand respectfully, and hesitated to speak: "Go back...... Your Highness, after careful reading, you can conclude that this picture is indeed from the hand of his mentor Zhang Tongshi, and there is absolutely no falsehood. ”

"Tell me what you have to do!"

"Oops...... The material used in this picture is cowhide, cowhide to be made into paper needs to be boiled, steamed, sun-dried and repeatedly reached about eighteen days to complete, and each of the processes is extremely complex, if it is not the main force of the teacher himself, others will never be able to complete, if it is a defective or fake, within three days this paper will have signs of cracking,"

"However, this image is clearly several years old, but there are still no cracks, and that's a point. Besides, the logo in the picture, in the next often accompanied the teacher for more than ten years, the teacher's handwriting and the habit of walking the pen has long been familiar with the heart, and can also depict an eight-point image, from the handwriting on this picture and some details of the processing, this is indeed the teacher's own hands, these are two points. ”

"Oops...... This last point is the seal on this picture, the seal of the teacher is a gift from the Son of Heaven, I'm afraid, no one can fake it......"

"Oh?" Mo Cang Wuxian fixed his eyes, but he still had some doubts, after all, what he got on paper was shallow in the end, and there was nothing more than personal experience to prove the truth of the facts.

After he got this map, he chose to start with the prison on the east side of the map, according to the route on the map, there are obviously many secret passages in the east prison of the slave cage, and if he wants to avoid the guards' investigation, it is most suitable to enter through these secret passages, but who knows that when he goes to the prison of the prisoner, he can't find the entrance to any secret passages at all.

The biggest suspicion is that on the map, the prison on the east side is marked with a female prison and the west is a male prison. This alone made it impossible to believe that this map was real, and Mo Cangwu suddenly shook his head.

With many questions, Mo Cang's eyes fell on the picture again. Mo Cang walked to the front of the case without a trace, bowed his body, took the inkstone and pressed the paper, and picked up the wolf hair.

Shi Jian reacted very quickly, and hurriedly poured some water on the inkstone, and worked for a while to develop a shallow puddle of ink.

Mo Cang Traceless picked up his sleeve, dipped his pen in ink, and then drew a circle on the east prison, and his eyes suddenly turned to Shi Jian: "How many years has Zhang Tongshi been a first-class worker from the history of the household book?" Have you been degraded over the years? ”

"Oops...... Twenty-eight years. Shi Jian didn't know what he meant by this, but he quickly raised his voice and replied, "The teacher has always been conscientious and conscientious in doing things for the imperial court, and he has never made any mistakes, so naturally he has not been degraded in any way. ”

Mo Cang smiled faintly, and stopped the wolf in his hand: "Everyone says that people who are craftsmen are the most thoughtful, and they can recognize the truth of a thousand miles more clearly than anyone else." Zhang Tongshi, as a great craftsman, has never been degraded or made a mistake for 28 years, how could such a conscientious person get the logos of both male and female prisoners reversed when drawing? ”

Capturing the angry tone of the prince's words, Shi Jian was terrified, and bent down to kneel: "Hey, hey...... The crown prince didn't know that as early as a few years ago, our emperor made a clear rule that the east was a prison for women and a prison for men in the west, but a few days ago, the new emperor suddenly ordered all male prisoners in the west to be moved to the east and female prisoners to the west

Later, I learned that the new emperor wanted to build a mansion in the east, and the amount of work was huge, the construction period was tight, and a lot of male force was needed, so in order to improve efficiency, all the male prisoners were moved to the east. ”

"Even so, if people change, then the original routes and secret passages in this prison should not change, right?" Mo Cang asked rhetorically as he threw the wolf without a trace.

The head hung subconsciously, and Shi Jian was stunned for a moment before he understood what the prince meant. When he hesitated, in the afterglow, the wolf that had been left behind rolled down the edge of the inkstone to a piece of rice paper on the desk, and the rice paper was stained with some blurred ink.

At the same time, the brain spun rapidly, and soon there was an answer, so he gently raised his head a little and replied thoughtfully.

"Back to ...... Your Royal Highness, after a hundred years in prison, it is inevitable that some secret passages will be destroyed, because the east and west prisons are usually closed to some insignificant prisoners, and our emperor has pursued the virtue of frugality since the beginning of the dynasty, the court has not allocated too much money to repair, and it is precisely because of this reason that the monthly income of the people in the criminal department is also extremely low, and it is even more impossible for them to use their own money to repair, so that over the years, the prison will fall into disrepair. And ......."

Noticing that the tension in the room seemed to have eased, Shi Jian boldly raised his head again and continued.

"And because the number of prisoners has increased dramatically, and the vicinity of the various prisons has also been greatly expanded in a short period of time, time is tight, and the people of the penal department must not have bothered to carefully investigate, but only rushed to work, so many of the previous passages must have been covered. Coupled with the reason for the construction, the temporary construction buildings have already changed the original appearance of the prison prison, and the structure of the entire prison has become complicated. ”

Hearing Shi Jian say this, the doubts in Mo Cang Wuji's heart were obviously alleviated, but from the explanations of this article, he seemed to notice something, and suddenly asked: "Wait, you just said that things are insignificant?" What does this mean? ”

"Oops...... In fact, since the founding of our dynasty, the entire Lisang is a sea and the river is clear, Qinhuai as the capital city under the feet of the Son of Heaven has been unprecedentedly prosperous and peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the probability of crime in the city is very small, which is also thanks to the strict laws of our dynasty, most of those who are imprisoned are because they have committed a little trivial matter, so these are regarded by the Gentiles as extremely harsh and extremely important places, in my court's view, they are insignificant. ”

As he spoke, Shi Jian became more and more calm, and unconsciously, his whole body was straight.

"Then where is the whole Qin Huai where the felons are held?" The distance between the two people was suddenly pulled in, and Mo Cang asked anxiously, his two eyes staring directly at the stone stump under him, and he couldn't wait to get an answer from the stone stump.

Obviously, in the process of Shi Jian's answer just now, he had slowly believed Shi Jian.

Shi Jian looked at the prince who suddenly approached in flattery, and he found that the prince's mind had deviated from the right track, obviously questioning the authenticity of the picture, how could he suddenly ask such a question? It seemed that this question was the source of all his doubts.

I don't know what it means, but I explained word by word: "In Julong City, the dead slaves are imprisoned." ”

Seeing the thoughtful look in the prince's eyes, he continued: "The people who are locked up in the prison have all committed some heinous crimes, whether it is the common people, or the king's grandson, the emperor's relatives and relatives, but if they are imprisoned there, they will have the same identity and face the same fate. Now the new emperor has issued an order not to kill, but this order is useless for these people. ”

After listening, Mo Cang muttered for a moment, suddenly walked to the front of the case and looked at the map, as if he understood something, and then picked up the pen again and began to sketch on the map. As soon as he crossed out the two prisons, he raised his eyes again and asked, "Do you know the secret passage in this picture?" ”

"Although I follow the teacher to serve, but these are secrets of the court, I never dare to snoop in the next, how can I know it," Seeing the prince's expressionless face, Shi Jiao's whole body suddenly tensed, and on the way to the East Palace, he thought that this trip was more auspicious and less

At that time, the worries along the way instantly came to my heart.

Thinking that the prince's words were really abrupt, he hurriedly slammed his head on the ground: "Oops...... Your Royal Highness, the cheap slave voluntarily gave up his eyes, as if he didn't see anything today, this, these words, the cheap slave must be tight-lipped, just ask His Highness to spare the life of the cheap slave! ”

Startled by the trembling stone feet that were kneeling on the ground, he put down his pen without a trace, turned around and said: "The body is skinned, and the parents who receive it, how can there be a reason to kill their own eyes." This picture is ordered by this palace for you to see, and you don't have to feel any guilt. There is no reason for this palace to blame you. But today's words, this palace really needs you to keep your mouth shut. ”

Hearing the words of the prince, it seemed to be a sharp sword, quietly driving away the crazy demons in his heart, Shi Jian suddenly raised his head, and a tear overflowed from the corner of his eye, "Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness, the cheap slave must be tight-lipped!" With that, a bang knocked his head again, and tears fell to the ground.

Since the fall of Qin Huai, there have been changes in the court, the teacher was arrested, and then his whereabouts are unknown, and the entire Gongguan Mansion is occupied by the wind people, and the people there are tortured to death by the wind people one by one, and he also suffered all kinds of humiliation to survive.

Now, the prince's words of not killing are enough to move him to tears. Unexpectedly, he was an ant, and he could be understood and sympathized with by the powerful and high-ranking prince of the enemy country, at this moment, even if he was allowed to die, he was willing.

"Shi Jiao, you get up, you can go."

"Temple...... Your Highness, Shi Jian is willing to make cattle and horses for His Highness from now on, in order to repay His Highness's kindness! Stone sobbed and sobbed, tears endlessly.

"But this palace has no kindness to you," Mo Cang wondered, and seeing him so sincere, he simply said: "However, if you are willing, then you can stay in the East Palace!" Shi Jian not only has the ability to read the papers, but also knows all kinds of things that Li Sang doesn't know, and in the face of such a talent, he is naturally reluctant to bury it.

Hearing this, Shi Jian was grateful, and kowtowed three times again. Then, Shi Jian retreated.

Thinking about it, it's almost time, it's time to change clothes and go to the Langyue Inn to meet Ashin, who expected, when Mo Cang turned back without a trace, Ashin actually came back from outside the palace.

"Your Highness, the prisoner you are looking for is named Bai Bait, who has left the prison prison!" Ashin carried the knife behind him and stepped forward to resume his life.

Mo Cang took two steps forward blankly, and asked anxiously: "Left?" How is this possible? Can you inquire clearly? ”

"Your Highness, the director there said that the white bait had left an hour ago and had not returned."

An hour ago, that is, after he escaped from the prison prison, could it be that Bai Bait really drove the carriage out of the prison prison? But didn't she say she wouldn't go? Before parting, he remembered the words she said very clearly. It's only been a short time, how can you change your mind? Mo Cang was traceless, thinking about it, and there was a faint uneasiness in his heart.

"Send someone to find out in secret, and pay special attention to the carriage with two horses driving together!" Mo Cang frowned and said, "Be sure to find the white bait!" ”

"Yes." Ashin replied in confusion, and when he raised his eyes again, he found that His Highness frowned, and his face was full of worry, the same look as when he left.

Who exactly is White Bait? The prince had been distracted by the prisoner since he returned, and he had never seen such a situation after all these years of following the prince. In the midst of thousands of threads, he suddenly felt that this person had a great connection with the prince's disappearance for a day and a night. This matter is full of suspicions, but the prince does not say a word to him from beginning to end, there must be something hidden in it.

Ashin suddenly realized that this time, the prince had hidden so much from him that he was afraid. When he looked at the prince again, he found that the master and servant, who were usually inseparable, were separated by a groundbreaking chasm between this close distance. Now, if you don't talk about it again, I'm afraid there will be an earth-shattering crisis sweeping across the entire East Palace.

"What does Your Highness want to do?"